August 07
South Africa: Every Dish Has a Face, and Other Peri-Hot Insights
Daily Maverick
Everybody has their own peri-peri (or piri-piri) sauce, right? What's your peri-peri secret? We asked for your hot tips. You sent them. Read more »
South Africa: Support for Companies to Showcase Products At Expo
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) has supported 12 cosmetics companies to showcase their products at the Organic and Natural Products Expo Africa at the… Read more »
Namibia: Stars, UNAM's African Opponents Announced
Namibian
African Stars will face Mangasport of Gabon while Unam FC will face Kabuscorp of Angola in the qualifying rounds of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup… Read more »
South Africa: Public Notified of Recall of Certain Mercedes Benz, Alfa Romeo Models
SAnews.gov.za
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has notified consumers of the recall of certain Mercedes-Benz trucks and Alfa Romeo Tonale vehicles, as notified by Daimler Truck Southern… Read more »
August 06
Africa: All of Africa Today - August 6, 2026
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South Africa: Calls to Ban Foreign Teachers Rejected - South African News Briefs - August 6, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Air Zimbabwe Restores Harare-London Flight Schedule As Fares Increase
New Zimbabwe
Air Zimbabwe says normal operations have resumed on its Harare-London route following a series of disruptions that forced the national carrier to cancel and reschedule flights over… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Receives Explosive Police Corruption Report
Scrolla
· The Madlanga Commission wants disciplinary action and possible criminal charges against Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, Witness G and alleged… Read more »
South Africa: Family Thanks Mkhwanazi As Murder Suspects Finally Arrested
Scrolla
· Emmanuel Mbense's family says they finally learnt how he was allegedly tortured and killed after evidence emerged at the Madlanga Commission. Read more »
Zimbabwe: President Mnangagwa's Daughter-in-Law Spends Night Behind Bars Following Arrest Over Drug Dealing Charges
New Zimbabwe
Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika, the second wife of Collins Mnangagwa, son of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, spent Wednesday night behind bars after prosecutors successfully opposed her… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola to Have New Legislation On Childcare
ANGOP
A new executive decree that will regulate the operation of childcare centers across the country will come into force later this year, according to the general director of the… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola Criminalizes False Information On the Internet
ANGOP
Individuals who disseminate false information online in Angola will now face civil and criminal liability under the law governing this matter, which officially came into force on… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola and the US Strengthen Defense Cooperation
ANGOP
Angola and the United States of America (USA) on Thursday signed the Minutes and the Cooperation Roadmap 2026-2031, on Thursday, in Luanda. Such legal instruments will allow closer… Read more »
South Africa: NSFAS Administrator Submits Stabilisation Plan to Restore Governance
SAnews.gov.za
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) Administrator, Professor Hlengani Mathebula, has submitted the Administration's Stabilisation Plan to the Minister of Higher… Read more »
South Africa: NSFAS Opens Theft Case Against Former Board Member
SAnews.gov.za
Employees of the National Student Fund Aid Scheme (NSFAS) have opened a case of theft against a former board member for stealing laptops earmarked for under-resourced schools in… Read more »
South Africa: Madlanga Commission - the Johnson-Khan-Perumal Nexus Under Scrutiny
Daily Maverick
As the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has unpacked the inner workings of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, an intricate web connecting former directorate head… Read more »
Angola: United States and Angola Hold Second U.S.-Angola Defense Cooperation Committee [press release]
U.S. Embassy Luanda
Luanda, August 6, 2026 - The United States and Angola held our second Joint Angolan-American Defense Cooperation Committee (DEFCOM) in Luanda August 5-6, 2026, hosted by the… Read more »
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Updated On Sasol Operations
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Sasol's Secunda Operations in Mpumalanga, on Thursday, where he received a comprehensive briefing on the company's integrated operations and their… Read more »
Namibia: Roads Authority Reviews Western Bypass Safety After Series of Fatal Crashes
Namibian
The Roads Authority (RA) says it is conducting a thorough review of the safety of the Western Bypass road in Windhoek, following concerns from the public about the road's… Read more »
Namibia: No Namibian in Angola Bus Crash
Namibian
The Ministry of International Relations and Trade has confirmed that no Namibian national is currently reported killed or injured in Monday's deadly bus crash in Angola's Cuanza… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Economists to Be Regulated Like Lawyers As Parliament Passes Landmark Esoma Bill in Bumper Day of Law-Making
Nyasa Times
Malawi's parliament has passed a landmark bill to formally regulate the country's economists, in a move designed to bring the profession under the same kind of legal oversight… Read more »
Malawi: MCP MP Warns Rural Malawi Risks Being Left Behind in Switch Away From Cheques - Unless Govt Fixes Patchy Internet
Nyasa Times
An opposition MP has issued a stark warning that Malawi's rural communities could be left stranded by the country's dramatic shift away from cheques, unless the government urgently… Read more »
Malawi: Media Council of Malawi Criticises Zodiak, Luntha TV Over 'Unverified' Reports
Nyasa Times
Malawi's media regulator has waded into the growing controversy over broadcasters' coverage of President Peter Mutharika, expressing "deep concern" over two separate incidents it… Read more »
Malawi: American Pilot Fined K3 Million or Year Behind Bars After Landing At Malawi Airport Without Clearance
Nyasa Times
An American national, Terry Lee Jennings, has been fined K3 million or a year's imprisonment by the Blantyre Magistrate's Court after landing his aircraft at Bakili Muluzi… Read more »
Namibia: How the Middle East Crisis and U.S. Foreign Policy Are Strangling the Namibian Economy
Namibian
The war between the United States (US) and Iran, now in its second phase with escalating strikes across the Gulf region, is not a distant geopolitical quarrel confined to the… Read more »
