January 18
South Africa: Ramaphosa Should Fire Motshekga and All of SANDF Top Brass for Iran Fiasco, Say Experts
Daily Maverick
Military experts urge President Ramaphosa to dismiss Defence Minister Motshekga and SANDF leaders for failing to enforce his order to withdraw Iranian warships during joint… Read more »
South Africa: Cable Theft Leaves Nelson Mandela Bay Awash in Raw Sewage
Daily Maverick
Cable theft and vandalism have left Gqeberha's wastewater system in crisis, sending raw sewage into streets and homes -- affecting both more affluent suburbs and under-resourced… Read more »
South Africa: Ekurhuleni Councillor Missing in Mozambique Amid Catastrophic Flooding Crisis
Daily Maverick
A councillor from Ekurhuleni is missing in Mozambique after floods swept away his vehicle, prompting a rescue mission amid catastrophic flooding affecting thousands. Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Police Hunt Three Known Suspects in Wake of Shebeen Mass Shooting
Daily Maverick
South African Police Service detectives have their sights set on three known suspects in the wake of a mass shooting that claimed the lives of eight people at a shebeen in… Read more »
Malawi: Police Named Malawi's Top Human Rights Abusers in Explosive NSO Report
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Police Service--constitutionally mandated to protect citizens--has been exposed as the country's leading perpetrator of human rights violations, in a damning National… Read more »
Namibia: NNN in Good Health, Says Presidency
Namibian
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's spokesperson, Jonas Mbambo, has said that she is in good health. Read more »
Namibia: Namibia in Numbers - How the Cost of Living Evolved in 2025
Namibian
Inflation slowed in 2025, and prices did not rise as fast throughout the year as in recent years, with the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) suggesting that the cost of living… Read more »
South Africa: Inferno Madness - the Severe Impact of the Cape's Adverse Weather On Wildfires
Daily Maverick
Dry, hot weather, strong wind that often changed direction and flammable alien vegetation complicated fighting the multiple wildfires that marked a devastating start to the new… Read more »
Africa: Broken Promises, Shattered Hopes - - the Plight of African Climate Migrants Seeking Work in 'Wealthier' SA
Daily Maverick
Climate refugees who abandon drying agricultural lands in frontier countries and head to South Africa to seek new livelihoods are encountering crushing hardship in this country. Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Residents in the Dark As Streetlight Repair Time Skyrockets
Daily Maverick
If you think Johannesburg's streets are looking a lot darker these days, your instincts are correct. A Daily Maverick community investigation has uncovered that the repair time for… Read more »
South Africa: ANC Looks Set to Become a Staffrider On the Money Train Riding Back to 1994
Daily Maverick
South Africa faces a return to apartheid-era domestic social arrangements, and back towards the foreign relations of the past, most notably those military strategic alliances with… Read more »
South Africa: City Power Backtracks On Banning Reporting Faults Through Councillors, but Only Temporarily
Daily Maverick
Johannesburg residents often complain that City call centres are not effective. So when City Power told residents they had to communicate with the utility directly, not through… Read more »
South Africa: When the Rivers Rose, They Stayed - How Hoedspruit's Volunteers Became the 'Safari Capital's' Flood Defence
Daily Maverick
As the mop-up starts, Lowveld communities pulled together during the worst floods to hit Kruger and surrounds since January 2012. Meanwhile, day visitors can return to southern… Read more »
South Africa: National Health Insurance - - Reports of a Potential Truce Are Greatly Exaggerated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Amid ongoing legal battles over the National Health Insurance, hopes for a truce dwindle as political motives complicate negotiations on universal healthcare. Read more »
South Africa: Judge Sisi Khampepe Being Illegally Monitored By Jacob Zuma, Inquiry Hears
Daily Maverick
From possessing 'secret' emails allegedly sent from the private address of retired judge Sisi Khampepe, to hush-hush talks with apartheid-era generals, Jacob Zuma's shadow looms… Read more »
South Africa: Kruger National Park Relief Fund to Help Rebuild Popular Park
SAnews.gov.za
Government has announced the establishment of the Kruger Relief Fund to assist in efforts to rebuild the Kruger National Park after heavy rainfall damaged the popular tourist… Read more »
South Africa: Reforms Bear Fruit As World Bank Projects SA Economic Growth
SAnews.gov.za
A new World Bank report projecting economic growth for South Africa over the next two years is an indication that government's reform agenda is bearing fruit. Read more »
South Africa: Inclusion, Citizen Ownership, Governance and Healing to Guide National Dialogue
SAnews.gov.za
President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the newly inducted National Dialogue Steering Committee to ensure that the "significant initiative" remains a citizen-led process that is… Read more »
Malawi: K28.9 Billion Loot - Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi Arrested As ACB Cracks Greenbelt Corruption Syndicate
Nyasa Times
Linda Phiri, Masautso Kamowa and Synoden Kautsi--three senior Greenbelt Authority (GBA) officials entrusted with billions of kwacha meant to transform Malawi's agriculture--are now… Read more »
Malawi: School Desks to Psychiatric Wards - Dr Raphael Piringu Reveals 70 Percent of Zomba Mental Hospital Patients Are Students
Nyasa Times
Classrooms across Malawi are quietly emptying into psychiatric wards, as officials at Zomba Mental Hospital drop a chilling bombshell: seven out of every ten patients at the… Read more »
Malawi: Call It FDH Bank Premiership! Fdh Bank PLC Takes Over Super League With K5 Billion Sponsorship
Nyasa Times
FDH Bank plc has officially taken over sponsorship of Malawi's top-flight football league with a landmark K5 billion deal that will run for five years, marking a new era for elite… Read more »
Malawi: NBM PLC's Akossa Hiwa Named Africa's Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders
Nyasa Times
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc's Marketing and Corporate Affairs Manager, Akossa Hiwa, has been recognised among the Top 100 Corporate Communications Leaders in Africa by Africa… Read more »
Malawi: Mzimba Hora Held Hostage - Martha Ngwira's Court Maneuvers Freeze By-Election, Betray Voters
Nyasa Times
Mzimba Hora is paralysed--and its people are paying the price--as Martha Ngwira, an MP whose election was nullified for vote buying, clings to power through legal maneuvering that… Read more »
Malawi: Hymns to Heist? Gospel Musician Carol Kadzuwa Vanishes With K52 Million Bank Nkhonde Payout in Limbo
Nyasa Times
A gospel musician who sang about faith and integrity is now at the centre of a K52 million cash scandal, after she reportedly disappeared without a trace just days before a Bank… Read more »
Malawi: Fewer Learners Registered for 2026 National Exams, Raising Serious Concern
Nyasa Times
The Malawi National Examinations Board (MANEB) has finished registering candidates for the 2026 national examinations, but the numbers show fewer learners will sit exams this year… Read more »
