April 20
South Africa: Gauteng Health Urges Vigilance As Malaria Cases Increase
SAnews.gov.za
The Gauteng Department of Health has urged residents to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention if they experience Malaria-like symptoms. Read more »
Namibia: Police Allegedly Assault 31 Boys
Namibian
No arrest has been made in the case of nine police officers allegedly assaulting 31 boys from Karundu Secondary School at Otjiwarongo in February. Read more »
South Africa: We Are Managing HIV With Selective Lenacapavir Roll-Out, Not Ending It
Health-e
South Africans are being told that providing a new HIV prevention tool (lenacapavir) to just about 456,000 people is a victory. It is not. In a country that still records hundreds… Read more »
South Africa: Stop Blaming Immigrants for Govt Failures, Johannesburg Marchers Say
GroundUp
"This march is a declaration that no one is illegal and that our future is bound together as one human race" Read more »
South Africa: Broken Clinics Push Patients to Expensive Doctors
Scrolla
A government report shows eight out of ten people in South Africa live without medical aid and face high costs. Working people pay cash for private doctors because the public… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe and Zambia to Ban Trains, Heavy Trucks From Passing Through Iconic Victoria Falls Bridge
New Zimbabwe
ZAMBIA and Zimbabwe have agreed to ban trains and heavy goods vehicles from using the iconic Victoria Falls Bridge, in a major policy shift aimed at preserving the century-old… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 20, 2026
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South Africa: Muvhango Star Cynthia Shange Dies At 76
Scrolla
Cynthia Shange died in a hospital in the KwaZulu-Natal province after the famous television actress was sick for some time. Cynthia Shange was famous for acting in shows like… Read more »
South Africa: Mop-Up Operations Begin After Cape Storms - South African News Briefs - April 20, 2026
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Angola: Huila Governor Warns About the Impact of Illegal Mining in Licensed Areas
ANGOP
The governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, on Monday warned about the negative impact of illegal mining in formally licensed areas that are currently inoperative, and advocated for… Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Pays Tribute to Renowned Thespian and Cultural Icon Cynthia Shange [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Presiding Officers of Parliament, National Assembly Speaker Ms Thoko Didiza and National Council of Provinces Chairperson Ms Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, express their deepest… Read more »
Namibia: Namibian MPs Slam N$600k 'Liquor' Budget for Mines Boards As Ministry Clarifies Sitting Allowances
Namibian
Parliamentarians have questioned a N$600 000 budgetary allocation for liquor, which the mines ministry says covers board sitting allowances for processing liquor licence… Read more »
Namibia: Kunene River Floods Destroy School Gardens and Water Supply, Leaving 300 Pupils At Health Risk
Namibian
Flooding along the Kunene River has destroyed crops across several Epupa villages and cut off clean water supply to Otjimuhaka Primary School, leaving hundreds of pupils… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Split As 'Unauthorised' Court Action Against Ex-Combatants Fails in Windhoek High Court
Namibian
Swapo is facing internal division following a failed court bid to evict former freedom fighters who have been camping at the party's national headquarters. Read more »
Namibia: Six Linyanti Pupils Arrested As Police Bust School Cannabis Drug Supply Syndicate in Zambezi
Namibian
Six pupils from a school at Linyanti in the Zambezi region, who are allegedly linked to a cannabis syndicate at the school, were brought in for questioning at Katima Mulilo Police… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'It Is Not a Commission for Women Only' - On the Zimbabwe Gender Commission
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South Africa: DA Calls for Parliament Inquiry Into Minister Tolashe for Multiple Infractions [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance has formally written to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development, requesting a committee inquiry into a series of serious… Read more »
Botswana: Govt to Consider Re-Demarcating Veterinary Disease Control Zones
Botswana Daily News
Government will consider urgently re-demarcating existing veterinary disease control zones, particularly Zone 11, 3B and similar areas across the country and embark on maintenance… Read more »
South Africa: DA Refutes ANC's False Knysna Claims of Averting Day Zero Crisis [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Knysna refutes the blatantly false claims made by the African National Congress (ANC) in its NEC press conference today that the ANC has averted a… Read more »
Mozambique: No Fuel Crisis in Zambezia
AIM
There is no fuel crisis in the central Mozambican province of Zambezia, according to the provincial authorities. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambican Exports to China Tariff-Free As of May
AIM
China will exempt from tariffs, as of next May, various products from African countries, including Mozambique. Read more »
Mozambique: Government Plans to Reach Self-Sufficiency in Food
AIM
The Mozambican government is planning to reach, in the next 10 years, 80 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of basic food products. Read more »
South Africa: No Water At Ramaphosa's Soweto Family Home and Surrounds for Nearly a Week
Daily Maverick
For nearly seven days, taps in Chiawelo, Protea, and parts of Dlamini ran dry - an inconvenience reaching even President Cyril Ramaphosa's Soweto family home. Joburg Water said it… Read more »
South Africa: Political Violence in South Africa Is Driven By a Power Elite Trying to Establish Dominance - New Research [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
For much of the past two decades, South Africa's recurring waves of protest have been interpreted through a dominant lens: the failure of the post-apartheid state to deliver… Read more »
South Africa: Can City Power's EV Pilot Withstand a Fragile Grid?
Our City News
A week after Johannesburg's City Power launched its first electric vehicle (EV) charging station, an energy expert is cautiously optimistic. While the EV Association of South… Read more »
