June 18
Namibia: Who Was Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo? the Namibian Leader Who Chose Justice Over Power [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Celebrated Namibian liberation leader Andimba Toivo ya Toivo played an important role in his country's development. Beyond Namibia, however, he remains unknown to many. Read more »
Africa: Mokoena Strike Keeps South Africa's World Cup Hopes Alive After Battling Draw With Czech Republic
CAF
South Africa refused to let their FIFA World Cup dream fade away as a late Teboho Mokoena penalty earned Bafana Bafana a hard-fought 1-1 draw against the Czech Republic in Atlanta… Read more »
South Africa: A Call to Humanity - a Diplomatic, Geopolitical, and National Appeal to Stand With Malawians in South Africa [opinion]
Nyasa Times
To the People of Malawi, Southern African Neighbors, and Global Citizens of Conscience, Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 18, 2026
allAfrica
Mozambique Police Accused of Using Spy Networks to Target Government Critics Read more »
South Africa: What Happens When the World's Best HIV Prevention Tool Meets the Planet's Deadliest Infectious Disease?
Bhekisisa
The roll-out of South Africa's six-monthly HIV prevention medication lenacapavir (LEN) has to consider our other epidemic: TB. Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Journalists Face Killings and Silence As Repression Deepens
RFI
Mozambique's journalists are facing growing pressure after years of killings, disappearances and attacks that have gone unpunished. Violence against reporters intensified after… Read more »
South Africa: Impeachment Committee Vows to Fight Ramaphosa's Court Bid to Block Its Work
Daily Maverick
A legal showdown looms that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa is able to delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years. Read more »
Botswana: Lesabo Project to Address Water Scarcity
Botswana Daily News
The successful implementation of the proposed Lesotho-South Africa-Botswana (LESABO) water transfer project will strengthen Botswana's long-term water security, support industrial… Read more »
South Africa: What's Overlooked in Student Mental Health in South Africa - Social Connection and Sexual Wellbeing [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Student mental health has become one of the defining challenges facing universities worldwide. In South Africa, these concerns are often framed around reports which point to… Read more »
Nigeria: Xenophobia - Boycotting Pan-African Firms Threatens Jobs, Economic Integration - Mupita
Leadership
As renewed xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa continue to generate outrage across the continent, president and chief executive officer of MTN Group, Ralph… Read more »
South Africa: Immigrant Traders Abandon Shops in Springs After Threats
GroundUp
Vigilante groups in Kwathema say immigrants must be out by 30 June or else Read more »
South Africa: ANC Puts On Eastern Cape Show of Force in Run-Up to Municipal Polls With 2-Ward Sweep in Buffalo City
Daily Maverick
The ANC had a strong night in the final round of by-elections in the Eastern Cape in the run-up to the local government elections in November. The party comfortably retained both… Read more »
South Africa: Liberians Seek Repatriation From South Africa
New Dawn
The Government of Liberia announced that approximately 263 Liberians in South Africa have requested assistance to leave the country, with 21 to 23 individuals seeking immediate… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Most Came With Preconceived Ideas' - Ziyambi Attacks MPs Opposed to CAB3 As Debate Ends
New Zimbabwe
JUSTICE, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has sharply criticised legislators opposed to the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (CAB3), accusing… Read more »
South Africa: Treasury to Decide On Basic Income Policy By July, MPs Told
GroundUp
Social Relief of Distress grant might be extended while a new policy is finalised Read more »
South Africa: R1-Million Project for Six School Toilets Abandoned Three Years Ago
GroundUp
Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field Read more »
Zimbabwe: Majority of MPs Support Cab3 Despite Opposition to Mnangagwa Term Extension
New Zimbabwe
THE majority of legislators who participated in the debate on the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill (CAB3) supported the proposed legislation, potentially paving the… Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds of Zimbabweans Camp Outside Consulate in Cape Town
GroundUp
They want the Zimbabwean government to help them get home safely Read more »
South Africa: IEC Ready to Welcome South Africans for Voter Registration This Weekend
SAnews.gov.za
The Electoral Commission says it is ready to welcome South Africans of voting age at all its 23 706 voting stations across the country during the registration weekend on 20 and 21… Read more »
South Africa: Thousands of Malawians Still Waiting for Repatriation From Durban
GroundUp
A second shelter to open in the city for immigrants fleeing South Africa Read more »
South Africa: Threats Drive Immigrant Traders to Abandon Shops in Springs, Gauteng
Daily Maverick
Vigilante groups in Kwathema say immigrants must be out by 30 June, or else. Read more »
South Africa: Why SA's Reconstituted Parliamentary TB Caucus Is of Critical Importance [opinion]
Daily Maverick
As TB claims 54,000 South African lives annually, the reconstituted parliamentary TB Caucus must weaponise data transparency and political leadership to combat funding cuts and… Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda High Court Halts Drastic Eskom Power Cuts for Troubled Karoo Towns
Daily Maverick
The Makhanda high court has temporarily halted Eskom's threatened escalating power cuts that could have led to Karoo communities being denied electricity for 14 hours a day, seven… Read more »
South Africa: Does Anti-Foreigner Hatred Pay? Do Digital Platforms Profit?
Daily Maverick
Digital platforms are not passive hosts of content. They have become creator economies in which attention is systematically converted into income, and content that provokes… Read more »
South Africa: Abdullah Ibrahim, the Pianist Who Turned Manenberg Into an Anthem of the Freedom Struggle.
Daily Maverick
He was called Sentso, Adolph, Dollar, then Abdullah. Nelson Mandela called him 'our Mozart'. Whatever the name, the music behind it never stopped reaching back towards the scarred… Read more »
