August 04
Namibia: Dj Siya - From Decks to Centre Stage
Namibian
DJ Siya's music journey reads like a fairytale. Read more »
Namibia: Tsumeb Teen Finds His Voice Through Pride
Namibian
At just 18 years old, Mega Ben is already turning heads in the Namibian music scene with music that speaks to self-acceptance. Read more »
Namibia: Shitembi Tipped for Malaysian League Award
Namibian
Namibian football nternational Petrus Shitembi (34) has been nominated for the best imported player award in the 2025/26 Malaysian Football League at the league's end-of-season… Read more »
Namibia: Gobabis Bulls Win Nedbank Desert Ice T20 League
Namibian
The Gobabis Bulls won the Nedbank Desert Ice T20 League after beating the Run Whisperers by 13 runs in Sunday's final. Read more »
Namibia: Pee Jay Takes Main Race At Gobabis
Namibian
Pee Jay, which Sakkie Burger owns and Johnie Jacobus rides, won the 2 400m main race at the Miss Namibia Epukiro Horse Racing Club Challenge at the Gobabis Turf Club on Saturday. Read more »
Namibia: Parliament Leaders Urged to Strengthen Oversight
Namibian
Parliamentary leaders have been urged to strengthen oversight, improve coordination and promote consensus to ensure parliament effectively delivers on its constitutional mandate. Read more »
Namibia: No Fights, Ministries and Agencies Told
Namibian
Offices, ministries and agencies (OMAs) and National Council standing committees have been urged to engage constructively and avoid turning discussions into confrontations during… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Jordan Zemura Completes Move to Watford
New Zimbabwe
Warriors defender Jordan Zemura completed a move to English Championship side Watford, marking his return to English football after three years in Italy with Udinese. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Community Seed Bank Helps Zimbabwe Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
New Zimbabwe
The Mutiusinazita Seed Bank, a community-run initiative in eastern Zimbabwe, is helping smallholder farmers preserve traditional crop varieties and improve resilience to climate… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Slashes Football Levies in Bid to Boost Sport and Ease Cost Burden
263Chat
The Government has approved sweeping reductions in match-day levies and regulatory fees for Zimbabwe's sports sector, a move aimed at reducing operating costs for clubs and event… Read more »
Burkina Faso/South Africa: Wafcon - Burkina Faso Aim to 'Write Footballing History' in South Africa Game
RFI
Burkina Faso head coach Pascal Sawadogo urged his players to seize their chance to make footballing history by eliminating 2022 champions South Africa and qualifying for the… Read more »
August 03
Malawi: Community-Led HIV Care Gives Malawi a Blueprint for Ending Mother-to-Child Transmission
allAfrica
Malawi is making impressive strides towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. New evidence shows a very low HIV positivity rate among HIV-exposed infants… Read more »
South Africa: Aircraft Deployed to Battle Table Mountain Fire - South African News Briefs - August 3, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Still No Accountability for Zimbabwe's 2018 Abuses
HRW
End Culture of Impunity; Implement Commission's Recommendations Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Secretary General Shaningwa Denies Plot to Topple Nandi-Ndaitwah
Namibian
Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa has dismissed speculation that she intends to unseat party president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Read more »
Malawi: Malawian Pastors Join Fight to Save LGBTQ+ Victims From Violent Thugs
Nyasa Times
LGBTQ+ people in Malawi have issued fresh calls for the government to introduce laws protecting their rights, as members of the community continue to report physical attacks,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Declares National Disaster After South Africa Bus Tragedy Claims 11 Lives
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwean government has declared the recent bus crash in South Africa a national disaster after 11 Zimbabwean citizens lost their lives while returning home from Cape Town.… Read more »
South Africa: Activists Go Door-to-Door to Counter Xenophobia in Yeoville
GroundUp
"Yeoville has become a hotspot for these xenophobes. They are instilling fear in immigrants" Read more »
South Africa: Diesel Hike Could Send Food Prices Higher
Scrolla
· Petrol prices are expected to stay almost unchanged in August, while diesel could rise by as much as R1.91 a litre because of higher global fuel prices. Read more »
South Africa: Breastfeeding for a Sustainable Start in Life - Strengthen What Works [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) joins the global community in commemorating World Breastfeeding Week 2026, observed annually from 1-7 August 2026. This year's… Read more »
South Africa: Over 1 Million Citizens Interacted With the Electoral Commission This Weekend
SAnews.gov.za
The final voter registration weekend on 1 and 2 August saw 1.7 million citizens interacting with the Electoral Commission by either visiting one of the 23 699 registration stations… Read more »
South Africa: Dr Hermann Reuter Says the Biggest Battle After HIV in SA Is Addiction - and It Is Being Ignored
spotlight
Dr Hermann Reuter did pioneering work treating HIV in the early 2000s in Cape Town and in the rural Eastern Cape. Today, his focus is substance abuse, which he believes is the… Read more »
Malawi: Crackdown Begins! Justice Minister Targets Gangs Destroying Malawi's Lifelines
Nyasa Times
Minister of Justice has sounded the alarm over a surge in vandalism that is tearing through the nation's public infrastructure -- and has revealed that his ministry is now drafting… Read more »
South Africa: Fresh Blow to Vulnerable Neurodiverse Kids in Battle With Joburg, Gauteng Over Unpaid Bills
Daily Maverick
The Gauteng government and City of Joburg's neglect of vulnerable, disabled and neurodiverse children has left NGOs to pick up the pieces of a once-thriving community of care at… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia's GBV Battle Reaches 18,500 Cases
Namibian
The Namibian Police recorded more than 18 500 gender-based violence (GBV) cases countrywide during the 2025/26 financial year. Read more »
