June 24
South Africa: No, Photo of Pregnant Woman Doesn't Show Zimbabwean Mom Who 'Came to South Africa in a Wheelbarrow and Left With R17 Million'
Africa Check
No, photo of pregnant woman doesn't show Zimbabwean mom who 'came to South Africa in a wheelbarrow and left with R17 million' Read more »
South Africa: Cape Fur Seal Rabies Cases Climb to Five
City of Cape Town
An intergovernmental committee with representation from the City of Cape Town, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Western Cape Government, South African… Read more »
South Africa: Ten Killed, 24 Injured in Accident On R42 in Mpumalanga
SAnews.gov.za
Ten people have died in a collision involving a minibus taxi and a bus truck on the R42 Road near Delmas. Read more »
Namibia: More Than 1,100 Die of Malnutrition
Namibian
Minister of health and social services Kalumbi Shangula says about 1 101 Namibians have died of malnutrition in the past four years. Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Wants to Dance With Henny Again
Namibian
Swapo deputy secretary general Uahekua Herunga has extended an invite to former Landless People's Movement (LPM) deputy leader Henny Seibeb to return to the ruling party. Read more »
Zimbabwe: CID Officers Hunting Me Down Over Geneva Summit Address - Sikhala
New Zimbabwe
OPPOSITION leader Job Sikhala has claimed that law enforcement agents have been making suspicious visits to his house, raising fears of intimidation against the outspoken… Read more »
Mozambique: Government Admits 'Endemic Corruption'
AIM
In a key policy document, the Mozambican government has admitted there is "endemic corruption' in the country. Read more »
Africa: U.S.-Africa Trade Desk Secures $56 Million South African Table Grape Deal [press release]
Prosper Africa
Prosper Africa is proud to announce the United States - Africa Trade Desk (USATD)'s first $56M trade deal for 700 containers (1,260,000 crates) of South African-grown table grapes… Read more »
Kenya: Malema Backs Anti-Finance Demos, Slams IMF, World Bank
Capital FM
South Africa's outspoken politician and leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has expressed support for Kenya's anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests. Read more »
Malawi: Independent Plane Crash Investigations Sets Off
Nyasa Times
Governance and political commentators have commended President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for demonstrating political will in instituting an independent investigation into… Read more »
Namibia: Gay Sex Legalised ...As Queer Namibians Win Right to Love Freely
New Era
Three judges of the High Court of Namibia in Windhoek on Friday ruled that the laws criminalising sexual acts between two consenting male adults are against the spirit of the… Read more »
South Africa: R800K Counterfeit Bust at Lebombo Border Post - South African News Briefs - June 24, 2024
allAfrica
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Africa: Namibia Takes a Step Towards a Healthier Future With the Launch of a National One Health Strategy [press release]
Africa CDC
The Namibian government, in partnership with Africa CDC, officially launched a Tripartite One Health National Strategy 2024-2028 on 19 June 2024. This signifies the country's ONE… Read more »
South Africa: 24-Year-Old Arrested After Horror Crash Kills Six As Bmw Ploughs Into Pedestrians
Daily Maverick
In what the spokesperson for the Eastern Cape Department of Transport Unathi Binqose described as the worst accident recorded in the province in many years, a 24-year-old man… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambican and Angolan Magistrates Exchange Experience On Public Accounts
ANGOP
Angolan and Mozambican public prosecutors have been sharing experiences, since this Monday, in Luanda Province, in matters of accounts management, during a training programme on… Read more »
Angola: Economic Reforms Improving Business Environment in Angola - IMF
ANGOP
The business environment in Angola has seen significant improvements in recent years, although it is still subject to a series of challenges of a cyclical, institutional and… Read more »
Angola: Angola Pays U.S.$176 Million of Its Debt With the IMF
ANGOP
Around 176 million US dollars is the amount that the Angolan Government has already paid to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from 2021 to date, within the framework of the… Read more »
Angola: Luanda's Division Will Give Rise to a Coastal Region
ANGOP
Luanda could be divided into two provinces, one being the Coastal region, with the exception of Cacuaco, and another that will include the municipalities of Icolo e Bengo, Cacuaco,… Read more »
Namibia: Christian Democratic Voice MP Says ECN 'Declared War' On Party
Namibian
Christian Democratic Voice parliamentarian Gotthard Kandume says the Electoral Commission of Namibia's decision to deregister his party is a declaration of war on them. Read more »
Zimbabwe: From Casanova to HIV Prevention Advocate
The Herald
Mr Piaso Maringwa of Manoti, Gokwe, stood tall to give his account of how he survived tuberculosis and HIV, all through the support of his loving wife. Read more »
Namibia: Historic Ruling Declares Sodomy Law Unconstitutional Out&Proud Namibia
Namibian
Today marks a pivotal moment in the fight for equality and human rights in Namibia as the High Court of Windhoek has declared the sodomy law unconstitutional under the Namibian… Read more »
South Africa: Premier Apologises for Gauteng Government's Non-Profit Funding Crisis
GroundUp
About 300 representatives from organisations across the province travelled to Johannesburg to meet social development officials and the Premier Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Government Buys Newspaper Space to Praise MEC
GroundUp
MEC Mbali Hlophe won't say how much the province spent on the advertorials Read more »
Namibia: Minor Earthquake Recorded in Central Namibia
Namibian
Gloria Simubali, the deputy executive director of the Geological Survey of Namibia (GSN) says a minor earthquake was recorded at Kalkfeld on Sunday. Read more »
Namibia: Official Funeral for Nujoma's Sister Questioned
Namibian
Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) president McHenry Venaani has accused the committee tasked with granting state and official funerals of bias and favouritism. Read more »