January 08
South Africa: SA Maize Futures At Four-Year Lows, Good News for Inflation, Mixed Outcomes for Farmers
Daily Maverick
South Africa's white and yellow maize futures have slid to four-year lows as a stronger rand, global oversupply and La Niña rains collide. Cheaper maize should cool food… Read more »
South Africa: Matric 2025 Results - All You Need to Know About Release Dates, Access and Next Steps
Daily Maverick
Nearly 900,000 Grade 12s who wrote the 2025 NSC exams are on the edge of their seats. Minister Siviwe Gwarube will announce the results on 12 January 2026, with individual access… Read more »
South Africa: Scam Alert - Facebook Page 'Watu Credit and Second Hand Motorbikes' Is Run By an Impostor
Africa Check
Scam alert: Facebook page 'Watu credit and second hand motorbikes' is run by an impostor Read more »
Malawi: Stampede for ACB Top Job As Experts Warn Against Political Meddling
Nyasa Times
An unprecedented surge of interest has greeted the race for Malawi's most sensitive law-enforcement post, with no fewer than 50 candidates throwing their hats into the ring for the… Read more »
East Africa: Malawi Rewrites Human History As Us Scientists Uncover 9,500-Year-Old Cremation in Mzimba
Nyasa Times
Malawi has stunned the global scientific community after United States researchers discovered evidence that people living around Hora Mountain in Mzimba were practicing cremation… Read more »
Malawi: Student Loans Board Turns the Corner, Recovers K1.2 Billion As Repayment Culture Takes Root
Nyasa Times
The Higher Education Students Loans and Grants Board is finally beginning to see tangible results from its long-running push to enforce loan repayments, recovering more than K1.2… Read more »
Malawi: NBM Plc Year-End Interest Credit Excites Customers
Nyasa Times
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) P Read more »
East Africa: Malawi Inflation Slows to 27.9 Percent As Food Prices Ease
Daba Finance
Malawi's year-on-year inflation rate fell to 27.9% in November 2025, down from 29.1% in October, driven mainly by slower increases in food prices. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Addressing System Is Still Not in Place [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
"Turn right after the first big tree; my house is the one with the yellow door." In parts of South Africa, where settlements have grown without formal urban planning due to rapid… Read more »
South Africa: Patients Wait Four Hours for an Ambulance in Rural Kwazulu-Natal
GroundUp
Rural hospitals' allocated ambulances park 130 to 150km away Read more »
January 07
Angola: Angola's War on Words: Turning Journalism into Espionage
Maka
Angola’s case against journalist Amor Carlos Tomé treats opinion as conspiracy, press clippings as espionage, and critical writing as terrorism — exposing the… Read more »
Angola: Angola's War On Words - Turning Journalism Into Espionage [analysis]
Maka
Angolan sports journalist Amor Carlos Tomé has been in custody since August, facing nine serious charges: espionage, terrorism, belonging to a terrorist organization,… Read more »
South Africa: Broos Promises Changes After Bafana Crash Out of Africa Cup of Nations
Scrolla
Hugo Broos says Bafana Bafana will change squad after last sixteen loss to Cameroon at Africa Cup of Nations tournament. Broos admits defence struggled and key players… Read more »
South Africa: Key Party Quits KwaZulu-Natal Coalition Govt
Scrolla
The National Freedom Party decided to leave the KwaZulu-Natal Government of Provincial Unity with immediate effect after the NEC meeting on Monday. NFP orders its Social… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Murder Suspect in Journalist's Killing Appears in Court
263Chat
The suspect in the murder of broadcast journalist Cordelia Masalethulini, whose body was discovered lying in a pool of blood along the Domboshava-Borrowdale Road in Harare on… Read more »
Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa Ahead of Kenya in English Proficiency
Capital FM
Kenya has been ranked third in Africa for English proficiency, trailing South Africa and Zimbabwe, according to a new global index. Read more »
Malawi: CDEDI Asks Parliament to Probe Portland Cement Mining Licence Over Environmental Concerns
Nyasa Times
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has formally petitioned Parliament's Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee to investigate the… Read more »
South Africa: Appointment of Adv Mothibi to NPA Welcomed
SAnews.gov.za
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development has welcomed the appointment of current Special Investigating Unit (SIU) head, Advocate Andy Mothibi, as the new… Read more »
Malawi: Beyond Gangata / Decoding the Cabinet Reshuffle's Real Target - The Ministry of Lands
Nyasa Times
When President Arthur Peter Mutharika reshuffled his Cabinet two days ago, the headline changes were modest: a handful of new deputy ministers and the reassignment of three senior… Read more »
Malawi: Fired Former Escom CEO Kumwenda Seeks K1.1bn Payout Settlement, Rejects Mubas Deployment
Nyasa Times
Fired former Escom CEO Kamkwamba Kumwenda is seeking a K1.1 billion payout settlement and has since rejected his deployment to Malawi University of Business and Applied Science… Read more »
South Africa: Trump Watch - Ramaphosa Calls On Trump to Release Venezuela's Maduro
Scrolla
Donald Trump matters a lot to Mzansi and the rest of the world right now. Trump is changing the way America works - and how the world's most powerful country deals with the rest of… Read more »
South Africa: Ramaphosa Picks Andy Mothibi As Top Prosecutor Without Interview
Scrolla
Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Andy Mothibi as National Prosecuting Authority head from 1 February despite not being interviewed by the panel. The presidency says six interviewed… Read more »
Malawi: NBS Bank Partners With Beautify Malawi to Donate K100 Million Items to Charity
Nyasa Times
Listed NBS Bank, in partnership with Beautify Malawi Trust (BEAM Trust), have donated festive season hampers amounting to K100 million to 500 elderly and underprivileged people in… Read more »
Malawi: Commentators Hail APM for Withholding Assent to CDF Bill
Nyasa Times
Social and governance commentators have applauded President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika for declining to sign into law the Constitution (Amendment) Bill of 2025, citing… Read more »
Malawi: ZGC-Ltd Charts a Course for a Brighter Tomorrow
Nyasa Times
In a resounding display of corporate excellence, Zozodo Gemstone Consultancy Limited (ZGC-LTD) convened its 2025 Annual Zonal General Meeting (AGM) under the theme "Planning for a… Read more »
