July 30
Namibia: Namibia Survives Trump's Sweeping Tariffs
New Era
Namibia has survived a dreadful external economic shock after the country was excluded from the list of seven African countries that are facing President Donald Trump's latest… Read more »
Malawi: Notorious Human Trafficking Kingpin Extradited From Malawi to Face Trial in Ethiopia
ENA
Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) extradited an alleged human trafficking kingpin from Malawi following a joint international operation involving Interpol and Malawian law… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Secures K229bn in World Bank Grants, Parliament Approves Two Financing Bills
Nyasa Times
Parliament on Wednesday approved two financing bills authorising the Government of Malawi to receive US$130 million (about K229 billion) in grant funding from the International… Read more »
Mozambique: Previous Peace Agreements Failed Because They Were Overly Politicized - Lourenço Do Rosário
AIM
Lourenço do Rosário, a prominent Mozambican academic, warned against turning the "inclusive national dialogue" into a politicized process, claiming that previous… Read more »
South Africa: Asymptomatic TB - a Hidden Challenge for TB Control
UCT
Asymptomatic tuberculosis (TB) is common and biologically more complex than previously understood, with implications for treatment and care strategies. This is according to… Read more »
South Africa: Gugulethu Residents Refuse to Share Land With Observatory Occupiers
GroundUp
Families from Masonwabe reject City of Cape Town plan; say they waited 14 years for land they must now share with people from Singabalapha Read more »
South Africa: State Spent R600m to Contain 30 June Xenophobic Action - Law Enforcement Could Have Prevented It
GroundUp
For years, South Africa has watched the same warning signs appear - immigrants attacked, their businesses targeted, communities divided, and misinformation and fear used as tools… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Can Mthuli Ncube Deliver? Expectations High Ahead of 2026 Mid-Term Budget Review
New Zimbabwe
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube is expected to present the 2026 Mid-Term Budget Review later today, amid growing expectations that the government will introduce measures to address… Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Are Paying a Heavy Price for This Year's Flu
Scrolla
Ntombi Ngobese went to hospital to care for her daughter. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Ramp Up Security Ahead of Planned July 31 Shutdown Over Constitutional Changes
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says it has deployed officers across the country to maintain law and order ahead of a planned nationwide shutdown on Friday, as political… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Issues Final Warning On Illegal Land Sales
New Zimbabwe
THE government has issued a final warning to land barons, headmen, village heads and illegal land dealers, saying the era of unlawful land sales is over as identified offenders… Read more »
Malawi: Inside Malawi's Public Sector Shake-Up - Minister Demands Results As Agencies Sign Reform Deals
Nyasa Times
Malawi's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has put his foot down, demanding that heads of the country's key legal and governance bodies sign up to sweeping public… Read more »
South Africa: Air and Water Pollution Harming Joburg's Poorest Communities
GroundUp
Failing wastewater treatment works, ageing sewage infrastructure, smouldering illegal dumps, industrial and urban runoff and a legacy of mining activities have ruined Joburg's air… Read more »
Ethiopia: Joint Interpol-Federal Police Operation Leads to Extradition of Suspected Human Trafficker From Malawi
Addis Standard
The Ethiopian Federal Police (EFP) says it has extradited an Ethiopian national accused of "operating a brutal transnational human trafficking" network from Malawi following a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition PUP Reverses Stance, Backs CAA3 Presidential Vote Changes
New Zimbabwe
PEOPLE'S Unity Party (PUP) leader Herbert Chamuka has made a U-turn on the constitutional changes, throwing his weight behind the shift of presidential elections from a public vote… Read more »
South Africa: Same Sparkle, Different Story - How Lab-Grown Diamonds Are Transforming the Market [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
You've probably heard the saying "a diamond is forever". What if the market for them - with its hefty price tags - isn't? Read more »
Gambia: Gambia Invites Angolan President for Official Visit
ANGOP
Angolan President João Lourenço has been invited to visit Gambia following talks with a special envoy in Luanda. Read more »
Angola: Angola Earns U.S.$8.91 Billion From Oil Sales in the 2nd Quarter
ANGOP
Angola earned US$8.91 billion from the export of 88.12 million barrels of crude oil in the second quarter of this year, the Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Jaime Victor,… Read more »
Angola: First Lady of Angola Deems Peace Essential for Women's Resilience
ANGOP
The First Lady of Angola, Ana Dias Lourenço, highlighted on Thursday the peace as the driving for national reconstruction, consolidation of the rule of law and expansion of… Read more »
Namibia: O'connor Wins Commonwealth Heptathlon As Australia Set New Record for Swimming Golds
Namibian
Kate O'Connor cruised to heptathlon gold for Northern Ireland as Australia rounded off their best ever Commonwealth Games in the pool with nine more swimming gold medals on… Read more »
Uganda: Eswatini Officials Awestruck By Kiira Motors Vehicle Plant
Nile Post
A high-level delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini has expressed admiration for Uganda's automotive manufacturing progress after touring the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja, where… Read more »
Malawi: Namiwa Summoned to Malawi Police Headquarters
Nyasa Times
CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has been summoned by the Malawi Police Service to appear at the National Police Headquarters in Area 30, Lilongwe, at 2:30pm today -- the… Read more »
South Africa: Unscrambling South African Ai Business Limitations
UCT
"We aim to build a South African artificial intelligence (AI) giant that can put the country and continent into the AI race and ensure we do not fall behind in this new world." Read more »
South Africa: 'They Might Smash Your Windscreen' - - a Day Inside an Anti-Foreigner March
Daily Maverick
After weeks of covering anti-foreigner demonstrations, a day spent with marchers in Tsakane, Gauteng, revealed how they mobilise supporters, identify targets and pressure foreign… Read more »
Botswana: Nowe and Masalela Carry Nation Hopes
Botswana Daily News
All eyes will be on the 800-metre national record holder, Oratile Nowe, who carries the aspirations of a hopeful nation, as she steps onto the track for July 31 high-stakes final… Read more »
