July 29
South Africa: #Aids2026: Bhekisisa Analysed South Africa's First LEN Roll-Out Data. Here's What They Found
Bhekisisa
South Africa has more than half of all Africans using the world's newest HIV prevention injection. But the real story lies beyond the headline numbers. Bhekisisa analysed the… Read more »
Angola: Angola's First Lady Welcomes Counterparts for Continental Campaign Launching
ANGOP
Angola's First Lady, Ana Dias Lourenço, welcomed her counterparts from Equatorial Guinea, Constância Obiang, and Côte d'Ivoire, Dominique Ouattara, to Luanda… Read more »
Africa: Nigeria, South Africa Seek to Ease Tensions Over Xenophobic Attacks
Ghanaian Times
Nigeria said South Africa had agreed to bring to justice those responsible for attacks on foreign nationals, while Abuja was compiling compensation claims for losses suffered by… Read more »
South Africa: Nigeria Confronts SA Over Killings of 98 Citizens, Seeks End to Xenophobic Attacks
This Day
Nigeria has issued one of its strongest diplomatic protests yet over the recurring killing of its citizens in South Africa, revealing that at least 98 Nigerians have been killed… Read more »
South Africa: Nelson Mandela Bay Deputy Mayor Prepares for Fraud Trial After Refusing Plea Deal
Daily Maverick
Gary van Niekerk has rejected the State's plea deal and will return to court for his cyber fraud and contravention of the Municipal Finance Management Act trial in December. Read more »
Malawi: 'No Evidence' Against Chipungu, Court Fight Looms
Nyasa Times
The head of a prominent governance watchdog has admitted he has no evidence whatsoever to support explosive allegations he made against Malawi's Minister of Lands -- yet he is… Read more »
Mozambique: Illegal Miners Take Control of Gold Mine in Montepuez
AIM
A group of illegal miners have taken control of Nairoto gold mine, in the Montepuez district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado. Read more »
Mozambique: Teachers Kidnapped By Terrorists Released After Ransom Payment
AIM
On Sunday, a group of five teachers were kidnapped by Islamist terrorists on Regional Road Number 698 (ER-698), between the districts of Mueda and Montepuez, in the northern… Read more »
South Africa: EFF Skips the Queue, Goes Straight to Concourt Over Ramaphosa Interdict
Scrolla
The EFF wants the Constitutional Court to overturn a Western Cape High Court ruling that paused Parliament's impeachment committee. The party is asking to join the case as a… Read more »
Southern Africa: Chihana to Represent Malawi At SADC Summit As Delegation Pattern Raises Questions
Nyasa Times
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika will not attend the 46th SADC Summit of Heads of State in Durban, with Second Vice-President Enoch Chihana instead representing the country at… Read more »
South Africa: Auto Strike Will Set a Precedent, Says Union
GroundUp
NUMSA says Chinese company BAIC is paying far below industry rates Read more »
South Africa: Man Arrested in Multi-Million-Rand Motor Vehicle Licensing Fraud Case
SAnews.gov.za
Authorities have arrested a man believed to be part of a cartel behind a multi-million-rand fraud scheme involving the licensing of motor vehicles. Read more »
South Africa: SAHRC Calls for Action Following Wastewater Pollution Finding
SAnews.gov.za
After an investigation uncovered the significant contamination of rivers, estuaries and coastal waters in parts of the Eastern Cape, the South African Human Rights Commission… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Countries Urged to Step Up Self-Reliance in Health Response
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Joe Phaahla, has urged Southern African countries to urgently transition towards financial self-reliance to sustain their HIV responses as traditional… Read more »
South Africa: Dyantyi Appointed to Lead SAPS in the Western Cape
SAnews.gov.za
Lieutenant General Sizakhele William Dyantyi has been appointed as the new South African Police Service (SAPS) Provincial Commissioner for the Western Cape. Read more »
Malawi: Minister Chipungu Gives Cdedi 48 Hours to Retract 'Defamatory' Claims
Nyasa Times
Minister of Lands Chimwemwe Chipungu has instructed his lawyer to fire off a stinging demand letter to the Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiative (CDEDI),… Read more »
Africa: Aids 2026 - Some Pieces Falling Into Place for Monthly HIV Prevention Pill, but Key Data Not Yet in
spotlight
If an HIV prevention pill that provides a month of protection at a time performs well in two ongoing clinical trials, it could become the next big thing in HIV prevention after the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chitungwiza Residents Sue Council Over Sewage Crisis, Seek Court Order for Infrastructure Overhaul
New Zimbabwe
Chitungwiza Residents Trust and eight residents have approached the High Court seeking an interdict compelling Chitungwiza Municipality to repair and upgrade its collapsing sewer… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Churches Renew Calls for Referendum, Urge Dialogue Over Constitutional Amendment Act
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has renewed its call for a national referendum on the Constitution Amendment No.3 Act, saying the legislation has deepened divisions while… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Passes First IMF Programme Assessment, but Risks Remain
New Zimbabwe
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the first review of Zimbabwe's 10-month Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), projecting continued single-digit inflation while… Read more »
Africa: African MPs Seek Urgent Debate On Attacks in South Africa
Namibian
The Pan-African Parliament's east and west regional caucuses have tabled a motion calling for an urgent debate on the recent attacks against African migrants in South Africa. Read more »
Malawi: Desperate Miners Return to Deadly Pits Despite Operation Samala Mgodi
Nyasa Times
A desperate gold miner has been crushed to death after an unstable pit caved in on top of him -- the latest tragedy to strike an illegal mining site that has now claimed 13 lives… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's Quiet Agricultural Revolution - Inside the Luanar Innovations Hoping to Reshape the Country's Food Future
Nyasa Times
Innovators from Malawi's top agricultural university have urged smallholder farmers to adopt modern farming technology following their success at an international innovation… Read more »
South Africa: Initiation Season - Traditional Nurses On the Frontline in the Eastern Cape
Health-e
For five weeks this winter, Health-e News freelance contributor Tembile Sgqolana regularly visited an initiation school in Komani, Eastern Cape, where his son was undergoing… Read more »
Angola: Over 10 Tonnes of Citrus Fruit Rot in Lufico Municipality
ANGOP
More than 10 tonnes of oranges, lemons, and tangerines rot every year in the municipality of Lufico, in the province of Zaire, due to dificulties with transporting the produce to… Read more »
