June 21
Eswatini: Emaswati Dissatisfied With Government Efforts On Child Well-Being
Afrobarometer
Fewer than half of citizens say resources are available in their community to help vulnerable children Read more »
South Africa: Company Director and Tax Practitioner Appear in Court for Allegations of Fraudulent VAT Returns [press release]
SAPS
Cecillia Nomvume Makaula (58) a company director, Ayanda Peyana (41) a tax practitioner and their business entity appeared before the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on… Read more »
South Africa: IEC Commissioner Arrested for R1.2 Million Trust Graft
SAPS
The Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation (SCCI) arrested a 62-year-old suspect who was entrusted with managing the Corporate Social Investment Programme (CSI) of a… Read more »
South Africa: IEC Commissioner Arrested R1.2 Million Trust Graft [press release]
SAPS
Dr Nomsa Praisy Masuku (62) a former Standard Bank employee and current Independent Electoral Commission official appeared in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Harare Loses U.S.$4.8 Million Worth of Treated Water Every Year
The Herald
The City of Harare uses about US$24 million at Morton Jaffaray Treatment Plant every year to purify approximately 108 000 mega litres of water that is delivered to Epworth,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Achieves HIV Epidemic Control
The Herald
Zimbabwe has achieved HIV epidemic control, a critical point where the total number of new HIV infections fall below the total number of deaths, with both indices declining, a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Double Vulnerability - Miners With Silicosis At Risk of TB Infection
The Herald
Tuberculosis (TB) is airborne and is caused by a bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. Since it is airborne, everyone is at risk of acquiring the disease. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Police Go After Farmers Side Marketing Cotton Produced Under Presidential Scheme
New Zimbabwe
The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (COTTCO) and the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have joined forces to combat the side-marketing of cotton produced under the government's… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ministers Face Disciplinary Action From Mnangagwa for Snubbing Parliament
New Zimbabwe
SPEAKER of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has revealed a list of cabinet ministers who evade Parliament business without giving any explanation to President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Seeff Zimbabwe Urges Diasporans to Use Formal Investment Channels
New Zimbabwe
SEEFF Zimbabwe has called on diasporans to mitigate the risk of losing money by using formal companies when funding property investments back home. Read more »
South Africa: City of Johannesburg, City Power Ordered to Pay Eskom Debt
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom has obtained a court judgement against the City of Johannesburg (CoJ) and City Power for the payment of their R1.073 billion debt. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mukumba Finally Arrested and Appears in Court Over Mutare Violence
263Chat
Law enforcement authorities have finally arrested Inter Africa busses owner Leonard Mukumba, a key suspect in the violent clashes that took place in Mutare between May 23 and 24. Read more »
South Africa: Controversial Auditing Firm Appointed By Gauteng Department of Social Development
GroundUp
Department acknowledges that the appointment of Open Water, which also probed the Ace Magashule Free State housing scandal, was irregular Read more »
Zimbabwe: Budget Transparency - Zimbabwe Ranks High
The Herald
Zimbabwe has made significant improvement in its rankings for budget transparency and inclusiveness, as announced by the Open Budget Survey (OBS) on May 29, coming in 30th out of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chimombe, Mpofu in U.S.$40 Million Goat Scandal
The Herald
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched investigations into allegations of abuse of the US$40 million Presidential Goat Scheme by businessmen, Mike Chimombe and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: We're One With Zimbabwe - Frelimo Presidential Candidate
The Herald
President Mnangagwa yesterday met Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, Secretary General and presidential candidate in the country's October general elections, Cde Daniel Francisco… Read more »
South Africa: Judith Sephuma Shows Off Her New Bae, X Users Weigh In
Fame Frenzy
Singer Judith Sephuma has been working hard at the gym to snatch her summer body. And that's not all, she's got a new man to keep her motivated. Read more »
South Africa: City of Cape Town Bans Risqué Sex Expo Artwork
Fame Frenzy
The heat is on. Or, at least it's down to a tepid simmer after the City of Cape Town deemed a Sex Expo banner too sexy to display in public. Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Honours Chilima's Wish With Usi Appointment
Nyasa Times
President Lazarus Chakwera's choice of Michael Usi as his deputy is a fulfillment of the late Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima's wish. The late Chilima picked Usi as his running… Read more »
South Africa: Public Warned of Spring Tide This Weekend
SAnews.gov.za
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) and emergency services have appealed to the public to be cautious around the country's coastlines as a spring tide is expected this… Read more »
South Africa: Fikile Mbalula's Brother Makes Free State Cabinet - Mxolisi Dukwana Left Out in the Cold
Daily Maverick
Following the recent elections, the ANC has kept a stronghold on its birth province, the Free State, securing 52% support. Premier MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae has since announced her… Read more »
Namibia: Biomass Fair 2024 Set for August
Namibia Economist
The Standard Bank Biomass Fair 2024 is set to take place from 8 to 10 August in Otjiwarongo in the Otjozondjupa Region. Read more »
South Africa: Hawks Seize Cocaine Worth R8 Million
SAnews.gov.za
The KwaZulu-Natal Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Provincial Head, Major General Lesetja Senona, has welcomed the seizure of 20 cocaine bricks that were… Read more »
South Africa: Government Thanks SA for Tuning Into Presidential Inauguration
SAnews.gov.za
Government has extended its deepest and most sincere appreciation to all South Africans who joined the 2024 Presidential Inauguration in person, on television, radio and online to… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Anti-Corruption Sub Committee Discusses Progress On the Implementation of the SADC Protocol Against Corruption [document]
SADC
The SADC Anti-Corruption Committee (SACC) met virtually on the 17th of June 2024, to review progress in implementing the SADC Protocol against Corruption. The Protocol against… Read more »