January 02
South Africa: Wine Farmers Hopeful About 2026 Harvest After Good Weather
Scrolla
Wine producers expect the 2026 harvest to be the same or slightly better last year after another season of good weather. Industry bodies say vineyards avoided major weather… Read more »
Lesotho: 2025 - a Year of Accountability, Conflict and Reform [editorial]
Lesotho Times
IN 2025, The Lesotho Times and Sunday Express remained steadfast in their commitment to fearless, independent and impartial journalism. Throughout the year, the publications held… Read more »
Malawi: Vice President Jane Ansah Defies Her Boss Mutharika As Govt Fails to Explain UK Trip Funding
Nyasa Times
Fresh confusion and open defiance have engulfed government following revelations that First Vice-President Jane Ansah may have proceeded with a private trip to the United Kingdom… Read more »
Malawi: Good Rainfall Patterns in Southern Region Raise Hopes for Better Yields
Nyasa Times
As the rainy season progresses and farmers intensify crop management activities, the Southern Region of Malawi is experiencing favourable rainfall patterns in line with… Read more »
Lesotho: Passport Issuance Remains a Crisis
Lesotho Times
...despite government efforts to reduce backlog Read more »
Lesotho: Minister in Nasty Land Dispute
Lesotho Times
MINISTER of Law and Justice, Richard Ramoeletsi, is embroiled in a bitter dispute over a plot in Ha Thetsane, which he claims to have bought in 2000 but for which he claims to have… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Five Relatives Arrested After Man's Body Found Near Dam in Guruve
263Chat
Police in Guruve have arrested five members of the same family in connection with the murder of a 54-year-old man whose disappearance was reported days after Christmas. Read more »
Lesotho: Passport Crisis Exposes Deeper Governance Failures
Lesotho Times
THE ongoing passport issuance crisis is more than an administrative backlog, it is a mirror reflecting deeper governance failures that continue to burden ordinary Basotho,… Read more »
South Africa: Government Bosses Set for Pay Rise
Scrolla
A commission wants politicians and senior officials to get a 4.1% pay increase across South Africa. The increase would cost the government more than R530-million extra at a time… Read more »
South Africa: Makhadzi Recovering in Hospital After Car Crash
Scrolla
Makhadzi was hurt in a car crash on 31 December while travelling from Limpopo to Johannesburg, she is in hospital. Her team says Makhadzi is stable, getting medical care, and… Read more »
Africa: South Africa, Mozambique Fly the Cosafa Flag At TotalEnergies CAF Afcon Morocco 2025
Cosafa
Two COSAFA sides remain in the Round of 16 at the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025, with South Africa to face Cameroon and Mozambique to take on Nigeria. Read more »
South Africa: Over 300 Babies Born Across Gauteng Public Health Facilities
SAnews.gov.za
Over 300 babies were born across Gauteng public health facilities on New Year's Day. Read more »
Cameroon/South Africa: Bafana Bafana to Face Cameroon in Afcon Last 16
Scrolla
Bafana Bafana will play Cameroon in the last 16 on Sunday at El Barid Stadium in Rabat. Results involving Ivory Coast, Gabon, Cameroon and Mozambique decided the final Group F… Read more »
January 01
Mozambique: Four Killed in Mine Collapse in Monapo
AIM
At least four people died and a further 12 were injured when an illegal mine shaft collapsed on Wednesday evening, in Monapo district, in the northern Mozambican province of… Read more »
Malawi: When Power Contradicts Itself - The UK Jane Ansah Trip That Unmasked Executive Confusion [analysis]
Nyasa Times
President Peter Mutharika's effort to shut down controversy surrounding Vice President Jane Ansah's UK trip has instead exposed a deeper and more troubling contradiction at the… Read more »
Namibia: Canada Warns Tourists of Fraud and Crime Risks in Namibia
Namibian
The Canadian government has warned its citizens travelling to Namibia to "exercise a high degree of caution," citing high levels of crime and frequent cases of financial fraud,… Read more »
South Africa: 520 Backpacks Bring Joy and Hope to Gauteng Kids
Scrolla
The Angel Network beat its target to collect 520 filled backpacks for children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Volunteers packed bags with stationery and treats to make sure… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Health MEC to Welcome New Year's Day Babies
SAnews.gov.za
Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, is today expected to join postpartum mothers in welcoming their newly born bundles of joy at the Leratong Hospital in… Read more »
Malawi: High Court Reinstates Escom HR Director, Lawyer Bentry Nyondo's Legal Acumen in Spotlight
Nyasa Times
In a rapid succession of legal victories for top executives at the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM), the High Court in Blantyre has reinstated Director of Human… Read more »
Malawi: President Mutharika Assents to Five Bills, Holds Back Controversial CDF Bill
Nyasa Times
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has assented to five bills passed by Parliament but has spiked the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Bill, a move that continues to spark public… Read more »
Malawi: Bushiri's Historic Crossover in Lilongwe Draws Global Crowds As En Chihana and Colleen Zamba Lead the Night of Victory
Nyasa Times
In what was easily one of the most talked-about spiritual gatherings of the year, Second Vice President Enock Kanzingeni Chihana and former Secretary to the Office of the President… Read more »
Malawi: Opposition Leader Chithyola Marks Birthday and New Year With Emotional Call for Freedom and Equality
Nyasa Times
For the first time in 51 years, opposition leader and former Finance Minister Hon Simplex Chithyola celebrated his birthday and the New Year in public--but not in the usual festive… Read more »
South Africa: What Makes Mountain Birds Sing At Dawn - and Why Are They Sometimes Quiet? Ecologists Explain [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Three species of the melodic African warbler bird refuse to get up early and sing their customary daybreak songs when the weather is cold. This new discovery was made recently by a… Read more »
Malawi: Bushiri's 2025/26 Crossover Attracts Over 17,000 Attendees From 70+ Nations, Up From 15,000 Last Year, Giving Malawi a Major Spiritual & Economic Boost
Nyasa Times
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri's 2025/26 New Year's Crossover service drew an astonishing 17,000 attendees, up from approximately 15,000 during the 2024/25 celebration, reinforcing his… Read more »
Africa: Afcon 2025 - Aubameyang and Nsue Make History Among Oldest Goalscorers
CAF
As the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 drew to a close on Wednesday night, the tournament delivered not only drama and qualification… Read more »
