January 05
South Africa: NSFAS to Brief On Preparations for 2026 Academic Year
SAnews.gov.za
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is set to outline its comprehensive preparations for the 2026 academic year at a media briefing on Tuesday. Read more »
Namibia: Correctional Officer Takes Own Life At Omaruru Facility
Namibian
A 32-year-old correctional officer took his life at the Omaruru Correctional Facility on Saturday afternoon, the police have confirmed. Read more »
Namibia: Corner Pub Serves Eighth Helping of Hope
Namibian
Corner Pub and Grill on Saturday hosted orphans from the Children Life Change Centre at Okuryangava for its eighth annual family day. Read more »
Namibia: Company Apologises to Clients, Promises to Refund After Failed Angola Trip
Namibian
Viago Booking, a company that recently took Namibians to Angola and left them stranded, has apologised to clients, saying all outstanding money will be refunded. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Prisons' CCTV Plan Exposes Deep-Rooted Failures--and Signals a Shift in Surveillance
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Prison Service's decision to install closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras inside prison cells has brought renewed attention to the long-standing crisis of crime,… Read more »
Malawi: Prolonged Rains Leave Trail of Destruction, Deaths and Exposed Gaps in Disaster Preparedness
Nyasa Times
Prolonged and intense rains that have battered several parts of the country since late December have left thousands of households displaced, crops washed away, public… Read more »
Malawi: All Government Schools Open Today Despite Rain Damage, Nkhotakota Remains Closed
Nyasa Times
All government primary and secondary schools across Malawi have opened today for the second term of the 2025/26 academic year, despite widespread infrastructure damage caused by… Read more »
Malawi: NBM PLC Donates K15 Million for Malindi Hospital Children's Ward Renovation
Nyasa Times
National Bank of Malawi (NBM) plc on Wednesday donated K15 million to St. Martin's Mission Hospital in Mangochi to support renovations of a paediatric ward that was damaged early… Read more »
Malawi: NBM PLC Projects Double Profit to K211.0 Billion
Nyasa Times
Listed National Bank of Malawi (NBM) has projected a double profit after tax for the year ending December 31, 2025, to range between K189.9 billion and K211.0 billion. Read more »
Malawi: Forex Drought, High Inflation and Power Cuts Choked Business in 2025 - MCCI Report Lays Bare the Damage
Nyasa Times
Malawi's private sector limped through 2025 under the weight of a deepening foreign exchange crisis, stubborn inflation and rising operating costs, leaving most firms producing far… Read more »
Malawi: Chimwendo Banda Left to Rot in Custody As State Delays Charge, Bail Ruling
Nyasa Times
Dowa East Member of Parliament Richard Chimwendo Banda is facing worsening health and prolonged suffering in police custody amid what his lawyers describe as unlawful detention,… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanamvekha's K20,000 Maize Claim Sparks Outrage, Mockery and Hard Questions
Nyasa Times
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has ignited a fierce national debate--and open ridicule--after boldly claiming that the price of maize will tumble to below K20,000 per 50kg bag… Read more »
Mozambique/Nigeria: Caution in the Air As Eagles Battle Mozambique for Q'final Berth
This Day
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January 04
South Africa: DA Demands Disciplinary Action and Public Apology Following Reckless Nuclear Threat By Senior Dirco Official [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance demands that the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) urgently institute disciplinary action against its Head of Public Diplomacy,… Read more »
December 29, 2025
Angola: Angola - When the Party Enters the Bank [analysis]
Maka
Angola's continued placement under enhanced monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force(FATF) has once again exposed deep structural weaknesses in the country's banking system.… Read more »
December 23, 2025
Botswana: Advancing the America First Global Health Strategy Through Landmark Bilateral Global Health MOUs with Botswana, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, and Ethiopia [press release]
State Department
On December 22 and 23, the United States signed four additional new, landmark global health Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Botswana, and… Read more »
