June 17
South Africa: 'Go Back to SA' - UK and U.S. Tell Eskom and Asbestos Corruption Accused They're Extraditable [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Michael Lomas is wanted in South Africa for a case involving R745-million Eskom fraud, while Moroadi Cholota is wanted for a R255-million Free State asbestos corruption matter.… Read more »
South Africa: Jozi Turns On the Lights On the Nelson Mandela Bridge for a Brighter Future [analysis]
Daily Maverick
The lighting on the iconic Nelson Mandela Bridge has been upgraded as part of a city cleanup initiative. Read more »
South Africa: Jacob Zuma Streaming Himself Playing Roblox Is No Way to Engage the Youth [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Did anyone see that pre-election TikTok video of Juju with the kittens? What about the one with Mmusi singing in the shower? No? Me neither. When it comes to social media, I think… Read more »
South Africa: DA Leader Steenhuisen Has Nothing to Lose in a Country Set Back Three Decades [analysis]
Daily Maverick
Over the past week, again, the minority-white people, descendants and legatees of European colonialism and settler colonialism, were presented as indispensable and claimed that… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Eight Anglican Church Members Burnt Beyond Recognition, Two Missing in Bus Accident - Police
New Zimbabwe
Eight Anglican pilgrims were burnt beyond recognition after their bus caught fire while on their way from the church's Bernard Mizeki Annual Festival in Marondera, police have… Read more »
Namibia: Regional Council Did Not Consult Enough Residents On Constituency Changes
Namibian
Due to insufficient public consultation, the Khomas Regional Council has had to cancel the two-day public hearing with the fifth Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission. Read more »
Namibia/Lesotho: Namibia to Face Angola, Lesotho, and Seychelles in Cosafa Cup
Namibia Economist
Namibia has been placed in Group C alongside Angola, Lesotho, and Seychelles for the upcoming Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Cup, as announced last week. Read more »
Namibia: Hundreds March for Universal Basic Income Grant
Namibian
The Basic Income Grant (BIG) Coalition of Namibia marched to the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare on Saturday morning to demand a universal and… Read more »
Namibia: MPs Express Dissatisfaction With Fima Regulations
New Era
Heated debates continue in the National Assembly regarding the Financial Institutions and Markets Act (FIMA) (Act No. 2 of 2021, which was gazetted on 30 September 2021 to replace… Read more »
Tanzania: Mpango Eulogises Late Malawi VP As Steadfast Leader
Daily News
THE Vice-President Dr Philip Mpango has paid tribute to the late Malawi Vice-President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima who died in a tragic plane crash last week. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zacc Probes Chivayo, Chimombe and Mpofu Case
The Herald
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has begun investigations into potential money-laundering and abuse of office in the contractual dispute between businesspeople Wicknell… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chamisa, Opposition Just Seeking Attention
The Herald
As the 44th session of the SADC Summit, which Zimbabwe is set to host in August beckons, the world has witnessed increased and frantic activities by the opposition and its… Read more »
South Africa: Multidisciplinary Team Arrests Suspects for Murder, House Robbery, Kidnapping and Possession of Suspected Stolen Goods [press release]
SAPS
A multi-disciplinary team consisting of the Swartruggens and Bojanala Sub-District 2 Detectives Task Team, Rustenburg Crime Intelligence, Rustenburg Public Order Police (POP) and… Read more »
South Africa: Operation Shanela Continues to Stamp the Authority of the State in the Northern Cape [press release]
SAPS
The week long Operation Shanela actions secured the arrest of 242 perpetrators across the Northern Cape. Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Police Offers R100 000 Reward for Information That Could Lead to the Arrest of Soshanguve Murder Suspect [press release]
SAPS
The police in Gauteng are offering a reward of R100 000.00 to any person who can assist the police with information that can lead to the arrest and successful conviction of Dennis… Read more »
Namibia: Cocaine Smuggler Fails With Appeal Against Sentence
Namibian
A Brazilian serving a nine-year prison term after being caught trying to smuggle one kilogramme of cocaine into Namibia has failed in an appeal against his sentence. Read more »
Malawi: Raila Delivers Ruto's Condolences At Malawi VP Memorial
Capital FM
Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga was on Sunday among the leaders who attended the memorial service of Malawi's late Vice President, Saulos Chilima, in Lilongwe, Malawi. Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZACC to Probe Chivayo, Zanu-PF-Linked Associates Over Murky U.S.$40m Elections Deal, Money Laundering
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) says it is keen to question controversial tenderprenuer, Wicknell Chivayo, and Zanu PF-linked businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Political Gladiators, Police Officers Connived to Persecute Me
New Zimbabwe
FORMER Zanu PF Chegutu West Member of Parliament, Dexter Nduna says detractors are bent on ending his political career by engineering frivolous charges to prompt his imprisonment. Read more »
Zimbabwe: MPs Fret Over 'Sugar Daddies' Preying On University, College Students for Prostitution As Poverty Soars in Zimbabwe
New Zimbabwe
LEGISLATORS have demanded that the government provides for university and college female students whom they allege are now prey to rich, old men, commonly referred to as "sugar… Read more »
Zimbabwe: 'Tourism Promotion Top Priority'
The Herald
THE strategic goal of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry is to promote and develop the sector in line with the national development imperatives to make the country a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Day of African Child to Celebrate Education Gains
The Herald
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is early next month expected to officiate at the belated public commemorations of Day of the African Child that was celebrated yesterday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: CBZ Secures U.S.$80m Loan From Afreximbank to Support Exporters
The Herald
CBZ Bank has secured a US$80 million loan facility from the African Export-Import Bank to support trade financing for the country's productive sectors of the economy as well as for… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Redefined Concert Lives Up to Billing
The Herald
SUPREME! This aptly sums up the much-hyped "Redefined Concert" held at the Harare International Conference Centre last Saturday. Read more »
Zambia: Authorities Must Immediately End Escalating Crackdown On Human Rights [press release]
AI London
Amnesty International and Chapter One Foundation are calling on the Zambian authorities to immediately end the escalating crackdown on civic space and repression of human rights… Read more »