July 20
Namibia: Nam Gets N$2m Brazil Food Security Boost
New Era
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a N$1.97 million contribution from Brazil to help improve food security and production, strengthen livelihoods, improve… Read more »
South Africa: Calm Returns to Jeffreys Bay After Anti-Migrant Violence - 69 in Court
Daily Maverick
As 69 people accused of public violence packed into the Humansdorp Magistrates' Court, the Jeffreys Bay communities hit by violent anti-migrant protests last week were steadily… Read more »
South Africa: Privatising One Cape Town Port Terminal Must Open Floodgate to Full Port Privatisation [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has long called for greater private-sector participation in South Africa's ports because the state-run system has failed our economy. Transnet's… Read more »
Namibia: Rape Accused Doctor Dennis Noa Remanded in Custody
Namibian
Onandjokwe medical doctor Dennis Noa, who is accused of raping a man this past weekend, was remanded in custody when he made his first appearance in the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court… Read more »
West Africa: At 67th Ecowas Summit, Tinubu Seeks United Front Against Afro-Phobic Attacks in S'africa
This Day
.Canvasses stronger regional action on unconstitutional govt, security, trade, digital single market Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Grain Deliveries Top 120,000 Tonnes As Government Braces for El Niño
New Zimbabwe
The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has delivered 120,054.49 metric tonnes of summer cereals to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) as Zimbabwe intensifies efforts… Read more »
Malawi: 9 Ethiopians and 2 Malawian 'Traffickers' Arrested After Car Packed With Illegal Migrants Stopped At Roadblock
Nyasa Times
Police intercepted a Honda Freed carrying nine Ethiopian nationals at a roadblock in Chikwawa Read more »
Malawi: Police Silent As Fury Grows Over Khan Gold-Smuggling Case
Nyasa Times
Police stay silent as public fury grows over alleged gold-smuggling network linked to Indian trader's torture-murder Read more »
Malawi: Mukhitho Urges MPs to Use Local Development Funds As Pressure Grows Over Police
Nyasa Times
Malawi's minister of homeland security, Peter Mukhitho, has advised Lilongwe City Ngwenya MP Nancy Tembo to consider tapping into the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and… Read more »
South Africa: Gauteng Warns Drivers Collect Licences or Lose Them
Scrolla
Funda ngesiZuluBy Selloane Ntshonyane Read more »
South Africa: South Africa, Netherlands Sign Landmark Pact to Empower Women, Youth and Disabilities
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa and the Kingdom of the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation to advance the socio-economic… Read more »
South Africa: Health Questionnaire for Travelers From DR Congo, Uganda
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Health has announced that people travelling to South Africa from Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo will have to complete a health questionnaire… Read more »
Africa: South Africa, Namibia Orange River Border Dispute Unresolved
Namibian
The decades-old dispute over the Orange River boundary between Namibia and South Africa remains unresolved after the two countries failed to conclude the matter during the fourth… Read more »
Namibia: Onandjokwe Doctor Arrested in Second Rape Investigation
Namibian
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it could not stop a doctor from practising after his acquittal, as he now faces a second rape investigation in five years. Read more »
Namibia: Terrorism Accused Opposes FBI Secrecy
New Era
The terrorism-accused Jona Hangula has urged the High Court to hear the evidence of a State witness, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, in open court rather than behind… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia and South Africa Deepen Ties With Business Council ...Presidential Initiative Structured for SMEs, Trade and Investment
New Era
A Namibia South Africa Business Council was launched last week as a joint private sector platform designed to translate the historically close relationship between the two… Read more »
Namibia: Over 80% Marginalised Have Birth Certificates ...but Gaps Remain in Education, IDs, Livelihood
New Era
Over 80% members of Namibia's marginalised communities have received birth certificates, marking progress in ensuring access to legal identity among groups that have lacked such… Read more »
Namibia: NNN, Ramaphosa in Industrial Push ...Orange River Dispute Remains
New Era
Presidents Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and her South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, ordered officials to stop treating bilateral agreements as paperwork and start delivering… Read more »
South Africa: Naomi Campbell Says Nelson Mandela Is 'Forever in My Heart'
Scrolla
Naomi Campbell called the late Nelson Mandela "Tata" and said his words and lessons remain in her heart. Campbell met Mandela in 1994, called him her honorary grandfather and… Read more »
Zambia: Zambian Journalist Detained for Audio Leak Under Cyber Laws Weeks Before Elections
CPJ
The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Zambian authorities to immediately release journalist MacPherson Mukuka after four days in detention and not to criminalize journalism… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Schools Are Losing Teachers Faster Than They Can Replace Them
Daily Maverick
South Africa's public schools face a growing teacher replacement crunch as vacancies persist, the workforce ages and researchers warn that the system is failing to prepare and… Read more »
South Africa: Cat Matlala Trial Begins With State Alleging He Bankrolled Three Attempted Assassinations
Daily Maverick
Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala stands trial for allegedly bankrolling three assassination attempts, with the State presenting a mix of financial and forensic evidence to support its… Read more »
South Africa: Babita's Revenge - State Seizes R326m Empire of Tembisa Hospital Tender Kingpin
Daily Maverick
Five years after whistleblower Babita Deokaran was murdered for exposing corruption at Tembisa Hospital, the State has stripped one of the scheme's alleged masterminds of four… Read more »
South Africa: Unpaid Contractors Block Water Services Depot in Durban
GroundUp
The water and sanitation contractors say they are ignored by eThekwini Municipality Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Blueberry Boom Set to Bear Record Exports
263Chat
Zimbabwe's blueberry industry is poised for its biggest export season yet, with one of the country's leading producers forecasting a sharp increase in overseas sales as global… Read more »
