June 02
South Africa: Media Alert - Public Service Committee to Be Briefed On Progress With Lifestyle Audits in Provinces [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration will tomorrow receive a briefing from provincial governments on the implementation of lifestyle audits. Read more »
South Africa: Portfolio Committee On Employment and Labour to Consider Analysis and Implications of SONA 2026 for the Employment and Labour Sector [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Employment and Labour will tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 June 2026, receive a briefing on the analysis and implications of the 2026 State of the Nation Address… Read more »
South Africa: Media Statement - Select Committee On Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources Expresses Concern On Foot and Mouth Response [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources has expressed serious concern about the North West province's response to the ongoing outbreak of foot and… Read more »
Angola: Angola/China Air Connection Reinforces Bilateral Cooperation
ANGOP
The launch of the new direct air route by TAAG - Angola Airlines from Agostinho Neto International Airport to Guangzhou represents a strategic milestone in the deepening of… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Vice-President Discusses Bilateral Cooperation With Portugal
ANGOP
The Vice-President of the Republic, Esperança da Costa, received the Portuguese Ambassador to Angola, Nuno Vaultier Mathias, in an audience on Tuesday, with whom she… Read more »
Ghana: Bishop Matthew Kwasi Gyamfi After Xenophobic Violence - 'No to Retaliation Against South Africans Living in Other African Countries'
Agenzia Fides
"Ghanaians will continue to live in South Africa and South Africans will also continue to live in Ghana. Ghanaians have businesses there and South Africans also have businesses… Read more »
Botswana: San Healing Dance Highlight of Macheng Bushfre Festival
Botswana Daily News
In an age where civilisation and modernity often dominate, one may be forgiven for thinking that Kgalagadi culture has faded into memory. Read more »
South Africa: Parliament Statement On False Allegations Regarding the Speaker's Role in the Section 89 Process [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
For an audio clip of Parliament Spokesperson, Mr Moloto Mothapo, on the statement please click here: https://iono.fm/e/1681960 Read more »
Botswana: Sport Remains Pillar of Hope
Botswana Daily News
The downturn in Botswana's fiscal position, coupled with global instability and international conflicts, continues to exert heavy pressure on local markets and economies. Read more »
Botswana: Minister Advises Residents to Reach Consensus
Botswana Daily News
Leadership of Marapong and Semitwe have been encouraged to find a common ground on the name of the newly constructed police station. Read more »
Botswana: Botswana and EU Commits to Shared Prosperity
Botswana Daily News
Botswana and the European Union have reaffirmed their longstanding partnership and shared commitment to sustainable development. Read more »
Namibia: Union Warns Private Nursing College Oversupply Stalls Jobs
Namibian
The Namibia Nurses Union has warned the parliament that an oversupply of private college graduates is causing rising unemployment of nurses and compromising clinical training… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Are We Past the Point of Peak Chocolate?
Daily Maverick
Only a fool would write off chocolate entirely, but the rising demand for healthier snacking and Tiger Brands reducing its chocolate slab production point to a significant change… Read more »
South Africa: The Cop Who Allegedly Buried the Bullets - Forensic Analyst Faces Second Tampering Charge
Daily Maverick
Captain Laurence Makgotloe, a SAPS forensic analyst facing charges for allegedly tampering with crucial ballistic evidence in the April 2024 murder of engineer Armand Swart, is now… Read more »
South Africa: AI May Be Smart, but Boards Still Carry the Legal Headache
Daily Maverick
Artificial intelligence is no longer the shiny new toy in the corporate cupboard. It is already sitting inside fraud detection systems, customer service tools, compliance… Read more »
South Africa: The Eastern Cape Foundation Helping the Forgotten Get Their Identity Papers and Their Humanity
Daily Maverick
In the remote, rural regions of Elliotdale, Eastern Cape, the Nosintu Gwebindlala Foundation is combating generational statelessness by 'walking the journey' of securing IDs and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Weak Enforcement Drives Mercury Use Among Zimbabwe's Artisanal Miners
Daily Maverick
Zimbabwe's formal commitment to reduce mercury use under the Minamata Convention stands in sharp contrast to the reality on the ground. In mining areas, mercury is openly sold and… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Yoco Acquires Dyner to Expand AI Tools for SMEs
Daba Finance
South African fintech Yoco has acquired Dyner.ai, an AI-powered software platform for restaurants and independent businesses, as it expands beyond payments into business management… Read more »
Mozambique: Mozambique Claims Five of Its Nationals Killed Killed in South Africa 'Xenophobic Attacks'
RFI
Mozambique has claimed that five of its nationals were killed in xenophobic attacks in South Africa at the weekend, as efforts got under way on Tuesday to repatriate hundreds of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Treasury Nullifies Agriculture Ministry's Grain Import Levy - Calls It Legally Invalid
New Zimbabwe
THE Ministry of Finance has declared as invalid a grain import levy imposed on millers by the Agriculture Ministry through Statutory Instrument (SI) 87 of 2025 and urged… Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Clinic Struggles to Meet the Needs of Growing Population
GroundUp
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication Read more »
South Africa: Minister Publishes National Elephant Heritage Strategy
SAnews.gov.za
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Willie Aucamp has announced the publication of South Africa's National Elephant Heritage Strategy in the Government Gazette,… Read more »
South Africa: Deputy President to Engage Business Leaders On HIV and TB Funding
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will meet private sector leaders in Johannesburg on Thursday as government seeks to strengthen partnerships aimed at addressing funding challenges… Read more »
Malawi: Temwa Chawinga Fires Back At Critics - 'I Could Have Faked an Injury, but I Chose to Be Honest'
Nyasa Times
Malawi women's football superstar Temwa Chawinga has broken her silence and fiercely defended her decision to miss the Scorchers' upcoming international friendly matches against… Read more »
Malawi: New AfDB Financing Model Offers Malawi Lifeline From Donor Dependence
Nyasa Times
A major shift is underway in Africa's development financing, with African leaders backing a bold new plan designed to reduce the continent's dependence on foreign donors and unlock… Read more »
