January 28
South Africa: Forums' Negative Impact On Project Implementation a Concern, but Committee Happy With Results On the Ground [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
For a soundbite of the chairperson of the committee, please click the link: https://iono.fm/e/1640133 Read more »
South Africa: Correctional Services Committee to Visit Tzaneen Correctional Centre [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Portfolio Committee Correctional Services will tomorrow continue with oversight visits to facilities in Limpopo, moving to Tzaneen Correctional Centre. The committee will… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Wants Parts of Three Provinces Added to Kwazulu
Scrolla
The IFP says the Zulu Kingdom once stretched into the Eastern Cape, Gauteng and Mpumalanga and those areas were wrongly taken away. Read more »
South Africa: South Africans Send Feed Worth R1 Million to Fire-Hit Farms
Scrolla
Fires destroyed 15,000 hectares in KouKamma and Kouga. Farmers lost homes and grazing land. Cattle had no grass and starved. Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Father Selling Chicken Feet Gets Visit From Extortionists
Scrolla
The father started selling oxtail liver for R10 and chicken feet for R150 after he struggled to find a job. Read more »
South Africa: Mccarthy Backs Chiefs to Win League Title
Scrolla
Kaizer Chiefs defender Aden McCarthy says his team can win the Betway Premiership as they face Marumo Gallants on Wednesday. The 22-year-old defender scored his first senior goal… Read more »
South Africa: Government-Business Partnership Enters Phase Three
SAnews.gov.za
Government and business have committed to placing inclusive growth, job creation and confidence at the centre of Phase Three of the Government-Business Partnership. Read more »
Malawi: From Campus Hustle to National Brand - the Romulus Chikafutwa's Story
Nyasa Times
Romulus Chikafutwa, a 26 years old who is a founder and managing director of AppleGuy MW and a 2021 Computing and Information Systems graduate from Malawi College of Accountancy… Read more »
Malawi: Retired Civil Servants Praise Government for Mass Gratuity Payments
Nyasa Times
The Association of Retired Civil Servants in Malawi has commended the current government for initiating the mass payment of gratuities to retired civil servants, particularly those… Read more »
Botswana: BTA Expresses Delight At Raguin's Incredible Run
Botswana Daily News
Botswana Tennis Association (BTA) vice president Nonofo Othusitse has expressed the association's delight at Ntungamili Raguin's historic achievement at the Australian Open Junior… Read more »
Namibia: Cricket Namibia Passes ICC Test
Namibian
Namibia's hosting of the ICC Under-19 World Cup has been a resounding success and an important learning curve ahead of next year's senior ICC World Cup. Read more »
South Africa: No, Viral Photo Shows 2025 Pro-Palestine Protest in the Netherlands, Not South African City Turning Red in Support of Malema
Africa Check
No, viral photo shows 2025 pro-Palestine protest in the Netherlands, not South African city turning red in support of Malema Read more »
South Africa: KZN News Bites - Rural School Celebrated Its Matric Top Achievers
Scrolla
Celani Sikhakhane brings you KwaZulu-Natal's latest news. Read more »
Africa: Access Bank to Drive Africa's Trade Ambitions At Cape Town Conference
This Day
Access Bank Plc has announced plans to host the second edition of the Africa Trade Conference (ATC 2026), a high-level strategic convening designed to accelerate Africa's role in… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Floods Turned Deadly Because Limpopo Wasn't Prepared [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa's largest game reserves), experienced unusually… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Chivayo Honours Football Legend 'Mhofu'
263Chat
One of the country's most influential football figures Sunday "Mhofu" Chidzambwa has been celebrated for a lifetime of service to the game with businessman Wicknel Chivayo… Read more »
January 27
Namibia: Another 10 Years Before Oil Generates Returns
Namibian
The Venus oil and gas project is unlikely to generate revenue for the Namibian government before 2035. Read more »
Namibia: Over 1,000 Namibian Pupils Left Without School Places As Classroom Shortages Reach Crisis Point
Namibian
The education ministry is struggling to place over 1 000 pupils in schools nationally due to rapid population growth and a shortage of classrooms. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - January 27, 2026
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Lesotho: Lesotho's Anti-Corruption Paradox - Empowered but Undermined [analysis]
African Arguments
Over the past decade, Lesotho's political landscape has been marked by repeated leadership turnover and fragile coalition governments, which have steadily eroded public trust.… Read more »
Namibia: RA Warns Drivers About Flood-Affected Roads
New Era
Due to continuous rainfall, sections of the road between Bwabwata National Park and Kongola, as well as approximately 30 kilometres from Kongola towards Katima Mulilo, have… Read more »
South Africa: The Battle Over Cape Town's Oude Molen and the Meaning of Heritage in SA [opinion]
Daily Maverick
The ongoing redevelopment proposals for the Oude Molen Precinct in Cape Town reveal a deeper fault line in South Africa's heritage governance: the uneasy relationship between… Read more »
South Africa: Visitors Return to Kruger After Floods
Scrolla
South African National Parks reopened Phalaborwa Gate on Monday. Phabeni Gate opens Tuesday. Bateleur Bush Camp reopens Wednesday. Satara is open. Letaba and Shingwedzi rest… Read more »
South Africa: Tshwane Cuts Power to Estates and Offices Over R24 Billion Debt
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Tshwane cut power to Kgosi Mampuru, SAPS Training College and Blue Valley Country Estate as part of Rea Tima campaign. Aaron Maluleka said Tshwane is owed R24-billion and urged… Read more »
South Africa: Search Continues as Limpopo Flood Death Toll Climbs - South African News Briefs - January 27, 2026
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