May 29
Malawi: Is PAC Leadership Clinging to Power? Mounting Pressure Exposes Governance Crisis At Influential Civil Society Body
Nyasa Times
Serious governance questions are now engulfing the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), with growing pressure from governance experts and sections of civil society demanding immediate… Read more »
Namibia: FNB Women Super League Last Dance
Namibian
A gripping FNB Women Super League season reaches a fitting finale tomorrow when Mighty Gunners and FC Ongos battle it out for the title. Read more »
South Africa: Government Moves to Overhaul UIF and Compensation Fund for Faster Worker Support [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
South Africa's labour support system could soon undergo one of its most significant transformations in years, as government moves to reposition the Unemployment Insurance Fund… Read more »
South Africa: Mogotsi Hid Three Convictions and His Lawyers Are Calling It a Mistake
Scrolla
Brown Mogotsi declared three prior convictions in court, including two counts of assault with intent to cause GBH, for which he served two years in prison. The State revealed… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zifa Names Mighty Warriors Squad for Four Nations Tournament
New Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has released the Mighty Warriors squad set to represent the country at the upcoming Four Nations Tournament in Zambia next month. Read more »
May 28
Angola: Angola Reports 13 Positive Cases of Mpox
ANGOP
Angola has registered so far a total 13 positive cases of monkeypox in the northern provinces of Cabinda and Uige, the country's Health minister, Silvia Lutucuta, announced on… Read more »
Africa: Why The World Must Recognize NTDs as a Human Rights Issue [guest column]
allAfrica
During my years working in Malawi’s health system – from clinician and public health officer to leading national public health programmes, and now as Minister of Health… Read more »
Namibia: 70% of Namibians Too Poor to Buy a House
Namibian
LESS than 10% of the working population owe banks N$45.1 billion in home loans. Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - May 28, 2026
allAfrica
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Namibia: Unearthing Namibia's Forgotten Genocide Through Forensic Archaeology [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The Namibian genocide was one of the first genocides of the 20th century. Between 1904 and 1908, tens of thousands of Ovaherero and Nama people were killed under German colonial… Read more »
South Africa: 'Serious Institutional Crisis' - - Committee's Damning Indictment On Mkhwanazi's Police Infiltration Scandal
Daily Maverick
Parliament's ad hoc committee tasked with investigating accusations that a drug cartel has infiltrated South Africa's criminal justice system and politics has found that witness… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Draws 66% of Its Irrigation Water From the Ground and It Is Running Out
Daily Maverick
Water levels in nearly one-third of the boreholes investigated in a recent global study are dropping steadily, mainly due to unsustainable pumping rates to irrigate crops or to… Read more »
South Africa: Xenophobic Attacks Killed Four People in Addo. a Year Later, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Is Rising Again
GroundUp
There have been no arrests for the murder of Juane September or for the immigrants killed in revenge attacks Read more »
Namibia: Genocide Remembrance Day a Call for Justice, Healing - Kuugongelwa-Amadhila
Namibian
Namibia's Genocide Remembrance Day is not only about remembering the atrocities committed between 1904 and 1908, but also about pursuing justice, recognition and healing for… Read more »
South Africa: War On Hunger As Civil Society Takes On 'Organised Economic Violence'
Daily Maverick
Thirty children die from malnutrition every day in South Africa. This week, the Union Against Hunger set out to say that this is not just a tragedy to mourn, but an act of unlawful… Read more »
Zimbabwe: I Am the Kingmaker! Explosive Leaked Audios Reveal Extent of Tagwirei's Influence
New Zimbabwe
LEAKED audios between two figures that NewZimbabwe.com managed to identify, have revealed businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's unimaginable hold on Zimbabwe's arms of government,… Read more »
South Africa: Limpopo Police Sound Alarm Over Violence - South African News Briefs - May 28, 2026
allAfrica
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Namibia: Christuskirche and the Shadow of Genocide in Namibia
Namibian
As Namibia commemorates the second Genocide Remembrance Day, the solemn occasion once again casts a spotlight on one of the darkest chapters in the country's history - the genocide… Read more »
South Africa: Rising Student Debt Sparks Concern As Universities Withhold Academic Records and Certificates [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
Student debt has become a major concern affecting the whole post-school education system value chain. Everyone is affected, not just students and university administrations but… Read more »
South Africa: Preventing Stunting - - Lessons From a Western Cape Maternal Health Pilot
Daily Maverick
Stunting in children remains an invisible crisis in SA, but a new pilot is offering a holistic approach that supports both mother and child. Read more »
South Africa: Schreiber and BMA's Relentless Action to Restore Rule of Law Delivers Unprecedented R1bn Drug Bust [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the almost R1-billion Beitbridge drug bust by the Border Management Authority announced by Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber. Read more »
Angola: Cabinda Border Guard Prevents Entry of 47 Illegal Immigrants
ANGOP
At least 47 foreign citizens in an irregular migratory situation have been arrested in the last three days by the Border Guard Police in the Province of Cabinda, due to violations… Read more »
Angola: President João Lourenço Returns to Luanda
ANGOP
President João Lourenço landed in Luanda on Thursday afternoon, following a 48-hour working visit to Zaire province, during which he chaired the 1st Ordinary Meeting… Read more »
South Africa: A Joburg Budget That's Heavy On Tariff Increases and Light On Infrastructure Spend
Our City News
A 2026/27 Johannesburg budget with huge tariff increases for residents and ratepayers, a R8.8 billion allocation to address critical infrastructure while there is a R185 billion… Read more »
Africa: Making Water Work in Mozambique for Economic Growth, People, Food and the Planet [press release]
World Bank
Water drives over half of Mozambique's economy, 90% of exports, and 84% of jobs--yet floods and droughts cost 6.7% of GDP each year. A new World Bank Water Security Diagnostic and… Read more »
