June 24
South Africa: Whole-of-Society Response Needed to Reduce Adolescent Pregnancy
SAnews.gov.za
Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Steve Letsike, has called for a new model of partnership to tackle adolescent pregnancy. Read more »
South Africa: Acting Minister Confident of Western Cape Readiness Ahead of 30 June
SAnews.gov.za
Acting Minister of Police Firoz Cachalia has expressed confidence in the operational plans of the Western Cape police ahead of the anticipated June 30 protests, while urging… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Improves Global Competitiveness Ranking
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa has improved its position in the 2026 World Competitiveness Yearbook (WCY), climbing 10 places to rank 54th out of 70 economies surveyed, according to the latest… Read more »
South Africa: SACAP, NPA Partner to Improve Enforcement of Architectural Profession Act
SAnews.gov.za
The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) has taken steps to strengthen collaboration with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) as part of efforts to… Read more »
South Africa: Department Clarifies End of Vlakfontein Project Contracts
SAnews.gov.za
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says the termination of employment contracts for 178 workers on the Vlakfontein Canal Rehabilitation Project in Standerton does not… Read more »
South Africa: SAPS Prepared for Planned Demonstrations On 30 June
SAnews.gov.za
Acting National Police Commissioner Puleng Dimpane has assured South Africans that the South African Police Service (SAPS), working closely with other law enforcement agencies,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Landmark Solar Deal Set to Power Zimbabwe's Energy Future
263Chat
Zimbabwe's drive towards increased renewable energy generation received a significant boost this week after ZimGreenCo and Dolcin Trading signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement… Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC to Convene Meeting of Ministers of Finance and Investment and Peer Review Panel to Strengthen Cooperation in Investment, Financial Integration and Macroeconomic Surveillance [document]
SADC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold a Meeting of the Committee of Ministers of Finance and Investment and the Peer Review Panel on 2 July 2026 in Harare,… Read more »
South Africa: National Treasury Releases Provincial Budget Report
SAnews.gov.za
National Treasury has released the Provincial Budgets and Expenditure Report for the fourth quarter of the 2025/26 financial year, which covers provincial receipts and payments. Read more »
Malawi: FCB Gives Dodma K150 Million for Malawians' Repatriation From RSA
Nyasa Times
First Capital Bank (FCB) has donated K150 million to the Department of Disaster Management Affairs (DoDMA) to support the repatriation of thousands of Malawians from South Africa… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Ngarava Handed Maiden Test Captaincy As Zimbabwe Name Squad for Bangladesh Clash
New Zimbabwe
Discover moreSouth Africa newsScience tech newsWorld news updatesLeft-arm fast bowler Richard Ngarava will captain the Zimbabwe senior men's cricket team when the Chevrons host… Read more »
South Africa: IFP Calls for Accelerated Repatriation Process and Peaceful Conduct Ahead of Planned Protests [press release]
IFP
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) calls on African governments to work closely with the South African Government to expedite the verification and repatriation of foreign nationals… Read more »
South Africa: Ex-Lover Says Cash-Strapped Metro Police Boss Planned R14-Million Stone Theft
Scrolla
A suspended Ekurhuleni metro police chief planned the theft of precious stones worth more than R14-million because he was desperate for money. That is what his former lover told a… Read more »
South Africa: Unite Against Xenophobia - South Africans Must Target Capitalist Inequality, Not Fellow Victims
Daily Maverick
Political elites and right-wing networks are weaponising poverty to scapegoat vulnerable African migrants, distracting the public from the capitalist inequality and state failures… Read more »
South Africa: From Spider-Man to Mandela, the Many Influences in Professor Salim Abdool Karim's Remarkable Scientific Career
spotlight
To Professor Salim Abdool Karim, excellence should be the only standard. In science, he says he is inspired by imaginative thinking such as that of American comic publisher Stan… Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Wins Court Battle Over Controversial Water Levy
Scrolla
The Johannesburg High Court ruled that AfriForum waited too long to challenge the city's water levy increase and dismissed its urgent application. Households will now pay a fixed… Read more »
South Africa: Police Ready for Anti-Migrant Protest Day
Scrolla
Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia says police leave has been suspended as security forces prepare for 30 June protests. Cachalia warned that the right to protest must not be… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Spokesperson Calls Former Botswana President a 'Washed-Up Has-Been' for Criticising Controversial CAB3
New Zimbabwe
GOVERNMENT spokesperson Ndabaningi Mangwana has called former Botswana President Ian Khama a washed-up has-been for criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial… Read more »
South Africa: Patients Turned Away As Lenacapavir Rollout Stumbles in Parts of Pretoria
Health-e
It's been two weeks since Gauteng began rolling out lenacapavir (LEN), but patients in parts of Pretoria are yet to get the jab due to HIV testing kit shortages, lack of staff… Read more »
Malawi: When Leaders Starve Institutions, Should Technocrats Carry the Blame?
Nyasa Times
The testimony presented before the parliamentary inquiry into the Chikangawa military aircraft crash exposes an uncomfortable truth that extends far beyond aviation safety. It… Read more »
Malawi: 'This Is Your Army, Our Army - Help It' - MDF Chiefs Expose Critical Shortages At Chilima Crash Inquiry
Nyasa Times
Former Paul Valentino Phiri and his successor George Jafu have issued a stark warning over critical shortages of equipment and resources in the Malawi Defence Force (MDF), telling… Read more »
Malawi: Local Government Minister Ben Phiri Warns Politicians Against Interfering With CDF Funds
Nyasa Times
As the government prepares to begin disbursing Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocations, Minister of Local Government Ben Phiri has warned politicians against interfering in… Read more »
Malawi: Anger in Mzimba As Chief Accused of Weaponising Government Recruitment to Punish Rivals
Nyasa Times
Young people in Kafukule constituency are threatening legal action to halt a government recruitment process they say has been manipulated by a traditional leader to punish… Read more »
Angola: Historian Highlights Youth Participation in Evolution of Ngeya Festival
ANGOP
Historian and cultural researcher Salvador Cacoma highlighted on Wednesday, in Moxico Province, the growing participation of young people in the "Ngeya" Eastern Region Folk Music… Read more »
Angola: Angolan Students Participate in Copernicus Olympiad in Singapore
ANGOP
A group of Angolan students has been, since Monday (22), participating in Singapore in the global final of the Copernicus Mathematics Olympiad, one of the most prestigious… Read more »
