May 18
Namibia: Health Ministry Says Medicine Stock At 60% As Shortages Persist
Namibian
The Ministry of Health and Social Services says national pharmaceutical stock levels currently stand at an estimated 60%, with several essential medicines still low or out of stock… Read more »
Namibia: Government Moves to Cancel N$1.1m Monthly Lease for Unoccupied Chicco Building
Namibian
Businessman Erastus 'Chicco' Shapumba says he did not draft the lease agreement for his building, which the government allegedly rents for N$1.1 million per month without occupying… Read more »
Namibia: Social Media Rental Finder Scams On the Rise in Namibia, Police Warn
Namibian
The Namibian Police say they are increasingly receiving complaints from members of the public falling victim to scams while searching for accommodation through 'rental finders' on… Read more »
Malawi: Nine Lives At Risk As Zomba Health Office Boat Capsizes On Lake Chilwa
Nyasa Times
Nine people are feared to be at risk after a boat belonging to the Zomba District Health Office capsized on Lake Chilwa in Zomba this morning, in a sudden incident that has… Read more »
Namibia: Govt Defends N$13-Million Lawsuit Over Alleged Katutura Hospital Negligence
Namibian
The government has filed a notice to defend a N$13-million lawsuit brought by a woman who claims an operation at Katutura Intermediate Hospital in Windhoek has left a broken… Read more »
Namibia: Body Found in Windhoek's Water Treatment Machine At Gammams
Namibian
The body of a man was allegedly found in a machine used in the water treatment process at the Gammams Water Care Works facility in Windhoek on Sunday, the Windhoek Municipality… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Government Pledges Full Support for 8 Survivors of Deadly Zimbabwe Bus Crash
Nyasa Times
The Malawi Government has pledged continued support for the eight survivors of the tragic Zimbabwe bus crash that killed 17 Malawians earlier this month, with authorities promising… Read more »
Malawi: Govt Admits Delays in Contractor Payments for Nationwide Security Housing Programme
Nyasa Times
The Government has acknowledged facing serious financial constraints in paying contractors under the nationwide security housing programme, revealing that it is now prioritising… Read more »
South Africa: Government May Finally Be Heeding Calls for Cape Town Military Land to Be Developed for Housing
GroundUp
An estimated 67,000 homes could be built at Ysterplaat, Wingfield and Youngsfield Read more »
South Africa: 'My Death Was in Front of Me' - Aftermath of the Cape Storm
GroundUp
Farm workers at Holland Farm in Rawsonville describe spending a night trapped on rooftops as floodwaters swept through their cottages, leaving three people dead Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court Strikes Down 'Blunt Instrument' National Health Act Laws
GroundUp
The apex court has unanimously ruled that sections of the National Health Act requiring private hospitals and doctors to get government permission to operate, were unconstitutional Read more »
Botswana: How Festus Mogaes Economics Policy Shaped Botswana's Development Legacy
Botswana Daily News
Introduction A story is told of a UB First-year Economics student who tried unsuccessfully to explain to his mother the course he was doing. Exasperated, one day he retorted: 'Ke… Read more »
South Africa: Concourt Precedent Undermines NHI Centralised Model and Relegates NHI As Unworkable [press release]
DA
The DA welcomes the Constitutional Court confirmation of the High Court ruling that Certificates of Need (CONs) in the National Health Act (Clauses 36 - 40) are unconstitutional. Read more »
South Africa: DA Calls On NPA to Explain Missing Prosecutor in Joe Sibanyoni Extortion Case [press release]
DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) calls on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to explain why its prosecutor failed to pitch in the Joe "Ferrari" Sibanyoni bail hearing on Monday.… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parliament Opens Hearings On Explosive SI 330 Reforms As Healthcare Industry Warns of Fallout
263Chat
Zimbabwe's Parliament has formally opened deliberations on controversial proposed amendments to Statutory Instrument 330 of 2000, setting the stage for what is rapidly becoming one… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Glen View Traders to Be Temporarily Relocated
263Chat
Traders affected by the fire that tore through Harare's Glen View Area 8 Furniture Complex will be temporarily relocated as authorities rebuild a safer and more organised trading… Read more »
Angola: Words That Imprison - Caholo and the Crime of Public Incitement [analysis]
Maka
Activist Osvaldo Caholo, detained for nearly ten months since his arrest on 19 July 2025, was sentenced on 27 April 2026 to two years and six months in prison for the crime of… Read more »
South Africa: South Africa and the Limits of Identity [blog]
CFR
The country's elite is paying the price for championing dubious ideologies at the expense of basic economics. Read more »
South Africa: More Young People Are Living With Hypertension - I Am One of Them
Health-e
A Friday night youth church gathering was supposed to be like any other for me. Instead, on this night in 2024, it ended with me collapsing in a bathroom and waking up in a… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Why Transfer Instalments Are Becoming Football's Hidden Debt Problem
New Zimbabwe
Football transfers often look simple from the outside. A club signs a player. The reported fee appears in headlines. Fans react to the number. Some call it a bargain. Others say… Read more »
Botswana: Botswana South Africa to Deepen Cooperation
Botswana Daily News
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa is scheduled to visit Botswana at the invitation of President Advocate Duma Boko for a two-day State Visit from May 20-21 aimed at… Read more »
Angola: Role of Museums in Preserving the Identity of the Kongo People Analyzed in Zaire
ANGOP
A lecture on the "role of the regional museum in preserving the identity of the Kongo people" brought together cultural agents and academics on Monday in Mbanza Kongo, Zaire… Read more »
Angola: 2026 African Taekwondo Championship - 4 Athletes From Huíla Join the National Team
ANGOP
Four fighters from Benfica de Lubango have been called up to join the national Taekwondo team that will participate in the senior men's and women's African Championship, to be held… Read more »
Angola: Bishop of Cuito-Bié Appeals for the Preservation of Peace in Families
ANGOP
The Bishop of the Diocese of Cuito City, province of Bié, Dom Vicente Sanombo, appealed for the preservation of peace within families, in order to guarantee the stability of… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola Displays Modernism and National Identity to Urban Expo
ANGOP
Angola has been showcasing projects that reflect modernity and national identity at its stand at the Urban Expo in Baku, Azerbaijan, since Monday. These projects are based on a… Read more »
