May 18
Angola: Angolan Minister of Culture Announces Opening of the National Cinema-Theatre
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The Minister of Culture, Filipe Zau, announced on Monday in Luanda that the works on the National Cinema-Theatre, formerly known as Chá de Caxinde, are practically complete… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola Becomes a Member of the International Congress Association
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Angola will become a member of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) as of this Monday (18), an entity focused on holding events and strategies for… Read more »
Southern Africa: Angola Strengthens Health Diplomacy At 79th World Health Assembly
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Angola is participating from the 18th to the 23rd of the current month in Geneva, Switzerland, in the seventy-ninth World Health Assembly, which aims to discuss health emergencies,… Read more »
Angola: 'Luzes Ao Palco' Represents Angola At a Theater Festival in Portugal
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The theater group "Luzes ao Palco", from the province of Huíla, will represent Angola for the 3rd time at the 7th Edition of the International Performing Arts Festival… Read more »
Angola: President João Lourenço Assesses Progress On Renovation Works of Two Cultural Infrastructures in Luanda
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Angolan President João Lourenço, today, Monday, inspected the progress of the works on the future Palace of Music and the National Theatre and Cinema-Theatre in… Read more »
Angola: Italy Announces Training for 50 Companies Along the Lobito Corridor
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The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) announced on Monday in Huambo the start, next September, of specialized theoretical and practical training for 50 Angolan companies along the Lobito… Read more »
South Africa: SA's ARV Programme Growth Stalls, but the Worst-Case Fears Remain Unfulfilled
Daily Maverick
The number of people in South Africa on antiretroviral treatment remained roughly unchanged from 2024 to 2025, according to just-published estimates from the leading mathematical… Read more »
South Africa: The Phala Phala Test - Is SA Ready to End Selective Outrage Against Corruption?
Daily Maverick
South Africa does not have a corruption problem alone. It has a selective outrage problem. The Constitutional Court's Phala Phala ruling of last week may be the moment South Africa… Read more »
Southern Africa: The True Cost of SA's Housing Delivery Crisis Is Missing From the Funding Debate
Daily Maverick
South Africa's housing crisis is no longer simply about how many homes are being built, but whether the country's outdated funding model can keep pace with rising construction… Read more »
South Africa: State Accuses Nafiz Modack of Brazen Abuse of Court Process
Daily Maverick
Prosecutors say alleged underworld figure and murder accused Nafiz Modack's repeated delays are derailing his court case and that the judge should order an end to his defence,… Read more »
South Africa: Maize Prices Could Recover On Stronger Regional and Global Demand
Daily Maverick
South Africa entered the 2026-27 maize marketing year with another record harvest and sizeable carryover stocks after exports in the previous season fell short of expectations amid… Read more »
South Africa: Advocate 'Had No Right' to Empty Mosiuoa Lekota's Bank Accounts, Rules Judge
Daily Maverick
In a damning ruling, a court found that Advocate Luzelle Adams acted selfishly while overseeing Mosiuoa Lekota's finances, leading to more than R2m allegedly being misappropriated… Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Feeding Our Faces. Fast!
Daily Maverick
As more people go off cooking, fast-food outlets are reshaping our dining habits, and this business is changing in interesting ways, with companies like Famous Brands dramatically… Read more »
South Africa: The Last Zoo Elephants - Why Johannesburg Can No Longer Justify Their Captivity
Daily Maverick
The continued confinement of Lammie, Ramadiba and Mopane rests on an assumption that their needs can be met within the Johannesburg Zoo. The available evidence suggests that this… Read more »
South Africa: Hacktivists Target SA Government Entities in Cybercrime Wave in Response to Xenophobia
Daily Maverick
South African sovereignty was already under siege from the baseless misinformation that President Trump used to welcome the Voetsekkers, but the latest round of xenophobia has… Read more »
South Africa: Government Insists NHI Intact Despite Court Ruling Against Certificate of Need Scheme
Daily Maverick
While its own lawyers insisted that the provision to introduce controls over where medical practitioners and nurses could work was crucial for the future implementation of the… Read more »
South Africa: Goldstone Commission Prosecutor Torie Pretorius Backs Pikoli On Post-TRC Political Interference
Daily Maverick
With a career spanning 46 years investigating some of apartheid's worst atrocities - including the 1992 Boipatong massacre - as well as prosecuting apartheid's 'Doctor Death', the… Read more »
May 17
Angola: Road Accident Causes a Young Man Death in Uíge Province
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A young man, apparently 32 years old, died on Saturday at the Uíge/Negage road, in the province of Uíge, as a result of a collision between a motorcycle and a car. Read more »
Angola: Basketball Cup - CPPL Defeats Vila Clotilde and Guarantees Semifinals
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Casa Pessoal do Porto do Lobito (CPPL) defeated Sunday the Vila Clotilde by 63-55 at the Fernando Sousa pavilion in Luanda, qualifying for the semi-finals of the Angolan Basketball… Read more »
Angola: Football - Desportivo DA Huíla Thrashes Guelson De Luanda
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Clube Desportivo da Huíla thrashed, on Saturday, Guelson FC 4-0 in a match of the 28th round of the 2025/26 Unitel Girabola (Angolan football championship of the 1st… Read more »
Angola: Governor Considers Human Development As Cornerstone for Eastern Region Growth
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The training of human resources at all levels is the pillar to ensure the development of the eastern region of the country, the governor of Lunda-Sul, Gildo Matias, said Sunday in… Read more »
Angola: Football - São Salvador Draws At Home Against Interclube
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São Salvador do Kongo drew 1-1 against Interclube on Sunday, in a match of the 28th round of the Unitel Girabola 2025/2026 league (Angolan football championship of the 1st… Read more »
May 16
Angola: Vandalism Deprived 180 Families of Electricity in Morro Bento Neighborhood
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A total of 180 families in the Morro Bento neighborhood, in the municipality of Samba (province of Luanda), have been without electricity since last Friday night, as a result of… Read more »
May 15
Namibia: Damara Suffering Overlooked - Kawango
New Era
Senior traditional councillor of the !Ainîdaman Traditional Community, Gaob Kawango says many members of the ǂNūkhoen (Damara) community feel that their historical… Read more »
May 14
South Africa: Anti-Immigrant Protests and Violence Escalate in South Africa
People's Dispatch
Anti-migrant marches have spread across several cities in South Africa in recent weeks, with some turning violent against African migrants amid rising economic tensions. Read more »
