October 16
Mozambique: Ballot Bags Torn Open in Mandimba
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
A video made by opposition delegates shows a group of MMVs found in the act of tampering with plastic bags containing ballots in one of the local warehouses. Sorted ballots go into… Read more »
Zimbabwe: UNFPA Supports Stepped-Up Efforts to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy in Zimbabwe
UNFPA
"I had sex thinking he loved me. But when I fell pregnant, I saw a very unexpected side of him," 20-year-old Olivia Nyangasi told UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive… Read more »
Namibia: Electricity Regulator to Host 9th Electricity Supply Industry Forum in Otjiwarongo
Namibia Economist
The Electricity Control Board (ECB) is set to host the 9th edition of the Namibia Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) Forum on 24 October in Otjiwarongo, Otjozondjupa region. Read more »
Malawi: Chakwera Scores Another Milestone - EU Resumes Budget Support to Malawi After 10 Years
Nyasa Times
In a remarkable turnaround for Malawi's economic landscape, President Lazarus Chakwera has successfully orchestrated the resumption of budget support from the European Union (EU)… Read more »
October 15
Mozambique: 9 Million Mozambicans Live Below the Poverty Line - What's Wrong With the National Budget and How to Fix It [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Mozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development index. This measures a country's progress based on key dimensions such as a long and healthy life and a decent standard… Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Fights Uphill Battle Against Ocean and Waterway Sewage Spills
Daily Maverick
Sewage contamination incidents around parts of Cape Town's coastline, and the City of Cape Town's marine outfalls in Camps Bay, Hout Bay and Green Point, where sewage is pumped… Read more »
South Africa: Reports of the Impending Death of Afrikaans Have Been Greatly Exaggerated [opinion]
Daily Maverick
Afrikaans is a uniquely southern African language. At least six million people in South Africa and Namibia speak Afrikaans, and there are probably many more of us (coloured people)… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Declares State of Disaster After Mbare Market Fire
New Zimbabwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster following a devastating fire that broke out at Zimbabwe's largest informal retail market, Mbare Musika last week. Read more »
Southern Africa: World News in Brief - 'Historic Drought' in Southern Africa, Human Rights in Tunisia, Accountability Essential for Pakistan Mineworker Killings
UN News
Nearly six and a half million people in southern Africa are starving because of an "historic drought" linked to last year's El Niño, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. Read more »
Mozambique: Podemos Accuses Frelimo of Planning to Grant Second Place to Renamo
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Preliminary counts indicate that Renamo and Podemos will have similar numbers of members of parliament; the one with the most seats will become the official opposition. In a letter… Read more »
Mozambique: Teacher and Member of the Provincial Assembly Detained in Maganja
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Aldino Material, a secondary school teacher who was standing for a further term as a member of the Zambézia Provincial Assembly, was detained by the police after he… Read more »
Mozambique: Fake Observer Caught Bribing Opposition Monitor To Ignore Frelimo Ballot Box Stuffing
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Several thousand Frelimo party activists have been accredited as observers, in order to stuff ballot boxes. One was trapped and caught dramatically in a Maganja da Costa,… Read more »
Namibia: International Shipping and New Sea Law
New Era
In response to a discernible realignment of international maritime interests in recent years, the shipping industry has undergone several formidable changes in technical… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zim Seeks More Insights Into Ai At India Meet
The Herald
Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services Minister Tatenda Mavetera is in New Delhi, India, for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) World… Read more »
Southern Africa: Cancer Leading Cause of Death in Zimbabwe
The Herald
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Zimbabwe: Zim in Rapid Growth Despite Sanctions - Minister Muswere
The Herald
Zimbabwe is experiencing rapid economic growth despite the punitive illegal sanctions imposed by the West since 2001, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr… Read more »
Zimbabwe: President Reassigns Two Cabinet Ministers
The Herald
President Mnangagwa has reassigned Cabinet Ministers Ambassador Fredrick Shava and Professor Amon Murwira with immediate effect. Professor Amon Murwira is now Foreign Affairs and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gokwe Fires Internal Auditor Over U.S.$80 Case , Splurges U.S.$6000 in Disciplinary Committee
The Herald
Gokwe Town Council has fired its internal auditor over a US$80 cost in repairs of an accident-damaged council vehicle, a development that has created sharp divisions after the… Read more »
Angola: Government Works to Reduce Cost of Living, Head of State Assures
ANGOP
The Head of State, João Lourenço, on Tuesday in Luanda Province, announced in the Parliament that a set of measures and actions are being done with the aim to reduce… Read more »
Namibia: Swapo Challenges Urgent Application Against Extraordinary Congress Decision, Labels It As Abusive
Namibian
Swapo has labelled an urgent application against the party about its decision to hold an extraordinary party congress next year as abusive. Read more »
Zimbabwe: International Day of Rural Women - Authorities Urged to Act On Climate Crisis Impacting Rural Women's Livelihoods
New Zimbabwe
RIGHTS groups have called upon the government to address climate change impacts on rural women emphasising their critical role in building climate resilience through sustainable… Read more »
South Africa: Education Department Fails to Pay Water and Electricity Bills - Parents Shut Down School in Protest
GroundUp
Failure to pay Msunduzi Municipality is a violation of human rights, say parents Read more »
South Africa: Ray Mccauley, the Bodybuilder Turned Pastor Who Introduced the Prosperity Gospel to a New South Africa [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
News of the passing of South African pastor Ray McCauley on 8 October was met by a flood of tributes from across the spectrum of society, from President Cyril Ramaphosa to everyday… Read more »
Africa: South Africa's 36.1% Electricity Price Hike for 2025 - Why the Power Utility Eskom's Request Is Unrealistic [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa's state-owned electricity company, Eskom, has applied to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa to approve a 36.1% electricity price hike from April 2025, a… Read more »
Mozambique: Observers and Journalists Prevented From Observing District Count
Mozambique News Reports And Clippings
Journalists and observers have been barred from attending some counts of the results at district level in Inhambane, Gaza, Niassa and Nampula. Read more »
