October 02
Namibia: Petrol Price Goes Up Again in October, Diesel Remains the Same
Namibian
Petrol prices will go up by N$1.50 per litre on Wednesday, while diesel prices will remain the same for the month of October. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi Unveils Plans for New Railway Link to Tanzania As Transport Costs Squeeze Consumers
Nyasa Times
Malawi has dramatically ramped up plans to build a brand new north-bound railway connecting the landlocked nation to the Tanzania-Zambia rail network, in a bold bid to slash… Read more »
Namibia: Namibia Gas Insights [opinion]
Namibian
Beyond a Gas Master Plan: Planning for the Life of Namibia's Gas System Read more »
October 01
Namibia: NamPower Targets 70% Renewable Power By 2030
Namibian
Utility plans major solar, wind, battery projects Read more »
Mozambique: Government Denies Reports of Fuel Shortage
AIM
Mozambique's the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy (MIREME) denies that the country is facing another fuel shortage despite long queues of vehicles at filling stations in… Read more »
South Africa: City Power Warns of Cable Theft Fires - South African News Briefs - October 1, 2026 [press review]
allAfrica
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Angola: Angola's Social Security Enrolls Over 3.4 Million Workers As System Expands
ANGOP
More than 3.4 million Angolan workers are now enrolled in the nation's mandatory social security system, the Secretary of State for Labor and Social Security Pedro José… Read more »
Angola: Minister of Transport Highlights Private Sector's Commitment to Infrastructures
ANGOP
The minister of transport, Ricardo de Abreu, on Wednesday (30) in Luanda highlighted the strong engagement of the private sector in transnational infrastructure investment, a fact… Read more »
Mozambique: Volume of Currency Trading Reached 5.73 Billion Dollars
AIM
Mozambique's foreign exchange market has recorded a high volume of currency trading between January and August of this year, with commercial banks purchasing 5.73 billion US… Read more »
Mozambique: Bank of Mozambique Holds Interest Rate At 9.25 Percent
AIM
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, has decided to continue keeping its benchmark interest rate, known as the MIMO rate,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: IPEC Says Projects Must Guarantee Returns Before Accessing Pension Funds
New Zimbabwe
THE Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) says it will only support bankable projects that can guarantee a return on investment, sending a clear message to policymakers and… Read more »
South Africa: VC Shares Insights On UCT's Adoption of AI
UCT
The era of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm, and reimagining a future where universities shift gear and leverage AI for its constituents' and societal… Read more »
South Africa: R20 Sugar Saving Highlights SA's Food Affordability Crisis As Grants Fall Short
Daily Maverick
A R20 saving on value-brand sugar exposes how packaging and marketing can drive up food prices, while civil society urges the government to rethink grants and its nutrition policy. Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's Fuel Shortage Is a Forex Crisis Wearing a Different Face
Nyasa Times
There is a particular kind of queue that tells you more about the state of a nation than any government press release. It forms outside a filling station, it does not move for… Read more »
Botswana: Gaolathe Hails Private Sector Investment in Education
Botswana Daily News
Botswana needs people who can take knowledge and convert it into enterprise, stronger institutions, better services and solutions to real problems. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimra Collects U.S.$4.71bn in First Half of 2026, Beats Target By 16 Percent
New Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) collected US$4.71 billion in net revenue during the first half of 2026, exceeding its target by 16.14% and recording a 46.73% increase… Read more »
September 30
Zimbabwe: Supreme Court Ruling Opens Direct Labour Court Route for Dismissed Workers
New Zimbabwe
The Supreme Court has ruled that workers dismissed under registered employment codes can appeal directly to the Labour Court without first going through a labour officer, settling… Read more »
Africa: All of Africa Today - September 30, 2026 [press review]
allAfrica
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South Africa: South Africa's Roads Agency Dismisses Claim That '80 Percent of Its Staff Is Foreign Nationals'
Africa Check
South Africa's roads agency dismisses claim that '80% of its staff is foreign nationals' Read more »
Namibia: Speaker Kuugongelwa-Amadhila Recuses Herself From N$579m Dbn Debt Query
Namibian
National Assembly speaker Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila on Wednesday declared a conflict of interest and recused herself from questions regarding a N$579-million Development Bank of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Four Killed, 22 Injured in Two Road Accidents
263Chat
Four people were killed while 22 others were injured in two separate road traffic accidents along the Harare-Bulawayo and Bulawayo-Beitbridge roads on Wednesday. Read more »
Mozambique: Government Approves Changes to Fiscal Regulations
AIM
Mozambican Government has approved amendments to regulations governing Corporate Income Tax (IRPC), value Added Tax (VAT) and Personal Income Tax (IRPS), "aimed at improving the… Read more »
South Africa: Blunt-Force Justice - New Bill Proposes Excessive Punishment for Artisanal Mining
Daily Maverick
The General (Mining) Laws Amendment Bill proposes penalties of up to 30 years' imprisonment and a R100-million fine for unlicensed mining. But the Bill fails to distinguish between… Read more »
South Africa: Our Research Measures the Real Cost of Coal Mines to People and Planet [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The longer it takes to transition away from fossil fuels such as coal, the more costs accrue as climate change accelerates. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Seeks to Turn UAE Trade Boom Into Broader Export Growth
263Chat
Zimbabwe's rapidly expanding trade relationship with the United Arab Emirates is creating new opportunities for exporters, but businesses will need to diversify beyond minerals and… Read more »
