March 20
South Africa: More Than 100 Law Firms Defrauded the Road Accident Fund
GroundUp
Special Investigating Unit tells Parliament duplicate payments to lawyers amounted to R340-million Read more »
Southern Africa: African Commission Calls for Guidelines to Adapt African Media Policy to Digital Era [press release]
MISA
The Commission's resolution highlights the pressing need to update African media policy for the digital age. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Energy Minister Says Zimbabwe Has Lost 6,000 Transformers to Vandalism
New Zimbabwe
ENERGY and Power Development Minister, July Moyo, has said that the nation is grappling with transmission infrastructure due to vandalism, which has seen 6,000 transformers stolen. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Teachers Threaten to Down Tools, Demand Review of Salaries Before March 28
New Zimbabwe
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) says it is planning a protest next week Friday to express its dissatisfaction with poor salaries. Read more »
March 19
Malawi: Malawi's Economic Crisis Pushes Prices Beyond the Reach of Struggling Population
RFI
Lilongwe, Milawi - In Milawi's capital city of Lilongwe, Charles Kabenan desciribed his recent experience when visiting a shop to purchase building materials. The previous day, the… Read more »
South Africa: Extreme Heat Warning for Western Cape - South African News Briefs - March 19, 2025
allAfrica
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Africa: SA Should Exit Agoa Before Being Pushed, Warns Citi MD
Daily Maverick
Citi South Africa MD Gina Schoeman believes that SA should negotiate an Agoa exit before we get kicked out, so we can beat investors at their rand-weakening game. Read more »
South Africa: One Day Left Until the Sassa Gold Card Stops Working
SAnews.gov.za
Social grant beneficiaries who have not replaced their South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) gold cards with the new Postbank black cards, have only one day left to make the… Read more »
South Africa: Armed Gangs Target Five Cape Town Schools, Demand 10% of Teachers' Salaries
GroundUp
Police have made no arrests Read more »
Zimbabwe: Tragic Accident Claims Lives On Bulawayo Road
The Herald
Several people are feared dead, and others are seriously injured following a tragic accident involving a commuter omnibus and a truck in the early hours along Bulawayo Road in… Read more »
Namibia: Over 900 Households Registered for Conditional Basic Income Grant in Oshikoto
Namibian
A TOTAL total of 963 households have been enrolled in the Conditional Basic Income Grant (CBIG) programme in the Oshikoto region. Read more »
Angola: Angolan Govt Launches Tender for Operation of Cabinda, Soyo Maritime and River Terminals
ANGOP
A public tender for the concession to operate port services at the Maritime Passenger and Cargo Terminals at the Port of Cabinda and the River Terminal at the Port of Soyo was… Read more »
Malawi: Malawi's Broken Promise - 'From Hope to Crisis' [opinion]
Nyasa Times
When Lazarus Chakwera swept to power in 2020, Malawians hoped for a clean break, an end to corruption and a revival of the economy. Instead, four and half years later the country… Read more »
South Africa: Metro Police Block Roads in Protest Over Working Conditions
GroundUp
City of Ekhurhuleni says the protest is unlawful Read more »
South Africa: Treasury and Sassa Granted Leave to Appeal Ruling On SRD Grant
GroundUp
"Due to the complexity and seriousness of this case...it deserves the attention of the Supreme Court of Appeal," says Judge Leonard Twala Read more »
South Africa: What Does It Mean for Health? SAMRC Experts Weigh in On Budget 2025
spotlight
While the 2025 national budget boosts health spending, researchers from the South African Medical Research Council stress the need for strong accountability measures. They also… Read more »
Malawi: From Passion to Prosperity - How Neema Kaimila Mkangama Transformed Her Business and Found Balance [press release]
Graça Machel Trust
For years, Neema Kaimila Mkangama had been running on empty. Her days at Neema's Beauty Bar started early and stretched long into the evening. She was always working - always… Read more »
Namibia: Paratus Expands With N$327 Million, but Profits Lag Behind
Namibian
Paratus Namibia Holdings continues its aggressive expansion, driving strong revenue growth but facing profitability challenges due to rising costs and investment-heavy strategies. Read more »
South Africa: Macpherson Takes On Second Leg of Listening Tour in Upington
SAnews.gov.za
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson will on Thursday launch the next leg of his Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) listening tour in Upington in the… Read more »
Southern Africa: Revolutionary Comrades - Relations Between North Korea and Southern Africa [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Botswana: Regulate Agriculture Profession - Baspa
The Patriot
To alleviate high unemployment besieging the agriculture graduates, Botswana Agricultural Sciences Professionals Association (BASPA) is calling on government to regulate the… Read more »
Namibia: Power Outage Plunges Opuwo, Orumana, Okangwati Into Darkness
Namibian
The areas of Opuwo, Okangwati, and Orumana have been without power since Monday due to an outage at the Namibia Power Corporation (NamPower) substation at Ruacana. Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC and EU Launch the Information Portal to Improve Market Access Under the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (Epa) [document]
SADC
On 17th March 2025, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the European Union (EU) through the SADC Trade Facilitation Programme… Read more »
South Africa: Prasa Can't Say When Durban's Northern Coast Line Will Open Again
GroundUp
Agreement not yet reached between Transnet and PRASA Read more »
South Africa: After the Bell - Corporate Execs Play Musical Chairs While SA's Banks Stand Still
Daily Maverick
It's a bit of a joke in journalism that a single event is happenstance, but if it happens twice, suddenly it's a 'trend'. It would be hard to make a case that a few instances of… Read more »
