June 03
Southern Africa: SADC Sounds Alarm Over Looming Region-Wide Hunger
Namibian
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has called for urgent and coordinated regional action to strengthen food security, climate resilience and agricultural systems. Read more »
South Africa: Judgment Looms in Deadly Usindiso Fire Trial - South African News Briefs - June 3, 2026
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Zimbabwe: Chinese Nationals Flee Haroni River After Exposé - As Community Welcomes Government Intervention
New Zimbabwe
CHINESE nationals who devastated parts of Haroni River through illegal riverbed mining have fled and left their Rusitu Valley camp empty after being exposed in a collaborative… Read more »
Namibia: Govt Suspends 15 000 Unverified Pensions
Namibian
The government has temporarily suspended the grants of 15 825 old-age pension beneficiaries whose names could not be verified on the National Population Registry System. Read more »
Africa: Tax Data Can Be Mined to Shape Better Policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia Show How [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Bilateral aid to Africa fell by nearly a quarter in 2025, the largest annual decline in the history of official development assistance. Meanwhile, sovereign debt interest payments… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Treasury Reaffirms Grain Import Levies As GMAZ Legal Challenge Loses Momentum
263Chat
Efforts by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) to portray Government's grain import levy framework introduced under Statutory Instrument 87 of 2025 as legally… Read more »
South Africa: General Fuel Levy Reduction Cushions Consumers
SAnews.gov.za
While petrol consumers will face an increase in prices from today, government's reduction in the general fuel levy will actively cushion South Africans against even steeper hikes… Read more »
South Africa: Government Welcomes Drop in Diesel Prices
SAnews.gov.za
Government has welcomed the drop in diesel prices of between R2.62 and R3.25 per litre, effective Wednesday. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Treasury Backs Grain Levy Framework As GMAZ Court Challenge Faces Fresh Hurdles
New Zimbabwe
EFFORTS by the Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) to challenge the grain import levy framework as legally abandoned have suffered a setback after fresh Treasury… Read more »
Namibia: Private Credit Extension Moves to Highest Level
New Era
With a resurgence largely driven by a surge in overdraft lending across both households and corporates, Namibia's Private Sector Credit Extension (PSCE) has shown its strongest… Read more »
Angola: Police in Nzeto Seize Truck With 35,000 Liters of Kerosene
ANGOP
A tanker truck loaded with 35,000 liters of kerosene was seized in the early hours of Tuesday in the town of Nzeto, Zaire province, for alleged fuel smuggling to neighboring DRC. Read more »
Botswana: Skills Shortage Threaten Investment Drive
Botswana Daily News
Botswana's plans to attract foreign investment and transform its economy are being undermined by a growing shortage of critical skills, a challenge that government now considers… Read more »
Namibia: Transnamib Rail Safety Review Backs Reforms After Rovos Derailment
Namibian
TransNamib says an independent investigation into the Rovos Rail passenger train derailment near Keetmanshoop has reinforced the need for continued improvements in rail safety and… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Meikles Considers Exit From Hospitality Sector Through Disposal
New Zimbabwe
Meikles Limited is considering exiting the hospitality sector after announcing that it is engaged in discussions regarding the potential disposal of its remaining interest in… Read more »
South Africa: Steenhuisen Moves to Allow Introduction of Avian Influenza Vaccinations
SAnews.gov.za
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has stepped in to amend the Animal Diseases Regulations (R.2026 of 1986) to allow the introduction of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)… Read more »
Namibia: Telecom CEO Takes Up Regional Executive Role
Namibian
The appointment follows a competitive regional recruitment process and will see Shanapinda lead the organisation responsible for promoting regulatory harmonisation and cooperation… Read more »
Southern Africa: 'Democratising' the Environmental Impacts of the Ai Data Beast
Daily Maverick
Amid the global scramble to build more AI data centres, scholars from the United Nations University are calling for greater public transparency and stricter government oversight to… Read more »
South Africa: The SARS Penalty Trap - How Institutional Reporting Errors Punish Blameless Taxpayers
Daily Maverick
Incorrect source codes by financial institutions prevent tax return processing, resulting in unjust fines for taxpayers, raising concerns about systemic issues. Read more »
South Africa: Public Servants' Pension Money - The R88bn Question Behind the Pic's Isibaya Portfolio
Daily Maverick
The Public Investment Corporation's Isibaya portfolio was meant to do more than make money. It was supposed to help build the country by funding infrastructure, supporting… Read more »
South Africa: Committee Scrutinises Progress in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Containment Efforts [press release]
Parliament of South Africa
The Department of Agriculture briefed the Select Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Mineral Resources on 2 June on the outcomes of the recent foot and mouth disease (FMD)… Read more »
South Africa: Work Continues to Improve Young People's Access to the Labour Market
SAnews.gov.za
As the country commemorates Youth Month in June government continues to work towards improving young people's access to the labour market and economy, Deputy Minister in the… Read more »
South Africa: Eskom to Strengthen Forensic Capabilities
SAnews.gov.za
Eskom says it is advancing its forensic investigations backlog project with the issuing of an Invitation to Tender/Request for Proposal for the provision of forensic and… Read more »
June 02
Africa: All of Africa Today - June 2, 2026
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South Africa: SA Remains On Track to Meet Fiscal Targets, Says Treasury DG
SAnews.gov.za
South Africa remains on course to meet its fiscal targets despite the economic uncertainty created by the recent conflict in the Middle East, National Treasury Director-General… Read more »
Malawi: Paypal Introduces Digital Dollar to Malawi and Other African Countries
Nyasa Times
American online payment company PayPal has introduced a new digital currency called PayPal USD (PYUSD) in Malawi and 26 other African countries. Read more »
