March 21
Zambia: Communities Living Near Zambian Copper Mines Take Legal Action Against Mining Giant First Quantum Minerals Over Alleged Involuntary Resettlement of Thousands of People [press release]
Leigh Day
Villagers from farming and fishing communities in Zambia are taking legal action against Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals (FQM) claiming the company effectively… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ranks Third in Top 10 African Countries With the Highest Diesel Prices in March 2025
New Zimbabwe
Unlike last month, when diesel prices in Africa were reported to have been fluctuating, diesel prices in the continent for the current month seems stable. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa Holds Interest Rate At 7.5 Percent Amid Global Trade Uncertainty
Daba Finance
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South Africa: South Africa Has a Problem With People in the Public Service Lying About Their Qualifications - What Needs to Change [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
The persistent challenge of falsified or misrepresented qualifications in South Africa exposes serious shortcomings in recruitment and appointment processes. Although the scale of… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Calls On South Africans Not to Be Complacent This Human Rights Day [press release]
COSATU
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) joins millions of South Africans in honouring the memory of the protestors who were callously gunned down by the apartheid… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt to Crack Whip On Foreigners Invading Reserved Sectors
New Zimbabwe
IN a desperate bid to force the acceptance of local currency and curb the smuggling of counterfeit goods by small to medium enterprises (SMEs), the government is targeting a… Read more »
Namibia: Finance Ministry, BON Investigate Bank Charges
Namibian
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) and the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises have announced the formation of a joint committee to investigate and set maximums for the fees… Read more »
Zambia: Zambia's Fx Reserves Hit Record-High but Currency Woes Persist
Daba Finance
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Namibia: Windhoek-Rehoboth Bridge Bypass Road Completed
Namibian
A bypass road at a damaged bridge along the Windhoek-Rehoboth road has been completed and is ready for public use, Roads Authority (RA) spokesperson Hileni Filemon has confirmed. Read more »
Zimbabwe: DStv Gives Mzansi's Most Popular Podcasters Their Own TV Shows
New Zimbabwe
DStv has rewarded South Africa's top-performing podcasters with their own TV shows. Read more »
March 20
South Africa: City Power Hit by Multimillion-Rand Fraud - South African News Briefs - March 20, 2025
allAfrica
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South Africa: Big Oil Find in Limpopo? or Just False Hope?
GroundUp
Troubling questions for Booi Brothers about their exploration in Vhurivhuri Read more »
Angola: Over 18,000 Jobs Created in Angola in First Quarter of 2025
ANGOP
At least 18,850 jobs were created in Angola from January to March 2025, the Minister of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security, Teresa Rodrigues, said Thursday in Luanda. Read more »
South Africa: Government Adopts Improved Approach to Curb Road Crashes
SAnews.gov.za
Over the last two months, government has adopted an improved approach to managing road safety and it has resulted in a decrease in road crashes. Read more »
South Africa: Rates Held Steady in Face of Escalating Uncertainty and Trade Tensions
Daily Maverick
The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) is playing it cautious as levels of global uncertainty reach unprecedented levels due to US President Donald Trump's trade wars and other… Read more »
Malawi: Ethco Injects K2 Million Into Swam Indaba
Nyasa Times
Ethanol Company Limited (EthCo), a subsidiary of conglomerate Press Corporation Limited (PCL) has made a donation of K2 million to Sports Writers Association of Malawi (SWAM) for… Read more »
South Africa: Removal of Illegal Connections Sparks Protests in Khayelitsha
GroundUp
Residents of Social Distance informal settlement demand electricity supply Read more »
South Africa: Sassa Explains Why It Paid Grants to 75,000 Dead People
GroundUp
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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 »
