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Corruption and Weak Borders Drive Cartel Expansion Across Africa
Latin American drug trafficking groups are deepening their presence in Africa, turning the continent into a key transit route for cocaine and…
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Mbeki Denies Deal to Protect Apartheid-Era South African Generals
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has rejected claims that he secretly met former apartheid-era military and police generals to block prosecutions…
Southern-Africa
Contaminated Water in South Africa’s Tshwane Raises Public Health Concerns
A restored chlorine supply has allowed the city to reopen the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant, but residents in Bronkhorstspruit and nearby areas…
East-Africa
Malawian Preacher Bushiri Celebrates Court Ruling on His Extradition
A High Court ruling blocking the extradition of self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife to South Africa has been welcomed by…
Southern-Africa
What South African Voters Need to Do Before Local Elections
As South Africa’s local government elections approach, voters are once again hearing familiar promises: councillors will fix potholes, end water outages and…
East-Africa
Malawian Government Says Mutharika Remains in South Africa
The government has pushed back against reports that President Peter Mutharika traveled to India for medical treatment, urging the public to depend…
Southern-Africa
South Africa Deputy Police Chief Resigns Following Criminal Charges
Deputy National Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Shadrack Sibiya has resigned from the police service while facing disciplinary proceedings over serious sexual-offence allegations.…
Southern-Africa
South African Government Seeks Court Guidance on Proposed Asylum Reforms
South Africa’s government plans to ask the courts to clarify how it must give effect to a Constitutional Court ruling on asylum…
Southern-Africa
South Africa scraps asylum directive after controversy over implementation
South Africa has abandoned a directive that expanded the number of asylum applications refugee reception offices were required to process, following violent…
Southern-Africa
Zuma Remains Hospitalized at a South African Hospital
Former South African president Jacob Zuma remains in a private Pietermaritzburg hospital, as differing reports continue to circulate about his condition following…
East-Africa
South African Navi Pillay Wins the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize
South African jurist and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has received the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize in…
