Southern-Africa
South Africa’s inflation rises to near two-year high
South Africa’s underlying inflation pressures strengthened in May, a development closely watched for clues about where prices — and interest rates —…
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Africas
Southern-Africa
50 Years After South Africa’s 1976 Uprising, the Legacy Still Resonates
Fifty years after the streets of Soweto erupted in a student uprising that reshaped South Africa’s history, a new initiative is taking…
World
Africa’s health agency says Ebola vaccine could arrive by end of 2026
A widening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has drawn urgent promises of help from global and regional health leaders,…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s New Ambassador Meyer Presents Credentials to President Trump
Seasoned political negotiator Roelf Meyer formally presented his credentials to President Donald Trump on Thursday, stepping in as South Africa’s new ambassador…
Southern-Africa
HIV Shot Faces South Africa’s Weakened Healthcare Delivery System
South Africa will begin offering the twice-yearly HIV prevention shot lenacapavir (LEN) on June 5, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi announced, hailing a…
East-Africa
Botswana Repeals Anti-Gay Laws as Africa’s Crackdown Widens
Botswana has scrapped the sections of its penal code that outlawed same-sex relations, a decisive move that cements one of the continent’s…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Faces Mounting Push for Impeachment
South Africa’s political temperature rose sharply after the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to relaunch impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, reigniting the…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s President Refuses to Resign as Impeachment Calls Grow
Defying mounting pressure, President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will stay in office after the Constitutional Court’s judgment on the Section 89 impeachment…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Constitutional Court Overturns Vote Shielding President Ramaphosa
South Africa’s top court has struck down Parliament’s 2022 move to halt impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, ruling the decision unconstitutional…
Southern-Africa
Wave of Protests Revives South Africa’s Familiar Anti-Migrant Backlash
Echoing through the streets of Johannesburg and Pretoria, wave after wave of self-styled civic groups has marched in recent years with near-identical…
Southern-Africa
South Africa’s Freedom Day Sparks Debate: Celebrate or Commiserate?
As South Africa marks Freedom Day, celebrations share space with sober reflection. Thirty-two years after the country’s first democratic election, many proudly…
