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…
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Southern Africa
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…
Southern-Africa
South Africa Withdraws Asylum Directive Following Violent Protests
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has withdrawn its directive governing asylum applications after anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban escalated into…
East-Africa
Mutharika’s South Africa Trips Fuel Health Rumours Across Malawi
President Peter Mutharika’s frequent and unexplained journeys to South Africa have intensified questions about his health, as opposition leaders press for evidence…
East-Africa
MSF Expands Migrant Aid as Thousands More Leave South Africa
Thousands of migrants have departed South Africa after targeted attacks and mounting pressure from anti-migrant groups calling for undocumented migrants to leave.…
East-Africa
Zambia Set to Sign Revised Health Deal With United States
Zambia is poised to sign a five-year, U.S.$1.5 billion health funding agreement with the United States after reaching a resolution over the…
Southern-Africa
Namibia Takes Steps to Contain Outbreak After EU Suspends Meat Imports
Namibia is moving to contain a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in the //Kharas Region after President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah warned that the spread could…
Southern-Africa
Anti-Migrant Vigilantes Disrupt South Africa’s Reopening of Asylum Applications
Tension erupted at the Home Affairs Refugee Reception Centre in Durban when about 15 anti-immigrant demonstrators confronted asylum seekers waiting in line.…
East-Africa
Hailstorm Leaves a Trail of Destruction in Zimbabwean Town
Large hailstones battered Masvingo in southeastern Zimbabwe, damaging homes, vehicles and other property. Residents said unusually large chunks of ice struck the…
East-Africa
Malawi Proposal Calls for Major Changes to Vice Presidency
A proposed constitutional overhaul could fundamentally reshape Malawi’s Vice-Presidency, including ending the automatic transfer of presidential powers to the Vice-President. Lilongwe resident…
East-Africa
Zimbabwean Tycoon and Wife to Be Buried Following Fatal Crash
Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo and his wife, Lucy Muteke, were killed last Wednesday when the Bell 430 helicopter carrying them crashed near…
