News from Southern Africa, tracking political shifts, economic trends, and social issues across South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and neighboring states.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has admitted in a South African court to threatening a man with a gun and living in the country illegally.
Footage of Julius Malema discharging a firearm at a political rally became critical evidence in the case that led to his five-year prison sentence.
Violence have broken out in various areas in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Targeting businesses owned by foreign nationals, these clashes have led to store owners evacuating their places of business and an increased sense of unease within immigrant communities. Started since…
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – The President of Madagascar has unexpectedly dismissed the country’s prime minister and all government ministers, in a move that adds another layer to the island’s political transition after last year’s power change. Officials stated that president Michael…
Limpopo police arrested additional suspects this morning in connection with a major fraud and murder-for-insurance case involving a former police officer. Meanwhile, the Madlanga Commission continues to hear explosive testimony regarding high-level money laundering.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is wrapping up a two-day diplomatic visit to Brazil on March 10, aimed at strengthening trade ties and cooperation between the two major emerging economies.
CAPE TOWN, SA – The Africans for Africa Initiative (AFA) completed what they characterized as a week of highly engaging discussions at the Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa. Throughout the Mining Indaba, one of the continent’s most…
The North West Department of Agriculture is on high alert today with 138 confirmed cases of FMD. A mass vaccination rollout began this morning, and 16 out of 18 municipalities in the province are now under strict animal movement control.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, was arrested in Johannesburg on Thursday after a gardener at his Hyde Park residence was shot and left in critical condition, South African police confirmed.
A long-distance bus from Gauteng to Zimbabwe veered off the N1 highway near the border, leaving at least four dead and dozens injured as rescuers worked to free trapped passengers.
