[FAO] How communities are bringing fish back to one of Malawi's lakes

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT claims it has secured 100 million litres of petrol, enough to last the entire festive season.

[GroundUp] A couple in Level Two informal settlement in Khayelitsha, Cape Town are growing vegetables on a small plot next to their home to feed their family and a local soup kitchen. They say they cleared the area that had once been used as a dump s...

[IPS] Lilongwe, Malawi -- When a former deputy speaker of Parliament shot himself dead within the National Assembly buildings in Lilongwe in September 2021, it shook Malawi. It also turned attention to the mental health burden in the country.

[New Frame] Mukanya's heart will always reside in Zimbabwe, but calling out politicians in his music has made it difficult for him to live there. He is also ready to pass on the mantle.

[Nyasa Times] A taskforce has been formed to look into data charges for internet in the country.

[GroundUp] Environmentalists and community groups assemble expert evidence

[New Zimbabwe] LISTED agro-industrial giant Tongaat Huletts has reported a 56% exports decline.

[GroundUp] Inmates inside the Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Facility in Pretoria have described conditions as inhumane, dangerous and a health hazard.

[Nyasa Times] Drama ensued at Zomba Magistrate Court where the police re-arrested firebrand political activist and anti-Tonse Alliance government demonstrations, Bon Kalindo, barely minutes after the court granted him bail.

[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, who is current SADC Chairperson, has called for united and refocused efforts in the implementation of SADC programmes and vision.

[Nyasa Times] The Ministry of Health on Monday launched the 9.2 mosquito nets distribution programme in Mzuzu.

[Nyasa Times] The United States Government's partnership with Malawi -- under the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (SEED) project -- has reached a milestone as two firms have awarded contracts to construct 38 rural secondary schools acro...

[Nyasa Times] JTI Malawi Leaf Limited has partnered with the Ministry of Labour in promoting decent work that respects human rights of workers, including tobacco farmers.

[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Chief Resident Magistrate Court on Monday granted bail to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Thyolo Central, Ben Malunga Phiri, who is being accused of pocketing K262 million from the Ministry of Ge...

[GroundUp] The deadline for fixing the Potsdam sewage works has been pushed out to 2028, in spite of fears that effluent from the sewage works is contributing to the pollution of the Milnerton Lagoon in Cape Town. The lagoon has been effectively clos...

[Daily Maverick] Paul Hoffman SC is a director of Accountability Now. He was lead counsel in the Glenister litigation.

[Govt of SA] Parliament's Presiding Officers, the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, and the Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, wish President Cyril Ramaphosa well following news that he test...

[Daily Maverick] 'Tis the season to be merry, and Shoprite non-executive director Christo Wiese is feeling bullish about the company he founded more than 40 years ago.

[Daily Maverick] Most of South Africa's white rhinos live on private ranches. But not everyone thinks that's a good idea.

[Govt of SA] The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Fund together with the Department of Social Development (DSD) commissioned a Panel of Experts (Panel) to examine the salience and feasibilit...

[CAJ News] MISS South Africa, Lalela Mswane, finished in the top three at the 70th Miss Universe pageant held in Eilat, Israel in the early hours of Monday.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Mineral Resources and Energy, Mr Sahlulele Luzipo, is saddened to learn about the death of a mine worker at the Kusasalethu Operation of Harmony Gold in West Rand, Gauteng.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa appreciates the well wishes he is receiving from various quarters following his COVID-19 positive result.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements has welcomed Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi's recommitment to corruption-free service delivery and the eradication of poor performance in the delivery of sustainable and impactful human settleme...

[Govt of SA] Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has accepted a set of recommendations by the Consultative Advisory Forum (CAF) appointed to advise on the West Coast Rock Lobster fishery.

[Govt of SA] Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has approved a temporary extension of operating times at front offices by two and a half hours from 08:00 to 17:30 from today, Monday, 13 December to Thursday 30 December 2021 to deal with the hi...

[SAnews.gov.za] The South African National Parks (SANParks) reported over the weekend that its rhino dehorning team made a gruesome discovery of a badly mutilated female rhino in the south of the Kruger National Park (KNP).

[Govt of SA] Minister Kubayi and MEC Sibiya respond to KZN Military Veterans housing challenges

[Govt of SA] Remarks by the Minister of Social Development, Ms Lindiwe Zulu, MP on the occasion of the Basic Income Support Webinar