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[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- The annual report released Wednesday by Amnesty International paints a dismal picture of human rights repression and international rule-breaking worldwide, all in the midst of deepening global inequality and an escalating cl...

[GroundUp] Using vials and syringes instead of pens can lead to insulin dosing errors which can be fatal

[UNFPA] Prisca,* a 22-year-old young woman who lives in Chiredzi Rural, Zambia, has faced a harrowing ordeal. One night, while asleep in a room with two toddlers, an unknown man broke into her family home. What followed was a terrifying struggle for ...

[263Chat] Amnesty International has declared a critical moment for international law, citing rampant violations by governments and corporate entities.

[GroundUp] 100 shacks demolished by JMPD in Rabie Ridge on Saturday

[GroundUp] Tsegaye Esyas says he was duped into confessing that he was in South Africa illegally

[GroundUp] But the right of prisoners to vote has at times been resisted by the government and the Independent Electoral Commission

[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) applauds the progressive agreement to halt the retrenchments of 6 000 workers at the South African Post Office (SAPO). This profound agreement provides relief and hope to thousands of SAPO ...

[263Chat] In the wake of the devastating El Nino-induced drought in Zimbabwe, CARE International has issued a plea for urgent assistance to help the 2.7 million people facing food insecurity in the country.

[VOA] Gaborone, Botswana -- Botswana says it has rejected a proposal to accept asylum-seekers from the United Kingdom, an arrangement similar to the one Rwanda has agreed to.

[GroundUp] But Industrial Development Corporation funding for the project in KwaZulu-Natal is coming to an end

[ISS] With their leading roles regionally and in the G20 and COP30, a Brazil-South Africa partnership could prompt useful south-south ties.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa needs everyday champions. We have seen the impact they have on hope and positivity, on businesses, demonstrating that the current doesn't always move in one direction.

[COSATU] The Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) celebrates the life of the late President of the African National Congress (ANC), Isithwalandwe/ Seaparankoe Oliver Reginald Tambo as we honour the 31st anniversary of his passing. As we na...

[The Herald] THE Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) says the global satellite internet provider, Starlink, which is owned by American tycoon, Mr Elon Musk, has applied to operate in the country.

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[New Zimbabwe] The government has revealed that over 6 148 have been arrested in the past four months for supplying and using drugs and substances as it intensifies its response to the scourge.

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[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Malawi and its development partners are trying something new to help the country's most vulnerable women and girls get out of extreme poverty. Besides enhancing their socio-economic status, a new three-year program will stre...

[New Zimbabwe] The Reserve Bank Governor (RBZ) John Mushayavanhu has said fuel pricing is being negotiated with suppliers and the outcome of the meetings will soon be made public.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Mozambique signed two legal instruments on Tuesday, in the Mozambican city of Maputo, to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- The volume of business between Angola and Indonesia has risen from USD 1.5 billion to USD 1.6 billion in the last five years, said Tuesday in Luanda Province the Indonesian ambassador to the country, Wisnu Edi Pratignyo.

[The Herald] Zimbabwean archaeologist Shadreck Chirikure, who is Edward Hall Professor of Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, is among four outstanding research leaders awarded a major European Research Council grant which he will use...

[The Conversation Africa] Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburg's literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbear...

[The Conversation Africa] One of my favourite statues is the one of Nelson Mandela at the Sandton City shopping centre in Johannesburg. Larger than life, its oversized bronze shoes shimmer in the evening light, polished by the hands of many passersby...

[AIM] Maputo -- The Political Commission of Mozambique's ruling Frelimo Party on Monday announced that it has called an extraordinary meeting of the party's full Central Committee for 3 May with the sole purpose of choosing the Frelimo candidate for ...

[New Era] The Telecom Sports Grounds in Windhoek hosted the U/15 group matches of the MTC HopSol Youth League over the weekend.

[New Era] The Trade Union Congress of Namibia (Tucna) will interrogate the government's actions on economic transformation, job-creation and resource redistribution at its upcoming elective congress.

[VOA] Mount Hampden, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean authorities responded swiftly to the recent decline in the new gold-backed currency by apprehending illicit moneychangers and closing the bank accounts of businesses accused of exclusively dealing in U.S. d...