[Daily Maverick] Investors had high hopes for the JSE in 2020. After a lacklustre five years, ending December 2019, when the JSE managed subpar returns of 6% and barely beat inflation, it was hoped that 2020 would be the year of recovery. Instead, it...

[Nyasa Times] Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma) on Wednesday announced measures to deal with the impending Tropical Cyclone Chalane which is already in the Country.

[263Chat] Newly elected MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has taken control of the party and immediately hit the ground running by announcing new members of the party's national executive and national standing committee.

[263Chat] The long awaited most talked about musical performance in 2020 will now take place on 2 January 2021. The Best of Both Worlds show which is taking place at the Harare International Conference Centre will be exclusively available on Gateway ...

[The Herald] The Meteorological Services Department has advised that the Tropical Depression Chalane which made landfall north of Beira in early hours of today and started moving westward towards Zimbabwe, has reduced strength but heavy rains and str...

[New Zimbabwe] A ZIMBABWE-born nurse, Judith Machiwenyika, now based in the UK, has been honoured with an MBE in the 2021 Queen's New Year Honours list for her services to the minority, particularly during the Covid-19 response.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angolans have been urged to strictly respect for the rules on the Situation of State of Calamity, ahead of the New Year celebrations.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola recorded sixty-two new positive cases of Covid-19, two deaths and 232 recoveries, in the last 24 hours.

[Nyasa Times] Five judges of the High Court of Malawi, who presided over the landmark May 21 2019 presidential election nullification petition, and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale, who is also a High Court judge...

[Cosafa] Zimbabwe have been forced to put their preparations for the African Nations Championship finals (CHAN) on hold after nine members of the squad tested positive for COVID-19 when the team re-grouped after Christmas on Monday.

[263Chat] Prominent Businessman and Arts and music promoter Paul Shambare affectionately known as Elder Shambare has broken new boundaries after receiving three Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the International Institute of Philanthropy, Internationa...

[Daily Maverick] Could it really be that the year everyone wants to forget is also the year our roll of dishonour is longer than usual? Ben Trovato rounds up our fellow countrymen violating every law, commandment or tenet of basic human decency

[SAnews.gov.za] Leading experts in South Africa's vaccine procurement strategy say while securing a COVID-19 vaccine is top of the country's agenda, it is not a magic bullet that will end the pandemic.

[Daily Maverick] When South Africa went into lockdown expectant mothers had to give birth in the middle of a pandemic. Some of them share their experiences of birth and motherhood in a masked and socially distanced world.

[The Exchange] Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube delivered an optimistic 2021 $426 billion worth national budget. The upcoming year's budget under the theme: Building Resilience and Sustainable Economic Recovery, is meant to be a gateway for a...

[Namibian] The Namibia Meteorological Service is warning Namibians to brace themselves for widespread and heavy rainstorms of more than 50 millimetres over the northern, central and eastern areas of the country from 31 December until 2 January.

[Namibian] Namibia and Botswana have committed to follow the necessary steps to ensure that justice is done following the recent incident in which the Botswana Defence Force killed three Namibians and a Zambian national along the Chobe River border b...

[Daily Maverick] South Africa should benefit from a cyclical viewpoint, but for industry players and local experts longer-term structural issues locally remain a concern, and a huge one at that.

[CAJ News] Maputo, Mozambique -- AFTER years of struggling to generate enough energy for its domestic market, Mozambique is on the verge of an energy revolution.

[Daily Maverick] He held out for transport back from 'snooty' Tokai, and now he wants chelsea buns and beer.

[The Herald] South Africa is not closing its land borders under new Covid-19 lockdown Level 3, but will deploy more staff to improve the flow of human and vehicular traffic in the fist two weeks of January, SA Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaled...

[New Zimbabwe] Newly elected MDC-T president, Douglas Mwonzora has scoffed at repeated claims by political rivals that he and colleagues in the opposition party were on the Zanu PF-led government's payroll.

[AIM] Maputo -- At least 1.2 million people in the central Mozambican provinces of Sofala and Manica are likely to be affected by tropical cyclone Chalane, which since the early hours of Wednesday has been battering the city of Beira, causing strong ...

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has as of Wednesday recorded a staggering 17 710 new cases - bringing the country's cumulative total of COVID-19 cases to 1 039 161, indicating a positivity rate of 33%.

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE Wednesday banned all unsanctioned New Year's eve parties sternly warning citizens the country is still under strict Covid-19 lockdown measures.

[Nyasa Times] There is discontentment in the barracks as soldiers are not pleased with the recent appointment by President Lazarus Chakwera of Major General Paul Phiri as Deputy Commander of the Malawi Defence Forces (MDF), Nyasa Times has establishe...

[The Herald] THE unfortunate development in the Warriors camp where 14 people have tested positive for Covid-19 comes at a time when there was some hope for the sport in the country as there was progress being made in terms of resumption.

[The Herald] African Agenda

[The Herald] France-based Zimbabwe international football star Tino Kadewere says he was not surprised by his meteoric rise in Europe this year.

[New Zimbabwe] Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) credit extensions to the government have declined significantly indicating a departure from the past tendencies which overwhelmed the bank.