[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[SAIIA] Given the shifting landscape brought on by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and crises such as COVID-19, the SADC region has much to gain by strengthening the anticipatory and adaptive capacity of industrial policymaking.

[GroundUp] No progress since 2013 on Eastern Cape housing repair project

[Scrolla] At age eight, Panyaza Lesufi ducked and ran for his life when apartheid police randomly shot unarmed protesting students.

[MSF] Almost one million people are currently displaced in northern Mozambique after fleeing their homes in search of safety, due to the conflict that started in Cabo Delgado province in October 2017.

[WHO] Geneva -- WHO has ranked South Africa's vaccine regulatory system at a functional level of maturity, according to WHO's global classification system for national medical products regulatory authorities. This recognises that South Africa has a s...

[Capital FM] Kenya, Nairobi -- Former President Uhuru Kenyatta is among the African leaders who will mediate the African Union (AU)-led peace talks between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) after more ...

[Nyasa Times] President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has implored fellow politicians and ordinary Malawians to put aside politics and focus on developing the country.

[allAfrica] Cape Town --  

[The Conversation Africa] The Kingdom of Lesotho - a small landlocked country in southern Africa with a population of 2.1 million people - has failed to introduce key political reforms needed to bring stability to the country. This setback is the lat...

[The Exchange] The omens are good, with Zambia enjoying an abundance of goodwill from the international community and President Hakainde Hichilema acknowledged as a pragmatic economic custodian.

[The Exchange] Just weeks from the November scheduled COP 27 in Egypt, South Africa has officially announced plans to wean itself off its coal-dependency industries in under five years.

[Nyasa Times] A five-member team of weather and climate change researchers from France, Italy, Poland, Kenya and Tanzania has arrived in Malawi to understand how change in climate is affecting agricultural production and productivity among smallholde...

[Nyasa Times] The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday found Zambian national Kelby Roy Malambo guilty and convicted him on all the three charges he faced in the MK53m wildlife crime case.

[Scrolla] Loved and Lost: Samuel Tshabalala (1957-2022)

[263Chat] Addressing journalists during a training on outbreaks and immunisation, Expanded Program and Immunisation Manager Colline Chigodo said they are targeting all children below the age of five even if they were immunized before.

[SANF] The Kingdom of Lesotho will hold general elections this week to elect Members of Parliament who will then choose a Prime Minister, who becomes Head of Government.

[UN News] Nearly one million people have fled extreme violence perpetrated by non-State armed groups in northern Mozambique over the past five years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR reported on Tuesday.

[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- In Malawi, hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held protests Tuesday over delays for promised cash assistance to buy food. Protesters told VOA they have waited almost four months for promised handouts and are struggling ...

[Daily Maverick] Rand Water doubles water restrictions as city reservoirs run dry -- water cuts are the new load shedding, say residents.

[SAnews.gov.za] Mineral Resources and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says Africa cannot be an import destination for refined products when the continent is endowed with crude oil.

[ISS] Is an obsession with gas profits leading African countries to neglect the security of local populations?

[Daily Maverick] Zondo Commission found that an SA Express contract worth R400-million was riddled with procurement irregularities and money was paid for services not rendered.

[The Point] The Gambia has pulled out from the elections of the executive members of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialised agency of the United Nations entrusted with driving digital transformation to back Zimbabwe. The candi...

[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- South African conservationists are on high alert after an outbreak of bird flu killed close to 30 penguins at one of the country's most stable colonies and a popular tourist attraction.

[Government of Namibia] Windhoek -- President Hage G. Geingob Concludes Successful Official Visits to Angola for Investiture Ceremony of the Angolan President, H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves, the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in Londo...

[DW] Police in South Africa are searching for suspects wanted for the killing of a German tourist who was shot dead while traveling to the world renowned Kruger game reserve.

[Govt of SA] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Thursday, 06 October 2022, address the 2nd Women Economic Assembly (WECONA), taking place under the "Unlocking gender-responsive value chains for a resilient economy".

[SAnews.gov.za] Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has expressed sadness at the brutal murder of a German tourist in Mpumalanga on Monday.

[The Conversation Africa] Analyses of the implications of extending income support measures in South Africa, including a basic income grant, have focused on one of three things: how much it will cost, calculations about how much revenue would need to...