Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
South Africa to stop subsidizing imported vehicle kits, pushing automakers to build locally
South Africa will stop providing policy support for automakers that import near-complete vehicles for local assembly, Trade, Industry and Competition...
Read moreDetailsAngola aims for faster oil and gas concessions as part of new regulatory revamp
Angola intends to implement faster exploration concessions from next year as part of a new long-term hydrocarbon strategy that aims...
Read moreDetailsAbu Dhabi’s IRH seeks more mining assets in Zambia
International Resources Holding (IRH) and Zambia's state-owned miner ZCCM Investments Holdings are jointly looking for new mining opportunities, two years after...
Read moreDetailsMalawi motorists sleep at petrol stations as fuel shortages return
Motorists are sleeping overnight at petrol stations and taxi drivers have been left without work as crippling fuel shortages grip...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s Zuma’s hospitalisation raises questions over MK party election campaign
Jacob Zuma’s hospitalisation has raised questions about his participation in upcoming uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party campaign events ahead of South...
Read moreDetailsRamaphosa, Kiir discuss South Sudan elections, peace process
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit in Tshwane on Wednesday, focusing on...
Read moreDetailsZambia says it is negotiating US minerals deal after ‘decoupling’ from health pact
Zambia is negotiating a critical minerals deal with the US government after "decoupling" it from a separate health funding agreement...
Read moreDetailsThe global panel on inequality needs African evidence: here’s how it could work
The launch was held immediately after a meeting of the African Union and South Africa African Expert Panel. Having the...
Read moreDetailsZambia to sign $1.5 billion US health pact after resolving differences over data-sharing
Zambia's government will sign an agreement allowing it to receive $1.5 billion in health funding from the United States after...
Read moreDetailsZambia projects 7% rise in spending in 2027 budget
Zambia's government projects a 7% rise in spending in next year's budget, the finance ministry said on Monday during public...
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