Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Taiwan president to visit Eswatini, last diplomatic ally in Africa
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will visit Eswatini next week, his office said on Monday, the island's last remaining diplomatic ally...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa coalition party elects Cape Town mayor as leader
South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) elected Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as its leader on Sunday, as the ruling coalition's...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa unveils draft AI policy, proposes new institutions and incentives
South Africa on Friday unveiled a draft national AI policy, seeking public comment on sweeping proposals to regulate and accelerate...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa accepts US envoy’s credentials amid strained relations
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday received the diplomatic credentials of the new US ambassador, as relations between the...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe to introduce lithium export quotas, sets conditions for resumption of shipments
Zimbabwe will introduce lithium concentrate export quotas and require commitments for more local processing as part of conditions to allow...
Read moreDetailsMalawi’s Chakwera warns: Fighting corruption can turn against you – Interview
Former Malawian leader Lazarus Chakwera has delivered a blunt warning about the cost of reform in office, saying efforts to...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africans react as fuel prices surge despite tax relief
Motorists in South Africa are voicing frustration after a sharp rise in fuel prices, even as the government introduced a...
Read moreDetailsWhy Africans Are Targeted by Recruitment Networks in the Ukraine-Russia War?
African countries are fertile ground for Russian recruiters. Sub-Saharan Africa in particular represents "a vast and easily accessible recruitment pool...
Read moreDetails60 new cosmic structures have been discovered by South Africa’s MeerKAT telescope, which is mapping previously unseen gaps between galaxies
Astronomers are uncovering previously hidden structures within some of the universe’s largest objects, known as galaxy clusters. Using the powerful MeerKAT...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa: 12 police officers charged with corruption appear in court
South African anti-graft investigators have arrested 12 senior police officers on allegations of corruption and fraud, prosecutors said Wednesday. The...
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