Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
John Maxwell Coetzee, South African Author and Literary Critic
John Maxwell Coetzee is a South African-born novelist, essayist, linguist, translator, and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature in...
Read moreDetailsSouth African health agency calls for coal-fired power station phase-out
An influential South African government agency recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations on Thursday as it published a...
Read moreDetailsLesotho shocked by US President’s remarks that ‘nobody has heard of the country’
Lesotho's government says it is shocked by US President Donald Trump saying that "nobody has ever heard of" the southern...
Read moreDetailsSADC Council of Ministers to review integration progress
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Council of Ministers is set to convene next week in Harare, Zimbabwe, to assess...
Read moreDetailsBotswana to launch first satellite into orbit on March 5
Botswana is set to make history with the launch of its first satellite, BOTSAT-1, on March 5 from Los Angeles,...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa on high alert following reemergence of Mpox cases
South African health authorities have called for heightened public vigilance after three new laboratory-confirmed cases of Mpox were reported in...
Read moreDetailsClaims of white genocide ‘not real’, South African court rules
A South African court has dismissed claims of a white genocide in the country as "clearly imagined" and "not real"...
Read moreDetailsSouth African central bank governor says trade and tax policies pose inflation risks
Global trade tensions and a potential value-added tax hike in South Africa could derail two years of slowing inflation, the...
Read moreDetailsGhanaians honour Namibia’s first President, Sam Nujoma,
Namibia’s first President. Dr. Sam Shafiishuna Nujoma, has been honoured by Ghanaian political figures and diplomats for his role in Namibia’s...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s 2025 budget delayed due to GNU rift
South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana was forced to postpone the tabling of the 2025 national budget on Wednesday due...
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