Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Mosi-oa-Tunya (Victoria Falls), Zambia/Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls lies on the Zambezi River, forming a natural barrier separating the two countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in...
Read moreDetailsMandela’s grandson says Palestinians’ plight is worse than apartheid
Nelson Mandela's grandson has said Palestinians' lives under Israeli occupation are worse than anything Black South Africans experienced under apartheid...
Read moreDetailsLesotho’s biggest diamond mine cuts 20% of workforce as price slump persists
Lesotho's biggest diamond mine, Letseng, has laid off 240 workers, a fifth of its workforce, as it battles persistently low...
Read moreDetailsProtesters call for African debt cancellation
Campaigners calling for the cancellation of African debt staged a protest in Ghana’s capital. The event on Friday — which...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa meets Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa met Pope Leo XIV on Saturday at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. According to the...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday launched a G20 experts taskforce to examine global wealth inequality and its impact...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe brings back maize import ban after bumper harvest
Zimbabwe has brought back a ban on maize imports to boost local farmers, and has grown enough of its own...
Read moreDetailsBotswana declares public health emergency as clinics run out of medicine
Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe lithium exports surge 30 percent in first half of 2025
Zimbabwe’s lithium exports soared by 30 percent in the first half of 2025, reaching 586,197 metric tonnes of spodumene concentrate...
Read moreDetailsOver 1,200 cybercriminals netted in major Interpol swoop
A major joint operation between African law enforcement agencies, INTERPOL, and cybersecurity firm Kaspersky has resulted in the arrest of...
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