Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
South Africa: Judge dismisses former president’s bid to appeal prosecutor ruling
A South African judge on Wednesday dismissed a bid by former president Jacob Zuma to appeal an earlier ruling rejecting...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa extends Covid-19 state of disaster to March
South Africa has extended the National State of Disaster to 15 March, with Cabinet announcing that this will be the...
Read moreDetailsBotswana to fine or jail returning citizens who refuse Covid-19 vaccination
Returning Botswana citizens unwilling to be vaccinated for Covid-19 face a fine of R6 500 (about 5 000 Botswanan Pula),...
Read moreDetailsCDC says Africa vaccine manufacturing drive is for long term
Africa's efforts to build up capacity to manufacture vaccines against COVID-19 are not designed to meet this year's needs but...
Read moreDetailsHow social pressures and poverty affect the ability of children to navigate school in Eswatini
By Ncamsile Motsa* The population of Eswatini (previously called Swaziland) is slightly below 1.2 million people, and about 58.9% of the...
Read moreDetailsArms trade to Africa can be opaque: why this is dangerous
By Nicolas Florquin*, & Alaa Tartir* Eolika, a Guyana-flagged cargo vessel, had already been detained in the port of Senegalese...
Read moreDetailsReport on South Africa’s riot points finger at “state unpreparedness”
On Monday, President Ramaphosa released a report he commissioned to an expert panel. The July 2021 civil unrest killed over...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa’s health regulator registers Sinopharm COVID vaccine
The South African health regulator said on Monday it has registered the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm, effectively clearing the way...
Read moreDetailsCoups, COVID and row over Israel test African leaders at summit
Leaders gathered at an African Union (AU) summit called on Saturday for the continent to have a bigger role on...
Read moreDetailsAU Chair Macky Sall lists ambitions for Africa
During a visit to Egypt late last week, President Macky Sall of Senegal, who takes over the chairmanship of the...
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