Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
AU 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...
Read moreDetailsIs venture the answer to the revival of African airline sector?
Major African firms have invested in Africa in order to revive the aviation sector. This is the case of Ethiopian...
Read moreDetailsMalawi president warns new cabinet against corruption
Malawi's president has warned ministers against corruption after swearing in a new cabinet on Sunday. President Lazarus Chakwera said he...
Read moreDetailsMalawi president fires entire cabinet over corruption concerns
Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has sacked his entire cabinet over corruption concerns. In a televised address to the nation on...
Read moreDetailsWhat makes young people accept help to stay well: a review of interventions in Africa
By Marisa Casale*, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie*, Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun* Anyone who has ever tried to convince an adolescent to...
Read moreDetailsSouth African President Ramaphosa hails Mozambique security mission
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday said there had been "significant progress" in tackling a militant insurgency in northern...
Read moreDetailsBotswana leader ends isolation after asymptomatic COVID-19
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has left isolation just over a week after testing positive for COVID-19 without symptoms, the government...
Read moreDetailsProsecutors in South Africa charge parliament fire suspect with terrorism
The suspect in a fire that gutted parts of South Africa's 138-year-old parliament building this month was charged with terrorism...
Read moreDetailsSouth African inquiry points to systemic corruption during Zuma era
A South African corruption inquiry pointed to systemic graft during former President Jacob Zuma's tenure in the first part of...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe: Mnangagwa faces internal revolt over his legitimacy
A member of the youth league of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU PF has launched a court bid to challenge the constitutionality...
Read moreDetails