Southern Africa
Latest news and analyses on the countries located in the southernmost subregion of the African continent.
Zimbabwe: EU lifts sanctions against former First Lady Grace Mugabe
The Zimbabwean government has welcomed the decision of the European Union (EU) to lift travel and financial sanctions imposed on...
Read moreDetailsZambia firm starts producing fuel from used tyres, plastic
The used tyres and plastic containers that litter the back streets of cities and towns in Zambia might be an...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe’s opposition attracts thousands to first rally under new banner
Zimbabwe's leading opposition figure Nelson Chamisa drew thousands of cheering supporters on Sunday to his first political rally since forming...
Read moreDetailsSouth Africa changes COVID vaccination rules to try to boost uptake
South Africa’s health department said on Monday that it was changing COVID-19 vaccination rules to try to increase uptake, as...
Read moreDetailsSouth 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...
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