South Africa: All in the Family – How Households Are Surviving the Covid Third Wave in the Epicentre of Gauteng
The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has ripped through families in Gauteng, the province at the pandemic epicentre, hitting…
South Africa: President Ramaphosa Must Enforce Level 4 Lockdown Regulations in Nkandla or Scrap Them Completely
The scenes currently unfolding outside Jacob Zuma’s homestead at Nkandla, which have broken almost every lockdown level 4 regulation gazetted,…
Ethiopia: Public Raises Over 1.9 Billion Birr for GERD
Over 1.9 billion Birr has been secured from various income generating schemes for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance…
Tanzania: Zanzibar Embarks On Cholera Vaccination Campaign
Zanzibar — ZANZIBAR has begun cholera vaccination exercise, a campaign that targets to eliminate the epidemic in the Isles by…
Nigeria: The Cost of Hunger in North-East Nigeria
Insecurity and conflict have plagued north-east Nigeria for almost 12 years, causing millions of people to feel the pain of…
Kenya: Mwenda Mbijiwe’s Family Asks U.S., Israel and South Africa for Help
Missing former Kenya Air Force Commander Mwenda Mbijiwe’s mother has appealed for the international community’s help in finding him. Mr…
Kenya: Changamwe MP Mwinyi Laments Police ‘Harassment’
Changamwe MP Omar Mwinyi has accused police of harassing residents and demanding money from them. He claimed residents are being…
South Africa: False Story About Decuplets Was a Low Point for Journalism – How to Fix the Damage
It is difficult to imagine a bigger journalistic disaster than the recent decuplets story by Pretoria News, based in South…
Africa: Covid-19 – Africa Plans a Vaccine Revolution
Very few vaccines have found their way into the arms of Africans as they struggle with a surge in COVID-19…
South Africa’s Vaccine Quagmire, and What Needs to Be Done Now
South Africa’s approach to its COVID-19 vaccine programme has been characterised by a large number of missteps. In aggregate it…
South Africa: Turning Point – Zuma Has Dug His Own Grave and Can Expect Little Support, Even in KZN
The ConCourt judgment is a definite demonstration that South Africa has not become a complete banana republic. First published in…
Nigeria: Police Deny Killing Lady At Lagos Rally
“The Command did not fire a single live bullet at Ojota rally today.” The police in Lagos have denied responsibility…
South Africa: Victory for the Rule of Law – the Warriors Leading the War Against State Capture
The Constitutional Court judgment against former president Jacob Zuma, and the strengthening of key institutions such as the South African…
Ethiopia: 400,000 in Tigray Cross ‘Threshold Into Famine’, With Nearly 2 Million On the Brink, Security Council Told
Senior UN officials appealed on Friday for immediate and unrestricted humanitarian access to Tigray – and for an end to…
Ethiopia: Authorities Arrest At Least 15 Employees of 2 Independent Media Outlets
New York — Ethiopian authorities should immediately release all recently arrested journalists and media workers, and ensure that authorities cease…
Kenya: Alarm As Condom Shortage Bites While Kenya Fights With Donors Over Taxation
Most public health facilities, hotels and restaurants are reporting shortage of the free condoms in due to another tax row…
South Africa: Kasi Karate Is ‘Like Water’
A documentary about a 73-year-old instructor and her six-year-old student training in the Cape Flats is an intimate portrait of…
Southern Africa: Music in Africa Launches £4m Fund for SADC Creative, Culture Groups
Music in Africa Foundation in collaboration with Germany’s Goethe-Institut has launched a Sound Connects Fund worth £4m aimed at supporting…
South Africa: ANC Calls Off NEC Meet in Weekend of Trepidation Over Zuma
Despite reports that Jacob Zuma is seeking a way to challenge a ruling made by the Constitutional Court, little had…
Ethiopia Briefing – Security Situation in Tigray Remains Fluid and Unpredictable
OCHA says that the security situation in Tigray remains fluid and unpredictable, while humanitarian access is gradually improving in parts…