Malawi vice-president corruption charges dropped
A Malawian court has dropped corruption charges against Vice-President Saulos Chilima after the state prosecutor filed a notice for the…
South African anger over flag-burning poll advert
South Africa’s main opposition party is facing criticism over an election advert in which the national flag is seen engulfed…
John Steenhuisen: The man vowing to ‘rescue’ South Africa with the DA
South African opposition leader John Steenhuisen believes he has what it takes to eventually become president. That is despite coming…
South Africa: Rescuers contact 11 survivors in collapsed building
Rescuers in South Africa say they have heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of an apartment building that…
Misunderstanding behind staff arrest – Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways says its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo who were released on Monday had been detained because…
Dozens of sailors rescued after Cyclone Hidaya hits Tanzania
Three people are known to have died and more than 100 others have been rescued, after the weakened Cyclone Hidaya…
Angola airlines and Pratt & Whitney Canada sign maintenance agreement
Angola Airline TAAG and RTX Pratt & Whitney Canada have signed an engine maintenance agreement, valid for six years, ANGOP…
Crown Agents Bank and Invest Africa launch payments exchange campaign
The UK’s Crown Agents Bank and investment platform Invest Africa have announced the launch of “The Payments Exchange” campaign. The…
Mozambique Maputo Port and Chrome Traders renew partnership
In a significant move that underscores the enduring trust and partnership between the Maputo Port Development Company (MPDC) and Chrome…
Zuma disciplinary hearing delayed over security concerns
South Africa’s governing party, the African National Congress (ANC), has postponed a disciplinary hearing against former president Jacob Zuma amid…
Voting under way in Chad amid delays
Voting has begun in Chad’s presidential election, a major step leading to the end of the country’s three-year transition. The…
Tributes as South African actor Sebeng dies in car crash
South Africans have been sharing their tributes for actor Mpho Sebeng, who died on Sunday. The 30-year-old actor died from…
Uproar over detention of Nigerian investigative journalist
Nigerian opposition and activists are calling for the release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist working with the Foundation for Investigative…
Zuma ‘will attend’ disciplinary hearing despite ANC cancelling it
Former South African President Jacob Zuma will still attend a disciplinary hearing with the African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday…
Shipping giant speeds up southern Africa route
The Danish shipping group, Maersk, says the disruption to container traffic in the Red Sea is worsening because drone and…
Dozens of sailors rescued after Cyclone Hidaya hits Tanzania
Three people are known to have died and more than 100 others have been rescued, after the weakened Cyclone Hidaya…
Johannesburg city blamed for deadly SA building fire
An inquiry into a fire that killed 77 people in the South African city of Johannesburg last year has blamed…
Kenya floods: Nairobi homes demolished as Cyclone Hidaya approaches
Twisted scraps of metal, large splinters of wood and misplaced mattresses are all that remains of what were once people’s…
Unique technique enables Tanzanian rice growers produce more with less seeds water and land
Smallholder rice farmers drawn from green rolling hills of the Southern Highlands of Tanzania are benefiting from a unique farming…
We are paid about half our official salaries – Malawians in Israel
Benzani, a Malawian who is currently working on a farm in southern Israel, has said low salaries are the reason…