Ethiopia: Ruling Party Ready to Form Strong Government If Elected, Says PM Abiy
Addis Ababa — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has expressed his party’s readiness to form a strong government, if declared winner…
Somalia: Half Fees for All Somalia Women Vying in Coming October Elections
Somalia is halving the registration fees for women candidates to encourage more participation in the upcoming elections. Last week, the…
South Africa: Police Await New Court Orders On Defiant Zuma’s Arrest
South Africa’s police minister, Monday, said he was awaiting court instructions on whether to arrest ex-president Jacob Zuma, who has…
Swaziland: Internet Shutdown in Eswatini Challenged in the High Court
On Friday, 2 July 2021, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre supported the filing of an urgent application in the High…
Ethiopia’s Election Was Peaceful but Not Competitive
Despite some delays, 21 June saw Ethiopia hold its sixth national elections since the downfall of the Derg regime and…
Ethiopia: Fed Court Passes Guilty Verdict On Three Defendants in Hachalu Hundessa Assasination Trial
Addis Abeba — The Federal high court Lideta branch anti- terrorism and constitutional 2nd bench today arrived at guilty verdict…
South Africa: Sanitation Worse Than Ever After Floods Hit Informal Settlement
Residents of Ethembeni in Khayelitsha say they urgently need ten to 15 chemical toilets In the aftermath of last week’s…
Swaziland: ‘New Frame’ Journalists Detained, Assaulted and Tortured by Security Forces in eSwatini
On Sunday 4 July 2021, two New Frame journalists, Magnificent Mndebele and Cebelihle Mbuyisa, who were on assignment in eSwatini…
South Africa: Covid-19 – ‘When Will It End? I Wish It Would Happen Tomorrow’ – Gauteng GP
Dr Yakub Essack’s phone is on silent – a luxury for the Gauteng GP. Ever since the third wave of…
Zimbabwe: Rural Girls Still Struggle to Get Sanitary Towels
About 72% of schoolgirls in rural areas do not use commercial sanitary wear, resorting to unhygienic means, while 62% miss…
Namibia: Heartbreak for Teen Sprinters… Mboma, Masilingi Removal Sparks Mixed Reactions
Namibia’s three-time Olympian and chairperson of the country’s Athletes Commission, Gaby Ahrens, says the withdrawal of sprinters Christine Mboma and…
Nigeria: NEMSA Board to Enhance Electrical Inspection
The governing board of the Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA), has emphasized stronger electrical inspections towards improving the power…
Kenya: Uhuru Kenyatta’s Foreign Trips Target Legacy Projects
President Uhuru Kenyatta has resumed foreign travel, after a pandemic-induced pause, to ensure his legacy programmes remain on course. The…
South Africa: Ex-President Jacob Zuma Gets Jail Reprieve After 11th Hour Legal Maneuvre
Despite the allegations of corruption against him, Mr Zuma still commands huge followings in South Africa. Former South African President,…
Kenya: Muslim Leaders Threaten Court Action Over Islamic Teachers’ Vacancies
A section of Muslim leaders in the Coast region has threatened court action against the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) over…
Ethiopia: TPLF Issues Statement Outlining Conditions for a Ceasefire in Tigray
The following statement was issued by the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front and posted on Twitter by executive committee member and…
South Africa: Zuma’s Self-Made Nkandla Cul-De-Sac
The next few days will bring finality to the question of whether former President Jacob Zuma will go to jail…
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…