Malawi claims $300bn in mining taxes from US company
Lilongwe – Malawi is claiming over $300 billion from United States company Columbia Gem House for unpaid taxes on... Read more
30 Jul, 2022
Mozambican ex-minister gets 16 years jail for graft
Maputo – Mozambique on Thursday sentenced a former minister to 16 years imprisonment for corruption, a striking sentence for... Read more
29 Jul, 2022
Inflation is spiking in Zimbabwe (again). Why high interest rates aren’t the answer
Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University The central bank of Zimbabwe has raised its benchmark rate from 80% to a fresh... Read more
28 Jul, 2022
Lesotho drops murder charges against ex-PM Thomas Thabane
Maseru – Lesotho on Tuesday dropped murder charges against the country’s former prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife... Read more
26 Jul, 2022
Mozambique arrests father planning to sell albino children
Maputo – A father who wanted to sell his three albino children for use in witchcraft rituals was arrested... Read more
26 Jul, 2022
Man, 33, held at Beitbridge border post as he attempts to smuggle commercial explosives from Zimbabwe
Cape Town – A suspect attempting to smuggle commercial explosives from Zimbabwe into South Africa was arrested at the... Read more
25 Jul, 2022
Angola gears up for tight election as Joao Lourenco’s star fades
Luanda – Angolan President Joao Lourenco’s quest for re-election couldn’t come at a worse time, analysts say, with the... Read more
25 Jul, 2022
Arrests as Madagascar opposition protest living costs
Antananarivo – Police in Madagascar detained two leading members of the main opposition party on Saturday during a protest... Read more
24 Jul, 2022
Zimbabwe braces for new gold coin as hedge against inflation
Harare – Zimbabwe will next week introduce a gold coin aimed at battling a resurgence in inflation and easing... Read more
23 Jul, 2022
Malawi’s struggle with deadly witchcraft violence
Lupembe – The calm air cloaking Lupembe, a sleepy village on the sandy shores of Lake Malawi, conceals a... Read more
22 Jul, 2022
