Zambia unveils $9.8bn budget, aims to end debt crisis
Lusaka – Zambia’s new government laid out its plan to restore financial stability on Friday, presenting a new budget as... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
‘We need to have some change,’ Eswatini deputy PM says amid pro-democracy protests
Mbabane – Africa’s last absolute monarchy, Eswatini, needs to enact reforms in the wake of pro-democracy protests that have rattled... Read more
30 Oct, 2021
Mozambique needs political solution to jihadist unrest, civic groups say
Johannesburg – Mozambique must find a political solution to end four years of unrest by Islamist militants, civic rights... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Zimbabwe sanctions should go as they only worsen crisis, UN expert says
Harare – Sanctions against Zimbabwean politicians and institutions should be scrapped because they worsen pre-existing social and economic woes in... Read more
29 Oct, 2021
Mozambique president Filipe Nyusi sued in UK over $2bn debt scandal
Johannesburg – Mozambique’s president Filipe Nyusi is being sued in London by a firm at the centre of a... Read more
28 Oct, 2021
Amnesty urges immediate relief for famine-hit Madagascar
Johannesburg – Amnesty International on Wednesday urged Madagascar’s government and the rest of the world to step up relief efforts... Read more
27 Oct, 2021
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa ‘is our sole candidate for 2023 polls and beyond’, Zanu-PF youth league says
Cape Town – Zimbabwe’s Zanu-PF youth league says it will push for fresh constitutional amendments that would remove presidential... Read more
25 Oct, 2021
Red carpets, orange suits: Mozambique elite on trial in $2bn scandal
Maputo – For two months, Mozambique has been captivated by live footage of a trial of some of the... Read more
25 Oct, 2021
Namibia halts use of Sputnik jabs after South African HIV fears
Johannesburg – Namibia has discontinued the use of Russia’s Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine following concerns raised by neighbouring South Africa,... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
Eswatini pro-democracy groups reject king’s calls for mediation
Manzini – Africa’s last absolute monarch on Saturday called for calm and dialogue in the kingdom of Eswatini following... Read more
24 Oct, 2021
