Southern Africa

Missing Zimbabwean opposition activist Moreblessing Ali has been found in a well in the country’s capital, Harare, ending a widely publicized search, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has said. She was reported missing following an argument with a former boyfriend, Pius Jambo. Mr Jambo, described by the CCC as …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is in trouble after suspicions he bought silence of burglars who allegedly stole 3.8 million euros in cash from one of his properties. Four years ago, Cyril Ramaphosa promised to fight corruption that plagues South African society to the highest peak of the state. Today, …

Report that some Zimbabweans were selling their toes for millions in order to cope with the financial crisis was actually just a joke, local media reported. The author of the joke identified as David Kaseke said: “#SAD: In Zimbabwe, to cope with the cost of living, which has become too …

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suspended with immediate effect the head of the country’s anti-corruption agency, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, accused of political bias. In 2019, the country’s highest court ruled that Ms Mkhwebane lied under oath and had acted in bad faith while carrying out some of her investigations. A …

The Eswatini army said those who participated in pro-democracy protests last July will not be enrolled in the military in the ongoing recruitment, the Times of Swaziland website has reported. “It would be wrong to recruit people who would then turn guns against army officers,” a senior army officer is …

Irish airline Ryanair says it is standing by its decision to make South Africans travelling to the UK take a test in the Afrikaans language. It defended its position saying airlines operating to the UK “face fines of £2,000 [$2,500] per passenger for anyone who travel illegally” in to the …

South African government announced the arrest of the Gupta brothers on Monday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the request of South African justice. South Africa said on Monday the United Arab Emirates had arrested Rajesh Gupta and Atul Gupta, brothers who face charges of political corruption under former …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has made a robust defence of his integrity after he was accused of being involved in kidnapping and bribery. Last week, former spy chief Arthur Fraser said the case related to the alleged attempted theft of $4m in 2020 at one of the president’s properties …

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa says “there is no basis for the claims of criminal conduct” relating to an alleged cover-up of a burglary at one of his properties in 2020. The country’s former spy chief, Arthur Fraser, has accused the president of kidnapping and bribery in a case he …

Former South African intelligence agency chief Arthur Fraser filed a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa for alleged crimes including the ‘kidnapping’ and bribery of thieves who stole millions of dollars in one of its properties. Mr Fraser accuses the president of concealing an incident in which alleged criminals entered Mr …