Southern Africa

The Namibian government has refused a request to extend the visa for a Ugandan king who has been getting medical treatment in the country since April. King Mutebi II of the Buganda has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed condition. The centre where he has been staying requested his visa …

A man resorted to an unusual and elaborate disguise in an extreme attempt to catch his wife in the act of infidelity in Chegutu, Zimbabwe. The man dressed in his wife’s clothes, including her dress, bra, and headscarf, to sneak into the house where he suspected she was with her …

A Spanish tourist was trampled to death by elephants after getting out of his car to take photos in a South African park near Johannesburg, authorities announced on Tuesday. The 43-year-old man was attacked on Sunday morning in the Pilanesberg National Park, which is very busy because its approximately 50,000 …

Re-elected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced the appointment of a new cabinet including former opposition leader John Steenhuisen. Mr. John Steenhuisen is now in charge of agriculture. It comes as Ramaphosa’s African National Congress was forced to join forces with rival parties to stay in power after losing …

An American tourist was killed by an elephant, after it attacked her vehicle while parked during a safari drive in Zambia, local media reported. The animal pulled Juliana Gle Tourneau, 64, out of the vehicle and trampled her, officials said. “Ms Tourneau, who comes from New Mexico, was with a …

Zimbabwe security forces have on Sunday arrested opposition leader Jameson Timba and 80 youths, for holding a political gathering which authorities said was unauthorized, Reuters agency reported, citing their lawyer. Timba took over as interim leader of Citizens Coalition for Change after former leader Nelson Chamisa quit the party in …

Four peopledied, twelve others were injured after a vehicle in the convoy carrying the body of the late Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima hit mourners, police say. It followed clashes between local people, the police and soldiers escorting the late vice-president’s funeral convoy from the capital, Lilongwe, to his home village …

Twenty-two Chinese nationals have been sentenced to between 7 and 11 years in prison for cybercrime, including Internet fraud and online scams in Zambia. The chinese have been targeting Zambians and people from Singapore, Peru and the United Arab Emirates. They were also fined between $1,500 and $3,000 after pleading …

Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine other people were killed when the military plane they were traveling on crashed, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Tuesday. The aircraft carrying Chilima, who was seen as a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election, went missing on Monday. “I’m deeply saddened, …

An aircraft carrying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others has gone missing, Malawi’s presidency said on Monday. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the Aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” Malawi’s Office of the President and Cabinet said in …