Southern Africa

Authorities in Zimbabwe have announced a further easing of Covid restrictions in the sports and arts sectors. They said access will only given to fully vaccinated people. The measure follows a reduction in new Covid-19 cases with 192 new cases and three deaths recorded on Tuesday. Businesses including cinemas, art …

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is not happy with the judiciary. He has indeed accused the judiciary of not trusting a medical report by military doctors. The military doctors have filed a confidential report on his fitness to stand trial. Jacob Zuma has refused to undergo a medical examination …

Zambian former president Edgar Lungu’s Facebook account has been deactivated. Several Zambians on Twitter say the account was deactivated because of cyber bullying. People had been making mean comments on Mr Lungu’s Facebook page that had more than one million likes. The former head of state’s Twitter account is still …

Researchers in South Africa have detected a new variant of the coronavirus. The C.1.2 strain which has multiple mutations, has not yet been labelled as a variant of concern. Cases of the variant have been recorded in all provinces in South Africa and seven countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and …

Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi denounced the sale of cards proving vaccination against Covid-19. He said the action “endangers the health and life of all”. President Nyusi urged the public to be vigilant. “We want to draw attention, once again, to regret the situation of buying and selling vaccination cards. This …

Zambian new President Hakainde Hichilema has changed the country’s army commanders and the head of the police. He announced new commanders of the Zambian army, the air force and the national service and their deputies, as well as a new inspector general of police. President Hichilema said he was focusing …

Zambian new president Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Situmbeko Musokotwane, an experienced international economist as the country’s Minister in charge of Finances. Mr Hichilma, in his inaugural speech said he will fix the economy and create jobs. Early this morning, he announced that his first Cabinet appointment is the Minister of …

After his inauguration, the new Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema announces he will start appointing members of his cabinet. The president has tweeted that the minister of finance is the first to be appointed: Good morning beloved citizens, we are doing things in a phased and coordinated manner that will yield …

South African Airlines has announced that it will resume operations next month after battling losses for months amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airline reduced its workforce from 4,700 to around 1,000 employees, essentially becoming a smaller airline. The reduction was achieved through voluntary severance packages and retrenchments. Flights will now …

Workers of the ruling party, African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa on Thursday called a nationwide strike against wage delays. The Africa National Congress (ANC) said in a statement late on Wednesday they had received a notice from their staff that they would go on strike for grievances including …