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- ZimbabweZimbabwe cabinet approves sweeping constitutional changes to extend Mnangagwa's ruleZimbabwe's cabinet on Tuesday approved a draft constitutional amendment bill that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office beyond 2028 by extending presidential terms from five to seven years and replacing direct elections with a parliamentary vote. The Constitutional Amendment…
- South AfricaNkabinde enquiry to hear postponement bid over witness shortageEvidence leaders at the Nkabinde enquiry into the fitness of suspended South Gauteng Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andrew Chauke will on Monday apply for a postponement of proceedings due to the absence of additional witnesses. The application follows the conclusion on Friday of…
- South AfricaLimpopo residents demand border wall ahead of SONACommunities along the Limpopo River near the Zimbabwe border are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to address cross-border crime in his State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Residents and businesspeople in Niani, outside Musina, said criminals from neighbouring countries operate with…
- South AfricaMalema says he would welcome Ndlozi back to EFF, rules out Shivambu returnEconomic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema said on Thursday he would welcome former party heavyweight Mbuyiseni Ndlozi back into the fold, marking a shift in tone months after Ndlozi's departure amid factional turmoil. The conciliatory comments come as the EFF prepares for the 2026 local…
- South AfricaANC Youth League backs EFF proposal for automatic voter registrationSouth Africa's ANC Youth League on Monday endorsed a proposal by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) to automatically register all citizens as voters when they turn 18, in a rare instance of cooperation between the governing party's youth wing and the opposition movement. ANCYL President Collen…
- South AfricaSouth Africa orders Israeli envoy out over 'insulting' social media postsSouth Africa on Friday declared Israel's top diplomat in the country persona non grata and ordered him to leave within 72 hours, prompting an immediate retaliatory expulsion from Israel in the latest escalation of tensions between the two nations. The South African foreign ministry said chargé…
- South AfricaSouth Africa's Ramaphosa orders task team to pursue police corruption chargesSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday accepted recommendations from a judicial inquiry into police corruption, directing the creation of a special task team to investigate senior officers and municipal officials facing allegations of murder, fraud and other crimes. Ramaphosa welcomed…
- South AfricaEleven killed as minibus taxi collides with truck near DurbanEleven people, including a 13-year-old schoolchild, were killed when a minibus taxi collided with a truck south of Durban on Thursday morning, emergency services said, with rescue workers using heavy equipment to free survivors trapped in the wreckage. The crash occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m…
- South AfricaParliament subpoenas Mogotsi after he rejects state security, demands private detailSouth Africa's parliament resolved on Thursday to subpoena North West businessman Brown Mogotsi after he refused to appear before an ad hoc committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system, demanding instead that lawmakers fund his private security for seven days…
- South AfricaSA police operative alleges Mchunu coerced testimony - inquiryA South African police intelligence operative told a commission of inquiry on Monday that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu attempted to pressure him into giving favourable testimony, the latest allegation against the embattled cabinet member. The operative, identified only as Witness E…
- AfricaUganda military chief denies soldiers assaulted Bobi Wine's wife during raidganda's military chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba denied on Monday that soldiers assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, wife of opposition leader Bobi Wine, during a raid on their home last week, as international pressure mounted over the crackdown on dissent following disputed elections. Kyagulanyi was…
- South AfricaOutgoing NPA head Batohi will not resume testimony after legal counsel request deniedOutgoing South African National Prosecuting Authority head Shamila Batohi will not resume her testimony at the Nkabinde Inquiry after government officials rejected her request for independent legal representation, the inquiry heard on Monday. Evidence leaders told the panel that the Solicitor…
