Africa

Zambian police arrested two people after rioters set fire to a police vehicle and threw stones during President Hakainde Hichilema’s visit to Chingola on Saturday, authorities said, though the ruling party disputed the severity of the incident. Police said unruly individuals began looting shops at Chiwempala Market around 1400 GMT while Hichilema was addressing residents. […]

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress confirmed Friday that suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has indicated willingness to step aside from party organizational work, though the party’s National Executive Committee agreed he should continue performing tasks within the movement while on special leave from Cabinet. The announcement came hours after Mchunu said ANC Secretary-General Fikile […]

Four victims of a drive-by shooting that killed six people in Reiger Park were buried on Saturday, as the Gauteng community called for swift justice amid fears of escalating gang violence. Cousins Patricia Nieuwenhuys, 41, and Ruth Marais, 32, were laid to rest in a joint funeral service, while separate services were held for Royden […]

The United States said it would boycott the Group of 20 summit in South Africa later this month, with President Donald Trump citing disputed allegations of violence against white farmers as the reason for the unprecedented diplomatic move. Trump said on Friday that no U.S. government officials would attend the Nov. 22-23 summit in Johannesburg, […]

Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Chief Jabulani Mapiyeye told a judicial inquiry on Thursday he was threatened with a hitman by the municipality’s former city manager after he pushed for disciplinary action against his deputy. Mapiyeye testified before the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that former city manager Imogen Mashazi threatened him and another senior officer in […]

South Africa has been appointed interim chair of the Southern African Development Community after Madagascar relinquished the position due to political developments that affected its capacity to lead the 16-member regional bloc, SADC leaders said on Thursday. President Cyril Ramaphosa will serve as interim chairperson until August 2026, according to a communique from an Extraordinary […]

A 32-year-old man accused of killing his two sisters in a daylight shooting outside a school in Mitchell’s Plain, Cape Town, is expected to appear in the Mitchell’s Plain Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The victims, identified as Gouwa Smith-Newman (26) and Zainab Jacobs (30), were shot on Thursday afternoon while waiting to collect the suspect’s […]

A Harare magistrate has issued a warrant of arrest for Robert Mugabe Jr after he failed to appear in court for his scheduled remand hearing. Mugabe Jr, the 33-year-old son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, is facing charges of unlawful possession of cannabis. He was arrested last month following an operation by […]

Former Minister of Public Enterprises Malusi Gigaba has confirmed that he has returned home following a meeting with the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) in Pretoria on Friday morning. The African National Congress (ANC) national executive committee member had been summoned to discuss potential fraud and corruption allegations related to Transnet contracts during his term […]

Former Zimbabwean opposition MP Job Sikhala has been arrested in South Africa after authorities allegedly discovered explosives in his vehicle. The 53-year-old politician is currently being held at Pretoria Central Police Station as investigations continue. South African police have yet to issue an official statement regarding the circumstances surrounding Sikhala’s arrest. However, several of his […]

A Maitland fire has left at least 248 asylum seekers and undocumented migrants homeless after a blaze destroyed makeshift shelters near the Maitland cemetery in Cape Town on Thursday evening. According to Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson Jermaine Carelse, emergency teams were called to the scene at around 17:00 after several informal structures caught alight […]

Suspended South African Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has voluntarily handed over his electronic devices to investigators probing corruption allegations against him, his spokesperson said on Thursday. Mchunu, 67, submitted the devices to South African Police Service investigators on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of corruption and political interference in law enforcement, […]