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EFF to March on Northern Cape Premier’s Office Over Orania

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape will march to the office of Premier Zamani Saul on Tuesday, calling for the abolition of the town of Orania, which they argue is a relic of apartheid-era segregation. The party claims Orania’s

April 22, 2025

Joseph Kabila has denied having any links to the M23 rebels

Africa·Politics·Terror attack

Congo bans Kabila’s party amid treason allegations

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has suspended the People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD), founded by former President Joseph Kabila, over alleged collaboration with the M23 rebel group. The government has also charged Kabila with high treason and ordered the

April 21, 2025

South Africa’s Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubay

Politics·South Africa

Minister Slammed for Criticising Shivambu Over Easter Visit

JOHANNESBURG– South Africa’s Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi is facing criticism from the Forum for South Africa (FOSA) over what it calls the misuse of her official position to unfairly target MK Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu. The backlash follows Minister Kubayi’s remarks condemning

April 21, 2025

Business·Politics·Zimbabwe

Legal Battle Freezes Zimbabwe’s US$1.6M Rural Telemedicine Lifeline

A US$1.6 million telemedicine initiative that promised to revolutionize healthcare access for Zimbabwe’s rural population hangs in limbo as implementing partners wage a bitter legal battle over contract terms and payment distribution. The project, scheduled to launch next Friday, now faces indefinite

April 17, 2025

America·Politics·South Africa

South Africa’s New US Envoy Under Fire For Past Trump Criticism

US conservative media outlets have sharply criticised the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as South Africa’s Special Envoy to the United States, citing remarks he allegedly made about former US President Donald Trump. The backlash follows an announcement by the South African Presidency

April 16, 2025

Crime·Politics·Zimbabwe

Temba Mliswa Alleges Corruption Involving Minister Chombo

Former Norton MP Temba Mliswa has made serious allegations of corruption against senior government and police officials in Mashonaland West Province, including Minister of State Marian Chombo and Provincial Police Commander Commissioner T. Nyazema. In a public statement, Mliswa claimed the officials

April 15, 2025

Politics·Religious

Chiwenga Claims ZANU PF Targeted Ndebeles in Power Strategy

HARARE— Popular Zimbabwean street preacher Talent Chiwenga has provoked national outrage following controversial comments made during a sermon in which he accused the ruling ZANU PF party of deliberately marginalizing Zimbabweans of Ndebele descent since independence in 1980. In the widely circulated

April 14, 2025

Crime·Politics·Zimbabwe

R800 Million from Zimbabwe Election Budget Funneled to Chivayo Companies

A South African company contracted to supply Zimbabwe’s 2023 election materials transferred more than R800 million to firms linked to controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, according to a confidential report by South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). The report, submitted to authorities including

April 7, 2025

EFF launches manifesto ahead of Elections 2021

Politics·South Africa·South Africa

AfriForum Seeks International Sanctions Against Malema Over ‘Kill the Boer’ Song

AfriForum has announced plans to petition international governments for sanctions against Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema over his continued singing of the controversial struggle song “Kill the Boer.” The lobby group’s chief executive, Kallie Kriel, confirmed they are initiating a

April 2, 2025

Politics·Zimbabwe

95 Arrested Following Anti-Mnangagwa Protest in Harare

Ninety-five individuals were arrested after an anti-President Emmerson Mnangagwa protest in Harare’s Robert Mugabe Square on March 31, 2025. The protesters face charges under the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act for allegedly inciting violence and disrupting public peace. The group is

April 1, 2025

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