South Africa News

All Blacks set for final trial ahead of Springboks tests

All you need to know ahead of the All Blacks v Bulls match in Pretoria on Sunday morning (NZT).

Rugby: Caleb Clarke out of South Africa tour with shoulder injury

In a major blow, winger Clarke is the third All Blacks player forced to return home ahead of the test series against the Springboks.

‘Gutted to be going home’: All Blacks wing suffers tour-ending shoulder injury

Caleb Clarke will return home early from South Africa after suffering a serious shoulder injury.

New Zealand wing Clarke out of South Africa tour with shoulder injury

Zambia: Zambia Opposition Leader Claims Election Victory Amid Reports of Violence

[263Chat] Zambia's presidential election entered a tense phase on Friday after opposition leader Brian Mundubile claimed victory, while incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema stopped short of declaring a win and said his…

Gambia: Warning! Warning! Warning!

[Foroyaa] The public health authorities of The Gambia are supposed to protect the citizens from preventable epidemics such as cholera. Sanitation is a prerequisite to the prevention of epidemics.

Southern Africa: Nandi-Ndaitwah to Attend SADC Summit

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah will join other Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders at the 46th Ordinary SADC Summit of Heads of State and Government in Durban, South Africa, on 17 August.

Liberia: Boakai Signs Ports Autonomy Bills, Clearing Way for Major Overhaul of Liberia's Port Governance

[Liberian Investigator] President Joseph N. Boakai has signed into law two landmark ports autonomy bills, clearing the way for one of Liberia's most significant reforms of port governance in decades following months of l…

South Africa: Why Do Joburg's Taps Keep Running Dry?

[GroundUp] Poor management has caused frequent, prolonged water outages and left many families dependent on water tankers

Somalia: Somali President Says Government Has No Hostility Towards Its People

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Friday that the federal government had no hostility towards any Somali citizen, insisting that the country's political disputes were not driven by regio…

Who are the Chawinga sisters leading Malawi's bid for Wafcon glory?

Sisters Tabitha and Temwa Chawinga are the undoubted stars of Malawi's unexpected run to the final of the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

Chadian President Déby pardons jailed main rival and 8 opposition leaders

Chad’s President Mahamat Idriss Déby on Friday pardoned the jailed ex-prime minister and leader of Chad’s main opposition party Succès Masra, along with eight other party leaders. Masra had been serving a 20-year sentenc…

Gandhi's letter to India, as told through TOI

From his South Africa years to the freedom struggle, Mahatma Gandhi repeatedly used newspapers to address India’s public. Alok Sharma sifts through letters Gandhi wrote to TOI, illuminating his positions on Satyagraha, t…

Central Africa: Joint Statement from the International Contact Group for the Great Lakes (ICG)

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Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank chief says

In bid to skirt US and international sanctions, Islamic Republic seeks to build on its 2024 accession to bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa The post Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, cen…

Congo-Kinshasa: Joint Statement on the Sixth Meeting of the Joint Security Coordination Mechanism for the Peace…

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Zambia suspends election vote counting over reports of violence

The vote counting from the presidential and parliamentary elections held Thursday in Zambia has been suspended for at least 24 hours due to “violence”, the electoral commission said Friday.

Pardon for president's main rival in Chad

It paves the way for the release of Succès Masra from prison where he had been sentenced to 20 years.

Ferry sinking kills 46 in rural Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, hundreds of people have attended a memorial service following a ferry disaster on Lake Kariba that claimed at least 46 lives. The boat was a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast lake, bu…

Africa: Inside The $5 Billion Plan To Keep Africa's Cotton Jobs In Africa

[Bird Story Agency] Africa grows plenty of cotton. It just does not make much of it into clothes. A new $5 billion plan aims to change that, turning a scattered collection of cotton producers into a regional textile indu…