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Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Wants Easier Cross-Border Trade

[Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah wants Namibia and Angola to improve cross-border trade by reducing administrative delays, transport constraints and other obstacles that increase the cost of doing business.

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South Africa: Durban Targets 2,500 Jobs Through Superyacht Marina Project

[SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality is advancing plans to position Durban as a leading African destination for superyachts and a service hub, with the city set to host the first African edition of the Yachting Aft…

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Africa Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Rio Times · Africa Intelligence Brief October 20, 2026 — DR Congo Ebola spread and aid distrust; Kenya Shakahola convictions and grief; Nigeria subsidy defiance and air strikes; South Africa AGOA anxiety; Uganda exiled c…

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Malawi: Transport Costs Surge in Malawi As Fuel Scarcity Bites

[Nyasa Times] Fuel shortages at the end of September lifted average monthly transport spending in Malawi by 14.3 per cent, according to research by the Employers Consultative Association of Malawi (Ecam).

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Malawi: Malawi Families Squeezed Again As Cost of Basic Needs Surges

[Nyasa Times] Malawian households have been dealt another painful cost of living blow after the amount needed by a typical family of six to cover basic needs climbed to almost K1.15 million a month in September.

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Residents warned not to drink tap water after hundreds fall sick near South Africa capital

More than 400 people, mostly children, become ill after drinking contaminated water, east of Pretoria.

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Central Africa: Foreign Minister Stresses Need to End External Interference to Achieve Stability in the Great Lakes…

[SNA] Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ambassador Mohi-Eddin, headed Sudan's delegation to the 20th Ordinary Session of the Regional Interministerial Committee of the International Conference on…

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Sudan: Security and Defence Council Reviews Security and Economic Conditions Across the Country

[SNA] The Security and Defence Council held its regular meeting on Monday, chaired by General Abdel-Fattah Al-Burhan, President of the Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) and Commander-in-Chief of the Sudanese Armed F…

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South Africa: UCT Study Links Slower Walking to Cognitive Decline in People Living With HIV

[UCT] How fast people living with HIV walk could provide important clues about their brain health, a University of Cape Town (UCT) study by the Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health's Neuroscience Institute has foun…

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South Africa: UCT Study Finds Tariffs Pushed Up Prices of Pasta and Frozen Chips

[UCT] A University of Cape Town (UCT) study has found that import tariffs and anti-dumping duties have increased the retail prices of pasta and frozen chips in South Africa, highlighting the cost to consumers of trade po…

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Cameroon: Online Fraud Is Becoming a Gateway to Human Trafficking in Cameroon

[ISS] Criminal networks exploit job seekers' aspirations, turning promises of employment abroad into schemes involving detention, extortion and forced recruitment.

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Malawi: Speaker Hits Nack At Namalomba - 'Who Is He to Tell Me to Produce Evidence?'

[Nyasa Times] Speaker Sameer Suleman and Information Minister Shadric Namalomba have traded savage blows over allegations of corruption, with neither man prepared to back down.

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Bavuma and Jansen lead South Africa's fightback

Mitchell Starc gave Australia an early breakthrough but Australia were then put on the back foot

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East Africa: EU Backs Comesa Push to Tackle Waste With Multi-Million-Euro Programme

[New Zimbabwe] THE European Union (EU) has unveiled a multi-million-euro initiative to accelerate the circular economy in Eastern and Southern Africa, as the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) seeks t…

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Bavuma ton helps South Africa reach 318-7 at tea v Australia

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South Africa: Families to Return to Bishopscourt, 60 Years After Forced Removals

[GroundUp] Cross-subsidised development set to be completed in 2028

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A Chef Celebrates Immigrant Flavors in Anti-Migrant South Africa

A self-taught chef borrows ingredients and ideas from restaurants run by immigrants in South Africa, hoping to help counter rising xenophobia.

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South Africa: Elections 2026 - Meriting Families Demand Electricity After Deadly Illegal Connections

[Health-e] Meriting residents: "lllegal electricity connections claimed 9 lives this year.' Families in Meriting have been waiting for electricity for almost a decade. City Power says electrification depends on municipal…

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Zimbabwe: 'Don't Panic' - Police Assure Motorists As Electronic Traffic Crackdown Begins

[263Chat] The new electronic traffic management system has flagged 4.8 million suspected traffic violations with police saying the footage is being verified before action is taken against motorists.

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Researchers Urged to Tackle Emerging HIV Complications

[263Chat] Zimbabwean researchers and health professionals have been urged to strengthen local research and collaboration to address emerging health challenges affecting people living with HIV as they grow older.