Southern Africa News

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has undergone successful eye surgery performed by a predominantly young team of medical professionals at St John Eye Clinic in Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg.

[Cosafa] We have a varied COSAFA Show for you this week, taking in a top striker, a women's football coach on the rise and the aftermath of the of the CAF Women's Champions League 2025 | COSAFA Qualifiers that were won by Gaborone United Ladies FC.

[Nyasa Times] National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has with immediate effect increased maize buying prices to motivate farmers and traders to deliver more maize to the agency.

[GroundUp] NPA issues directive to prosecutors not to enroll new cases

[Nyasa Times] A leaked press statement by individuals calling themselves "Shadow MPs and Councilors" of the Odya Zake Alibe Mulandu movement has exposed what appears to be a calculated scheme to smear and weaken Vice President Dr. Michael Usi ahead of the September 16 elections.

[Premium Times] Speaking from the Super Eagles camp, Ndidi, now at Turkish giants Besiktas after his summer move from Leicester City, gave insight into the team's mindset.

[New South Institute] The testimony was dry, technical and utterly consequential. One after another, they approached the virtual podium, union leaders, policy architects, ethicists, and a lone ordinary citizen. Their audience was a panel of South African lawmakers from the National Council of Provinces (NCOP). Their subject, a piece of legislation so dense it rarely makes headlines, yet so vital it could determine the future of the nation's democracy.

[Bhekisisa] If the government is serious about building trust in the health sector, it must start by fixing the way the National Health Insurance (NHI) will be governed. Adjusting the scheme's governance framework would show that leaders are not only hearing, but acting on the loudest demand to come out of the country's first national convention in August: better governance and real accountability.

[Bhekisisa] Sbusiso Leope, better known as DJ Sbu, is part of a social media campaign that's been pushing back on parts of the tobacco Bill that is in front of Parliament. He's just one of many influencers who say they are defending informal traders, but public health advocates and researchers warn this selective, emotive picture is one often presented by the tobacco industry.

[New Zimbabwe] A bid by the former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor, Gideon Gono, to avoid trial in a US$3 million debt case has hit a snag after the High Court overturned the latest application for absolution.

[New Zimbabwe] Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has urged resettled farmers to prepare for the issuance of title deeds, which he said will be completed by June 30, 2026.

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[Health-e] Imagine taking your child to the hospital only to be told, days later, that they are missing.

[GroundUp] Johannesburg mayor says allocation is in final stages but does not commit to a timeframe for occupation of the complex built during the covid pandemic

[GroundUp] More than 75% of Postbank's clients have moved to private banks

[The Green Connection] Just when civil society thought it could breathe a sigh of relief - believing that justice had prevailed for the ocean environment, the climate, and the people - the State and Shell are back. They want to appeal the court's earlier ruling to set aside government's decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling along the South-West Coast in Block 5/6/7.

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[SAnews.gov.za] National Treasury and the South African Revenue Service (SARS) have invited the public to comment on the 2025 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill (TLAB) and its accompanying Explanatory Memorandum, published on 16 August 2025.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Health Has extended its best wishes to the Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, as he prepares for a scheduled eye operation on Thursday, 4 September 2025, at the St John Eye Care Centre, located near Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg.

[263Chat] A 39-year-old woman appeared at the Mbare Magistrates' Court after being found in possession of 44 kg of marijuana in Southlea Park, Harare.

[263Chat] Pomona City, one of Zimbabwe's most ambitious urban developments, has unveiled a $1 million biodigester facility as part of its commitment to sustainable living.

[AIM] Maputo -- The volume of bilateral trade between Mozambique and China reached 5.18 billion US dollars in 2024, influenced by projects carried out in engineering, agriculture, health and education.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Daniel Chapo on Wednesday inaugurated, in the Guara-Guara Resettlement Centre, in the central province of Sofala, 840 houses built for those people affected by Cyclone Idai, which hit Sofala in 2019.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has professed ignorance over recent cases of gun killings in the country, which appear to be targeting influential people and businessmen.

[GroundUp] Families in Lebawakgomo have tried for years to get someone to stop sewage flowing into their yards

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[allAfrica] As Malawi prepares for national elections this September, women's, children's, and adolescents' health has taken center stage in political dialogue. In a two-day engagement organized by Amref Health Africa in Malawi under the Collaborative Advocacy Action Plan (CAAP), more than 20 civil society organizations met with the country's four major political parties--MCP, UTM, UDF, and DPP--to shape manifesto commitments before polling day.

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