U.S. imposes $15,000 visa bond on Malawi and Zambia in controversial pilot program
The Trump administration has announced a new visa policy requiring citizens of Malawi and Zambia to pay bonds of up to $15,000 when applying for […]
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Malawi to Reconvene Dissolved Parliament for Urgent Electoral Law Amendment Ahead of September Polls
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera has invoked constitutional powers to recall the recently dissolved Parliament for an emergency session on 5 August 2025. The move seeks […]
Mozambique Confirms Two More Mpox Cases, Brings Total to Six in Niassa Province
Mozambican health authorities have confirmed on Thursday, July 17, two additional cases of mpox in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections […]
Faulty lifelines: study reveals one in six cancer drugs in Africa is defective
A groundbreaking study has revealed that nearly one in six cancer medications available in four sub-Saharan African nations — Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Cameroon — […]
Malawi and U.S. Dismantle Drug Syndicate with Alleged Ties to Mexican Cartel
In a coordinated security sweep described as both decisive and unprecedented, the Malawian Government, in collaboration with United States intelligence, has arrested seven individuals suspected […]
SADC Begins Troop Withdrawal from DRC as Eastern Conflict Simmering
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has begun withdrawing its peacekeeping forces on April 29 from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the […]
Outcry in South Africa as Senior MK Official Attends Fugitive Pastor’s Church
Widespread condemnation has followed the recent visit of Floyd Shivambu, secretary-general of South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party, to the church of Shepherd Bushiri, a […]
Botswana Signs Agreement to Establish SADC Parliament
Botswana’s President, Duma Boko, on Wednesday March 26 signed an agreement amending the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Treaty to establish the SADC Parliament as […]
Southern African Leaders Announce Troop Withdrawal from DRC Amid Ongoing Conflict
Southern African leaders have declared on March 13 their intention to withdraw their troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where they have been […]
Cyclone Jude Causes Widespread Damage Across Southern Africa, Leaving Thousands Homeless
Tropical Cyclone Jude swept through southern Africa this week, causing significant damage across Malawi and Mozambique. The storm made landfall in northern Mozambique early on […]