Lesotho: New PM to be sworn in despite shooting of wife
Lesotho newly elected Prime Minister Thomas Thabane will be inaugurated on Friday despite the fatal shooting of his wife on Wednesday by an unknown gunman. […]
South Africa
Zambia: Sugar production increases by 47%
Zambia Sugar, a unit of Associated British Foods, on Thursday said its refined sugar production has increased by 47% to 65,000 tons in the year […]
South Africa could harvest highest maize crop in 40 years
South Africa is expecting to harvest its highest maize crop in 40 years following good rains in the first quarter of 2017. According to the […]
South Africa: Zuma survives no confidence vote, Dubai exit plan exposed
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has survived another vote of no confidence this weekend despite a spate of recent corruption scandals, cabinet sackings and his […]
South Africa’s April inflation falls to 5.3 percent
Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) decelerated from 6.1 percent, year-on-year in March to 5.3 percent in April, Statistics South Africa announced on Wednesday. The South African […]
South Africa: General Motors to cut 600 jobs
Some 600 workers out of 1,500 at General Motors in South Africa will lose their jobs by July after a decision last week by the […]
South Africa: Ex-presidents join national crisis dialogue
Three former South African Presidents, F.W. de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka have joined a national dialogue initiative on […]
World Bank trims Sub-Saharan Africa growth projection
The World Bank cut its growth projection for sub-Saharan Africa this year after a tumultuous period in 2016. According to the bank, Sub-Saharan Africa is […]
South Africa’s Mbeki questions Jacob Zuma’s fate
South Africa’s former president, Thabo Mbeki in a letter published by The Star newspaper on Monday, urged Members of Parliament (MPs) to vote based on […]
South Africa: About 30,000 protesters call on Jacob Zuma to quit
Thousands of South Africans took to the streets demanding the resignation of scandal-tainted Zuma, who for now retains the support of the ruling ANC. According […]