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Newly sworn-in President of Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, has drawn the ire of some Malawians and civil society groups for appointing family members in his Cabinet. Chakwera announced his 31-member Cabinet … Read More
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has published new directions on school reopening dates for the remaining grades. In a gazette notice on Tuesday, Motshekga indicated that the next date in … Read More
Kembo Mohadi, one of Zimbabwe’s two Vice-Presidents, has lamented that the country’s former colonisers did not teach Zimbabweans how to run the economy. A video of Mohadi making the claim … Read More
In a bid to “promote informed discussion,” Twitter is testing a new prompt on Android that would ask users if they have read a news article first before they retweet … Read More
Pierre Nkurunziza, the outgoing President of Burundi, has died of a heart attack aged 55, according to a government statement issued on social media on Tuesday. Burundi’s government said Nkurunziza … Read More
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has urged South Africans to observe a “national day of action” on Monday, 8 June in solidarity with the United States (US) Black Lives Matter … Read More
South Africa has voiced its support for US protesters following the death of African-American man George Floyd in the hands of the police last week. In a statement on Tuesday, … Read More
The African National Congress (ANC) has urged the government to engage the United States (US) government to “defuse racial tensions” in that country. In a statement on Monday evening, ANC … Read More
President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) founder Elon Musk for Saturday’s historic space flight, which was the first ever by a commercial company. The SpaceX flight has … Read More
South Africa has expressed concern and alarm at the US government’s decision to cut funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of International … Read More
