Africa

A new $500 million fund, spearheaded by Strive and Tsitsi Masiyiwa alongside the Gates Foundation, has been launched to improve maternal and newborn healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has called for stricter enforcement of immigration laws,

On Monday, 28 April, commercial activities at the Chirundu Border Post ground to a halt as Zimbabwean and Zambian nationals staged counter-protests over alleged discriminatory immigration practices.

Protests continue outside Kalafong Provincial Tertiary Hospital in Atteridgeville township, as a group calling themselves Concern Tshwane Residents (CTR) seeks to block foreign nationals from accessing healthcare services.

Five Zimbabwean men based in South Africa have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each by the Harare Magistrates' Court for conspiracy to commit kidnapping and assault.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson Emmerson Mnangagwa marked Southern Africa Liberation Day on 23rd March 2025 by honouring the sacrifices of the region’s freedom fighters.

The Government of Rwanda has formally severed diplomatic ties with Belgium, ordering all Belgian diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours.

The United States has declared South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, persona non grata, escalating tensions between the two nations over differing stances on Israel’s actions in Gaza and domestic South African policies.

Zimbabwe is among 43 countries listed in a draft US travel ban proposal under consideration by President Donald Trump’s administration, which aims to impose stricter immigration controls.

In a heart-wrenching incident, a pregnant Zimbabwean woman in labour witnessed her husband's brutal murder as they awaited an Uber to take her to the hospital. The attack occurred in the Joe Slovo informal settlement in Cape Town early on Thursday morning.