Zambia elects Hakainde Hichilema as next presidentUPND leader to succeed Edgar Lungu who concedes win despite claims of unfairnessMon Aug 16 2021 - 17:19
State agents loyal to Zuma may have sparked mass riots, says RamaphosaSouth African president tells inquiry of fears that some security operatives had gone rogueThu Aug 12 2021 - 18:08
Claims of voter fraud and intimidation as Zambians go to pollsPresidential, parliamentary and local elections expected to be close-run contestsTue Aug 10 2021 - 17:00
Springboks’ win over the Lions gives South Africans joy amid uncertainyRugby pundits make it clear that team would rather win than play ‘champagne rugby’Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:00
View from South Africa: Springbok improvement gives locals a boostFeeling ahead of the deciding Test is of quiet confidence that tourists will be beatenTue Aug 03 2021 - 06:00
View from South Africa: Defeat to the Lions coincides with upturn in country’s fortunesWith Covid third wave having reached its peak, locals can at least drown their sorrowsMon Jul 26 2021 - 17:30
Zuma released from prison to attend brother’s funeralRelease of former SA president goes without incidence despite fears of unrest reignitingThu Jul 22 2021 - 17:06
Civil unrest and Covid surge may distract Springboks – or focus their mindsDespite little outward public excitement in SA, Lions could find Boks united in crisisTue Jul 20 2021 - 06:00
South Africa looks for answers as violence abatesPurpose of protests and looting after Zuma’s arrest unclear as finger points to supportersFri Jul 16 2021 - 14:59
Death toll in South Africa violence rises to 45 as looting continuesUnrest sparked by jailing of Jacob Zuma in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provincesTue Jul 13 2021 - 17:24
Lions relieved to leave the chaos of Gauteng province behind themStrongly suspected the remainder of the Lions tour will now take place in Cape TownTue Jul 13 2021 - 06:00
Jacob Zuma seeks to challenge his incarceration after starting jail termSouth African former president jailed for 15 months over refusal to appear at inquiryThu Jul 08 2021 - 20:00
View from South Africa: Covid crisis and Zuma trial overshadow Lions tourRugby writers unsure what to make of tourists after easy win over weak local sideTue Jul 06 2021 - 05:00
South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prisonFormer ANC leader guilty of contempt of court for failure to appear before corruption inquiryTue Jun 29 2021 - 16:38
Lions arrive in South Africa despite raging third wave of coronavirusCrisis particularly severe in Gauteng province – where tourists are set to stay for the next two weeksMon Jun 28 2021 - 15:55
South Africa to host world’s first Covid-19 vaccine technology transfer hubInitiative aims to scale up Africa’s access to life-saving inoculations against the diseaseTue Jun 22 2021 - 18:47
South Africa faces new surge in Covid-19 infections as vaccinations stallCountry records more than 13,000 cases in 24-hour period with total now at more than 1.7mThu Jun 17 2021 - 17:26
South Africa’s health minister put on leave amid corruption probeZweli Mkhize denies any wrongdoing in the €9m Digital Vibes contractWed Jun 09 2021 - 19:08
Mozambique militias kidnapping children as tactic in northern conflictEvidence that Islamist militants are using teenage girls as sex slaves, and boys to fightWed Jun 09 2021 - 00:01
Man jailed for 18 years in South Africa for killing Irish aid workerMitspa Nzakomba Oyoka (27) apologises to family of John Curran for his 2018 murderTue Jun 01 2021 - 15:06
Killer of John Curran in Cape Town to receive 18 years in plea dealCongolese national was due to go on trial in June for murder of Irish aid worker in 2018Sun May 30 2021 - 19:24
South Africa under pressure in race to vaccinate older peopleSlow start to rollout blamed for country being unlikely to meet Covid innoculation goalsFri May 21 2021 - 17:15
Security company prioritised white people in Mozambique rescue – AmnestySurvivors claim racial bias in airlift during attack by jihadists in Cabo Delgado provinceFri May 14 2021 - 18:23
South African government under pressure to allow fans attend Lions seriesThird wave of Covid-19 is expected to hit the country in the coming weeksTue May 11 2021 - 06:00
Senior member of South Africa’s ruling ANC contests party suspensionAce Magashule, who is accused of corruption, argues step-aside rule is unconstitutionalThu May 06 2021 - 18:35
Irish scientist optimistic alpaca can be ally in in fight against Covid-19Researcher based in South Africa finds animal’s antibodies show signs of neutralising variantsMon May 03 2021 - 01:00
Corruption was rife in South Africa’s ANC, Ramaphosa tells inquiryPresident says ruling party determined to root out the malaiseThu Apr 29 2021 - 19:27
South African president takes high-stakes gamble on corruption inquiryCyril Ramaphosa hopes his appearance will help make break from ANC’s corrupt imageTue Apr 27 2021 - 18:27
Bush fire lights up Cape Town in stunning and frightening spectacleCape Town Letter: At least 400 hectares of unique flora and fauna burnt to a crispTue Apr 20 2021 - 18:00
Mozambique ready to accept outside help against Islamist insurgentsSouthern African leaders keen on joint action against growing Islamist threat to regionFri Apr 09 2021 - 16:59
Mozambique government terminates South African military company’s contractDAG had been praised for its role in fighting off an at attack by Islamic militants on Palma last weekThu Apr 01 2021 - 16:25
Southern Africa struggles to respond to Mozambique’s Islamist insurgencyGovernment slow to embrace the assistance it has been offered to defeat Al-ShabaabTue Mar 30 2021 - 17:40
South Africa steps up preparations for phase two of vaccination programmeRamaphosa says country is moving to more relaxed lockdown restrictions due to ‘dramatic decline’ in cases over eight weeksMon Mar 01 2021 - 17:29
Senior ANC official accused of corruption vows to clear his nameLegal proceedings against Ace Magashule and 15 co-accused postponed to August 11thFri Feb 19 2021 - 17:54
South Africa begins Covid-19 vaccination programmeRollout starts following delivery of 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson jabWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:45
South Africa’s ANC faces dilemma over former president ZumaEx-president refuses to abide by court ruling obliging him to answer questions at inquiryFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:13
South Africa approves controversial parasite drug for coronavirusAccess to invermectin, which was developed by Irish scientist, will be on ‘controlled’ basisFri Jan 29 2021 - 14:37
African Union secures additional 400 million doses of Covid-19 vaccinesAU president Ramaphosa calls on rich nations to share vaccines with developing worldThu Jan 28 2021 - 18:15
Covid surge threatens to overwhelm Zimbabwe’s health system within 'weeks'Irish aid agency Goal says urgent support needed to deal with rise in infectionsMon Jan 25 2021 - 21:07
African Union secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses as cases surge on continentMany African nations have seen more deadly second waves of virus recently emergeThu Jan 14 2021 - 19:21
South Africa closes land borders as coronavirus cases spiralNew South African Covid strain suspected of being a significant contributing factorTue Jan 12 2021 - 17:43
Mozambique’s jihadists gain ground as government declines helpBesieged African nation wants to be self-sufficient even as situation becomes ‘dire’Thu Dec 31 2020 - 01:00
Malawi one of the few wins for democracy in 2020Annulment of presidential poll makes it only second African country to witness such a monumental developmentMon Dec 28 2020 - 01:11
Ramaphosa warns S Africans second Covid wave may be more deadlyTighter restrictions include curfews and alcohol sale limits as death toll nears 24,000Tue Dec 15 2020 - 17:15
SA ruling party member accused of corruption to face ‘toothless’ committeeCyril Ramaphosa promises party officials accused of serious crimes would be sidelinedWed Dec 09 2020 - 18:11
South Africa tightens local restrictions as coronavirus surgesClear evidence of a resurgence of Covid-19 across the Eastern Cape and Western Cape provincesFri Dec 04 2020 - 14:26
Jacob Zuma absconds from corruption inquiry after recusal bid failsSouth Africa’s former president defies summons as he fails in attempt to remove judgeThu Nov 19 2020 - 18:37
Senior ANC figure to appear in court in South Africa on corruption chargesParty general secretary and Zuma ally Ace Magashule denies role in alleged asbestos scamThu Nov 12 2020 - 17:25
Mozambique police confirm dozens of villagers beheadedExecutions of men and boys by suspected jihadists in troubled Cabo Delgado provinceWed Nov 11 2020 - 16:01
Murder of South African anti-mining activist highlights dangers for campaignersFikile Ntshangase had opposed plans to extend the Somkhele coal mine because of its environmental impactTue Nov 03 2020 - 18:32
