Tanzania’s 2025 general elections campaign has taken a dramatic turn after the removal of the Alliance for Change and Transparency (ACT Wazalendo) party’s candidate — former minister and outspoken legislator Luhaga Mpina — from the presidential race. The decision announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) is widely seen as strengthening President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s […]
At the UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York next week, South Africa is expected to join other countries in signing a watered down declaration meant to curb diseases such diabetes, cancer and heart disease around the world
This is the first presidential race since the Constitutional Court annulled the 2019 results
As President Hakainde Hichilema lays his groundwork for Zambia’s 2026 election, a disputed outcome appears almost inevitable
New regulations put in place strict rules, including seasonal restrictions and spill prevention measures, to balance penguin conservation with shipping
Weak oversight and non-compliance are causing fatal accidents at construction sites
Ending gun violence requires a pragmatic approach that includes collaboration between the police and communities
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9x Us, we lean to Africa, primarily (5)
The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency
United by poems, plays and passion, artists tackle corruption head-on at a Joburg performance
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Last week, four brands issued recalls on vehicles and these attracted significant attention on social media
The dam is expected to be the Horn of Africa country’s solution to acute power shortages, but it brings problems for downstream countries
Andrew Tate’s exaggerated masculinity reveals the fragility of traditional patriarchy, which has lost its social weight
The 2025 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz reflects on her beginnings, her inspirations and her vision for South African jazz
The attacks was the culmination of months of planning, political narrative and expansionist strategy
New research reveals that 10 African countries prioritise climate action despite severe fiscal constraints
The commission investigating police corruption has expedited the commencement of inquiry hearings in order to be the first to interview the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner
Eight of 10 industries contributed to positive GDP growth during the quarter
Xenophobia is festering across the world. In South Africa it carries a dangerous legitimacy, cloaked in the language of liberation, and now embodied in open fascism of Operation Dudula
Nelson Mandela’s grandson addressed hundreds of people from over 40 countries at the launch of the Global Sumud Flotilla, a civilian mission aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza
Nurain Saloojee comes from a family that opposed apartheid in South Africa
Local organisations are pioneering off-grid solutions for rural households left waiting in the dark by Eskom
Historic parallels of authoritarian states are a cautionary tale for the country known as ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’
Since 2015, cases of symptomatic pesticide poisoning have steadily increased
Despite the existence of international agreements, the use of children in war has become commonplace in several African conflicts
Tariff threats from the US and uncertainty over the renewal of the African Growth and Opportunity Act make it imperative to get the AfCFTA going in full force
The president has turned to football to regain the trust of young people as he faces discontent over taxes and unfulfilled promises ahead of the 2027 election
This follows months of consultations with communities on whether there was a need to form another political party in South Africa
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
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Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.
Clue of the week:
21 Klap century with opening knock (4)