The 85-year-old’s victory last month was a referendum on the cost of living in a country where inflation hovers near 30%, fuel and foreign currency are scarce and poverty is endemic
President Andry Rajoelina remains Malagasy, and he assumed the Southern African Development Community chair legitimately, as elected by his peers
Sources said Mnangagwa and Ramaphosa discussed Kabila’s predicament in Zimbabwe in August and agreed that the treason charges were not fair
His return as president highlights the country’s deep political divides, rooted in regional loyalties
However, a high court judge said the president and his Malawi Congress Party can proceed with a judicial review of alleged irregularities
Victory very unlikely for the incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera
The country’s high-stakes vote has been plagued by allegations of cheating, rivalry and arrests, leading to a demand for transparency
The international relations department was not aware of the rebels’ presence in South Africa
Opposition officials in the DRC have accused the government of blocking their attempts to travel to the forum hosted by the Thabo Mbeki Foundation
The government is relieved by the reduction in the tariffs from the threatened 50% to 15%
Digital ‘slavery’ such as that of content moderators, trainers and data labellers, is insidious, hidden and underpaid
There is a yawing gap between countries acknowledging the risks and them implementing actions that that are effective
Despite increasing demands on the country’s defence force, funding for the military has been steadily declining
The Southern African grouping reiterated the need for a political and diplomatic solution to help restore ‘peace, security and tranquility’ in the conflict-torn country
The battle against this manipulation is collective, requiring unified action from all who seek to preserve democracy and human rights
The two ministers spoke a day after Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame took exception to a statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa and launched a verbal attack on X
The Rwandan president is defying international pressure to withdraw his soldiers from eastern DRC where they are backing militia
President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda, the perceived backer of the M23 rebels
The SADC offers potential for growth across various sectors by leveraging South Africa’s strengths in agriculture, energy, manufacturing and digital services
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The actions of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government are meant to instil fear, suppress dissent and keep a tight hold on power
This investment, used as a facilitator of local production, can also help develop regional value chains and access upstream global value chains
The agreement will give Terris Sugar discounted ownership of Tongaat Hulett’s R8 billion bank debt and control at the upcoming creditors’ vote
Bonomade Machude Omar was one of the leaders of the insurgency that has sought to impose Islamic law in the north of Mozambique
The Southern African Development Community, European Union and Commonwealth observer missions said the elections had failed to conform to regional and international standards
The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies
However, the decreased number of attacks does not mean peace has descended upon Cabo Delgado
Communities and internally displaced persons are emotionally and physically bearing the brunt of decades of instability
The Southern African Development Community says it does not condone the acts in the video and will take appropriate measures in line with international law
Unbearable poverty has finally ignited an uprising in the tiny kingdom and Mswati’s police and army officers are the first targets
Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days
South Africa is quick to forget ubuntu or its own destabilising role when it comes to regional policies