The governing South West African People’s Organisation (Swapo) remained in power in last week’s Namibian general election, but saw its majority sharply reduced. The party

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has welcomed the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment which ended the protracted dispute with Africa Cash & Carry,

A default on their debt by South Africa’s State-Owned Enterprises would be harmful to the banking sector, but would not derail it. This was the

It was announced this week that President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Traditional and Khoisan Leadership Bill. According to a statement by the Presidency the

Specialist police unit arrested white supremacist activist Harry Johannes Knoesen, leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement (NCRM). A tip off suggested that he had

Draft legislation approved by the Sudanese cabinet would seek to remove vestiges of the ‘Al-Ingaz Regime’, as the rule of former President Omar al-Bashir was

The United Nations (UN) has warned that up to 60% of Zimbabweans are unable to meet their basic food needs. However, this food shortage was

The government’s National Water and Sanitation Master Plan has been released. Speaking at the launch in Tshwane on 28 November, Minister of Human Settlements, Water,

Cape Town mayor Dan Plato complained this week that more than 40 train sets, with at least 140 carriages, had been destroyed by fire over

Australia’s fire- and drought-ravaged east will continue to suffer hot and dry conditions this summer, increasing the chances of severe weather events. The Bureau of