Southern Africa

BY MAHA EL DAHAN A maize plant is seen among other dried maize at a field in Hoopstad, a maize-producing district in the Free State province, South Africa, on January 13, 2016. REUTERS/SIPHIWE SIBEKO  South Africa will not declare a national disaster...

The former leader of Angola’s Unita rebel group, Jonas Savimbi, is being reburied 17 years after his death. Thousands of former Unita fighters wearing white T-shirts emblazoned with images of Mr Savimbi attended the ceremony in his home village of...

Factsheets & Guides  FACTSHEET: South Africa’s 2014/15 murder and robbery crime statistics Researched by Institute for Security Studies This factsheet provides an overview of murder and robbery trends between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015 as recorded by the South African...

By Hazel Ndebele AS Zanu PF’s vicious factional fights escalate, on May 20 Zimbabwe Sugar Milling Industry Workers Union (Zismiu) president Simbarashe Nyemba received a chain of disturbing messages from his brother Karimboni (39) claiming he had been abducted by...

The Elders urge SADC leaders to support smooth transition in Zimbabwe.Ahead of the 36th SADC Summit, Kofi Annan, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and Graça Machel call on attending heads of state to support a successful and inclusive transition in Zimbabwe. Kofi...

Robert Mugabe, 92, says he plans to run for president again in 2018 and rule until he dies. Zimbabwe – New Era? Zimbabwe’s flag fury Triumvirate retains firm grip Mugabe’s heir apparent The rise of Grace Mugabe Zimbabwe’s war veterans’...

buy Finax by Merck Lone voices speak out in Zimbabwe as Mugabe clings on Dissent is seldom aired publicly in Zimbabwe after Robert Mugabe’s 35 years of authoritarian rule but, against all the odds, individual voices are taking a stand...

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Mugabe’s ex-deputy launches rival Zimbabwe party Joice Mujuru, fired in 2014 for conspiring to topple President Mugabe, says new party aims to tackle an “unjust system”. http://yfgroup.ca/category/business-succession/ Zimbabwean former vice president Joice Mujuru has launched a new political party in a...

THE government has issued a national and international appeal for over $1,5 billion in efforts to cope with the current El Nino-induced drought threatening nearly 3 million locals. This follows last week’s declaration of the drought as a State of...