US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, its embassy in the capital Harare said on Wednesday, citing... →
Uganda foreign affairs official says no agreement reached with US to take illegal immigrants
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Uganda has not reached any agreement with the United States to take in illegal immigrants because it lacks necessary infrastructure to do so, a... →
ActionSA calls on Zungu to voluntarily step down from MMC role in CoJ
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th August 2025 ActionSA’s Johannesburg Caucus has called on former City of Johannesburg Chief Whip of Council and now Group Corporate and Shared Services MMC... →
South Africa's inflation pushed to 10-month high by food and fuel prices 
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 South Africa's consumer price inflation rose to 3.5% year-on-year in July, driven to its highest level since September 2024 by higher food and fuel... →
Parly Saps committee says Mkhwanazi will be the first person to appear before it, as it agrees to terms
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th August 2025 Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the final... →
MVC warns of deepening secrecy following Ramaphosa’s approval of political funding limits
By: Thabi Shomolekae 20th August 2025 Civil society organisation My Vote Counts argues that the new Political Funding Act annual donation limit will deepen secrecy in political funding... →
Kenya expects faster growth in 2025, signs yen-denominated loan with Japan
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Kenya's economic growth this year is expected to exceed official forecasts despite higher U.S. tariffs and other challenges, President William Ruto... →
DRDGOLD doubles final dividend on high revenue and operating profit
By: Martin Creamer 20th August 2025 Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed DRDGOLD on Wednesday declared a final 2025 cash dividend double that of last year, reflecting an increase of 26%... →
South African rand subdued before domestic inflation data
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 The South African rand eased in muted early trade on Wednesday, before the release of local inflation data which will influence the central bank's... →
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says 
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on... →
Defence industry expected to spur demand for nickel as world invests in armaments
By: Martin Creamer 19th August 2025 The global defence industry is expected to stimulate considerable demand for nickel as the world invests in more armaments that require... →
Somalia faces diphtheria surge amid vaccine shortages and aid cuts
By: Reuters 19th August 2025 Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and US aid cuts,... →
Ramaphosa in Japan for African Development Summit
By: Thabi Shomolekae 19th August 2025 President Cyril Ramaphosa arrived in Japan on Tuesday with a high level delegation to participate in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on... →
