Browsing: Southern Africa
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent visit to the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump was met with…
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticized a group of 59 white South Africans who have relocated to the United States, labeling them “cowards”…
MBOMBELA, SOUTH AFRICA — Wildlife officials in South Africa reported on Thursday that over 120 endangered vultures perished after consuming an elephant carcass deliberately poisoned by…
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — Zimbabwe has resumed the minting of gold coins to help stabilize its economy, amid soaring global bullion prices that have reached record highs…
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s scheduled visit to South Africa on Thursday highlights a potential evolution in Pretoria’s stance regarding Russia’s invasion, which…
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA — The United States embassy in Zambia has issued a warning to its citizens residing in or planning to visit the southern African nation,…
HARARE, ZIMBABWE — The Zimbabwean government, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is pursuing a dual-pronged strategy, simultaneously advancing its “Vision 2030” economic development plan and introducing new…
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — Muhsin Hendricks, widely recognized as the world’s first openly gay imam, was fatally shot in South Africa on Saturday, according to…
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA — Namibia’s first president, Sam Nujoma, has passed away at the age of 95 in the capital, Windhoek, the country’s current leader, Nangolo Mbumba,…
Two men in Zambia have been arrested on suspicion of being ‘witchdoctors’ hired to cast spells on President Hakainde Hichilema. The men, identified as Jasten…