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Southern Africa
June 08, 2019
Spain downs South Africa 3-1 for 1st Women's World Cup win
Spain won a game at the Women's World Cup for the first time, beating South Africa 3-1 on Saturday behind two penalty kicks ...
June 04, 2019
Alarm as Ebola outbreak reaches 2,000 cases, picks up speed
The deadly Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo has surpassed 2,000 cases and is picking up speed. The number of confirmed cases ...
June 04, 2019
South Africa's economy plummets by most in a decade
South Africa's economy dropped by the most in a decade in the first quarter of this year, the government announced on ...
May 30, 2019
Mozambique seeks $3.2 billion to recover from cyclones
Mozambique says it needs $3.2 billion to recover from a pair of powerful tropical cyclones that ripped into the southern ...
May 29, 2019
South Africa's president names Cabinet that is 50% women
South Africa's president on Wednesday named a trimmed-down Cabinet that is 50% women, making the country's one of few in the ...
May 27, 2019
Malawi's Mutharika re-elected to 2nd term in tight race
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has narrowly won re-election with 38% of the votes in last week's polls, the electoral ...
May 25, 2019
'Huge' challenges as Ramaphosa takes oath in South Africa
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Saturday urged the country to pursue "an extraordinary feat of human endeavor" as ...
May 24, 2019
Botswana hires Hollywood firm to fight elephant hunting PR
The Botswanan government has enlisted a public relations firm with deep ties to Hollywood to push back against the bad ...
May 23, 2019
Botswana lifts ban on elephant hunting, to some anger
Botswana has lifted its ban on elephant hunting in a country with the world's highest number of the animals, a decision that ...
May 23, 2019
Malawi's president in the lead for re-election
Malawi's President Peter Mutharika has taken a lead in the election with more than 75 percent of votes counted from the ...
May 22, 2019
South Africa's Ramaphosa starts crackdown on corruption
South African President-elect Cyril Ramaphosa has taken steps to crack down on corruption Wednesday as the country's new ...
May 21, 2019
Voters in Malawi go to polls to elect president, parliament
More than 6 million Malawians are voting Tuesday for president, parliament and local councils in the country's sixth election ...
May 20, 2019
South Africa ex-president Jacob Zuma in court for corruption
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering.
May 19, 2019
Jobs, corruption top issues as Malawi votes for president
Corruption and the need for economic growth are the main campaign issues as Malawi goes to the polls Tuesday for a ...
Arnold Schwarzenegger
May 18, 2019
Arnold Schwarzenegger assaulted during event in South Africa
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was assaulted during a public appearance in South Africa on Saturday, but the 71-year-old quickly ...
May 13, 2019
South African government says appeal coming in Semenya case
South Africa's track federation will appeal against the Caster Semenya ruling, the country's sports ministry said Monday.
May 13, 2019
Samantha Mewis scores twice to lead US past South Africa 3-0
Samantha Mewis is finding her stride again just in time for her first World Cup. Mewis scored goals in both halves and the U.
May 12, 2019
South Africa chief vows to purge ANC of 'deviant tendencies'
South Africa's president on Sunday vowed to purge his party of "bad and deviant tendencies" as he prepares to appoint a new ...
May 11, 2019
South Africa's ruling ANC marks weakest election victory
South Africa's ruling African National Congress on Saturday marked its weakest victory in national elections in a ...
May 10, 2019
South Africa's ruling ANC coasting to win in national vote
The ruling African National Congress was on course to win South Africa's presidential and parliamentary elections by a ...
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