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Zimbabwe chicken imports banned over bird flu fears

Botswana has banned poultry products from neighbouring Zimbabwe after an outbreak of the H5N8 strain of bird flu was reported at the weekend. In a...

Lesotho ex-PM to form coalition govt after poll win

Lesotho's former prime minister Thomas Thabane is poised to form a coalition government after his party won snap elections at the weekend and defeated...

South Africa tumbles into recession

South Africa has entered recession for the first time in eight years, data from Statistics South Africa showed on Tuesday, after the economy contracted...

Mugabe calls for end to sanctions on Zimbabwe at U.N. oceans summit

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe used an address on Monday at the opening of the first United Nations conference on oceans to call for an...

China protests at Zambia mining arrests

China has complained to Zambia after 31 of its nationals were arrested at the weekend for alleged illegal mining practices. A senior Chinese foreign ministry...

Woman buries newborn alive as she is unable to feed her child

A Zimbabwe woman who buried her newborn alive has told a court in the east of the country that it was because she already...

South Africa’s unemployment rate hits 14-year high

South Africa’s unemployment rose to its highest in 14 years in the first quarter of the year as agriculture and informal sectors shed jobs...

Split in ANC over Zuma shows after corruption claims

The ruling African National Congress said on Friday it is gravely concerned by leaked documents alleging influence-peddling by friends of President Jacob Zuma, deepening...

Botswana invites bids to build 100 MW solar plant

Botswana's state-owned power utility has invited bids to build a 100 megawatt (MW) solar power plant to boost energy security in the diamond-rich southern...

South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years

South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which means the country will have a 50% surplus for the year, according to government figures

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