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Namibian leader praises Mugabe over controversial land reform

Namibian President Hage Geingob has showered Zimbabwe’s long-time leader Robert Mugabe with praises as he described him as an African icon, says a report. According...

South Africa’s Zuma signs anti money-laundering bill into law

South African President Jacob Zuma has signed the anti-money laundering bill FICA, which allows increased scrutiny of the bank accounts of "prominent individuals", including...

Angola hit by crop-eating armyworm

The fall armyworm - which decimates fields as it marches ever forward - has spread to Angola as the caterpillar eats its way through...

Two white farmers arrested over death of black South African boy

Two white South African farmers were arrested on suspicion of murdering a black boy in a farming community in North West province, police said...

Press Freedom: Namibia tops Africa in 2017 RSF Index

Namibia ranks 24th globally out of 180 countries, according to the just released 2017 World Press Freedom Index. The rankings by Reporters Without Borders...

Angolan president sets Aug 23 for general elections

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has signed a decree setting August 23 as the date for general elections, state radio reported on Wednesday. Dos...

Zambia’s Hichilema refused bail, treason charge case referred to higher court

Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema on Wednesday was denied bail after his lawyers made a request before a court. He is however due to...

Hope of finding missing Ghanaian Unicef director fades

Police in Cape Town in South Africa have announced that the search for the Ghanaian United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) associate director who went missing...

Court in South Africa rules setting aside controversial nuclear deal

The South African government has suffered a setback in expanding its nuclear power station after a Western Cape High court ruled that a pre-agreement...

Primitive human ‘lived much more recently’

A primitive type of human, once thought to be up to three million years old, actually lived much more recently, a study suggests. The remains...

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