Southern Africa

South African rescue workers have managed to evacuate everyone trapped under rubble after the roof of a major Johannesburg hospital collapsed on Thursday. The roof...

Zimbabwe has appealed for $100m (£82m) to help people affected by floods that have killed 246 and left nearly 2,000 people homeless since December.

A High Court in Zimbabwe has ruled banning corporal punishment for children at school and home. The ruling will have to be confirmed eventually by the constitutional court.

Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili was preparing on Wednesday to call a snap election after losing a confidence vote in parliament, a cabinet minister...

Mozambique will seek to negotiate a restructuring of part of its debt, its prime minister said on Wednesday.The southern African nation is struggling to...

Emergency services in Zimbabwe's public hospitals are grinding to a halt after nurses joined doctors on strike.

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe travelled to Singapore for a medical checkup on Wednesday, his spokesman said, days after he celebrated his 93rd birthday by...

Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, is likely to lose a confidence vote in parliament this week and stands ready to call a snap election,...

Zimbabwe requires $100 million for emergency road repairs following above normal rains that have severely damaged the urban road network and highways, a government...

Thousands of coal truck drivers descended on South Africa's capital Pretoria on Wednesday to protest against the country's renewable energy program, after President Jacob...