Southern Africa

Malawi's Local Government Minister Lingson Belekanyama has died after getting Covid-19, according to government officials. Government officials have confirmed the death of Belekanyama who was...

South Africa’s has announced the closure of its borders till February 15 to curb the spread of coronavirus.In a televised address, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the number of infections...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has questioned the democratic credentials of the US following the violent protests which killed at least four people.The riots occurred after supporters...

Zambians have expressed outrage over the supply of defective condoms and sterile gloves.A parliamentary committee has heard how a local company Honey Bee supplied...

South Africa, which has been hard hit by a second wave of Covid-19 cases, hopes to obtain its first vaccine doses for the disease...

The government of Zimbabwe has reimposed a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.There has been a surge in cases in the...

Two police officers in Zambia have been dismissed for killing some demonstrators.They have been sacked on the orders of Zambian President Edgar Lungu following...

South Africa has recorded more than one million Covid-19 infections following the discovery of new variant of the virus.The country has now confirmed 1,004,413 Covid-19...

Flights from South Africa have been banned by five countries following news of the discovery of a new variant of coronavirus which has sparked...

South African scientists are getting support from the World Health Organization in investigating a new variant of coronavirus. Scientists have detected the new variant of...