Southern Africa

A South African farmer and some of his family members are facing prosecution for allegedly forcing one of his workers to drink faeces.

Police South Africa have confirmed that a device discovered in a mosque at the port city of Durban after armed men attacked worshippers last week was an explosive.

Madagascar  has announced the lifting of a ban on opposition politicians from standing for office after series of protests over the past weeks.

The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi has joined thousands of mourners at the public square in the country's port city of Beira to mourn the late opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama.

A mining company in Zimbabwe riddled with rising debt and unable to pay its workers' salaries dating back to five years is now considering selling the mining town it operates to settle its debts.

Public sector workers in Zimbabwe have been offered a 10 percent pay rise starting in July this year ahead of a general election.

Zimbabwe's parliament has said that the planned questioning of the country's former President Robert Mugabe on Wednesday over some diamond mining operations has now been delayed.

A top Zambian University has warned female students against what it calls dressing provocatively especially to libraries within the institution's campus.

The opposition leader in Mozambique, Afonso Dhlakama has died at the age of 65 from heart attack on Thursday.

Officials in South Africa have confirmed the death of four mine workers who were trapped following an earthquake.