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Journalists pose for a group photo with UNFPA Representative John Kennedy Mosoti, Director of Gender Ms. 'Mapuleng Secheche and other officials during a capacity-building workshop on gender-sensitive reporting convened by UNFPA in Lesotho. (Photo: UNFPA Lesotho)
Africa

UNFPA trains Lesotho journalists on gender-based violence reporting

Maseru - The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) gathered journalists in Lesotho for a one-day capacity-building workshop focused on ethical, survivor-centred and gender-sensitive...

Officials from Zambia's Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry pictured with their Malawian counterparts during the World Bank Strategic Communication Workshop held in Lilongwe, Malawi.
AfricaDiplomacy

Zambia, Malawi officials meet for World Bank workshop

Officials from Zambia's Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry have travelled to Lilongwe, Malawi, for a World Bank-organised Strategic Communication Workshop bringing together...

African leaders and global health partners attend a high-level virtual ministerial briefing on the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak, convened by the Africa CDC and the African Union on Tuesday, 25 May 2026. | Photo: Africa CDC
AfricaHealth

African leaders warn Ebola outbreak could become second worst in history

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - African leaders and global health partners have warned that the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak affecting the Democratic Republic of...

ATAF Vice Chairperson Sam Shivute addresses SADCOPAC delegates in Swakopmund, Namibia. | Photo: ATAF
AfricaTax

Sign the tax deal, ATAF official tells Southern African parliaments

Swakopmund, Namibia - The African Tax Administration Forum's Vice Chairperson and Commissioner of the Namibia Revenue Agency, Sam Shivute, has called on Southern...

Tax experts from 15 African countries at the ATAF Technical Committee Meetings in Pretoria. | Photo: X/@ATAFtax
AfricaDiplomacyMoney

Lesotho leads Africa in taxing the rich

Pretoria - Lesotho has become the first country on the continent to start putting into practice a framework for taxing high-net-worth individuals, as...

Peace Farm founder Katleho Mpopo displays her M62,000 Lesotho Innovation Challenge cheque alongside stakeholders. | Photo: NUL Research and Innovations
AfricaAgriculture

Meet the NUL graduate feeding Lesotho one seed at a time

Maseru - A 2022 economics graduate from the National University of Lesotho has turned her back on a corporate career to build an...

Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi poses with officials and stakeholders at the launch of the 2026 International Pairs Golf Tournament at the Sterling Hub in Harare. | Photo: Zimbabwe Tourism Authority
AfricaTourism

Zimbabwe uses golf to drive tourism and soft diplomacy

Harare - Zimbabwe's Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Barbara Rwodzi, has officially launched the 2026 International Pairs Golf Tournament at the Sterling...

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AfricaBusiness

Manufacturing Indaba 2026 to tackle automation in Africa

Johannesburg - Industry leaders, manufacturers, technology innovators, policymakers and investors from across Africa will gather in Johannesburg in July to debate how automation...