Politics
Nearly 3 million South Africans register to vote ahead of local polls
Johannesburg - Nearly three million South Africans turned out to register and update their voter details during the first National Voter Registration Weekend...
Starmer resigns as UK prime minister
London - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, setting the United Kingdom on course for its sixth prime minister in...
Botswana parliament told to go beyond budget approval
Gaborone - Botswana's Speaker of the National Assembly Dithapelo Keorapetse has told parliamentarians that effective oversight must cover the entire budget cycle, not...
Damning report finds Mchunu acted alone in disbanding police task team
Johannesburg - South Africa's suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has been dealt a serious blow after evidence leaders of the parliamentary ad hoc...
Senegal president sacks prime minister Sonko
Dakar - Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye fired Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko and dissolved the government on Friday, deepening a political crisis in...
SA ConCourt sends Phala Phala report back to parliament
Pretoria - South Africa's Constitutional Court has ordered that the Section 89 panel's report on the Phala Phala scandal be referred to an...
Lesotho cabinet reshuffle takes effect as two ministers released
Maseru - Lesotho's King Letsie III has approved a cabinet reshuffle on the advice of Prime Minister Sam Matekane, with changes taking effect...
Nigeria charges six over Independence Day coup plot
Abuja - Six people in Nigeria, including a retired major general and a serving police inspector, have been charged with treason for allegedly...
