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Category: Southern Africa

Southern Africa, southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Africa South Africa Tourism Travel World 

Here are the top 10 world’s best countries to visit

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The UK’s Telegraph newspaper has carried out a readers survey to determine the world’s best tourist destination – and South Africa emerged top. South Africa toppled New Zealand in the 2023 edition of the survey, the first since the 2019 edition following the Covid-19 disruption. The newspaper every year allows its readers to vote in significant numbers for their chosen… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World 

South Africa issues Cholera warning as death toll from outbreak hits 50

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South Africa has issued a warning over Cholera outbreak after a winter outbreak left 50 people dead. Local media reported that most of the deaths over the last six weeks in the Hammanskraal community in Gauteng Province. Residents there have battled for weeks to access to clean water, but there have been several cases across the country. In many communities,… Read More
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South Africa’s suspected gas leak deaths linked to illegal mining

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South African authorities have said a suspected leak of poisonous gas in the shantytown of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg could be linked to illegal mining. The death toll from the accident has now risen to 17 as of Thursday, according to officials who have visited the site of the accident. Gauteng Province Premier Panyaza Lesufi, told journalists investigations are still… Read More
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South Africa’s Zulu king is fine after treatment for suspected poisoning

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The Zulu King in South Africa, Misuzulu kaZwelithini is reportedly in good health after undergoing treatment for suspected poisoning. On Saturday the traditional Prime Minister, Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi said in a statement that King Misuzulu may have been poisoned after a senior member of the family, Douglas Xaba suddenly died. “When His Majesty Misuzulu began to feel unwell, he suspected… Read More
Africa South Africa Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

South Africa extends deadline for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit

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The South African government has extended for Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders to apply for appropriate visas and waivers by a further six-month. The new deadline is now December 31, 2023, after which Zimbabwean nationals who fail to secure appropriate visas would be forcibly deported. The initial deadline was June 30, 2023, that deadline was an extension from an earlier… Read More
Africa Business South Africa World 

Managing the risks of the retrenchment process in South Africa

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The global economic climate continues to exert a chilling toll on employers, with South African businesses not escaping the frosty effects of slowing demand and creeping inflation. Like their counterparts in many countries, South African employers are actively seeking mechanisms to manage costs, consolidate employee headcount, and align their businesses with changes in customer demand and behaviour. Companies are closing… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zimbabwe 

Zimbabwe’s new bill that imposes death penalty for ‘unpatriotic acts’

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Zimbabweans who are found of engaging in what the government describes as “unpatriotic acts” now risk receiving a death penalty as punishment. The country’s parliament on Thursday voted in favour of a controversial bill that imposes such a punishment. Imposing heavy fines or even the death penalty on offenders are also part of the punishment regime. Called the patriot clause… Read More
Africa Namibia Southern Africa World 

Namibia: 13 dead after eating toxic porridge

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At least thirteen people have died in a span of three days after eating toxic porridge in Namibia. Four others have been admitted to hospital in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia. Report say all the victims are from a household of 22 people in Kayova village, in north-eastern Kavango region. Most of those who died were… Read More
Africa Namibia Southern Africa World 

Why Namibia has banned prison officers from having tattoos

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Namibian prison authorities have announced a ban on recruitment of officers who have tattoos on their bodies. Persons with visible tattoos on their skins would no longer get the chance to join the service, local media has reported. According to officials the measure is to protect the image of the prisons following concerns that certain tattoos worn by prison officers may… Read More
Africa Malawi Southern Africa World 

Malawi schools to admit students with dreadlocks after court order

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A court in Malawi has ordered education authorities to admit learners with dreadlocks in the country’s public schools. The high court, sitting in the eastern city of Zomba, was ruling on a petition brought by two Rastafarian students. They were refused admission to public schools in 2016 and 2010. The two learners have, however, been attending school after they obtained… Read More