1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (162+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 9, 2026 The Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service distributed medical supplies worth more than 92 billion birr during the 2025/26 Ethiopian fiscal year, as it raised the availability of medicines and medical supplies to 79.5 percent, according to Abdulqadir Gelgelo, director-general of…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (246+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 8, 2026 Ghana has completed the evacuation of nearly 1,900 citizens from South Africa following a wave of xenophobic attacks, with the final group of 41 returnees arriving in Accra on September 4. The evacuation programme, which began in May, was…...

21+ hour, 57+ min ago   (307+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 8, 2026 One hundred municipalities across South Africa have adopted a Code for Ethical Leadership in Local Government, in a move aimed at strengthening accountability and governance in the country’s municipal sector. Velenkosini Hlabisa, Minister of Cooperative Governance…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (237+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 7, 2026 Zimbabwe is seeking a major investment in luxury hospitality from Emaar Properties, the Dubai-based developer behind the Burj Khalifa, with a delegation from the company expected to visit the country later this month to inspect potential…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (527+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 7, 2026 A University of Lagos report has called for environmental destruction linked to colonial rule to be formally included in Africa’s reparations claims, arguing that ecological damage represents a distinct and largely unaccounted cost of colonialism. The…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (261+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 2, 2026 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Leonard Gaoretelelwe Lekgetho as the permanent head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), ending a seven-month period in which he served in an acting capacity. Lekgetho’s appointment takes effect…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (299+ words) By Mintesinot Nigussie | September 1, 2026 Lesotho has launched a M78 million hydropower project in Semonkong aimed at providing more reliable electricity to the mountain town and supporting local businesses, health centres and tourism. Prime Minister Samuel Matekane launched the project alongside cabinet…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (362+ words) Pangaea Securities and the Private Infrastructure Development Group have signed a letter of intent to develop a local-currency credit enhancement facility for infrastructure projects across the Southern African Development Community. Zambia is proposed as the anchor market for the initiative....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) August 24, 2026By Mintesinot Nigussie South African power utility Eskom has received full payment of 5.26 billion rand in overdue electricity debt from the City of Johannesburg and its electricity utility, City Power, ending a dispute that had raised the prospect of supply…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (343+ words) August 24, 2026By Mintesinot Nigussie South African power utility Eskom has received full payment of 5.26 billion rand in overdue electricity debt from the City of Johannesburg and its electricity utility, City Power, ending a dispute that had raised the prospect of supply…...