South Africa: Lesufi Suspends Gauteng Health Boss Without Saying Why

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[Scrolla] Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi suspended provincial health boss Lesiba Malotana and appointed Dr Darion Barclay as acting head. Lesufi said Barclay will bring stability in health services but...

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South Africa: Buildings Torched During University of the Free State Protests

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[GroundUp] Students angry at changes to registration system

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Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Declares State of Disaster After Bus Crash in South Africa

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[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following the tragic DNC Coach road accident in Limpopo Province, South Africa, which resulted in the loss of 43...

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Zimbabwe: Overcrowding, Dilapidation, Inhumane Conditions Plague Zimbabwe’s Prisons – Parliamentary Report

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[New Zimbabwe] A joint parliamentary report has laid bare conditions in Zimbabwe’s prisons, exposing chronic overcrowding, dilapidated facilities, inadequate basics, and inhuman treatment of inmates as the most critical...

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Zimbabwe: Exiled Jonathan Moyo Sucked Into Plot to Scrap 2028 Elections, Extending Mnangagwa’s Rule

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[New Zimbabwe] POLITICAL analyst and former opposition party leader Jealousy Mawarire has accused former cabinet minister Jonathan Moyo of involvement in a plot to scrap the 2028 elections and...

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The rise of digital payments in SA’s cash-heavy townships

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2510/791188-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”The rise of digital payments in SA’s cash-heavy townships” align=”left”><p>South Africa’s informal economy has for long been largely cash-based. This is changing with spaza shop...

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Shares rebound, dollar eases as Fed cut bets reclaim spotlight

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2510/791182-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>Global stocks clawed back losses on Wednesday, 15 October 2025 helped by dovish comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and...

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Moody’s says weak investment hurts South Africa’s credit rating prospects

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<p><img src=”https://biz-file.com/c/2510/791172-240×135.jpg?5″ width=”240″ height=”135″ alt=”Source: Reuters.” align=”left”><br><span >Source: Reuters.&lt;/span><p>South Africa needs to find ways to boost economic growth if it wants to get its credit rating heading back to...

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