South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will assume the chairmanship of SADC following the military takeover in Madagascar, which prompted the country to relinquish its leadership of the regional bloc.
The Kenyan and South African governments are engaging with Ukrainian authorities regarding their nationals who say they are trapped in Donbas and other regions.
The ban on horticulture exports to South Africa has been lifted.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani, has confirmed the resumption of exports as of Thursday, October 23; previously withdrawn trade permits have also been reinstated.
The Lungu family says it is ready to bury the late Edgar Lungu if President Hakainde Hichilema steps aside.
Mental health experts have raised an alarm over the growing number of professionals taking their own lives, saying decent and meaningful employment remains crucial to individual well-being and national productivity.
Former political prisoners from Namibia and South Africa who were sentenced at Robben Island gathered for a reunion at the world heritage site on Saturday.
With more than 300,000 calves exported yearly to South Africa, Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare is calling for local value addition around cattle farming in the quest to create more employment.
The premier spoke to NBC News in an interview during the 17th edition of the Okakarara Annual Trade Fair.
Today marks exactly three months since the death of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, but his burial remains uncertain. Lungu had been in South Africa for a routine medical check-up since January, when news of his death broke on 5 June.
The South African Constitutional Court has rejected an application for a direct appeal that was recently lodged by the late Edgar Lungu's family.
However, the Zambian government has insisted on dialogue with the family in light of a balanced burial programme.
The Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) innovation camp commenced today, and one of the ten schools participating will win a prize as well as an opportunity to compete in the regional competitions in South Africa.
