The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) is shocked and outraged at Pulane Macheli’s shooting and demands a swift investigation into this shooting. The shooting of the broadcaster has a chilling effect on freedom of expression and of the media.
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has authorised the transfer of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s body to Zambian authorities, ending a nearly year-long dispute with his family.
When Wicknell Chivayo announced his now infamous US$3.6 million pledge to Members of Parliament, he likely intended to stage a spectacle of generosity, proximity and influence.
As the architects of Constitutional Amendment Number 3 prepare to illegally extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term by a further two years, the weather-beaten residents of Domboshava have acutely bad memories of his time in office.
Botswana President Duma Boko has delivered a powerful address that directly questioned why Africa, and countries such as Zimbabwe in particular, remain poor despite vast natural resource wealth and a youthful population.
