No bank at risk of collapse, banks body assures public

BAZ president Sibongile Moyo IN a firm response to rising public anxiety, the Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has dismissed fears of potential bank failures, declaring the sector “safe and sound” and well-insulated from the financial...

Colonel Randrianirina sworn in as Madagascar president

Colonel Michaël Randrianirina, center, after his inauguration as president at the Constitutional Court in Antananarivo, Madagascar, on October 17, 2025. ZO ANDRIANJAFY / REUTERS Army colonel Michaël Randrianirina was sworn in as Madagascar's...

Global Fragility Act 2.0? Amid a Possible Bipartisan Revival, a Chance to Make U.S. Peace Efforts More Effective

Bipartisan cooperation in Washington is hard to come by these days. But Republicans and Democrats are still finding common ground on one of America’s most urgent security challenges: supporting countries where violence and instability fuel...

SARCOF-26 springs hope in agric and energy sectors

Agriculture The 26th annual Southern Africa Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-26) hosted virtually by the Sadc Climate Services Centre (CSC) between August 24 and 26 2022, and consensus outlook from climate experts reveals that the Sadc region is...

NNFU President urges treating agriculture as economic pillar

The President of the Namibia National Farmers' Union wants agriculture to be treated as a strategic pillar for economic development, rather than as a social welfare project. Adolf Muremi was speaking at the Agri Outlook Conference, which is...

Zambia’s Power Crisis: A Deficit and an Opportunity in One

By BARNABAS ZULU WHEN the lights flicker out in Lusaka’s compounds and mines downshift operations in the Copperbelt, the cost of Zambia’s electricity deficit becomes painfully clear. But as the country scrambles to fill a growing power gap, a...

Policy integral to shaping oil and gas outlook – law firm

Although significant oil and gas discoveries across Southern Africa have sharpened investor focus, unlocking that potential is not only geological; it also requires an astute understanding of the legal, fiscal, administrative and commercial...

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers face market glut

Zimbabwe's wheat farmers are struggling to find buyers after producing a record-breaking harvest this season, raising concerns about market access and crop management in Africa's fast-growing agricultural sector. According to the Ministry of...

Ghanaian Engineer Frank Owusu Claims Africa Prize Runner-Up Glory

Ghanaian innovator Frank Owusu has etched his name into Africa’s engineering excellence record after being named a runner-up in the 2025 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. His groundbreaking water-quality monitoring system, Aquamet, has...

Envoys warn of rising global threats to press freedom

Three ambassadors from Germany, Canada and India have issued a stark warning that press freedom is under growing global threat, as disinformation, censorship and geopolitical manipulation increasingly undermine democracy and the pursuit of truth....

How firmer African currencies are easing business costs in 2025

Stronger local currencies across sub-Saharan Africa are cooling inflation and easing business cost pressures, paving the way for central banks to begin cutting interest rates after years of policy tightening, new data from S&P Global Market...

2024-25 wildfires: Global analysis finds 15 million people in India affected, UP impacted most

Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted region, a global study has estimated. Uttar Pradesh was also found to have experienced its most severe wildfire season on...

15 Million in India Hit by 2024-25 Wildfires, UP Worst Affected

Photo Credits: Associated Press-File PhotoNew Delhi– Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted region, a global study has estimated. Uttar Pradesh was also found to have...

South Africa will lift the shale-gas moratorium in this month

The South African government will lift its long-standing ban on shale exploration once new regulations are published this month. In 2011, the regulator was prohibited from processing any new applications for exploration or production rights, as...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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More gas goes ahead, but the biggest projects remain on hold

Hello, and welcome to a weekend edition of the Zitamar Daily Briefing. It’s been a landmark week for gas production in Mozambique, but not in the way some expected. At a ceremony in Maputo on Thursday, president Daniel Chapo shared the stage with...

SA sweeps medals at Korean martial arts championship

South Africa’s martial artists stood tall as the 24th African Tang Soo Do Championship brought them together with top competitors from Botswana, Mozambique, and Seychelles. From October 3 to 5, the Beaulieu Sports and Wellness Centre, in Kyalami,...

Man jailed for killing Spotted Eagle Owl on Sea Point Promenade

The Cape of Good Hope SPCA has welcomed the conviction and sentencing of Gustigu Mthini, a 38-year-old Mozambican national, who was found guilty of animal cruelty and wildlife law violations following a brutal attack on a protected Spotted Eagle...

Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how

The parched earth opened in jagged cracks. But it was the dead cows on the side of the road that did it. By October of 2014, the government had declared a state of emergency in KwaZulu-Natal. The prolonged drought left some 40 000 cattle dead,...

Global analysis finds 15 million in India affected by 2024-25 wildfires, UP most impacted

New Delhi: Around 15 million people in India were affected due to wildfires in 2024-25, with Uttar Pradesh being the most impacted region, a global study has estimated. Uttar Pradesh was also found to have experienced its most severe wildfire...