Politics & Government Africa

In another surprising political twist, a councillor from the EFF has crossed the floor to join the DA in the Cape Town council.

Why Trump’s decision to skip the G20 Summit in South Africa is not surprising  IOL

Mashatile urges unity for Africa’s future at T20 gathering  IOL

The EFF has threatened National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza with more court action if the withdrawn national Budget is further processed in the legislature.

South Africa’s resilience amid political and economic challenges  IOL

ActionSA has filed an application in terms of the Promotion of Access to Information Act to obtain the Independent Police Investigative Directorate’s (IPID) report on the theft that took place at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm, which Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has classified as “top secret”.

AT Ghana’s CTO Emmanuel Owusu named among Africa’s top telecoms leaders  MyJoyOnline

[Vanguard] Red-hatted cardinals were expected to pick a date Monday for the conclave to elect a new leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, following the death of Pope Francis.

[Premium Times] The police said they aimed at disrupting drug trafficking in Unguwar Tudun Wadan Dan’iya, also known as Bayan Gari, in the metropolitan area of Bauchi.

[New Zimbabwe] BARELY a month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was made to hand over some 480 hectares of the remainder of Arlington Estate to PPC Zimbabwe, documents have revealed it has belonged to a housing cooperative since 2006.