Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected to a second term as the leader of South Africa’s governing party the African National Congress (ANC). This comes just weeks after a scandal threatened to derail…
Author: Keith Nkosi
Keith Nkosi is the chief correspondent of the Southern Africa region for Who Owns Africa. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Pretoria and has worked as a reporter and editor for various newspapers and magazines in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Tanzania.
Zambia: Parliament passes law to abolish death penalty
The Zambian parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to abolish the death penalty, a move that would require presidential approval to take effect. Zambia has had a moratorium on the death penalty…
South Africa: Parliament votes not to start impeaching Ramaphosa
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa survived a move to start impeachment proceedings against him in a vote in parliament on Tuesday. The move to block the investigation against Ramaphosa was…
South Africa: Ramaphosa adamant on staying put
President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa has come under fire in recent months due to allegations of corruption. Despite the mounting pressure, Ramaphosa has remained adamant that he will fight both politically…
ABB group slapped $4.3 million in bribery scandal
ABB, a Swiss engineering and technology group, has been slapped with a $4.3 million fine in connection with a bribery scandal in South Africa. The company was found to have paid bribes…
South Africa: Ramaphosa inches closer to impeachment
The President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, is inching closer to impeachment after a report found evidence that he might have broken the law in relation to a stash of money stolen…
Janusz Walus: South Africa’s apartheid-era assassin, stabbed
Janusz Walus, who killed the charismatic anti-apartheid leader Chris Hani in 1993, was stabbed just before he was due to be freed on parole. The parole board’s decision to release him ignited…
Former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste set for fraud trial in Germany
Former Steinhoff International CEO Markus Jooste is among four people who will go on trial in Germany next year on charges of accounting fraud. No date has been set for the start…
Malawi vice president arrested over corruption allegations
Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested the country’s Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima over corruption allegations, on Friday, after months of investigation, said the agency. This comes months after Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera…
South Africa’s Gold fields miners turn to solar energy
South Africa’s Gold fields miners turn to solar energy – Miners in South Africa have started to turn to solar energy to power their operations as the cost of renewable energy has…
Malawi gets $88.3 million from IMF under ‘food shock’ loan window
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $88.3 million in funding for Malawi under its new “food shocks” loan window. The loan is designed to help countries struggling to cope with the…
South Africa: Ramaphosa leads ANC presidency race
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa received the most votes from branches of the ruling African National Congress heading into the party’s December elective conference, boosting his chances of securing a second five-year…