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BMA officials pose with the nine Bangladeshi nationals intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport after attempting to enter South Africa with fraudulent visas and passports. Photo: X/@TheBMA_SA

BMA officials pose with the nine Bangladeshi nationals intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport after attempting to enter South Africa with fraudulent visas and passports. Photo: X/@TheBMA_SA

Nine Bangladeshis caught with fake visas at OR Tambo

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

US Embassy to Lesotho Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Hines delivers a keynote address at the Digital Innovators Summit 2026 High-Level Launch, calling on Lesotho to embrace innovation, invest in digital infrastructure, and harness the power of artificial intelligence to compete in the global digital economy. | Photo: Digital Innovators Summit

US Embassy to Lesotho Chargé d'Affaires Thomas Hines delivers a keynote address at the Digital Innovators Summit 2026 High-Level Launch, calling on Lesotho to embrace innovation, invest in digital infrastructure, and harness the power of artificial intelligence to compete in the global digital economy. | Photo: Digital Innovators Summit

US envoy pushes digital agenda at Lesotho summit

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Permanent Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation Etambuyu Anamela Gundersen poses for a group photo with MTN Mobile Money Limited Zambia officials including Chief Product Officer Chikondi F. Mwanza and Remittance and Interoperability Manager Remmingtone T. Milambo following their meeting in Lusaka on 9 June 2026. | Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Zambia

Permanent Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation Etambuyu Anamela Gundersen poses for a group photo with MTN Mobile Money Limited Zambia officials including Chief Product Officer Chikondi F. Mwanza and Remittance and Interoperability Manager Remmingtone T. Milambo following their meeting in Lusaka on 9 June 2026. | Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Zambia

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Zambia meets MTN MoMo on diaspora remittances

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Scientists from the Natural Science Subdivision of the National Museum of Namibia pose for a group photo during their field expedition to Warmbad in southern Namibia. | Photo: Namibia Nature Foundation

Scientists from the Natural Science Subdivision of the National Museum of Namibia pose for a group photo during their field expedition to Warmbad in southern Namibia. | Photo: Namibia Nature Foundation

Namibia museum team completes biodiversity survey in south

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Botswana Speaker of the National Assembly Dithapelo Keorapetse joins parliamentarians, experts, development partners and delegates at the opening of the three-day Workshop on Parliamentary Budgetary Engagement and Oversight of Public Enterprises. Picture: Botswana Government

Botswana Speaker of the National Assembly Dithapelo Keorapetse joins parliamentarians, experts, development partners and delegates at the opening of the three-day Workshop on Parliamentary Budgetary Engagement and Oversight of Public Enterprises. Picture: Botswana Government

Botswana parliament told to go beyond budget approval

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Officials from the City of Windhoek's Department of Urban and Transport Planning and Standard Bank's PayPulse team during an information-sharing session on the cashless bus payment system in Windhoek. Picture: City of Windhoek

Officials from the City of Windhoek's Department of Urban and Transport Planning and Standard Bank's PayPulse team during an information-sharing session on the cashless bus payment system in Windhoek. Picture: City of Windhoek

Africa

Windhoek buses go cashless with PayPulse

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Lesotho Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation Nthati Moorosi addresses guests at the sod-turning ceremony for the Digital Outreach Studio at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Picture: Lesotho Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation

Lesotho Minister of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation Nthati Moorosi addresses guests at the sod-turning ceremony for the Digital Outreach Studio at Makoanyane Square in Maseru. Picture: Lesotho Ministry of Information, Communications, Science, Technology and Innovation

Lesotho breaks ground on digital studio, signs three key policies

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

ZIMRA officials and stakeholders gather at Sango Border Post as the authority pushes ahead with modernisation plans for the strategic trade gateway linking Zimbabwe to Mozambique. Picture: ZIMRA

ZIMRA officials and stakeholders gather at Sango Border Post as the authority pushes ahead with modernisation plans for the strategic trade gateway linking Zimbabwe to Mozambique. Picture: ZIMRA

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Zimbabwe modernises Sango Border Post linking to Mozambique

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 11, 2026

Mozambique's Minister of Finance Carla Loveira and World Bank Managing Director Paschal Donohoe sign five financing agreements worth US$455 million in Washington on Tuesday, covering agriculture, education, social protection, minerals, water resources and sanitation. | Photo: World Bank

Mozambique's Minister of Finance Carla Loveira and World Bank Managing Director Paschal Donohoe sign five financing agreements worth US$455 million in Washington on Tuesday, covering agriculture, education, social protection, minerals, water resources and sanitation. | Photo: World Bank

Mozambique signs $455m World Bank deals

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 10, 2026

Sim Tshabalala listens attentively as Dangote Petroleum Refinery officials walk him through the facility during a tour of the Lekki Free Zone complex in Lagos. The refinery recently completed performance test runs at 700,000 barrels per day, surpassing its original nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. | Photo: X/@DangoteGroup

Sim Tshabalala listens attentively as Dangote Petroleum Refinery officials walk him through the facility during a tour of the Lekki Free Zone complex in Lagos. The refinery recently completed performance test runs at 700,000 barrels per day, surpassing its original nameplate capacity of 650,000 barrels per day. | Photo: X/@DangoteGroup

Standard Bank backs Dangote refinery IPO after Lagos tour

byAdekunle Owolabi

June 10, 2026