South Africa’s best-run province, Cape Town’s home
Kenya’s Deputy President has reiterated that intergovernmental coordination remains under his chair, amid ongoing speculation that his role may shift. Analysts say constitutional safeguards keep IBEC under the Deputy President, while some officials describe online claims as fake news.
South Africa will host the SADC summit under the theme of resilient, sustainable and inclusive industrialisation, focusing on infrastructure, agriculture, minerals transformation and regional value chains. Leaders will review regional stability, intra-regional trade, and progress under the African Continental Free Trade Area, with Ramaphosa set to take over as chair.
El Niño is strengthening and is likely the strongest in modern records. Forecasts foresee hotter global temperatures, worsened heatwaves, floods and droughts across regions as climate warming interacts with the natural cycle.
Climate patterns have intensified this year, driving heatwaves, droughts and floods across multiple regions. Governments are mobilising finance, strengthening resilience, and adjusting policies as temperatures and rainfall shift. Aid budgets face pressure while activists warn of rising humanitarian needs.
A slow-moving nor'easter has struck the Mid‑Atlantic and New England since late September, causing heavy rain, strong onshore winds and coastal flooding from New Jersey to southern New England. Utilities, flights and events have been disrupted, at least one person has died in New York City, and forecasters warn additional high‑tide flooding will persist into Monday and Tuesday.
A head-on collision on Mozambique’s EN1 has claimed 17 lives, all passengers in a public transport vehicle, with authorities continuing investigations. The tragedy follows a rising toll from road crashes as the government calls for stricter adherence to traffic laws.
Shadrack Sibiya, the suspended deputy national police commissioner, has been charged with rape, trafficking and grooming a minor. He faces additional allegations linked to political killings investigations and a controversial health tender within the Madlanga Commission inquiry. The case sits amid ongoing scrutiny of police corruption and gender-based violence in South Africa.
Two separate mass shootings in South African townships have killed at least 27 people and wounded scores. One attack at a tavern in Wedela, southwest of Johannesburg, has left 17 dead; a second attack in Lwandle, near Cape Town, has left 10 dead. Police have launched investigations and are searching for multiple suspects.