Southern Africa

- Foot-and-mouth disease spreads in South Africa’s Addo Elephant National Park, impacting neighboring areas and fundraising events; Lesotho resumes wool exports to China after a four-month ban due to foot-and-mouth disease, with strict heat-treatment requirements. - Over 400 people in Tshwane, South Africa, fall ill from contaminated tap water, predominantly affecting children under four years old. - Russia and Türkiye support South Africa's return to G20 activities amid US opposition over domestic policies and foreign ties. - South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana predicts investment-grade status by 2028, citing improved fiscal conditions.

Recent headlines

• Lesotho Wool Exports to China Resume — rio_times
• Residents warned not to drink tap water after hundreds fall sick near South Africa capital — bbc_world
• GROUNDUP: Tshwane’s drinking water crisis a wake-up call for SA as sewage pollution sickens hundreds — daily_maverick_za
• DISEASE DISASTER: Angry neighbours, game sales in jeopardy as Addo’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis deepens — daily_maverick_za
• Brazil may turn right-wing again — this is why South Africans should care — daily_maverick_za