A Group Gave South Africa a 30 September Migrant Deadline. Nobody Is Enforcing It
The police have set aside no budget for the date and say planning is premature. The state is deporting at...
September 13, 2026Section
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South Africa Visa Concession: Pending Applicants Keep Their Status Until 30 June 2027
The South Africa visa concession now runs to 30 June 2027. Who is covered, what applicants may and may not...
September 13, 2026
South Africa ETA: Live at Four Airports, and the Customs Form That Travels With It
The South Africa ETA is live at four airports. Who may use the digital permit, what it costs, how fast...
September 13, 2026
Jazzin Africa Accra: A Theme, Three Dates and Still No Address Six Weeks Out
Ghana's Jazzin' Africa Festival returns to Accra from 22 to 24 October 2026 with a workshop and two concert nights....
September 13, 2026
Felabration Lagos: Fela Kuti’s Birthday Week Is Set for 12-18 October at the Afrika Shrine
Felabration Lagos is listed for 12-18 October 2026 at the New Afrika Shrine in Ikeja. What is confirmed, what the...
September 13, 2026
Kenya Visa-Free Entry: Landing Without a Visa Is Not Permission to Work, Nairobi Said in September 2026
Kenya's trade minister says arriving without a visa is not permission to work, trade or run a business. What that...
September 13, 2026
South Africa Left the Grey List and Its Bank Regulator Has Not Fined Anyone Since
The Prudential Authority has published no bank sanction at all in 2026. The last entry on its register is dated...
September 13, 2026
Cost of Living Dakar 2026 — European Rents, West African Market Prices
Rent in Almadies matches European prices while Dakar markets stay cheap. Power, water, schools, doctors and transport, priced in dollars.
September 13, 2026
Kenny Lattimore Cape Town: Gates at 5pm and Stage at 8pm in South Africa, 20 September 2026
Kenny Lattimore plays the Grand Arena at GrandWest in Cape Town on 20 September 2026. Ticket prices, parking and the...
September 13, 2026
Red Bull Unlocked Cape Town: A Cruise Terminal Turns Into Ten Clubs in South Africa on 26 September 2026
Ten rooms, more than 70 artists and one ticket at Cape Town's cruise terminal on 26 September 2026. The start...
September 13, 2026
Joy of Jazz Johannesburg: Four Stages, Two Nights in Sandton, South Africa, 25 and 26 September 2026
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz fills the Sandton Convention Centre on 25 and 26 September 2026. Four stages, the line-up,...
September 13, 2026
Cost of Living Abidjan 2026 — What the Lagoon Adds to Rent and Commuting
Rent in Cocody, rent in Yopougon and the lagoon between them. What a newcomer pays in Abidjan for power, food,...
September 13, 2026
Kenya Foreign Business Owners: State House Turned a Five-Day Deadline Into 90 Days on 8 September 2026
A five-day ultimatum for foreign traders in Kenya became a 90-day window. What the paperwork costs, and what the government...
September 13, 2026
WOMAD Cape Town: Ten Days of Global Music in South Africa, With a Makeba Tribute on 16 September
Ten days of global music open in Cape Town on 15 September 2026. A Makeba tribute, a Desmond Tutu peace...
September 13, 2026
What’s On in Latin America: The Week of September 14–20, 2026
The week of September 14–20, 2026 is a big one in Latin America: Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala mark independence,...
September 13, 2026
Investing in Nigeria 2026: What Changed, What It Pays and What to Watch
Four new tax laws took effect in January and one of them reaches offshore share sales. The market is up...
September 13, 2026
Bank Account in Nigeria for Foreigners — What the BVN Rule Really Requires in 2026
One biometric number decides who can bank in Lagos. What a foreign resident needs, what a dollar account allows, and...
September 13, 2026
Lindsey Stirling San Juan: A Dancing Violinist Opens Her Latin American Run in Puerto Rico on 26 September
A violinist who dances while she plays opens her Latin American run in San Juan on 26 September 2026. Start...
September 13, 2026
Scorpion Kings FNB Stadium: Gates Open at Noon in Johannesburg, South Africa, 19 September
Amapiano takes Africa's largest stadium for a whole Saturday on 19 September 2026. The times, the ticket tiers, the buses...
September 13, 2026
MúsicaOcupa Quito: Classical Music in Ecuador’s Markets, Hospitals and Metro This September
A booth in a Quito metro station, a walk through Cuenca, a concert in a home for older people. Ecuador's...
September 13, 2026