A South African court postponed judgment on the legal standing of beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina. Adetshina faces a legal deportation bid. She stated that she was born in South Africa. In market updates, the South African rand gained significant ground since the start of the Iran war.
Across the zone, Botswana stopped its citizens from being enlisted in the Russian military at airports in Botswana, South Africa, and Ethiopia. In nature updates, Yale E360 shared findings showing that increasing carbon emissions accelerates the expansion of grasses on the African savanna.