SADC Summit in Durban: South Africa takes over the SADC chairmanship with migration, trade barriers, critical minerals and industrialisation on the agenda, as leaders try to push deeper regional integration while protests over undocumented migrants intensify. Anti-migrant protests: The March and March movement plans to march and picket at the summit’s venue, using the message “It’s time to fetch your people,” as South Africa faces mounting pressure over immigration enforcement. Border pressure: South Africa’s Border Management Authority says 4,229 undocumented people were intercepted between April and July, with Mozambicans among those repatriated, underscoring ongoing gaps at entry points. Mozambique–Malawi ties: Malawi’s Enock Chihana held high-level talks with Mozambique’s President Daniel Chapo on strengthening cooperation, peace and socio-economic development. Critical minerals push: SADC Executive Secretary Elias Magosi urged the region to stop exporting raw critical minerals and move into beneficiation and manufacturing. Mozambique infrastructure: Work on modernising the Machipanda border (Beira Corridor) is budgeted at $37.2m, aiming to cut delays and speed freight and passenger clearance. Health crackdown: Mozambique’s ANARME seized unlabeled medicines and substances from a Maputo clinic, with samples sent for lab analysis. Vodacom Mozambique: Vodacom Mozambique reported a 1.5% fall in annual revenues to MZN 20.4bn for the year to March 2026. Agriculture science: SoilFER-linked work at Mozambique’s agricultural research labs is helping women scientists analyse soil fertility to boost farm productivity.