[Legalbrief] In Lesotho, five judicial nominations by the Judicial Service Commission were refused ratification by King Letsie III in September 2020. The government eventually appointed a new JSC headed by a new Chief Justice, but even that has faile...

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari declared his commitment in a nationwide broadcast on Saturday in Abuja to mark this year's Democracy Day.

[The Herald] The launch of the National Disability Policy by President Mnangagwa this week has been hailed as a historic development in addressing the rights and welfare of persons living with disabilities.

[Daily News] Elephant populations in Serengeti National Park has increased from 6,000 in 2014 to more than 7,000 in 2020, according to the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI).

[DW] A Nigerian regional governor called on the residents to "defend themselves" against bandits following the latest brutal attack.

[The Conversation Africa] The light physical appearance of people with albinism is caused by an inherited condition which results in a lack of melanin. This means people with albinism will have very pale skin, hair, and eyes.

[Premium Times] "Governor Nasir El-Rufai received the briefing with sadness and prayed for the repose of the soul of the student killed, while sending condolences to his family."

[GroundUp] In a ruling that affects five million people in KwaZulu-Natal, the Pietermaritzburg High Court has ruled the Ingonyama Trust's land leases unlawful.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa on Thursday logged 9 149 new COVID-19 cases, which represents a 15.7% positivity testing rate.

[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles has new dietary guidelines that emphasise more fruits and vegetables and less processed foods full of salt and sugar.

[Nation] I have a friend called Kami. She's been my friend since I was six. That's over a quarter-century of friendship. She prefers to be called by her full name, Mukami, but she makes an exception with me because we've known each other for most of ...

[The Herald] IN his five-year-stint at Mamelodi Sundowns, Khama Billiat worked under one coach -- and he flourished.

[Daily News] AFRICAN Development Bank (AfDB) has heaped praise on Tanzania's strong economic performance, pledging the country more funding support for new and ongoing development projects.

[Mauritius Tourism] Port Louis -- Mauritius will be welcoming international travellers from 15 July 2021. The island will be opening in phases during 2021 and the first phase, from 15 July to 30 September 2021, will enable vaccinated travellers to en...

[The Conversation Africa] Blood donation is a vital therapy for a number of life threatening conditions. South Africa needs around 810,000 units of blood every year. People needing blood transfusions include accident victims, those with anaemia and p...

[East African] At least 51 children, most of them girls, have been abducted by non-state armed groups in the northern Mozambique province of Cabo Delgado over the past 12 months, an NGO reported on Wednesday.

[Premium Times] President Buhari also appointed a new man to head the controversial broadcast regulator.

[This is Africa] The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Nigerian National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) announced today the return of three works of art to the Nigerian National Collections: two 16th-century brass plaques created at the...

[New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa has granted local artistes the go ahead to resume live shows but with strict conditions not to entertain more than fifty people in the venues.

[Monitor] RwandAir has suspended all flights to Entebbe International Airport as Uganda struggles with surging Covid-19 cases.

[Daily Maverick] This marks a step-change in the government's approach to the ownership of troubled state-owned entities. The future ownership model of SAA will be similar to Telkom's.

[New Era] The signing and implementation of the N$18 billion genocide deal reached by the Namibian and German governments will lead to civil strife, if not new genocidal war, former Cabinet minister Kazenambo Kazenambo has warned.

[New Era] The Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) says there is no overcrowding or need for decongestion of offenders due to Covid-19 in the country's 14 correctional facilities. NCS head of central staff, Commissioner Sam Shaalulange yesterday told ...

[New Era] A German opposition party has bemoaned the N$18 billion genocide deal reached with Germany over the mass killing of Namibians more than 100 years ago.

[The Herald] The Zanu PF's Revised Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment policy gives a lifeline to foreigners who have already invested in the reserved sectors, a preserve for locals, the party's secretary for Indigenisation and Economic Empowerme...

[New Zimbabwe] Extreme poverty in Zimbabwe rose to 49 % in 2020 due to the disruption caused on the national economy by Covid-19, coupled with inadequacies in terms of social protection, the latest World Bank report has established.

[New Zimbabwe] South Africa's opposition EFF leader Julius Malema has praised Zimbabwe's Covid-19 vaccination programme noting that fellow South Africans were crossing the border to get some doses in the country.

[RFI] The United Nations says there has been an increase in the incidence of child labour for the first time in two decades and that the coronavirus pandemic could push millions more youngsters toward the same fate.

[Premium Times] "In the last two years we have witnessed and overcome a good number of testy challenges that would have destroyed other nations especially relating to our collective security."

[This Day] Is a critic oathed to only hunt for faults? Should he be impervious to hope, optimism and positivity or should he be amenable to fairness, truth and sanguinity - even if the facts are not in harmony with his public posture? It is customary...