[allAfrica] Cape Town -- As of July 11 confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 5,914,501 while over 37,004,431 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[East African] Holders of Kenya's passport cannot access 54 countries in the wake of Covid-19 ban in the global race to protect nations against new variants of coronavirus.

[Daily Maverick] Thuggery, looting and lawbreaking that started in KwaZulu-Natal earlier this weekend after the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma spilt over into Gauteng on Sunday, more specifically Alexandra and the Johannesburg East Rand.

[The Conversation Africa] It has become common to argue that most Africans are not that committed to democracy. Commentators often suggest that Africans care more about development than democracy, and that voters - especially those in rural areas - d...

[Premium Times] Kingdom walks away with a recording deal of a six track EP, free music video shoots for three of the songs, and over 50 million Naira worth of prizes, N30m cash and a brand new SUV.

[SAPS] Pretoria -- The SAPS in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, working closely with their respective local Metro Police Departments, have heightened visibility and remain on high alert in response to incidents of opportunistic criminality and violent prot...

[Daily Maverick] Rwanda has rattled South Africa and other southern African governments by beating them to the battlefield against Islamist insurgents in Mozambique.

[Premium Times] The report says all government's salaries, overhead were financed with loans, Central Bank support.

[Nation] Nigerians are mourning popular rapper, songwriter, actor and movie producer Olanrewaju Fasasi, popularly known as Sound Sultan'.

[Premium Times] For this reason, we are mandating full compliance with all protective protocols; compulsory use of masks in all public places, social distancing, temperature checks, provisions for hand-washing and sanitisers, and a maximum of 50 per ...

[Premium Times] "We are holding the Nigerian government and Kenyan government responsible."

[Vanguard] World Health Organisation (WHO) study has highlighted an unacceptably high global prevalence of syphilis among men who have sex with men.

[Premium Times] Nigeria beat the USA for the very first time on Sunday morning.

[New Zimbabwe] The hospitality sector has pleaded with the government to review the current strict Covid-19 lockdown restrictions as room occupancy levels hit zero as the industry faces huge financial losses.

[Nation] Deputy President William Ruto's recent trip to Uganda has brought into focus the close ties he enjoys with the country's strongman, Yoweri Museveni.

[Premium Times] One of the students of the released judge, however, told PREMIUM TIMES that N1 million was paid for his release.

[Nation] The Ford Kenya leadership has denied claims that they are secretly engaging Deputy President William Ruto for a possible alliance ahead of the 2022 General Election.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the recent sporadic but increasingly violent protests in some parts of the country.

[Govt of SA] My Fellow South Africans, Two weeks ago I announced a set of additional measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

[Daily Trust] Parents of the schoolgirls abducted from the Federal Girls' College Yawuri, Kebbi State, have raised an alarm over the claim of the kidnappers that their daughters have been married off.

[This Day] Award-winning novelist, Chimamanda Adichie has explained why she separated herself from Catholicism even as she alleged the church harasses women.

[Nation] Rwandan troops have arrived in Mozambique's Cabo Delgado Province to help battle an insurgency that has rocked the region.

[Nation] The National Treasury has been rated the best performing ministry in the Jubilee administration

[Daily Trust] Even as the organised labour and the federal government continue their engagement on what the appropriate price of petroleum motor spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol should be, oil marketers in the country Thursday raised the price...

[Premium Times] The figure represents information of babies who have been registered between 2019 to May 2021.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa will remain on Level 4 lockdown, but restaurants and gyms will be able to open, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday, adding that the country had taken a big leap towards vaccine security. Ramaphosa also broke h...

[Daily Trust] Two nurses kidnapped in Kaduna State have regained freedom after 80 days in bandits' den.

[This Day] No fewer than 350 people have died in different boat accidents across the country in the last one year, the Hydro Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC) has disclosed.

[The Conversation Africa] Understanding the epidemiology of infectious diseases often rests heavily on the local resources available to conduct surveillance work. It is very easy to fall into the trap of believing that the absence of information abou...

[The Conversation Africa] Thousands of cases of cholera have been reported in Nigeria between January and June 2021. The northern states of Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Plateau and Zamfara are among those affected.