[allAfrica] As of December 30, 2021, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached  9,599,876 while over 188,696,109 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[DW] Amid international pressure to end conflict in the Tigray region, lawmakers approved forming the commission -- but officials said talks would exclude Tigrayan leaders.

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's scientists are building on the knowledge they gained in their fight against HIV and are today keeping a sharp eye and keen mind on SARS-CoV-2 and its evolving variants.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Heavy metal bands from Botswana say COVID-19 forced them to increase their digital presence - a switch that brought unexpected gains

[DW] An armed group has raided a warehouse containing 1,900 tons of food for the World Food Program. The supplies were intended for vulnerable people.

[VOA] Yaounde -- A military tribunal in Cameroon this week sentenced 47 opposition party members to between one and seven years in jail for rebellion and attempted insurrection. Police arrested the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, or MRC, supporters in...

[Premium Times] The Super Eagles have a new head coach but he will be taking over after the Nations Cup.

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari had declined assent to the bill on 21 December, citing insecurity and high cost of conducting direct primaries as reasons.

[Namibian] The Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila is threatening to sue The Namibian over two articles published in the newspaper this month.

[RFI] The body of South Africa's revered anti-apartheid fighter Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died at the weekend aged 90, will lie in state for two days ahead of his funeral on New Year's Day, his foundations have announced.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President William Ruto suffered a setback Wednesday after National Assembly Deputy Speaker Moses Cheboi struck out amendments by MPs allied to him in the controversial Political parties Amendment Bill of 2021.

[SAnews.gov.za] Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has welcomed the decision of the High Court, Gauteng Local Division, in Pretoria to struck from the roll the urgent applications by Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) holders.

[New Times] The construction of a new heart centre in Masaka, Kicukiro District has kicked off.

[New Times] The education sector like many others was undeniably affected by the pandemic. However, schools were able to stay open and most of the important school activities went on during 2021.

[Daily Trust] The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has said the agency is working with international partners to ensure Nigeria gets vaccines with long expiration d...

[Foroyaa] The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC) has found the once feared National Intelligence Agency (NIA) spying on government employees and citizens with the view to keep ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh in power.

[Radio Dabanga] Khartoum / El Obeid / Wad Madani -- The Darfur Bar Association reports that it has received 30 complaints of sexual harassment, including 16 complaints of rape, allegedly perpetrated by security forces in Khartoum during the suppressi...

[Radio Dabanga] El Fasher -- A warehouse of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, was subjected to looting by large crowds of people on Tuesday evening, despite attempts by police to prevent the theft. The looting w...

[The Point] The Truth Reconciliation and Reparation Commission (TRRC) report that was made public today by the Ministry of Justice revealed that former President Yahya Jammeh was responsible for the persecution of Gambian journalists between 1994 to ...

[New Zimbabwe] RIOT cops called in to disperse Zanu PF supporters after violent clashes erupted in Centenary, Mashonaland Central province Tuesday night were left with no option but fire warning shots to prevent them from completely overrunning the t...

[New Zimbabwe] HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe, staring in the face of a heavy defeat in his bid to bounce back as Zanu PF Mashonaland Central provincial chairman, allegedly offered to pay a senior party member of staff US$25 000 to enforce a f...

[Daily Trust] The Super Eagles will today hit Abuja camp ahead of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

[CAF] Head coach of the Zimbabwe national team, Norman Mapeza will look to the experienced players for a successful TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations, Cameroon 2021. Mapeza has officially unveiled his 23-man squad for next month's tournament.

[Premium Times] Insiders tell PREMIUM TIMES that piracy has rendered Kannywood to a near comatose state.

[The Herald] PUMA Energies Zimbabwe held the grand draw of its nine-week long jackpot promotion last Friday to incentivise customers and boost its fuel and lubrication volumes after a downward trend in 2020 due to Covid-19 induced lockdown.

[The Herald] LOCAL church leaders have condemned corruption and denounced illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by Western countries which they say should be removed urgently.

[The Herald] Seed Co Limited's revenue for the half year to September 30, 2021 jumped 43 percent to $2,1 billion compared to the same period in the prior year.

[The Herald] WARRIORS coach Norman Mapeza says he was forced to make a last minute call-up of former Celtic midfielder Kundai Benyu as he needed to spice up his midfield with a creative player ahead of the AFCON tournament.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa has recorded at least 9020 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24-hour cycle, with a positivity rate of 26%.

[The Herald] TWO former employees of Fossil Agro-chemicals are in court accused of stealing herbicides worth more than US$12 000 from their employer and selling them to shop owners in Harare city centre and Mbare.