[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Activists from from across all regions of the planet are making themselves heard by calling for an end to the use of fossil fuels, as the COP26 climate talks are set to start in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend.

[Nation] Only 12 out of the registered 18,166 complaints against the police at the Independent Policing and Oversight Authority have reached conviction since its mandate began in June 2012.

[allAfrica] As of October 29, confirmed cases of Covid-19 from 55 African countries reached 8,487,438 while over 114,086,034 vaccinations have been administered across the continent.

[WHO] Open letter to G20 Heads of State and Government

[East African] The African Union Mission, a continental peacekeeping force, has dismissed accusations it had a hand in the violence witnessed in Guri-el town in Galmudug State in Central Somalia, pitting the local militia against the government force...

[Nation] The electoral agency is in a legal quagmire following vicious fights between multinationals over multibillion-shilling tenders for supply of materials.

[WHO] The appointment of the next Director-General of the World Health Organization will take place at the Seventy-fifth World Health Assembly in May 2022 (WHA75). The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer.

[New Zimbabwe] Doves Funeral Services (DFS) have dismissed as false, allegations by the Chimwamurombe family that it secretly buried their relative, as the bizarre burial saga takes a new twist.

[Daily Maverick] All the municipalities in the district, including the district itself, have, over the last eight years, repeatedly found themselves on the 'financially distressed' list released annually by the National Treasury.

[Daily Maverick] Candidates vying to lead the City of Tshwane know that should they emerge victorious, they will face a mammoth task. The billing system, Hammanskraal water crisis and relocation of shack dwellers lead a list of long-running grievance...

[Govt of SA] The Panel for the evaluation of public nominations of the next Chief Justice, chaired by Judge Navanethem (Navi) Pillay, submitted its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday, 28 October 2021.

[Govt of SA] Minister Didiza announces the opening of the application process for HEMP permits

[Govt of SA] Public Service Commisssion conducts service delivery inspections at the Departments Of Health, Education and Home Affairs in the North West Province

[Daily Trust] Many children derail in their life trajectory because of parental pressure and the tendency to hurry them, it has been observed.

[Daily Trust] SUB: Three suspected kidnappers in Taraba State have lost their lives in a battle over ransom....

[Daily Trust] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured Nigerians that e-Naira, which was recently launched, is secure and dependable.

[Daily Trust] Amidst recent network expansion, end-to-end fibre network infrastructure and digital services provider Phase3 Telecom, has promised to boost network accessibility.

[Daily Trust] The Minister of Defence Maj Gen. Bashir Salihu Magashi (rtd), has just arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.

[Govt of SA] Chief Justice shortlisting panel presents report to President

[SAnews.gov.za] The panel convened to evaluate the public nomination of candidates for South Africa's next Constitutional Court Chief Justice has handed its report to President Cyril Ramaphosa.

[Premium Times] Pre-tax profit jumped more than half to N321.4 billion, profit for the period stood at N220.312 billion, 52.7 per cent stronger than what was reported for the same period of last year.

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has reiterated its commitment to changing the socio-economic landscape of the country through the work done in Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

[SAnews.gov.za] World Health Organisation (WHO) Africa Regional Director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, says the COVAX facility is working to secure agreements for the production of syringes as shortages loom.

[SAnews.gov.za] To encourage more South Africans to get the COVID-19 vaccine, various companies and foundations have come on board to help boost vaccination rates by providing various incentives.

[Premium Times] "The kidnappers collected a sum of N2.5 million, a pack of cigarettes and one pack of milk before they were allowed to regain their freedom."

[SAnews.gov.za] Government has reiterated its call to all registered South Africans to head to the polls in their numbers on Monday, 1 November, to elect councillors for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nin...

[Vanguard] Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Abuja on Saturday for Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, to attend the 12th African Union (AU) High-Level Retreat on the promotion of peace, security and stability in Africa.

[This Day] Jos and Abuja -- Embattled Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Ayuba Abok, yesterday presided over a sitting of the legislature outside the assembly's complex, with the Mace in place after eight members of the 24 members had cl...

[This Day] Nigeria's senior national football team Head Coach, Gernot Rohr, has admitted that Al Shabab of Saudi Arabia forward, Odion Ighalo, is back in the Super Eagles and has been listed for action in next month's World Cup qualifiers.

[This Day] The Nigerian Army has taken 60 newly acquired Tracked Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) manufactured in China by NORINCO to be deployed to theatre of operations.