[allAfrica] Cape Town -- President Hakainde Hichilema took an early lead in Zambia's general election, with more than half of the country's constituencies counted, according to the electoral commission.

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[New Zimbabwe] PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has showered praise on controversial tycoon Wicknell Chivayo, saluting him for his "philanthropy."

[Zambia Conference Of Catholic Bishops] Lusaka -- Dear brothers and sisters in Christ and people of goodwill. Peace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all!

[DW] The attempted crossings come two weeks after around 72,000 people rushed into the Spanish North African exclave from Morocco. Calls for another mass crossing had been circulating on social media this week.

[Daily Maverick] More than a decade after 34 mineworkers were gunned down by police, their families are still fighting for justice and trade unions for better working conditions.

[263Chat] Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona has assured the nation that the government will institute an investigation into the Lake Kariba boat disaster, saying the process will be conducted in line with the provisions of...

[CJID] CJID -- 14th August, 2026

[Premium Times] The incumbent governor defeated his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the APC, by 66,252 votes after polling 511,067 votes across the state.

[Dabanga] Nairobi / Amsterdam -- Sudanese feminist and civil society figures have called for broader participation in any anticipated Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue, demanding genuine guarantees to protect participants and provide a safe space for discus...

[The Conversation Africa] Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium.

[New Zimbabwe] THE number of people aboard the ill-fated Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) boat on Lake Kariba appears to have been higher than the 153 passengers previously indicated, with the latest death toll and rescue figures accoun...

[New Zimbabwe] THE death toll from the Kariba boat disaster has risen to 80 after eight more bodies were recovered this Sunday, police have said.

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[Scrolla] Vusimuzi Matlala will testify under subpoena as the Madlanga Commission examines claims that he bribed police officials and built relationships with insiders. Matlala rejected a 12 year prison sentence in a tender fraud plea deal and will...

[Scrolla] March and March will picket Monday's SADC summit in Durban under the theme "it's time to fetch your people," targeting undocumented migrants. President Cyril Ramaphosa has told South Africans to feel "ashamed" of discrimination and violen...

[CJID] The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2026 edition of its Excellence in Journalism Awards.

[Leadership] Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (Kogi Central) has congratulated Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his re-election. She described the outcome of the 15th August governorship election as a triumph of democracy and the popul...

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Mr Oloyede in August 2016, and his early actions showed his desire to deliver.

[Vanguard] Plaude Technologies Limited has rejected what it described as misleading and inaccurate claims arising from a disputed currency transaction involving Zacuten Technologies Limited and Crossbeam Financial Services Limited.

[Premium Times] At a meeting facilitated by the EFCC, Nestoil and a consortium of banks agreed to a structured debt repayment.

[Vanguard] Nigeria have warned that the high cost of credit and rising production expenses remain major threats to the recovery of the manufacturing sector, despite a renewed improvement in manufacturers' confidence in the economy.

[Daily Trust] The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Lagos Division, has nullified the September 16, 2025 elections conducted by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for its Chevron branch and ordered the a...

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government more than doubled its domestic borrowing in July, raising Sh138.25 billion from the local market as it began the 2026/27 financial year.

[Daily Trust] There is a point at which economic policy stops being a subject for economists and oil executives and becomes everyone's business. Nigeria may have reached that point again with the federal government's new rules-based fiscal framework ...

[CJID] ABUJA, Nigeria, 14 August 2026 -- The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has deployed observers, fact-checkers and analysts across all 30 Local Government Areas of Osun State ahead of the governorship election scheduled fo...

[GroundUp] SWEAT and Asijiki Coalition welcome some progress made by government

[Daily Trust] Nigeria-China trade rose by 35 per cent to $18 billion in the first half of 2026, following the implementation of China's zero-tariff policy for African countries, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has said.

[Nile Post] The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has demanded greater transparency in the tallying of Zambia's August 13 general election, warning that delays and disputed handling of ballot materials could undermine public confidence in ...

[Daily Trust] Nearly 620,000 people have been displaced by armed banditry and kidnapping across the North-West, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has said.

[Daily Trust] Persistent misinformation and a severe lack of public awareness regarding federal initiatives pose a critical threat to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's progressive governance agenda, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Dr. Femi ...

[Daily Trust] The much-touted multi-billion-dollar Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline is yet to take off owing to the alleged 'lukewarm' attitude of Nigerian authorities, Daily Trust learnt from credible sources.