[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Popular TV personality and choreographer Somizi Mhlongo requested to take some time off from work Metro FM radio station after his estranged husband Mohale Motaung made a series of abuse allegations against him.

[The Herald] WITH a grandfather who was raised in King Mzilikazi court and maternal links to the great Munhumutapa State, President Mnangagwa was from an early age poised for greater heights.

[The Conversation Africa] South Africa's economy has taken a number of very heavy body blows recently. These include a slowdown due to measures taken to control the spread of COVID-19, on top of increased state dysfunctionality due to corruption. The...

[Nation] An international lobby group on Friday urged the Mozambican government to help civilians trapped by fighting in Cabo Delgado Province to move to safer areas.

[Nation] In Tokyo

[allAfrica] Only around 1% of Nigeria's 200 million people have been vaccinated against COVID-19.  It is a worrying picture for this giant West African nation - especially if the highly transmissible Delta variant takes hold.

[New Frame] While the Constitutional Court has agreed that certain sections of the Equality Act are unconstitutional, it has decided the issue of whether Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech.

[New Times] According to a recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), every household in Rwanda wastes 164 kg of food every year while 2,075,405 tonnes of food is wasted at household level per year.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Rwandan armed forces, who are supporting the Mozambican defence and security forces in their battle against islamist terrorists in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, say they are closing in on the town of Mocimboa da Praia, he...

[Nation] Politicians, led by Deputy President William Ruto and ODM leader Raila Odinga, continue to blatantly disregard the ban on political gatherings amid Covid-19 spike in the country.

[Nation] On the foothills of Ndikir Mountains in Laisamis, Marsabit County, societal and gender roles are being redefined.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya has developed its guidelines for control and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) which will be used to bring to light the interventions needed to control and manage the disease.

[Namibian] NAMIBIA is set to receive over N$682,3 million from the German government to assist with research on venturing into green hydrogen.

[Namibian] LAST year Aino Kalukambe from Okaku village in the Oshana region marked 30 years of service as a nurse and was looking forward to retirement and spending more time with her family in northern Namibia.

[spotlight] It came as something of a surprise when Dr Zweli Mkhize was appointed South Africa's Minister of Health in May 2019. As one of the ANC's top six, and someone thought to have presidential ambitions, we thought it unlikely that he would set...

[Daily News] THE government has begun issuing certificates to investors wishing to invest in wildlife conservation, a move which is expected to motivate investments and enhance local content in the country's wildlife conservation.

[GroundUp] The Western Cape High Court has ordered that families living on the railway line in Langa be evicted and relocated.

[Premium Times] The untitled movie project is based on the Bloomberg article, "The Fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master," about Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Ray Hushpuppi.

[Vanguard] The United States, US, Consulate in Lagos has described as deeply worrisome, the suspension of Twitter by the Federal Government.

[Daily Maverick] The former president's scheduled court appearance on Tuesday now 'all depends on what the doctors say', according to Correctional Services.

[This Day] A Magistrate's Court in Yola yesterday remanded Aminu Yar'Adua, 36, son of late former President Umaru Yar'Adua, in prison for allegedly killing four persons in an auto crash in Yola, Adamawa State.

[The Herald] The new Commander of the Zimbabwe National Army is Lieutenant General David Sigauke with President Mnangagwa promoting him from major general and appointing him to the army command with effect from July 30.

[The Conversation Africa] "There's famine now in Tigray." That 10 June 2021 declaration by the UN's most senior humanitarian official was the clearest indication yet that embattled Tigray faced a severe food emergency. Close to five million Tigrayans...

[New Frame] Despite what he may say, this talented South African runner has a shot at Olympic glory come the marathon on the final day of the Games.

[Namibian] While Namibia is celebrating the silver medal won by teen athlete Christine Mbona at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, some friends and family of Special Olympics double gold medal winner Ruben //Gowaseb are saying he has been unfairly trea...

[Egypt Online] Twenty-two container and cargo ships arrived at Damietta Port over the past 24 hours.

[Nation] The Ministry of Transport on Friday announced that Public Service Vehicles (PSV) will be allowed to carry at full capacity from Monday, August, 9.

[AIM] Maputo -- Vanduzi (Mozambique), 6 Aug (AIM) - Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Friday launched the programme "Industrialise Mozambique" in Vanduzi district, in the central province of Manica.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican Justice Minister Helena Kida on Thursday swore into office Herminia Nhamuze as the new director of the Maputo Special Penitentiary for Women, better known as the Ndlavela Women's Prison.

[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi on Thursday inaugurated the Gorongosa dam, on the Nhandare river in the central province of Sofala.