[Nation] Sex workers have raised the red flag over increasing murders targeting them. Kenya Sex Workers Alliance and Africa Sex Workers Alliance officials last week revealed that between five and ten sex workers lose their lives every month.

[GroundUp] The agreement merely would make policy what is already happening in practice

[Nation] In December last year, while on his death-bed, Dr Stephen Mogusu managed to contact the Nation.

[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera has reiterated his passion to fight corruption head-on, saying the evil is contributing to the heightening number of traffic accidents on the country's roads.

[Lesotho Times] ThabaTelle Mining Company last month became the first locally-owned company to be awarded diamond mining rights in Lesotho.

[ENA] The TPLF terrorist group has looted warehouses of the USAID, Ethiopia Mission Director Sean Jones disclosed.

[263Chat] Community Based organisation (CBO), Summit Care Trust will be spearheading a Suicide Prevention Campaign starting tomorrow as a way of commemorating the Suicide Prevention month which falls in the month of September.

[East African] The Kenyan government has admitted that its daily statistics on Covid-19 deaths may be inaccurate due to the lack of pathologists in the counties.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In a statement issued last night, the Amhara Regional State has called on middle and high school students, students of preparatory, technical and vocational training institutions, university students, graduates, teache...

[UN News] Rich countries must share their supplies of COVID-19 vaccines quickly, in line with recommendations made earlier this year by an independent panel appointed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the former co-chairs said on Tuesday.

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzavile -- The government of Cote d'Ivoire has informed the World Health Organization (WHO) that a second laboratory has tested samples from a patient suspected of having Ebola and has found no evidence of the virus.

[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Kericho, Kenya -- Ecologists and officials say efforts to protect water sources work better and last longer if they are led by local communities

[The Conversation Africa] The African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Human Rights Court) holds great promise in protecting human rights and ensuring justice on the continent. But it operates amid resistance by states and this threatens i...

[Premium Times] Mr Buhari's is against the governors' protest and calls for a forensic audit into the suspicious judgment debts

[The Conversation Africa] As a team of South African researchers we have identified a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19. A lineage represents a genetically distinct virus population with a common ancestor. This virus may be design...

[IPS] Boston -- As the United Nations gears up for its Food Systems Summit September 23, the urgent need for structural changes in how we grow, harvest, distribute, and consume food has never been more apparent.

[Premium Times] Nigeria has proposed stronger and ambitious targets than it last did in 2015 sequel to the endorsement of the Paris agreement.

[ISS] Work-based programmes can make the home and the workplace safer, and in the process improve productivity and profits.

[The Conversation Africa] Epilepsy is a brain disorder that arises from imbalances of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters. This disorder manifests as recurring seizure, unconsciousness and momentary loss of memory. These events are frequent and ...

[spotlight] The government can avoid the overwhelming of health services and minimise death in an impending fourth COVID-19 wave in November/December by getting 90% of people in South Africa over 35 years old vaccinated before then. Life could then r...

[Nation] Fear of arrest for contempt of court and fresh hope for payment of disputed money were the reasons the strike planned by lecturers from public universities was called off just hours before it started.

[Nation] Juba -- South Sudan's restriction of social media services may be part of a regional trend where protesters are blocked from expressing views online.

[East African] Plans are underway to reduce air travel charges in East Africa to ease the free movement of people, goods and services.

[Daily Maverick] Alleged underworld figure Nafiz Modack has several SAPS members on his payroll and would not hesitate to activate them to destroy evidence should he be released on bail, the State has argued.

[Nation] Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i is expected to face lawmakers today over the replacement of General Service Unit officers attached to Deputy President William Ruto with Administration Police officers.

[Premium Times] A research found that the Nigerian health system spends over N500 billion yearly to treat illnesses caused by smoking and passive smoking.

[Nation] Have you lost your loved one or did you change your number and forgot to withdraw your money from the old M-Pesa line in the switchover?

[Nation] Large consignments of restricted items, including drones and shisha pipes, have clogged customs warehouses at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) as importers delay collecting them.

[Nyasa Times] Former budget director in the Ministry of Finance Paul Mphwiyo and 18 others who are answering a K2.4 billion Cashgate case have on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 applied to court through their lawyer Powell Nkhutabasa for a suspension of the...

[Nyasa Times] The Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo, has challenged traditional leaders to take a leading role in the promotion of unity, peace and coexistence among people in Malawi.