[allAfrica] Cape Town -- The government has withdrawn its support for the Miss South Africa pageant after it was unable to convince organisers to pull out of the Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Israel in December 2021.

[The Herald] Mashudu Netsianda and Nqobile Tshili

[This Day] Abuja -- The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) yesterday said about 12.1 million Nigerians faced food crisis adding that 19 per cent of affected households are in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe States.

[Premium Times] Borno State in the North-east and Kebbi State in the North-west accounted for 67 per cent of the cases.

[The Conversation Africa] Two billion people live in countries where development outcomes are affected by conflict and violence. By 2030, up to two-thirds of the world's extreme poor could live in these fragile regions. Because of the security risks ...

[The Conversation Africa] Numbers are extremely useful for succinctly conveying important information. Of course, all quantification, including statistics, has its limitations but it also has valuable advantages. The key is to make sure that the most...

[RFI] Seif al-Islam Kadhafi, son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi, has registered to run in December presidential polls seen as crucial to helping the country turn a page on a decade of conflict.

[RFI] The installation of skyline water pipes has been a positive development for residents of the Kenyan capital's sprawling Kibera slum. Having to make do with contaminated water delivered to them via plastic pipes until recently, locals can now en...

[RFI] The process is underway for South African authorities to grant parole to Oscar Pistorius who has served half of his 13-year-5 month sentence for shooting dead his lover Reeva Steenkamp.

[Premium Times] In all, there were 10 incidents spread across four geopolitical zones of the country resulting in 66 deaths.

[Premium Times] "... at no time did the Director, Army Public Relations, issue any statement on the subject matter."

[DW] Al-Musallami al-Kabbashi was arrested from his home in Sudan, according to the Qatari network, a day after mass protests across the country against last month's military coup.

[Nation] When she applied for the position of Deputy Chief Justice in 2013, few had heard of Prof Phoebe Okowa. Media reports at the time mostly referred to her as a "foreign-based lawyer".

[The Herald] The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission's (ZACC) reporting platforms are inundated with reports of some community leaders across the country, who are sabotaging Government's noble low input sustainable agricultural programme, Pfumvudza/I...

[The Herald] Walter Muchinguri -- Zimpapers Knowledge Centre

[RFI] In the remote plains of Niger, much of daily life revolves around collecting water from parched wells that have fallen victim to climate change. A documentary sets out to show how community members are pulling together to build a well that will...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A large crowd of demonstrators rallied on Sunday at Boulevard March 20, a street leading to the premises of the House of People's Representatives in Bardo to protest against the measures taken by President Kais...

[HRW] Dakar -- Support African Commission, Invest in a People-Centered Human Rights Agenda

[Premium Times] The children were abducted with dozens of other residents of Dansadau town on July 22.

[Premium Times] For his report on "How Nigerians are paying deadly price for Europe's dirty fuel," Mr Akinpelu was honoured at the prize-giving ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

[Daily News] INTERNET Society Tanzania Chapter (ISOC-Tanzania) has initiated a forum through which youth could earn skills and awareness over internet governance matters.

[The Herald] THE Sports Commission reiterated that they will continue to work towards the ideals of National Development Strategic 1 in sport.

[The Herald] Zimbabwe has acquired a total of 20 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine, enough for almost 10 million people, a development that places the country among the top rated countries in procuring Covid-19 supplies according to the International...

[The Herald] STATE power utility, Zesa Holdings, intends to import up to 400 megawatts from Mozambique and Zambia as part of measures to end a debilitating power crisis, a senior executive said.

[The Herald] Harare Gardens' beauty is being threatened by mushrooming dumpsites within the park and sidewalks.

[The Herald] IT was a bad day on the court for Zimbabwe's Gems yesterday as they went down to Botswana 47-44 at the ongoing Africa Netball Cup in Windhoek, Namibia.

[The Herald] President Mnangagwa has called on the rural folk to be on the look-out against some non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that set base in communities with ulterior motives which have no benefit for the people.

[The Herald] VICTORIA Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) listed Padenga Holdings, says the successful listing of the company on VFEX during the quarter to September 30 2021, is expected to unlock incremental foreign currency retention for both local farming...

[The Herald] A 71-year-old woman has been arrested on allegations of attempting to kill at least 10 mourners at a funeral after lacing a bucket of water with an unknown poison at Luvuluma Village, Madlambuzi in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South.

[The Herald] Freedom Mupanedemo -- Midlands Bureau