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Nigeria: NAFDAC Seals 39 Illegal Water Factories in Five Months
[Premium Times] Mr Benu explained that a total of 43 packaged water facilities were inspected during the period
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:
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Gambia: When Will the New Currency Notes Be the Only Notes in Circulation?
[Foroyaa] The whole nation has forgotten that it is government policy to put new currency notes into circulation. Foroyaa has followed the authorities on the implementation of the policy and many promises have been made to explain when the old notes will cease to be a legal tender and for the new notes to take their place. Up to this day, nothing is clear on the subject matter.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South African politician sacked over visit to fugitive pastor
South Africa is trying to extradite pastor Shepherd Bushiri from Malawi on fraud charges, which he denies.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese Rapper Aand Influencer Joins WFP DR Congo Family As Champion For Nutrition
[WFP] KINSHASA -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announces its partnership with rising Congolese music star Sista Becky (Rebecca Kalonji) as a High-Level Supporter, advocating for nutrition and healthy eating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Don't Panic Over Army Unit On Field Training Exercise - ZNA Diffuses Fears of a 'Signal'
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) has announced that one of its units will be on a routine field exercise in Harare's suburban areas.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Al-Shabaab Claims It Shot Down Helicopter During AU Evacuation in Central Somalia
[Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia's Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for shooting down a helicopter near its stronghold in the Middle Shabelle region, during an evacuation mission by Burundian troops under the African Union's AUSSOM mission, officials said Tuesday.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Puntland Forces Kill Over 35 ISIS Fighters in Major Offensive
[Shabelle] Bosaso, Somalia -- Puntland's elite security forces killed more than 35 ISIS militants, including several foreign fighters, during a major military operation in the mountainous rural areas between Miraale and Balade in Bari region on Tuesday, regional officials said.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Judge Slams Home Affairs for 'Unintelligible, Illogical Babble' in Gay Case
[GroundUp] Immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was imprisoned solely for homosexuality
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Children's Homes, Rehabs and Shelters Face Closure Once Again As Gauteng Government Fails to Pay
[GroundUp] Department of Social Development says there were "payment system challenges" and some organisations are non-compliant
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Kenya: Taking a Step Back: Kenyans' Doubts About Tax System Predate 2024 Crisis
[Afrobarometer] Half of citizens would prefer lower taxes with fewer government services.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Somalia: Somalia's Stance On Peace Missions - Interference or Local Ownership?
[ISS] Threats to the independence of peace support missions call for clarity on their relationship with host countries.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Liberia: NDMA Warns of Massive Floods and Severe Weather-Related Disasters
[New Dawn] The Executive Director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), Ansu V. S. Dulleh, has issued a dire warning of massive floods and the potential for severe weather-related disasters during the rainy season.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Dismisses Rights Group Report As Propaganda, Highlights Civilian Outreach in Eastern DRC
[Nile Post] The M23 rebel movement has rejected a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report accusing it of executing at least 21 civilians in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma in February, branding the claims as fabricated and politically motivated.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Liberia: Liberia Elected To UN Security Council Seat
[Liberian Investigator] Monrovia -- Sixty-two years after its last appearance on the United Nations Security Council, Liberia has returned to the world's most powerful diplomatic table with a thunderous mandate. In a historic election held June 3 at the UN Headquarters in New York, Liberia secured a non-permanent seat for the 2026-2027 term with an overwhelming 181 votes -- a result that President Joseph Nyuma Boakai...
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Kenyan author prosecuted for writing a book about president's daughter
Charlene Ruto accused the author of "misusing" her name by writing the book without seeking her permission.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Nigeria: Tragedy As Sandfall Claims 11 Lives in Kaduna
[Vanguard] The Police Command in Kaduna State has confirmed that a sandfall at a local block-making site has claimed 11 persons in Yar-doka Village, Damau District, Kubau Local Government Area of the state.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Africa: WRI Study Finds Climate Adaptation Investments Yield Massive Returns - Over $10 for Every $1 Spent
[WRI] Washington, D.C. -- As climate hazards like floods and wildfires intensify - and global financial resources grow tighter - a new study by World Resources Institute (WRI) presents powerful evidence that bolstering funding for adaptation and resilience is not only urgent but also one of the smartest development investments available today.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:How AI Is changing journalism and why we must detect it early
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword floating around Silicon Valley — it’s already reshaping journalism, including here in South Africa. From helping newsrooms automate headlines to generating full-length articles, AI’s influence is being felt in everything from productivity tools to editorial decisions. But with this powerful innovation comes a deeper responsibility: making sure […]
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:We need to change – not reject – black economic empowerment
South Africa’s history of dispossession and exclusion demands purposeful intervention to build a more just and inclusive economy
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:From Jan Smuts to Gareth Prince: The struggle for the liberation of cannabis continues
The Rastafari community remains unrecognised, vulnerable and criminalised in the absence of clear regulations on the use and possession of cannabis
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms
The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Sanitation crisis in Ramaphosa informal settlement dehumanises people
Conditions in South Africa’s many informal settlements cause health and environmental problems too
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Africa: From Certification to Change: Why Africa's Food Safety Needs a Different Approach
[allAfrica] As the world marks June 7 as World Food Safety Day 2025 under the theme "Food Safety: Science in Action," it is time to recognise that food certification does not always mean food safety.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Court Upholds Fuel Levy Increase - South African News Briefs - June 4, 2025
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Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine breaks new ground
Construction of SA’s 11th medical school has begun, with the first cohort of students expected to enrol in 2028.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Cull Elephants to Manage Overpopulation
[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has given the Save Valley Conservancy the green light to cull 50 elephants to curb overpopulation.
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:New chief whip says MK party will try to repair relationship with EFF
Colleen Makhubele said fixing the relationship was important for the wellbeing of the progressive caucus in parliament
Published on: June 04, 2025 | Source:South Africa's hunt for 'Tiger' - alleged illegal mining kingpin
The BBC speaks to the mother and brother of a man wanted in connection with illicit gold mining.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:On the hunt for Tiger, the fugitive linked to illegal South African gold mine where 78 died
The BBC tracks down people close to the alleged crime kingpin who escaped custody while awaiting trial.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:World Boxing sorry for naming Khelif in rule change
World Boxing apologises for naming Olympic champion Imane Khelif in the governing body's announcement of mandatory sex testing.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Suicide bomber killed in Uganda on Christian holy day, army says
A female suicide bomber and an accomplice were "intercepted and neutralized", the army says.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Africa: Africa's Heads of Continental Institutions Recommit to Joint and Accelerated Action for Regional Integration
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] At a side event during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) held on 29 May 2025, the AfDB, African Union Commission, Heads of Africa's Regional Economic Communities, Development Finance Institutions and other continental institutions convened for their Fourth Meeting to strengthen pan-African cooperation and regional integration action. Focus was on how...
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Africa: AfDB Annual Meetings 2025 - Billions in Domestic Capital to Drive Africa's Development Idling in Pension Funds, Experts Say
[African Development Bank (AfDB)] Africa possesses over $165 billion in readily available domestic capital to drive continental development and reduce dependence on volatile external funding sources, participants in a session during the African Development Bank's Annual Meetings heard Thursday.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:Five killed in attack on UN aid convoy in Sudan
The UN says it is "devastating" that the aid did not reach civilians in "famine-stricken" el-Fasher.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source:South Africa: Inquest into Apartheid-Era Murder of Cradock Four Activists Reopens After Nearly Four Decades
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- A high court inquest into the murders of four prominent anti-apartheid activists has been reopened in South Africa, marking a significant development in one of the most notorious crimes of the apartheid era.
Published on: June 03, 2025 | Source: