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[CAF] On a night when the Mandela National Stadium pulsed with the energy of 34,180 passionate fans, Uganda's Joel Mutakubwa delivered a performance that will be remembered long after the roar of the final whistle faded.

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[CAF] When Sudan and Nigeria step onto the turf at Zanzibar's Amaan Stadium on Tuesday, it won't just be about three points.

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[CAF] The African Nations Championship has a way of punishing overconfidence. On Tuesday in Zanzibar, reigning champions Senegal will be reminded that in tournament football, reputations count for little when the whistle blows.

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[New Zimbabwe] Over the weekend, the Zimbabwean government handed over a donation of food, seeds and building materials to support the victims of Cyclone Chido, which hit Mozambique last December.

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[New Times] At just 27, Jannet Manishimwe has lived through more hardship than many endure in a lifetime.

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[New Times] Let's begin by ripping off the band-aid and settling one stubborn misbelief: contraceptives are not abortion. One prevents pregnancy; the other ends it. End of story. Anyone confusing the two is either deliberately clueless or commissioned to muddy the waters.

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[HRW] Pattern of Political Repression Targets Freedom of Association, Judicial Independence

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[Daily Maverick] Floyd Shivambu last week got a stiff memo expelling him as a leader and secretary-general of Jacob Zuma's personal political project, the uMkhonto Wesizwe party, and is now free to graze in the crowded political feedlot.

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[Daily Maverick] If you've ever received a phone call, email or SMS pretending to be from your bank or mobile provider, only to later discover it was a fake, you're not alone. A confluence of leaked personal data, weak enforcement of laws and the rise of cheap AI tools means South Africans are facing more scam attempts than ever before.

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[Daily Maverick] The future of mother-tongue education in Afrikaans and English is promising, but the same cannot be said for our indigenous languages.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Hospital could soon be liquidated if an insolvency petition in the High Court of Kenya is approved.

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The African Development Bank will be leading efforts to raise as much as $8 billion for the airport's construction.

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An elephant with a leg injury has been making daily visits to a village on the outskirts of Assam in northeast India, searching for food and water.

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The air force says it targeted more than 400 gunmen in a forest as they were planning a village raid.

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As elephant populations in Kenya boom, they are increasingly in conflict with the humans that live along their migratory routes. Some farmers are using innovative and safe methods to deter large animals from eating their crops. World Elephant Day is marked around the world today - 12th August.

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Citing firsthand accounts, the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said that M23 rebels killed at least 319 civilians in a series of attacks on four villages in North Kivu province in July

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Thousands of people have been swimming in the River Seine since Paris opened three public bathing sites last month, the first in more than a century.

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[Capital FM] NAIROBI, Kenya, August 11, 2025 - A new bill is set to be presented before the National Assembly, proposing that each Kenyan sportsperson receive Ksh 1 million for every goal scored, point earned or win achieved in an international competition for the country.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has challenged former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua to record a formal statement with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) over his recent allegations linking President William Ruto's administration to terror groups.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed Sukyan Omar Hassan, a Senior Principal Kadhi, as the Acting Chief Kadhi, following the death of Sheikh Athman Abdul-Halim last month.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- More than half of Kenyans now own a mobile phone, but rural areas and marginalised groups are still being left out of the digital revolution, a new report has showed.