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[spotlight] South Africa does not have enough psychologists and psychiatrists to meet the mental health needs of everyone in the country. One solution is to train community healthcare workers to provide some basic mental health support. We explore how one such a task-sharing project is being scaled up in KwaZulu-Natal.
[Capital FM] Despite government assurances that Monday would be a normal working day, Nairobi remained under tight security lockdown as police sealed off roads and severely restricted access to the city centre amid fears of mass protests to mark the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba demonstrations.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi came to a near standstill on Monday as heightened security, road closures and empty streets marked the 35th anniversary of the historic Saba Saba protests.
[GroundUp] Portfolio committee suggests alternatives to reduce remand detention
[RFI] Lawyers in Chad representing former prime minister and opposition leader Succès Masra have issued a formal appeal to French President Emmanuel Macron, urging him to intervene in what they describe as a politically motivated legal case after Masra was arrested in May.
[Shabelle] Cairo -- Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Egypt on Sunday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation on security, economic development, education, and regional issues.
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives has repealed a widely criticized clause from the recently passed anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing law that granted undercover investigators near-total immunity from prosecution - except for murder.
[Independent (Kampala)] Palabek Secondary School in the northern Uganda district of Lamwo near the South Sudan border has become the centre of a campaign to increase safety precautions against lightning strikes in Uganda.
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The sacred wooden instrument has been kept in the quai Branly museum in Paris for the past years, where it was restored while waiting for the transfer to its country of origin.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A large number of businesses in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) and surrounding areas remained closed on Monday amid fears of looting and violence associated with the planned Saba Saba protests.
[Vanguard] The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said on Monday that its Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) launched precision air strikes on 6 July 2025 against key terrorist strongholds nestled in the Mandara Mountains, located in Borno State, destroying their strongholds and killing scores of terrorists.
[New Dawn] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) in collaboration with the Management of the Liberia Petroleum Refining Company (LPRC) announces significant increases in prices of petroleum products across the country.
[RFI] Police blocked major roads leading to Nairobi and heavily restricted vehicle traffic on Monday, witnesses and Kenyan media said, as the country braced for protests to mark the anniversary of 1990 pro-democracy rallies.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Parts of Central Kenya were engulfed in smoke and tension on Monday morning as groups of protesters lit bonfires and blocked roads to mark the 35th anniversary of the Saba Saba pro-democracy movement.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Home Affairs' new identity verification service that enables government users and private sector clients to verify information against the National Population Register (NPR) is making progress since its rollout earlier this month.
[SAnews.gov.za] Chairperson of the Civil 20 (C20) Thulani Tshefuta says from December 2024 to date, they have managed to register more than 1 900 organisations that participate in C20 structures and processes.
[SAnews.gov.za] Government has announced a substantial Disaster Recovery Grant, allocating R1.2 billion to municipalities affected by recent disasters.
Israel’s military launched airstrikes early on Monday targeting ports and facilities held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The strikes followed a suspected Houthi attack on a ship in the Red Sea.
“politicians, law enforcement, SAPS (South African Police Service), metro police and correctional services, prosecutors, judiciary” were being "controlled by drug cartels and as well as business people.”
Fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State is pushing people into famine, according to the United Nations food agency.
Police in Nairobi blocked major roads into the Kenyan capital on Monday ahead of planned anti-government protests. Private and public vehicles and most pedestrians were barred from accessing the city center, and many businesses remained closed.
