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All boxing activities in Ghana are suspended following the death of super-middleweight Ernest Akushey 11 days after a bout in Accra.

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[Nile Post] The National Baseline Education Census (NBEC) 2025 has encountered major setbacks in the Kigezi sub-region, with officials citing the ongoing teachers' strike and the area's challenging terrain as significant obstacles to data collection.

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[Nile Post] Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has dismissed concerns that opposition figures pose a major threat to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM), asserting that the government's priority remains on service delivery and economic transformation.

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[Nile Post] Ugandan men are being urged to take a more active role in family planning as health advocates warn that low male involvement continues to undermine progress in reproductive health.

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[Nile Post] The president of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED), Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta has petitioned the Electoral Commission seeking reinstatement in the 2026 presidential race.

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[Daily News] Zanzibar -- FOLLOWING the sudden demise of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi(CCM)Fuoni parliamentary candidate, Abbas Ali Mwinyi, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the parliamentary election in the constituency until a new date for candidate nominations is set.

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[Daily Maverick] President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is concerned that Israel has 'completely ignored' the rulings of the International Court of Justice, but the atrocities 'will and must' come to an end.

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[Daily Maverick] The Nelson Mandela Bay metro recorded a loss of R1.58bn in the 2024/2025 financial year, councillors attending the budget and treasury portfolio meeting heard last week.

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[Scrolla] Sabelo Zamisa from Zola drives for Bolt and works as a teaching assistant to provide for his family and save for the future. He starts work at 5am, spends the day at school and then drives until 10pm, leaving little time for family.

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[Scrolla] The new smart meters will cut off only households that don't pay, instead of switching off power for whole communities. Eskom wants to install 6.2 million meters, but the plan depends on community support in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) has finalised the sale of its entire working interest in Kenya to Auron Energy E&P Limited, an affiliate of Gulf Energy Ltd, following satisfaction of all conditions precedent under the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) announced on July 21, 2025.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Detectives have rescued a six-year-old girl who had been reported missing earlier this week, even as a manhunt for her kidnapper gets underway.

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Hundreds of mostly young people took to the streets of Antananarivo, angry over persistent power outages and water shortages.

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[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Jubilee Party's much-anticipated Special National Delegates Convention (NDC) is underway at the Ngong Racecourse with former President Uhuru Kenyatta chairing the meeting attended by among others former Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi.

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[GroundUp] IFP holds counter protest

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[GroundUp] Tens of millions have been spent on a stadium in Elim since 2017. The stadium is still not complete.

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In Kenya, abortion is only legal in certain circumstances, such as when a woman’s life or health is at risk. With limited access to legal abortion services, many women are forced to seek unsafe procedures outside the healthcare system.

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[SAnews.gov.za] Despite progress in recent years, women worldwide continue to face significant barriers to economic empowerment and gender equality.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Government of South Africa, through the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, has reiterated its call for the safe passage of the Global Sumud Flotilla.

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[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, has emphasised the enduring role of the United Nations (UN) in global governance and called for a unified global approach to address the interconnected issues of peace, inequality, and sustainable development.

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[SAnews.gov.za] South African agro-processing companies from six provinces will get the opportunity to attract the attention of international food importers from across the world when they showcase their products at the Anuga International Trade Fair in Cologne, Germany.