8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (286+ words) In Johannesburg, South Africa, Maxwell Ndzamba, chair of the board of the municipal waste removal operator Pikitup, linked disruptions in garbage collection to the city’s centralized financial management system. According to him, funds from municipal entities go into a single…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (299+ words) UA.NEWS South Africa forecasts rise in local coalitions to 110 — Daily Maverick In South Africa, following the local elections on November 4, 2026, the number of coalition governments may increase from 88 to 110. Political scientist Susan Booysen, an emeritus professor at the University…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (244+ words) Pakistani publication Dawn published an analysis of contemporary populist movements, examining features that, in the view of the authors and cited researchers, may resemble the mechanisms of closed cults. These features include the personalization of politics around a charismatic leader,…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (251+ words) The Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) and the China Tourism Academy have agreed to deepen cooperation to attract more Chinese tourists to Nigeria. The agreements were reached during a meeting of representatives of the institutions in Beijing, Premium Times Nigeria…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (352+ words) In South Africa, ahead of the November local elections, polls predict a further decline in support for the African National Congress (ANC) in major cities, but this does not indicate an unequivocal shift of voters to the Democratic Alliance (DA)....

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (369+ words) In Argentina, supporters of former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are running an international campaign to secure the lifting of a lifetime ban on her candidacy following the verdict in the Vialidad case. They want to make it possible for…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (313+ words) In Kenya, anonymous sources told Nation Kenya about a possible rise in tensions surrounding an unnamed Cabinet Secretary. According to them, close allies and certain state officials are allegedly questioning his ability to exercise his powers, while some allies privately…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (237+ words) In Kenya, a columnist for Nation Kenya proposed that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) use data from previous elections to plan voting and reduce organizational problems. In his view, accumulated election information could make the process more efficient,…...

2+ hour, 38+ min ago   (242+ words) In South Africa, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) will hold its 15th national congress from September 14 to 17. Federation President Zingiswa Losi said delegates would discuss workers’ socioeconomic problems and campaigns to address them. In a column for TimesLIVE,…...

6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (324+ words) UNDP representative in Lesotho calls for expanding youth opportunities in Africa UA.NEWS UNDP representative in Lesotho calls for expanding youth opportunities in Africa In a column for Nation Kenya, UNDP Representative in Lesotho Jacqueline Salin Oluyea called on African…...