8+ hour, 12+ 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…...

24+ min ago   (163+ words) As Cyprus Mail reports, Cyprus police issued a 36-year-old man with an out-of-court fine notice of €13,500. This happened after 17 wild songbirds trapped in nets were found on a fenced plot in the Larnaca district. The birds were found during an…...

41+ min ago   (180+ words) In Nigeria’s Plateau State, the military detained three men after the killing of 17-year-old Peter Gyang in the village of Kafi-Abu, located in the Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area. As Premium Times Nigeria reports, the teenager was killed by unidentified attackers…...

1+ hour, 18+ 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, 18+ 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,…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (237+ words) In Pakistan’s Mansehra district, the authorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province have begun restoring roads and routes washed away during recent floods in the Kaghan and Manoor valleys. The work covers routes connecting settlements in these mountainous areas with the Mansehra…...

14+ hour, 29+ min ago   (213+ words) From September 14, passengers travelling abroad from Pakistan must have proof of vaccination integrated with the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra). Without such a document, a person will not be allowed to leave the country, Dawn reports. The new rules…...

1+ hour, 25+ 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, 26+ 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)....

8+ hour, 41+ min ago   (192+ words) Kenya has raised the level of flood warnings due to expected heavy rains associated with El Niño. According to an assessment cited in an editorial by Nation Kenya, adverse weather could affect 1.5 million people in 47 counties across the country. As…...