South Africa: South African President Ramaphosa's Soft Stance and Failure to Call Out Mnangagwa Fuelling South Africa's Immigration Crisis - Coltart

[New Zimbabwe] SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been told to hold the Zimbabwean government to account over the immigration crisis unfolding in his country. Source

Zimbabwe: Tinaye's Explosive 'Nothing to Hide' Show Leaves Trail of Blood - Mnangagwa Comically Survives but Chamisa, Chivayo, Jah Prayzah Don't

[New Zimbabwe] VERY few of his colleagues in the Stand Up comedy business thought he would fill up Reps Theatre, of which they can be forgiven as Tinaye Wayne had last been on set over a year ago and even then he had not been the main act. Source

Zimbabwe: 'Make Sure Your Papers Are in Order' - Says Mafume Warning Harare Homeowners, Disputes Council Hand in Ongoing Demolitions

[New Zimbabwe] HARARE Mayor Jacob Mafume has warned residents of the capital against purchasing land within the capital and proceeding to build without verifying with council. Source

Zimbabwe: Civic Society Organisations Insist On Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 Referendum

[New Zimbabwe] A COALITION of civil society organisations has rejected the contentious Constitutional Amendment Bill Number 3 (CAB3), insisting that the proposed changes be put to a national referendum. Source

Zimbabwe: 'It Was a Sacrifice', Says Diver As He Relives Harrowing Budiriro 3 Sewer of Death Retrieval Operation

[New Zimbabwe] SUB-aqua diver Victor Kazembe risked his own life by descending into a sewer-filled trench in Budiriro Sunday night to recover what rescuers believed was the body of one drowning victim. Source

Rwanda: Informal Settlements - Which Is the Best Model to Upgrade Them?

[New Times] The Rwanda Housing Authority (RHA) is considering the in-situ upgrading model as a practical approach to improving informal settlements on Mount Kigali, Mount Jali and Rebero Hill, prioritising the upgrading of existing neighbourhoods rather than relocating residents. Source

South Africa: EFF's Julius Malema Provided Political Protection for Feroz Khan, Madlanga Commission Investigator Reveals

[Daily Maverick] WhatsApp messages between Major General Feroz Khan and Mohamed Sayed, co-founder of the Carnilinx tobacco company, implicate the former Crime Intelligence head in a series of dodgy activities, including colluding with EFF leader Julius Malema. Source

Nigeria: Nigeria's Islamist Reckoning

[CFR] The most recent abductions and executions in southwestern Nigeria have brought home the religious character of the threat to peace and security in the country. Source

Africa: Countries Urged to 'Go Further, Faster' and Deliver On Climate Commitments

[UN News] The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that fossil fuel dependency is deepening economic instability and exposing vulnerable communities to worsening climate impacts. Source

South Africa: Climate Change Is Threatening Sheep Farmers in South Africa's Drakensberg - How They're Adapting

[The Conversation Africa] In the rugged and mountainous Drakensberg grasslands of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmers rear sheep for food, cultural practices and financial security. Source

Africa: HIV Enters the Brain and Doesn't Leave - Paradoxically, Drugs Intended to Reduce Brain Inflammation Increase Virus Levels

[The Conversation Africa] HIV can damage the brain and cause memory and cognitive problems. And once HIV enters the brain, it does not leave. Source

South Africa: South African Telescope Detects Record-Breaking Signal From the Early Universe

[The Conversation Africa] Astronomers using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa have discovered the most distant hydroxyl megamaser ever detected, opening a new radio astronomy frontier. A hydroxyl megamaser is a natural space laser, and this one is located in a violently merging galaxy more than 8 billion light-years away. Source