[Clean Air Task Force] New research from Clean Air Task Force (CATF) explores how different timelines for achieving net-zero emissions could shape Africa's energy, land, water, and development future. The study, Exploring Net-Zero Emissions Pathways for Africa Across Different Timelines , uses the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) to examine how various levels of climate ambition affect the continent's growth and resource use, highlighting critical trade-offs for policymakers.

[SAnews.gov.za] More than 42 000 clients have been enrolled at 432 South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) local offices across the country since the launch of the Beneficiary Biometric Enrolment (BBE) rollout just over two weeks ago.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Western Cape Provincial Government has announced the closure of several taxi routes in the Cape Town metropolitan area for a period of 30 days due to ongoing violence within the industry.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's Electricity and Energy Directorate has made significant progress in extending electricity supply to the Gomora informal settlement in Kuyga, Ward 40, as part of its broader electrification programme.

[Premium Times] Last Thursday NUPENG said it has placed its members on red alert for the resumption of the suspended nationwide industrial action.

[Premium Times] The company alleged the association is demanding a subsidy to cover additional logistics costs tied to transporting products from the refinery to their depots via coastal logistics, which would add N75 per litre to fuel costs.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew has announced that the groundbreaking ceremony for a new mega airport in Bishoftu is scheduled for early December.

[263Chat] Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister Felix Mhona has reiterated government's stance for drivers of buses and haulage trucks in a bid to curb the country's high rate of road accidents which claim about 2,000 lives every year.

[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA continues to shine as a beacon of economic stability and growth within the Southern African Development Community (SADC), according to the latest regional report.

[Nile Post] Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has cited Uganda's dairy exports to Algeria as a model for unlocking Africa's intra-continental trade potential.

[ISS] The country's trajectory shows that natural endowments are neither destiny nor curse; governance determines the outcome.

[Liberian Observer] African Tax Administration Forum (WATAF) High-Level Policy Dialogue on "Financing Development Through Effective Tax Systems" opened Tuesday (Sept 16) in Freetown with emphatic calls for governments to deliberately invest in their national revenue authorities as the surest path to financing sustainable development.

[Liberian Observer] Liberia's fisheries sector received a major boost as the Government of Japan, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Authority (NaFAA), officially handed over a modern fish processing facility and sea safety equipment to women fishmongers in Little Bassa, Compound #1, Grand Bassa County.

[Liberian Investigator] On September 8, while speaking on State Radio ELBC, Finance and Development Planning Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan urged the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) to investigate the General Auditing Commission's (GAC) reports for 2023 and 2024.

[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have inaugurated a 10-member Joint-Technical Working Committee to strengthen consumer protection in the energy sector.

[Parliament of South Africa] The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure today expressed disappointment with the report it received from the Council for the Built Environment (CBE) and its partner entity, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB), regarding the collapse of the building in George.

[New Zimbabwe] The prestigious Avenues Clinic in Harare has begun a retrenchment exercise that will result in the layoff of 50 employees, according to insiders, who allege that this move is aimed at targeting unionised workers.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under pressure to prove his anti-corruption credentials as more than 500 lawyers, professionals and civil rights activists marched to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday.

[GroundUp] A dozen people, including whistleblowers, have given evidence of harm suffered under the previous administration

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[Nile Post] As Uganda approaches a high-stakes election year, the country's digital spaces have emerged as a frontline for political debate, civic mobilisation, and increasing state scrutiny.

[Nile Post] Local leaders from Bunyoro and Tooro regions have urged government to revise its road rehabilitation funding formula to reflect district size, terrain, and road network coverage, rather than distributing equal amounts across the country.

[Nile Post] Residents of Byoohya and Kirasa villages in Kyebando Sub-county, Kibaale District, have raised concern over what they describe as rampant child labour and abuse linked to a disputed tobacco farm.

[New Times] Rwanda's electricity tariffs will now be reviewed every three to four months to ensure they align with energy production costs, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure.

[New Times] Parliament is reviewing a new draft traffic law that introduces updated measures to improve road safety, strengthen enforcement, and align regulation with the country's growing transport sector.

[New Times] The Minister of Trade and Industry, Prudence Sebahizi, has assured that the newly introduced electricity tariffs will not lead to an increase in commodity prices, as industries continue to benefit from lower rates compared to other consumer categories.

[GroundUp] Ten routes from Khayelitsha to Somerset West suspended amid escalating violence

[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, declaring that democratic governance would fully resume in the oil-rich state from 18 September.

[This Day] The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a fresh directive to all domestic systemically important banks (DSIBs), mandating them to announce the appointment of successor chief executives at least six months before the end of the tenure of the incumbent Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (MD/CEO).

[New Times] In Karushuga village, Nyagatare District, dairy farmer Peter Maridadi has spent years trying to improve his herd. He has relied on natural breeding, but the results have often been disappointing--unpredictable bulls, weak calves, and low milk yields.