[New Era] Namibia has survived a dreadful external economic shock after the country was excluded from the list of seven African countries that are facing President Donald Trump's latest 12.5% tariff hit on goods entering the United States.

[Nile Post] A high-level delegation from the Kingdom of Eswatini has expressed admiration for Uganda's automotive manufacturing progress after touring the Kiira Vehicle Plant in Jinja, where they witnessed the country's growing capacity to produce electric and conventional buses for the African market.

[The Point] The Gambia's annual tax revenue has more than double in just three years without broad-based tax increases, according to Finance and Economic Affairs Minister Seedy Keita, who attributed the sharp rise to digital reforms, stronger tax administration and efforts to plug leakages in the revenue collection system.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's attractiveness to investors is being eroded by factors such as high business costs and policy uncertainty.

[Nyasa Times] Governance and financial analysts have warned that the Public Service Pension Trust Fund (PSPTF) must undergo sweeping institutional reforms after revelations that the fund paid K90 billion towards the controversial Amaryllis Hotel acquisition without securing legal ownership of the asset.

[Nyasa Times] CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa has been summoned by the Malawi Police Service to appear at the National Police Headquarters in Area 30, Lilongwe, at 2:30pm today -- the latest twist in what has become a closely watched standoff between the outspoken activist and the authorities.

[AIM] Maputo -- The Mphanda Nkuwa hydro-electric project, on the Zambezi river, in the central Mozambican province of Tete, is expected to generate 13.98 billion US dollars in revenues.

[UCT] "We aim to build a South African artificial intelligence (AI) giant that can put the country and continent into the AI race and ensure we do not fall behind in this new world."

[IPS] Addis Ababa, Ethiopia -- Africa's digital revolution is gathering pace, but the financing needed to sustain it remains uneven, fragmented, and often out of reach.

[Health-e] In the second part of our Hungry For Change series, Health-e News shares the story of a Limpopo widower who has to feed himself, his three adult children and his two young grandchildren with R50 a day. When food runs out, he advices them to drink water. And to have faith.

[Bird Story Agency] A women's farming group in southern Malawi is reinvesting cotton earnings in poultry, livestock, shops and savings schemes--turning a seasonal crop into year-round income, new jobs and greater financial independence. Their progress also shows what Malawi's struggling cotton sector could deliver if persistent problems with seed, prices and market access are addressed.

[RFI] South Africa is suffering a drop in its workforce, following the departure of thousands of foreign workers in the wake of a wave of xenophobic attacks, anti-migrant protests and intensified immigration enforcement.

[New Zimbabwe] NETONE will not renew Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Raphael Mushanawani's contract amid claims of maladministration and disregard for corporate practices, sources have said.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- For decades, Nairobi has been Kenya's undisputed commercial capital, attracting businesses with its concentration of financial institutions, multinational headquarters, government agencies, aviation links and technology firms.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Government is developing a new digital platform to centralize public debt data in a move aimed at improving transparency and strengthening debt management.

[SAnews.gov.za] The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has allocated R60 million towards strategic electricity infrastructure upgrades aimed at improving supply reliability, stimulating economic growth and attracting investment.

[Premium Times] Turnover leapt to ₦2.5 trillion from ₦2.1 trillion, aided by a rise of 10 per cent in production volume.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly nine in 10 Kenyan workers are experiencing workplace stress, highlighting growing concerns over employee wellbeing, productivity and talent retention, according to a new survey by Niche Human Capital Advisory.

[GroundUp] Goods made in Lesotho will once again enter the United States duty-free after Washington's tariffs expired on 29 July. It comes as a relief to the country's export-dependent garment industry and thousands of workers whose jobs were threatened.

[AIM] Maputo, 30 Jul (AIM) The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mozambique (CPMO), meeting in Maputo on Wednesday, has decided to continue keeping its benchmark interest rate, known as the MIMO rate, at 9.25 per cent.

[Nyasa Times] A top government official has issued a stark warning to employers across Malawi -- invest in your workers, or watch your organisation fall behind.

[Ghanaian Times] The National Labour Commission (NLC) has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to effectively respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence (AI), climate change and digital transformation.

[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boaka and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) have inaugurated the Gbarnga-Salayea Road Project, marking a new milestone in the longstanding development partnership between the two sides.

[Nile Post] Finance Minister Henry Musasizi has called on Airtel Uganda to step up investment in secure and modern digital systems, as government pushes to accelerate Uganda's digital transformation and strengthen the country's digital economy.

[Ghanaian Times] Parliament has approved a multi-year expenditure commitment by the government, through the Ministry of Finance, for the development, implementation and deployment of digital and electronic platforms to enhance revenue generation.

[SNA] ANKARA -- The Embassy of the Republic of Sudan in Türkiye on Wednesday held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new embassy building and the official Ambassador's Residence in Ankara, in a move reflecting the strong historical ties between Sudan and Türkiye and their shared commitment to deepening bilateral cooperation.

[Bird Story Agency] A scheme tested in Uzbekistan could let African cotton farmers earn twice over, once for the fibre and once for the carbon stored in the soil beneath their fields.

[Nyasa Times] For many Malawians, the search for work abroad begins with hope -- but for some, it ends in exploitation.

[Premium Times] From disappearing fish in Akwa Ibom to polluted rainwater in Bayelsa, communities living beside Nigeria's oil facilities are confronting the human consequences of methane, a potent but largely invisible greenhouse gas.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has put his foot down, demanding that heads of the country's key legal and governance bodies sign up to sweeping public sector reforms -- or explain why not.