[New Era] The Roads Authority has launched a N$13 million project control system aimed at strengthening oversight of road projects, improving accountability and allowing government to identify delays, cost increases and other implementation risks earlier.

[New Era] OMAFO-President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged all employers to ensure that labour laws are upheld and that employees are paid wages and salaries and receive benefits in accordance with the Labour Act, 2007 (Act No. 11 of 2007).

[New Era] Walvis Bay -- Fishing industry workers, backed by community members and politicians, protested on Thursday against marine phosphate mining.

[Scrolla] Food inflation fell to 0.9% in July, its lowest level since 2010, according to Stats SA. Despite that, the real household food basket tracked by PMBEJD still rose in July, with apples, maize meal, wors and tomatoes all more expensive.

[SNA] Finance Minister Dr. Gebreil Ibrahim discussed with Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Badr Abdel-Aatty, ways to strengthen cooperation relations and exchange expertise in financial policy between the relevant authorities in the two countries.

[263Chat] Three people have been killed and six others injured in a road accident along the Mutare-Masvingo Road, police have said.

[Vanguard] The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has cautioned against calls to restore the petrol subsidy.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa says the third phase of the government-business partnership will focus on accelerating economic growth, expanding employment opportunities and ensuring that the benefits of economic reforms translate into improved livelihoods for South Africans.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Tuesday deliver the keynote address at the fifth Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa (SIDSSA).

[SAnews.gov.za] The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has registered 124 renewable energy generation facilities during the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year.

[SAnews.gov.za] A major urban transformation is underway in Ntuzuma Ward 42, north of Durban, where more than R200 million is being invested in projects aimed at driving economic inclusion, creating jobs and expanding opportunities for local residents.

[SAnews.gov.za] The eThekwini Municipality's Recreation and Parks Directorate, working together with the City's Emergency Services, has deployed teams to attend to multiple incidents across the city following strong winds, which caused outages across the city.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi's tax authority has been hailed as the "engine room of the nation" after raking in a jaw-dropping K1.40 trillion in tax revenue in a single quarter, as government officials unveiled an ambitious five-year strategy aimed at supercharging the country's finances.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- Kenneth Okonkwo, spokesperson for the 2027 presidential campaign of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed criticism of Atiku's plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected, saying the proposal is aimed at reducing fuel prices and has nothing to do with the subsidy regime of the past.

[This Day] *Marketers laud initiative as refinery absorbs delivery costs to reduce distribution expenses, ease pressure on consumers

[allAfrica] Across Africa, the decisive economic contest lies between raw material and finished product. For cotton, it is the distance from fibre to fabric. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, it is the distance from mineral and hydropower wealth to electricity, industrial capacity and productive work. The sectors differ, but the development question is the same: who captures the value created between extraction and the final product?

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[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Presidency has accused former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of politicising Nigeria's economy after he renewed calls to restore the petrol subsidy, saying the stance sharply contradicts the economic position he took during the 2023 presidential campaign.

[Vanguard] ...Marketers applaud initiative as refinery absorbs logistics costs to lower distribution expenses

[This Day] *Says nothing can stop him from restoring targeted subsidy for suffering Nigerians

[Vanguard] Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People, MOSOP, has expressed support for the on-going dialogue between the Ogoni people and the Federal Government, describing its support base as overwhelming and irrevocable.

[Daily Trust] The renewed call for the restoration of petrol subsidy under any guise demands a clear-eyed examination of what Nigeria has gained from reform and what the country would have to surrender by reversing course.

[Premium Times] Nigerians must reject this sordid narrative of regression.

[Premium Times] The CPPE's comments came five days after the Finance Minister presented the Federal Government's economic reform scorecard, with the group backing the reforms but urging a shift from economic stability to productivity, investment and improved living standards.

[Shabelle] Mogadishu -- Somali pirates hijacked a U.S.-sanctioned oil products tanker off Yemen and steered it toward Somalia's Puntland coast, a Somali maritime security official said Friday, in the latest attack during a renewed wave of piracy across the Gulf of Aden and western Indian Ocean, according to the Associated Press.

[New Zimbabwe] TWO people died and 22 others were injured when a bus overturned along the Gweru-Zvishavane road on Thursday evening, police have confirmed.

[Leadership] Independent petroleum marketers have welcomed Dangote Petroleum Refinery's decision to deliver petroleum products free to states such as Imo and Anambra, but urged the company to extend the programme to northern states to achieve uniform pump prices and ease widespread operational strain.

[AIM] Maputo -- The South African petrochemical giant Sasol paid, over the past 11 years, more than 670 million US dollars to Mozambican State in taxes.

[The Conversation Africa] The International Civil Aviation Organisation, a specialised UN agency responsible for developing standards, oversight and monitoring, is leading the advancement of the global air traffic management system through the Global Air Navigation Plan. The introduction of automated air traffic control systems aims to improve the operational safety and efficiency of air traffic controllers. But these automated systems could introduce new risks.

[The Conversation Africa] Road transportation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has received much scholarly attention. Some studies have examined the urban landscape (p.142). Others have studied transportation in the context of armed conflict in the east of the country, where roadblocks are a pronounced feature.