[ISS] SA and legacy media can use this world-first legislation to improve their role as guardians of information integrity in an African context.

[Independent (Kampala)] Juba -- Six Ugandan truck drivers are missing after armed men reportedly abducted them and seized their trucks in Bor Town, Jonglei State, South Sudan.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nearly half of ride-hailing users would turn to matatus if fares increase.

[Liberian Observer] The Chairperson of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Clarence K. Massaquoi has called on international satellite operators and investors to explore opportunities in Liberia, following the Authority's adoption of new Satellite Communications Guidelines designed to create a predictable regulatory environment for the rapidly growing sector.

[Nyasa Times] Malawi is entering yet another dark chapter in its electricity crisis. The much-touted Mozambique-Malawi Interconnection Project, meant to inject urgently needed power into the national grid, has missed its third commissioning deadline.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Co-operative Bank of Kenya has issued a 40-day statutory notice indicating its intention to sell a property belonging to South Nyanza Sugar Company (Sony Sugar) over an outstanding debt of Sh862.3 million.

[Daily Maverick] While the government argued the challenge to its plan to build new power plants was premature and threatens grid security, youth climate leaders maintain that forced coal expansion directly violates children's constitutional rights and locks the country into unnecessary health and environmental crises.

[Gates Foundation] Whether or not the Strait of Hormuz reopens for shipping at pre-war levels following a ceasefire that has repeatedly frayed since June, the damage is already done for millions of African farmers.

[Leadership] The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order transferring regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Akwa Ibom State to the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission (AKSERC), setting the state on course to become the 17th to assume control of its electricity market since the process began in 2024.

[Leadership] The consul-general of the People's Republic of China in Lagos, Ms Yan Yuqing, has affirmed the gains of the zero-tariff policy of China by saying that Nigeria and China's bilateral trade grew by 40 per cent monthly following the introduction of the zero-tariff policy in May.

[Leadership] The federal government and regulators must provide a predictable, transparent and efficient regulatory environment to attract fresh capital, increase oil and gas production and sustain jobs in Nigeria's petroleum industry, president of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), Comrade Festus Osifo, has said.

[Leadership] Air passengers at major Nigerian airports are facing sharp increases in transportation costs, vehicle scarcity, and prolonged delays following the suspension of e-hailing platforms, including Uber and Bolt, from operating on airport premises.

[Leadership] The Federal Government has approved and ratified major road construction and rehabilitation contracts, as well as three private-sector concessions for highway and trailer park projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

[Vanguard] The Federal Government (FG) has commissioned the upgraded transmission facilities in four major substations in Lagos, adding about 360 megawatts (MW) of transmission capacity to boost electricity supply across the state.

[UN News] What if the infrastructure needed to fight climate change could also help repair the land beneath it?

[SNA] The International Labour Organization (ILO) has begun practical steps to support vocational training and skills development in Sudan, with a focus on recovery and reconstruction priorities.

[Premium Times] The president's Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Adeyinka Famadewa, will coordinate and provide secretariat support for the 11-man committee.

[Premium Times] "It is a good day for Akwa Ibom because the reforms are beginning to yield results," said the state's commissioner for information.

[Premium Times] The Finance Minister says additional resources generated during the reform helped to fund higher wages, debt obligations and infrastructure, while acknowledging that household welfare remains a major unfinished task.

[Nile Post] The government has asked Parliament to approve a €207.77 million (about Shs843 billion) loan from Citi Bank and other international financial institutions to upgrade roads in the Busoga sub-region.

[Nile Post] The government is set to acquire a 30-metre land corridor along the proposed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) route from Malaba to Kampala to pave the way for construction of a dedicated electricity transmission line to power the long-awaited railway project.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has urged residents of Isingiro District in western Uganda to turn the National Resistance Movement's political success in the recent general elections into an economic victory by embracing hard work and government wealth creation programmes.

[Nile Post] The government has ordered a nationwide tightening of regulations governing public service buses and school transport, including mandatory vehicle inspections, biometric driver identification, stricter working-hour limits and the closure of illegal bus parks.

[Daily Trust] President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has unveiled the Federal Government's "Reforms Scorecard," an initiative aimed at providing Nigerians with an account of the impact, costs and gains of the economic reforms introduced by his administration since 2023.

[GroundUp] Tongaat Hulett workers demand a 13% wage increase

[GroundUp] Thousands of jobs are at stake

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Chinese companies or joint ventures involving Chinese firms account for the majority of shortlisted bidders competing for the construction of Ethiopia's forthcoming USD12.5 billion Bishoftu International Airport, according to aviation intelligence provider and news portal ch-aviation.

[Nile Post] President Museveni has urged residents of Isingiro District to turn their political support for the National Resistance Movement (NRM) into tangible economic gains by embracing government wealth-creation programmes and working to improve household incomes.

[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The United States is ready to resume mediation between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a senior adviser to US President Donald Trump has said, signalling a renewed diplomatic effort to resolve the long-running dispute over the use and management of Nile waters.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- CFAO Mobility Kenya has recalled some Toyota vehicles manufactured between 2001 and 2017 over defective airbags linked to injuries and fatalities globally.