Kenya: No let up for Ruto and UDA government as human rights activists notify police of planned Saba Saba demons, petition to parliament
According to the notice dated July 5, 2026, participants will assemble at Jeevanjee Gardens from 8:00am before commencing a peaceful procession at 9:00am through Nairobi’s CBD to Parliament Buildings, where a petition will be presented to the speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate.
How Kenyan prison is quipping inmates with quality seed production skills to meet nationwide demand
Officials said Nyandarua Prison is the first correctional facility in Kenya to undertake potato seed propagation on such a scale, with plans to produce diverse potato varieties, beginning with white potatoes.
Media censured by ruling UDA for relentlessly pinpointing President Ruto’s chronic lying, disregard for court orders and systemic corruption
Former Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero said the media has a constitutional responsibility not only to inform the public but also to educate citizens and promote national cohesion through factual and balanced reporting.
High prospects of Kenya’s economy becoming minerals-driven jolts state into mining laws reforms
The proposed legislative reforms include the Explosives Bill (2026) the Minerals, Mining and Beneficiation Policy, the Explosives (Fees) Regulations and the Mine Health, Safety and Environment Regulations.
South African President Ramaphosa rejigs Government of National Unity with a cabinet reshuffle
The structural adjustments also introduced several new deputy ministers from the DA, including Alexandra Abrahams for electricity and energy, Jack Bloom for water and sanitation and Yusuf Cassim for higher education.
Governor Anyang-Nyong’o draws up six-point plan to re-imagine Kisumu’s image sullied by runaway insecurity
The security team announced plans to institutionalise community policing through village and neighbourhood committees aimed at improving intelligence gathering and promoting proactive policing.
Xenophobia: Landlords kick out foreign tenants as South African cities are shuttered by anti-migrant protests
The campaign group March and March, run by a former radio presenter behind the latest protests, denies encouraging violence and says it cannot be held responsible for spontaneous acts of anger by South Africans towards undocumented migrants.
Negotiators express confidence latest sporadic US-Iran clashes will not derail fragile truce
Regional analysts said the latest exchange of fire underscored the deep-rooted divisions and mutual distrust between the United States and Iran, warning that their entrenched hard-line positions suggest the path to future negotiations is likely to be fraught with challenges.
Ruto’s deportation of rights activists echoes Jomo Kenyatta’s rejection of influential Black thinkers Walter Rodney and Frantz Fanon
Walter Rodney had come from Guyana with a scholar’s training and a revolutionary’s concern for ordinary people. He had studied Africa deeply, not as a dead place in old books but as a living source of memory, pride, and resistance.
Indigenous South Africans feel skills gaps as African immigrants leave and calls for peace, social cohesion take centre-stage before June 30 demos
Interviews conducted in townships including Soweto, Alexandra, Tembisa and Diepsloot reveal a different mood on the ground, with many residents arguing that protests often disrupt livelihoods and local commerce while doing little to address underlying challenges.
