[Leadership] Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a 40-foot container loaded with 4,959 kilograms of Canadian Loud, a potent strain of cannabis, with an estimated street value of N12.397 billion, following a four-week surveillance operation spanning multiple countries.
[New Zimbabwe] RENOWNED Harare-based lawyer Jacqueline Sande-Kamanga has launched a scathing attack on Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi over the controversial Constitutional Amendment Number 3 Bill (CAB3), accusing him of undermining constitutionalism for political gain.
[Daily Maverick] On Sunday, thousands in Soweto took to the streets in a peaceful demonstration against illegal immigration, voicing concerns over its impact on local communities, jobs and resources.
[SAnews.gov.za] The Commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), Dr Michael Masiapato, says the BMA continues to facilitate the lawful and orderly repatriation of foreign nationals through the Beitbridge port of entry, with 8 230 persons having been processed to date.
[Liberian Observer] A detailed statement submitted by Paul J. King, General Manager of GLS-Menzies, to Liberia's Ministry of Justice is raising new questions about the direction of the Government's investigation into the US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport, even as official statements suggest investigators are increasingly focused on dismantling what they describe as a broader criminal network.
[Liberian Observer] Within four days, the government's public messaging surrounding the investigation into the US$19.2 million cocaine seizure at Roberts International Airport appears to have evolved from identifying persons of interest to encouraging cooperation under the Witness Protection Act. Whether that reflects a deliberate investigative strategy or simply the natural progression of a complex criminal investigation is now a question worth examining.
[Africa Check] Old video falsely linked to xenophobic attacks in South Africa was filmed months earlier in another province
[Mozambique News Reports And Clippings] "Dozens of opposition members and journalists have been abducted or killed in Mozambique since the 2024 general elections. While authorities have largely failed to investigate the violence, exclusive reporting reveals the involvement of figures linked to the ruling party Frelimo and Mozambican security forces in identifying and targeting government critics," reports a consortium of 30 journalists in 10 countries coordinated by Forbidden Stories.
[Premium Times] Residents said the corpses were retrieved from surrounding bushes days after the abduction of the victims
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Liberia's Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force has indicted seven individuals, including a former minister of commerce, on charges of theft, economic sabotage and criminal conspiracy in connection with the alleged diversion of nearly $1.82 million appropriated to support rural women entrepreneurs, the task force announced Thursday.