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[Premium Times] The data shows that DisCos received electricity worth ₦336.43 billion, billed ₦268.20 billion, and collected only ₦204.74 billion.

[Nile Post] The State Minister for Youth and Children Affairs, Balaam Barugahara, has warned young people against falling victim to fraudulent labour export schemes, saying many are losing money to traffickers and unlicensed recruitment agents.

[Scrolla] High fuel prices make fertiliser and diesel too expensive for thousands of small farmers in South Africa to grow crops. The South African sugar industry is losing money because heavily subsidised sugar from other countries is flooding the local market.

[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) says the number of road traffic accidents recorded during the 2026 Easter holiday declined, but more people were killed compared to the same period last year.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The National Assembly's Departmental Committee on Energy has summoned Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi to answer to allegations of substandard petroleum imports, in a move that comes amid mounting pressure for his removal from office.

[Namibian] The Namibian Employers' Federation says the president should use her state of the nation address to provide businesses with clarity on policies.

[Daily News] Bukoba -- BUKOBA Urban Member of Parliament, Engineer Johnstone Mutasingwa has assured residents that key strategic development projects underway in the municipality will be completed on schedule and begin delivering services to the public.

[FrontPageAfrica] The Managing Director of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), Mohammed M. Sherif, has disclosed that the management of LEC is implementing a smart metering program.

[New Dawn] Gbarnga, Bong County, April 8, 2026 -- The situation at Phebe Hospital in Bong County has reached a critical point, with more than 400 employees refusing to work under the current leadership, citing unresolved grievances and administrative disputes.

[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala -- The Leader of the Opposition, Joel Ssenyonyi, has delivered an alternative national budget for the 2026/27 financial year, presenting a departure from the government's current budget proposal for the next financial year.

[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia, April 8, 2026 -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has summoned the 55th Liberian Legislature to a Special Session from April 9 to April 23, 2026, citing urgent national issues that require immediate legislative action ahead of the regular session scheduled for May.

[Nyasa Times] The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has issued a blunt and uncompromising challenge to the Malawi Government, demanding immediate and practical measures to tame the spiraling cost of living, warning that patience among ordinary citizens is rapidly wearing thin.