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[FrontPageAfrica] Vice President Jeremiah Koung has announced President Joseph Nyuma Boakai's intention to seek a second term in the 2039 Presidential and Legislative Elections and said he will serve as the president's campaign manager.

[New Zimbabwe] FRESH pressure is mounting on President Emmerson Mnangagwa not to sign Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 into law, with civic organisation WeThePeople urging him to first subject the controversial legislation to a national referendum.

[This Day] Rescue workers have pulled 26 people alive from the rubble of the collapsed building in Lagos, while nine bodies, including that of a baby girl, have been recovered as search and rescue operations continue at the site of the three-storey shopping complex at Alakija, Ori-Ade LCDA that collapsed yesterday in the state.

[SAnews.gov.za] President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned against vigilantism, xenophobia and any attempts to destabilise the country, stressing that the enforcement of immigration laws remains the responsibility of the state.

[New Zimbabwe] GOVERNMENT has spoken out against the illegal sale of state land by traditional headmen, a system that has been informally referred to as Sabhuku Deals.

[GroundUp] Parliamentary committees brief media ahead of 30 June "deadline"

[New Zimbabwe] THE opposition has vowed to continue fighting Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 despite its passage through both the National Assembly and Senate, with the proposed legislation now awaiting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assent.

[263Chat] Senate has approved the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 3) Bill marking a significant step in the country's constitutional reform process after the proposed legislation secured the required two-thirds majority.

[New Zimbabwe] A Chiredzi man arrested on allegations of incitement to commit public violence following a viral video in which he criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa and businessman Wicknell Chivayo spent a second night behind bars Wednesday after failing to secure bail.

[Vanguard] ABUJA -- The Federal Government yesterday directed financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions to maintain full compliance with sanctions obligations by freezing the assets of terrorists financiers.

[The Conversation Africa] Marches, Mozambicans murdered, state-sponsored evacuations, a nationally televised presidential address. Anti-immigrant mobilisation has again drawn the world's attention to South Africa. The continental backlash threatens tourism, trade, diplomacy and investment opportunities in Africa's largest economy, and is derailing its constitutional democracy.

[New Zimbabwe] THE government has, for the first time, openly acknowledged that Zimbabwe's elections have repeatedly been dogged by allegations of rigging and violence, issues it says have undermined public trust and raised questions over the legitimacy of presidential election outcomes.

[Premium Times] The terrorist attack on St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, left over 40 worshippers killed and about 141 others injured on 5 June 2022.

[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has warned that it will take firm action against anyone who incites violence, threatens public order or disrupts normal activities as Parliament prepares to deliberate on Constitution Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3).