[SciDev.Net] A simple toolkit that allows local health workers to ensure it is safe for women to have abortions has been tested successfully in Ethiopia, India and South Africa.
[Premium Times] The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer allow social functions and parties in public schools just as owners of private schools across the state have been warned to comply with rules and regulations guiding their operations.
[RFI] A Paris court has thrown out an appeal by two journalists charged with blackmailing Morocco's King Mohammed VI. Lawyers for the pair, who deny the charges, sought to have evidence based on clandestine tape recordings ruled out.
[New Zimbabwe] MORGAN Tsvangirai's MDC-T party has raised a red flag over recent revelations that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has already registered nearly a million new voters in less than 20 constituencies.
[Nation] Controversial Kenyan evangelist Gilbert Deya has denied claims by a British newspaper that he has been selling 'anointed' olive oil to cure cancer and HIV.
[News24Wire] Eight children, aged between five and seven, and a taxi driver were stung by a swarm of bees in Benoni, east of Johannesburg on Tuesday, paramedics said.
[Nation] The planned change of the name of the New Nyali Road to Fidel Odinga Street in honour of Cord leader Raila Odinga's son has been met with criticism.