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    • South Africa: Cricket SA Throws Weight Behind Caster Semenya(News24Wire)
    • Zimbabwe: New Stadium On Cards(The Herald)
    • Ghana: GBA's ROC Outlines Vision for W/R Boxing(Ghanaian Times)
    • South Africa: Proteas Women Congratulated On Sri Lanka Series Victory(News24Wire)
    • Liberia: Chess President Calls On Members for Support(Observer)
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    • Kenya:Nurses Remain Defiant Despite Kenyatta's Order (Nation)
      Kenya: Nurses Remain Defiant Despite Kenyatta's Order(Nation)
    • South Africa: City of Joburg Shuts Down Samwu Head Offices Over Payment Dispute(News24Wire)
    • Zimbabwe: Vision 2030 Training for Civil Servants(The Herald)
    • Nigeria: Abia Doctors Go On Warning Strike Over Salary Arrears(Guardian)
    • Sudan: Dr. Faisal Affirms State Commitment Toward Sea Ports Workers' Rights(SNA)
    • Kenya: Resume Work or Face Contempt Charges, Sicily Kariuki Tells Nurses(Nation)
    • South Africa: Agriculture Continues to Create Jobs Despite Tough Three Years(SAnews.gov.za)
    • Namibia: 'Stay in Your Lane' - Outgoing NWR Boss Warns(Namibian)
    • Kenya: Boinnet Warns Striking Nurses Who Frustrate Return-to-Work Order(Capital FM)
    • Kenya: Services at City Hall Paralysed for Third Day Over 2017 CBA(Capital FM)
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    • Namibia: Age of Majority Now 18 in Namibian Law(Namibian)
    • South Africa: Grab a Book and Join the Reading Revolution(SAnews.gov.za)
    • Namibia: Whose Degree Is It Anyway, Students?(New Era)
    • South Africa: 5 Cullinan Pupils Arrested for Drug Dealing(News24Wire)
    • Botswana: Khama Enumerates Youth Opportunities(Botswana Daily News)
    • South Africa: Newly Built School Opened in Soweto(SAnews.gov.za)
    • South Africa: 'Learners Must Also Cultivate Patience' - Mpumalanga Education Dept Reacts to Bullying Video(News24Wire)
    • Namibia: Changing Lives, One School Uniform At a Time(Namibian)
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    • Ethiopia:Ethiopia Gets Its Teff Back (allAfrica)
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    • Zimbabwe: Adopt Drones for Agriculture, China Urges Zimbabwe(263Chat)
    • Zimbabwe: Fertiliser Manufacturers Struggle to Meet Local Demand(New Zimbabwe)
    • Zimbabwe: KFC Spreads U.S.$150 Million Wings in Agriculture Sector(The Herald)
    • South Africa: Agriculture Continues to Create Jobs Despite Tough Three Years(SAnews.gov.za)
    • Botswana: Farmers Urge Ministry to Re-Visit Baits Initiative(Botswana Daily News)
    • Zimbabwe: Farm Workers' Allowances Increased(The Herald)
    • South Africa: Parliament Engages With Sugar Industry(Govt of SA)
    • Nigeria: Why Farmers Should Embrace Organic Fertiliser(Daily Trust)
    • Nigeria: How Soyabean Farmers Can Overcome Low Yield Problem(Daily Trust)
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    • Zimbabwe: Water Woes Hit Rural Beitbridge(The Herald)
    • South Africa: City Wants Your Comment On New Strategy to Drought-Proof Cape Town(News24Wire)
    • Ghana: DCE Calls for Extension of GAMA Project to Shai Osudoku District(Ghanaian Times)
    • South Africa: Gift of the Givers Given Green Light to Drill Boreholes in Water-Scarce Makhanda(News24Wire)
    • South Africa: While Electricity Hogs Headlines, Water Is Another Unfolding Crisis(Daily Maverick)
    • South Africa: Grahamstown Residents Queue for Hours for Water(GroundUp)
    • Sudan: Northern Sudan Dam Displaced Strike for Clean Drinking Water(Radio Dabanga)
    • Eritrea: Potable Water Project Put in Place in Mai-Aini Sub-Zone(Shabait)
    • Zimbabwe: Govt Working Hard to Provide Clean Water, Says Mhlanga(The Herald)
  • Land and Rural Issues

    • Kenya:Married Women Get Nod to Inherit Their Fathers' Land (Nation)
      Kenya: Married Women Get Nod to Inherit Their Fathers' Land(Nation)
    • Uganda: Minister Wants Titles On Govt Farms Cancelled, Land Officers Prosecuted(Independent (Kampala))
    • Uganda: Opposition MPs Blocked From Visiting Displaced Apaa Residents(Independent (Kampala))
    • Liberia: IRRED Conducts Seminar for Rural Women On Access to Justice(Observer)
    • Kenya: Nyandika Mairoyo - Ailing Legend Urges Kenyatta to Help Family Reclaim Land(Nation)
    • Zimbabwe: Govt Intervenes in Rautenbach, Chingwizi Families' Standoff(The Herald)
    • Tanzania: Strategic Plan for Collecting Land Tax Now Launched(Daily News)
    • Kenya: Houses Set on Fire in Feud Over Land in Kilgoris(Nation)
    • Uganda: Land Probe - Man Grilled for Using President's Name to Grab Land(Monitor)
    • Uganda: Residents Murder, Grab Gun From Police Man in Suspected Land Row(Monitor)

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