[Independent (Kampala)] Soroti -- A growing garbage crisis at Soroti Main Market has sparked health concerns among traders and residents as uncollected waste piles continue to emit a foul stench and disrupt business operations. Waste collection services at the market have stalled, worsening sanitation conditions and exposing vendors and customers to possible disease outbreaks.

[263Chat] Zimbabwean writer Sue Nyathi is set to reach a global audience after her acclaimed novel The Polygamist was adapted into a Netflix drama series premiering next month.

[Africa Check] Viral video exaggerates vaccine side effects in children and falsely urges parents to avoid vaccination

[Mo Ibrahim Foundation] The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of H.E. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, former President of the Republic of Botswana, recipient of the 2008 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, and former Chair of the Ibrahim Prize Committee.

[Capital FM] Botswana's former head of state Festus Mogae has died at the age of 86, President Duma Boko has announced.

[Scrolla] The bitter social media war against King Misuzulu's third wife mirrors the nasty public divide between fans of Princess Diana and Queen Camilla in Britain, writes Celani Sikhakhane in Royals Mzansi.

[CPJ] Nairobi -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent and credible investigation into the death of Rwandan YouTube commentator Aimable Karasira Uzaramba on Wednesday, the day of his scheduled release from prison at the end of his five-year sentence.

[Leadership] The Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwakwanso movement popularly known as OK Movement has commenced massive mobilisation for the duo ahead of the 2027 general elections in the Southeast.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya is positioning itself as a continental leader in digital innovation as the country prepares to host the inaugural Africa Forward Summit in partnership with the French government.

[Africa Check] No, Kenyan MP Kimani Ichung'wah has not defected to rival party

[Africa Check] No, Kenya hate speech suspect Bare Sahara Ahmed not freed immediately after arrest, despite viral claims

[Africa Check] Online posts falsely claim Cameroon leader Paul Biya appointed his son as vice president