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1. South Africa: Bridging the Gap Between Silence and Justice for the Most Vulnerable

   [allAfrica] For decades, Cape Mental Health - a community-based non-profit working throughout the Western Cape - has championed the rights and well-being of society's most vulnerable, particularly people with intellectual disabilities. Central to its approach is a simple but powerful conviction: that these individuals are not passive recipients of care, but rights holders who deserve dignity, protection, and full inclusion in their communities.

2. Africa: Gilead Under Fire for Not Selling HIV Drug Lenacapavir to MSF

   [allAfrica] Pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has come under mounting pressure after refusing to sell its breakthrough HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, directly to Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), despite repeated requests.

3. South Africa: Good Friday in a Time of War

   [allAfrica] Cape Town -- Holy Week stands as the period when the church deliberately steps into the heart of human suffering: the pain of betrayal, the sting of abandonment, the injustice of judicial murder, and the haunting silence of God. The significance of this week lies in the enormity of what it represents. In the Eastern tradition, it is called Megale Hebdomas, the Great Week, precisely because it confronts the most profound events in the Christian story.

4. Namibia: Nandi-Ndaitwah Urges New Deputy Ministers to Deliver On Development Plan

   [Namibian] President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has urged her newly appointed deputy ministers to deliver on the promises of the sixth National Development Plan (NDP6).

5. Africa: Viral Videos of Giraffe Being Injured On Highway Are AI-Generated

   [Africa Check] Viral videos of giraffe being injured on highway are AI generated