Journalists and media houses operating in Zimbabwe that did not meet the deadline for registration are now illegal. This is because the government of that country decided journalists and media houses operating in the country should be registered and accredited at a fee by the end of June this year.

Andrew Meldrum, a correspondent for the Guardian, who was served with a deportation order on 15 July, has appealed against the order to the Minister of Home Affairs John Nkomo and the High Court.

The United Nations refugee agency has announced more than 230 refugees are en route from Djibouti to Somalia under a voluntary repatriation program. Many of the refugees have lived outside their country for at least 10 years.

At once clear-eyed and compassionate, this incisive, often revelatory account of life in contemporary South Africa by Peace Corps volunteer and first-time author Jason Carter opens a rare window on a world racked with turmoil, yet full of hope.