Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding president and liberation hero is dead at the age of 97. His son, Kambarage said he died at a military hospital in Lusaka where he was being treated for pneumonia. Kaunda ruled Zambia for 27 years, starting from 1964 after the country gained independence from Britain. He left his…
A diamond believed to be the third largest ever found has been put on display in Botswana. The precious stone weighing 1,098 carats was shown to Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi, two weeks after, Debswana, a diamind unearthing firm, found it. Botswana is Africa’s largest producer of diamonds. The gem is only slightly less heavy…
Several Malawian diplomats have been declared “persona non grata” by the South African government after being found guilty of peddling duty-free alcohol. Malawi’s foreign affairs ministry in Lilongwe confirmed that South Africa had given the diplomats and their families 72 hours to leave the country. South Africa’s ministry of international relations said the decision was taken because…
A Nigerian nurse in the US, Ona Onyia, has purchased her own apartment at the age of 24. Posting photos of herself in the newly acquired apartment, Ona wrote ”At 24, i have finally made my first big girl purchase everr! I am now a homeowner. God had his whole hand in this one. When…
Firmin Ngrebada, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic on Thursday June 10 announced that his government had tendered its resignation. The development also comes amid a turbulent week in Bangui after the French military announced it was suspending military operations with Central African Republic. Ngrebada tweeted; “I have just handed over to…
Two prisoners have reportedly escaped after being escorted to a pit latrine at Ekerenyo Police Station in Kenya. Abdul Hassan, who is from Kariobangi Nairobi and Jared Getangi from Ekerenyo were reportedly escorted to the toilet by a police constable identified as Michael Sifuna. It was learnt they reportedly escaped after they managed to unlock the…
A paramedic who cut a diamond ring off the finger of a dead patient and went on to pawn it has pleaded guilty nearly two years after she was arrested. Lisa Darlene Glaze was arrested in Nov. 2019 in Arkansas shortly after the family of Gloria Robinson noticed she was not wearing her $8,000 diamond…
The United States mission in Nigeria has said that the indefinite suspension of Twitter’s operations in Nigeria by the Federal government undermines citizens’ fundamental freedom and also sends a wrong message to investors. The statement reads “Nigeria’s constitution provides for freedom of expression. The Government’s recent #Twitterban undermines Nigerians’ ability to exercise this…
At least 109 Palestinians and seven people in Israel have been killed since fighting between Israel’s military and Hamas began Monday, May 10. In a week that has seen the worst inter-communal violence in Israel since the start of the Second Intifada in 2000, Israel began massing land troops on its border with Gaza on…
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has proposed a new law that will allow women marry more than one husband, in the same way that polygamous men are allowed to marry more than one wife. The 67-page policy document also called Green Paper on Marriages, stated that the current marriage act does not promote equality. The…
