Category: Metro
Zambian student who died in China laid to rest
A Zambian student who died in China last February has been put to rest today at Nkana East Memorial Park in Kitwe. The body of 30 year old Giland Musonda arrived in Zambia yesterday after his death on 6th February, 2024 in China. Musonda had been in China since 2016. Yesterday’s burial followed the funeral…
Kenneth Kaunda’s son Dr Waza Kaunda dies
Dr. Waza Kaunda, son to Kenneth Kaunda, former President President of Zambia has died. According to media reports, Dr. Waza died yesterday at University Teaching Hospital (UTH) where he was admitted for 10 days. The family is yet to release a funeral program. Faceofmalawi will keep you updated on the matter. Subscribe to our Youtube…
Mexico elects new female President
Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico’s first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico’s official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday’s election. That gives her a lead of almost 30 percentage points over her main rival,…
Ramaphosa will stay as president – ANC
If you’re a betting person, put your money on South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa remaining in office – despite the catastrophic loss of support his governing ANC suffered in the election. In his address to the media, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula emphatically stated that Ramaphosa will not step down. “That is not going to happen,”…
Zambia former President Edgar Lungu’s daughter gives birth to twins
Tasila Lungu, a daughter to former Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has given birth to twins barely hours after the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) effected an arrest on her. On Thursday, the DEC summoned Lungu’s wife, his daughter Tasila, Chiyesu and Charles Phiri where they were charged with possession of property allegedly…
Ex-Zambia President Edgar Lungu says ready to defend his family in court
Former President of Zambia Edgar Chagwa Lungu has said he will challenge in court the charges leveled against his wife, Esther, her daughter Chiyesu and his close relative, Mr. Charles Phiri. Lungu’s remarks follow the summoning of the three yesterday by the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) where they were charged with possession of property allegedly…
ANC leading with 44 percent of vote in South Africa
The first results have been announced from what is seen as South Africa’s most closely fought elections since the African National Congress (ANC) came to power 30 years ago. With results from around 21% voting districts counted so far, the ANC is leading with 44%, followed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) with 25%. The radical…
Donald Trump found guilty
Former United States President Donald Trump has been found guilty in a historic criminal hush-money trial, in a decision that could shake up the 2024 election campaign. He has become the first US president, past or present, to be charged and convicted of a crime. A New York City jury delivered the verdict on Thursday…
Zuma votes after being barred from running as MP
Hundreds of Jacob Zuma supporters ululated and chanted his clan names (“Nxamala!”, “Msholozi!”) as the 82-year-old former president arrived to cast his vote in his home village of Nkandla. Wearing a white T-shirt with the green and black colours of his party, uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), Zuma greeted officials and then sat down in Ntolwane…
MP Maureen Mabonga arrested in Zambia
POLICE in Lusaka have detained Mfuwe Member of Parliament Maureen Mabonga for allegedly uttering tribal remarks at a press briefing. A warn and caution statement has since been recorded from the lawmaker. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said Ms Mabonga, 40, has been detained for seditious practices and expressing or showing ridicule or contempt for persons…
Man arrested for killing student nurse girlfriend in Zambia
A man of Mufulira who was on the run for allegedly mürd£ring his 24-year-old student nurse girlfriend has been arrested. Rodney Bunda allegedly attacked his girlfriend, Doreen Kaimbo, with a kn!fë and hammer on Tuesday last week around 05:00 hours. Kaimbo later d!ed on Saturday after being admitted at Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH) for four…
Voting underway in South Africa
South Africans are voting today in what may be the most consequential election in decades. Polls open at 7am and close at 9pm, with 27 million registered voters called to elect a new parliament, which then chooses a president. For the first time since the advent of democracy in 1994, the African National Congress is…
Former Zambia President Edgar Lungu captured leaving the court in Zambia (see photos)
Former President of Zambia Edgar Chagwa Lungu today escorted his Esther Lungu who was appearing before Magistrate Sinvula Mbuyvana for her continuation of trial. Chagwa Lungu was accompanied by Patriotic Front (PF) top officials and supporters to the court where the hearing was taking place. The PF supporters flooded the court at part of showing…
William Ruto says Private Jet hiring cheaper option
Kenya’s President William Ruto has come in for widespread criticism after saying the private jet he used to fly to the US last week was cheaper than using the national airline. He did not, however, say how much the jet had cost, or how much it would have cost on Kenya Airways. “The facts that…
Relatives of student nurse killed in Zambia call for quick arrest
Relatives to a 24 year old Student Nurse, Doreen Kaimbo who died on Saturday after allegedly been b£atén by her boyfriend in Kankoyo township are calling on Police to quickly arrest the suspect Rodney Bunda. Mother to the deceased Moreen Kanyima has narrated that her late daughter was supposed to complete her nursing course this…
Independent MP Munir Zulu arrested in Zambia
Lumezi Independent Member of Parliament Munir Zulu has been arrested in Zambia for alleged remarks he’s been making that people from Southern Province will not be allowed in Eastern Province. This has been confirmed in a statement made available to this publication. Zulu was later taken to Lusaka Central Police Station, where he was detained…
Footage Of Young Boys Twerking For Daily Needs In Afghanistan Goes Viral On Internet (See)
This footage of young boys being forced to dance and perform in Afghanistan for a controversial tradition called ‘Bacha Bazi’ after the dance, the boys are given to men for sexual abuse. This practice has turned into a centuries-long tradition and involves sexual abuse and slavery of young boys by older powerful men, often Pashtuns…
Man calls off wedding because his fiancée refused to reveal who gifted her an iPhone 13 Pro Max (READ)
A Nigerian man, identified as @BolanleCole, shared on the microblogging platform X how a man called off his wedding after his fiancée refused to disclose who gifted her an iPhone 13 Pro Max. The lady had reportedly received the phone as a gift from a stranger, whom she refused to reveal to her intended spouse.…
“South Africa trusts me” –Jacob Zuma
Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma has hinted that the people of South trust him so much that they want him back in power. Zuma said this in an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) ahead of the country’s general election on 29 May. “The people of South Africa trust me. They trusted me…
Slay Queen Arrested For Blackmailing Married Man In Lilongwe
Police in Lilongwe on Tuesday arrested a slay queen only identified as Rose in area 49 in Lilongwe for allegedly blackmailing a married man name withheld. It is said that the suspect was in a relationship with the said man and days ago the two were at a certain lodge where they had sex. After…