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South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma is free to run in May’s general election after an electoral court overturned a ban on his candidacy. Last month the electoral commission barred him over a contempt of court conviction. It argued the constitution prevented people from holding public office if convicted of a crime and sentenced to…

A Brazillian man has returned to his partner who chopped off his penis during a supposed intimate night after she found out he cheated with her teenage relative. Gilberto Nogueira, 39, was planning to settle down with his girlfriend, Daiane dos Santos, 34, in January when he cheated on her with her 15-year-old niece. Man…

‘Uganda Olemwa, wait would you regard this as good news if you were Pastor, or you would strike, but on contrary Pastor was instead excited and shared the good news’. A witch doctor in Pallisa, Eastern Ugandan has shocked the world after impregnating a pastor’s wife who has been barren for 10 years. According to…

A woman has been found dead after she was interrogated Private and at gunpoint by Mexican cartel thugs. Laura Karen Rodríguez Moreno was held up by members of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel and forced to confess she was a member of a rival drug cartel and had been working with local police. She…

Eight members of a Ugandan music band have been arrested for complaining that the president’s speech at the weekend was too long, local media report. The complaint by one of the band members was seen as an insult to President Yoweri Museveni, who was speaking during the 50th wedding anniversary celebrations of former Prime Minister…

Death has been announced of a 4th year Chemical Engineering student from Colperbelt University (C.B.U). COBUSU Prime Minister John Simukoko has confirmed of the development in a statement made available to this publication. “We lost a 4th Year chemical Engineering student and the Information is going to be Given to you in due course. May…

Angola’s Constitutional Court has overturned a five-year sentence that had been handed to the son of former President José Eduardo dos Santos for fraud. José Filomeno dos Santos was sentenced in 2020 for his role in the illegal transfer of $500m (£378m) from Angola’s Sovereign Fund to a private account in the UK. He appealed…

AFTER reviewing the situation, the police have decided that Father Andrew Chewe Mukosa does not need to appear before the Copperbelt Division. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga clarified that Father Mukosa was initially summoned to provide a statement regarding remarks made during a religious gathering. However, Mr Hamoonga urged Father Mukosa not to report to the…

An eight-month-old baby has tragically become an orphan after its 44-year-old father, a banker from Lusaka’s Meanwood Phase One area, took his own life following the alleged strangulation and stabbing of his 35-year-old wife. Authorities report that Mike Ilishebo used an electric power cord to strangle Valarie Franco before stabbing her in the stomach and…

The recipient of the world’s first pig kidney transplant is out of the hospital after a medical milestone. Richard Slayman, a 62-year-old Weymouth man, received the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant. He’s now recovering at home with his family. Slayman was discharged from Massachusetts General Hospital about two weeks after the successful transplant.…

On Wednesday Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in at least 25 years killed nine people, injured more than 900 and 50 hotel workers are missing. The authorities said rescuers used ladders to bring others to safety. Chang Yu-Lin,60, a worker in a hospital in Taipei, the capital, said the earthquake was very strong and it felt as…

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South Africa’s Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has resigned after police raided her home during a corruption investigation. Ms Mapisa-Nqakula is accused of soliciting bribes in return for awarding contracts during her time as defence minister. She has denied the charges and said her resignation was “in no way an indication or admission of guilt”.…

Former President Jacob Zuma has filed an appeal against South Africa’s electoral commission, which last week barred him from standing in forthcoming elections. The 81-year-old served as president from 2009 until 2018, when he had to step down because of corruption allegations. He was convicted and received a 15-month prison sentence in 2021 for contempt…

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The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has appointed a former minister as the country’s first ever female prime minister. Judith Suminwa Tuluka, a former planning minister, replaces Sama Lukonde who resigned in February. “I know that the task is great and the challenges [are] immense, but with the support of the…

Mambilima Constituency MP, Hon Jean Chisenga has been handed 30 days suspension in Parliament for allegedly describing Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema a public liar his address to Parliament a fortnight ago. On Thursday, Parliament sitting started with a walk-out of some Members in what they have called it “Solidarity for Hon Jean Ng’andwe Chisenga MP…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has formed a taskforce to come up with emergency solutions to try and fix the country’s ailing economy. The prices of food and fuel have shot up but many are struggling as their wages are not keeping up with the changes. The severe economic difficulties have led to widespread hardship and…