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President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect, removed three Constitutional Court judges from their positions as adjudicators of the highest court. Mr Hichilema’s decision was acting on the recommendation in the report presented to him by the Judicial Complaints Commission(JCC). The removed judges Anne Sitali, Judge Mungeni Mulenga and Judge Palan Mulonda. State House chief…

The Hamas have confirmed the death of their leader Yahya Sinwar who has been killed by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza. More than a year after Hamas’ devastating October 7 attacks on Israel, the country’s military said Thursday it had killed the man it considers to have been the chief architect of that cross-border…

Kenyan senators have voted to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office despite his failure to testify at his impeachment trial after his lawyer said he had been taken to hospital. In one of the most dramatic days in Kenya’s recent political history, Gachagua had been due to appear in the Senate after lunch to…

Malawian social media users are not commenting and sharing a photo of female musician Tunoh who appears in bed wearing pantie and bra. The picture, posted by Umatha Daily, is showing the alleged artist with her man in bedroom both posing for the camera while while half naked. The photo has attracted significant attention, with…

Kenya’s Senate is set to vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office at the end of the second day of his impeachment trial. The deputy president is on Thursday defending himself before the lawmakers in the upper house of parliament, two-thirds of whom are required to oust him. He faces 11…

Paramount Chief Mpezeni IV of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province on Saturday night survived what could be fatal road accident in Zambia. The accident happened at Chakolwa Game Camp as chief was returning from the Malaila traditional ceremony of the Bisa people in Nabwalya, Muchinga Province in Zambia. Meanwhile, the chief is recovering well.…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma’s daughter Nomcebo Zuma, who is King Mswati’s 16th wife recently took her first international trip with her new husband King Mswati. Swaziland News reports that Jacob Zuma’s 21-year-old daughter, Nomcebo was recently introduced as King Mswati’s latest wife during the recent uMhlanga Reed Dance Ceremony. The King left the…

The Cameroonian authorities have banned the media from discussing the health of President Paul Biya, following rumours of his death. Interior Minister Paul Atanga Nji told regional governors that these stories “disturb the tranquillity of Cameroonians”. “Any debate in the media about the president’s condition is therefore strictly prohibited,” he insisted, threatening that “offenders will…

In a recent development, U.S. law enforcement officials have arrested 49-year-old Vem Miller, on suspicion of plotting to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump. According to Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, Miller, who allegedly posed as a journalist, was apprehended while attempting to enter the gates of the Coachella Valley venue in California, where Trump…

The first black central bank governor of South Africa, who later went on to become finance minister, has died at the age of 65. Tito Mboweni had suffered a “short illness”, the presidency confirmed on Saturday evening, without specifying further. “We have lost a leader and compatriot who has served our nation as an activist,…

Life in Zambia, already under the heavy cloud of hunger, poverty, high unemployment, and citizen misery, is about to get worse in terms of the cost of living and rising prices, warns former president Edgar Lungu. Mr Lungu said this is due to the government’s decision, as announced by ERB, to allow ZESCO to implement…

Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has not resigned despite the widespread circulation of a fake resignation letter. A document falsely claiming that Gachagua stepped down from his role has been making the rounds online, but the Deputy President remains firmly in office as he faces an ongoing impeachment process in Parliament. Reliable sources within…

Speculation over the wellbeing and whereabouts of Cameroon’s 91-year-old President Paul Biya has become a hot topic across Africa this week. After attending the China-Africa summit in Beijing in early September, it was perhaps no surprise that he gave the UN General Assembly in New York a miss. But when he stayed away…

POLICE have refuted claims that a nurse in Chongwe was allegedly raped by five former soldiers at Pastor Nevers Mumba’s farm. In a statement, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the allegations are unfounded and untrue. He said officers conducted inquiries at Chongwe District Hospital to verify the existence of a nurse named Mirble…

The Lusaka Magistrate Court has sentenced former Defence Minister Geoffrey Mwamba to five years with hard labour over crimes related to conflict of interest, money laundering and possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime among other crimes. This was after Magistrate Sanford Ngobola found him guilty in multiple counts. Magistrated Ngobola…

Kenyan MPs have voted overwhelming in favour of removing the country’s deputy president over accusations of corruption. Lawmakers also accuse Rigathi Gachagua of practising ethnically divisive politics and undermining the government. Gachagua denies any wrongdoing in a row that follows his recent fallout with President William Ruto. On Tuesday evening, Speaker Moses Wetangula…

Ethiopia’s parliament has approved the appointment of a new president to replace the country’s first female head of state, Sahle-Work Zewde. Taye Astike Selassie, foreign minister since February, has taken up the largely ceremonial role. In Ethiopia, political power lies with the prime minister – currently Abiy Ahmed. Sahle-Work had reportedly fallen out…

Zambia’s Constitutional Court has slated December 10, 2024, as the critical judgment day in the high-stakes case determining former President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to run in the 2026 general elections. The ruling promises to settle a divisive legal and political debate that has gripped the nation since Lungu’s controversial exit from office in 2021. In…

FORMER President Edgar Lungu has arrived at the Supreme Court where judges are scheduled to hear and determine the eligiblity petition to determine his eligibility to stand the previous and further elections. The case finally comes up for main hearing following the recent dismissal of a preliminary issue raised by Mr Lungu who wanted three…

Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist and a politician, has made history by becoming Mexico’s first female president. This milestone marks a significant breakthrough in Mexico’s over 200-year modern history. As the former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum broke the glass ceiling once again, this time on a national level. In her inaugural speech, Sheinbaum…