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South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has sacked his powerful and long-serving spy chief Gen Akol Koor Kuc. He became head of the feared National Security Services (NSS) after independence in 2011 and continued throughout the bitter civil war that followed. No reason was given in the presidential decree that announced his removal, which…

Three of Tanzania’s leading newspapers have been banned from publishing their online editions after they ran an animation deemed critical of President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The Citizen, Mwananchi and Mwanaspoti newspapers have had their online licenses suspended for 30 days over the viral animated clip, which has since been removed. The clip, just…

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says the UPND government will never get tired of working for the people of Zambia. Speaking during a public rally in Manyama, Kalumbila District, Wednesday, President Hichilema said those that wanted to return to power should just let the UPND work for Zambians. “In three years, we’ve done so much…

ZIMBABWE – On September 3, 2024, Tonderai Mupindu, a 20-year-old man from Mvuma, Zimbabwe, was sentenced to 12 months in prison for assaulting his 45-year-old lover, Anna Fadzai Katoma. The conflict arose after Mupindu discovered Katoma in bed with his friend, Vitalis Masamha. Initially shocked, he later confronted her at a local beer…

Former president Edgar Chagwa Lungu says President Hakainde Hichilema must “desist from using cowardly and dirty political schemes” to allegedly bar him from contesting the 2026 presidential election. And Mr Lungu has accused State House of designing schemes to undermine the 2026 presidential and general elections.Speaking last night, Mr Lungu said to win elections, one…

Kenya’s Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has been threatened with impeachment proceedings by lawmakers amid intense speculation that he has had a major fallout with President William Ruto. The president’s allies in parliament have accused Gachagua of undermining the government, promoting ethnically divisive politics, having a role in fuelling the deadly protests that rocked…

An instant porridge has been withdrawn from sale in South Africa after three young children died reportedly after eating it. Police spokesperson Lt Col Siphokazi Mawisa told local newspaper the Daily Maverick the children, aged 18 months to four years, had complained of stomach aches after eating Top Score Instant Porridge, before they…

The trend of women getting leaked on social media is not about stopping anytime soon especially when it has to do with East Africans. A famous Tanzanian TikToker by the name Mimah has had her nud3s leaked by the boyfriend. The video which was meant to be private was made public by the alleged boyfriend of Mimah after their relationship hit the rocks. The reason behind the man’s actions has…

Former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is this morning appearing before the Constitutional Court in a case where Michelo Chizombe is questioning the eligibility of Lungu’s candidacy in the 2021 polls. Lungu arrived at the court while franked with Patriotic Front (PF) top officials. “I have arrived at the Supreme Court grounds here in…

BARELY a day after President Hakainde Hichilema suspended three Constitutional Court Judges, a lawyer has rushed to the court to challenge the decision. Tresford Chali has asked the Constitutional Court to grant him an order halting the suspension of Judges Palan Mulonda, Annie Sitali and Mungeni Mulenga. Mr Chali further seeks an order quashing Mr…

Three men in Benin, including a former minister and the man in charge of President Patrice Talon’s security, have been arrested on suspicion of plotting a coup, the state prosecutor has said. Ex-sports minister Oswald Homeky was caught on Tuesday while handing over six bags of money to the head of the Republican…

Eswatini’s main opposition leader has been poisoned as part of an assassination attempt and is being treated in hospital, his party says. Mlungisi Makhanya, 46, has been living in exile in neighbouring South Africa for the last two years, saying he fears for his life at home following a violent crackdown on pro-democracy activists in…

A wife found out her husband was cheating by reading his WhatsApp messages. Instead of getting angry right away, she printed the messages on his birthday cake. When the husband saw the cake, he was shocked to see his private messages for everyone to read. He broke down in tears and begged his…

Donald Trump has been briefed by US intelligence on threats from Iran to assassinate him, his campaign said. The Republican presidential candidate was briefed “regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States”, the campaign said in a statement. It…

Former president Edgar Lungu has described his successor, President Hakainde Hichilema as a lacuna. Addressing the media at the PF Secretariat in Lusaka yesterday, Mr Lungu blasted the Head of State for suspending three Constitutional Court judges. He said instead of firing judges, the President should have been addressing the high cost of living Zambians…

Former Zambia Defence Minister George Mpombo has died after an illness. Mr Mpombo, best known for his extensive English vocabulary, had been unwell for some time. Funeral details are still sketchy at the moment. More details to follow… Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: Author: Robert Ngwira Attended Our…

In a press briefing, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby clarified that the United States was not involved in the two waves of explosions in Lebanon days ago which specifically targeted certain types of pagers and walkie-talkies. When questioned about the White House’s response to Israeli Security Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments on…

Former Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu who is also leader of the Patriotic Front (PF) denied social media report that he has resigned from the United Kwacha Alliance (UKA). Lungu said this in a statement posted on his official facebook page seen by this publication. “It is totally false that l have resigned…

Rescuers in Sierra Leone are continuing to search for more survivors after a seven-storey building collapsed in the capital Freetown, killing at least eight people. The West African country’s National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) said six people had been rescued from the rubble on Shell New Road so far, but “more people remain…

Former President Donald Trump is safe following an apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course, and a “potential suspect” is in custody, US authorities have confirmed. Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a rifle poking through some bushes and opened fire at him, officials said. The FBI said Trump was 300-500…