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South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been expelled from the African National Congress (ANC), the party he once led, after campaigning for a rival party in the 29 May general election, local media is reporting. The ANC’s disciplinary committee found him guilty of “prejudicing the integrity” of the party by joining uMkhonto we Sizwe…

THE High Court has acquitted a 25-year-old man of Kitwe who was accused of murd£ring Catholic priest Deodatus Mbebe, whose body was found dumped near his girlfriend’s house in Ndola’s Pamodzi in 2022. The verdict, delivered by Ndola High Court Judge Greenwell Malumani on Monday afternoon, led to emotional scenes as the priest’s girlfriend and…

A Ghanaian couple was punished by the gods for their disrespectful behavior at Lake Bosomtwi. While at the lake, the couple disregarded local customs and engaged in sexual activity in the water. Their actions were seen as a direct disobedience to the gods, who are believed to protect the lake. The couple soon experienced severe…

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has fired two senior members of government including the foreign minister in a mini-cabinet reshuffle, her office said. The changes came as Hassan seeks to regain trust from foreign powers over a programme of economic and political reforms, including easing restrictions on opposition parties and media, that some critics had…

The bodies of a couple who set off on a sailing trip across the Atlantic Ocean have been found on a washed-up life raft almost six weeks after they were last seen. Briton Sarah Packwood and her Canadian husband Brett Clibbery are thought to have abandoned their yacht and perished before washing up on Sable…

ZIMBABWE – A video circulating online has created controversy in Zimbabwe, featuring a lady supposedly cheating on her husband with a guy named Kabbie. The woman, who is allegedly engaged with a man in Avondale, is challenged by her husband in the video. The spouse challenges her about her adultery, admitting that he had unknowingly…

US President Joe Biden has ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice-President Kamala Harris to succeed him as the Democratic candidate, in an extraordinary decision that upends an already dramatic race for the White House. Mr Biden, 81, said in a Sunday written statement that it was the “greatest honour” to serve but his withdrawal…

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema has transferred Minister of Energy Peter Kapala to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock amid power crisis in the country. Kapala has been replaced by Makozo Chikote who was Minister of Fisheries. The shake-up is with immediate effect. President Hichilema has directed the Ministers to discharge their functions with due diligence…

President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect dissolved the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Board barely days after the resignation of ACC Director General. This is in pursuant to article 270 of the constitution of the republic of Zambia and section 26 of the interpretation and general provisions act chapter 2 of the laws of Zambia. In…

President Joe Biden faces new pressure to step aside because of his age – with his campaign activity currently halted due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, are both reported by US media to have met him privately…

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema has accepted the resignation of Mr. Thom Trevor Shamakamba from his office as Director General of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). State House Chief Communications Specialist, Clayson Hamasaka, has confirmed the development in a statement. The President thanks Mr. Shamakamba for his service to the Government of the Republic of Zambia and…

Famous Kenyan pastor Victor Kanyari has sparked outrage on social media with a live video showing him touching a woman inappropriately. In the controversial TikTok live stream, Pastor Victor Kanyari was seen fingering a woman and then licking his finger, a behavior deemed “inappropriate and wild” for a religious leader. Although the actions appeared to…

Former president of the United States of America Donard Trump has made his first public appearance in bandage after being injured with a gun bullet. Trump, who was shot right ear, was seen wrapped in a bandage when he was emerged at her Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee in the country. Trump, was shot and injured…

Donald Trump has picked Senator JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his Republican running mate. Trump unveiled his pick on his Truth Social social media network on Monday as supporters gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the Republican National Convention (RNC), an extravaganza turbocharged by the attempted assassination of the former…

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, feared and admired in equal measure, is seeking to extend his 24-year rule in an election analysts say he will win by a landslide. He has dominated every election since becoming president in 2000, with over 90% of the vote. In 2017 he won with a staggering 99%. Mr Kagame, 66,…

An unknown lady landed in trouble after she mistakenly posted a video of her bedroom on the Meta platform, Instagram. According to reports, this lady recorded a video for her boyfriend and intended to send it to him, but somehow the video ended up on Instagram. In the video, the lady is clearly seen putting…

A security guard working at Simba Beverages in Lusaka has shot and wounded five company workers using a shotgun. Police investigations indicate that the five, all men, aged between 22 and 27, were asking the guard if his firearm was real or a toy. It is alleged that the security guard in trying to prove…

Footage has emerged of a group of British women br@wling in the streets of Malia, Greece, reportedly over a man. One of the women is seen being knocked to the ground and left bloodied as the fight continues. It is unclear what sparked the altercation, but witnesses claim it was over a man. The video…

Kenya’s President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet, except for Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi. The development comes barely a week after the President rejected a salary hike for MPs and Cabinet Ministers after fierce protest from Kenyans. He says this decision was taken after recent events that necessitated the…

A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first family through his video posted on TikTok. Edward Awebwa was charged with hate speech and spreading “misleading and malicious” information against President Yoweri Museveni, First Lady Janet Museveni and son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is the…