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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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

Information reaching this publication indicates that former Zambia President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is wanted by the law enforcers. The former President has confirmed of the development in a statement posted on his official facebook page seen by this publication. According to Lungu, the Zambia Police Service has opened 25 dockets against him based on formal…

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwean woman Moreblessing Nhema has stirred controversy by inviting her alleged lover, Stephen, to live with her and her husband, Beven Nyamoto. The unusual living arrangement raised concerns, leading to a confrontation with Moreblessing’s cousin, Zvikomborero, who accused her of using a love potion on her husband. The situation resulted in Zvikomborero moving out,…

POLICE in Mufulira have apprehended a 21-year-old woman who has allegedly been circulating obscene videos of herself naked and having sex on her social media platforms. The woman has been sharing the pornographic materials on her TikTok account and Facebook. Copperbelt Province police commanding officer Peacewell Mweemba said that Mercy Mwakesa of Ndeke Township in…

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has launched a scathing attack on some of the country’s top judges after he was barred from running for parliament on Monday. In his first interview since the ban, Mr Zuma told the BBC that the Constitutional Court was wrong to decide he was unfit to run, based on…

The President of Kenya,William Ruto, has become the first African leader to visit the home of the leader of the United States of America (USA) White House after 16 years an African leader went to the White House. Some of the leaders who visited the White House are Nelson Mandela from South Africa in 1994,…

Police in Lusaka have arrested a 37-year-old man of Makeni for authoring and circulating a fake letter that claimed that First National Bank was closing in Zambia. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga had stated that Nkandu Kataya, has been detained and officially charged with three offenses. “On May 20, 2024, the Police received a report concerning…

More than 1,000 people in Mozambique have died because of a lack of care amid a health workers’ strike, a union leader has told the BBC. The strike by 50,000 union members began three weeks ago after negotiations over working conditions collapsed. Doctors are not on strike, but union leader Anselmo Muchave said many health…

Kenya’s government has defended the cost of President William Ruto’s trip to the US. The price of hiring the luxury private jet in which he and his delegation travelled is estimated to be $1.5m (£1.2m), according to Kenya’s private KTN TV station. “The benefits from this visit far outweigh such a million times,” government spokesman…