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MASERU. — Lesotho’s ruling party gave its embattled prime minister an ultimatum to resign by today after his wife was charged in connection with the murder of her rival. Thomas Thabane’s current wife Maesaiah Thabane (42), appeared in court on Tuesday over the murder of the prime minister’s previous wife, who was gunned down two […]
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LUANDA. – Angola’s ex-president has defended his son and a former central bank governor who are accused of embezzling US$500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, court documents showed on Tuesday. Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ family are in the spotlight after his billionaire daughter was indicted in Angola last month for a host of […]
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Kabarak. — Former Kenyan President Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the East African country for more than two decades, was laid to rest yesterday after soldiers marked the occasion with a 19-gun salute. Military officers presented the canon salute near his gravesite in Kabarak. Military aircrafts flew over Kabarak in aerial salute known as missing […]
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Reshaping the plunge pool and rehabilitating the spillway will ensure the Kariba Dam's continued contribution to Zambia and Zimbabwe's energy security and economic prosperity.
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Joseph Shabalala, who helped introduce the sound of traditional Zulu music to the world, has died aged 78.
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NAIROBI. – At least 10 heads of state are expected to attend the burial of former President Daniel arap Moi at his Kabarak home on Wednesday. Interior Principal Secretary Karanja Kibicho revealed that plans to welcome the heads of state are in top gear. “Our preparations at the moment are for 10 heads of state, the […]
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KAMPALA. -- Desert locusts on Sunday crossed from neighbouring Kenya into Uganda through Amudat in the north-eastern part of the country, a government official said here.
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NAIROBI. - Two chiefs from Seme Sub-County in Kisumu were on Sunday arrested for allegedly allowing a civilian’s coffin to be draped in a Kenyan national flag.
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As per tradition, December 22, the birthday of Rossiya Segodnya photojournalist Andrei Stenin, is the day the contest, named after him, started accepting submissions.
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BLANTYRE. — Following the Constitutional Court ruling which overturned Malawi’s May election results, President Peter Mutharika plans to challenge the decision, his office announced yesterday. After six months of hearings that gripped the Southern African country, five top judges on Monday ruled that Mutharika was “not duly elected”, citing massive and widespread irregularities including the […]
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Namibia’s Supreme Court yesterday upheld the results of last year’s presidential election, saying the challengers failed to prove that the ruling party manipulated electronic voting machines. The ruling means President Hage Geingob will continue in his second term. He won in November with 56 percent of the vote while Namibia’s first independent presidential candidate, Panduleni […]
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GABORONE. — Botswana’s High Court recently dismissed petitions filed by the main opposition parties against the election result that returned the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to a parliamentary majority. The BDP of President Mokgweetsi Masisi won the election in October with 38 seats — automatically making their candidate president — while the opposition Umbrella for […]
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The First Lady of Lesotho has been charged with murdering the prime minister's previous wife.
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JOHANNSBURG. – A lack of proper evidence showing why Jacob Zuma did not attend his corruption matter led to a warrant of arrest issued against the embattled former head of state. The warrant has been stayed until May 6 when Zuma is expected to appear again. In delivering her decision on Zuma’s absence, Judge Dhaya […]
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President Uhuru Kenyatta announced his death, saying the nation had lost a "great man".