Mandela’s royal family warns against intimidating widow Graca Machel
The royal family to which Nelson Mandela belonged has called on his family not to intimidate or undermine his widow […]
Africa
Mozambican pilot deliberately crashed plane
The pilot of a Mozambican airliner that crashed in Namibia last month deliberately brought the plane down, aviation experts in […]
Malawi’s Ng’ambi ranks highly in South African football as coach fears of losing him
Platinum Stars coach Allan Freese says he is “very worried” about losing star player Robert Ng’ambi. There has been growing […]
Mandela family fight with widow, Graca, over legacy and wealth
A raging war has broken out in Nelson Mandela’s family. Its members are fighting over his estate and are moving […]
After the war-torn C.A.R, Malawi is the second worst economy
The Economic Recovery Plan has failed, Zimbabwe is better than us, Somalia is even something we should look at with […]
Uganda Parliament bans mini-skirts
You enjoy showing your thighs in public? Not in Uganda. You do not feel comfortable with women showing their thighs? […]
South Africans call for the resignation of President Zuma
Just days after the burial of the country’s and the world’s great leader, Nelson Mandela, a sect of South Africans […]
Tanzania Police arrest 38 over female circumcision
Tanzanian police have arrested 38 women for carrying out illegal genital cutting on a group of girls. The women were […]
Of JB and Obama in their speeches at Mandela’s funeral
Written by Steve Nhlane (Presidential Press Officer) According to twitter analytics tool, Tweetreach, tweets which contained the hashtag ‪#‎joycebanda‬ alone […]
Mugabe’s party wants Victoria falls renamed in challenge of colonialism
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu PF party plans to rename world renowned tourist attraction, Victoria Falls arguing it cannot continue to honour […]
Kenyan University closed after student riots, two dead
Police have revealed the identity of the two University of Nairobi students who died following disturbances at the institution. One […]
Four Malawian men who assisted digging Mandela’s grave arrested for being illegal immigrants
It must have been an honour for President Dr. Joyce Banda to have spoken at Mandela’s funeral, and oh! What […]
South Sudan puts down a coup attempt
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir says an attempted coup by soldiers loyal to his former deputy Riek Machar has been […]
“I never compared myself to Mandela,” says Kanye West. (Tweet image)
Rapper Kanye West has denied reports that he compared himself to Nelson Mandela. In a series of tweets, Kanye has […]
Flamboyant Kenyan Senator caught photoshopping photo with Mandela
A Kenyan senator who posted an image of himself with Nelson Mandela on his Facebook account has been caught out […]
President Joyce Banda’s speech at Mandela’s burial in Qunu (Full text)
– Your Excellency Mr. Jacob Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa; – Madam Gracia Machel; – Mama Winnie […]
Women Across Africa Inspired by Joyce Banda As She Delivers Powerful Speech At Nelson Mandela’s Funeral
SADC Chairperson, President Joyce Banda delivered an inspiring speech in Qunu as she bid farewell to Nelson Mandela aka Madiba. […]
4,500 expected to attend Mandela’s burial, less than 500 to actually witness it
Nelson Mandela died last week at age 95. Events leading up to the burial included a memorial service on Tuesday […]