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South Sudanese mayor sacked after ‘slapping woman’

The acting mayor of South Sudan’s capital city, Juba, has been sacked after he was caught on camera apparently slapping […]

Ex-Zambia President Edgar Lungu withdrawals court case against his travel ban

BARELY a day after filing a lawsuit against the State seeking to challenge the decision to bar him from going […]

Ex-Zambia President Edgar Lungu takes to court decision to bar him from travelling to South Korea

FORMER President Edgar Lungu has gone to court to challenge Government’s decision to prevent him from flying to South Korea […]

SA advises two minutes shower over water shortage

Water suppliers in Johannesburg, South Africa, have asked residents of the city and its suburbs to use less water amid […]

Nigeria hit widespread blackout in a “total system collapse”

Nigeria has been hit by widespread power cuts following a “total system collapse”, electricity distribution companies say. Levels of power […]

US GOVT DONATES HELICOPTERS TO ZAMBIA AIR FORCE

The United States has announced an $80 million (1.6 billion Kwacha) grant to Zambia that will supply four Bell 412EP […]

Mnangagwa appoints son as Cabinet Minister

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of nepotism after appointing his son as one of a new set of […]

Zambia MP Munir Zulu arrested over claims that Hakainde Hichilema will call for early polls

OUTSPOKEN Lumezi area Member of Parliament Munir Zulu has been arrested for allegedly inciting that President Hakainde Hichilema will call […]

Tanzania opposition leader Tundu Lissu arrested

Tanzania’s main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, and at least three others were briefly detained by police on Sunday after being […]

Uganda closes roads for President Museveni’s birthday event

Traffic police in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, have closed several roads in the city to facilitate the movement of VIPs to […]

HIV drugs given to Pigs and Chickens in Uganda

Uganda’s National Drug Authority has admitted it knew HIV medicine was being used to fatten up animals in 2014 but […]

Former Zambia first lady Esther captured in an intimate kiss after her release from police cell (see photos)

Former Zambia first lady Esther captured in an intimate kiss after her release from police cell (see photos) Law enforcers […]

Former Zambia First Lady Esther Lungu arrested, new mattress bought for her to use in cell (see photos)

Zambia’s former First lady Esther Lungu has been arrested and charged with three counts of theft of motor vehicle. Mrs […]

UNZA student George Banda arrested for shooting at girlfriend’s hostel door

Police have arrested a 38-year-old man of Makeni Bonaventure in Lusaka in connection with the shooting incident that occurred at […]

Zambian Socialite Mutale Mwanza meets Tay-Grin (see photos)

Well-known Zambian socialite Mutale Mwanza on Tuesday met Malawi’s celebrated hip-hop artist, Limbani Kalilani, popularly known as Tay Grin in […]

Mnangagwa accuses foreigners of attempting to sponsor mayhem in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was sworn in earlier after winning a disputed poll, has accused outsiders of trying to […]

Man shot dead while asleep in Zambia

A 55-YEAR-OLD man from Sicheepa village in Chitongo area under Chief Nalubamba in Namwala has died after being shot by […]

FDD President Edith Nawakwi arrested for abduction in Zambia

FORUM for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi has been charged and arrested for the offence of abduction. In […]