The MDC-T on Tuesday lost its bid to force the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) to register 87 of its aspiring MPs who were rejected by the nomination court on June 21 after failing to pay candidate fees. Justice Webster Chinamhora of the Harare High Court, sitting as an Electoral Court, …
Read More »Gold Mafia Kingpin Feels The Heat, Blames Alcohol For ‘Malicious’ Slurs
Businessman Ewan Macmillan, one of the alleged gold smuggling and money laundering kingpins interviewed in the Qatar-based television news network Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia documentary series, has apologised saying he made the remarks under the influence of alcohol. This comes months after the 52-year-old merchant and several others, including Zimbabwe’s …
Read More »Aborted Mutiny Will Not Undermine African Leaders Focus On Ending Russia-Ukraine War
An aborted mutiny in Russia will not affect efforts by African leaders to seek an end to the war in Ukraine, South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor said on Tuesday after holding talks with her visiting German counterpart. German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock said Saturday’s mutiny by Russian mercenary chief …
Read More »Julius Maada Bio Re-Elected As Sierra Leone President
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio secured victory in the West African country’s presidential election with more than 56 percent of the votes to avoid a run-off against main rival Samura Kamara, the nation’s electoral commission said on Tuesday. Former soldier Bio, 59, was running for re-election after a first …
Read More »Wagner Leader Prigozhin Exiled In Belarus, Lukashenko Confirms
The leader of Russia’s 24-hour mutiny, Yevgeny Prigozhin, has arrived in Belarus, three days after his Wagner mercenary group’s mutiny came to an end 200km (125 miles) south of Moscow. “Yes, indeed, he’s in Belarus today,” leader Alexander Lukashenko announced, claiming credit in arranging his exile. Mr Prigozhin’s whereabouts had …
Read More »Latest: Putin Makes another Speech As Lukashenko Orders Army To Be At ‘Full Combat Readiness’
Lukashenko Confirms Wagner Leader Is In Belarus Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is now in Belarus, the country’s president has confirmed to state news agency BELTA. Under a deal mediated by Alexander Lukashenko on Saturday that ended a mutiny in Russia by the Wagner fighters, Prigozhin was meant to move to …
Read More »Kenya-EU Trade Deal: Why East African Community Was Left Out
Image caption, Kenya’s President William Ruto is confident that the trade deal will boost local industries Kenya’s President William Ruto hailed his country’s “remarkable partnership” with the European Union (EU) as the two sides inked a 25-year trade deal, but it has raised questions about East African unity. Has the …
Read More »Can Artificial Intelligence Help Drinkers Buy A Better Bottle Of Wine?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can’t taste or smell – at least not yet – but it is now increasingly helping people buy a decent bottle of wine. Blake Hershey says that the inspiration for his AI-powered wine recommendation app Sippd came from his wife. One weekend she was away with friends, …
Read More »Barcelona Confirm Ilkay Gundogan Transfer As Man City Lose Captain After Treble
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan has left the club to join Barcelona following the expiration of his contract. Gundogan leaves Manchester on the back of the club’s greatest season, lifting the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League trophies within the space of a month. He spent seven years at …
Read More »I’m The First Liberian Musician To Gain Global Attention: JZyNo
Afrobeat singer, Jonathan Lee Pratt commonly known as JZyNo, has claimed that he is the first Liberian artiste to go global. The ‘Butta My Bread’ song featuring Ghanaian singer, Lasmid, has been topping charts and getting massive streams on digital platforms since it was released. Touching on this feat, however, …
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