JOHANNESBURG: Seven men have appeared in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday afternoon in connection with the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi. “We can confirm, as the National Prosecuting Authority [NPA], that a group of seven men appeared in court in relation to the murder of Elvis Nyathi,” NPA …
Read More »Banned Zimbabwe & Kenya To Be Included In 2023 AFCON Draw
The two countries given until May to have bans lifted or they will be excluded from tournament JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Kenya and Zimbabwe will be included in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying draw on Tuesday in Johannesburg despite being banned by FIFA over government interference. “We have …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo’s Newborn Twin Boy Dies
Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez, who announced in October last year they were expecting twins, said on Monday (April 18) one of the two babies has died. “It is with deep sadness we have to announce that our baby boy passed away,” Ronaldo and Rodriguez said …
Read More »Cape Mass Killings: The DA Provincial Government Does Not Care About Black Lives, Says ANC
Cape Town – The provincial ANC says it is concerned by the lack of prioritisation by the provincial DA government of mass murders in coloured and black communities. Speaking at a press briefing, ANC deputy chief whip Khalid Sayed and provincial ANC community safety spokesperson Mesuli Kama criticised the provincial …
Read More »ISIL 2.0: How The Group Became A Franchise
Since its 2019 defeat, ISIL has morphed into a series of affiliates taking hold in Afghanistan and Africa’s Sahel belt. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS) has changed form several times over the years. With its origins in the aftermath of the US invasion of …
Read More »UK Inflation: Five Things That Are Going Up In Price & Why
The price of fresh milk is 13.2% more expensive than a year ago The cost of living is continuing to climb, with prices in the UK rising at their fastest rate for 30 years, according to the latest official figures. Factors including supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine, recruitment …
Read More »Former Swiss Bank Boss Pierin Vincenz Jailed, Banker Put Strip-Club Visits On Expenses
The former head of a Swiss bank has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for charges including fraud. The court in Zurich heard that Pierin Vincenz, 65, had used his company credit card to pay for strip clubs, Tinder dates, holidays and dinners. Public interest in the case …
Read More »As Shanghai Lockdown Drags On, Fears Grow For Global Trade
At a chemist in the upmarket neighbourhood of Koramangala in Bengaluru, India, owner Ram Narain anxiously asked one of his workers to check stocks of a long list of medicines scribbled on a sheet of paper. As the employee yelled back numbers, Narain shook his head. Asked what was worrying …
Read More »Covid Opens New Battlefronts In Africa’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
Earlier this year Africa’s illegal wildlife trade took an unprecedented new turn. Deep in the dense tropical jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a giant pangolin – an endangered species of mammal with plate-like scales that can weigh up to 30kg – was kidnapped by rebels who demanded a $500 …
Read More »British MP Backs Zimbabwean-British Army Veteran Facing Deportation
COVENTRY South MP Zarah Sultana is calling on the Military of Defence to prevent the deportation of a British Army veteran from Zimbabwe who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Joram Nechironga arrived in Britain in 2001 where he joined the army and undertook his tours in the two war zones. …
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