Soldiers have surrounded the headquarters of the main opposition party in Sierra Leone, as votes are counted in the country’s presidential election. The leader of the All People’s Congress, Samura Kamara, said live ammunition was fired into the building as he held a news conference. He said it amounted to …
Read More »Both Sides Claim Victory In Sierra Leone Poll
The tallying of results is continuing in Sierra Leone two days after the general election. It’s not clear who is leading in the presidential race between President Julius Maada Bio and his main contender Samura Kamara, but both sides have already said that they won the poll. Election observers have …
Read More »Burna Boy & Libianca Hailed At BET Awards
Nigeria’s Burna Boy has been acclaimed as the best international act at last night’s BET awards in Los Angeles making it the fourth time he has won the award. This time he was up against the likes of South Africa’s Ko and Britain’s Stormzy and Central Cee. Cameroon’s Libianca won …
Read More »Zambia Sets Precedent For Nations, Wins Debt Relief
Zambia reached an agreement in principle to restructure US$6,3 billion of debt with bilateral lenders, setting a precedent for a growing list of countries struggling to service their liabilities. The deal was announced by a French official Thursday, and later confirmed by the southern African nation’s finance ministry. On Twitter, …
Read More »Chapman Sacks Officials From Party Over Chamisa Links
The Robert Chapman-led opposition Democratic Union of Zimbabwe (DUZ) has expelled two senior party members over their suspected links to Nelson Chamisa’s Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC). The members are party provincial secretary for Bulawayo Philani Gama and Lloyd Masiya from the same province. Part of the expulsion letter signed …
Read More »UK No Longer Recognises Zim Metal Driver’s Licence
The United Kingdom is refusing to recognise metal driver’s licences for Zimbabweans living in that country after government introduced new plastic licence discs early this month. Government unveiled the Southern African Development Community (Sadc)-compliant plastic driver’s licences to replace the metal discs. According to authorities, the new licence has 13 …
Read More »Telecel, NetOne Lose Subscriptions
Telecel and NetOne`s active subscriptions have been consistently declining over the past five quarters, resulting in the mobile penetration rate in the country falling by 1,6% to 92,6%, a new report has revealed. Econet was the only mobile operator to register growth in active subscriptions, according to the Postal and …
Read More »Mnangagwa Kicks Off Campaign With Promises Of Economic Revival
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa vowed to do “what we can to remain in power”, promising to revive an economy that has collapsed under his watch as he launched his bid for a second five-year term. Zimbabwe will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Aug. 23 which are expected to pit …
Read More »Chamisa Takes Electoral Campaign To South Africa
The opposition leader of Citizens Coalition for Change in Zimbabwe, Nelson Chamisa has appealed to the international community to ensure that the upcoming elections in that country in August are free and fair. Chamisa is in South Africa where he held a rally in Johannesburg and stressed that this year’s …
Read More »Nhau/Indaba Entertainment Diary
By MazzeltovIt’s entertainment galore this weekend as your favourite artists stage epic performances locally and across the globe. The mood at most joints will be kept high as they do what they know best. Here is a rundown of what is lined up: Nutty O Birthday Celebration @Club OlympusHarare’s premiere …
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