Winky D Africa’s Best Dancehall Entertainer

Zimbabwe’s dancehall supremo Wallace Chirimuko popularly known as Winky D continues to fly the countries flag high after bagging the Best African Dancehall Entertainer of Year award at the 40th International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA). The ceremony was held at the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica last Sunday. …

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First Babies Born In Britain Using DNA From 3 People

Britain’s fertility regulator on Wednesday confirmed the births of the U.K.’s first babies created using an experimental technique combining DNA from three people, an effort to prevent the children from inheriting rare genetic diseases. The Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority said fewer than five babies have been born this way …

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Ngarivhume’s Jailing Cements Authoritarian Terror

The sentencing of opposition Transform Zimbabwe (TZ) leader Jacob Ngarivhume (pictured) on charges of inciting violence after he called for peaceful anti-corruption demonstrations shows that Zimbabwe is a fully fledged authoritarian state, contrary to the gospel of tolerance that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been preaching since the 2017 military coup. …

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Sudan Crisis Deepens As UN Sees 5 Million More Needing Aid

When a power struggle between Sudan’s rival military leaders shattered a tenuous peace in her village in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, Halime Yacoub Issac’s first instinct was to take her five children and run. But four days after seeking refuge in neighbouring Chad – a country with its own …

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Chivi South Lauds Decentralisation Of Health Centres

By Caroline GumboVillagers of Chivi South in Masvingo province have applauded the government for decentralising health service centres and deploying health workers to provide necessary health care services close to their doorsteps through the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC). This comes against the backdrop of villagers failing to …

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Ngarivhume Appeals Against Conviction & Sentence

Lawyers representing incarcerated opposition Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume have announced that they have filed a notice of appeal on his behalf. The appeal is against both his conviction and sentence in the ongoing case where he was charged with incitement to commit public violence was convicted by Harare Magistrate …

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Dozens Of Paramilitary Cops Seize Ex-PM Outside Court In Pakistan

Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has been arrested outside the High Court in the capital, Islamabad. Mr Khan was appearing in court on charges of corruption, which he says are politically motivated. Footage showed dozens of paramilitary forces in armoured vehicles detaining Mr Khan after he entered the court …

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