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Corruption Fights Corruption: The West, Media and Lip Service

Corruption Fights Corruption: The West, Media and Lip Service

The latest news that the USA will deny entry to Isabel dos Santos, one-time Africa’s richest woman, for corruption is a welcome development, which will ring an alarming bell for other corrupt individuals in Africa and the rest of the …

Even mules bite: Rattled Eswatini king seeks dialogue as riots intensify.

Even mules bite: Rattled Eswatini king seeks dialogue as riots intensify.

Generally, mules tend to be obedient and easy to control and keep. Even though they eat less grain than a horse, mules are so strong that they can carry more weight than a horse. Their ability to endure and tolerate …

Zambia’s Election: A Lesson to Other African Countries

Zambia’s Election: A Lesson to Other African Countries

“I would (therefore) like to congratulate my brother, the president-elect, His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema, for becoming the seventh Republican President.”“Thank you for giving me the “opportunity to be your president”.“I will forever cherish and appreciate that authority you’ve invested …

Defending the Indefensible: Zuma’s Daughter Attacks Naomi Campbell’s Letter

Defending the Indefensible: Zuma’s Daughter Attacks Naomi Campbell’s Letter

The daughter of South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma, Jabu Zuma, has attacked British supermodel Naomi Campbell and accused her of “stoking division” in South Africa after Campbell rebuked the former president in an open letter.Naomi Campbell reprimanded former President …

South Africa Riots: Reminiscent of the USA Insurrection?

South Africa Riots: Reminiscent of the USA Insurrection?

Observers of the political situation in South Africa have reacted with shock at the recent violence that has engulfed the country, sparked by the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma.As of Thursday, more than 212 people have lost their lives, …

Breaking News: ex-President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison

Breaking News: ex-President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison

South Africa’s Court has sentenced the country’s former President Jacob Zuma to 15 months in prison. The Constitutional Court, the highest court in the country, found him guilty of contempt of court, following the refusal of the former president to …

Mozambique: Female Inmates Turned into Prostitutes by Prison Officials

Mozambique: Female Inmates Turned into Prostitutes by Prison Officials

Call it a correctional centre or reformatory institute. You would think that the purpose of sending one to a penitentiary is to inculcate attitudinal and behavioural change aimed towards making them become a better person. But not always in Mozambique. …

Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction and sentencing decisions

Ntaganda case: ICC Appeals Chamber confirms conviction and sentencing decisions

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (“ICC” or “Court”) delivered its judgments on 30 March 2021, confirming, by majority, the decision of Trial Chamber VI (“Trial Chamber”) of 8 July 2019, which found Bosco Ntaganda guilty of 18 …

COVID-19 Lockdown: Exposure of Inequality, Hypocrisy and Double Standard

COVID-19 Lockdown: Exposure of Inequality, Hypocrisy and Double Standard

It is more than one year since the novel corona conquered the entire wishy-washy world dauntlessly with its lethal, vicious virus. The deadly disease first erupted in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019 before spreading rapidly to other …

Malawi’s president Chakwera fires head of Covid task force

Malawi’s president Chakwera fires head of Covid task force

The president of Malawi Lazarus Chakwera has sacked the co-chair of a task force responsible for his country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, for allegedly misappropriating $7.7m.The President fired John Phuka, the co-chair of the task force, and James Chiusiwa, …