adminZimbabweans willingly celebrate with President Mugabe
Bernard Bwoni The Edge So much has already been written about London Mayor Boris Johnson’s outrageous piece — albeit with some correct historical fact on Britain’s betrayal of the Lancaster…
The metamorphosis of Vladimir Putin
Andrew Levine Suddenly last summer, Vladimir Putin, formerly once a decent enough Russian leader (with a few unsettling quirks), turned into a malevolent, almost demonic, force.
South Africa: Bring back our land
Motsoko Pheko On 12 February 2015 President Jacob Zuma announced that his ANC government would soon be tabling the Regulation of Land Holdings Bill, which will limit land ownership by…
Results trickle in after Lesotho poll
Maseru — Vote results were trickling in yesterday in Lesotho after a snap election held to resolve a political crisis triggered by an alleged coup bid last year. Saturday’s parliamentary…
DRC: Between hope and despair
Kris Berwouts Correspondent Author: Michael Deibert Title: The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair
Presidency met Zuma’s wife before poison bombshell
Johannesburg – Officials from the presidency reportedly held a three-hour meeting with President Jacob Zuma’s estranged wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli-Zuma, shortly before the story of her alleged involvement in the poisoning…
Sierra Leone VP in Ebola quarantine
Freetown – Sierra Leone’s Vice President Sam Sumana has placed himself in quarantine following the Ebola death of one of his guards, a government spokesperson said on Saturday, as the…
35,000 Namibian youths apply for urban land
Windhoek – About 35,000 young Namibians have peacefully submitted their written applications countrywide for urban land at municipal offices during the biggest civil mass action since the country’s independence in…
Venezuela announces diplomatic sanctions against US
Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela’s president, plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, amid growing tensions between the two countries.
Rwanda urged to act over BBC genocide documentary
Kigali – Rwandan investigators on Saturday urged the government to take action against the BBC and ban its radio programmes from the country’s airwaves over a controversial documentary questioning official…