MULTI-AWARD-WINNING musician, Jah Prayzah has created hype for his upcoming album with a new single, ‘Svovi’ dropped Monday. Jah Prayzah, born Mukudzei Mukombe, is set to drop the release, his tenth studio album, on the 9th of July. The ‘Kutonga Kwaro’ chanter gave his fans something to nibble at while building up anticipation for the […]
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URBAN Grooves pioneering sensation, Rockford ‘Roki’ Josphats has a new love song, ‘Zviriko’ to underline the talented crooner’s slow return to the music scene. The music star, famed for chart busting song ‘Chidzoka’ in the yesteryear, is now signed under Passion Java Records owned by the controversial self-styled prophet. ‘Zviriko’ dropped Tuesday accompanied by dope […]
The Federal Government was defiant yesterday over its suspension of Twitter as the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Abuja, in a landmark ruling, stopped it from prosecuting Nigerians using Twitter. The Court held that “Any interference with Twitter is viewed as interference with human rights, and that will violate human rights.” The court “restrained the government […]
One of Tanzania’s most celebrated singers Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, popularly known by his stage name Diamond Platnumz to release new single ‘Kamata’. The single campaign which is managed by Prime Music Partner, one of US Leading media distribution agencies, will be made available on commercial billboards and across other platforms. The song is a […]
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, has said that the Federal Government’s ban on Twitter’s operations was in the country’s interest. The minister, who stated this when he appeared before the House Committee on Information on Tuesday, in Abuja, cited various sections of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
Germain Rukuki given hefty jail term on ‘trumped-up’ national security charges in 2018 Human rights defender has been subject of intensive Amnesty campaigning ‘Germain should never have been jailed in the first place’ – Deprose Muchena Reacting to news that the Burundian human rights defender Germain Rukuki has had his 32-year prison sentence reduced to […]
Two activists have sued in a Mombasa court seeking the disclosure of documents related to the Sh450 billion Standard Guard Railway (SGR) project. Wanjiru Gikonyo and Khelef Khalifa want all contracts, agreements and studies related to the construction and operations of the railway made public. They argue that keeping the documents confidential violates the law […]
An American citizen, who was in Ethiopia to observe its sixth general election, was found dead in the capital, Addis Ababa, on Tuesday. John Marsh was a member of the Carter Center team of observers. “An American citizen was found dead in his bedroom at the Radisson Blu Hotel,” the Addis Ababa Police Commission said […]
The head of the World Food Program said Tuesday that more than a million people in southern Madagascar are “marching toward” starvation, and some 14,000 are already in famine-like conditions. “You really can’t imagine how bad it is,” David Beasley told a small group of reporters about the conditions he saw during his trip last […]
The World Bank announced a partnership with the African Union Tuesday to finance the acquisition and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine for 400 million people in Africa. In a remote news conference via Zoom, World Bank Managing Operations Director Axel van Trotsenburg said the World Bank is providing $12 billion to not only acquire but deploy […]
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa bought some comic relief live on television Tuesday when his iPad containing his speech purportedly ‘disappeared’, before it was found. The President was set to deliver a keynote speech, which he was to read from the device, at an event marking the establishment of the National Ports Authority as an […]
in Agadir, Morocco Kenya women’s beach volleyball teams dug deep to win against Cape Verde 2-0 (21-13,21-17) in the golden match Tuesday as the FIVB Continental Cup cum Olympic qualifiers served off. The pair of Gaudencia Makokha and Brackcides Agala, which forms Kenya Team One, won against Cape Verde Team Two pair of sisters Ludmila […]
Istanbul — Analysts say Turkey is expected to come under pressure to remove its military from Libya when world leaders gather Wednesday at a conference in Berlin. The meeting will include discussions on elections and the withdrawal of foreign forces from the war-torn north African country. The Berlin conference is the second international meeting organized […]
Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi’s government Tuesday announced a goal to eliminate malaria, a leading cause of death in the country, by 2030. The mosquito-spread parasitic disease accounts for about 15% of Malawi’s hospital admissions. Speaking during a televised launch of a nationwide anti-malaria initiative known as ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ campaign, President Lazarus Chakwera […]
The government has presented to parliament the budget for the fiscal year 2021/22. The budget has been prepared on the background of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has slowed economic activity affected people livelihoods. The Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Uzziel Ndagijimana virtually presented the budget to both chambers of parliament on Tuesday, June 22. […]
In a landmark judgment a South African high court has declared that people living on customary land in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, notionally held in trust by the Ingonyama (king) of the Zulu people, are the “true and beneficial owners” of that land. It confirms that the Ingonyama Trust Board is not the real owner […]
An interdict that basically outlaws disruptive forms of protest is a dangerous tool used to muzzle capable leaders and represses legitimate grassroots opposition to the ruling party. When people discuss the poor condition of their cities and towns in the Eastern Cape, it is common to hear the ANC described as “arrogant”. ANC politicians appear […]
With political violence and terrorism rising in Africa, negotiation and dialogue need as much attention as peace support operations. An important year lies ahead for European Union (EU)-Africa relations. Three major events are lined up – the launch of the EU’s proposed new partnership with Africa, the sixth EU-Africa leaders’ summit, and resolution of the […]