By Faith Nyasuguta The South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has dismissed the state oil corporation chair Bol Ring Mourwel. So far, no reasons have been given for the dismissal publicized by a presidential decree on the state broadcaster on Thursday night. At the moment, a new chair for the Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) is yet […]
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By Canisius MushibweA Namibia high court has granted citizenship to a two-year-old son of a gay couple who was born through surrogacy. The government had earlier refused to grant the boy who was born in South Africa on the premise that he needed to do a paternity test. However, the decision was overruled by the […]
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Staff writer Ms. Viola Fletcher was 7 years when the 1921 Race Massacre took place on those terror filled days of May 31 and June 1 – now one hundred plus years ago. She spoke to Congress this past May, and that she can still remember black men being shot, black bodies lying in the […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta A Kenyan man that confessed to killing way over 10 children in the country has escaped from police cells in Nairobi, the capital. Masten Wanjala was set to appear in court on Wednesday following his hand in the murder of at least 14 boys in the capital, and areas surrounding eastern and […]
Read MoreBy Faith Nyasuguta The Apple juice manufactured by South African firm Ceres has been recalled from seven African nations following high levels of patulin that can trigger vomiting ,nausea and gastrointestinal disturbances. Patulin is a mycotoxin produced by a variety of moulds found in apples and apple products. Tests from laboratories also showed that Ceres […]
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Avellon Williams PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI- The COVID-19 pandemic has brought immeasurable challenges across the world. On Sunday 10th, October 2021, over 170 hapless children, along with their parents were promptly expelled from Cuba as well as the mainland territories of the United States of America by their ruling government. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta The Botswana court of Appeal has commenced the hearing of the government’s attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalised homosexuality. In 2019, the high court of Botswana declared prison sentences for same-sex relationships as unlawful and unconstitutional. The government now wants the ruling overturned as it believes that courts have no […]
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By Faith Nyasuguta The United Nations’ loftiest court has granted Somalia the control of most of a potentially oil and gas-rich chunk of the Indian Ocean following a bitter legal tussle with neighbouring Kenya over a sea border. On Tuesday, the International Court of Justice(ICJ) ruled that there was “no agreed maritime boundary” and drew […]
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Avellon Williams DHAKA, BANGLADESH- A mutual agreement was signed between the United Nations and Bangladesh’s government to work in collaboration to help Rohingya refugees on a remote island in the Bay of Bengal, where thousands have been relocated from crammed camps near the Myanmar border. According to the UN, one of the main reasons to sign the agreement was to instantly start serving that population of some 19,000 Rohingya who has already been moved to Bhasan Char […]
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By Canisius Mushibwe A German tourist and two crew members have lost their lives after a houseboat caught fire on a dam in South Africa. Five passengers and four crew members were aboard the boat on the Jozini Dam in KwaZulu-Natal province on Saturday when it caught fire. The three drowned after they dived into […]
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