Wayne Lumbasi Alabama executed 42-year-old Jeremy Tremaine Williams by lethal injection on Thursday night for the 2021 kidnapping, sexual assault, and murder of 5-year-old Kamarie Holland. Williams was pronounced dead at 6:16 p.m. CDT at the Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore. The execution marked the state’s first capital punishment carried out in 2026 and followed […]
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Wayne Lumbasi In a pivotal moment for West Africa’s security and social stability, more than fifty prominent Muslim and Christian leaders have formally signed a landmark interfaith peace pact in Abuja. The accord establishes a permanent institutional framework designed to counter extremist ideologies, curb hate speech, and preserve religious harmony across the nation. The two-day […]
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Kimberly Mutandiro – Johannesburg South Africa’s winter nights have been icy cold. But this has not bothered hundreds of Malawian nationals who have been sleeping outside the Malawian Consulate on the outskirts of Sandton City, Johannesburg, in recent weeks. Some have spent cold nights in the open with small children, waiting to return home to […]
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Wayne Lumbasi South Africa’s labor market crisis deepened in the second quarter of the year, with the official unemployment rate climbing by 0.9 percentage points to 33.6%, up from 32.7% in the first quarter. According to the latest Quarterly Labor Force Survey published by Statistics South Africa, the total number of unemployed individuals rose by […]
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The murder trial for the 1996 killing of the legendary rapper 𝗧𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗰 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿 started yesterday – August 10, 2026, in Las Vegas. Former gang leader Duane “Keffe D” Davis faces charges of orchestrating the fatal drive-by shooting that robbed the world the guy who topped the charts with music/ lyrics that were deeply sensational, had […]
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Wayne Lumbasi A fragile consensus over post-war arrangements unravelled as Israel publicly rejected a United States-backed 15-point roadmap, drawing a sharp line against American demands for a phased military withdrawal alongside the gradual disarmament of Hamas. Addressing a cabinet session, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that forces would not pull back a single soldier […]
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Faith Nyasuguta Tanzania and Uganda have taken another major step toward reshaping East Africa’s energy landscape, signing a landmark agreement with global energy trader Vitol to transform Tanzania’s coastal city of Tanga into one of the region’s most important petroleum trading and logistics hubs. The deal is expected to strengthen fuel storage, trading and distribution […]
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Faith Nyasuguta A United Nations commission has released one of its strongest reports yet on the war in Gaza, accusing Israel of deliberately targeting Palestinian children in actions it says amount to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. The findings, published by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including […]
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WHO REALLY OWNS AFRICA’S FARMS? LAND, POWER AND THE POLITICS OF FOOD Njoki Kangethe Africa possesses around 60 per cent of the world’s uncultivated arable land, a statistic that has become central to discussions about the continent’s agricultural future. It is often cited as evidence that Africa has everything it needs to become the world’s […]
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Wayne Lumbasi Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a significant salary increase for members of the country’s armed forces, with junior soldiers set to receive an 80% pay rise as part of efforts to improve troop welfare and strengthen the military’s operational capacity. The new salary structure provides pay increases ranging from 30% to […]
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