Is Grace Mugabe now considered a fugitive in South Africa?
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe is back in Harare after being accused of assaulting a woman in Johannesburg. Police Minister Fikile Mbalula incorrectly told reporters Mugabe had handed herself over to South African authorities. Police are now saying that no warrant of arrest has been issued against Mugabe. Grace Mugabe allegedly assaulted 20 year Gabriella […]
DA welcomes release of Zambian opposition leader
The Democratic Alliance says today’s release of Zambian opposition leader, Hakainde Hichelima, from prison and the dropping of treason charges against him is first step to restoring democracy in that country. The move was welcomed by DA leader Mmusi Maimani who what denied entry into Zambia when he tried to attend Hichilema’s bail application earlier […]
Mass burials in Sierra Leone to make space in mortuaries after deadly mudslide
Mass burials are taking place in Sierra Leone today after Monday’s deadly mudslide that President Ernest Bai Koroma says removed entire communities. Local mortuaries have been totally overwhelmed by the more than 400 bodies recovered so far. A further 1 500 people are missing. After the Ebola outbreak three years ago, Sierra Leoneans have become […]