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A South African woman who went on a spending spree after erroneously receiving nearly $1m (£700,000) in her bank account has been found guilty of theft and jailed for five years. Sibongile Mani received 14m rand instead of her monthly student grant of 1,400 rand in June 2017 and started spending it immediately, the court […]
Ramaphosa whisked away… from ANCWL event, amid security concerns, Covid-19 violationsJOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa had to be whisked away by presidential protection unit agents from the Lilian Ngoyi memorial lecture hosted by the ANC Women’s League (ANCWL) at the Lebowakgomo Civic Centre on Thursday afternoon.ANCWL deputy president Sisi Ntombela, who was the programme director, […]
Kenyan MP suspended for offering sweets in parliamentNAIROBI – A Kenyan MP was on Wednesday suspended from parliament for one day for distributing sweets to colleagues during a contentious debate.Fatuma Gedi said the “sugar levels of members had gone down” after the day-long session.She had been accused by colleague Ndindi Nyoro of distributing money as […]
‘LOCKED UP’ LIVINGSTONE WORKERS SEEK PROTECTION ANDREW MUKOMA writes@SunZambian REPORTS have emerged that some workers at a named garage in Livingstone along Kafubu road are being locked up at night by their employer of Asian origin. This came to light after a tip off from members of the public who sympathized with the workers. One of […]
…Two Ugandan soldiers sentenced to death in Somalia MOGADISHU – Five Ugandan soldiers serving with African Union troops in Somalia have been found guilty of killing seven civilians there in August. Two of the soldiers have been sentenced to death, while three others have been given 39-year prison sentences. The three will be repatriated to […]
100,000 cooperative farmers to get empoweredBy BUUMBA CHIMBULUMORE than 100,000 cooperative farmers will be empowered in 2022/23 agriculture season following a partnership between the National Association of Savings and Credit Unions (NASCU) and Good Nature Agro (GNA).The partnership intends to empower rural Savings and Credit Cooperatives (SACCO) members that are primarily dependent on agricultural activities […]
Govt, USAID sign MOU on HIV relief GOVERNMENT has signed a Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the HIV and AIDS elimination projects. The MoU is aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Ministry of Community Development and Social Services, to improve the service outcome and reduce […]
THE move by Government to pump more funding into the health sector marks the continuation of the drive for universal health care. It is undeniable that a healthy nation is a wealthy nation and one thing that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us is that efficient health services provision are essentia to any nation. The […]
3D ZEBRA CROSSING LAUNCHED A 3D Zebra( Zebra ya red na white?) Crossing has been painted that will appear to be three-dimensional (3D) by way of a cleverly detailed optical illusion. The innovative design is said that it will give pedestrians the feeling of walking on air and also aims to grab the attention of […]
Colonel Mamady Doumbouya emerged Sunday as leader of the coup d’etat that toppled the 11 year-old government of President Alpha Conde. Here are some 12 quick facts on the leader of Guinean junta. There is a wide gap in the age of Conde and Doumbouya. The military officer is in his forties, while Conde is […]
