Local media said that more than 90 people perished on Sunday when the improvised ferry carrying them sank off the northern coast of Mozambique. Thirty-one individuals, many of them youngsters, were trying to travel from Lunga in Nampula province to Mozambique Island aboard the boat. Some of the people on board were reportedly heading to…
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In the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Liverpool, recovering from their late defeat against Chelsea on Thursday night. Cole Palmer’s late double left United reeling at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, severely hurting their chances of making it to the Champions League. Three weeks ago, United defeated Liverpool 4-3 in the…
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A Kensilver bus travelling from Meru to Nairobi was involved in a road accident at the infamous Nithi bridge along the Meru-Embu highway. Four people died on the spot and 8 others sustained serious injuries. The Nithi County police commander Zaccheaus Ngeno confirmed the incident. He said the cause of the accident is yet to…
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Three members of a family were electrocuted to death at their home on Saturday evening in Nyatwere village in Homa Bay County. Two brothers named as Elijah Otieno and Isaiah Otieno together with their sister-in-law Laventer Otieno died instantly as a result of electrocution. Chief of Kachien North Location Jacob Adienge said that Laventer was…
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Zimbabwe launched new currency on Friday which will replace the previous one that has been battered by depreciation in the recent months. The new curreny is expected to take effect from Monday. The Zimbabwe dollar has come under sustained pressure in recent weeks, making it one of the world’s worst performing currencies. The Zimbabwe dollar…
A 16-year-old form 3 girl was shot to dead by bandits four days ago in the Babala area along the Isiolo-Merti Road in Kenya,the act was denounced by the Isiolo Women Peace Caucus. The murder occurred just two months after another incident in which a Pakistani Sheikh was shot and killed while travelling down the…
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In the most recent controversy involving corruption to affect the ruling African National Congress party, the former speaker of parliament for South Africa was taken into custody on Thursday due to claims that she accepted payments totaling roughly $135,000. Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula surrendered herself to police on Thursday in the nation’s capital of Pretoria. She was…
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Kenyan President William Ruto, awarded the Companion of the Order of the Star of the Volta by Ghana, the highest distinction bestowed by the nation. President Ruto was given the honour on Wednesday night at a State banquet. President Nana Akufo-Addo described President Ruto as a “example of a new generation of African leaders” who…
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The FBI and police are looking into a brazen theft of about $30 million in cash after it appears that robbers opened a safe and broke through the top of a money storage facility in Los Angeles . The crime, which happened on Easter Sunday in the northern neighbourhood of Sylmar, is one of the…
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Parliament speaker of South Africa Mapisa-Nqakula, resigned on Wednesday and gave up her position in the assembly due to accusations of corruption. She had lost a legal battle the day before to prevent her arrest. Last Monday, prosecutors announced their plan to file charges of corruption against Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. They claim that during her…
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