DCI nabs suspected gold scammer who allegedly defrauded Canadian investor Sh37 million
DCI nabs suspected gold scammer who allegedly defrauded Canadian investor Sh37 million Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi have arrested Abbas Bardu Omuyoma, alias Ishmael, over his alleged involvement in a gold scam that saw a Canadian investor lose USD 280,000 (about Sh 37 million). Ishmael was picked up along Dennis Pritt Road following weeks of investigations...
Malawi 2025 Elections: A Battle of Redemption and Regret
Malawi 2025 Elections: A Battle of Redemption and Regret 17 Sept 25 In ‘the warm heart of Africa’, the political mercury is boiling. Malawi’s 2025 presidential and parliamentary elections have turned into a high-stakes drama starring two familiar protagonists: Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, the incumbent president from the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), and Arthur Peter Mutharika, the octogenarian comeback kid from the...
Top Police Official Testifies on Criminal Syndicate Infiltration in South Africa
Top Police Official Testifies on Criminal Syndicate Infiltration in South Africa Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testified that criminal syndicates have infiltrated South Africa's police and justice system, risking collapse without systemic reforms and oversight, experts say. On September 17, 2025, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi testified, accusing senior government and police officials, including the head of the police ministry and a deputy...
Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year
Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation’s labor market. The move is the Fed’s first cut since December and lowered its short-term rate...
Philippine House speaker resigns amid massive corruption scandal
Philippine House speaker resigns amid massive corruption scandal The speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives tendered his resignation on Wednesday after his name surfaced in a mounting corruption scandal, less than two weeks after the country's Senate president suffered the same fate. Martin Romualdez, a cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos, told lawmakers he was leaving the post with a "clear...
Malawi Electoral Commission Permits Media to Publish Unofficial Results, Confirms Counting Process Ongoing
Malawi Electoral Commission Permits Media to Publish Unofficial Results, Confirms Counting Process Ongoing. The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has permitted the media to begin airing unofficial results from the 2025 General Elections, provided they first verify the information with MEC officials. Speaking during the fourth press briefing of the day, MEC Chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja said the Commission values transparency and...
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder; prosecutor to seek death penalty
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder; prosecutor to seek death penalty Tyler Robinson, 22, faces seven felony charges including aggravated murder; Utah prosecutors will seek the death penalty amid evidence of a politically motivated assassination. Prosecutors in Utah charged Tyler Robinson with aggravated murder for the shooting of Charlie Kirk, a conservative political activist, which occurred at Utah Valley University...
KZN police boss Mkhwanazi sues forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan for R5 million over defamation claims
KZN police boss Mkhwanazi sues forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan for R5 million over defamation claims KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has initiated a defamation lawsuit against prominent forensic investigator Paul O'Sullivan, claiming damages of R5 million. This comes after O'Sullivan's persistent public declarations, wherein he has branded Mkhwanazi a "criminal" and demanded his suspension from the South African...
MDF Intercepts Suspected Gang Plot Near Primary School
MDF Intercepts Suspected Gang Plot Near Primary School The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) has intercepted suspected gang members believed to have been plotting violence around Kasolo Primary School in Chimwala. According to a report filed by MDF soldier Richard D. Phiri, the army received intelligence from Chimwala TDC indicating that a gang was mobilising to cause unrest in the area. Acting on...
Kenya court seeks UK citizen’s arrest over murder of Agnes Wanjiru
Kenya court seeks UK citizen's arrest over murder of Agnes Wanjiru A Nairobi court has issued an arrest warrant for a British citizen in connection with the high-profile death of Agnes Wanjiru – a young Kenyan mother whose body was found in a septic tank over a decade ago. Wanjiru, 21, died in 2012 after she reportedly went partying with British...
