Rhino Horns Go Radioactive As Anti-Poaching Project Gets Off The Ground in South Africa
Rhino Horns Go Radioactive As Anti-Poaching Project Gets Off The Ground in South Africa After six years of research and a successful trial period, a South African program that hopes to curb rhino poaching by inserting radioactive material into their horns is now in operation. While conservation efforts have seen rhino populations in South Africa and other parts of their range...
Trump envoy Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador Huckabee will inspect food distribution in Gaza
Trump envoy Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador Huckabee will inspect food distribution in Gaza U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel on Thursday to discuss the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, as the death toll of Palestinians waiting for food and other aid continued to climb. The White House said Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee will...
Pakistan’s rights group demands withdrawal of terror charges against a 7-year-old boy in Balochistan
Pakistan’s rights group demands withdrawal of terror charges against a 7-year-old boy in Balochistan Pakistan’s independent human rights commission on Friday called on authorities to drop terrorism charges against a 7-year-old boy, a day after police in the southwestern province of Balochistan sought his arrest for sharing an anti-government speech by a rights activist on social media. The case has sparked...
Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev
Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev In a warning to Russia, President Donald Trump said Friday he’s ordering the repositioning of two U.S. nuclear submarines “based on the highly provocative statements” of the country’s former president Dmitry Medvedev. Trump posted on his social media site that based on the “highly provocative statements” from Medvedev he had “ordered two...
“Hutanipanga!” – Patelo Fires Back at Critics Over Wife’s Age
Patelo addresses online backlash about his wife being older. Kenyan musician Patelo has finally addressed the noisy online chatter surrounding his relationship. Critics recently took aim at the age difference between him and his wife, but the content creator wasn’t having any of it. Through a fiery video response, Patelo shut down the trolling with the words: “Mama ni wangu, mali ni...
EAC Raises Alarm Over Tanzania’s Ban on Foreign Traders
EAC Secretariat warns member states against reversing agreed market freedoms. The East African Community (EAC) Secretariat has issued a stern warning to partner countries against backtracking on promises made under the Common Market Protocol. This follows a diplomatic protest by Kenya after Tanzania moved to block foreigners from engaging in several small-scale business ventures. Kenya's East African Community Principal Secretary Dr....
Waititu Walks Free on Ksh53M Bond
High Court releases ex-Governor Waititu on KSh53M bond Former Kiambu Governor Ferdinand Waititu has been freed after the High Court approved his release on a KSh53 million bond. This comes six months into his 12-year sentence linked to a massive KSh588 million corruption case. Waititu had been convicted in March 2025 on charges of conflict of interest and misuse of public...
Dennis Oliech Named Pamoja CHAN 2024 Brand Ambassador
Dennis Oliech Named Pamoja CHAN 2024 Brand Ambassador Legendary striker Dennis “The Menace” Oliech has been named the official Pamoja Brand Ambassador for the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN). The tournament begins this Saturday across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. The appointment was made public Friday morning at a special breakfast meeting held at the Kasarani Stadium. The event brought together former...
East Africa Set for Historic CHAN 2024 Kick-Off After Months of Delays
CHAN 2024 begins this Saturday across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania After months of delay and uncertainty, the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN) is finally set to begin this weekend, marking a big moment for East African football. The regional tournament will be held across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania under the united “Pamoja” bid—Swahili for together. Originally scheduled for February, the competition...
Nkosana Makate ‘still resilient’ as ConCourt overturns billion-rand ruling in battle with Vodacom
In a scathing judgment, Acting Deputy Chief Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga described the nearly 20-year legal battle between Nkosana Makate and Vodacom as ‘unending litigation’ and slammed the Supreme Court of Appeal for multiple errors in its February 2024 ruling, which would have awarded Makate billions for his Please Call Me idea. When Nkosana Makate walked into the corridors of the...
