Heavy Security After Deadly Violence in Kenya as Thousands Turn Out to Mourn Former PM Odinga
Heavy Security After Deadly Violence in Kenya as Thousands Turn Out to Mourn Former PM Odinga Heavy security has been deployed to Kenya’s western city of Kisumu ahead of the final public viewing of the body of former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, after five people died in the last two public funeral events. Military officers, regular police and air surveillance teams were present Saturday...
From prison to the presidential palace: Who is Colonel Michael Randrianirina, the new military leader of Madagascar?
From prison to the presidential palace: Who is Colonel Michael Randrianirina, the new military leader of Madagascar? Before last weekend, if you had asked anyone on the island of Madagascar about Colonel Michael Randrianirina, you would have received many puzzled looks. But in just a few days, he had become the most powerful person in the country and was inaugurated as...
Cambodia repatriates 60 South Koreans over ‘pig butchering’ scam operations
Cambodia repatriates 60 South Koreans over ‘pig butchering’ scam operations Cambodia will repatriate 60 South Koreans detained for alleged involvement in cyberscam operations early Saturday, a Seoul official said, a day after Phnom Penh announced plans to deport them. “Around midnight tonight local time in Cambodia, or early tomorrow morning Korea time, a chartered flight is expected to depart Phnom Penh...
US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition
US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Dimitri Herard and Kempes Sanon for enabling the Viv Ansanm gang coalition responsible for over 5,600 deaths and widespread instability in Haiti. On Friday, the U.S. Treasury slapped sanctions on Dimitri Herard, former head of Haitian presidential security, and Kempes Sanon, head of the Bel Air...
Ivory Coast: 26 protesters sentenced to three years in prison for “disturbing public order”
Ivory Coast: 26 protesters sentenced to three years in prison for "disturbing public order" According to the prosecutor, approximately 700 people have been arrested for defying the ban on protests, particularly in an attempt to challenge President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a fourth term. Another 105 offenders will be tried in Abidjan next week. Twenty-six people were sentenced on Thursday, October...
Somizi Mhlongo’s company nowhere to be found as sheriff attempts to execute court order
Somizi Mhlongo’s company nowhere to be found as sheriff attempts to execute court order. SHERIFF ON THE HUNT FOR SOMIZI'S COMPANY, sheriff are pursuing media personality Somizi Mhlongo and his company, Search Light (Pty) Ltd, after it failed to pay employees their salaries as ordered. According to Hotellica union rep Thabiso Putswe, the sheriff visited Search Light's former Sandton offices THREE...
Court Denies Bail To Man Accused Of Killing Three Family Members With A Spade
COURT DENIES BAIL TO MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THREE FAMILY MEMBERS WITH A SPADE The Temba Magistrates’ Court has denied bail to Romeo Moshe Shibambu (37) from Suurman, who is facing three counts of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and one count of malicious property damage. It is alleged that on 28 September 2025, the accused’s sister visited him...
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles following publication of Giuffre memoir
Prince Andrew gives up royal titles following publication of Giuffre memoir Prince Andrew said Friday he is giving up his royal title of the Duke of York and other honors after his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein returned to the headlines. The younger brother of King Charles III said he and the royal family had decided “the continued accusations about me distract...
Police officer found guilty of husband’s murder in Pretoria
Police officer found guilty of husband’s murder in Pretoria The High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division in Pretoria, has found Police Sergeant Kate Lindiwe Hlongwane (45), of Dube Police Station’s Visible Policing unit, guilty of the premeditated murder of her husband, Russel Hlongwane (40), father of their three children. Evidence presented in court revealed that on 27 January 2024, Hlongwane...
China’s Communist Party to Hold Key Plenum Ahead of Trump Summit
China's Communist Party to Hold Key Plenum Ahead of Trump Summit Scheduled for October 20-23 in Beijing, China's 15th Five-Year Plan will guide development from 2026 to 2030, shifting focus from infrastructure and exports toward advanced technology and innovation. Facing entrenched deflation, record youth unemployment and a property sector halving in value, Beijing shifts legitimacy from GDP growth to technological...
