Former Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda has been sentenced to six years imprisonment.
Former Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda has been sentenced to six years imprisonment. His co-accused Callistus Kaoma will serve nine years imprisonment. The duo were jointly charged with 22 counts for wilful failure to comply with procedures in the disposal of 22 motor vehicles belonging to ZRA Kingsley Chanda, the former Commissioner General of the Zambia Revenue...
Oga Obinna Breaks Silence on Shalkido’s Death, Dismisses Sacrifice Allegations
Oga Obinna Breaks Silence on Shalkido’s Death, Dismisses Sacrifice Allegations Media personality Oga Obinna has dismissed online conspiracy theories surrounding the death of former Sailors Gang member and Gengetone artiste Shalkido, urging fans to focus instead on compassion and support for people while they are still alive. Speaking on his show on Monday, October 6, 2025, Obinna addressed the flood of...
Madagascar President Appoints Army General as Prime Minister in Bid to Defuse Protests
Madagascar President Appoints Army General as Prime Minister in Bid to Defuse Protests General Ruphin Zafisambo replaces Christian Ntsay to address protests sparked by power outages and water shortages amid widespread poverty affecting nearly 75% of Madagascar's population, World Bank says. Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina appointed General Ruphin Fortunat Dimbisoa Zafisambo as the country's new prime minister in a bid...
Artemios Mintzas, 60, charged after Sydney shooting spree
Artemios Mintzas, 60, charged after Sydney shooting spree A man who allegedly sprayed up to 50 bullets on police in Sydney’s inner west has been charged with a string of offences. Artemios Mintzas, 60, allegedly shot “indiscriminately” at passing vehicles, including police vehicles in Croydon Park about 7.45pm on Sunday evening (local time). At least one person was shot and 16 people...
ICC convicts ex-Sudan militia ”Janjaweed” leader for war crimes
ICC convicts ex-Sudan militia ''Janjaweed'' leader for war crimes The Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, today convicted Ali Muhammad Ali Abdelrahman, known as ‘Ali Kushayb’ and referred to as the ‘Colonel of Colonels’, on 27 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur, between August 2003 and April 2004 “beyond reasonable doubt”. In...
Greta Thunberg released and deported to Greece: Israeli media
Greta Thunberg released and deported to Greece: Israeli media Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who was detained by Israeli authorities after participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza, has been deported to Greece (today Monday) Israeli media reported. According to i24News, Thunberg will board a flight carrying Greek citizens who were also detained during the flotilla’s mission. A total...
Masked men torch UK mosque in suspected hate crime
Masked men torch UK mosque in suspected hate crime A mosque in the seaside town of Peacehaven in southern England was set alight on Saturday evening in an attack police are treating as a hate crime. Emergency services were called to Phyllis Avenue at around 22:00 after flames engulfed the entrance of the mosque and a nearby car. Sussex Police said CCTV footage...
France Prime Minister Lecornu resigns less than a month after taking office
France Prime Minister Lecornu resigns less than a month after taking office A record since 1958: 14 hours after announcing the composition of his government, immediately criticized and threatened with implosion, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu presented his resignation to Emmanuel Macron on Monday morning, less than a month after taking office. Beset by instability since the dissolution of the National...
Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance
Nobel prize for medicine goes to trio for work on immune tolerance The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded jointly to Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell, and Shimon Sakaguchi for their ground breaking discoveries on peripheral immune tolerance. This year's prize "relates to how we keep our immune system under control so we can fight all imaginable...
Cape Town: Huguenot Tunnel Remains Closed After Bus Fire Causes Structural Damage
Cape Town: Huguenot Tunnel Remains Closed After Bus Fire Causes Structural Damage The Huguenot Tunnel on the N1 remains closed to traffic this Saturday following a dramatic bus fire that broke out inside the tunnel last night. According to Drakenstein Municipality Fire Services, the blaze was caused by an electrical fault on the bus, which caught alight while travelling through the...
