Indonesia villagers butcher hundreds of crocodiles in revenge attack
A club-and-machete wielding mob in Indonesia butchered nearly 300 crocodiles in an act of revenge after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said on Monday. Images from the scene showed dozens of dead crocodiles lying on top of each other and covered in blood after the attack at a breeding […]
Net Closes In on ‘Corrupt’ Kenya Power Bosses
Fourteen top officials of the Kenya Power will be charged Monday morning over corruption, in a scandal involving the purchase of faulty transformers worth Sh4.5 billion. Those expected in court include current Managing Director Ken Tarus and his predecessor Ben Chumo, and twelve other top officials arrested over the weekend. “They will be in court, […]
Poisonous Haze – Why the Air We Breathe Could Kill Us
Climate change and air pollution could be conspiring against the continent, and fuelling new levels of death and disease. The dark-grey clouds slunk low over the city, like streaks of charcoal smeared across the sky. For more than two years, residents of Port Harcourt, in Nigeria’s south, have woken up nearly every day to this […]
The politics of fear in the new Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean election campaign is in full swing. But despite the efforts of the government to improve its reputation, the politics of fear continues to undermine the prospects for a free and fair election. You wouldn’t know this sitting in Harare, the capital, where it has become impossible to move around without seeing a giant […]
Mnangagwa Mugabe’s crony in chief – How ED became the richest politician in Zimbabwe
Mnangagwa is involved in various business activities. He is into farming and has been involved in mining, particular in the DRC. He was personally involved in the Zimbabwean army’s mining deals with Congo-based holding company, JFPI Corporation. But there are a lot of illicit activities he has been linked to such as illegal gold panning […]
Zimbabwe opposition Chamisa eyes ‘Obama effect’ in historic poll
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader and presidential hopeful Nelson Chamisa believes he will ride a wave of youthful optimism to election victory, emulating Barack Obama, Emmanuel Macron and Justin Trudeau. In an interview with AFP, the 40-year-old Chamisa said Zimbabweans were craving generational change in the landmark July 30 elections. The vote will pitch him against […]
Ethiopia And Eritrea Have Been In Conflict For 20 Years. Today, Their Leaders Hugged
As the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed walked off the plane in Eritrea on Sunday, he smiled and gave a big hug to Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki. The simple, warm gesture shocked many observers, because it happened between the leaders of two Horn of Africa countries that have been locked in a conflict for nearly […]
Zanu PF jobs galore claim, silly joke in sea of poverty
“Clearly, finding real criminals is not as easy as throwing spikes on the roads, waylaying drivers at traffic intersections, and extorting random old lady drivers for money.” Zimbabweans were excited to learn this week that President Emmerson Mnangagwa had created 60 000 new jobs since the start of the year just like the US$1 billion […]
A two-day crash in Zimbabwe’s mobile money system shows the vulnerabilities of going cashless
Although mobile money has become the leading transaction platform in Zimbabwe, its weaknesses came into focus this week after the dominant EcoCash network in Zimbabwe went down for two days, and left many consumer businesses floundering in an already difficult economy. EcoCash, which competes against smaller platforms run by state controlled telcos NetOne and Telecel […]
Emerging African Real Estate Trends in Focus at The 2018 API Summit & Expo
Investors and developers are taking a more informed approach”- Leonard Michau, Broll Property Group. 2018 has introduced more depth in Africa’s real estate markets” – Bronwyn Corbett, Grit We are seeing growing consumerism in Africa”- Gerard Zeelie, Standard Bank Entrenched as the must attend and largest property gathering for senior African property investors, developers and […]
