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08/06/2023

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08/06/2023

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03/12/2022

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25/11/2022

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SOUTH AFRICA- MAN FOUND IN POSSESION OF FIREARM, 235 ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION, FOUR STOLEN CATTLE A 47-year-old man was expected to appear ...

22/11/2022

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It’s now more than 10 years since the popular Arab Spring protests that brought about the fall of former Egypt dictator Hosni Mubarak. M...

20/11/2022

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15/11/2022

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In a bizzare incident, a Zambian citizen Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda, 23, who was serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia has been decl...

15/11/2022

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Uganda and Zimbabwe on Monday 07 November 2022 successfully launched their first ever satellites to the International Space Station. The pro...

09/11/2022

UGANDA, ZIMBABWE LAUNCH SATELLITES INTO SPACE.

Uganda and Zimbabwe on Monday 07 November 2022 successfully launched their first ever satellites to the International Space Station. The project was part of the Joint Global Multi-Nation Birds Satellite program (BIRDS).

The satellites, both 1U CubeSats, launched into space as part of the BIRDS-5 constellation. The project also included a 2U CubeSat from Japan. The Birds satellite project was initiated in 2015 by the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan.

Uganda's PEARLAFRICASAT-1, the country's first satellite was assembled by three Ugandan space engineers. The engineers from both countries involved in this project are beneficiaries of the BIRDS program which offers participants from developing nations the hands-on satellite development and space engineering skills.

The PEARLAFRICASAT-1 is specifically designed to collect data that will be useful in research and observation that will provide solutions in weather forecast and disaster prevention. The data will also be used in mineral mapping, agriculture monitoring, infrastructure planning and boarder security. The satellite will be operated from a ground station in Uganda.

ZIMSAT-1, like Uganda is Zimbabwe’s first satellite. Zimbabwe announced that a team of three scientists were involved in its design and launch. The launch of this nano-satellite will help the country to collect data to monitor disasters, enhance agricultural activities and in mineral mapping. Control of the satellite and the overall space program will be managed by the Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency (ZINGSA).

The satelites were carried aboard the Cygnus spacecraft which lifted off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch was initially pencilled for Sunday but was postponed to Monday after a fire alarm warning.

After delivery to the ISS, the satellites, will now await deployment into orbit later.

The launch of these 2 satellites brings the number to 52 satellites launched by African countries to date. The space industry has seen tremendous growth in Africa in the last decade. SunSat-1 was the first African satellite launched to space by South Africa in more than 2 decades ago.

Egypt currently has the largest number of launched satellites with nine, followed by South Africa with eight, Algeria has seven, and Nigeria on six. Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Rwanda, Sudan complete the list of 14 African nations that have at least 1 or more satellites in orbit.

07/11/2022

SHOCK AS ZIMBABWEAN MAN RAPES A GOAT TO DEATH .

A 20-year-old man from Esigodini District of Matabeleland Region in Zimbabwe was recently arrested after he was caught red-handed ra**ng a goat. The man is accused of another separate case of be******ty with a neighbour's goat. In one of the cases the goat reportedly died during in the act. The cause of death has not been established, but its probably fatigue.

In the first case the accused Mthandazo Ndlovu allegedly r***d his neighbour Brighton Nkomo’s goat and left it dead. This happened on the 28th of October 2022.

Nkomo only discovered his goat had died the following morning. Upon checking the dead animal, Nkomo discovered that it had clearly visible traces of semen on its rear organs.

Alarmed, Nkomo looked for signs of trespass and found a set of fotprints. He reportedly tracked the footprints which led him to Ndlovu’s place. It is not reported if Nkomo took further action after that but the semen was later collected for tests by police.

However Ndlovu had not satisfied his s*xual appetite. A few days later on 31 October it is reported he went to another neighbour Luckson Mkandla’s homestead to r**e another goat.

He entered the goat's shelter around 3am and grabbed a female goat. The alarmed goat bleated non-stop prompting Mkandla to become curious. He woke up and quickly went to the shelter to see what was happening.

When Mkandla reached the scene he flashed his torch to find out the reason his goat was so restless. To his surprise he saw the naked Ndlovu deep in the act of s*x with his goat which was pinned to the ground lying on its back.

Upon realising he had been caught in the act, Ndlovu panicked and fled naked. He left behind his clothes in the goat shelter.

An infuriated Mkandla reported the matter to the police. Ndlovu was later arrested.

The suspect will appear before a district court where he will answer charges to two counts of be******ty, which is a serious criminal offense under Zimbabwean law. He may also possibly face charges of cruelty to animals.

There is enough evidence for a conviction in the case as the clothes Ndlovu left are now in the care of police, in addition to the semen samples from the earlier crime.

Be******ty is defined as "s*xual in*******se between a person and an animal." It usually manifests in people with serious personality disorders. It may also be induced by exposure to pitiable social conditions or in people of very low intelligence.

06/11/2022

TANZANIAN PASSENGER PLANE CRASHES INTO LAKE, SEVERAL DEAD.

An airplane belonging to Tanzania's Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday, November 6, 2022.

The plane is understood to have crash landed into the lake after encountering a storm and heavy rains at Bukoba Airpot.

The Precision Air passenger plane had departed for a two-hour flight from Tanzania's capital city Dar es Salaam to Bukoba, a town on the shores of Lake Victoria. Ironically Lake Victoria is Africa's largest lake.

There were 43 people on board the plane, 39 passengers and four crew.

Footage from the crash site showed the plane mostly submerged in the lake as the rescue operation was underway. Only the tail of the plane was visible above the water, surrounded by several rescue workers and several fishing boats.

Reports say at least 19 people are now confirmed dead after the crash. As many as 26 survivors were rescued and taken to the hospital.

“We regret to announce that Precusion Airflighr no PW 494 operated with ATR-48 aircraft (|PWF), with 39 passengers onboard, (38 adults and 1 infant) flying from Dar Es Salaam to Bukoba has been involved in an accident as it was approaching Bukoba Airport and crash landed in Lake Victoria. The rescue is ongoing and we can confirm 26 passengers have been rescued and rushed to the hospital for medical care. No death has been confirmed at the moment.” Precision Air announced in a press statement earlier in the day.

Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan took to Twitter to express her grief. She appealed for calm while rescue and recovery efforts are underway.

“I have received with sadness the information of the crash of the Precision Air flight at Lake Victoria, in the Kagera region."

"I send my condolences to all those affected by this incident. Let's continue to be calm as the rescue operation continues and we pray to God to help us." Read part of her statement.

Precision Air is Tanzania’s biggest private airline and is also partly owned by Kenyan Airways.

Rescue operations are still underway at the time of this report.

05/11/2022

ZAMBIAN POLICE SHOOT DEAD SIX ARMED CRIMINALS

Reports coming from Zambia indicate that Zambian Police shot dead six armed criminals yesterday afternoon (04/19/2022). The criminals were allegedly behind a spate of armed robberies in the country recently where huge amounts of local Kwacha and United States Dollars were stolen. The criminals were also believed to have been involved in robbery cases involving taxi operators.

In a statement, Zambian Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga explained that police received intelligence information that there were criminals who were about to stage a robbery at a Chinese company along Kasupe Road, in the capital city Lusaka.

Mr Hamoonga said a police patrol team quickly made a follow up on the tip-off and managed to spot the car belonging to the suspected criminals.The criminals were driving a silver Toyota Allion which was speeding towards the company premises with an intention to attack.

"When the criminals noticed the presence of police officers, they opened fired at the police officers prompting the officers to respond proportionally and regrettably they were all shot dead", said Mr Hamoonga.

"The following items were recovered from the Toyota Allion, a pair of handcuffs, a blue raincoat, catapult, a broken long button and an AK 47 rifle bearing serial number 30724 with 10 rounds of ammunitions. During the heavy fire exchange, one officer was grazed by a bullet shot by the criminals and sustained a bruise on his left thigh and he is out of danger," added Mr Ramoonga.

All six criminals were neutralised on the spot while one of the police officers was grazed by a bullet and sustained an injury on his left thigh but is out of danger.

The police spokesperson appealed to the public who may be missing male relatives to come forward and help in identifying the deceased criminals. The suspects are believed to be aged between 25 to 35 years.

The bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the University Teaching Hospital mortuary in Lusaka awaiting identification, post-mortem and burial. The police is appealing to anyone who may be missing male relatives to come forward and help in identifying the deceased persons.