Recent times have been quite eventful for Julius Malema, the effervescent leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), the party he founded alongside like-minded colleagues after their expulsion from the ANC in 2013. Divert attention? The EFF, an organization that styles itself as the leaders of the deferred socialist and […]
There has been an ongoing conversation in the hip hop culture and beyond regarding ethnic inclusions and exclusions of Latinos in the Caribbean. The most recent, and notable, artist to tackle this topic has been Cardi B who has been vocal about her Dominican roots while sharing that she considers herself to […]
Tanzania has refuted allegations of harboring an Ebola case in the country, formally telling the World Health Organisation (WHO), it had conducted investigations on suspicious cases and ruled out the deadly virus. “This followed earlier rumours of the death of one person and illness in a few others,” the WHO said in […]
EFF leader Julius Malema gave a defiant tribute to former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, who he called a “patriot”, at a memorial service held by the party on Thursday. De Klerk? “For so long we have been told by the white man who we should and should not celebrate. Murderers […]
Nigerians have expressed mixed reactions to the news that Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o will be playing a Nigerian character in her passion project Americanah, based on the best-selling novel by Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. HBO Max has ordered a limited series based on the 2013 book, and celebrated actress Danai Gurira, […]
GENOCIDE reparation negotiations between the German and Namibian governments could soon be finalised, a visiting German minister has said. Economic cooperation and development minister Gerd Müller said this during a visit to Namibia last week. Namibia’s special envoy on genocide negotiations, Zed Ngavirue, said they are waiting for Germany to […]
The King of the Belgians, Leopold II, who ruled from 1865 to 1909 has been described as worse than Adolf Hitler for his genocide against the people of the Congo Free State (now Democratic Republic of Congo) who he considered as his personal property including their lands and minerals. An […]
Julius Maada Bio, the president of Sierra Leone, has terminated the appointment of his chief of protocol (SCOP), Fatmata Kargbo, after she went to the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) owned by Nigerian clergyman, TB Joshua, to testify of how God has favoured her. Kargbo was featured on Emmanuel TV owned […]
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Amid the continued xenophobic violence in South Africa which has led to numerous residences destroyed and shops looted, scores of foreign nationals have taken up offers to go back home over protection issues. On Wednesday night time, the primary batch of 187 Nigerians, out of the 640 who opted to […]
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Africa is largely intolerant of homosexuality so much so that the majority of the continent’s 54 countries has criminalized the activity, and while others have no law against it, there is high intolerance. Many Africans and their governments argue that homosexuality is a foreign import from the West, that is, […]
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