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A video that first circulated on social media in 2022 has resurfaced, once again stoking fear about South Africans’ right to ...
We asked experts what choices the country has if hefty US tariffs stick, and how it can guard against similar disruptions.
A video circulating on Facebook claims that the government of Finland has labelled Nigeria’s chief of defence staff, General ...
In 2023, militant Islamist violence in Africa caused over 23,000 deaths, a 20% rise from 2022. Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 59% of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide.
According to UNODC’s Prison Matters 2025, Africa holds about 3.8 million prisoners, nearly one‑third of the global prison population of 11.5 million.
A video showing US president Donald Trump in a heated verbal exchange with former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua ...
Trillions sent to counties. Billions raised through eCitizen. A boom in health facilities. These were among the advances ...
Not yet. Kenya has proposed raising the legal drinking age from 18 to 21, banning alcohol sales in supermarkets, restaurants, residential areas and online, and restricting advertising near schools.
IN SHORT: In 2020, then Arusha district commissioner Kenani Kihongosi was caught on camera whipping students and scrap dealers over stolen desks. He was not beating contractors for delays in ...
IN SHORT: According to a graphic circulating on social media, former Kenyan deputy president Rigathi Gachagua insulted residents during a political rally. However, the graphic is fabricated. “Gachagua ...
IN SHORT: An apparent obituary circulating on social media claims Kiambu county governor Kimani Wamatangi faked his death to start afresh. But no official records support this, and the Daily Nation ...
IN SHORT: A manipulated video doing the rounds on Facebook claims prominent Kenyan cardiologist Dr Dan Gikonyo is backing a formula that restores joints in 30 days. But no such cure even exists. A ...