Kenyan police are looking into what happened to journalist Amos Maina who dropped dead at his usual bar spot in Roysambu. The 32-year-old apparently got sick right after drinking something and his wife Regina Wanjiru showed up to find him basically lifeless in a chair with one shoe off. The autopsy from Kenyatta University hospital pointed to poisoning and found acute hemorrhagic gastritis which is basically your stomach lining getting wrecked and bleeding internally.
His brother Peter said he tried shaking him awake and even dumped water on the guy but nothing worked. This adds to a growing list of Kenyan journalists dying under sketchy circumstances, with CGTN's Nick Mudimba and others going down recently under unclear situations.
Kenya's electoral commission wrapped up getting everything ready for the by-elections happening across 22 areas. IEBC Chairperson Erastus Ethekon told poll workers at Agoro Sare High School to stick to their training and let voters pick whoever they want without drama. Ballot materials and security personnel got sent out to stations where teams will camp overnight and kick things off at 6 am.
Vice Chairperson Fahima Abdallah linked up with the Siaya County security squad led by Police Commandant Samuel Kobina, who confirmed they've got enough officers deployed. Commissioner Francis Aduol met with the Mbeere North security crew and thanked them for keeping the peace while candidates were out campaigning. The commission keeps saying...
Military officers just grabbed power in Guinea-Bissau after armed groups snatched up President Umaro Sissoco Embaló near his palace. General Denis N'Canha went on state TV to announce that the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order was taking charge and shut down the borders while telling everyone to chill out at home.
The chaos went down right when the election results were about to drop. Both Embaló and his opponent Fernando Dias were claiming they won after the main opposition guy got kicked out of the race. Witnesses heard shots fired in the capital, Bissau and people started running everywhere trying to find cover.
This West African country has dealt with nine coups or coup attempts since the 1980s. The presidential...
Three Zimbabwean influencers got caught pushing scam ads and had to publicly eat crow. Madam Boss, Royal Mint and Mabrijo all ran promos for Diamond Migration, a company that turned out to be totally fake and not even registered to handle immigration services. The whole thing blew up when people started losing money after trusting these creators, who basically have more pull than actual marketing agencies in the country.
All three posted apologies, saying they got duped and should have done better background checks before taking the contract. Madam Boss cut ties completely with the operation and said she's putting stricter vetting in place. Royal Mint and Mabrijo both admitted they messed up by not checking if the migration company was...
Car break-ins are hitting Harare hard, with thieves snatching laptops and bags from parked vehicles across the city. Police got five theft reports in a single day from businesspeople who stepped away for a few minutes. The losses ranged from Lovemore Chitsva losing his Lenovo laptop and gear worth $1,230 at VID premises in Belvedere to Same Forget Madiro getting hit for $4,000 that contained cash and a 9mm pistol.
Willmore Makonese had two MacBooks stolen while grabbing food on Herbert Chitepo Avenue. Another victim named Brendon Chiladze lost a handbag with baby stuff and money at Hellensvale Shopping Centre. The wild part is that one thief left behind a stolen 9mm pistol with 16 rounds when they grabbed other items. Assistant...
Church leaders in Harare are getting warned about worshippers hitting energy drinks and drugs to power through all-night prayer sessions. Father Thulani Makuwa from the Anglican Charismatic Church says praise team members are showing up high and acting weird during services. The problem has gotten bad enough that some pastors are trying to perform exorcisms on people who are just strung out on substances.
Superintendent Peter Zhanero from the cops told people at the awareness event that addiction is wrecking lives across the community. Pastor Lina Madzinga opened up the Ebenezer Transformation Centre to train religious leaders on mental health counseling since they need tools to handle both addiction cases and general mental health...
DJ Mzoe has been spinning tracks across Bulawayo for 23 years and just scored another nomination at the Bulawayo Arts Awards for Outstanding Club DJ. The guy already won back in 2021 and says the recognition keeps him motivated to level up his craft.
During the pandemic, when everything shut down, he started Twist Sessions to keep local DJs visible and relevant while clubs were dead. He also runs Fudu Media, which does filming and event production, plus he launched the Fudu Festival in 2023 to spotlight emerging DJ talent in the city.
His secret to staying in the game this long comes down to adapting with the times and having a signature mixing style people can recognize immediately. He thinks other DJs need to get creative and...
Zimbabwe and Zambia kicked off their big energy summit in Livingstone, where government officials and private companies are trying to figure out how to get more power projects moving in the region. The whole thing is about getting mines and energy infrastructure actually built instead of just talked about.
Zambia's Provincial Minister Credo Nanjuwa basically told everyone to stop yapping and start closing deals because people need electricity, not more conferences. Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister Yeukai Simbanegavi mentioned her country is opening up more to private investment as part of its economic plan. The event has backing from major players like Copperbelt Energy Corporation and the power companies ZESA and ZESCO.
A judge in Bulawayo went off on Peter Dube while handing down double life sentences for murder. The businessman from Gweru got suspicious that his second wife, Nyasha Nharingo, was cheating and basically lost it. Justice Munamato Mutevedzi called him a sadist and psychopath who was a total coward for not even talking to his wife about the affair rumors.
Dube straight up opened fire and killed Nyasha, along with two other people named Shelton Chiduku and Gamuchirai Madungwe. The guy also shot and seriously wounded Nyasha's relative, Nyaradzo Nharingo, plus someone else.
Besides the two life terms, he picked up 10 years each for the attempted murders. The judge said Dube went full wartime mode out of rage when he decided to start...
