FIFA penalized South Africa's national soccer team with a three-point deduction after midfielder Teboho Mokoena played against Lesotho on March 21 despite serving a suspension. The disciplinary committee ruled on Sept. 29 that Mokoena had accumulated two yellow cards in previous qualifiers and was ineligible for the match under competition regulations. The 2-0 victory was reversed to a 3-0 forfeit loss, and the South African Football Association was fined 10,000 Swiss francs.
The punishment dropped South Africa to second place in Group C with 14 points behind Benin on goal difference. Coach Hugo Broos acknowledged the administrative error, while Benin's coach criticized the seven-month delay in FIFA's decision. South Africa can still...
Police in Zimbabwe detained two 16-year-old boys after a video surfaced on social media showing an apparent sexual assault of a 17-year-old female classmate from Masasi High School. The footage was recorded in February 2025 but remained private until one of the suspects posted it online last week. National police spokesman Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed on Monday that authorities located the complainant and both suspects as part of an active investigation.
The video shows the girl in a lethargic state, while the two boys appeared alert and were laughing during the incident. Observers reported that the males took turns assaulting the victim while recording themselves. The case presents legal challenges because all three students are...
Zimbabwe's average life expectancy has climbed to 65 years, marking a four-year increase since 2021, according to government health officials. Tinotenda Kadzere, acting director of policy planning and health economics at the Ministry of Health and Child Care, announced the figures on Monday during the Public Service Commission Retirement Conference in Bulawayo. The gathering drew nearly 2,500 delegates to discuss retirement and wellness issues facing the nation's workforce.
Women have reached a life expectancy of 67 years, placing them three years away from the Vision 2030 target of 70 years for upper-middle-income nations. Men continue to trail behind women in longevity statistics across the country. Zimbabwe's current figures surpass...
South African actress Lerato Nxumalo married her partner during a private ceremony held over the weekend. The star of Durban Gen and Scandal announced the news through a video posted to Instagram that showed white floral decorations and guests at the event. She wore a custom gown designed by Scalo by Sello Medupe that featured a corset bodice and styled her natural hair in twists rather than wearing a veil. The bride kept her husband's identity undisclosed.
Nxumalo revealed her engagement to the public in October 2024, and fans responded with thousands of messages on social media. The wedding video attracted renewed attention from supporters and fellow celebrities who posted congratulatory comments. Media personalities and family...
Zimbabwe's Anti-Corruption Commission detained NetOne Chief Executive Raphael Mushanawani on Monday, accusing him of fraud worth more than $1.2 million. Authorities say the telecommunications executive authorized irregular payments while the state-owned company was replacing its accounting software in 2022.
NetOne had contracted Farevic Systems for $3.5 million to install new Enterprise Resource Planning software. Investigators allege Mushanawani and finance officer Christopher Muchechemera hired Lunartech Solutions to upgrade the old system that was being replaced. The Lunartech contract began at $257,600 but grew through two addenda to exceed $1.2 million.
Anti-corruption officials say Mushanawani approved another $79,467 payment to...
Zimbabwe faces its first legal challenge over intersex recognition as seven people ask the High Court to add a third gender option to official documents. The case was filed on September 30 and targets birth certificates, identity cards and passports that currently force intersex citizens to choose male or female designations. The Health Law and Policy Consortium and the Intersex Community of Zimbabwe support the applicants against government officials.
Intersex people are born with biological traits that combine male and female characteristics through differences in chromosomes, hormones or anatomy. The applicants say current documentation creates barriers to education, health care and employment while violating constitutional rights...
Kenyan police have offered 1 million shillings for information leading to the capture of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, a murder suspect who fled custody in August 2024. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations announced the reward on Tuesday for Khalusha, who escaped from Gigiri police station hours before his scheduled court appearance. Authorities accuse him of killing multiple women whose remains turned up at the Kware dumpsite in Nairobi, and they warn the public that he poses a threat to communities.
Khalusha and 12 other detainees cut through wire mesh and climbed over a perimeter wall to escape from the facility on Aug. 20. The directorate asked citizens to share tips through a toll-free hotline or police emergency numbers, and...
Kenyan lawmakers challenged a draft policy on women's economic empowerment during a committee session on Monday at Parliament. The National Assembly Committee on Social Protection warned that the proposal could create redundant bureaucracy and weaken the National Government Affirmative Action Fund. Committee Chair Alice Ng'ang'a said the plan risks undermining the work of 47 women representatives elected to support grassroots development across counties.
National Government Affirmative Action Fund Chief Executive Roy Sasaka Telewa told legislators the policy must identify a single implementing agency to avoid confusion. Mombasa Woman Representative Zamzam Mohammed questioned why the framework extends to counties without prior...
Kenya Revenue Authority officials discovered smugglers removing original packaging from imported goods to pass them off as secondhand merchandise and evade taxes. The tactic surfaced on Monday after authorities arrested a businessman at Merti Law Courts in Isiolo with eight mobile phones hidden in luggage aboard a public bus. Investigators said the devices came from Ethiopia through the Moyale border without packaging to appear used. The authority charged the man under the East African Community Customs Act for possessing uncustomed goods.
Four people faced separate charges in Eldoret over counterfeit alcohol operations that cost the government 446,456 shillings in lost revenue. Senior Principal Magistrate Onkoba Mogire heard...
