Man Faces Court After Taking Laptop From Jobs Ministry.
A court in Accra sent Foster Nyarko to jail as he waited for his final punishment. He took a lawyer's laptop from the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment.
Nyarko came to the office on December 4, 2024, hoping to find work as a cleaner. He said he was wrong when the court asked about going into the office without permission and taking the laptop, which was worth GHC24,750.
Judge Basilia Adjei-Tawiah agreed he did wrong based on what he said. She will tell him his punishment on February 27, 2025. The same court also found him guilty of taking a phone from someone who works at the Human Rights office.
Daniel Sakyi, the lawyer whose laptop was taken, works at the Jobs Ministry...
Ghana's Attorney General Drops Cases Against Former Officials.
The Ghana Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, has ended legal action against former Water Minister Alhaji Collins Dauda in the Saglemi Housing case. Dauda and three others faced charges over a $200 million housing project.
The Attorney General's office also stopped the trial of Ernest Thompson, who led the Social Security and National Trust Fund. Thompson had been accused of causing $14.8 million in losses through a business project.
This follows a pattern of the new Attorney General ending cases against former National Democratic Congress officials. These cases mainly involved claims of money losses to the state.
Last Tuesday, an Accra High Court gave the Attorney...
A man who claimed to be King Munhumutapa left jail this week after a High Court gave him bail. Timothy Chiminya had been in prison for over a month. The police put him there because he said bad things about President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
The law says Chiminya went against the president's power. He told people a spirit gave him the right to be king and name new chiefs in Zimbabwe.
Court papers say Chiminya went to Chief Seke's house in February 2024. There, he met Stanley Chimanike, the real Chief Seke. Chiminya told him he was not chief anymore. He said Masimba Rubatika would be chief instead.
Chimanike went to tell the Local Government office about this on June 11, 2024. Between June and October 2024, Chiminya kept naming more...
A court in Harare put a robber in prison this week. He helped steal US$52,000 from a hardware store last year.
The judge gave Tapiwanashe Murefu, age 26, a 15-year prison term. The court made the sentence less hard by taking off 10 years. This means Murefu must stay in jail for five years.
The court said Murefu must pay back US$51,000 to make up for the crime.
On March 4, 2023, Murefu and three other men planned the theft at Bhola Hardware in Harare. The other men were Tawanda Mutuma, 30, Edmond Nzombe, 47, and Jefferes Chapwanyira, 29. Mutuma had worked at the store before.
Mutuma told the group what he knew about the store. They and eight more people, who the police had not found, came in a black Toyota Wish car to take the money...
Zimbabwe faces a hard test with its new ZiG money. Many businesses shy away from using it. They pick U.S. dollars instead, which remain legal in the country's money system.
Big stores take the ZiG, but small traders often say no to it. The government-backed this new money with gold in April 2024. They hoped it would help Zimbabwe need fewer U.S. dollars.
"People lost trust because of high prices in the past," says money expert Prosper Chitambara. "It needs time for them to trust the ZiG. This depends on keeping prices steady," he adds.
Zimbabwe had to use many foreign money types in 2009. Their own money had lost all worth from very high prices. The ZiG came after the Zimbabwe dollar failed in 2019.
The government wants the ZiG to...
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, head of SADC, asked African leaders to stand firm for their people. They met to find peace in Congo.
Leaders from East and South Africa came to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. They wanted to end the war in Congo, where armed groups took the city of Goma. This meeting comes after talks in Harare last week.
Speaking at the meeting on Saturday, Mnangagwa called for African nations to join hands. "We must stay as one like we did when we fought for freedom from those who ruled us," he said.
He pushed leaders to face the problem with clear minds. "We need truth and care to make peace in our Africa," Mnangagwa said.
The SADC head wants help for Congo's people first. "We must bring peace to our friends in Congo during...
President Trump stopped U.S. money aid to South Africa on Friday. This came after he was upset by South Africa's land rules and court case against Israel.
The U.S. gave South Africa nearly 440 million dollars last year. The White House said it plans to bring white South African farmers to live in America as safe people.
Trump said South Africa is taking land away. He thinks some groups face bad acts there. Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa, agrees. He believes the land rules hurt white landowners.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa made a new law about land last month. He says it helps the state use land for all people. Ramaphosa stands firm. His office says no one has lost land. The law aims to make land more fair between...
Prophet Shepherd Bushiri said no to two big parties who asked him to run as vice president. He shared this news in a talk with Zodiak.
He turned down the offer. The faith leader says he stays away from state matters. "They came to me about being their running mate. I said no," Bushiri told the station.
The prophet kept the party names quiet when asked, yet he made clear that these groups held much power in the land.
The Democratic Progressive Party and Malawi Congress Party stand as the nation's main groups at present.
President Lazarus Chakwera warned he would fire ministers who slow down growth projects. He made this clear at a meeting at Malembo School in Lilongwe's Khongoni area.
"Some leaders sit in offices, and claim papers are lost. They do nothing on the ground," Chakwera said. He believes certain officials block progress when they see no gain for themselves. This leads builders to stop their work.
The president expressed anger at office heads who claim close ties to power. Some brag about knowing ministers, state house staff, and even himself. "These foolish claims must stop. Anyone who supports such talk will lose their job," he said.
Chakwera resisted the idea of a president asking for fast work with idle workers. He blamed top ministry...
