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A village headman got murdered during a traditional court hearing in Namibia. Sam Nepando, the headman of Onelago village, was killed by gunfire at a community court session in Iikokola village within the Oshikoto region. Iikokola village headman and National Planning Commission executive...

A doctor in Namibia is fighting medical bills with free mall pop-up clinics. Dr Elifas Shapumba runs a free healthcare initiative from his three practices in Walvis Bay and Ondangwa, providing essential screenings and check-ups for over a thousand people since 2023. The campaign, launched with...

A Namibian political party just lost a foundational voice. United People's Movement founding member Willem Hochtritt, known as Willy, died at a hospital in Windhoek, confirmed party president Jan van Wyk. Hochtritt served the UPM in multiple roles since its 2010 formation, most recently as the...

DJ Tira just crashed a Big Nuz appreciation thread. The legendary Durban music group, consisting of the late Mampintsha alongside R Mashesha and Danger, recently got praised on social media for using their iconic music videos to market the city's beach and party lifestyle during their peak in...

YouTube just ghosted a creator with 140k subs for no reason. South African media personality DJ Sbu tweeted a shoutout to local YouTubers, praising their growth from years of hard work, before revealing his own personal channel with over 140,000 subscribers got deleted without explanation. He...

A friendship survived two decades of South African celebrity noise. Musician and Idols SA judge Loyiso Bala posted a carousel of photos on Instagram celebrating his nearly twenty-year bond with actress Pearl Thusi, thanking her for what she means to him and his wife, Jennifer. He joked about a...

Kanye drops a tracklist and some chrome teeth for 2026. The artist refreshed his site, confirming his new solo album called BULLY with thirteen songs, and he is selling related merch like vinyl, CDs, and custom dental grills. The tracklist includes already heard songs like PREACHER MAN and...

Jill Scott just announced her first album in over a decade, ending the long wait for new music. The neo-soul legend revealed on Instagram that her sixth studio album, To Whom This May Concern, arrives next February, marking her inaugural release with The Orchard. She thanked fans for their...

Subway just brought back its iconic Sub Club after two decades, basically copying the old stamp card system but making it digital. The deal is straightforward: buy three qualifying sandwiches, get a fourth footlong for free. Customers must sign up through the app or website, and after their...

Will Smith's lawyer just called the harassment lawsuit against him total fiction. Attorney Allen B. Grodsky issued a statement categorically denying all allegations from violinist Brian King Joseph, vowing to use every legal tool to disprove the claims. The suit, filed in late December, accuses...

Venezuela's new acting president just told the U.S. to back off on national TV. Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in after Nicolás Maduro's detention, rejected American authority outright and demanded his immediate release, stating that only Venezuela decides its legitimate leader. Her defiant address...

Military strikes in Venezuela just canceled your Caribbean vacation. Following an operation ordered by Donald Trump, airspace restrictions grounded flights across the region, stranding passengers during the peak winter travel season. The Federal Aviation Administration issued safety notices...

Violinist Brian King Joseph went public against Will Smith before the lawsuit even dropped. In an emotional Instagram video posted after Christmas, the musician stated he was forced to speak out against the powerful figure after allegedly being fired for reporting a safety threat. He described a...

Rapper Boosie is begging Trump for a pardon with days left before sentencing. Federal prosecutors in San Diego want a two-year prison term for his felon-in-possession conviction, while probation officials have recommended a sentence closer to four years. The artist made a direct public plea on...

Former Day26 singer Que just retold a traumatic story about being drugged at Diddy's house. In a recent viral interview clip, Que alleged that his then-girlfriend, Dawn Richard, and the Bad Boy Records mogul conspired to give him a mysterious pill at the Hamptons estate. He claims the substance...

Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs just gave a somber press conference while staring down a felony charge. The thirty-two-year-old star, addressing the media for the first time since allegations from his former personal chef surfaced, called it a very emotional time but kept his comments focused on...

Pastor Jamal Bryant just told the internet to get a new hobby after they criticized his wife's dress. The New Year's Eve service at his church raised over four million dollars for the United Negro College Fund, a massive HBCU fundraiser, but online chatter focused solely on Dr. Karri Turner's...

Celina Powell just posted a video of a sleeping Offset, because of course she did. The internet personality, famous for her shocking viral stories about celebrities, shared a clip of the rapper apparently asleep in bed beside her, kicking off another chaotic social media firestorm right as he...

Tyla just broke a Billboard record held by Miriam Makeba for over five decades. The twenty-three-year-old South African singer saw her new single, Chanel, debut at number ninety-four on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking her third solo entry and surpassing the legendary Makeba's longstanding...

Sikandar Raza just became the first Zimbabwean to play in the SA20, and he immediately went off. Playing for the Paarl Royals, his all-round performance secured a dramatic one-run win against MI Cape Town, marking a historic moment for his nation's cricketers in the prestigious league...