Arts & Culture
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Madagascar votes in presidential election boycotted by opposition
Madagascar is holding presidential elections despite an opposition boycott following weeks of protests. A curfew was declared overnight in the capital to prevent any trouble. Political tensions have been running high, with the opposition saying…
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Museveni akashifu tena Benki ya Dunia kwa kusitisha msaada kwa Uganda
Rais wa Uganda Yoweri Museveni kwa mara nyingine amekosoa uondoaji wa ufadhili wa Benki ya Dunia, akisema kuwa shirika hilo linajidanganya ikiwa linadhani kwamba hatua hiyo itawatia hofu Waganda. Katika taarifa iliyochapishwa kwenye akaunti yake…
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Barbie banned from Algerian cinemas for corrupting morals
The movie promoted homosexuality and did not comply with Algeria’s religious and cultural beliefs, an official source told the Reuters news agency.
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Elon Musk to auction Twitter signs and other memorabilia
Also listed are tens of desks and chairs, a DJ booth, and enough musical instruments to equip a band.
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Man Sets Fire To Koran Pages Outside Mosque
A man set fire to pages of the Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque Wednesday, with Swedish police, who had granted a permit for the protest, saying he was being investigated for “agitation against an ethnic…
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Popular S.African TV soap on front line of fight against HIV
“Shuga” serves up a steamy mix of teenage love, family dramas, heartbreak and treachery — with AIDS awareness woven into the storylines.
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Five things to know about Zambia
Zambia is the second-biggest producer of copper in Africa after the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the seventh producer in the world
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World’s oldest-known burial site found in S.Africa: scientists
The oldest burials previously unearthed, found in the Middle East and Africa, contained the remains of Homo sapiens — and were around 100,000 years old
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Uamuzi Wa Mahakama Ya Upeo Kuhusu Wapenzi Wa Jinsia Moja (LGBTQ) Nchini Kenya Wazua Gumzo Tata
Viongozi wa kidini na wale wa kisiasa serikalini wamejitokeza kushtumu uamuzi huo wa mahakama ambao wameutaja kama kinyume na mila na desturi
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Idris Elba kufungua studio ya filamu nchini Tanzania
Hii ni baada ya Elba na mkewe, Sabrina Elba, kukutana na Rais Suluhu kando ya Kongamano la Kiuchumi la Dunia huko Davos, Uswizi, mapema mwezi huu
