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A customary court in Rumbek East County, Lakes State, South Sudan has fined the owner of a ram which killed a woman in the area recently. The five-year-old ram was arrested by police for knocking dead a 45-year-old Adhieu Chaping last week. The angry animal was near the late when it repeatedly pounced on her ribs as she attempted to …

The Zambia Ministry of Finance has disclosed that President Hakainde Hichilema has served the last eight months without a paycheck. The ministry says that President Hakainde Hichilema has forgone wages “in his interest to serve the public.” Hichilema said a salary was not his motivation for seeking public office. “The issue of the salary is a non-issue because money was not …

The long-awaited verdict brings to close a six-month trial of Sankara who was assassinated on October 15, 1987. Former president Compaoré was sentenced to life in prison over Sankara murder on Wenesday. The verdict comes 6 months after the trial of 14 men accused in the assassination of Burkina Faso’s started. A look back at these months of trial. After …

South Africa, one of Africa’s biggest economies has reaffirmed its call for a single African currency to help boost intra-continental trade. Naledi Pandor, Minister for International Relations and Cooperation revealed the country’s position on the much-expected policy. “In every available continental platform, South Africa has consistently reaffirmed her commitment to continuing to support the continental integration in line with the …

Man from the Democratic Republic of the Congo identified simply as Luwizo has tied the knot with triplets in a colorful ceremony. The 32-year-old got married to triplets, Nadege, Natacha, and Nathalie, in the ceremony held last month in Karehe, located in South Kivu, DR Congo. In an interview with Afrimax English, Luwizo said he met one of the triplets, …

Africans are rejoicing over the invention of a gas cooker which does not use kerosene or gas by a 67-year-old man at a time when the price of gas has increased significantly. The man who goes by the name Hadi Usman demonstrated in a video how the product works. He appealed to the government to support in terms of patent …

Rwanda has been ranked the world’s sixth safest country for solo travelers, as well as the safest country in Africa. Switzerland is the safest place in the world for solo travelers, according to the report. The only African country to make the top ten is Rwanda. According to a new survey, Rwanda is the sixth safest country in the world …

Under the leadership of Paul Kagame, Rwanda has built a reputation as one of the lead African countries working towards intra-continental co-operation and also the gradual neutralization of the artificial demarcations keeping Africans apart. This has reflected in their unity-specific policies, running through sectors such as, security, education, health, labour among other areas. In terms of trade and recruitment for …

Charles Sogli, a 22-year-old man, who is nearly eight feet tall, has appealed for a customised footwear and working gear to keep him in his welding and metal fabrication job. He also needs a special vehicle to aid his mobility. The young man, believed to be the tallest man in the Volta Region, said he dropped out of school because …

Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu, who died at the age of 72, held the record for the longest reign of all Zulu kings. He had been in power for 50 years. After being admitted to the hospital for diabetes-related disease, Zwelithini died on March12, 2021. Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the king’s traditional prime minister, declared that he had died of COVID-19 while preparing for …