Southern Africa

Eight people died and five were injured when a minibus was hit by a train at a level crossing in Muchinga province, northern Zambia. According to reports, seven people died instantly, while another succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The accident occurred as the train was traveling from Mpika to …

Kristy Coventry was sworn in as the new president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, to mark the organization’s 131st anniversary. She is the first woman and the first African to head the IOC. She replaces the German Thomas Bach. Thomas Bach, Olympic team fencing champion in 1976, is …

Nine Zimbabwean women have been arrested in Harare for allegedly advertising massage services with happy endings, which are considered violations of the Criminal Law Act. According to reports, ” the women were offering sexual services for an additional charge during massage sessions, a practice that has become increasingly common in …

Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has sacked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform following accusations of rape. Mac-Albert Hengari was then arrested in flagrante delicto while attempting to bribe the alleged victim with $230,000 in cash. According to the authorities, the young woman was 16 at the time …

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday,March 25, 2025 appointed the country’s army chief as sports minister. A statement from the presidency said Anselem Sanyatwe had been retired and reassigned to head the sports docket. The sports vacancy became available this month after Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee. …

A head-on collision between a bus and a truck killed 24 people near Beitbridge in Zimbabwe, according to reports. The bus was travelling from the capital, Harare, to Beitbridge with 65 passengers on board. Police spokesperson Paul Nyathi said, the bus was trying to overtake another vehicle when it collided …

A seven-year-old Zimbabwean boy has been rescued after spending five days alone in a lion and elephant-inhabited game park. Tinotenda Pudu, from northern Zimbabwe, wandered 49 kilometers (30 miles) from his home into Matusadona National Park, a sprawling wilderness known for its dense population of predators and other dangerous wildlife. …

A 42-year-old man from Lusaka has initiated divorce proceedings after his wife posed for a controversial photograph with American R&B artist Chris Brown. The incident took place during a meet and greet session following Brown’s recent concert at the FNB Stadium in South Africa, where the woman, 34, had the pop star …

Zimbabwe has decided to abolish the death penalty almost 20 years after carrying out its last execution, a senior government official said. Martin Rushwaya, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, said in a government decree that President Emerson M’nangagwa had approved the law this week after the bill was passed by the …

A 57-year-old Zimbabwean woman is recovering in the hospital after managing to fight off a lion that attacked her in the wild. The woman displayed remarkable bravery when she grabbed the lion by the throat and choked it during the terrifying attack. The woman was heading to her fields to …