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Former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe had $10m (about Sh1 billion) cash held in a local bank at the time of his death, according to reports. This was reported by Zimbabwe’s State media The Herald, which quoted a legal letter from Mugabe’s daughter Bona Chikowore, who is supposedly seeking to…

Ride-hailing multinational, Uber has been banned from operating in the United Kingdom capital, London beginning 11:59 pm on Monday. This comes after Transport for London (TfL) withdrew its operating license over safety breaches. TfL indicated that it established that in at least 14,000 Uber trips,…

Legendary African footballer Samuel Eto’o is set to join the prestigious Harvard University in January next year. Eto’o, who is the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of African Cup of Nations, divulged this during an interview with Jeune Afrique. Eto’o, who is also Cameroon’s all-time…

The Tanzanian government has warned media houses against hiring personnel who are not trained to practice journalism. Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA), the State agency that regulates electronic media in the country, said radio and TV stations should only hire workers with…

Nigerian authorities have opened a probe to find out how a man convicted of fraud ran a $1 million (Ksh100 million) online scam from behind bars. Hope Olusegun is currently serving a 24-year sentence at Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos, having been convicted of fraud seven years ago.…

An American public relations company is under fire after it used a picture of a Kenyan woman with a child to campaign for a 2020 presidential candidate. Ryan Grim, the Bureau Chief for The Intercept, blasted the PR company contracted by presidential contender Peter Buttigieg for using the…

A nine-year-old genius from Belgium, Laurent Simons is next month set to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. The boy, who is presently enrolled at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) in the Netherlands, was allowed to complete his course faster than other students…

King Mswati III of Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, is under fire after reports that he splashed millions of  dollars to purchase a fleet of luxury cars for his considerably large family. King Mswati III allegedly acquired at least 19 Rolls-Royce vehicles and 120 BMWs at a cost of $16 million,…

An American man and his wife have been named the world’s oldest living couple by Guinness World Records. John Henderson, 106, and Charlotte, 105, of Austin, Texas have a combined age of 211 years and are set to celebrate their 80th marriage anniversary next month. The couple met at The University…

Twitter says all advertisements on politics will be banned from the platform beginning next month. This was announced by the company Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jack Dorsey via his Twitter handle on Wednesday. “We believe political message reach should be earned, not bought. A political message…