A New Front in Africa’s War on Organised Crime Angola and Uganda have formally joined South Africa, Mozambique and Tanzania in a five-nation regional coalition to crush drug trafficking and transnational organised crime — a move announced on October 16,…
Brent crude oil surged past 109 dollars a barrel on Friday, rattling global markets and threatening a fresh wave of fuel price hikes that could squeeze South African consumers and hand US President Donald Trump a political headache just weeks…
Picture yourself at a petrol station, watching the pump tick upward, each digit a quiet reminder that your money is disappearing faster than the tank fills. That anxiety is real, and it has been building for months. Now, finally, there…
There are Kenyan soldiers right now in Kismayo, Somalia, far from their families, operating in one of the continent’s most dangerous conflict zones. On October 16, their top brass finally showed up — and what happened next tells you something…
Here is the uncomfortable truth that South Africa’s Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp is trying to get across before it is too late: the rains that fell in September are not a sign that everything will be fine. They are a…
What actually happened at Forest Primary School in Trans Nzoia? A woman named Dona Makena walked into Forest Primary School in Trans Nzoia County with a straightforward question: why was her younger brother being charged lunch fees that nobody had…
Picture this: a president wrapping up an eight-day tour of the Coast, standing before a crowd of politicians who are supposed to be on his team, and telling them — with barely concealed urgency — to stop fighting each other.…
Blood on the Ground in South Kivu On the morning of September 17, somewhere in the dense, mineral-rich terrain of South Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a convoy of private military contractors was moving between locations when the…
Picture this: you inherit a piece of land from your grandparents — land that has fed your family for generations, land that sits on a goldmine — and someone quietly sells it for a fraction of its worth while you’re…
It was the 64th minute at Ulinzi Sports Complex, and everything fell apart. Not for Mombasa United — for Kariobangi Sharks. A penalty decision sparked outrage, players surrounded the centre referee, and what should have been a tense promotion playoff…
