South African politician Julius Malema given five-year jail term for gun offenceLeader of leftwing Economic Freedom Fighters was convicted last year for firing rifle in the air at 2018 rallyThe South African leftwing politician Julius Malema has been sentenced to five years in prison for firing a rifle in the air at a political rally in 2018.Lawyers for the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters, South Africa's fourth largest political party, immediately appealed, and Malema will remain free while the appeal proceedings are under way. Continue reading...
More than £1bn pledged for Sudan as humanitarian crisis deepensDonors exceed funding target at Berlin conference but prospects for ceasefire remain distantMore than £1bn (€1.15bn) has been pledged for war-ravaged Sudan at a conference in Berlin, eclipsing the funding target organisers had set to help mitigate the world's largest humanitarian crisis.The financial commitments made on Wednesday will also help offset a chronic humanitarian funding shortfall in a country devastated by three years of conflict, where two-thirds of its population - 34m people - require assistance. Continue reading...
Suspicion surrounds death of US influencer Ashly Robinson in ZanzibarLifestyle influencer died while on vacation with boyfriend, who local officials say has since had his passport 'withheld'Ashly Robinson, a US lifestyle influencer, died last week while on vacation in the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar with her boyfriend, Joe McCann. Robinson's death on 9 April, just days after her birthday and a marriage proposal from McCann, has sparked suspicion on social media, with users doubtful of the current narrative surrounding her death.No arrests have been made, and police previously said that McCann was not suspected of wrongdoing. But officials in Zanzibar released a statement on Tuesday saying that McCann's passport has been " withheld". Continue reading...
South Africa names apartheid-era negotiator as ambassador to USAppointment of Roelf Meyer seen as attempt to improve relations amid false US accusations of 'white genocide'South Africa has appointed a former apartheid government chief negotiator during the talks that ended white rule in the 1990s as ambassador to the US, in what is seen as an attempt to improve the deeply strained diplomatic relationship between the two countries.Roelf Meyer replaces Ebrahim Rasool, who was expelled in March 2025 after he criticised the Trump administration. Continue reading...
Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan courtMore than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn's luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for ChinaA Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year.The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each. Continue reading...
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