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Police Call for Calm Over Rape of 7-Year-Old in Eastern Cape

Police have called for calm following widespread protests across South Africa over the rape of a seven-year-old girl in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The incident, which occurred in October 2024, has gained national attention after the victim’s mother, a police officer, claimed she

April 2, 2025

Militant war veteran Blessed “Bombshell” Geza

Politics·Zimbabwe

Blessed Geza Criticises Tagwirei and Mnangagwa in New Video

HARARE- Outspoken political activist Blessed Geza has released a new video on YouTube titled Thank You Zimbabwe | The Way Forward After March 31 I More Exposes. In it, he thanks Zimbabweans for their support amid ongoing political and economic turmoil while sharply

April 1, 2025

The protests were over worsening economic conditions and the jailing of Chief Ndiweni, a known critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa [File: Philimon Bulawayo/Reuters]

Politics·Zimbabwe

ZRP chief: “I can’t block protests” as nationwide demos loom

HARARE- Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba has clarified that he does not have the authority to permit or prohibit peaceful protests in the country. His remarks came in response to a notification from the “Concerned Citizens of Zimbabwe,” who had

March 19, 2025

A protester throws a stone at an armoured vehicle during clashes in Mozambique's capital Maputo

Africa·Mozambique

Military Vehicle Crushes Woman as Mozambique Protests Turn Deadly

Two protesters died in Mozambique’s northern city of Nampula on Wednesday when police opened fire during demonstrations against disputed election results. A third person was critically injured in Maputo after being struck by a military vehicle. Police confronted hundreds of demonstrators who

November 27, 2024

Africa·Politics

Fresh Protests Grip Mozambique as Opposition Leader Snubs Talks

Opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane has called for three more days of protests in Mozambique after declining to attend peace talks with President Filipe Nyusi, intensifying the country’s post-election crisis. Streets in the capital Maputo were transformed into impromptu parking lots on Wednesday

November 27, 2024

South Africa

EFF Protesters March to Court Over Ramaphosa Case

Dozens of Economic Freedom Fighters supporters marched through Johannesburg on Tuesday as South Africa’s Constitutional Court heard their party’s challenge over the Phala Phala scandal involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. The protesters, watched by police and crime prevention wardens, moved from Newtown to

November 27, 2024

Zimbabwe

Home Affairs Minister Warns Against Protests Ahead of SADC Summit

Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has warned opposition activists against staging protests during the upcoming Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit in Zimbabwe. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday, Kazembe said state security forces are prepared to arrest anyone plotting unrest.

August 2, 2024

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwean Human Rights Defenders Arrested at Airport Ahead of SADC Summit

Three prominent human rights defenders, Robson Chere of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union (ARTUZ), Namatai Kwekweza, and opposition councillor Samuel Gwenzi, have been arrested at Robert Mugabe International Airport. This incident occurred as they were about to board a plane, according to

July 31, 2024

Africa·Breaking News

10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military’s October 25 takeover. The fatalities – all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts – raised to 34

November 17, 2021

Breaking News·Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe lawyers protest against state of rule of law

Harare-Zimbabwe lawyers staged a demonstration on Tuesday demanding justice for people detained in jail as well as those facing fast tracked trials after violent protests that rocked the country two weeks ago. More than 1000 people have been arrested and denied bail

January 29, 2019

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Police Call for Calm Over Rape of 7-Year-Old in Eastern Cape

Blessed Geza Criticises Tagwirei and Mnangagwa in New Video

ZRP chief: “I can’t block protests” as nationwide demos loom

Military Vehicle Crushes Woman as Mozambique Protests Turn Deadly

Fresh Protests Grip Mozambique as Opposition Leader Snubs Talks

EFF Protesters March to Court Over Ramaphosa Case

Home Affairs Minister Warns Against Protests Ahead of SADC Summit

Zimbabwean Human Rights Defenders Arrested at Airport Ahead of SADC Summit

10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

Zimbabwe lawyers protest against state of rule of law

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