Racist undertones: Why Trump, world’s richest man Elon Musk oppose South Africa’s new land law
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Councillor Malefetsane Mokoena meets with a family residing on Meyerskop farm, owned by a wealthy white farmer, with whom they are quarrelling over grazing rights in Free State province, South Africa, on February 6, 2025. Credit: Reuters
Trump’s foreign funding freeze exposes how USAID bribed leading media houses to censor news, peddle smear campaigns
Ji said this is concerning given that BBC has expanded its influence through projects like the Trusted News Initiative (TNI), a self-described “industry partnership” that worked with Big Tech forms to identify “misinformation” and “disinformation” on their platforms.
Doctor prescribes rigid dietary regimen for rural folk in Kenya to keep pancreatic cancer at bay
Dr Philip Blasto says some of the high risk factors include smoking, obesity, having a family history of diabetes adding that some people inherit the gene from their parents that raise their risk of pancreatic cancer.
Keeping healthy with the dead: How Zimbabweans try to outpace death with exercise at club in a cemetery
At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pyjamas for leggings, a T-shirt and sneakers. She grabbed a bottle of water before heading to an unconventional workout spot: a cemetery in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. Surrounded by rows of graves, she joined other members of the Commandos Fitness Club in an hour-long...
Remembering Sam Nujoma: First born in a family of 11, how Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter steered his country to freedom in 1990
Sam Nujoma built ties with North Korea, Cuba, Russia and China, some of which had supported Namibia’s liberation movement by providing arms and training. But he balanced that with outreach to the West, and Nujoma was the first African leader to be hosted at the White House by former US President Bill Clinton in 1993. Clinton called Nujoma “the George Washington of his country” and “a genuine hero of the world’s movement toward democracy.”
Fish farming propels Kakamega in western Kenya top of aquaculture as forecasts for 2025 show rapid growth
A non-governmental organisation, Green Life, says, “The forecast for aquaculture in Kenya is largely positive. In 2025, the Kenyan population is estimated to be 56 million people. Assuming that the average consumption per capita remains at 4.3 kilogrammes per capita, this implies a total estimated consumption of 241,000 tonnes of fish in 2025.”
Kenya builds 23,000 cubic litre per hour borehole to serve 500 households, 10,000 heads of cattle in semi-arid north
Following the completion of the project, the regional and national government say they will follow the project with reinstating the Ksh4.6 billion ($35.604 million) hunger safety net programme (HSNP) that had been paused in eight arid and semi-arid Lands (ASALs) counties for lack of funding four months ago.
After revoking Biden security intelligence access, Trump adds Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan on the list
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth last month revoked the personal security detail and security clearance for Mark Milley, a retired Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
With more investments, Western Kenya’s leading aquaculture farmer says Kakamega has capacity to meet country’s fish supply
Since it was indexed as a key driver of the local economy and as a weapon against poverty and food insecurity in 2021 when interest in aquaculture was limited to 6,700 farmers and production 1,700 metric tonnes of fish, investment has risen rapidly. Currently, it is estimated that Kakamega has 10,000 fish farmers and 12,000 fish ponds that are producing over 2,500 metric tonnes of fish.
Ruthless gangs step up sexual violence in Haiti as 200 Kenya police contingent arrives, US dithers
The US State Department said it approved waivers for $40.7 million in foreign assistance to help the mission and Haitian police, including contracts to support forward operating bases, medical services and vehicle maintenance.
