Transition: Movie icon and karate legend Chuck Norris ‘Missing in Action’ surrounded by ‘family and was at peace’ aged 86
Norris first found fame in karate films of the 1980s, including A Force of One and An Eye for an Eye. By the end of the decade, he was established as one of Hollywood’s biggest action stars. He starred in the TV series Walker, Texas Ranger, which premiered in 1993....
Sovereignty gap: Explaining Kenya’s ‘prostitution’ vis-à-vis Tanzania’s patriotism and Uganda’s nonchalance
In contrast, Kenya’s legal and executive arms are more focused on “market-friendly” optics than protecting the Kenyan citizen. From the East African Development Bank (EADB) disputes to the auctioning of local assets under foreign rulings, the system feels less like a shield for the people and more like a bridge for neo-colonial interests.
Truth doesn’t need permission: How first Black woman to own newspaper reshaped American politics
When the founder, John Neimore, fell ill in 1912, he asked Charlotta to take over as editor. She had never run a newspaper. She had no formal journalism training. She was a Black woman in an industry dominated by white men. She said yes anyway.
Braganza duty: How commission of omission by lender is set to become peg that will hoist former Kenyan minister from $27.8 million loss
Reality: The borrower asked the right questions and read the contract appropriately. Similarly, the bank was waiting for absolute discretion to trigger. This allowed them to stop funding ‘Phase 2’ the moment their exit became more profitable than the project’s success.
Film actor deferred university education for 50 years, then when she enrolled her professor saw her as ‘one of terrifyingly motivated students’
One of her first professors at UCLA, English professor Michael Colacurcio – who had been teaching for nearly half a century – called her “one of the most terrifyingly motivated students I’ve ever had.”
When God comes calling: How meeting with Pope touched film celebrity Dolores Hart who ditched Hollywood fame for the serenity of the convent
“In 1957, a 19-year-old actress nobody had heard of was handed the role of love interest to the most electric performer on the planet. Her name was Dolores Hart. His name was Elvis Presley. Filming began on Loving You. On her very first day on set, the director told her...
China queries US 301 trade probe in 60 economies it says seriously disrupts international economic and trade order
China, a founding member of the International Labour Organization, has ratified 28 international labour conventions and established a comprehensive system of labour laws and regulations to prevent and combat forced labour, the spokesperson said.
Plantation owners threw Black male slave into murky swamp but it refused to bury him, he survived and came back for all 43 of them
The procession toward the swamp moved slowly. Cypress knees jutted from the mud like broken bones. Spanish must swayed overhead. The torches hissed in the damp air. The swamp, vast and black, waited without ripple. Local folklore held that the swamp was bottomless in places that bodies thrown into it were never found. Alligators fed deep within its channels.
Sovereignty: How East African Development Bank choked Raphael Tuju loan, turned Kenyan into financial colony
Following your legal wrangle with Mr Raphael Tuju and the information you have just recently released, I and many other concerned Kenyan citizens and residents are disappointed at how you belittle our sovereignty, our Constitution, our Judiciary and our ex-chequer.
Lender set up Raphael Tuju, preliminary evidence shows as authentication of ‘receipts’ gets underway
We do not deal in rumours; we deal in “receipts.” Once we are fully satisfied with the authentication process, I will provide you with the full information. I will show you exactly how the borrower’s rights were infringed upon – not once, but twice.
