South African opposition leader Julius Malema has been found guilty of discharging a firearm in public, following a seven-year legal battle stemming from a 2018 incident. A video released at the time showed the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader firing multiple live rounds into the air during his party’s fifth-anniversary…
The United States government has entered a partial shutdown after lawmakers failed to agree on a stopgap spending bill before the September 30 deadline. Funding lapsed at 00:01 EDT (04:01 GMT) on Wednesday, forcing non-essential federal services to close and leaving hundreds of thousands of workers uncertain about their pay.…
Nakuru Governor Susan Kihika has dismissed renewed criticism following the circulation of an old video that appeared to show her commissioning a non-functional water tap. The clip, which resurfaced online this week, sparked a wave of backlash, with critics accusing her administration of staging cosmetic launches. However, Governor Kihika brushed…
Democratic for Citizens Party (DCP) interim deputy party leader, Cleophas Malalah, has dismissed claims by Jubilee Party Secretary General Jeremiah Kioni that former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua is secretly collaborating with President William Ruto. Speaking in Malava while rallying support for DCP’s candidate, Edgar Busieka, in the upcoming by-elections, Malalah…
Belgut Member of Parliament Nelson Koech has issued a stern warning to students across Kericho County and the country, declaring that those who participate in the torching of schools will be treated as criminals. Speaking in Kericho on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Koech said he will push for legislation to…
Litein Boys High School in Kericho County has been closed for the second time in September after renewed threats of a student strike on Monday, September 29, 2025. The closure came as parents accompanied students back to the school to inspect damages from a violent rampage on September 21, which…
South Africa is mourning the sudden death of its ambassador to France, Nkosinathi Emmanuel “Nathi” Mthethwa, who was found dead outside a high-rise hotel in Paris on Monday night. According to French prosecutors, the 58-year-old diplomat had been reported missing by his wife after she received a worrying text message…
Saboti Member of Parliament Caleb Amisi has strongly criticised Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing him of failing to address the escalating insecurity in his constituency. Speaking in Parliament on September 30, 2025, Amisi highlighted a disturbing surge in violent crimes in Nakara Village, including multiple cases of defilement, rape,…
Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced a cash reward of Ksh1 million for information leading to the re-arrest of Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, the prime suspect in the notorious Kware murders. In a statement issued on September 30, 2025, the agency urged the public to come forward with any…
Rescue teams in East Java, Indonesia, are racing against time to save scores of students and workers feared trapped under the rubble of a collapsed school building. The tragedy struck on Monday at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, around 780 km east of Jakarta, when the structure…