I was robbed, ‘sad’ Mercado says after Zarika defeat

By Isaac Swila,

Mexican boxer Yamileth Mercado who lost to Kenya's Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika in a World Boxing Council super-bantamweight title fight on Saturday has ...

Fatuma 'Iron Fist' Zarika , judges , Mexican boxer , unjust ruling , World Boxing Council super-bantamweight , Yamileth Mercado

Photos: Post election violence in Zimbabwe as voters await results

By Agencies,

Zimbabwe opposition leader’s spokesman Nkululeko Sibanda has said the army’s reaction in quelling violence in the capital was disproportionate and...

Emmerson Mnangagwa , MDC leader Nelson Chamisa , Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) , Zimbabwe election

Semenya testosterone drama angers South Africa

By AFP,

Anger is mounting in South Africa over new athletics rules prescribing maximum testosterone levels in female competitors widely seen as targeting the ...

Caster Semenya , testosterone

Semenya offered help to fight ‘wrong’ testosterone ruling

By AFP,

Indian sprinter Dutee Chand said track and field's new rules on women's testosterone levels were "wrong" and offered legal help to Olympic champion Ca...

Caster Semenya , Dutee Chand

Ousted Catalan leader blasts Spain after Belgium frees him

By AFP,

Catalonia's sacked separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday denounced Spain as unjust after he was freed on bail in Belgium, as the case caused t...

Carles Puigdemont , CATALONIAN REGIONAL PRESIDENT CARLES PUIGDEMONT , spain attack , SPAIN CRISIS

Stop attacking the Judiciary, Wetangula tells Uhuru

By Wahome Gitonga,

National Super Alliance leader Moses Wetangula has told President Uhuru Kenyatta to stop his attacks on the Judiciary which he termed as unjustified. ...

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Civil servants eyeing political posts to remain in office after losing nominations

By Citizen Reporter,

Public officers planning to vie for elective seats in the August election can now breathe easy after a Kericho Court ruled that they can remain in off...

In South Africa, immigration feeds corrupt officials and race hate

By Reuters,

In 2010 police in Johannesburg shot Justin Ejimkonye, a Nigerian migrant, in the leg. The reason why is unclear: It took the police 18 months to charg...

Court blocks DPP from charging Jirongo

By Dzuya Walter,

The High Court has barred the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Keriako Tobiko, to charge former Lugari Member of Parliament, Cyrus Jirongo, wi...

Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko , former Lugari MP Cyrus Jirongo , Justice George Odunga , linking Jonathan Moi with a 50 million shilling land fraud

Burundi police shoot at students protesting against colleagues’ arrest

By Reuters,

Police in Burundi shot and wounded a student and a taxi-driver on Friday during a protest by schoolchildren against the arrest of their colleagues for...

Burundi , Burundi police shoot at students protesting against colleagues' arrest

Blow to media as court rules Media Council Act constitutional

By Maureen Murimi,

Media practitioners have suffered a major blow after the High Court declared the Media Council Act and the Kenya Information and Communication Amendme...

kenya , media , Media Council Act , Media houses

Uganda police blame opposition for campaign violence

By Agencies,

The spokesman for Uganda’s police says main opposition leader Kizza Besigye and his supporters are to blame for campaign violence on Wednesday. T...

elections , Police , uganda , violence

Former PM found guilty of bribing legislators

By Agencies,

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was found guilty on Wednesday of bribing a Senator to switch factions in a move which helped topple th...

Alarm Over Impeachment of Governors

By Citizen,

Senate Majority Leader Kithure Kindiki has hinted that he will draft a bill that will raise the threshold for impeaching governors. This he says i...

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