Stone-Throwing Hostility: SA Soldiers Face “Losing Battle” Against Aggressive Zimbabwe Border Jumpers

MUSINA – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is reportedly facing an unprecedented wave of aggression along the 223km Limpopo border. Soldiers deployed under Operation Corona are increasingly becoming targets of violent “stone-throwing” attacks by large groups of illegal migrants and smugglers, leaving them in a precarious position where they are often unable to retaliate.

End Digital Colonialism: PAP President Chief Fortune Charumbira Calls for Unified African Front to Secure Sensitive Data

By Tendai Keith Guvamombe
NAIROBI, KENYA – In a powerful defense of Africa’s digital future, H.E. Chief Fortune Charumbira, President of the Pan African Parliament (PAP), issued a stirring call for “Sensitive Data Sovereignty” at a high-level conference held at Tangaza University.

Addressing a distinguished gallery of Vice-Chancellors and international delegates, Chief Charumbira warned that Africa stands at a precarious crossroads between rapid technological advancement and a new era of “digital colonialism.”

From National Hero to “Citizen of the Universe”: Why UFC’s Themba Gorimbo Has Blocked Zimbabwe

Themba Gorimbo, the trailblazing athlete who made history as the first Zimbabwean to win a fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has ignited a firestorm of debate across the continent. In a deeply personal and polarizing revelation, the man once hailed as a beacon of Zimbabwean resilience has announced a total severance of ties with both his biological family and his home country.

You Don’t Fix Voter Turnout with Dates, You Fix It with Political Campaigns

An announcement by the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) expressing readiness to roll out the next municipal ballot between November 2 this year and January 31 next year was met with projections by analysts on what period would be optimal to increase voter turnout. The argument advanced by analysts in Business Day that a November political campaign period would boost voter turnout is intuitively appealing. Avoid the December shutdown, escape January fatigue, and voters will show up. It suggests there can be a neat administrative fix to a deeply political problem.