Representing the SADC
CNN — Ten lions have been killed in southern Kenya this past week, including six on Saturday alone, as human-wildlife conflict escalates in the region, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). This is “an unusually large number of lions to be killed at one go,” a spokesperson for the KWS told CNN on Sunday. … Read More “Ten lions killed in Kenya as conflict between humans and wild animals worsens | CNN” »
President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has asked Kenya’s largest juice maker, Kimani Rugendo, to consider investing in Malawi where fruits are readily available to serve as his raw material for his business. Chakwera made the sentiments when he met Rugendo in Kenya on Tuesday on his way back from the United Kingdom (UK) where he … Read More “Malawi: Chakwera Lures Kenya’s Largest Juice Maker to Invest in Malawi” »
CNN — Police have now recovered 89 bodies from mass graves in a forest in eastern Kenya, believed to be linked to a cult that allegedly encouraged its followers to starve themselves to gain salvation, the country’s government said. Kithure Kindiki, the Kenyan interior minister, said three people were found alive and rescued on Tuesday. … Read More “‘Weak and traumatized’ survivors found as 89 bodies recovered in Kenya starvation cult case | CNN” »
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday. Moments before, police fired tear gas and water cannons at his car as they blocked his supporters from entering … Read More “Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police | CNN” »
Malawi’s professional golfer Paul Chidale is set for Kenya Pro Golf Tour scheduled for three weeks. The Malawian golfer, who rose from a caddie to become a professional golfer, got a timely boost from Zamm Investment who assisted him with a K3.6 million to help him during the tournament. Chidale commended the company for the … Read More “Malawi’s Golf Star Set for Kenya Golf Tour” »
Malawi is facing its worst cholera outbreak in two decades. The outbreak started early in 2022 and has, so far, resulted in over 18,000 cases and the loss of 750 lives. It’s also forced the closure of schools and many businesses. Microbiologist Sam Kariuki, who is the director of Kenya’s Medical Research Institute, explains what … Read More “Africa: Why Cholera Continues to Threaten Many African Countries” »
CNN — Kenyan runner David Rudisha, a two-time Olympic 800m gold medalist, survived a plane crash in Kenya on Saturday, according to a statement from the non-profit conservation organization Big Life Foundation. Rudisha and five others were leaving an event known as the Masai Olympics in Kimana, Kenya when the small airplane they were on … Read More “Kenyan double Olympic gold medalist David Rudisha survives plane crash | CNN” »
IN SHORT: A recently elected MP sparked outrage with his proposal that Kenya’s two-term limit on a president’s service be done away with. But a photo of students in a makeshift log and thatch classroom doesn’t reflect on his record. It wasn’t taken in his constituency – or even in Kenya. A Kenyan MP who … Read More “Kenya: No, Photo of Crude Outdoor Classroom From Malawi – Not Constituency of Controversial New Kenyan MP” »
THE annual Uhuru Squash Open is back to conquer the hearts of sports lovers as players from Uganda, Zambia and Kenya have confirmed participating in the event. The event will commence on Friday and climax on Sunday at Colosseum Gym and Fitness Centre in Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Squash Federation (TSF) officer Marwa Busigara … Read More “East Africa: Four Nations Listed for Uhuru Squash Open” »
Nairobi, Kenya CNN — When a prominent Pakistani investigative journalist was shot dead by Kenyan police on a dirt road on the outskirts of Nairobi, the questions began swirling immediately. How did he come to be there? Why did the police shoot at his vehicle? And did his outspoken reporting – often critical of the … Read More “Arshad Sharif’s family demand justice as they grieve ‘kind-hearted’ journalist killed in Kenya | CNN” »
