Popular Zambian musician Chama Fumba, known by his stage name Pilato, who had fled Zambia and sought the help of Amnesty International to obtain asylum in South Africa after speaking out on corruption in his country, returned only to be arrested at Lusaka airport
If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
Africa’s only female head of state, President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim of Mauritius, has denied that she will step down after ceremonies to mark the country’s 50th anniversary of independence, following accusations involving personal purchases made on a bank card provided by a contentious NGO.
There was no one more appropriate to deliver the worst budget speech and possibly the most anti-poor budget since the advent of democracy than Malusi Gigaba. He has served his purpose and can now be fired.
The recent Corruption Perception Index (CPI) released by Transparency International ranked Botswana as the least corrupt country in Africa. Botswana has a strong anti-corruption campaign. Nigeria was ranked 148th in the world, a drop in performance from last year’s rankings.
In a sexist and discriminatory move the Ghanaian Immigration Service (GIS) has disqualified candidates with bleached skin and stretch marks from a massive recruitment exercise. Also barred are people with tattoos, dreadlocks and “bow legs”
Angola’s state oil company has announced an investigation into “possible misappropriation” of funds by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former president, during her time as the company’s chief executive.
The African National Congress was lauded for its moral authority in the fight against apartheid in South Africa, but many veterans of that era are deeply disillusioned by the party’s actions today.
Sani Abacha is suspected of having looted up to US$5 billion of public funds during his five-year reign as Nigerian leader. This lead to investigations and the posthumous freezing of some of his assets. Now Switzerland has agreed to release some of the money to the Nigerian government.
A 300-page report has exposed a litany of irregular transactions made with money meant for Nelson Mandela’s funeral and how provincial and municipal officials plundered money initially allocated for development in one of South Africa’s poorest provinces.
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