FBI Agent who spied for Russia found dead in Colorado prison

By Chloe Kim updated at 0755 EAT on Tuesday 06th June 2023 An FBI agent-turned-Russian mole who is notorious as one of the most damaging spies in US history has been found dead in prison. Robert Hanssen was discovered at a maximum-security facility in Florence, Colorado, on Monday morning. Hanssen, 79, received more than $1.4m…

South Africa Grants Putin Diplomatic Immunity to Attend Brics Summit

By Andre van Wyk Cape Town — South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) Minister Naledi Pandor gazetted a notice providing diplomatic immunity to officials attending the the BRICS summit in August. The decision bears significance as it comes in the wake of an international warrant of arrest issued by the International Criminal Court for…

M7 Signs Anti-Gay Bill Into Law

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed the anti-homosexuality bill into law. According to Attorney-General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, who is the chief legal adviser to the government, the new law provides for a mandatory death sentence for a person convicted of aggravated homosexuality. Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among confirmed that the president executed his constitutional mandate as prescribed…

Tributes flow for Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner

Summary … Which we’re drawing to a close shortly. We’ve been taking in the reaction to the death in Switzerland of Tina Turner. The multiple Grammy Award-winning star was 83. From the Obamas to Oprah, Beyonce to Brian Wilson, numerous big names have been celebrating the life of the late soul star. Many quoted one of her top hits back to…

Witchcraft Fears at Makerere

By Jacobs Odongo Seaman On Thursday October 27 last year, a laity from St Augustine Chapel in Makerere was called into a college principal’s office. The principal was thoroughly shaken. A quick spiritual exorcism in the office reassured the principal enough that he was able to post an unusually lengthy sermon on Muasa’s WhatsApp group…

“It was not right for a single leader from one developed country to summon over 50 African Heads of State for a meeting which will most likely end up being a photo op.” Ruto Attacks the West for Treating African Presidents like School Children

Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 0707 EAT on Monday 21st May 2023 President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed world, saying that at times they are treated like “school children” when they attend international meetings to which they are invited. His…