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Jan
21
2026
By The African Mirror
Former Botswana Energy Minister charged with corruption, granted bail

Former Botswana Energy Minister charged with corruption, granted bail

NEWS
BOTSWANA’S former Minister of Minerals and Energy Lefoko Maxwell Moagi appeared in court on Monday, facing corruption and money laundering charges linked to millions of pula in alleged kickbacks from mining and energy companies. Moagi, who served in the former Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) government, was granted P5,000 bail by the Gaborone Regional Magistrate Court in Broadhurst. He must notify authorities before travelling outside the country and will return to court on March 31 for a status hearing. The former minister faces three separate counts spanning transactions totalling more than P5 million between April 2024 and April 2025. In the…
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Jan
20
2026
By The African Mirror
When the waters came: Mozambique’s season of sorrow

When the waters came: Mozambique’s season of sorrow

NEWS
THE rain began as it always does in southern Mozambique - a gentle drumming on corrugated iron roofs, a welcome relief from the January heat. But this time, the drumming did not stop. It grew louder, more insistent, transforming from blessing to curse as the heavens opened with a fury that would reshape lives, erase homes, and carve sorrow into the red earth of Gaza Province. In the town of Chókwè, 200 kilometres north of Maputo, Maria José watched the muddy waters of the Limpopo River swallow her world. First came the streets - familiar pathways where her children once…
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Jan
20
2026
By STAFF REPORTER
Twisted metal and shattered dreams: the wreckage that speaks of 13 young lives lost

Twisted metal and shattered dreams: the wreckage that speaks of 13 young lives lost

NEWS
A mangled white minibus taxi lies crumpled on a Vanderbijlpark roadside, its twisted frame and shattered windows bearing mute testimony to the catastrophic violence of Monday morning's collision. The vehicle's grotesque distortion - metal bent at impossible angles, seats torn from their moorings, broken glass scattered like deadly confetti across the tarmac - tells the story that official statistics cannot: how thirteen young South African lives were extinguished in an instant on what should have been an ordinary school commute. Emergency vehicles surrounded the wreckage, their flashing lights casting urgent red and blue shadows across a scene of devastation. Paramedics…
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Jan
20
2026
By SPORTS CORRESPONDENT
FIFA unhappy, CAF threatens crackdown after chaotic scenes mar AFCON 2025 final

FIFA unhappy, CAF threatens crackdown after chaotic scenes mar AFCON 2025 final

NEWS
AFRICAN football's governing body has condemned "unacceptable behaviour" by players and officials during Sunday's TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations final and warned of disciplinary action against those responsible for scenes that overshadowed Senegal's championship victory. The Confederation of African Football said it is reviewing footage of the match between Senegal and Morocco, which was brought to a halt after Senegal's players walked off the pitch in protest over a disputed penalty decision. FIFA president Gianni Infantino joined the condemnation, describing the incident as a stain on what should have been a celebration of African football. FIFA president Gianni Infantino. "We…
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Jan
19
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
A trail of ruin: The devastating floods ravaging southern Africa

A trail of ruin: The devastating floods ravaging southern Africa

NEWS
THE waters came with a vengeance that southern Africa had not witnessed in decades. Since late December 2025, relentless rainfall driven by La Niña weather patterns has transformed the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga into disaster zones, leaving death, destruction, and desperation in its wake. The floodwaters, swollen with fury, have surged across international boundaries into neighbouring Mozambique, where they have replicated their devastation with equal ferocity - claiming lives, obliterating infrastructure, and leaving communities stranded in a fight for survival. This is not merely a story of meteorological extremes. It is a chronicle of human tragedy, governmental crisis response,…
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Jan
19
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENTS
Uganda prepares for Museveni inauguration amid video evidence of electoral fraud

Uganda prepares for Museveni inauguration amid video evidence of electoral fraud

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UGANDA is preparing for the inauguration of President Yoweri Museveni to his seventh term in office, even as opposition leaders present video evidence they say proves systematic rigging of the January 15 presidential election. Museveni, 81, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, was declared the winner with 71.61% of the vote by the Electoral Commission. The result extends his nearly four-decade grip on power, making him one of Africa's longest-serving leaders. However, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, known as Bobi Wine, has released video footage purporting to show electoral commission officials marking ballot papers in favour of Museveni at polling stations…
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Jan
19
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
A $4.5 billion case tests Nigeria’s anti-corruption machinery

A $4.5 billion case tests Nigeria’s anti-corruption machinery

NEWS
IN the hushed courtroom of Justice Rahman Oshodi's Special Offences Court, a dramatic reversal unfolded that speaks volumes about the challenges facing Nigeria's fight against elite corruption. What began as explosive allegations of prosecutorial misconduct by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) ended with those very claims crumbling under the weight of cross-examination. At the centre of this legal storm sits Godwin Emefiele, the former Governor of Nigeria's Central Bank, facing 19 counts of receiving gratification and making corrupt demands during his tenure overseeing Africa's largest economy. The charges relate to a staggering $4.5 billion in alleged fraud -…
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Jan
17
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENT
Tanzania’s president pardons nearly 1,800 as nation confronts deadly post-election violence

Tanzania’s president pardons nearly 1,800 as nation confronts deadly post-election violence

NEWS
PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has announced executive clemency for 1,787 people convicted in connection with post-election violence that shook Tanzania in late October, as she pledged a path toward national healing following what she described as "unprecedented incidents" that left the country reeling. Speaking at the annual Diplomatic Sherry Party relocated to the capital for the first time, Hassan outlined her administration's "4Rs" framework - Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms, and Rebuilding - to address the aftermath of the October 29, 2025, unrest that has cast a shadow over the East African nation's democratic credentials. While the president did not specify casualty…
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Jan
17
2026
By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
The prophet, the penalty shootout, and the pummeling

The prophet, the penalty shootout, and the pummeling

NEWS
ONCE upon a tournament in the sun-scorched realm of African football, there lived a man named Karamogo Sinayoko who made a career decision that would prove... let's say cosmically inadvisable. Our protagonist - blessed with either tremendous confidence or catastrophic judgment - declared himself a prophet. Not just any prophet, mind you, but one with a very specific celestial portfolio: helping Mali win the Africa Cup of Nations through the mystical art of spiritual meddling. The devoted faithful of Mali, their hearts swollen with hope and their wallets lighter by nearly $39,000, placed their trust (and considerable cash) in Sinayoko's…
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Jan
16
2026
By OWN CORRESPONDENTS
When the sky turns to fury: floods wreak havoc in South Africa – 19 dead, infrastructure damaged, villages, towns, Kruger Park flooded

When the sky turns to fury: floods wreak havoc in South Africa – 19 dead, infrastructure damaged, villages, towns, Kruger Park flooded

NEWS
THE heavens opened with a vengeance over South Africa's northeastern provinces, unleashing a torrent that would remake the landscape and test the limits of human resilience. What began as rain became something far more primal - a biblical deluge that transformed rivers into raging monsters, swallowed roads whole, and reminded a nation that nature's fury acknowledges no boundaries. Across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, the death toll has climbed to 19, with bodies still being recovered from flood-swollen waters. Each number represents a life cut short - mothers swept away while crossing streams, children caught in currents, families torn apart by waters…
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