HARARE – The spectacular rise and fall of Zimbabwe’s uncompromising First Lady, Grace Mugabe, had an unusual beginning: an office affair. Check also: Mugabe’s Regime Seems To Be Coming To An End, What Is Next For Zimbabwe? It was the early 1990s when President Robert Mugabe’s eye fell upon one of his shy young typists. She would become his wife, a ...

President Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s 93-year-old ruthless ruler since 1980, is under house arrest in his own mansion, detained by elements of his military. The generals say it’s not a coup, but it seems like one on the streets of the capital. Martin Geissler of Independent Television News reports from Harare and Hari Sreenivasan gets the reaction on the ground from ...

Equity Bank Uganda has unveiled city comedian and actor cum radio presenter Patriko Mujuuka as brand Ambassador. Addressing the press at the Bank’s Supreme branch along Buganda road in Kampala on Wednesday, Anthony Kituuka, the Equity Bank Uganda Executive Director, said that Mujuuka appeals to all types of classes from students to the corporates. Check also: UCC takes on MTN over ...

Australians have overwhelmingly voted in favour of legalising same sex marriage in a historic poll. The non-binding postal vote showed 61.6% of people favour allowing same-sex couples to wed, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. Check also: 12 Men Arrested In Tanzania Over Homosexuality Jubilant supporters have been celebrating in public spaces, waving rainbow flags and singing and dancing. A bill to ...

Four years after its launch, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Tanzania are benefiting from quicker and cheaper payments through the East African Payment System (EAPS). Currently serving a population of more than 150 million people – and with Burundi soon to go live on the platform – what are the driving forces behind EAPS and what impact is it having on ...