Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the 29-year-old youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was arrested alongside four other men, according to reports published on 4 November 2026. The four other suspects were identified as Munashe Mubawu, 43; Terrence Johannes Chinyemba, 42; Fredson Peter, 33; and Solomon Pamire, 34. The arrests relate to an alleged assault on a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission investigator during an operation to seize two vehicles allegedly smuggled from South Africa. The incident allegedly occurred on the evening of 3 November 2026 at The Brompton Guest Lodge in Highlands, Harare. The two vehicles targeted in the…
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This weekend sees the final round of the 2026 Rob’s Magic Rally Raid Championship, which will roar into action on Saturday at the Soysambu Wildlife Conservancy. An entry of 25 competitors, on bikes, quads, cars and buggies are entered for this 220km cross country motor race. The top 4 competitors, Ian Duncan (the reigning champion), Ross Field (a multiple champion on bikes and cars), as well as Robbie Calder and Chinu Matharu, are all separated by only a handful of points. The strategy is simple – the winner takes the title! The 2026 Rob’s Magic Rally Raid Championship has taken…
The Democrats have swept to victory in the US midterm elections, taking control of Congress. While the incumbent president’s party generally tends to have a bad night in these elections, the scale of the Republican defeat is being viewed as a resounding rejection of Donald Trump’s two years in the White House. From angry voters to an unpopular president, here are five reasons why the Republicans lost so many seats. 1. Soaring cost of living From coast to coast, voters across the US have been grappling with the soaring cost of essentials. That anger was palpable on the ground in…
A police Inspector was charged with the murder of Dr Victoria Mutiso, who was assassinated on July 29, 2026, in Upper Hill, Nairobi. Inspector Kenneth Kipkemboi Sang was charged with murder contrary to Section 203 as read with Section 204 of the Penal Code, Cap 63, Laws of Kenya. According to the particulars of the offence, on the morning of 29th July 2026 at about 9:30 am along Mawensi Road in Kilimani Sub-County within Nairobi County, the accused, jointly with others not before court, murdered Dr Mutiso. The accused was presented before the court to answer the charge before Justice…
Soon after Hakeem Jeffries arrived in the House in 2013, one of his earliest mentors approached a group of senior Black Democrats with a message. “I think he is the one,” former Rep. Eddie Bernie Johnson told lawmakers at the time, including Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, who recalled she was seated in her long-time perch on the House floor when she made the prediction. Within months, that same bloc of Black Democrats began meeting regularly over dinner to discuss Jeffries’ future — drawing up plans to ensure that he would replace then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi when she retired and hoping to cement…
The National Basketball Association (NBA) says it removed Rwanda’s army team from its African league because of US sanctions imposed on the country in March. The NBA had previously said the Rwandan army-funded Armée Patriotique Rwandaise (APR) club would not participate in the 2026 Basketball Africa League (BAL). However this is the first time the NBA has revealed the reasons behind the APR’s removal. The association was responding to complaints by two US senators, who sent a letter asking them to reconsider their partnership with the Rwandan team. The US placed sanctions on the Rwandan army, accusing it of fuelling…
Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with the US has said that Americans have “said NO TO WAR”, after President Donald Trump’s Republican Party suffered a stunning defeat in the midterm elections. “We endorse this message,” parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf wrote on X. “If the US [government] betrays their public will to serve international paymasters and blackmailers, it will learn our NO comes with a Nightmare,” he warned. Trump acknowledged on Tuesday that the poor results for Republican congressional candidates were partly due to the war and the related surge in petrol prices. But he insisted that he did not…
British celebrity hairstylist and beauty brand entrepreneur John Frieda has died aged 75. Frieda became a firm favourite with celebrities throughout the 1960s and 1970s, and is known to have cut hair for clients including British model Twiggy, US First Lady Jackie Kennedy and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. He was also known for the range of hair products bearing his name, and the iconic Purdey bowl cut which he created for The New Avengers actor Joanna Lumley in 1976. His death was announced by his hair salon in an Instagram post on Tuesday. “It is with heavy hearts that…
UFC Fight Night 293 has a new main event, and it came together late. Sean Brady was scheduled to meet Gabriel Bonfim in a welterweight headliner on Nov. 7 at the Meta Apex in Enterprise, Nevada. On Oct. 29, Brady withdrew due to a staph infection in his knee, and the bout was canceled. The UFC then booked a heavyweight fight that had not originally been scheduled — Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Johnny Walker — as the event’s new headliner. That makes UFC Vegas 124, also known as UFC Fight Night 293, a card defined by adjustment. The original main event…
Police confirmed the recovery of a second female body from the rubble of the collapsed building in Eastleigh, Nairobi. In an update issued on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the police said the multi-agency rescue team retrieved the body as the search-and-rescue operation continued. The NPS further revealed that four survivors have so far been pulled alive from the rubble. “So far, a total of four survivors have been pulled alive from the rubble. Unfortunately, the multi-agency team retrieved a second female body from the site today, 3 November 2026. Police extend heartfelt sympathies to the family and friends of the…
The Milimani Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered Ikanga/Kyatune Ward Member of County Assembly (MCA) Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka to be remanded at Kamukunji Police Station following charges of mobile phone theft. According to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), Musyoka was accused of stealing 42 mobile phones valued at Ksh.609,000 from a shop belonging to Dahir Adan Mohamud along Luthuli Avenue, Nairobi, on August 5, 2026. Following his arrest on October 22, 2026, Musyoka was arraigned before Principal Magistrate Geoffrey Onsarigo, where he denied the charge. Police linked the accused to two other alleged mobile phone theft incidents…
The postmortem on the body of 86-year-old Dorita Macharia, mother of actress Regina Re, revealed she died from excessive bleeding following multiple stab wounds to the neck. Government pathologist Dr. Bernard Midia also found cuts on her face and neck, pointing to a violent attack. The findings come a day after Regina Re, her daughter Thandie Malaika, her brother Jimmy Macharia and Immanuel Munyeki were remanded for 10 days as detectives investigate the death. DCI detectives from Gigiri, three pathologists and lawyers representing the deceased and the accused converged at Lee Funeral Home for Dorita’s postmortem examination. Dorita was found…
The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has condemned the reported abduction and disappearance of advocate Abshir Ahmedsadak Abdi, demanding his immediate production and urgent investigations into the circumstances surrounding his disappearance. In a statement issued by LSK President Charles Kanjama, the society said Abdi, of Abshir & Njagi Advocates, was reportedly abducted on the morning of Monday, November 2, along Muchai Road, off Ngong Road in Nairobi. According to information received by the society, the advocate was pursued by two vehicles, a Toyota Prado TX and a double-cab vehicle, whose occupants were allegedly armed with firearms. Some of the occupants…
The US has urged Venezuela to release the remaining political prisoners being held in the South American country. More than 1,000 political prisoners have been freed since US forces seized Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a military raid on Caracas on 3 January and took him to New York, where he faces trial on drug-trafficking and torture charges. But Venezuelan prisoners’ rights group Foro Penal says 322 people remain in detention. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met his Venezuelan counterpart, Oliver Blanco, on Monday where he called for their release and discussed reforms aimed at laying the groundwork for…
Tenerife striker Jesus de Miguel has died after the 30-year-old suffered a serious injury during a Spanish second-division match. The forward suffered head and chest injuries during a match against FC Andorra on Monday in a heavy collision with goalkeeper Jesus Owono, who was sent off for his challenge. De Miguel’s condition was described as ‘stable but serious’ on Monday but his health deteriorated on Tuesday morning, with the Spaniard dying at 07:00 GMT. Reuters reported on Tuesday that police in Spain have opened an investigation for possible involuntary manslaughter following De Miguel’s death. Under Spanish law, any death that…