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SA man who burnt lover to death jailed for 20 years

A South African court has sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend by dousing her with petrol and setting her alight at her flat in Johannesburg in 2018. The magistrate described Mpho Thobane as a “cold-blooded killer” and a coward who fled after torching Viwe …

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Coronavirus: EU urged to adopt ‘vaccine passports’

Greece and Austria are urging other EU states to adopt coronavirus vaccination “passports” which could help revive Europe’s stricken tourist industry. The idea of such a document, likely to be a certificate, would be to permit those who have been vaccinated to travel freely within the EU. The proposal was …

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Popular Ghanaian photographer Bob Pixel passes away

Popular Ghanaian photographer Emmanuel Bobbie of Bob Pixel has died Reports say he suffered from COVID-19 complications. The photographer who is celebrated in the local photography scene died Thursday afternoon, Starr News has learnt. Bobbie is known for his professional works for high profile politicians and celebrities. According to latest …

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KIA workers withdraw services; demand MD’s remova

Workers of Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will on Friday withdraw some of their services in protest of alleged mismanagement by the Managing Director, Mr Yaw Kwakwa. A statement issued Thursday directed all general staff to withdraw their services at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) from 06:00hrs Friday, 26th February 2021, …

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Woman arrested for having s3x with 13-year-old boy

A yet-to-be-identified Greendale woman has been arrested after she was caught red-handed having sex with a 13-year-old boy at the teenager’s parents’ home in Houghton Park, Zimbabwe. The minor’s mother got the shock of her life when she returned home on Tuesday, February 23, and caught her son being sexually abused by …

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Man gets 20 years for setting alight girlfriend

The 31-year-old woman was admitted to Charlotte Maxeke Hospital in Johannesburg with severe burn wounds but succumbed to her injuries. The Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Mpho Thobane to 20 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Viwe Dalingozi, in 2018. Thobane was found guilty of premeditated murder …

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High Court judge under investigation after irate lover leaked his nudes

The Zimbabwean Judicial Services Commission has announced that it is now investigating Bulawayo High Court judge, Justice Thompson Mabhikwa, after his nudes,  bedroom photos, as well as raunchy WhatsApp messages were leaked on social media. The nude photos and WhatsApp messages are suspected to have been leaked by an irate lover when she …

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Ayine discharged of contempt charge

The Supreme Court has discharged former Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine over the contempt charge. This was after the court met today to weigh his execution of its directive to purge himself of contempt. Dr Ayine was on last Monday, February 22 hauled before the apex court for scandalizing …

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Sad news hits musician Slim Busterr’s camp

Darkness has clouded the camp of veteran musician, Slim Busterr as one of his team members, Tettey Doo, passes on. Born Paul Tetteh, Doo, who was Slim’s lead dancer and choreographer, died in a motorbike accident on Sunday, February 21. The death of the irresistible 43-year-old dancer was announced by …

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Akufo-Addo to take first jab of Covid-19 vaccine

President Akufo-Addo will receive the first dose of the initial consignment of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Wednesday. “President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated,” Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential advisor on health, disclosed. According to Dr Nsiah-Asare, the move to have the President take the …

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Contempt: Supreme Court to determine Ayine’s fate today

The fate of former Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, who is a subject of contempt of court, would be determined later this morning by the Supreme Court. Dr Ayine was on last Monday, February 22 hauled before the apex court for scandalizing in a post-election petition court hearing address …

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