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UK-based firm Diaspora Insurance has appointed Ugandan musician and actress Sheebah Karungi, popularly known as Queen Sheebah, as its new brand ambassador in a move aimed at strengthening ties with African diaspora communities around the world.

US First Lady Melania Trump has firmly rejected any connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urging an end to what she described as damaging and unfounded claims while calling for new congressional hearings for survivors.

The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an application by African Century Limited, a registered Deposit Taking Microfinance Bank, seeking the release of a high-end Toyota Land Cruiser VXR valued at over US$147,000 seized by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.

Flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has donated a 2026 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD6 valued at US$80,000, along with US$50,000 in cash, to a man who lost his entire immediate family in a devastating road accident over the Easter holiday.

The Zimbabwean government has come under scrutiny after shockingly directing local authorities to purchase copies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s biography, A Life of Sacrifice, at a time when municipalities are struggling to provide basic services.

The government is facing mounting accusations of manipulating constitutional provisions to justify extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s rule, as a fierce legal and political dispute erupts over whether the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 of 2026 can lawfully proceed without a national referendum.

Highlanders have suspended chief executive officer Denzil Mnkandla over alleged financial mismanagement linked to the club’s recent tour of Botswana, while two other senior officials are facing mounting pressure over the same issue.

US President Donald Trump has threatened action against CNN after the broadcaster reported that Iran described recent developments as a “great victory” over the United States.

London’s Wireless Festival has been called off after US rapper Ye was denied entry to the UK, following renewed scrutiny of his past antisemitic remarks.

The High Court of Zimbabwe has slapped Joh and Lewis Investment (Pvt) Ltd, a mining company with a US$100,000 fine and sentenced its officials, Johanne Charasa, Knowledge Mazivanhanga and Peter Murengu to suspended jail terms for continuing mining operations in defiance of a court order.