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Boris Johnson has confirmed for the first time how many children he has.During an interview with an American broadcaster, the prime minister said he has six children.Previously, Johnson has famously refused to say how many children he has, notably during the 2019 general election campaign.But Johnson, speaking to NBC’s Today show in an interview clip released on Tuesday, was asked about the upcoming birth of his second child with wife Carrie.NEW YORK, NEW YORK –…

From November, foreign travellers will be allowed to fly into the US if they are fully vaccinated, and undergo testing and contact tracing.The US has had tough restrictions on travel in place since early last year.The move answers a major demand from European allies, and means that families and friends separated by the restrictions can be reunited.White House Covid-19 coordinator Jeff Zients announced the new rules on Monday, saying: “This is based on individuals rather…

BREAKING NEWS: South Africa Johannesburg’s Zimbabwean mayor Jolee Dee Matongo who was elected only last month, has died in a car crash after the ANC program in Soweto which was led by party President Cyril Ramaphosa. – source online

Published4 days agoShare Documents show British American Tobacco (BAT) was involved in negotiations to pay between $300,000 and $500,000 to Mugabe’s Zanu-PF party in 2013. The documents also reveal BAT was paying bribes in South Africa and using illegal surveillance to damage rivals. BAT says it is committed to the highest standards of corporate conduct. President Mugabe’s 37-year rule was secured through elections marred by allegations of fraud and violence. He was ousted in 2017…

ANCIENT WORLD’S BIGGEST tree, by volume on Earth, 275ft (83m) General Sherman, about 2,500 years old in California’s world-famous Sequoia National Park is wrapped with fire-resistant blankets.Firefighters are wrapping fire-resistant blankets around ancient trees as blazes tear through California’s world-famous Sequoia National Park.Officials fear the fire could reach the Giant Forest, a grove of some of the world’s biggest trees, within hours.The forest hosts some 2,000 sequoias, including the 275ft (83m) General Sherman, the biggest…

COVID-19 VACCINATION: Today is the deadline for careworkers in England to have a first covid vaccination dose and they must be double vaccinated by 11 November 2021.

Businessman Conrad Mwanza has pledged to pay former Warriors skipper Bruce Grobbelaar’s salary for a year if the veteran is appointed Zimbabwe senior men’s national soccer team coach.Mwanza made the remarks following the sacking of Croatian coach Zdravko Logarusic by the ZimbabweFootball Association (ZIFA). Grobbelaar’s name has emerged among potential candidates for the vacant Warriors post along with bookies favorite Norman Mapeza and Taurai Mangwiro, among others.Mwanza is the founder of Zimbabwe Achievers Awards and…

Since UPND took over power in Zambia last month, there have been attempts by some quarters to drive a wedge between the two parties.In a statement, ZANU PF secretary for administration Dr Obert Mpofu said the revolutionary party respects Zambia’s sovereignty.“From the outset, His Excellency, President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, gave outright support to an absolute constitutional execution of the recent Zambian election. To this end, the First Secretary and President of ZANU PF, Cde ED…

A company linked to corruption involving billions of dollars is set to be unveiled as the flagship sponsor of Zimbabwe’s two biggest football clubs, Dynamos and Highlanders.Sakunda Holdings, which is owned by corruption-accused petroleum tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei, will on Tuesday unveil a US$1 million-a-year deal with each club for the next three years.The two clubs were teetering on the brink collapse after the Covid-19 pandemic robbed them of their major source of funding – gate…

He said that the body of former President Robert Mugabe can be exhumed after a traditional leader said that his burial had violated cultural practices.Mugabe, who died aged 95 in 2019, was buried in a courtyard of his family homestead. But after a local court hearing in May, the traditional leader said the internment broke local custom, the Reuters news agency reported at the time.“I give powers to those who are permitted by law to…