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‘Ramotswa Rapist’ ordered to undergo HIV Test and fingerprinting The man believed to be behind as many as 20 rapes in Ramotswa is now officially a convicted rapist having been found guilty of rape by Extension II Magistrates Court on Wednesday. With Gomolemo Loeto, 38, linked to several other cases, including two more currently before court, he is likely to be an old man by the time he is released from prison. Despite the suspect’s protest that the deed was consensual, Magistrate Keabetswe Majuta ruled the state had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt, finding him guilty of the 28 July 2024 rape of a woman at Goo Moeng Ward. Court further ordered Loeto to undergo HIV testing and fingerprinting ahead of sentencing, authorising police to use minimal force should he refuse to comply. The conviction comes months after The Voice reported on Loeto’s repeated attempts to resist providing blood...

0 La néobanque britannique Revolut vient de franchir une étape réglementaire majeure : elle a obtenu, via sa filiale Revolut Bank S.A., un agrément bancaire complet en France. L’autorisation a été délivrée conjointement par l’Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution (ACPR) et la Banque centrale européenne (BCE). Jusqu’ici, l’entreprise servait ses clients français depuis sa licence bancaire lituanienne : elle dispose désormais d’un statut d’établissement de crédit à part entière sur le sol français. Une étape réglementaire attendue depuis des mois Revolut avait annoncé dès 2025 son intention d’investir plus d’un milliard d’euros en Europe de l’Ouest et de solliciter une licence bancaire française pour accompagner sa croissance. L’obtention de cet agrément confirme cette ambition et place la France, aux côtés de la Lituanie, au rang de second pôle bancaire européen du groupe. Ce double ancrage réglementaire doit permettre à Revolut de proposer des produits davantage adaptés aux spécificités...

A diving physician with 15 years’ experience in the Maldives, who reviewed the hospital records of Sergeant First Class Mohamed Mahudhee at our request. Mahudhee’s death certificate records cerebral arterial gas embolism, due to a rapid ascent, due to the diver being removed from depth. The CT findings behind it are typical of a severe embolism – but as the physician points out, they cannot show why it happened. The same findings can be caused by a lung injury during a panicked ascent by a living diver, or produced afterwards in a body brought rapidly to the surface from depth. Two explanations. Entirely different deaths. The imaging alone cannot choose between them. What could have settled it: a forensic post-mortem, which ADK Hospital itself recommended and could not perform – none was conducted, and Mahudhee was buried within hours. And the dive profile recorded on his dive computer, which would...

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has directed the immediate closure of the secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses in the FCT. The FCT Administration disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka. The statement read, “Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has directed that the Secretariat of the dissolved Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses (SFGH) in the Federal Capital Territory be closed down with immediate effect.” It said Wike “also approved the creation of a division in the Departrment of Land Administration to handle matters relating to sales of Federal Government Houses in the FCT.” The division will take over responsibilities previously handled by the defunct Ad-hoc Committee on Sales of Federal Government Houses. The statement said the secretariat...

Zambia‘s general election on Thursday will be fought on economic recovery, governance reforms and a sweeping change to the country’s parliamentary map. Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema, leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND), is seeking a second term against 14 opponents. His principal challenger is Brian Mundubile, a former ally of the late President Edgar Lungu, who has surged to the front of a fragmented opposition after being backed by a coalition of rival parties. The Electoral Commission announced in April that 70 new constituencies would be added, raising the number of parliamentary seats from 156 to 226, creating smaller, more local voting districts. Up to 8.7 million voters are expected to take part in the elections, a majority of whom are women. Economic issues dominate Zambia’s election campaign Economic issues dominate voters’ concerns. Official data shows that over 70% of the population lives on less than three dollars a day,...

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MBABANE – A total of 114 street children and vulnerable individuals have been relocated to safe facilities across Eswatini following the severe cold front that hit the country. Deputy Director of Social Welfare in the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office, Marcelia Dlamini, confirmed yesterday that social welfare officers have successfully placed 114 street children and vulnerable people into temporary shelters in towns nationwide. Dlamini stated that her office is organising resources in collaboration with municipal councils, which have assisted in identifying temporary shelters for those affected. She confirmed that the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office has supplied essential food and warm clothing to all individuals relocated so far. Dlamini noted that field assessments remain ongoing across the towns and explained that official figures may increase as social workers continue their operations. The mass relocation comes as Eswatini braces for extreme cold temperatures, persistent heavy rainfall, and strong winds. The Eswatini Meteorological Service...