By Frank Ulom KINSHASA (CONVERSEER) – Fresh fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has triggered a new wave of displacement, with thousands fleeing villages in South Kivu as clashes between the Congolese Armed Forces and M23 rebels intensify. Families carrying their belongings were seen trekking through the region over the weekend, escaping what…
By Joe Udo KIGALI (CONVERSEER) – The United States and Rwanda have signed a $228 million agreement designed to strengthen Rwanda’s health sector and support long-term financial independence in national health management. The announcement was made late on Friday, shortly after Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Felix Tshisekedi reaffirmed their…
By Our Reporter CAPE TOWN (CONVERSEER) – President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the killing of Marius “Vlam” van der Merwe, a key witness before the Madlanga Commission, describing the attack as “heinous” and a direct assault on the integrity of South Africa’s justice system. Van der Merwe, publicly known as Witness D, was shot outside…
By Our Reporter BRAKPAN (CONVERSEER) – Marius ‘Vlam’ van der Merwe, also known as Witness D in the Madlanga Commission, was tragically shot and killed in front of his family in Brakpan. Van der Merwe, a former officer with the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD) and the owner of QRF Task Team, had testified in…
By Joe Udo HARARE (CONVERSEER) – A United States-based 33-year-old Zimbabwean senior high school teacher, Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge, has been charged in court for allegedly raping a 16-year-old male student. Makedenge was arraigned before Harare Magistrates Court on 28 November, after her sex video with the 16-year-old on 2 August surfaced online It was alleged…
