Former US Marine Robert Gilman, jailed in Russia since 2022, is in critical condition and may be near death after being transferred to a psychiatric hospital.
US officials are urging Moscow to release him for urgent medical treatment as his family fears he may not survive.
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The information I'm getting is there has been a massacre in Tanzania. SADC is silent. Africa is silent. The world is silent. This monster is committing genocide
Dear Tanzanians
One of the biggest cancers we have in the SADC is the toxic ZANU PF from Zimbabwe. The architects of all election rigging and corruption. In Botswana they tried it and the people removed the BDP because of their cozy relationship with ZANU PF. Then the moved to Tanzania 🇹🇿. Samia was an attentive student. What must happen in SADC is a collective SADC citizens push to remove dictators starting with the God father of all tyranny called ZANU PF! We can not settle for regime that congratulate each other for “winning” elections through massacres!
President Ibrahim Traore, who assumed power in Burkina Faso over two years ago, has been hailed for groundbreaking reforms, including the construction of the nation’s first gold refinery and a 50% salary increase for civil servants.
Traoré, now 37, became the world’s youngest head of state in 2022 after a coup, focusing on economic self-reliance and cultural pride. His leadership has sparked widespread support across Africa, with civilians reportedly guarding roundabouts to protect him
Here’s a list of some of what Captain Ibrahim Traore has achieved in Burkina in less than 2 years he took over. 👇
When Trump once refered to Africa as a sh!thole, every African was offended and called him racist. But when you put emotions aside, we're in the 21st century and we're a continent still battling medieval diseases e.g
• cholera
• malaria
• bed bugs
Come on Africa
I have always said that at least 2,500 Zimbabwean women die every year giving birth, but ZANUPF propagandists claimed I was lying, even though it is United Nations data.
Today, the pro-ZANUPF Daily News newspaper has reported that 54 Zimbabwean women and 300 babies died during childbirth in January.
Those are recorded deaths; they do not include those who die and are not officially recorded as such.
This is because there are nowhere near enough maternity theatres in Zimbabwean hospitals. The biggest hospital in Zimbabwe, Sally Mugabe, has only one maternity theatre, built in 1977 by Ian Smith. He built two, but only one is working today after a South African bank had to step in and refurbish it, before that there was none working.
As a result, 70% of women giving birth at Musina Hospital in South Africa’s Limpopo province are Zimbabwean, according to South Africa’s Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi.
If it were not for South Africa’s generosity, more Zimbabwean women would have died giving birth.
All this is happening as Zimbabweans prepare to celebrate 45 years of postcolonial rule tomorrow.
All this is caused by the insane looting of public funds by Mnangagwa and his criminal cartels!
No To 2030 Agenda!
"I stand with all genuine moves to remove the oppressive ZANU PF regime from power. This regime is evil and satanic. Anyone who gains directly or indirectly from their dirty trinkets should know that you are the enemy of the people. This country has been under oppression for a long time!", NDWG Chief Facilitator, Hon Job Sikhala
I just watched this Dug Up episode by @iAmKudaMaynard, and I must say, it’s more than just important. It’s urgent. It’s critical.
As someone with experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT), I understand how quickly a single scandal can undo years of reform. Financial systems run on trust. And when that trust is broken, especially through state-linked transactions involving public funds, the entire system becomes fragile. International bodies don’t wait for court verdicts. They act based on patterns, on risk, and on red flags like this.
According to the episode and other media houses, South Africa’s Financial Intelligence Centre is reportedly investigating a massive transaction involving Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Finance, which allegedly paid R1.1 billion to South Africa’s Ren-Form to supply election materials to ZEC. But what’s deeply troubling is that over R800 million of that money was allegedly redirected into accounts linked to Wicknell Chivayo, via companies like Intratrek and Dolintel Trading, etc.
This isn’t just another case of elite corruption. It bears the hallmarks of transnational money laundering. And that means it’s not just ZEC’s problem. It’s everyone’s problem.
Zimbabweans across platforms, X Spaces, WhatsApp groups, Instagram Lives, have been discussing this case. Some are outraged. Others are, disturbingly, defending it. But what Maynard brings to the table an important perspective. He moves the conversation beyond individuals and into the territory of systemic risk: what this means for Zimbabwe’s entire financial system.
When public money crosses borders under questionable circumstances, it invites attention from international watchdogs like the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which monitors global money laundering risks. Zimbabwe is already on their radar. This kind of scandal could fast-track a return to the FATF grey list. ESAAMLG, the regional AML body, and the Egmont Group, which links financial intelligence units globally, will almost certainly get involved.
These organisations don’t intervene out of curiosity. They act to protect the integrity of the global financial system. If Zimbabwe is seen as enabling public-sector money laundering, it becomes a high-risk country. That’s when the sanctions begin. That’s when correspondent banks start pulling out.
And that’s where ordinary Zimbabweans will feel it.
Correspondent banks are foreign institutions that work with Zimbabwean banks and are essential for processing USD transactions. When Zimbabwe was last greylisted, we lost over 100 of them and;
•Remittances slowed or stopped.
•Businesses couldn’t pay foreign suppliers.
•NGOs struggled to operate.
•The flow of USD, critical to our economy, dried up.
During the GNU era, when dollarisation helped stabilise Zimbabwe, those correspondent banks were absolutely vital. They trusted us enough to keep USD flowing. If that trust is lost again, we’ll be forced to rely solely on the Zim dollar. And we all know what that leads to: hyperinflation, fuel queues, medication shortages, and shattered savings.
Let’s be clear: it won’t be Wicknell or the officials who suffer. It’ll be the mother waiting for a remittance from her child in the UK. The school that can’t get textbooks. The shop owner who can’t restock. The nurse who saved in USD only to find her money worth less every day.
This isn’t just about one man, one deal, or one department. This is about Zimbabwe’s future. Our financial credibility. Our access to global trade. Our ability to survive.
Maynard’s episode is a warning. A call to pay attention. To ask not just who benefitted, but what this means for our currency, our economy, and our children’s future.
Because if Zimbabwe turns a blind eye to this, the world won’t. And when the consequences come, they won’t be felt in high places. They’ll be felt in homes, hospitals, markets, and classrooms, where they always hurt the most.
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