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Snowfall's fifth season has reached an inflection point where the hierarchy within the central drug business run by drug kingpin Franklin Saint now has to make way for a queen pin by the name of Louie.
Nationwide protests have taken place since October 7 despite the disbanding of the controversial Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit.
The demonstrators have been accused of attacking police stations and personnel.
The rallies which are mostly attended by young people have become avenues to vent against corruption and unemployment.
Rights groups say at least 15 people have been killed the demonstrations began in early October.
Voters in Seychelles are starting to cast their ballots in the presidential and national assembly elections.
It comes at a crucial time for the nation of 115 islands off East Africa, Voters will decide if President Danny Faure will be elected for the first time after taking over from predecessor James Michel, who resigned.
His People's Party, which has been in power since 1977 also faces an unprecedented challenge
The vote will run across three days across the islands.
Faure is facing two rivals. The main one is Wavel Ramkalawan of the Linyon Democratik Seselwa (Seychelles Democratic Alliance) opposition party, the majority party in parliament after winning 19 of 34 seats in the last election.
He is an Anglican priest and has run for president six times
But the opposition parties have not managed to unite in this election.
The other candidate is Alain St Ange, who was in the opposition before joining the government tourism minister.
He is running for the One Seychelles party which he created a year ago.
The main concern for the voters is the economy, which has slowed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
About 700 people have lost their jobs, according to government figures. The idyllic islands famed for their white beaches are a hub for tourism, particularly with those on their honeymoon.
But the coronavirus pandemic has closed borders, hampering the key tourism industry.
Another key theme of the campaign has been corruption, a largely taboo topic in the tiny country where everyone knows everyone and business and politics are often intertwined.
The Seychelles is classed by Transparency International as being perceived as the least corrupt country in Africa and among the 30 least corrupt in the world.
However it is also a tax paradise housing numerous offshore companies.
Barack Obama took the gloves off and excoriated Donald Trump during his drive-in rally speech in Philadelphia on Wednesday (Oct.22). After his speech, Waka Flocka claimed that Donald Trump is a better president than Obama.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “My greatest fear is what’s different now than when I was working these cases in 1990s, there was no rhetoric coming from the White House supporting White supremacy and law enforcement is failing to properly react to that violence that occurs,” said Mike German, a retired FBI agent and a fellow at the Brennan Centre’s National Security Program. “This makes these groups and individuals feel that they have a greenlight.”
Channing Dungey, who made entertainment industry history as the first Black woman to run a broadcast network when she was... View Article
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Anti-Police Brutality Protest Sees Police Brutality
National armed forces opened fire on Nigerian youth in Lagos at an anti-police brutality demonstration on Tuesday — injuring around 50 people and shooting at least 20 dead, as per unconfirmed reports
Amnesty International which has already condemned the use of excessive force by the Nigerian police to subdue protesters, stated there was ``\"credible but disturbing evidence'' of the incident.
\"While we continue to investigate the killings, Amnesty International wishes to remind the authorities that under international law, security forces may only resort to the use of lethal force when strictly unavoidable to protect against the imminent threat of death or serious injury,\" Amnesty tweeted.
#EndSARS, #EndSWAT and Police Reform.
The escalation in violence comes two weeks after the #EndSarsNow movement took to the streets across Nigeria, following the circulation of video showing a man being beaten, apparently by police officers of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, known as SARS.
The government proclaimed the dissolution of the police unit which has been accused of human rights crimes including abuse, torture and killings but has since created the Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) in its stead further inciting the youth to seek complete police reform.
KAIZER Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt holds Warriors’ attacking midfielder Khama Billiat in high esteem and is hoping to turn him into a goal-scoring machine in the 2020-2021 DStv Premier League. by Sports Reporter Hunt told kickoff.com on Tuesday that the technical team at Kaizer Chiefs should start playing to Billiat’s strengths. The former Bidvest Wits coach says he wants to revive Billiat’s career. Under Ernst Middendorp, the Warriors talisman struggled in the 2019/2020 Absa Premier Soccer League where he scored three goals and provided two assists, attracting a barrage of criticism from the South African media. “I think he is willing and has huge potential still. We have to get him into the right areas of the field. I don’t want to know what’s gone on here before, that’s got nothing to do with me,” Hunt said. “I have to just see what’s in front of me and hopefully we can get him into double figures, he’s that type of goalscorer in the league. That’s the first aim. If he does his part, we can do our part and hopefully we can be successful.” Hunt said he has high expectations for Billiat. “I have huge expectations, I know him from when he came from Zimbabwe to Ajax, he is older now but he should be more experienced and wiser. I think the most important thing we’ve got to do as a staff is to start playing to his strengths a little bit more where you can get the best out of him. That’s all I’m going to do, whatever he needs, the support, extra work if he’s willing,” Hunt said. After providing two assists for Yagan Sasman to grab a brace in the MTN8 quarter-final against Maritzburg United on Sunday, Billiat is up against his former club Mamelodi Sundowns in the first league match at FNB Stadium on Saturday. will be part of the Warriors squad that take on Algeria in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations matches next month unless anything happens between now and then.
OUR AMERICA: LIVING WHILE BLACK,’ THE MULTIPLATFORM DOCUSERIES PRODUCED BY ABC OWNED TELEVISION STATIONS, SET TO PREMIERE OCT. 19 WITH AN HOUR-LONG SPECIAL TO AIR THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 24 The Weeklong Docuseries and Hour-Long Special Tell the Stories of Black Families Across America and Will Air in ABC Owned Televisions Stations’ Local Newscasts and … Continued
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Voting is one of the most essential rights of any democratic citizen. We take a look at the various forms of voter suppression we see across the country,
By MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. With Democrats boycotting the hearing, the Republican-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee voted to authorize the legal orders if Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey did not agree to testify voluntarily. The committee wants to hear from them about 'the suppression and/or censorship of two news articles from the New York Post,' according to […]
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By The Associated Press undefined Q: HOW WILL THE ELECTION AFFECT CONTROL OF CONGRESS? The makeup of Congress will be determined by the general election, with both parties needing a majority to control the House or Senate. Democrats seem to have a good chance at winning a Senate majority, while their control of the House is not in serious doubt. Republicans hold the Senate 53-47. Democrats must gain at least three seats to win control, or four if President Donald Trump is reelected and Vice President Mike Pence can break a tie. Only one-third of the 100 Senate seats up […]
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about their lives, San Francisco leaders are set to approve hate crime legislation giving the targets of those calls the ability to sue the caller. The Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday on […]
Fair Wayne Bryant was finally released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola on Thursday where he was serving a life sentence for attempting to steal a pair of hedge clippers 23 years ago. The decision by the Louisiana parole board to grant his release comes after the state Supreme Court denied a request to...
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Acclaimed actor Chadwick Boseman died without leaving a will and his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, has filed a probate case.
Crusader Staff Report Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a $94 million property tax increase to help close a $1.2 billion deficit caused by the coronavirus pandemic on October 21. In her $12.8 billion budget proposal, Lightfoot said 65 percent of the deficit is directly tied to the economic impacts of COVID-19. She said the budget reflects […]
A RESEARCH paper released today claims the UK would have experienced 58,000 more COVID deaths...
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The U.S. Postal Service continues to celebrate Kwanzaa, which honors the values and beliefs around African American heritage, by dedicating a new Kwanzaa stamp on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. News of this Forever stamp is being shared with hashtag #KwanzaaStamps. “This new Kwanzaa stamp captures the essence of the African American cultural celebration. The stamp... [Read More]
[New Times] President Paul Kagame on Tuesday, October 21, made case for increased investment in technology, saying it will drive Africa's transformation and the world's future.
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The coronavirus strain discovered at the end of 2019 has caused many parts of society to pause and take a breather so it can slow down and not spread further. Among the most affected is the travel sector. Everyone can be a vector of the virus, so many countries have thought it would be best …
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“All’s well that ends well,” Hans Massaquoi wrote in his memoir in which he described his childhood in Nazi Germany. “I’m quite satisfied with the way my life has turned out to be. I survived to tell the piece of history I was a witness of. At the same time, I wish everyone could have...
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By Imani Wj Wright Special to the AFRO Oct. 16 marked the 25th Anniversary of the historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. Initially called to action by Louis Farrakhan, the Million March was meant to 'convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male, along with uniting in self-help and self-defense […]
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CASSAVA Smartech Zimbabwe’s mobile money platform EcoCash is leading the way in maintaining social distancing for its customers and employees through the use of self-care platforms. With the world changing rapidly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, EcoCash has made it its mission to stay up-to-date with the latest customer self-service behaviour trends, which are changing fast. The changes can be seen in the way people think, plan and work. One of the key consumer behaviours that have emerged amid the COVID-19 crisis is that though people are staying physically apart, they are still connected with each other virtually. They are discovering new connections and maintaining the old ones via various video meeting applications such as Zoom, Google Meeting and Teams, among others. One critical consumer behaviour arising out of the new normal is that consumers are increasingly preferring to be more self-reliant. Cassava Smartech Zimbabwe chief executive officer Eddie Chibi said the group tapped from COVID-19 lockdown experiences to enhance EcoCash’s self-service portals to provide customers with instant access to information, allow personalisation and save valuable time and organisational resources. “As a customer-focused company, we are always looking for new ways to improve our products and offer better customer experience. To achieve these goals, we have to keep on challenging ourselves regarding how we work, so that we continue to improve and find ways to make things easier, simpler and more convenient for our customers,” he said. Chibi said Cassava’s intention is for the whole of Zimbabwe to go digital and ensure that customers do more online. “They can pay their bills, pay for goods and services and do so much more using digital platforms. In fact, the change in consumer behaviour is necessary, given the global situation we find ourselves in today,” he said, adding that customer safety should remain a priority. In the past few months, Cassava witnessed an increase in the adoption and acceptance of its digital channels. This has seen the group making available multiple digital touchpoints such as chatbots, web and USSD self-care, and other social media-based helplines for customers convenience and efficiency. Customers can now easily register on EcoCash by simply dialing *151# without going to any physical shop. EcoCash said in light of global trends, the company was planning to increase the use and adoption of self-care platforms for the majority of its products. Several studies have revealed that self-service portals improve general customer experience. The acceleration of self-care platform usage comes at a time EcoCash is in a drive to register as many subscribers as possible on its mobile money platform. EcoCash chief executive officer Natalie Jabangwe said the company remained committed to achieving financial inclusion for every Zimbabwean. “At EcoCash, our objective remains to improve financial access for the unbanked and banked in our drive to achieve 100% financial inclusion in this market,” she said. EcoCa
A date you always wanted to stunt with just got a lot more affordable. AMC, the largest movie theater company in the country, has struggled with keeping its business afloat amid the pandemic. Health experts have advised against most gatherings that are large and indoor- which is their entire business model. But AMC is begininning […]
Dr. Irving Pressley McPhail, President of Saint Augustine University in Raleigh, North Carolina has died due to the COVID-19 virus.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has extended her self-imposed Tuesday deadline to conclude negotiations on a new coronavirus pandemic relief bill, allowing both sides to continue talks. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Pelosi stressed that if a bill is to be voted on before the November 3 election, it must be finalized and written by […]
Tommie Lee might have missed the mark with some fans in her latest thirst trap photo. In an Oct. 17 Instagram post, she uploaded a series of
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Six current and former Russian military officers sought to disrupt through computer hacking the French election, the Winter Olympics and U.S. hospitals and businesses, according to a Justice Department indictment unsealed Monday. It details destructive attacks on a broad range of targets and implicates the same Kremlin unit that interfered in the 2016 U.S. election. The indictment accuses the defendants, all said to be officers in the Russian military agency known as the GRU, in hacks that prosecutors say were aimed at furthering the Kremlin's geopolitical interests and as retribution against its […]
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