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South African artist Ayanda Mabulu is trending on Twitter as people there react to his latest controversial art work showing President Jacob Zuma having sex with Nelson Mandela. Angry comments like these are typical: He went too far, he touched our Mandela, that’s a war against the world #AyandaMabulu — Mthobisi (@Mthobisi) April 21, 2017 I totally understand that art is meant to provoke emotions & discussions, & that #AyandaMabulu did achieve, but surely there must be a line — René Vest (@ReneVest_) April 21, 2017 The Nelson Mandela Foundation has issued a statement saying that though it respects the…

Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding. The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained. The court released the group on bail and the case was remanded to 8 May. Homosexual acts are banned in socially conservative Nigeria and are punishable by up to 14 years in jail. During a court appearance in Chediya-Zaria, the group pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy, unlawful assembly and belonging to an unlawful society. Defence lawyer Yunusa Umar said…

DNA tests on the carcass of a crocodile shot in Zimbabwe have confirmed that it contains the remains of a missing South African hunter, an investigator has told the BBC. Scott Van Zyl was killed last week on the banks of the Limpopo river, said Sakkie Louwrens, director of a South-African crime-fighting NGO. He said Mr Van Zyl disappeared during a hunting safari last week. His death is the latest in a series of fatal crocodile attacks in Zimbabwe. Mr Louwrens told the BBC that Mr Van Zyl had gone on a hunting trip on the Zimbabwe-South Africa border with…

DNA tests on the carcass of a crocodile shot in Zimbabwe have confirmed that it contains the remains of a missing South African hunter, an investigator has told the BBC. Scott Van Zyl was killed last week on the banks of the Limpopo river, said Sakkie Louwrens, director of a South-African crime-fighting NGO. He said Mr Van Zyl disappeared during a hunting safari last week. His death is the latest in a series of fatal crocodile attacks in Zimbabwe. Mr Louwrens told the BBC that Mr Van Zyl had gone on a hunting trip on the Zimbabwe-South Africa border with…

DNA tests on the carcass of a crocodile shot in Zimbabwe have confirmed that it contains the remains of a missing South African hunter, an investigator has told the BBC. Scott Van Zyl was killed last week on the banks of the Limpopo river, said Sakkie Louwrens, director of a South-African crime-fighting NGO. He said Mr Van Zyl disappeared during a hunting safari last week. His death is the latest in a series of fatal crocodile attacks in Zimbabwe. Mr Louwrens told the BBC that Mr Van Zyl had gone on a hunting trip on the Zimbabwe-South Africa border with…

It’s no secret Mark Zuckerberg is pinning Facebook’s prospects on augmented reality — technology that overlays digital imagery onto the real world, like Snapchat’s signature camera filters. At this year’s F8 conference, taking place this week, Zuckerberg doubled down on the company’s ambitious 10-year master plan, which was first revealed in 2016. According to this timeline, Facebook expects to turn artificial intelligence, ubiquitous internet connectivity, and virtual and augmented reality into viable parts of its business over the next decade. The Facebook 10-year road map, first revealed in April 2016.Facebook To accelerate the rise of augmented reality, a big part…

It’s no secret Mark Zuckerberg is pinning Facebook’s prospects on augmented reality — technology that overlays digital imagery onto the real world, like Snapchat’s signature camera filters. At this year’s F8 conference, taking place this week, Zuckerberg doubled down on the company’s ambitious 10-year master plan, which was first revealed in 2016. According to this timeline, Facebook expects to turn artificial intelligence, ubiquitous internet connectivity, and virtual and augmented reality into viable parts of its business over the next decade. The Facebook 10-year road map, first revealed in April 2016.Facebook To accelerate the rise of augmented reality, a big part…

British Olympic high jump silver medallist Germaine Mason has died at the age of 34 after a motorcycle crash, police in Jamaica have said. The Jamaica-born athlete, who switched to represent Great Britain in 2006, won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “Our sincere condolences to the entire sporting fraternity,” tweeted Jamaica prime minister Andrew Holness. Mason won Britain’s first athletics medal of the Beijing Games, finishing second behind Russian Andrey Silnov. The Jamaica Constabulary wrote on Twitter: “Germaine Mason, 34, Jamaican-born athlete and former national high jumper, died in a motorcycle crash this morning.” British Olympic champions Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, Denise…

President Nana Akufo-Addo, has assured that each of the 216 districts across the country will get a factory within the first four years of his government, in fulfillment of his 1-District-1-Factory campaign pledge. According to the President, the first batch of 51 districts, for the implementation of the 1-District-1-Factory policy, have been identified, for which the ‘Asempa Budget’, as approved by Parliament, has earmarked $465 million for setting up of the 51 factories. “All I ask for is God’s wisdom, guidance and strength, and, I assure you that by the end of my first term in office, each district would…

Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has tasked healthcare providers to show compassion for the sick and uphold high standards of professionalism. This, he said, is in conformity with the Hippocratic Oath they take when entering into the profession. The renowned heart-surgeon was addressing health practitioners at the maiden edition of People’s Choice Practitioners Awards ceremony at which he was adjudged the ‘Legend of the Year’ for his immense contribution in the development of medical practice over the past two and half decades. Seventeen (17) other individuals including multiple award-winning artiste, Okyeame Kwame were also honoured…