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A 27-year-old female nurse was raped while on duty at Extension II clinic in Gaborone in the early hours of Sunday morning. Speaking to The Voice in an interview today, (Monday) Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Alfred Madigele said the victim was in one of the offices when an intruder walked in and demanded money and a cellphone at knife point. He said according to their investigations the security officers were not at their workstation at the time of the tragic event. “This man had all the time to drag the victim out of the office and rape her at the back of the porta cabin and take her back to the office. Three security officers were supposed to be on duty and we do not know where they were

With everything that was on former President Jacob Zuma's to-do list in 2017, from reshuffling Cabinet ministers to traveling the world, he still found the time to start a relationship with a 24-year-old woman, which ended with a baby boy being on his birthday this year. I mean, will he ever cease to amaze us? The news of his soon-to-be wife Nonkanyiso Conco was met with equal parts derision and incredulity. Conco is 10 years younger than his son Duduzani Zuma. Can you imagine Duduzani calling a 24-year- old woman "mama". Many social media users weren't amused by the news - and some went as far as calling him a paedophile. "The child of the new wife is going to have one confusing life. Imagine

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Former Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, 94, has reportedly denied reports that he rejected an invitation from President Emmerson Mnangagwa to attend this year's Independence celebrations. Zimbabwe celebrated its 38 th independence anniversary on April 18 in Harare. The event was attended by a number of dignitaries, including diplomats and opposition party leaders. Reports last week quoted presidential spokesperson George Charamba as saying that the nonagenarian had been officially invited to the celebrations, which were the first without him as the leader of the southern African country. Charamba said that Mugabe had previously indicated that he would attend but he did not show up on the day

press release The Nelson Mandela Foundation and The Obama Foundation announced that President Barack Obama will deliver the 16th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in Johannesburg in July. To honour the centennial of Madiba’s birth the lecture’s theme will be “Renewing the Mandela Legacy and Promoting Active Citizenship in a Changing World”. The Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture will focus on creating conditions for bridging divides, working across ideological lines, and resisting oppression and inequality. The lecture will take place on the 17 July 2018, a day before Nelson Mandela International Day, and will be held at the Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg. About 4 000 people are expected to attend.