WORLD SIGHT DAY: DR MOUKA HAILS SOLUDO, OBIDIKE FOR FREE CATARACT SURGERY, ADVOCATES LIFELONG EYE CARE. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE

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 WORLD SIGHT DAY: DR MOUKA HAILS SOLUDO, OBIDIKE FOR FREE CATARACT SURGERY, ADVOCATES LIFELONG EYE CARE By MaryAnn Chukwuma. An eye-care specialist, Dr. Ijeoma Agatha Mouka, has commended Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, for the state’s free cataract surgery intervention. Muoka, Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry equally described the intervention as timely and apt noting that cataract remains one of the leading causes of blindness, while modern surgery has become faster and less burdensome for patients. The eye specialist, who retired after 35 years in public service, said she was particularly pleased that the government had prioritised providing free cataract surgery for residents. She encouraged well-meaning Anambra residents and organisations to support similar initiatives, saying sustained interventions could help extend eye-care services to communities across the state. Speaking on this year’s theme, “Prioritising Eye He...

S. A: JOSEPH “BIG JOE” NYALUNGU, A CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE LONG LINKED TO ALLEGED RHINO POACHING SYNDICATES OPERATING AROUND THE KRUGER NATIONAL PARK, HAS BEEN SHOT DEAD IN MPUMALANGA.(PHOTO).


 Joseph “Big Joe” Nyalungu, a controversial figure long linked to alleged rhino poaching syndicates operating around the Kruger National Park, has been shot dead in Mpumalanga.  


Nyalungu, a former SAPS member, was for years repeatedly named in major organised wildlife crime investigations involving alleged rhino horn trafficking, racketeering, illegal firearms, explosives and money laundering. He denied various allegations in court matters over the years, and many cases were still before the courts.  


Authorities alleged he played a key role in cross-border rhino poaching networks operating in Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Conservation groups and investigators often described him as one of the most prominent alleged underworld figures connected to wildlife crime in the region.  


Earlier this month, Nyalungu survived an attempted hit after gunmen opened fire on him at his business premises in Mkhuhlu Crossroads. He was wounded and later discharged from hospital.  


Just days later, gunmen reportedly returned to the same premises and fatally shot him.  


His death again places attention on the violent world surrounding rhino poaching syndicates, organised crime and illegal wildlife trafficking in southern Africa.

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