An irrigation project in Binga district is changing how people farm. The Saba Irrigation Scheme, located in Ward 13, pulls water from the Zambezi River. It was set up last year through a government and United Nations Development Programme effort called the Climate Adaptation, Water and Energy Programme, or CAWEP. The scheme covers twenty hectares, using center pivot and drip methods, and currently supports sixty-four families.
The chairman, Luckson Muleya, called the project a miracle for an area known for hunger. Farmers have moved beyond just small grains to growing maize, sugar beans, and chili. They operate as a cooperative, sharing the income. While elephants have been a problem, an electric fence built by the UNDP now helps...
Africa is putting the topic of reparations front and center this year. The African Union has made it a core part of the continent's official agenda for 2025. This move is about more than just addressing historical wrongs like slavery and colonization. It is aimed at fixing the broken systems that still hold the continent back today, including unfair trade deals and high borrowing costs.
The recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa, held at the Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, was a big deal. It connected land issues directly to justice and reparations. The idea is that securing land rights, especially for women and small farmers, is a foundational step. This needs to be paired with fighting illicit financial flows and getting fair credit...
GEO Pomona Waste Management, a Zimbabwean company, is teaming up with a Belgian firm called Ecosteryl. The goal is to get better at handling medical waste. The meeting involved GEO Pomona's big boss, Dilesh Nguwaya, and Ecosteryl's president, Olivier Dufrasne. Zimbabwe's deputy ambassador to Belgium, Angelica Katuruza, was also there.
Dufrasne said his company would send a team to Zimbabwe soon to share its specialized knowledge. He called GEO Pomona the top waste treatment company in Zimbabwe and expressed optimism about the partnership's future. Nguwaya stated that this planned medical waste treatment plant would boost their overall capabilities. He emphasized the machine's international recognition as a modern piece of tech...
Historians are saying the old Mutapa State, which is basically modern Zimbabwe, was a legitimate economic powerhouse that India depended on for trade. This came up during a visit by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is pushing back on stories that paint pre-colonial Africa as uncivilized. The National Archives director, Brenda Mamvura, pointed to Indian records showing Mutapa was a major global player, and that India actually feared an invasion from them.
Chiwenga discussed how remarkable it now sounds that India was once intimidated by an African empire, which they referred to as the Monomotapa Empire. He said it gives modern Zimbabweans and Africans a bunch of mixed feelings. It is cool to know they were once that serious and...
A wildfire just torched a primary school way out in the Matabeleland North area. The place is called Ziga Primary School, situated roughly 82 kilometers north of Tsholotsho District in the area under Chief Mathuphula. Damage is estimated at over twelve hundred bucks. A teacher named Hazel Masuku was sleeping in a school chalet when it happened, barely getting out alive.
Witnesses think a lightning strike might have kicked the whole thing off. The village head, Andrew Ncube, heard screaming and saw smoke. He and some stunned locals, including school committee members, ran to help. They could only grab a couple of things before the fire ate everything. Masuku said she heard a weird noise during the rain, went outside, and saw...
A guy locked up at Harare Central Prison just bounced. The inmate, identified as Jeffrey Jingura, managed to get out while supposedly fixing a vehicle in the prison workshop area. Authorities say he was serving time for theft and was considered a Class B prisoner. A guard has already been taken into custody regarding the escape.
The spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service, Assistant Commissioner Meya Khanyezi, confirmed all this. Khanyezi stated that the police are now involved, and an active investigation is trying to figure out exactly how this happened. The prison service claims it is dedicated to keeping facilities secure and rehabilitating inmates, adding that escapes are not common.
They are asking the...
Namibia's education ministry is bracing for a rough January with serious school placement issues. The national problem, highlighted by Khomas regional director Paulus Nghikembua, stems from a lack of infrastructure and growing student numbers. Grades 1 and 8 are the biggest headache every year. Officials like deputy executive director Edda Bohn say they cannot even get a full count of unplaced kids until weeks into the new term because their system is not digital.
In the Khomas region, placement lists for those key grades were mostly finished in November. A handful of cases, like 16 omitted Grade 1 students and under 50 Grade 8 pupils, will be sorted out after headcounts in January. The long-term fix is building more schools, with...
Gunmen killed at least nine people at a licensed tavern in South Africa. This happened in the Bekkersdal township near Johannesburg. Police are searching for roughly twelve suspects who arrived in a white minibus and a silver car. They shot patrons inside and outside the venue before driving off. Ten other people were wounded and taken to hospitals. The acting police commissioner for Gauteng, Fred Kekana, confirmed a ride-hailing driver was among the dead.
Authorities stated that a full investigative team was on the scene. This included forensics and crime intelligence units. The motive remains unclear. Initial media reports had a higher death count, which officials later corrected.
This violent incident follows a similar attack weeks...
The education ministry is putting its foot down on holiday classes. A directive from Secretary Ken Ndala orders all schools, public and private, to stop charging fees for lessons during vacation periods. The ministry says the school calendar is set for a reason, and holidays are for family time and letting students recharge.
Officials argue these classes deny kids the necessary break and place an unfair financial burden on parents. The practice is seen as undermining the whole point of having a scheduled academic year. Education managers and district authorities have been told to immediately communicate this ban to every school proprietor and headteacher. They are also instructed to take swift action against any institution that...
