The US, UK, and Norway told South Sudan's leaders to stop the fighting before the whole country slides back into war. In a joint warning, the three nations called the recent surge in violence a major breach of the peace deal. They blamed the government under President Salva Kiir for breaking power-sharing promises, not paying workers, and misusing public money while outside groups fund basic services.
Their statement said the country has gone from a middle-income nation to the world's poorest and most corrupt since independence. They demanded that all armed groups, especially the main rival factions, stop attacks immediately and talk. The government must end airstrikes on civilians, free political prisoners, and start paying salaries...
Zimbabwe police caught a murder suspect after a huge public manhunt, almost losing him to an angry mob in the process. Officers arrested Anymore Zvitsva, also called Modho, at a post office in Guruve. The thirty-two-year-old is accused of killing five family members, including a sixty-six-year-old woman and three small children, at a local farm. Cops had to physically protect him from a crowd of people with sticks who wanted immediate vengeance.
Authorities used drones, dogs, and social media to find the man, crediting a public tip for his location. The national police spokesperson said the suspect might also be connected to three other killings in a nearby village. While the arrest is a win for the police, the chaotic scene showed...
Ugandan prosecutors claim a former top cop ordered a hit on a state lawyer because she was coming after him. They told a court that Nickson Agasirwe had prosecutor Joan Kagezi killed in 2015 to stop her from filing criminal cases against him for violent crimes. Kagezi had openly expressed fear for her life, specifically naming Agasirwe as a threat, before she was shot dead near her home.
The state says Agasirwe, who led a special police unit, paid for the assassination, provided weapons, and tracked Kagezi's movements. They allege he then sabotaged the murder investigation by stealing files and interfering with evidence. A hitman who took a plea deal testified that Agasirwe paid roughly two hundred thousand dollars for the job. The...
Namibia is working on a new ten-year plan for protecting its plants and animals. The national policy, called NBSAP III, is being put together by the Namibia Nature Foundation with help from the environment ministry and a German development agency. A spokesperson said the goal is to match local conservation work with global targets and the country's own development needs.
They have started holding meetings across the country to get public input, from regions like Zambezi and Erongo. The talks are meant to gather local views on what's hurting wildlife and what actions to take. People from government, businesses, and community groups are all part of the discussion. Organizers say this inclusive process is key to making a plan that...
The governor of Namibia's Ohangwena region says it is ready for a major economic shift. Kadiva Hamutumwa pushed back on the area's reputation as underdeveloped, saying it actually has lots of resources and driven communities. A new investment plan and map were created after touring all eight local constituencies, finding projects that were both promising and stalled.
Hamutumwa stated that government efforts alone are not enough to fix things, calling for more outside investors to get involved. The strategy is a joint effort with national investment boards and a private advisory firm. A special regional committee will be in charge of putting the plan into action.
A man from the Kharas region will serve twenty-seven years for murdering his wife a decade ago. Johannes Swartbooi was admitted in the Windhoek High Court for stabbing his spouse, Dorothea Riekert, six times during an argument at their home. Judge Claudia Claasen called the crime senseless, noting the attacker could not even remember what started the fight that ended with the fatal stabbing.
The victim was four months pregnant at the time, though Swartbooi claimed he did not know about the pregnancy. The judge said the brutal nature of the attack showed a vicious act, adding that the high rate of women being killed in Namibia is a serious societal worry. She stated that such murders create many victims, especially the children left...
The financial regulator in Namibia says it has looked into that big pension fund's messy investment portfolio but can't talk about it. Namfisa confirmed it had conducted extensive reviews of the Government Institutions Pension Fund's Development Capital Portfolio after questions about major losses. However, citing confidentiality laws, the authority refused to say if that work included a forensic audit or what it found.
This stance is different from before, when the regulator said the pension fund handled its own operational issues. The Namfisa CEO Kenneth Matomola has emphasized that their main job is protecting members' savings by making sure rules are followed. They say the overall non-bank financial sector, which holds most of the...
Students at Malawi's main university finally have a decent place to sit and study. The NICO Group, through its companies NBS Bank and Eris Properties, gave them 80 new desks and chairs worth nearly 100 million kwacha. The university's registrar, Martin Matululu, said they desperately needed the furniture, with over fifteen thousand students cramming into every corner before.
The company's marketing lead, Taweni Gondwe Xaba, called it an investment in the country's future leaders. Student council president Yatuta Mulungu said the change is obvious, with more productive group discussions happening now that people have a proper spot to meet. The donation aims to directly improve the learning environment and help kids focus. University...
A guy from Mzimba just won a free vacation to Dubai from his bank. Christopher Muhammed Kazembe, a local businessman, scored the trip as the top prize in First Capital Bank's Mbambande promotion. The bank ran the contest to get more people using their app and USSD code for digital payments.
The bank's marketing head, Twikale Chirwa, said the reward shows they keep their promises to clients. To enter, customers had to make a certain number of transactions each week using the digital services. Kazembe said he was surprised to win and that the prize made him trust the bank more. He told other small business owners to use digital banking because regular transactions can pay off.
