Bulawayo City Council just extended the deadline for the Egodini Redevelopment Project after developer Terracotta Trading finally handed over funding proof, a performance bond, updated project plans, and a work schedule that the local authority had been demanding. The contractor avoided getting fired by submitting everything, and council management felt good enough about the responses to keep things going under a revised consortium structure. They pushed the termination notice out to give Terracotta more time to handle what they still owe.
Meanwhile, council management wanted elected officials to undo a previous decision that let them meet directly with Terracotta and extend the contract, saying town clerk Christopher Dube should...
A baby elephant, around 18 months old, got rescued near Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe after people spotted him wandering by himself close to Zambezi National Park. The calf named Winston was super skinny and dehydrated when Wild is Life teams found him with help from ZimParks and IFAW, and hyenas had been chasing him before the rescue happened.
Rescuers had to search for days before finally tracking him down near Chambonda Tented Camp, and they darted him in crazy 38-degree heat before driving him 40 minutes to the Panda Masuie sanctuary. The other rescued elephants there, like Norah, Annabelle, Summer, and Maggie, started rumbling and trumpeting before they even saw him, and they surrounded him with their trunks when he woke up.
Winston...
Genesis drops new episodes on weekdays over on Mzansi Magic channel 161 at 7:30 pm. This week brings some wild storylines that have fans talking. Bishop Hlophe gets himself in legal trouble after defending his daughter, while Mpumi lets her ego mess up potential deals, and Ismael makes a tough call for Fisto's sake. Later, Bonko tries fixing his mistakes as Mpumi pursues Felicia, and Wendy warns Gabriel about losing talent to Genesis.
The drama escalates when Mmarona decides to handle things herself, and two mothers join forces in a spiritual battle over their kids' futures. A dinner conversation takes a risky turn. Eventually, Mpumi signs a contract with Gabriel that breaks her heart, and Fisto gets blindsided by what his baby mama...
Sifiso and Zethu keep getting closer while MaNkwanyane deals with him acting weird and distant toward her. MaGumede tries dodging her debt payments, but the plan completely falls apart. Nomfundo steps to Sphamandla and Vusi after they disrespect her.
MaNkwanyane stresses about Sifiso playing hot and cold with her feelings while he basically levels up his connection with Zethu behind everyone's back. Sphamandla finds out a messed-up secret that Phindile hid from him his entire life about who his real dad is. MaNgcobo cannot stand village living anymore.
Nurse Thando catches Sifiso and Zethu together, which blows the whole situation wide open. Phindile finally snaps and tells Sphamandla the truth about his biological father.
Likamva keeps dodging his dad until Thulani steps in to drop some reality checks, and Lazarus loses it when Zoleka tries forcing a meetup with his estranged father. Zoleka later tries playing peacemaker, but walks right into disaster when her outreach attempt torches everything worse. Linda does something sketchy at Khusela while Likamva's marriage plans hit major pushback from the family.
The Mabandla crew starts falling apart under pressure as Lazarus deals with reopened trauma, and Thumeka scrambles to keep everyone from completely imploding. Qhawe pulls a move that absolutely wrecks someone emotionally, while Sydney brings terrible vibes that mess with the holiday spirit. Mawethu and Onga have a massive blowup at the absolute worst...
Ithonga hits Mzansi Magic with five episodes where Lungelo chases clout and basically torches his whole life. MaKhumalo snaps after Sanele goes way too hard with his trash talk, and she teams up with Mbongeni on something sketchy while Pablo thinks he finally got her under control. Lungelo sweet-talks his way through situations, but Lethokuhle drops a bomb that wrecks everything.
Pablo shows up expecting MaKhumalo to fold, and she says what he wanted to hear for years. The whole thing could backfire hard if he smells the trap. Ayanda and Lungelo grab secret couple time while his lies blow up spectacularly, leaving the family scrambling to pick up the pieces.
Southern Rocks stayed perfect in the Domestic T20 after skipper Roy Kaia dropped 68 runs to beat Tuskers by 29 runs under the DLS method when floodlight drama cut the match short. Lennox Chando smashed 36 off 18 balls with eight boundaries during the powerplay before Kaia and his cousin Innocent steadied things with a partnership that kept the momentum rolling. Tuskers collapsed to 16 for four early on, and Owen Muzondo wrecked their chase with three wickets while Jalat Khan cleaned up the tail.
Eagles handled Mountaineers with a 47-run win after Ali Hasnain blew up the top order and Wessly Madhevere closed things out with four wickets. Alistair Frost fought back with 44 runs for Mountaineers, but Wellington Masakadza had already done...
Australian PM Anthony Albanese called the Sydney shooting a terrorist attack after gunmen hit a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach and killed 16 people. One shooter died during the incident, and cops grabbed the other one alive. Police said at least 11 others got hurt when the attackers opened fire on Jewish families celebrating the holiday.
The violence happened during a massive spike in antisemitic stuff across Australia over the past few years. Albanese said the National Security Committee got pulled together right after everything went down, and he stressed that targeting Jewish Australians means attacking everyone in the country.
NSW Police want anyone with footage or details about what happened to hit up Crime Stoppers while they...
Graduate unemployment dropped to 10.4% in South Africa during the third quarter, but thousands of degree holders still cannot find work because companies want experience and practical skills over just academic credentials. The overall jobless rate sits at 31.9%, and youth aged 15 to 24 are getting destroyed with a 58.5% unemployment rate. Experts say the education system pumps out theory-heavy graduates who lack hands-on training, and the gap between classroom learning and actual job requirements keeps widening.
Tiego Monareng from a design thinking school says students need to prove they can adapt and problem-solve instead of just waving their diplomas around. Economic growth is stuck at 1%, which is way below the 3% needed to create...
