Cricket Namibia CEO Johan Muller says his country is getting ready to host Zimbabwe and South Africa for a triangular tournament next year, with each squad playing twice before the Proteas stick around for three more 50-over matches. The whole thing goes down at the end of August.
This marks the second straight year all three nations are facing off against each other. Zimbabwe and Namibia already ran a five-match series in Bulawayo and met up again during the T20 World Cup final in Harare. The Proteas also played Namibia for a one-off T20 when they opened their new cricket ground.
All three countries are locked in as co-hosts for the ICC Men's World Cup in 2027.
Dr Kuda Mupawose from Feso Africa just scored recognition at the Iconic Global Summit in Sandton, Johannesburg, where she made the list of 100 Global Change Makers and got tagged as an Icon of African Economic Advancement. The Mayorkings Agency Group handed out the trophy at an event focused on sustainable development across the continent.
She runs multiple businesses and works as a trichologist after joining the Association of Professional Trichologists in the United States earlier this year. Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma also picked up a Lifetime/Continental Icon award at the same ceremony.
The Zim Hip Hop Awards wrapped their 15th anniversary show at Zimbali Gardens, and Bling4 walked away with Best Male while Sane Wav grabbed both Best Newcomer and Hip Hop Personality of the Year. Yadis took Best Female, RayKaz won Best Album for Those Around Me, and Stunner got the Lifetime Achievement Award. The ceremony paid tribute to the late Babongile Sikhonjwa with an honorary award.
Boyz Rangu by Bling4 and Runna Rulez snagged Song of the Year, while Bhema Bhema won Best Collaboration. Bagga scored Video of the Year for Zvandinonamatira, and Noluntu J dominated the Best Live Act category. Runna Rulez pulled the People's Choice trophy.
Benefit Tanaka claimed Best Underground, Mr Nyamz won Best Diaspora, and Bhanshee picked up...
The Zim Hip Hop Awards are hitting their 15th year at Zimbali Gardens in Greendale, and Sane Wav plus Bling4 are leading the pack with eight nominations each. Stunner is getting the Lifetime Achievement Award, while the show will honor the late Babongile Sikhonjwa for his work in cultural commentary and community building.
Runna Rulez and Bhanshee pulled five nods apiece, with Bhanshee being the most nominated woman. The ceremony is running under a Cultural Estate theme, which is supposed to represent creativity, identity, and legacy in Zimbabwean hip-hop.
Newcomer categories feature Yadis, Hooksmith, and Briza competing against Sane Wav and Micky Black. Best Album nominees include RayKaz's Those Around Me tape, Bling4's Hosana, and...
Zimbabwe's hip-hop critics just dropped their year-end rankings, and the consensus says Sane Wav basically owned 2025 after his track Bhimu blew up following six months of hype. Holy Ten put out Musoro weNzou after getting arrested and laying low, while RayKaz finally released his long-teased Those Around Me Tape. Bling4 sold out Aquatic Complex for his debut album launch, and Runna Rulez showed up on every feature imaginable before dropping his own project.
The rising stars were mostly women and underground acts like Yadis, who crushed her debut EP, and Benefit Tanaka, who kept calling himself the new Takura while making love songs. OCD threw Kulture Kontrol Festival and brought in South African rappers, while Shoko Festival hit 15...
President Samia gave a farewell speech for Jenista Mhagama at a church service in Dodoma, and she called the former minister a legit role model who stood up for justice and put Tanzania first. Samia said Mhagama was a teacher who basically schooled everyone on what ethical leadership looks like, and she stayed humble while pushing back on anything that hurt regular people or the country.
The government and CCM acknowledged how much Mhagama did to build up the party and make institutions stronger. Samia told the family and people from Peramiho to keep her legacy alive by sticking to integrity and patriotism when serving the country.
Kariakoo International Market is cooking up a five-year strategic plan to drag itself into the modern era with better tech and faster service. General Manager Ashiraf Abdulkarim says they pulled in everyone from the Prime Minister's Office to local traders to make sure the thing actually works when it drops. The previous plan wrapped up after hitting its goals, and the new one is supposed to turn Kariakoo into something way more advanced than just a place to buy stuff.
The blueprint will lean on national development docs and government priorities to keep everything aligned. Abdulkarim wants the market to have proper parking, fire safety, emergency exits, and digital systems that don't suck. Planning Manager Mwinga Luhoyo mentioned they...
The Bank of Tanzania dumped 15 million bucks into the foreign exchange market to stop things from getting weird with liquidity. The central bank ran an auction where commercial banks went hard trying to grab dollars, and the clearing rate landed at 2,449.18 shillings per greenback.
Nineteen banks showed up to bid, but the demand was wild. They wanted 17 million total, even though the central bank only planned to sell 10 million at first. The BoT ended up allocating 15 million to 17 different banks that cut. The highest bid hit 2,450 shillings while the lowest accepted offer scraped in at 2,443.50.
The central bank keeps saying these moves are about smoothing out volatility, not locking down the exchange rate. They want the market to...
Tanzania is calling a big meeting in Dodoma to sort out the gypsum mining drama. Deputy Minerals Minister Steven Kiruswa says everyone involved is getting summoned: small-scale diggers, truckers, cement companies, and local officials from Same District.
The whole sector has been a mess because miners keep getting underpaid below the official price floor, and cement manufacturers are beefing with the little guys. Kiruswa wants people to stop breaking the rules on pricing and start filling in their pits after they finish mining. Same District Commissioner Kasilda Mgeni admitted that gypsum basically runs the local economy, but disputes keep tanking progress.
The government thinks this sit-down will get everyone on the same page and...
