Bangladesh women footballers got the party they deserved after making history. The team earned their first-ever spot at the AFC Asian Cup. Football bosses threw them a special midnight bash at Hatirjheel amphitheater Sunday night. The celebration kicked off at 3:15 am when the players finally showed up. Executive committee members handed out flowers to welcome the champions home.
The ladies flew back from Myanmar through Thailand before landing in Dhaka around 2 am. Airport staff rushed them straight to the party venue for their big moment. Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki joined other VIPs to praise the team. Former captain Aminul Haque and current president Tabith Awal also spoke at the event. Team captain Afida...
Deadly flash floods ripped through Texas and left at least 78 people dead. The disaster hit Kerr County the hardest with 40 adults and 28 children losing their lives. Another 41 people remain missing across the state as rescue teams search day and night. President Trump plans to visit the disaster zone on Friday to survey the damage. He called the flooding a once-in-a-century disaster that nobody saw coming.
Trump refused to bring back weather forecasters his administration fired from government jobs. He blamed the previous president for the warning system problems that may have cost lives. The president signed emergency aid papers to help Texas recover from the catastrophe. Heavy rains keep falling and threaten to cause more flooding...
Donald Trump blasted his former buddy Elon Musk after the tech billionaire started a new political party. The president called Musk's move totally ridiculous and said third parties never work in America. Trump ripped into Musk on his Truth Social account and called him a complete train wreck. The two men used to be best friends when Musk ran the government cost-cutting department. Their friendship crashed after they disagreed about Trump's massive spending plan.
Musk announced his America Party on Saturday and said he wants to shake up politics. The SpaceX chief thinks both Republicans and Democrats spend too much money and wreck the country's finances. He posted angry messages about the current political system on his X platform. Musk...
President Trump went after a group of 11 countries Sunday with plans for new taxes on their goods. He targeted the BRICS alliance that brings together Brazil, Russia, India, China and seven other nations. The president said any country that sides with what he calls their anti-American actions will face a 10 percent penalty on top of regular trade taxes. He made his announcement clear on his Truth Social website that Sunday afternoon.
Trump said there would be no breaks or special treatment for any nation that chooses to work with BRICS policies. He plans to start mailing out official letters about these new trade penalties and possible deals on Monday. The president set a specific time of noon Eastern for when these important documents...
Willdale Limited faces serious money troubles despite strong brick demand across Zimbabwe. The company makes some of the country's most popular building materials. Chairman Brian Mataruka admits sales dropped a massive 48 percent compared to last year. Working capital problems forced the company to cut production and slash prices. Competition from other brick makers made things even worse.
The firm sold every single brick they made during the first half of 2025. Stock shortages meant they could not meet customer demand. Production fell 43 percent because of cash flow issues and heavy rains. The company lost 1.8 million dollars but expects better results ahead. Peak building season runs from June through December.
Some rival companies...
Women across Zimbabwe rushed to open bank accounts last year as a special microfinance institution made banking easier for everyone. The Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank helped 11,120 people start saving money for the first time. Most customers were women who had never used formal banking services before. The bank handed out over 4,000 loans worth millions of local dollars to help people start businesses. These financial services created 2,350 new jobs across the country.
Harare residents grabbed most of the new banking opportunities with 6,173 accounts opened during 2024. Bulawayo came second with 1,256 people signing up for savings accounts at the women-focused bank. Rural areas like Matabeleland North saw fewer people join with only...
Coach Piet Benade smiled when he stepped off the plane at Kampala airport. The Zimbabwe rugby boss remembered his last trip to Uganda very well. His team had won big last time around at this same venue. The Sables landed on Saturday ready to fight for another Rugby Africa Cup title. Benade felt confident about bringing back most of the same players from their previous success.
Morocco waits for Zimbabwe at the Nelson Mandela National Stadium this morning at 9am. The North African squad brings serious muscle to every game they play. Many of their stars learned their tough style from French club teams. Captain Hilton Mudariki will earn his 54th cap for his country today. The experienced leader keeps his teammates calm before every major...
Wiaan Mulder shocked cricket fans when he stopped batting at 367 runs instead of chasing Brian Lara's famous 400 record. The South African captain had plenty of time left to break the 22-year-old milestone but chose to declare his team's innings. His father watched from the stands as Mulder smashed the second-fastest triple century ever made. Cricket experts questioned why he gave up such a rare chance at history. The decision sparked debates across social media and sports channels.
Sean Williams fought back hard for Zimbabwe after missing time due to illness earlier. The left-handed batsman raced to his fifty off just 32 balls before losing his teammates around him. Williams kept swinging until he reached 83 runs as the last man...
Zimbabwe plans to roll out prepaid water meters across the entire nation starting with Harare. The government will begin installing these smart devices within two weeks at homes around the capital city. Officials want people to pay for water before they use it just like buying airtime for mobile phones. The new system should help residents track how much water they consume each day. Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe says workers have already arrived on location to start the massive project.
The government signed deals with private companies to handle water services from cleaning to billing. Harare residents will receive 320,000 new meters from a total batch of 600,000 units. The remaining devices will go to Bulawayo, Gweru, Mutare...
