Bangladesh Nationalist Party wants to pick the best people to run for office after they kicked out the old government last August. The party leaders have a tough job ahead of them. They need to choose from almost 2,000 people who want to run for the 300 seats available. Party bosses want candidates who are honest, popular, and can help change the country. They also need to make sure these people will stick around when times are hard.
The party wants to mix young faces with experienced politicians. Leaders say they will pick people who stayed loyal during difficult times. They want candidates who have strong support from local voters. About 100 young people might get the chance to run for office. Party officials have already finished...
Six fresh judges took their oaths at the Labour Court on Friday. The Judicial Service Commission brought them aboard to tackle the mountain of work cases piling up across Zimbabwe. Court officials admit they needed more hands to deal with angry workers and upset bosses fighting over pay and job problems.
Walter Chikwanha runs the JSC and says people deserve fast answers when they bring their troubles to court. He wants every person to trust that judges will handle their cases quickly. The commission picked these six legal eagles because labour disputes keep growing each month.
Bianca Makwande feels excited about her new job and promises to work hard on employment fights. Evidence Gonesi calls his appointment a huge honor that comes...
Hwange National Park prepares to open its brand new visitor center after spending 1.4 million dollars on construction. The fancy building will welcome guests at the end of July when workers finish the last repairs. Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority teamed up with the International Fund for Animal Welfare to make this dream come true. The project gives tourists a proper entrance instead of the old rundown facilities that existed before. High-tech equipment will help staff watch over park activities from the new headquarters.
Dr Edson Gandiwa runs the parks department and says his team just needs to complete some final building work. The government worked hard to find international partners who would fund this major...
Government officials rolled out fresh training programs for police bosses at Mkushi Police Academy on Friday. Permanent Secretary Tafadzwa Muguti talked to superintendents about their new jobs under devolution policies. He warned cops about sneaky criminals hiding money crimes behind fake businesses. The training aimed to teach officers how local policing fits with national development goals. Police leaders learned about their duties to help communities make their voices heard.
Muguti told the group that law enforcement must back transparency and accountability measures across Zimbabwe. He pointed out that crooks often use legitimate-looking companies to wash dirty money. The government wants police to spot these tricks before they...
Zimbabwe's fight for freedom took a major turn at a small hall in Gweru back in 1964. ZANU leaders gathered at Mutapa Hall to hold their very first congress meeting. The building sits right in the middle of an old neighborhood and got its name from the ancient Munhumutapa kingdom. This meeting changed everything for people wanting to break free from colonial rule. The congress became the starting point for armed resistance against white settlers.
Party members picked their top leaders during this historic gathering. Ndabaningi Sithole won the president's job and Leopold Takawira became his deputy. Herbert Chitepo took the chairman position and Robert Mugabe landed the secretary general role. Morris Nyagumbo grabbed the organizing...
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa spoke to party members at ZANU PF headquarters on Friday about changing people's lives across the country. The ruling party leader addressed delegates at their 25th National Consultative Assembly meeting. He talked about how the party keeps working to help communities even when facing tough times. Mnangagwa praised party members for their hard work at both party and government levels. He said the Second Republic has made great progress despite economic sanctions and weather problems.
The president told delegates that ZANU PF carries a heavy duty to bring development everywhere without leaving anyone behind. He wants party members to use their positions to help their local areas grow stronger. The...
Rwanda marked its biggest national holiday on July 4th as the country celebrated Liberation Day. The annual event honors the day when the Rwandan Patriotic Front kicked out the genocidal government back in 1994. Ambassador James Musoni told crowds that President Paul Kagame has turned the nation around completely. The country has become united and peaceful under his leadership. Rwanda's people can expect to live until age 70 compared to just 64 years across the rest of Africa.
The transformation has been remarkable according to officials from Zimbabwe who attended the celebration. Foreign Minister Amon Murwira praised how Rwanda bounced back from the terrible genocide three decades ago. The country has climbed to 38th place worldwide...
Akon's dream of building a futuristic African city just crashed and burned. The superstar rapper wanted to create a $6 billion smart city in Senegal that looked like Wakanda from the movies. Senegalese officials killed the project after years of empty promises and no real progress. The site remains empty except for one half-finished building that stands like a monument to failure. Akon had promised hospitals, schools, shopping centers and solar power stations powered with his cryptocurrency.
The music mogile launched his grand plan back in 2018 and swore it would be done within five years. Construction never really started despite all his bold claims about the project moving forward at full speed. Government officials blamed money...
Williams Bugeme flew back to Kampala after making history with top DRC government leaders. The Congolese community president scored his first major diplomatic win since taking charge last year. He pushed hard for help with the massive refugee crisis hitting Uganda. More than 50,000 displaced Congolese people have poured across the border since January. The M23 rebel war keeps forcing families to flee their homes.
Bugeme told reporters he faces huge pressure to help his struggling people every day. He warned that desperate refugees could fall prey to criminals and rebel groups without proper support. The community leader also wants the Congolese embassy to fix broken relationships with local diaspora groups. He believes unity between...
