Mutare officials deny bedbug reports about the Sakubva suburb on social media. The claims came from someone said to be the Bako Flea Market chairperson. Town Clerk Blessing Chafesuka called these reports false.
Chafesuka admitted some areas have long had bedbug issues. The city always fumigates these places as part of regular work. After hearing about bedbug problems in Harare, health teams stepped up their spraying efforts.
The extra fumigation aims to prevent Mutare from facing the same troubles as Mbare residents experienced.
During a burial ceremony, President Mnangagwa asked Zimbabweans if their work builds up the nation. He wants everyone to help advance Zimbabwe, just like national heroes did. The president challenged women in security and other sectors to learn from the late Air Vice Marshal Mandeya.
The president said hard work and patriotism can help anyone reach their goals. He urged people to think about what role they play for tomorrow's Zimbabwe. Mnangagwa explained earlier that heroes fought for independence against the Rhodesian regime and its friends.
Winnie Cabby Mandeya died April 27 at age 64 in Harare. She joined the liberation struggle in 1975, starting at camps in Mozambique. She trained in Tanzania and worked under several national...
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Chief Justice Koome gave the anti-corruption team three more years to work. She named Abdi Mohamud, Judge Lucy Njuguna, and Mercy Gateru new members who will serve until 2028. Emily Mubichi and Julliet Owala became joint team assistants for the group. Their job is to oversee the new rules against corruption.
Koome terminated the jobs of former workers Twalib Mbarak, Justice Nixon, Susan Ouko, and Grace Murungi. She also picked Margaret Wanyoike to lead computer work instead of Jackie Mulwa and Irene Omari. The Chief Justice also approved Linda Emukule and Raphael Kigamwa for the law reporting team.
Jackson Kiprotich stayed as the leader of the small business court with Robert Mnangat as his helper for five more years. The main justice...
Five people lived through an Amazon swamp crash after their small plane made an emergency landing. Local fishermen found them sitting on top of the aircraft surrounded by alligators. The group stayed there for 36 hours before rescue teams arrived with a helicopter.
Pilot Andres Velarde said engine problems forced him down near the Itanomas River during a flight from Baures to Trinidad. The survivors stayed on the plane roof because alligators came as close as three meters away. Fuel leaking from the aircraft may have kept the dangerous animals at a distance.
The rescued group included three women, one child, and the 29-year-old pilot. They survived mostly on cassava flour that a passenger happened to bring along. They avoided drinking...
Vatican workers fixed a chimney on the Sistine Chapel roof Friday ahead of the papal election. The chapel will host 133 church leaders who must pick a new pope. Black smoke means no decision, white smoke signals they chose someone.
Cardinals start the day with special prayers at St Peter's on Tuesday morning. Later that afternoon, they walk from the Pauline Chapel to the Sistine Chapel to vote. Each person promises to keep everything secret during the selection process.
After everyone takes their oath, all helpers must leave the room. The final person to speak advises before the voting starts. Cardinals vote up to four times daily until someone gets at least 89 votes to become pope.
The Vatican banned phones inside the chapel during...
Police Reform Working Group slammed officials for arresting four film producers right before Press Freedom Day. The group asked police to free the equipment taken from Nicholas Gichuki, Brian Adagala, Mark Karubiu, and Chris Wamae. Police should hunt down security forces who killed protesters instead of going after filmmakers, the reform group said.
The BBC showed how military and police may have killed Ericcson Mutisya, David Chege, Eric Shieni, and sixty other people during protests. Kenya promised to protect human rights at a recent Geneva meeting just days before these arrests happened. The police action breaks both Kenyan law and international agreements about free speech.
Kenya faces many problems with taxes, healthcare, and the...
Kenya business leaders want the housing levy cut to half a percent. They asked the government to remove taxes on basic foods and base other tax cuts on basic pay instead of gross pay. The Federation of Kenya Employers urged its members to give workers the six percent raise promised last year.
Bosses say these changes would let workers keep more money. Current rules take a total of three percent from pay for housing projects. The new Finance Bill might increase costs since companies cannot claim back certain taxes anymore. This affects medicine, sugar, milk, phones, and other everyday items.
FKE head Jacqueline Mugo said lower taxes would ease employees' living costs and help businesses compete better. Employers feel left out of recent...
US man Tim Friede gave himself over 200 snake bites during 18 years, leading scientists to find special antibodies in his blood. These antibodies work against many deadly snake types, unlike current treatments that need to match each specific snake. Researchers used his blood to make a mix that protected mice from 13 of 19 deadly snake species tested, with partial protection for the rest.
Snake bites kill about 140,000 people yearly, and many more lose limbs. Friede started his dangerous project, hoping to help people far away who die from snake bites. He ended up working with Dr. Jacob Glanville from Centivax, who spotted the rare protective elements in his blood. The team focused on snakes like cobras, mambas, and kraits that use...
