Vihiga County struck a deal with Russia on Monday to boost growth across several areas. Governor Wilber Ottichilo wants help with healthcare, education, environment, water, and energy programs. The county aims to become one of Kenya's first fully digital counties through Russian technology expertise.
Russian Ambassador Vsevolod Tkachenko met officials at county headquarters, where they discussed medicine, education, climate change, and waste management cooperation. Senator Godfrey Osotsi helped start the partnership as part of efforts to improve health services. The county hopes Russia will help finish its main health facility, which is already 75 percent done.
The agreement also covers updating technical training centers with modern...
The Malawi Bureau of Standards plans to create a committee to ensure that local goods meet worldwide standards. Some Malawi products are rejected abroad because of poor quality. MBS official Gloria Meleka shared this news at ISO meetings in Blantyre.
Malawi wants to sell more goods around the world, but it first needs better standards. Foreign markets often turn away local products that are of low quality. The new committee will help companies make things that overseas buyers want.
The bureau saw great progress recently, with 411 companies earning quality certificates. Most new certified businesses come from the small business sector. People at the ISO meetings liked the plan to boost exports through better standards.
Better product...
Malawi advocacy groups want officials to ban Smartmatic systems from next year's elections. Six organizations sent a letter to the Malawi Electoral Commission about their worries. They fear the system might harm voter trust because of past problems elsewhere. The groups demand election technology that everyone can trust.
These watchdogs also asked for an outside check of how voters were verified. They pointed to missing names, wrong centers, and other mistakes in the process. The groups said people affected need a real chance to fix their registration details. Election officials must bring in local and international monitors to monitor all election steps. The groups gave officials seven days to answer or face unnamed consequences.
PPM leader Mark Katsonga says parties discussing electoral alliances act against the law. He told supporters at a Neno West rally that alliances should form after the campaign season starts. He believes parties need to win with strong plans rather than partnerships. The 50+1 law makes early alliances pointless.
Katsonga assured the crowd that his party would follow the rules about when alliances can happen. He would turn down any alliance offers made right now because the timing feels wrong. Katsonga has not decided about running for president himself. PPM wants to earn voter support based on what it can do for people. The party sees early alliances as a shortcut that weakens democracy.
The Karonga District Council meeting stopped early after members complained about late paperwork. Council head Belliam Andrea Msukwa ended the session when councillors said they never received reports seven days ahead, as rules require. The group had planned to discuss local development needs.
Rukuru Ward Councillor Gift Mwale called out staff for acting unprofessionally. He mentioned problems with the torn-down council guesthouse, which had poor construction. Mwale also brought up several projects that have been sitting unfinished for more than three years.
District Commissioner Frank Mkandawire agreed that something went wrong. He promised the council would address all concerns during upcoming committee meetings.
NBM Capital Markets says TNM shareholders will gain more than they might lose from an MK30 billion cash deal. The company wants to sell new shares to Press Corporation, Old Mutual Life, and Nico Life at a May 2 meeting in Blantyre. Some smaller investors worry about losing value, but advisors think the good outweighs the bad.
NBM Capital CEO Benson Jere believes all shareholders will benefit as TNM pays off its debts. The deal aims to make TNM more profitable and increase dividends for everyone. Jere pointed to FMB Capital Holdings as an example where selling MK8.54 billion in shares to Old Mutual helped turn things around.
The Malawi Stock Exchange has approved the deal as it meets all rules, according to MSE CEO John Kamanga. TNM...
Larian Studios head Swen Vincke sees AI tools differently than other game creators. He believes AI might change how games are made, but not replace human developers. Vincke thinks AI helps teams work faster, but they will make more content with that extra time. Many think AI speeds up game-making, but Vincke says developers always need more time than planned anyway.
Vincke doubts AI alone gives companies any real edge since everyone can access the same tech. He feels teams like Larian will keep standing out because they craft stories with personal care. Their studio builds game situations through careful human design rather than automation. When staff worry about job loss, Vincke tells them their roles will change but remain important...
Chris Curry and Hermann Hauser started Acorn Computers in Cambridge in 1978. The small company won a deal to make BBC Micro computers for UK classrooms. This simple contract sparked a tech revolution that changed everything. Acorn made an unusual move for such a tiny business—they decided to create their own processor.
Engineers Sophie Wilson and Steve Furber designed a 32-bit chip in 1980. Despite working with little money, they finished the ARM1 in 1985. The processor used just 25,000 transistors on a 3μm process. It ran on very little power but worked amazingly well. ARM celebrates 40 years this April with a huge achievement—they shipped their 250 billionth chip.
The power-saving design came from necessity, not brilliant planning...
NVIDIA released a new driver update called 576.26 for its RTX 50 series graphics cards. This update fixes screen flickering that happens with DisplayPort 2.1 connections running at high refresh rates. It also solves gray screen crashes on setups with multiple monitors. Users with certain LG displays can say goodbye to blank screens when HDR is turned on.
The company added fixes for many popular games. Players should see fewer crashes in Black Myth Wukong, Forza Horizon 5, Forza Motorsport, Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West, and Resident Evil 4 Remake. The previous driver version 576.02 already fixed black screen issues, but also boosted performance. RTX 5080 users saw about 7% better speed with that earlier update.
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