Zimbabwe opened a sports job when Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and first African elected as International Olympic Committee president. The government gave no clear reason for moving army chief Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe into this role during increased political tensions before the 2028 elections. Martin Rushwaya, chief secretary to the president, announced that President Mnangagwa immediately removed Sanyatwe from military service and the army commander position.
Sanyatwe brings a complicated history to his new job as sports minister. The 69-year-old previously commanded the presidential guard and served as Zimbabwe's ambassador to Tanzania. The United States placed sanctions on him for human rights violations during the 2018...
President Mnangagwa made big changes today when he named Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe to head up Zimbabwe's sports and arts department right away. The President also took Sanyatwe off active military duty at the same time, ending his job as Army Commander. This marks a major career shift for the military leader, who jumps straight from uniform to cabinet position.
Kirsty Coventry steps down from the minister position as she prepares to take over running the International Olympic Committee later this year in June. Her election last week to the top Olympic job created this opening in the government. Dr. Martin Rushwaya, the official messenger for the president's office, told the press about these changes.
The President thanked...
President Mnangagwa has removed Lt. General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe from his army position and made him a minister instead. Sanyatwe takes over as Minister of Sport, Recreation, Arts, and Culture right away. He replaces Kirsty Coventry, who left after winning the election as International Olympic Committee president last week. Martin Rushwaya, the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, shared this news on Tuesday.
The President acted as Commander in Chief when he retired Sanyatwe from the Zimbabwe Defence Forces and from leading the Zimbabwe National Army. He based this decision on section 216 and section 340 of Zimbabwe's Constitution, plus section 115 of the Defence Act. These legal powers let Mnangagwa make changes at the...
Gopal Vittal takes over as GSMA Board Chairman through 2026 after serving as acting Chair. As Chairman, he'll guide the direction of this major group that includes 1000 telecom businesses worldwide plus phone makers, software companies, equipment providers, internet firms, and related industries. He becomes just the second Indian leader to hold this position after Sunil Bharti Mittal.
The selection shows how much influence Airtel has gained globally since both Mittal and Vittal have held important GSMA Board roles for many years. When accepting the position, Vittal mentioned feeling honored and noted that mobile companies added $6.5 trillion to the global economy last year. He described the industry as the backbone supporting worldwide...
Malaria kills lots of Ugandan kids. Every day, 6,500 children catch it, and 10 die. Doctors worry about severe cases rising among little ones, who often face brain damage, kidney problems, and breathing troubles.
Dr. Sabrina Kitaka from Makerere University says children under five face the biggest danger, along with pregnant women and travelers from areas without malaria. She works at Mulago Hospital, where about 20 percent of kids admitted have malaria, and half of those cases turn severe.
Out of every 10 patients with fever seen as outpatients, 6 test positive for malaria. Her ward typically holds 52 patients but swells to 60 on busy days. Severe malaria brings high parasite counts, major fevers, seizures, and kidney damage.
Uganda...
NRM runner-up Faridah Nambi wants the Electoral Commission to count votes again after losing the Kawempe North MP special election. According to the final numbers in the Uganda Gazette, she placed second among ten candidates with 9,058 votes.
The winner, opposition party NUP's Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, received 17,939 votes. Nambi first congratulated her opponent but changed her mind. She hired lawyers at Atwijukire Dennis Advocates, who filed petition MC No. 22/2025 requesting officials recheck all ballots.
Earlier, Nambi blamed security forces for her loss. She claimed their harassment of opposition supporters, journalists, and Nalukoola made people vote for him out of sympathy. She also said heavy police presence scared away many...
Uganda will add more than 12 trillion Ugandan shillings (about $3.1 billion) to its debt. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja wants top officials to meet and approve many loan plans that would pay for big infrastructure projects and public services.
She sent an urgent letter dated March 21, 2025, asking government leaders to meet on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. They'll meet at 10:00 a.m. in her office to review these loan requests and discuss related matters.
The Prime Minister listed twelve major loan proposals from lenders such as the African Development Bank, City Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and others. These would fund new expressways, bring electricity to rural areas, improve water systems, update hospitals, and help farmers.
Some...
The Crow Hill Company added yet another free instrument to their series, bringing back the sound of the synth that helped create acid house music.
Their new Vaults: Acid Synth mimics Roland's famous TB-303 Bass Line. You'll find it has a clean, easy-to-use screen designed for making classic 303 bass sounds fast. Two big dials in the middle let you adjust the filter's cutoff and resonance. Next to these sits a Mod knob that controls how much virtual voltage goes to the filter, giving you many sound choices. The Decay knob changes all the synth's envelope settings, and Echo plus Splosh controls handle built-in effects. Just like the real hardware, when MIDI notes overlap, you hear that famous TB-303 "glide" effect that everyone loves...
Elektron fans love their instruments, and the company keeps adding cool features through big updates. Recently, they made Digitakt II and Digitone II even better by giving each machine some features from the other, plus adding completely new stuff.
The Digitakt II update brings over the Comb+ filter from Digitone II, which adds metallic sounds to your filtering options. You can also choose whether saturation happens before or after filtering with the new routable overdrive and distortion controls. They brought back mono sampling alongside the stereo option, giving you more ways to capture sounds. Plus, you'll find the keytrack modulation feature that used to be only on its sibling.
Digitone II receives a much stronger Chord Mode with...
