Kenya's President Ruto started new river cleanup work yesterday. He plans to hire 18,000 more young people from Nairobi for this next step. These new workers will widen the Nairobi River and build sewers running 54 kilometers along both sides. Local folks call this big cleanup effort the Nairobi River engineering works.
About 22,000 young people have already worked on the first part of this project, which began last September. Their job focuses on picking up trash and fixing blocked drains along the full 95-kilometer stretch between Ngong and Mathare. Ruto explained that Nairobi must shine because it acts as both the capital city and home base for many United Nations programs. Clean rivers show visitors that Kenya cares about its...
Kenya officials say nobody sold the Bomas Cultural Center to any Turkish person. The government flat-out denies what former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua claimed happened. Culture Department leader Ummi Bashir expressed complete surprise at these statements from Gachagua and called them totally false.
The government still fully controls Bomas through its Culture Department according to rules set last year. Bashir explained they plan big improvements instead of selling the place. The Cabinet agreed back on August 8, 2023, to create something called the Bomas International Convention Complex, not sell the property to foreigners.
Former Tourism boss Peninah Malonza first brought up this idea at a Cabinet meeting. The plan aims to...
Dennis Itumbi pushed back hard against claims about the Bomas of Kenya yesterday. The Presidential Special Projects Head said former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua lied when claiming the cultural center had been sold off. Itumbi explained that nobody sold Bomas to any Turkish business person. He described these statements as completely false and designed to confuse regular citizens.
The government actually plans major upgrades for Bomas instead of selling it. This cultural site has remained mostly unchanged since back in the 1970s. Officials want to transform it into an amazing meeting place that matches places found around the world. These improvements should help Kenya become the best location across Africa for hosting big...
A police officer from the Criminal Investigations Department died Thursday night in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. People first thought armed robbers shot her during a chase in Pumula South. The truth came out later - another cop accidentally fired the bullet that killed her. Detective Constable Cassandra Hove was just 37 years old and left behind four children.
The fatal shot hit her left breast, and the bullet stayed inside her body. Medical staff at Flex Clinic in Lobengula tried to help, but she arrived already dead shortly before 9 PM. Family spokesman Ryan Gambinga talked about what really happened after meeting with police officials. He said they learned the terrible news that her death came from friendly fire, not from the criminals they...
Gayton McKenzie heads the Patriotic Alliance and is South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture. During a heated parliament talk, he recently asked to block illegal foreigners from medical care at South African hospitals. His request follows money cuts from the United States Agency for International Development under Trump, which left South African healthcare with less cash.
The funding drop took away 17% of the money that helped the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. This plan has fought HIV/AIDS in South Africa for many years. McKenzie believes South Africa must focus on its citizens first because the money is gone. He wants illegal foreigners to find medical help in their home countries that might be friendlier...
The bail appeal from businessman Mike Chimombe failed at Zimbabwe's Supreme Court on March 6, 2025. The judges agreed with earlier decisions that Chimombe should stay locked up until his trial. He first went to jail last June and keeps hitting roadblocks when trying to get out. The court believes he might run away, mess with witnesses, or pose other risks because of his serious charges.
Prosecutors say Chimombe and his business partner Moses Mpofu stole millions of dollars. The money came from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, which was meant to help rural areas develop. Chimombe first asked for bail at the magistrate's court back in July 2024 but was turned down. He tried again at the High Court this January, but those judges said...
Businessman Sir Wicknell Chivhayo turned heads again as he rolled up to pay lobola for his future wife, Lulu. After receiving blessings from the President, they moved forward with their relationship plans. Chivhayo, famous for spending big money, led a fancy parade of expensive cars to the traditional ceremony. People watching had mixed feelings about the flashy display that included numerous high-priced vehicles.
Chivhayo made sure his lobola payment stood out from others. Reports said he arrived with a crew of nicely dressed folks riding in gleaming white cars and luxury SUVs. The cars weren't the only sign of wealth - insiders claimed the lobola payment might reach beyond US$150,000. Many social media users questioned where all this...
In a Wednesday cross-examination, Ousainou Bojang told the court he left his passport and Techno Spark 8 phone at his Brufut Village home before heading to Julolom, Senegal. Bojang faces charges of killing two police officers and severely wounding another officer.
Standing before Justice Ebrima Jaiteh at Banjul High Court, Bojang answered questions from Director of Public Prosecutions AM Yusuf about his trip to Senegal. When asked about his smartphone, Bojang first thought he had brought it along. After checking through his stuff, he later remembered leaving it plugged into an electrical outlet in his sitting room.
The questioning revealed that Bojang gave his sister Amie Bojang a bag containing his passport, Gambian residence permit...
Despite growing numbers in newsrooms, women reporters in The Gambia face tough challenges at work. On International Women's Day 2025, the Women Journalists Association of The Gambia demands better treatment for female media workers across the country. They want equal pay, more leadership roles, and an end to sexual harassment. Media companies need to make big changes fast to close the gender gap.
This year's global theme is "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment." But WoJAG says Gambian women journalists still deal with unfair treatment based on gender every day. Female journalists work as reporters, editors, TV hosts, and even run media companies. Yet, according to WoJAG, they rarely make decisions or lead newsrooms...
