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Bybit Hack Drains $1.5B as South Africa Scrambles for Security
Money places in South Africa checked their safety locks after bad people took money from a money place far away. These bad people took $1.5 billion, which equals R27.5 billion rand. This happened on Friday at a place called Bybit in Dubai. Money places in South Africa told a news company they have good locks against these bad people. They said they always need to make sure their locks work well. Bybit is the second biggest money place in the world where people trade special computer money. This was a very big and clever attack. The bad people took the money when Bybit moved funds from a safe place to a working place. They stole more than 400,000 pieces of special computer money called Ethereum. People who had money in Bybit wanted to...
Dangote Doubles Fortune as Refinery Shakes Global Energy
Aliko Dangote has almost twice as much money as last year! He owns $23.9 billion, which makes him the richest person in Africa and number 86 on the list of rich people around the world. Mr. Dangote became much richer because he owned a big oil factory called Dangote Petroleum Refinery. He owns 92.3 percent of this factory. Last year, people said he had 13.4 billion dollars, but his new oil factory changed everything! His oil factory can produce 650,000 barrels of oil every day—that's a lot! It started working last year after taking 11 years to build. Mr. Dangote spent $23 billion to build it. His factory helps Africa make its oil instead of buying it from other places. Mr. Dangote has more money than other rich people in Africa...
Zimpapers fuels language showdown sparking culture in Harare
A big party about languages is happening today at the National Gallery in Harare. This party will make people who love reading and writing happy. The party wants to help everyone remember their special culture and be kind to each other, like the Ubuntu idea teaches us. Mr. Raphael Chikukwa from the National Gallery thinks this party is very good. Zimpapers, the company that makes newspapers, planned this party with help from the National Gallery and the ministry that cares about sports and arts. Many fun things will happen at the party to show off different languages from Zimbabwe. Zimpapers held this party in honor of International Mother Language Day. This special day started in 1999 when UNESCO said we should care about our first...
Minister Mhona Surprises as He Swears in as High Court Lawyer
Mr. Felix Tapiwa Mhona became a real lawyer today. He made a promise to be honest and fair in front of a judge named Justice Chitapi. Three other people became lawyers with him at the same time in a city called Harare. People must learn many things before they can be lawyers. They need to finish school and work with other lawyers first. After all this learning, they can help people with law problems by themselves. When someone becomes a lawyer, they promise to make sure rules are followed, and everyone is treated fairly. This promise is very important. Mr. Mhona has two big jobs. He is a Minister of Transport and helps build roads and bridges. He also speaks up for the people who live in Chikomba East.
Ambassador Drama Unfolds as Mnangagwa Says Bye
Two important visitors said goodbye to President Mnangagwa at State House today. These visitors were Mr. Dewa Juniarta Sastrawan from Indonesia and Mrs. Stella Munyi from Kenya. They finished their jobs as ambassadors in Zimbabwe. They met with the President before going back to their home countries. Indonesia and Zimbabwe became friends in 1986. Both countries belong to the Non-Aligned Movement, which helps countries work together. Zimbabwe and Kenya are also good friends. Both belong to groups called Comesa and the African Union, which help African countries help each other. The Kenyan leader, President William Ruto, came to Zimbabwe last year. He and President Mnangagwa signed special papers that helped their countries work...
Zimbabwe Cuts Out Billion Dollar Car Import Drain
Zimbabwe used lots of money to buy cars from other countries. The country paid US$1.6 billion for these cars in the last six years. Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu wants Zimbabwe to make its cars instead. Minister Ndlovu talked to some people from South Africa who know about making cars. He met with Mr. David Coffey, who leads the Association of African Automobile Manufacturers. The minister explained that Zimbabwe loses money when people buy cars from other places. "We have spent US$1.6 billion on second-hand vehicles. This means we send jobs to other countries," said Minister Ndlovu. He believes Zimbabwe can work with nearby countries to build cars together. This would help people find jobs in Zimbabwe. The minister thinks different...
Dr Nujoma Explosive Support Ignites Zimbabwe Land Battle
Dr. Sam Nujoma from Namibia was a good friend of Zimbabwe. He helped them when they wanted to take back land for their people. Many other countries said Zimbabwe should not take the land, but Dr. Nujoma said they had the right to do it. A special meeting happened today in Harare to remember Dr. Nujoma. Professor Murwira wrote a speech about him. The speech said Zimbabwe was very important to Dr. Nujoma because both countries fought hard to be free. When other countries stopped talking to Zimbabwe because of the land changes, Dr. Nujoma spoke up for them. He knew some countries still tried to control Africa even after African countries became free. He wanted all African people to own their lands. Dr. Nujoma asked other African...
ASUS ROG Flow Z13 Blasts Boundaries with AI and 180Hz Action
ASUS made a special computer called the ROG Flow Z13. This computer works both as a normal laptop and as a tablet you can touch with your fingers. It fits easily in your backpack because it measures 300 millimeters wide and 204 millimeters deep. The computer stays very skinny, between 12.9 and 14.9 millimeters thick. You can carry it around because it weighs just 1.2 kilograms. You can buy this computer in two different types. The first type costs 449,800 yen, which equals about 3,460 US dollars. The second type costs 379,800 yen, which equals about 2,920 US dollars. The more expensive one uses a super smart brain called the Ryzen AI MAX+ 395. This brain helps the computer think almost as fast as big desktop computers! The screen...
Blade 18 Smashes Limits with Wildly Insane Specs
The Blade 18 computer costs €3,499.99. This computer has a special picture part called an RTX 5090 that makes games look amazing on the screen. You can use this computer in two ways. One way shows really clear pictures at 240 times each second. The other way shows less clear pictures but even faster at 440 times each second! The screen changes colors very quickly and shows all the colors your eyes can see. Inside the computer lives a very smart brain called Intel Core Ultra 9. You can choose how much space you want for your games and movies: 1TB, 2TB, or 4TB. The computer also needs memory to think. You can choose 32GB or 64GB of memory. This computer has many places to plug things in. It has special Thunderbolt holes that move...
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