Muslim Leader Thanks Ghana's President for Lower Hajj Costs.
The head of Darul Tawheed Institute praised President John Dramani Mahama for making the 2025 Hajj trip less costly for Muslims in Ghana.
Doctuur Abu Dujana Basha expressed his gratitude during a radio interview with Fuseini Safianu on Radio Tamale's Bugum Beni on Wednesday, February 5.
"I ask all Muslim leaders to pray for President John Drammani Mahama at Friday prayers. He has made our duty much easier," Basha said on air. He noted that the president had kept his word to help Muslims, pointing to two main promises he made during his campaign.
The news came from Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim, who said the new price for the holy trip would be GH₵62,000...
South Africa's new land law has drawn much attention in 2025, with fresh U.S. President Donald Trump's recent comments sending the rand down sharply.
Many South Africans want to know what this means for their homes and property plans. But Samuel Seeff, who leads the Seeff Property Group, says there's no reason to worry.
The law states clear rules about taking land. It considers empty land kept only to sell later, unused state land, land left by owners, and places where the state has invested more money than the land is worth.
Seeff points out that the Constitution still guards property rights. This new rule replaces an old 1975 law. He says people have made the law seem worse than it is.
The law requires careful steps before any...
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe reports its foreign money holdings grew to US$550 million, marking an 87% rise.
When Zimbabwe started its gold-backed money (ZiG) in April 2024, the bank had US$285 million in reserves. These funds helped keep the new money strong against market changes.
The bank keeps gold and foreign money from mining fees, market buying, and direct gold purchases. Bank leader John Mushayavanhu said these holdings jumped from US$285 million to US$550 million by January 2025.
This growth means the bank has enough to back all ZiG money in use, about ZiG13 billion. The bank aims to keep enough reserves to match every ZiG in the system.
The bank sees good signs ahead. Money coming into Zimbabwe, plus mining fees paid in...
The Bank of Zimbabwe kept its main interest rate at 35% on Thursday.
Money troubles keep growing in Zimbabwe. Food and home costs pushed prices higher in January. This happened with both U.S. dollars and local money.
Zimbabwe started using a new type of money last April. This money was tied to gold. But its worth fell a lot in September. Since then, the Zimbabwe Gold money, called ZiG, has lost more of its value.
The ZiG trades at 26.4 for one U.S. dollar, the central bank's numbers show. When it first came out, people could trade one U.S. dollar for about 13.6 ZiG.
A training flight ended in tragedy when Air Lieutenant Nesbert Tambudza died in a plane crash near Gweru. The young pilot was flying alone in a Karakorum-8 jet trainer aircraft near the Guinea Fowl area.
Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander Valerio Sibanda shared news of the crash. He said no one on the ground was hurt, and no buildings were harmed.
Tambudza showed great skill as a pilot. The Air Force picked him for special jet training at Number 2 Squadron, based at Josiah Tungamirai Air Force Base in Gweru. He was almost done with his K-8 jet training when the crash happened.
The plane went down about 5 kilometers east of Guinea Fowl. The impact left the aircraft badly damaged.
Military leaders have started looking into what made...
A sum of US$4.5 million went missing from the Harare City Council through its Harare Quarry business arm. This discovery was made during an official investigation into the council's work.
The City Council gave this money to Harare Quarry in 2018 to help the business run better. The funds disappeared without any papers showing where they went.
Mayor Jacob Mafume told Justice Maphios Cheda and his team about this surprising loss. "The money was stolen," Mafume said clearly.
When Justice Cheda asked who took the money and what steps they took to find it, Mafume pointed to the Quarry's leaders. He said they asked the Police to step in. This happened before the present council members were chosen. "We came in during 2018. I need to think...
Land Row Heats Up in Balaka.
A fight over land pay has sparked new words between groups in Balaka. The local council group MALGA stands behind District Chief Tamanya Harawa. Yet CDEDI head Sylvester Namiwa says MALGA needs to hear all sides.
People say Harawa helped cheat Ng'onga folks out of fair pay for their land. Portland Cement wants this land for making cement. On Monday, angry people went to Harawa's office, asking him to leave his job.
MALGA's leader, Hadrod Zeru Mkandawire, wrote on February 4 that early checks show Harawa might be free of blame.
Mkandawire said the key fact lies in time. Land experts checked the worth in January 2023. The first paychecks went out in July 2023, and Harawa came to work in September 2023...
Over Seven Million Sign Up to Vote in Malawi.
The Malawi Electoral Commission reports that 7,200,905 people put their names down to vote. This comes after both main and extra sign-up times ended this week.
Andrew Mpesi from MEC shared the news. He said 24,078 more people joined during the last extra sign-up time.
Women make up most of the new voters. The count shows 4,113,342 women and 3,087,563 men signed up. This means women are 57.1% of voters, with men at 42.9%.
The National Statistical Office thought 10,957,490 people would be old enough to vote by September 16, 2025. The real sign-up numbers show that 65.7% of this group came forward.
Looking at each group, six out of ten men who could vote signed up. The rate was higher for...
MERA Stops Four Gas Stations From Selling Fuel.
The Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority put a halt on fuel sales at four stations that broke the rules.
MERA named ENGEN Chiringa, Mount Meru Dunduzu 2, Mount Meru Nathenje, and Simso Mzuzu as the stations that must stop working. The office found that these places sold fuel in cans and drums, which is against the law.
People told MERA about wrong acts at these stations. The stations kept selling fuel in cans after many warnings. This made it hard for normal drivers to buy fuel. It put people in danger as well.
The office told big fuel companies not to send more fuel to these stations. Mount Meru, Simso Oil, and ENGEN must wait until MERA says they can start again.
MERA wants to ensure...
