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The Gambia Tech Project partnered with Alliance Francaise Banjul and others to train 25 business coaches on Responsible Agricultural Investment. This five-day program helps coaches learn how to support young farmers. The training forms part of the Agri-Accelerator Project, which brings together...

Three guys from Zimbabwe faced a judge Monday at the Stellenbosch court after they grabbed a man off the street and asked his family for millions. The court pushed their hearing back to March 14, when they'll ask to go free until trial. Police nabbed Luckmore Tawanda Muzhira, Takudzwa Trust...

Zimbabwe picked last year's soccer champions to play for a big trophy. The government says Simba Bhora and FC Platinum earned these spots because they finished first and second place in 2024's Premier Soccer League. These mining-backed teams have replaced traditional powerhouses Dynamos and...

Emmanuel Makandiwa recently asked President Emmerson Mnangagwa to welcome back members of the G40 faction. The popular church leader described these former political rivals as harmless people during a church service at his huge building in Chitungwiza. Many G40 members ran away from Zimbabwe...

The Harare City Council did nothing but pretty up Rufaro Stadium with shallow fixes, just like adding makeup to hide flaws. Mayor Jacob Mafume bragged about the place last year after it reopened, claiming it ranked among the best fields in Zimbabwe. He even compared the grass to what you might...

President Museveni wants courts to use African methods for solving problems. He called for this change at a ceremony where 21 new judges took their oaths at State House in Entebbe. The President believes local communities should handle minor conflicts like stolen property or family issues. He...

Uganda's water company teamed up with a local industry group to improve the performance of its equipment. The National Water and Sewerage Corporation teamed up with Luwero Industries Limited in Kampala. They plan to cut costs and build things themselves instead of buying from other countries...

Uganda just started a big new program to help refugees and the local people who live near them. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja kicked off the Uganda Refugee Resilience Initiative, which Denmark pays for with 145 billion shillings. That equals about 40 million US dollars. The program runs for...

Kenya Power says a number of places across ten counties will have no electricity on Wednesday. Folks can expect blackouts between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. People living in Nairobi, Machakos, Nakuru, Nandi, Kakamega, Tharaka Nithi, Nyeri, Kiambu, Kitui, and Kilifi need to be ready for these temporary...

Lawmakers backing former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua have lashed out at Kenya's peace commission after it warned him about stirring up trouble. The politicians think the National Cohesion and Integration Commission helps the government target Gachagua unfairly. The commission stepped in...

Tony Hawk returns on July 11 with Pro Skater 3 + 4. The game launches across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Battle.net, Windows PC, Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. Players can access it right away through Game Pass. This remake stays true to the original skateboarding...

Gaming companies keep racing to add better parts inside their controllers. Many brands recently added TMR joysticks to their products, with more devices coming soon. GuliKit just made a fresh version of their KingKong 2 controller called KK2T. This new device includes TMR electromagnetic parts...

Jazz fans plan to meet at Sherwood Golf Club in Mabelreign, Harare, this Saturday. They'll celebrate the memory of Bob "Headmaster" Nyabinde through music and dancing. The famous musician passed away on December 23, 2023, at 68 years old after fighting a long battle with a stroke. His musical...

Apple needs to update the Mac Studio badly. The current model runs on older M2 chips even though MacBooks already use chips two generations ahead. Mark Gurman, a trusted source, says Apple plans to announce better Mac Studio models very soon. The upgrade details sound pretty strange, though...

NVIDIA dropped its new GeForce RTX 5070 Founders Edition card. They started their RTX 50 series launch quickly from the top with the 5090 and 5080 for serious gamers and then added the 5070 Ti between performance and enthusiast levels. The standard 5070 targets performance segment users who want...

Mac gaming faces strange times lately. Companies release many big games for macOS, but players rarely buy them. Ubisoft plans to launch Assassin's Creed: Shadows for Mac users on March 20, the same day it arrives on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. This news might excite Mac gamers until they learn...

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo jumped into the mix after Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa threw down a big money challenge to other spiritual leaders. Last Sunday at church, Makandiwa made a bold offer. He invited any prophet or traditional healer to come to his church service the next week and...

War veterans calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down say they won't back off from their plans to remove him through major protests. The group was led by Blessed Geza but scattered after authorities put Geza on a wanted list for allegedly trying to stir up violence and undercut the...

According to inside sources, Harare's suspended town clerk, Hosiah Chisango, keeps getting a big $27,000 monthly paycheck plus benefits even though his work agreement has ended. Last Friday, city council members asked human capital director Bosman Matengarufu why Chisango and other high-ranking...

People at the High Court became upset yesterday because prison officials never brought Mike Chimombe to his fraud hearing. Nobody explained why he missed the morning session, forcing Judge Pisirayi Kwenda to demand the Zimbabwe Prisons Service bring Chimombe that afternoon. The truth came out...