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A man named Tawanda Nyambirai owns many businesses in Zimbabwe. He started a bank called TN Bank, which later changed its name to Steward Bank. He sold this bank to Econet Wireless in 2012, but he kept working with the bank through his other company. Tawanda made his company very strong. It...

A young musician named Kudakwashe Royne Kachiko brings joy to Zimbabwe. People call him Oriyano, which means "a jewel." He makes music, designs clothes, draws with pencils, writes poems, and creates beats with his mouth. Oriyano worked hard for six years before becoming famous. Many people...

China's friend in Zimbabwe, Mr Zhou Ding, shared happy news about the special computer trucks. He wants these trucks to help people learn about computers, especially those who live far from big cities. Mr Zhou spoke at the President's house, where they showed everyone the new truck. He believes...

The government wants to bring special trucks called Digitrucks to all parts of Zimbabwe. These trucks will help people learn about computers and technology. Dr Tatenda Mavetera, who works with technology in the government, shared this exciting news. President Mnangagwa showed everyone a new...

The police took three women away in Kampala city because they wanted Mr. Kizza Besigye to be free. One of these women, Mrs. Doreen Nyanjura, helps run the city. The other two were Mrs. Faridah Nangozi and Mrs. Ingrid Turinawe. People saw many police officers grab the women near a place called...

Some people in Uganda feel tired of hearing about new sicknesses. Dr Richard Kabanda, who teaches people about health, sees that many people do not believe these warnings anymore. The health leaders said a new type of Ebola came to Uganda at the end of January 2025. A nurse who worked at the...

A man from New Jersey is very sad because his wife died in Africa last year. They were looking at wild animals when a hippo hurt her. The man wants the company that planned their trip to take responsibility. Craig and Lisa Manders went to a place called Zambia to see animals. They walked with...

The Uganda government promised to stop using army courts to judge Mr. Kizza Besigye, who speaks up against the leaders. They want him to start eating again because he stopped eating food in jail on February 10. Mr. Besigye used to be friends with President Museveni, but they became enemies. The...

A worker named Linus Nasimiyu won a fight against her employer, Mbale City. She worked as the head of schools there. The city leaders had told her to stop working in December because they thought she had done something wrong. The leaders said Nasimiyu let her driver use a work car after office...

A man named Bobi Wine went to visit Dr. Kizza Besigye in prison on Monday. He brought some friends from his political party with him. The prison guards told them they could not see Dr. Besigye because he felt very weak. Dr. Besigye needed help to sit up in bed. Dr. Besigye stopped eating his...

Very bad things happened in a place called Madi-Okollo. One young man died and nineteen people felt hurt during a party where families meet before a wedding. This happened late at night when most people sleep. A police officer named Rusoke Kituuma told everyone what happened. The young man who...

The police want to find Mr. Medard Ayebare because he hurt someone with his car. Mr. Ayebare works as the head teacher at Ibanda High School. He was driving very fast on the Ibanda-Mbarara Road when his car hit a little boy named Herbert Mugume. Herbert was only seven years old and went to...

A government leader named Dr. Chris Baryomunsi went to visit Dr. Kizza Besigye in prison. Dr. Besigye's wife, Winnie Byanyima, became very angry about this visit. She said Baryomunsi was being mean to her husband and shouldn't have come. Baryomunsi wrote a letter telling everyone why he...

A very important army leader in Uganda, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said nice things about his soldiers. These soldiers marched really well in two big parades in different places called Mubende and Kyotera. Many people watched the parades and liked them a lot. Gen Kainerugaba invited all the...

The Uganda government wants to borrow money from Stanbic Bank to buy Umeme, a company that brings electricity to homes all over Uganda. The bank might give them $191 million because Umeme will stop working in Uganda next March. The leaders must pay Umeme $200 million because Umeme spent a lot...

The Uganda government wants to borrow money from Stanbic Bank to buy Umeme, the company that brings electricity to people's homes. They need to pay almost $191 million because Umeme's time working in Uganda will end on March 31, 2025. The government must give Umeme around $200 million because...

Medical helpers in Uganda want their friend Dr. Kizza Besigye to leave prison. They wrote a letter to important people like President Museveni asking them to free him. Dr. Besigye is very sick in Luzira Prison. Dr. Ekwaro Obuku spoke for all the medical helpers. He said Dr. Besigye needs better...

Some fighters called M23 have taken over a big city named Bukavu in Africa. These fighters control an important road where people go between two countries, Congo and Rwanda. They came into the city on Friday night and stayed there. The fighters moved away for a short time on Saturday night...

Kenya wanted their leader, Raila Odinga, to become the head of a big African group called the African Union. Many people thought he would win, but he lost to someone from a small country called Djibouti. The winner was named Mahamoud Ali Youssouf. Odinga stayed happy even after he lost. He...

The government of Uganda says people should not worry about Dr. Besigye, who is in prison. He visited a doctor at a clinic on Sunday and then returned to prison. The president's representative, Mr. Kirunda, told everyone that Dr. Besigye was safe. He said the family can visit him in prison...