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Kenya Steps Up Security with New Turkish Drones. Kenya has added six new drones to its security forces. These Bayraktar TB2 drones come from Turkey's Baykar company. The military will use them to fight terrorism and watch over the country. Turkish news reports say both countries are working...

Zimbabwe Pushes to End Violence Against Women. Zimbabwe faces a serious problem. One in three women deal with violence, Minister Monica Mutsvangwa said at a recent meeting. She spoke to female religious leaders about ways to help. The minister told the leaders they play a key role in their...

Baker Loses Work Money in Late-Night Online Bets. A baker tried to get rich quickly but lost his work money instead. William Gonese took $3,420 from his night shift at the Bakers Inn store to bet online. The 28-year-old shift boss wanted to win big on a betting game called Aviator. He hoped to...

Court to Rule on Bail for Goat Scheme Suspects. Two men linked to a big case about missing goat money face a key court date today. Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu want to leave jail until their trial starts. They say things have changed since their first time in court. The case moved quickly...

Zimbabwe Woman Returns to Face Murder Charge After Years in UK. A wife came back to face murder charges in Harare this week. Police say Bridget Makaza shot her husband in 2018 and ran away to Britain. The court saw her on Tuesday. Judge Isheunesu Matova put her in jail until January 13. She...

Cholera Claims Life, Sickens Dozens Near Harare. Bad water killed one person and made 60 others sick at two spots near Harare. The deadly disease hit Mazowe Flowers Farm and Glendale Highway homes last month. Health teams rushed to help. They set up care spots and went house to house to teach...

ZANU PF Grows Member Base in Key Province. The ruling party in Zimbabwe keeps growing. ZANU PF counted 732,900 members in Mashonaland East last year. The party checks its lists each year to track who stays and who joins. Recent votes brought mixed news. The party lost two seats to CCC rivals...

Zimbabwe Air Force Sees New Leaders Rise Through Ranks. President Mnangagwa picked 27 Air Force officers for higher jobs yesterday. He leads the nation's armed forces and makes these choices under the law. The changes brought up two officers to Air Commodore rank. Eleven more became Group...

Zimbabwe Ends Death Row, Giving 63 Inmates New Hope. Zimbabwe threw out the death penalty last week. The move will change life for dozens of people who waited years to die. President Mnangagwa signed a new law that bans hanging prisoners. The country had not killed anyone since 2005. But many...

Zimbabwe Sees Hope for Growth Despite Last Year's Drought The nation's business leaders paint a bright picture of Zimbabwe's future. They point to farming, mining, and new ideas from colleges as keys to success this year. Farming is at the heart of these hopes. The field holds the power to...

Rains Bring Relief to Zimbabwe's Farmers as Growing Season Peaks. Heavy rains swept across Zimbabwe this week. The weather office says wet weather will stay until mid-January. Big storms dropped rain all over - Rusape got 53mm, and Hwange saw 46mm. Other cities like Bulawayo and Kadoma had good...

Zimbabwe Unveils Plan to Save Polluted Lake as Crisis Deepens. Raw sewage and factory waste have created an emergency at Lake Chivero near Zimbabwe's capital. The lake sits 40 kilometers from Harare and gives water to thousands of families. The nation's leaders announced a new rescue plan...

Progress Surges at Harare's Major Building Sites Zimbabwe's capital sees big wins in its 2025 building plans. The huge Mbudzi road project, set to be named Trabablas, has nearly finished all 15 of its bridges. A new market space in Mbare will open next month. The site comes as welcome news...

Zimbabwe Leader Praises Church's Role in Nation-Building. President Mnangagwa thanked the Seventh Day Adventist Church for helping build Zimbabwe. He spoke at a New Year's Eve event in Harare called "Celestial Chorus Volume 2 Soiree." The gathering drew many important people. Ministers...

Malawi Business Leader Denies Tax Claims. A top business figure in Malawi spoke up about tax claims against her car rental firm. Triephornia Mpinganjira said she was shocked by stories about her firm, Diplomats Car Hire. People on social media said she blocked tax checks by the Malawi Revenue...

Malawi Business Leader Denies Tax Claims. A top business figure in Malawi spoke up about tax claims against her car rental firm. Triephornia Mpinganjira said she was shocked by stories about her firm, Diplomats Car Hire. People on social media said she blocked tax checks by the Malawi Revenue...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched the 2025 National Budget. He signed two laws authorizing the government to spend the money. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube presented the budget in November. The budget is worth ZiG276.4 billion. Most of this money comes from taxes...

A new study by Bethany International has found that chemicals are flowing into Lake Victoria and harming its biodiversity. The chemicals come from farms, factories, and cities near the lake and harm the fish and other animals that live in the water. The study says that fertilizers and animal...

President Yoweri Museveni has warned people who steal coffee and other crops in Uganda that this hurts farmers and the economy. Coffee theft is a big problem in Uganda. People pick coffee beans before they are ripe and steal coffee at night, which is bad for the quality of Uganda's coffee...

East African Lawyers Say Governments Abuse Human Rights. A group of top lawyers in East Africa says the region's governments are hurting their people. They claim leaders are kidnapping, torturing, and even killing citizens. The lawyers are very worried. They say these terrible acts often...