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Bulawayo got a brand-new flying ambulance! The fancy helicopter landed at the airport yesterday morning, piloted by Russians, ready to help save lives. Another helicopter will come soon. These special flying machines will rush to help sick people all across the Matabeleland area. They'll pick...

Zimbabwe is about to have a big event called the National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service. It's happening for the 8th time, and this year, it will be extra special because people from other countries in the SADC group will be there. President Mnangagwa is the big boss of SADC right now...

Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu are in big trouble. They're accused of stealing a whopping US$7.7 million from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme! These guys were supposed to have a bail hearing on January 17 next year. But then their lawyers realized something important. The law says bail...

The police in Windhoek caught two guys they think broke into a house on Saturday morning in a neighborhood called Khomasdal. The officers saw the men walking near Katutura. The men had bags full of stuff like shoes, computers, and watches. The police thought the things might be stolen. When...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent his buddy Sydney Mufamadi on a special trip to Mozambique, the country next door. Mufamadi was there to chat with their president, Filipe Nyusi. Ramaphosa wanted Mufamadi to help sort out some problems in Mozambique. The country was a big mess after...

Archbishop Thomas Msusa isn't sorry for what he said about that plane crash report. Some other church leaders complained about his comments, but he didn't care. He just wanted to point out some problems he saw with how they looked into the crash that killed Vice President Saulos Chilima and...

The Mzukuzuku area has a group called the ADC. Flemmings Zgambo is the big boss of this group. He wants to make sure charities in the area are doing a good job. Zgambo told the charities they needed to come and explain what they were doing. He's worried some of them aren't really helping people...

Boxing is coming back to Mzuzu! New Dawn Boxing Promotion wants to end the year with a big bang. They haven't had an exciting match in Mzuzu for a long time. Mike Chimaliza runs New Dawn. He says they're all set for the big event this Sunday. It's at Chisanga Complex across from Tahit Filling...

Germany's leader, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ended the Bundestag on Friday. The Bundestag is like their Congress or Parliament. This means they'll have a big national election soon, on February 23rd. Steinmeier did this because Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked him to. Scholz is sort of like Germany's...

Raila Odinga isn't worried about Ruto and Uhuru meeting up. He says folks have the wrong idea about handshakes. Uhuru and Ruto just said hello to each other. That's not the same as announcing they'll work together. A real handshake needs an agreement that everyone knows about. Raila thinks...

President Ruto gave some ministers extra jobs. Musalia Mudavadi already works on foreign affairs, but Ruto asked him to cover communications and digital issues for a bit. Aden Duale already handles environmental issues. In the meantime, Ruto wants him to contribute to agriculture, too. Salim...

Donald Trump doesn't want to ban TikTok right away. He wants the Supreme Court to wait a bit. Trump hopes he can make a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. after he becomes president again. Trump thinks he's good at making deals. He believes he can find a way to make the government happy about...

President William Ruto picked Moses Kuria as Trade minister on December 19th. Kuria will replace Salim Mvurya, who got a new job as Sports minister. Ruto also chose William Kabogo as the ICT minister and Mutahi Kagwe as the Agriculture minister. Kabogo and Kagwe thanked Ruto for their...

The UN Security Council approved a new African force to fight al Shabab in Somalia. This new team, called AUSSOM, will start working on January 1, 2025. It will replace ATMIS, which ends on December 31. Most countries at the meeting liked the plan. The United States didn't vote because it...

Kenya's military got new leaders in May 2024. Lt Gen Charles Muriu Kahariri moved up to general and became the Chief of Defence Forces. He took over after Gen Francis Ogolla died in a helicopter crash in April. The military made more changes. John Omenda became the second-in-command. Fatuma...

Bobi Wine feels bad about what's happening in Kenya. He sees people getting taken away without explanation. Wine thinks Kenya used to give other East African countries hope, but things are changing. He talked about his friend Kizza Besigye, who was taken from Nairobi and sent back to Uganda...

The Kenyan Supreme Court marked 12 years in 2024. The court has faced many tests of its strength and fairness since it started. Chief Justice Martha Koome tells people the court will keep standing up for justice, even when many watch it closely. Politics tried hard to shake the court's...

The Public Affairs group plans to share what they found about the plane crash after the holidays end. People disagree about what caused the crash. The report said nothing bad made it happen. But some think there's more to know about how Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others died...

Castel Malawi gave nice gifts to 69 workers who stayed with them a long time. They got things like iron sheets, fridges, and bikes. These gifts showed thanks for helping the company deal with hard times in 2024. The company started giving out awards last week. Six workers in Mzuzu got gifts...

Police caught one of their own at a shisha place in Nairobi. He ran the place where people smoked shisha mixed with drugs. The police went there after they heard about drugs and young girls being sold. They looked at the place for some time before going in. Teams from different police groups...