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ZANU PF provincial boss Mangaliso Ndlovu started hitting up grassroots party meetings across Matabeleland South constituencies like Gwanda South, Bulilima, Motobo, and both Insiza districts to patch up weak spots before the next election cycle. The leadership wants feedback from ward-level...

NIMASA shut down rumors that Nigeria had anything to do with the VLCC SKIPPER after the US Coast Guard grabbed the tanker over oil theft accusations. Agency spokesman Edward Osagie said the ship never flew a Nigerian flag, and the supposed owners at Thomarose Global Ventures Limited have zero...

Century Group boss Ken Etete told a bunch of political types and money people at a Qatar summit that African countries and Gulf states need to stop treating each other like casual business partners and start building actual strategic ties that could flip the global energy game. The guy runs...

CBN director Rakiya Yusuf dropped a memo telling payment processors and terminal providers they have one month to set up dual connectivity with NIBSS and UPSL for all point-of-sale systems. The Corporate Affairs Commission is backing this up with a nationwide crackdown that starts next year...

Abdul Samad Rabiu fought his way to the top of Nigerian business through constant battles with competitors and government officials who tried blocking his expansion across flour milling, sugar refining, port operations, and cement manufacturing. The BUA Group founder faced serious resistance...

BOOM Library dropped a new sound pack built from field recordings that Matt Mikkelsen grabbed during two separate trips to Florida swamps over three years. The collection centers on wild gators making territorial calls at different ranges, and it also brings dense bug layers, wading bird...

DoDMA boss Wilson Moleni said Vice President Jane Ansah traveling around the country makes sure food relief actually gets to people who need it because her field visits show the government cares about seeing what disasters look like up close. He told registration officers to be fair when signing...

Eastern Region Police Commissioner Chikondi Mkwate Chingadza told cops at the Police College in Zomba to stop showing up drunk because it breaks the rules and causes them to act unprofessionally during their shifts. She reminded officers that police bail does not cost anything, so they need to...

United General Insurance and Old Mutual dropped a bundled product called Auto360 that smashes motor coverage and life insurance together, and Reserve Bank of Malawi supervisor Kaluso Chihana said the industry needs to stop chasing profits and start building stuff that actually helps regular...

Two Malawi Congress Party heavyweights got arrested, and opposition fans immediately started screaming about political witch hunts, even though the charges look pretty legit. Richard Chimwendo Banda was caught in an attempted murder case, while Vitumbiko Mumba got picked up for saying sketchy...

The People's Development Party just lost two more big names after National Director of Research Sostain Chimimba and Publicity Secretary Rhodes Msonkho bailed out, and both claimed they had personal stuff going on. The exits come right after six other officials ditched the party last month...

The Walkers Social Club organized a fundraising walk in Blantyre to pull together 50 million kwacha for the kids' cancer unit at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, and coordinator Chiwawa Msimuko-Madise said the turnout showed what happens when people actually care about vulnerable groups getting...

The Media Council of Malawi and MISA Malawi told reporters to get their credentials sorted because registration supposedly protects press freedom and keeps random people with phones from pretending they are actual journalists. MCM chair Moses Kaufa said the accreditation system helps authorities...

Local Government Minister Ben Malunga Phiri toured Mzimba and found out that construction projects started back in 2018 are bleeding taxpayer cash because contractors keep asking for more money as building materials get pricier. The M'mbelwa Office Complex originally cost 1.8 billion kwacha, but...

NBM Development Bank grabbed the Top Industrialisation Catalyst Award at a forum in Lilongwe after pumping money into small and medium businesses that are apparently moving Malawi closer to its 2063 development goals. The bank threw around 17 billion kwacha at 78 companies working in sectors...

African Netball President Rebecca Gaogoses said the continental championships in Malawi hit a different level this year with teams playing way closer than anyone expected, and she pointed to the Namibia versus Kenya match that ended in a tie as proof. She complained that not enough countries...

Vice President Jane Ansah said goodbye to Japan's outgoing ambassador Yoichi Oya and thanked him for strengthening ties between the two countries during his six-year stint. She brought up major Japanese-funded projects like the Lilongwe River Bridge, electricity upgrades in Kanengo and Old Town...

Transport Minister Feston Kaupa told the Department of Road Traffic and Safety Services to crack down harder on drivers after road deaths kept climbing despite existing safety regulations. He met with enforcement officials and the Road Safety Alert Foundation to figure out why policies are not...

The mining director, Samuel Sakhuta, told traditional leaders in Karonga and Chitipa that they need to team up with his ministry to crack down on illegal mining operations that are trashing the land and endangering local communities. He showed up at a meeting with chiefs and district officials...

Ciza picked up the Breakout Star trophy at the GQ Men of the Year Awards and posted about it on Instagram with pictures of him holding the hardware. The musician credited his religious beliefs for getting him to this point in his career, saying his connection to God brought him the recognition...