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NamPower dropped around N$340,000 on new classrooms for Didimika Private School in Rundu, Kavango East, which used to go by Veronika Thikusho Primary School. Senior district supervisor Venesius Kamupo said the build fixes overcrowding problems for 120 kids from pre-primary through Grade 3, and...

Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa said goodbye to two warrant officers who got killed in a car crash. Lukas Nangolo had been driving for the ministry since March, and George Shiluwa worked security for Sankwasa during the same stretch. Ministry leadership, staff, and the...

Namibia pulled over a million tourists this year after Environment Minister Indileni Daniel dropped numbers showing 1.25 million arrivals compared to 863,000 last time around. South Africa sent the most people at 38.5 percent of total visitors, while Germany led overseas markets at 8.8 percent...

ReconAfrica CEO Brian Reinsborough met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House alongside reps from the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia and BW Energy Management, and they promised to work with the government on economic stuff. The company wrapped up drilling at Kavango West with...

National Bank of Malawi and the Scorchers women's football squad rolled up to Mai Mbambande Shelter Home for the Elderly in Lilongwe with maize, rice, beans, sugar, and cooking oil for elderly residents. South End Service Centre Manager Nguwachi Selemani said the bank's sponsorship deal with the...

Malawi's netball squad dropped its final 15-player roster for the African Netball Cup happening at Griffin Saenda Sports Complex in Lilongwe. Head coach Peace Kalua Chawinga wrapped up a three-week training camp before cutting five athletes from the provisional list, and she's hyped about the...

Castel Malawi Limited teamed up with the Malawi Business Coalition on Health to push the country's HIV and AIDS fight forward during World AIDS Day events in Makata, Blantyre. Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Linda Kolomba said that beating the epidemic needs everyone working together...

Malawi lawmakers went full unity mode and passed a constitutional amendment for the Constituency Development Fund with 199 MPs voting yes and literally nobody voting no. Mzimba South representative Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere brought the bill forward, which sets up governance rules and...

Malawi Gender Minister Mary Navicha told everyone at a disability awareness event in Mzimba that the country needs to stop leaving people with disabilities behind if it wants real progress. She said all public buildings have to get modified by 2029 to make them accessible, and anyone who ignores...

Malawi Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha thinks cement costs should chill out after a $100 million Portland facility opened up in Balaka District with the capacity to pump out 800,000 tonnes annually. The state-of-the-art setup cuts down reliance on imported clinker, and it backs the Bottom-Up...

Malawi is rolling out plans to build over 20 health facilities after the Parliamentary Committee on Health chair, Anthony Masamba, gave props to the government for keeping old projects alive despite less donor money coming in. Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi told lawmakers that most hospitals...

Rachel Kolisi hung out with Aimee Kitshoff for horse riding on a Cape Town beach after people said she unfollowed another Springbok wife over drama with her ex, Siya. The wellness influencer posted about their chill day together, which started with lunch before they hit the sand. Aimee is...

South African singer Naledi Aphiwe wrapped up her year by thanking everyone who streamed her stuff after hitting some wild numbers on Spotify. The KwaZulu-Natal artist pulled 4.7 million listeners across 184 countries, with her tracks getting played almost 48 million times total. Her collab with...

South African rapper Da L.E.S opened up about the stroke that hit him after dealing with massive grief from losing his dad and multiple friends within a couple of years. The Love and Hip Hop SA star told an outlet he struggled with mobility and speech after the medical emergency, and he ended up...

Young Stunna thanked Emtee after landing features on the rapper's DIY 3 album, calling the collaboration a dream come true. The amapiano artist posted about working with someone he used to cover back in the day, and fans are losing it over their chemistry on tracks one and ten. He deleted his...

Mac G's Podcast and Chill locked down the top streaming spot on Spotify for South African podcasts two years running. The platform confirmed the show stayed at number one through the entire stretch, and fans are hyping up the team's ability to figure out what works after experimenting with...

South African actor Sello Maake KaNcube reflected on his iconic Generations role as Archie Moroka, which viewers still associate with him years after leaving the show. The character paired him with Connie Ferguson's Karabo Moroka, and he admitted he was surprised by how much fans connected with...

South African Gqom artist Babes Wodumo broke down while visiting her dead husband Mampintsha's grave after reading a letter her teenage niece wrote for him. The singer posted footage of herself at the cemetery, where she was supposed to bury the note without opening it. She caved and read it...

Nigerian artist 2Baba came out to squash rumors about his marriage to politician Natasha after people online started claiming she was abusing him. The singer denied posting a concerning help me message that showed up on his Instagram Stories, and he said someone else had access to his account...

Ray J got slapped with a lawsuit from American Express for almost $140,000 in unpaid credit card bills. The company filed against him and his media business, Tronix Network, in the Los Angeles Superior Court after he stopped paying back his debt. This mess dropped right before cops arrested him...