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Capcom held its Spotlight Showcase 2025 event and focused heavily on Monster Hunter Wilds. The company spent most of the presentation showing the latest free title update for the popular hunting game. The showcase highlighted upcoming content and gave fans a detailed look at what comes next...

Thousands of young protesters filled Nairobi streets on June 25, marking one year since major demonstrations against tax increases. Police responded with tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons as peaceful marches turned violent. Officers fired live bullets at demonstrators who threw stones...

Kenya's National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula advised Nigerian lawmakers about constitutional reform during a recent parliamentary visit. He told the delegation how Kenya spent over a decade creating its current constitution. The Speaker shared lessons from Kenya's difficult path to...

Safaricom Business supports small and medium companies across Kenya with digital tools. The telecommunications company provides affordable technology solutions to help these businesses expand. Small enterprises form the backbone of Kenya's economic growth. They create employment opportunities...

Kenya faces growing cyber attacks as criminals use artificial intelligence to target government and business systems. The country recorded 840.9 million cyber threat events during the second quarter of 2025. This marks a 27.2 percent jump from the previous three months. Hackers focus their...

President William Ruto attacked people demanding his early departure from office during a business event Friday. Ruto spoke at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Day. He called recent political talk about single terms a waste of time. The...

Former Chief Justice David Maraga says police removed his security team after he joined protests. He sent a letter to Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen and Police Inspector General Douglas Kanja on June 27. Maraga complained about the sudden recall of officers assigned to protect...

Kenya's nursing union pushed back its planned strike date after the government brought in a mediator. The Kenya National Union of Nurses and Midwives gave officials 30 more days to solve their disputes. Union leaders said they will start striking on August 3 if problems remain unfixed. The move...

Police arrested South Africa's top criminal intelligence officer on fraud and corruption charges. Lt-Gen Dumisani Khumalo landed at Johannesburg's main airport Thursday evening when anti-corruption agents took him into custody. Local news outlets reported the arrest immediately after it...

Nancy Njeri Macharia turned down her appointment to lead the Murang'a County Public Service Board. The former Teachers Service Commission chief executive sent a letter to Governor Irungu Kang'ata on June 25. She thanked the governor for choosing her but said she could not accept the position...

More than 300 cattle herders filed a lawsuit against Uganda's government on Tuesday. The pastoralists want courts to stop forced removals from northern regions. They challenged a presidential order from 2023 that demands their departure from the area. The herders say officials violated their...

A Ugandan court refused to let prosecutors examine phone records of opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and co-defendant Hajji Obeid Lutale. Chief Magistrate Christine Natenge said her court lost power over the case after sending it to a higher court. The ruling means investigators cannot access...

Uganda President Yoweri Museveni paid 40 million shillings to run for party leader and president again. The National Resistance Movement leader wants to keep both jobs for the 2026 elections. Dr Tanga Odoi leads the party election team and confirmed Museveni made the payment. The president will...

Two former cabinet ministers attacked a powerful businessman they call corrupt. Saviour Kasukuwere and Tendai Biti spoke out against Kudakwashe Tagwirei after he accused them of wrongdoing. The politicians say Tagwirei represents everything wrong with Zimbabwe's government. They worry his...

Health experts from Africa gathered in Harare for their fourth annual meeting. The Regional National Public Health Institutes conference focuses on sharing information and building stronger health systems. Leaders want African countries to take control of their medical futures. The meeting aims...

Harare City Council faces major problems with its top administrative job. The Town Clerk position has become a source of corruption and political fighting for many years. Three different people have held the job recently and all faced serious accusations. City resources have been stolen and...

Harare city officials warn residents about criminals who sell government and municipal land without permission. These land dealers trick people into paying money for property they cannot legally own. The scammers tell buyers that city council will make their illegal purchases legal later...

Zimbabwe signed a major deal with a Chinese company to fix a busy highway and upgrade a border crossing. The agreement covers the road between Harare and Nyamapanda. Joy Pedzisai Makumbe from the Transport Ministry put her name on the contract June 25. Henan Concessions Company will pay for all...

Harare city officials started a new computer system for students who want work experience placements. The digital platform replaces old paper forms that students used to submit. Mostard Mashiringo works as the main technology officer for the city government. He explained that students can send...

Keshav Maharaj will captain South Africa for the first time when his team faces Zimbabwe this weekend. The spinner takes charge after regular leader Temba Bavuma suffered a hamstring injury. Maharaj brings 199 Test wickets into the match and appears likely to reach 200 during his 59th five-day...