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Government ministers and top officials across Zimbabwe force state companies to pay for their fancy cars and expensive trips. These leaders demand money for satellite TV accounts, gym passes, and hotel stays from businesses that already lose cash every year. The practice drains millions from...

Criminal gangs team up with dirty border guards to sneak dead bodies and drugs across Zimbabwe's busiest crossing point. Bus drivers and truck operators work with corrupt customs workers and health officials at Beitbridge Border Post. Families who cannot pay the huge costs for bringing loved...

A woman from Nyanga shocked everyone when she admitted to sleeping around for seven years. Emily Bvute told Chief Mutasa's court that she cheated because her husband Jacob Matsanura was bad at sex. She said she would sleep with any man who asked her. Emily is pregnant but has no idea who the...

Health officials are keeping a donated vehicle away from Masvingo City Council. The Global Fund gave nine vehicles to different groups across the province last year. Masvingo City Council was supposed to receive one of these vehicles. Ministry workers claim the vehicle is already being used...

Rwandan police grabbed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire on Thursday night. They say she tried to start trouble and build a criminal group. Ingabire runs a political party called DALFA-Umurinzi that the government refuses to recognize. Her lawyer thinks the arrest is just another way to shut...

Workers are almost done fixing up the Prospekt Veteranov metro station after starting repairs back in late 2023. The crew has put new marble slabs from Sayan all over the track walls where trains pull up. They also stuck on letters that spell out the station name and added strips that help...

Leningrad Region made some serious business deals this year at the big economic meeting held in St. Petersburg. The area's governor, Alexander Drozdenko, talked about how well things went for his region during the event. His team managed to lock down 34 different investment deals with various...

Apple wants to buy Perplexity after facing problems with its delayed smart assistant features. Company leaders Eddy Cue and Adrian Perica have started talking about purchasing the artificial intelligence startup. The discussions remain at early stages and might not lead anywhere concrete...

Apple faces legal trouble after disappointing investors with a delayed artificial intelligence feature. The tech company promised a smart Siri assistant last year but could not deliver the product on time. Eric Tucker holds Apple stock and decided to sue the company for misleading shareholders...

Remedy Entertainment released their new game FBC Firebreak on computers and gaming systems. The cooperative multiplayer title failed to attract many players during its first days. Steam showed fewer than 2000 people playing at the same time. Reviews stayed mixed with only 65 percent of users...

Apple wants to use artificial intelligence to make better computer chips even though the company trails behind OpenAI and Google. The tech giant plans to speed up chip creation using smart computer programs. Hardware chief Johny Srouji talked about these plans during a trip to Belgium last...

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo spent more than half a million dollars on two expensive cars just days after fighting claims about a questionable government deal. The wealthy man bought a Mercedes-Maybach S680 and a Range Rover P530 HSE from a fancy South African car dealer. These purchases came...

Phumlani Msibi passed away at age 57 after working as a famous sports announcer across South Africa. SuperSport television network announced his death through their social media account on Friday. The broadcaster called him a legendary commentator who covered football and boxing matches for many...

Two police officers went to jail after judges found them guilty of taking money from a truck driver. Dennis Tafadzwa Chivaku and Sharon Madondo each received four years behind bars. The court took away one year from their sentences. They will stay locked up for three years total. Both officers...

Anti-corruption officials arrested Patrick Sagandira on Friday for breaking land laws. Sagandira represents Makoni Central as a member of parliament for the Citizens Coalition for Change party. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission says he built structures on government property without...

Police caught a woman selling drugs at her house and she died after eating the evidence. Hezel Titya was 39 years old and lived around Chitungwiza where officers had been watching drug dealers. Another woman named Josephine Tinarwo got arrested first and told police about Titya. Officers set up...

Christian groups across Kenya will gather at All Saints Cathedral this Sunday afternoon for a special memorial service. The event honors young people who died during last year's protests against the government on June 25. Four major church organizations came together to plan this remembrance...

Zambia faces a bitter fight over a former president's funeral that shows how deep political hatred can go. Edgar Lungu died last month and his family refuses to let current President Hakainde Hichilema attend the burial service. The 68-year-old leader made it clear before he passed away that he...

President William Ruto went to Meru County on Saturday for a special farming event. Mount Kenya Milk organized the 10th Annual Dairy Farmers Field Day at ASK Grounds. The gathering focused on helping farmers make better money through dairy work. People came from many areas to learn new farming...

Kenya's Foreign Affairs workers had their special health day on Friday. Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi came to Ulinzi Grounds to join the celebration. The event focused on keeping diplomats healthy and strong for their jobs. Workers learned about staying fit and managing money better...