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Scott Sakupwanya faces online mockery over a language mistake on social media. The businessman and politician became famous for gold deals and expensive purchases. People noticed he never responds to rumors about his life and business activities. Social media users started making jokes about his...

One out of four married women in Zimbabwe did not have sex during the past month. The 2023-24 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey found 26 percent of wives live without physical intimacy. Husbands often feel exhausted from work and money problems. Many men come home and watch television...

Former Cabinet Minister Joel Gabbuza fights for his life after an axe attack. The former Binga South MP faces charges that he had an affair with another man's wife. The angry husband attacked Gabbuza with an axe on Friday night. False rumors spread that the politician had died from his injuries...

Botswana stopped diamond mining at major sites because people buy fewer diamonds worldwide. Debswana company lost half its money last year when sales fell sharply. The business is a partnership between Botswana government and De Beers mining company. Workers will produce only 15 million carats...

Prisoners at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay jails can make phone calls to family members. The Telio one-way phone system started Friday at both places. People locked up can talk to the outside world more often. The government spends less money on telephone costs with this new system. Commissioner...

Water will stop flowing to rural areas around Oshikoto for two full days starting Monday. NamWater cuts service to communities that depend on the Omulungi-Okakodhi-Ontana pipeline network. Workers need time to fix equipment and upgrade water systems. People living near these water lines should...

Former Namcor leader Immanuel Mulunga beat the oil company in court after they fired him last year. The state company kicked him out over claims he bought N$50 million worth of military equipment without permission. Mulunga ran the business for eight years before losing his job on August 8. He...

Namibia's Election Commission started training people to run voting stations. Officials will train workers for five days before June 17 elections. The training happens at five different towns across the country. Workers learn about election laws and their duties during voting. Peter Shaama leads...

Oshakati mayor Leonard Hango shared the town's N$350 million budget plans on Friday. The money will help young people find jobs and improve local services. The town hired 112 young workers on short-term contracts to fight unemployment. Hango said the council wants to help young people gain work...

Namwater will shut off water for two days next week. The company needs to fix pipes and towers that supply rural areas. Workers will upgrade equipment at the Onembenge second tower during the shutdown. Water stops flowing Monday morning and returns late Tuesday night. The shutdown affects many...

The euro stays strong even as Europe cuts interest rates today. Most people expected the European Central Bank to lower rates by a quarter point. The currency jumped more than 11 percent against the dollar during early 2025. Normal market rules suggest the euro should fall when rates drop. Money...

Chinese mining company Sinomine wants to fire workers at its Tsumeb smelter. The company promised not to cut jobs for three years after buying Dundee Precious Metals last August. Competition officials made this promise part of the merger deal. The company faces money problems and needs to reduce...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio hit four International Criminal Court judges with sanctions. He called their actions against Israel and America wrong and unfair. The four women judges come from Uganda, Peru, Benin and Slovenia. Rubio said they targeted American allies without good reasons. The...

Chad stopped giving visas to Americans after Trump banned people from their country. President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno said Chad has dignity and pride even without planes or billions of dollars. The African nation acts as payback for being put on America's travel ban list. Trump blocked...

Police found almost 8 kilograms of cannabis during a Wednesday morning search at Otweya in Tutaleni. Officers valued the drugs at N$379,900. Someone told police about a young man who kept drugs at his place. The tip led to the drug bust and two arrests. Senior Inspector Judith Shomongula said...

Sapphire Technology released three new AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT graphics cards. The NITRO+, PURE, and PULSE models use AMD's RDNA 4 design. Each card packs 16 GB of GDDR6 memory at 20 Gbps speeds. They feature 32 Compute Units and 2048 stream processors. Boost speeds range from 3290 MHz to 3320 MHz...

FDH Bank earned K74 billion after taxes during 2024. The profit doubled from K35.6 billion the year before. Shareholders will receive more money because of strong results. The bank performed well despite tough economic times. Leaders announced the numbers at their annual meeting. Total revenue...

Police caught Elijah Dukuma Msiska after weeks of hunting him across Malawi. The fugitive had a K40 million bounty on his head. Many people joked that searchers should check the afterlife for him. His capture ends one of the country's biggest manhunts. Authorities finally tracked him down and...

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit Europe for major business deals. He will travel to Germany first and meet with government leaders about artificial intelligence projects. The company signed billion-dollar contracts during recent Middle East trips. European Union officials want to compete...

Sony plans to add a new power-saving feature to PlayStation 5 systems soon. The company briefed developers about the low energy mode that cuts power use without breaking games. This third performance setting joins the base mode and Trinity mode already available. The new option reduces GPU...