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A bunch of agricultural groups met up in Harare to talk about building a new central data system, called the Agricultural Information Repository System or AIRS. The Agricultural Marketing Authority, which is running the project, says right now all the farm data in Zimbabwe is scattered across...

A security guard in Bulawayo got an eighteen-month sentence for stealing from the school he was supposed to protect. Nhlanhla Mkhwananzi, who is forty seven and worked for Fawcett Security Company, was convicted of unlawful entry and theft by magistrate Vimbayi Chirayi. He broke into Carmel...

The U.S. just slapped sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges, Gocha Lordkipanidze from Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin from Mongolia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio put out a statement saying these sanctions, under an existing executive order, are because the judges helped...

The European Court of Justice issued a critical ruling against Denmark's so-called "ghetto law," finding its provisions may violate EU anti-discrimination directives. The court determined the law's criteria, which target areas for intensified housing interventions based partly on the percentage...

Over a year following the fall of the Assad regime, UN officials report a fragile and uneven recovery inside Syria. While acknowledging tangible progress, including the return of over two million internally displaced persons and more than one point three million refugees, they detailed severe...

UN human rights experts condemned the forced removal of over four hundred residents from a major informal migrant settlement in Catalonia. The eviction at the Badalona 9 site left the vast majority without any provision of adequate alternative housing, a move described as a potential violation...

A Wisconsin state judge was convicted by a federal jury for obstructing a federal immigration proceeding. Judge Hannah Dugan faced charges after allegedly interfering with an ICE arrest attempt at the Milwaukee County Courthouse. The jury found her guilty of felony obstruction but acquitted her...

National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola testified before the Madlanga Commission that he personally warned President Cyril Ramaphosa about Police Minister Senzo Mchunu's directive to disband the Political Killings Task Team. According to Masemola, the President expressed surprise at the...

Confederation of African Football president Patrice Motsepe announced a new annual tournament called the African Nations League, set to launch in 2029. The competition will involve all fifty-four member nations divided into four geographic zones, with matches scheduled during the September and...

Leaked financial records allege the Democratic Alliance funneled over ten million rand in city grants to the Ukrainian Association of South Africa. These documents, circulating ahead of local elections, conflict directly with UAZA's own audited statements showing income under two million rand...

Six people are dead after two cars hit each other head-on along the R57 route connecting Petrus Steyn and Heilbron in the Free State. The victims include four adults and two young children who were declared dead at the scene. Two critically injured survivors were transported to Tokollo Hospital...

Eleven cops from the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit are stuck in custody awaiting a bail ruling on charges including murder and torture. The officers are implicated in the death of Manenberg resident Wade Prince, who died during an interrogation earlier this month related to a double murder near...

A major hazardous building in Johannesburg's Marshalltown area got inspected by a multi-agency team led by Public Safety MMC Dr Mgcini Tshwaku. Officials from emergency services and environmental health assessed the illegally occupied structure, believed to be the Zambezi Building, for severe...

Mthunzi Gifties Nkabinde received three life sentences in the Middelburg High Court for murdering three family members. The forty-four year old man shot his father-in-law, sister-in-law, and brother-in-law at their home in Bethal's Emzinoni Township during a violent argument. He also attempted...

The South African Police Service promoted 9,548 officers who were stuck in a years-long backlog, finally recognizing their lengthy service. Constables moved up to sergeant, sergeants became warrant officers, and some warrant officers got a higher salary notch, all under a grade progression...

The Eastern Cape's current initiation season is already a disaster, with at least seventeen young boys dead. Deputy Minister for Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, is pointing fingers at parents for failing to vet these initiation schools properly during an...

President Ramaphosa just signed off on a major corruption investigation targeting South Africa's big vaccine projects. The Special Investigating Unit is getting authorized to dig into the Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, the Technology Innovation Agency, the University of...

Richy B, real name Richard Baloyi, is threatening lawsuits and yelling defamation after multiple women publicly accused him of drugging them. This all blew up on TikTok and X. The podcaster, known for his relationship and self-help content, issued a flat denial in a video statement, insisting he...

President Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuela, demanding compensation for what he terms stolen American oil assets and ordering a partial blockade of sanctioned tankers. This move reignites a long-standing dispute over the 2007 nationalization of Venezuela's oil industry by Hugo Chavez...

Former Isibaya actress Jessica Nkosi announced her second pregnancy. She shared the news on Instagram with photos showing her baby bump, expressing gratitude for the new addition. The actress is expecting with her partner, fitness trainer TK Dlamini. The couple, who have a daughter together...