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Lorraine Shaquan Kljajic will accept the UMP Fashion Lifetime Achievement Award from Chitoliro at the 2025 ceremony. This big event happens October 21-27 during the UMP Festival at Cape Maclear in Mangochi. The awards showcase fifteen different categories, including Model of the Year, Fashion...

Malawi could really grow fast if its leaders actually wanted that to happen. Sure, money, plans, roads, schools, and outside cash matter a lot. But the main thing that drives any country forward is whether the big bosses decide to make brave choices and stick with good plans for the long haul...

Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga says he has nothing to do with protests planned for March 31st. He told reporters at a Harare press conference on Monday that regular citizens created this movement because they felt upset, not because of any political schemes. The Vice President made...

Jonathan Moyo speaks out against people who keep comparing current officials to his actions from 2017. He calls these people fools who waste time making useless comparisons that lead nowhere except to the fantasy worlds they create in their heads. Many critics mock government officials like...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa just picked a new army leader right before Monday's protests. Former major general Emmanuel Matatu starts the job immediately. Many previous supporters want Mnangagwa to quit because they say he mismanages the country and allows corruption. Mnangagwa...

The One Economy Foundation brought journalists together at their second Media Summit and Awards last Friday in Windhoek. They wanted reporters to learn better ways to cover stories about sexual health, gender violence, and mental wellness. Editors and frontline workers joined the talks to share...

Zimbabwe faces a political storm as President Mnangagwa wants to keep ruling after his term ends in 2028. People across the country might join protests next Monday that war veterans have planned. These former fighters want Vice President Chiwenga to take charge because they believe Mnangagwa has...

Arnold Zingwena heads Tenga Solar and just made Zimbabwe's Top 40 Under 40 list of influential young leaders. His company is the only solar business among these rising stars, marking it as a key player in renewable energy across the country. Zingwena is grateful for this honor and stays focused...

Notepad has changed a lot lately after staying pretty much the same for over 30 years. This simple Windows text editor could hardly do anything except open and save text files until recently. Back in 2022, Microsoft finally added tabs, allowing users to work with several documents at the same...

Nobody expects many people to join the protests called for today. The man behind them used to belong to the Zimbabwe War Veterans group and served in the Zanu PF party leadership. Both groups turned down his ideas, leaving him without much support. Most citizens hadn't heard his name before he...

The Dynamos finally scored a goal after three long weeks. The team beat current champions Simba Bhora 1-0 at Rufaro Stadium yesterday, possibly changing their season's direction. Midfielder Shadreck Nyahwa became an unexpected hero by putting the ball into an empty net. This happened when Simba...

Michael Nuwagira Kaguta, known by most people as Toyota, wants Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande to replace Theodore Ssekikubo as Lwemiyaga County's representative in Parliament. Toyota happens to be President Museveni's brother, which adds weight to his political backing. He stood before crowds at...

People in Kigezi are sad about Shaka Ssali, who died on March 25, 2025. He was a famous news reporter for many years, and everyone respected him. His death shocked many people across the area. Leaders and other reporters talked about how great he lived his life. Almost everybody in Uganda knew...

A truck crash took the life of a young man from Rwanda last Saturday morning. The 23-year-old driver, named Muhire, died right away when his big rig flipped over. He lived in Kigali but never made it back home. The accident happened around 8:30 AM near Kyanamira trading center on the road...

Uganda just gave UNOC a big chunk of the new oil deal. The national company will control 40 percent of the refinery project. Alpha MBM Investments from UAE signed papers for the other 60 percent. The signing happened on March 29 at the President's house in Entebbe. President Museveni watched as...

Uganda might pull its army out of Lubero in Congo. Army leaders want to chase ADF fighters who ran away to North Kivu and Ituri provinces instead. Colonel Chris Magezi told reporters about these plans last Sunday. He heads public relations for the Ugandan military right. The army needs to move...

South Sudan faces big security problems that hurt Uganda's shipping businesses. Trucks can't easily move goods into South Sudan anymore. Charles Mwebembezi leads the Uganda Freight Forwarders Association and worries about these problems. He visited South Sudan two months ago when things seemed...

Justice Bart Katureebe wants graduates to look into other ways to solve legal problems. He thinks regular courts cost too much money and don't really fix issues between people. At the UMI graduation in Gulu last Friday, he talked about how mediation and local customs often work better than...

Independence Day means more than just time off work. We must remember the brave people who fought hard for our freedom. Young Americans need to think about what they do for their country every day, not just during celebrations. They should ask themselves if they live up to what earlier...

Experts love how Zimbabwe's government keeps money tight. They say this approach has kept prices steady and helped the currency stay stable. The government limits how much money goes around by keeping interest rates high. They also spend less money from the public budget. Both these steps help...