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Dodou Jah quit his job yesterday as second-in-command speaker for the Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction party. He told The Standard newspaper about his decision right after making it public. Jah explained he feels useless because his position lacks real tasks or purpose. He...

Serekunda's head chief sent a letter to The Standard about the Gaddafi Mosque land crisis. He says everyone plans to fix the problem by talking it out with all parties involved. This news comes after earlier reports from The Standard about angry community members. They had earlier threatened...

Appeals Court Judge Veronic Wrights threw out the Gambia Tourism Board's request to hold off giving Lamin Bojang a job. The court said GTBoard fired him illegally in 2022. Bojang took his former employer to court when they cut his contract short without proper cause. High Court Judge Sidi K...

Zimbabwe's top police official, Stephen Mutamba, says he can't approve or block the planned protests. His response came after citizens told him they wanted to march against the government all across the country tomorrow, March 20. These protesters blame President Emmerson Mnangagwa for high...

Zimbabwe spy bosses blacklisted war hero Andreas Ethan Mathibela as a security risk. He faces travel bans at all border crossings. Government officials passed down this order on March 19, 2025. Guards at Plumtree, Maitengwe, and Mphoengs must stop him and alert headquarters immediately...

The government put Ethan Mathibela on a watch list yesterday. Security agents sent secret messages to border guards about him. He leads the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association. Intelligence officers want border guards to stop him from leaving the country. Mathibela fights...

Zimbabwe intelligence agents have reportedly flagged Andreas Ethan Mathibela as someone they want to watch closely. Reports say border guards at Maitengwe, Mphoengs, and Plumtree received alerts about his movements. Nobody can confirm if these reports are true yet. Mathibela leads an outspoken...

Yesterday at the Local Government Commission of Inquiry, BCC audit manager Abdoulie J Corr claimed the mayor had failed to account for D400,000 in advance funds. He explained these allegations came from a 2019 internal audit report that showed this unretired imprest. When he raised concerns...

The Bakau Islamic Development Foundation handed out food to many families who needed help in Bakau during Ramadan. These families received rice, sugar, cooking oil, and other basic items they required. This caring action fits with how BIDF keeps helping vulnerable groups around its area. The...

The National Disaster Management Agency recently teamed up with several partners for a five-day meeting. They came together at Kololi's Senegambia Beach Hotel to look over drought insurance plans for farmers next year. This review helps protect both vulnerable people and the money already put...

The UNFPA and ITC-Gambia recently joined with private businesses to start a new effort for gender equality in The Gambia. They kicked off both the Private Sector Coalition for Gender Equality Campaign and new Guidelines for Public Procurement that help women business owners. The event happened...

Police Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba stated clearly that he lacks the power to allow or stop peaceful protests across Zimbabwe. He sent this message after the "Concerned Citizens of Zimbabwe" told him they planned nationwide protests on Thursday. These citizens want to demonstrate because...

Wicknell Chivayo wants to pay $100,000 to anyone who helps catch the 20 robbers who hit his in-laws' farm. These thieves struck the Alpha and Omega Farm in Marondera early Tuesday morning around 1 AM. During the raid, they took $74,100 cash, grabbed a pistol, stole three phones, and snatched...

Christopher Mutsvangwa talks a lot as Zanu PF spokesman. He really dislikes Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. Their bad blood goes beyond politics – they're actually brothers. This shocking family connection explains why Mutsvangwa keeps attacking Chiwenga, who stands first in line to take...

Cops gunned down six robbery suspects at a highway tollgate near Bulawayo after a violent crime spree that started at a local shop. The criminal gang had spent their day hanging around the Young Money General Dealer, carefully plotting their attack before striking with brutal precision. Armed...

President Trump and Vladimir Putin connected by phone and agreed to halt attacks on energy infrastructure during the Ukraine conflict. The White House characterized the conversation as an initial step toward potential peace, though Russia maintained its complex preconditions for ending...

A Bulawayo police officer faces murder charges after a shocking incident that claimed the life of detective Cassandra Hove during a suspected armed robbery investigation. Nomore Muradzikwa, 37, from Hillside Police Station, appeared before Magistrate Maxwell Ncube without entering a plea and was...

Olympic swimming champion Kirsty Coventry touched down in Greece, returning to the country where her athletic dreams first exploded onto the world stage. Twenty years after winning medals in Athens, she's chasing a different kind of victory - becoming the next president of the International...

War veteran Blessed Geza burst back onto the online scene with a fiery call for nationwide protests, demanding President Emmerson Mnangagwa step down immediately. Dressed in military attire, Geza broadcast a passionate half-hour address across YouTube and X, framing the upcoming March 31...

A devastating traffic accident near Dzivarasekwa shattered the morning calm when three vehicles collided, claiming seven lives and leaving eight people injured. Police officials reported the deadly crash occurred at the intersection of Bulawayo Road and Dzivarasekwa turn-off by Thuli Service...