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Zimbabwe police caught a murder suspect after a huge public manhunt, almost losing him to an angry mob in the process. Officers arrested Anymore Zvitsva, also called Modho, at a post office in Guruve. The thirty-two-year-old is accused of killing five family members, including a...

Ugandan prosecutors claim a former top cop ordered a hit on a state lawyer because she was coming after him. They told a court that Nickson Agasirwe had prosecutor Joan Kagezi killed in 2015 to stop her from filing criminal cases against him for violent crimes. Kagezi had openly expressed fear...

Namibia is working on a new ten-year plan for protecting its plants and animals. The national policy, called NBSAP III, is being put together by the Namibia Nature Foundation with help from the environment ministry and a German development agency. A spokesperson said the goal is to match local...

The governor of Namibia's Ohangwena region says it is ready for a major economic shift. Kadiva Hamutumwa pushed back on the area's reputation as underdeveloped, saying it actually has lots of resources and driven communities. A new investment plan and map were created after touring all eight...

A man from the Kharas region will serve twenty-seven years for murdering his wife a decade ago. Johannes Swartbooi was admitted in the Windhoek High Court for stabbing his spouse, Dorothea Riekert, six times during an argument at their home. Judge Claudia Claasen called the crime senseless...

The financial regulator in Namibia says it has looked into that big pension fund's messy investment portfolio but can't talk about it. Namfisa confirmed it had conducted extensive reviews of the Government Institutions Pension Fund's Development Capital Portfolio after questions about major...

Students at Malawi's main university finally have a decent place to sit and study. The NICO Group, through its companies NBS Bank and Eris Properties, gave them 80 new desks and chairs worth nearly 100 million kwacha. The university's registrar, Martin Matululu, said they desperately needed the...

A guy from Mzimba just won a free vacation to Dubai from his bank. Christopher Muhammed Kazembe, a local businessman, scored the trip as the top prize in First Capital Bank's Mbambande promotion. The bank ran the contest to get more people using their app and USSD code for digital payments. The...

The group that ran Malawi's recent big netball tournament says they actually made money on the event. The Local Organizing Committee chair, Limbani Matola, reported a 40 million kwacha surplus, which will now go straight to the sport's governing body, NAM. They managed the whole thing on a 650...

FDH Bank, one of the five banks on the local stock exchange, says it could make a huge profit next year. The company expects to earn up to 151 billion kwacha after taxes in 2025, according to a statement from its secretary, Juliano Kanyongolo. That number would be more than double what they made...

Cops in Malawi's Mzimba district are basically stranded with just one working car for the whole area. This mess is crippling their ability to do anything, from showing up to crimes to handling emergencies across the huge, spread-out district. Officers are having to pick which calls to answer...

Officials in a Lilongwe school zone think student grades might get better because of a donation drive. The tech company Itel Mobile gave out stuff like notebooks and school bags to top students at a couple of primary schools, with plans to hit more in the area. Their marketing manager, Chifundo...

Malawi's prison service is shutting down bogus online rumors about that doctor's murder case. A spokesperson named Steve Meke said claims that the suspects are inmates from Chichiri Prison are completely false. He stated that none of the people the police showed are current prisoners and that...

Malawi's competition watchdog is putting shops on blast for the holidays. The CFTC boss Lloyds Vincent Nkhoma, said they are watching for scams and will drop penalties on any business breaking fair trade laws. They specifically called out stores for jacking up prices too high, running fake ads...

Malawi is gonna call out Russia at a big Africa meeting in Cairo over its citizens being stuck in a drone factory. The country's Foreign Minister George Chaponda says he'll raise the issue at the Russia-Africa forum after pressure from local rights groups. Reports say at least four Malawian...

Comedian Felix Hlophe appears to have reconciled with his former girlfriend, Ayanda Bhengu, and completed lobola negotiations to make her his second wife. Video clips of the traditional ceremony surfaced online, showing family delegations and a celebration where Bhengu was seen kneeling to serve...

Singer Zee Nxumalo is the latest cover star for Glamour magazine, a feature she proudly announced online. The post garnered quick congratulations from celebrities like Boity and Moozlie, with fans celebrating her achievement. The publication's profile framed her as a defining new voice, bold...

DJ Karri recently sent social media into a spiral after gifting a friend a brand new Mercedes. A video shows the moment at a dealership where the friend stood in total shock before accepting the keys. Onlookers celebrated by spraying what looked like champagne on the luxury car. The clip spread...

A memorial service for the late DJ Warras, whose real name was Warrick Stock, drew a crowd of family and celebrities. The South African broadcaster was tragically shot and killed outside a Johannesburg building, a loss that stunned the entertainment community. Actress Pearl Thusi spoke at the...

Podcaster Sol Phenduka responded to backlash over a vague tweet he posted just before the death of DJ Warras was officially announced. His post, hinting at a major loss in the industry without naming anyone, caused widespread concern online. Once the news confirmed the popular broadcaster's...