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Mutahi Kagwe, the Agriculture and Livestock Development CS, says the government wants to help tea farmers earn more money. He discussed this in the Senate on Wednesday. The government plans to monitor how tea factories are managed and ensure they follow the rules. The CS also wants to stop...

Did you ever imagine that someone could secretly watch everything you do on your phone or computer? They might read your messages, track where you go, or even steal your passwords. It sounds strange, but a type of malicious software called spyware does exactly this. It happens more often than...

Patrice Motsepe will lead the Confederation of African Football (Caf) for four more years. The 63-year-old South African ran for president again and won without anyone else trying for the job. Motsepe has been Caf president since 2021. He wants to keep making good progress in his second term...

Security forces in Somalia stopped a deadly attack on a popular hotel in the city of Beledweyne. The attack lasted 24 hours. It started when Islamist fighters drove a car bomb into the hotel. Then, gunmen went inside and fought with security forces. The mayor of Beledweyne district, Omar Osman...

The Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly says a letter going around is not real. The fake letter claims some well-known people have been picked to be cabinet secretaries in the government. The letter mentions Fred Matiang'i, Muhoho Kenyatta, Edwin Sifuna, Makau Mutua, Peter Munya...

Kiprotich Arap Cherargei, the Senator for Nandi, supports the agreement President William Ruto and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga made on March 7, 2025. He believes the two leaders worked together honestly and truly at the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC). He says the country...

David Pkosing, the Pokot South MP, has won the chair position for the Public Investments Committee on Commercial Affairs and Energy. Nobody else ran against him, so he got the job automatically. The committee also voted for John Ariko, the Turkana South MP, to be the vice chairperson. Pkosing...

The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Council (KMPDC) has told health facilities operating in petrol stations and residential buildings to move. The council posted a statement on its official X account on March 12 stating that these locations are not suitable for healthcare. KMPDC said...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection has sent Sh3,523,794,000 to pay 1,761,897 people who are part of the Inua Jamii Programme. The payment started on Monday, and each person will receive Sh2,000 for the February 2025 cycle. The Ministry, through the State Department for Social...

Dido Raso, a Member of Parliament for Saku, went to Vienna, Kenya, as part of the Kenyan team at the 68th Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). He gave a powerful speech about Kenya's promise to take on the growing challenges of controlling drugs. He stressed the need for countries to work...

All right, folks, guess who's back in action? None other than Knowledge Musona! That's right, the star player has decided to put an end to his international retirement and rejoin the Warriors. Musona originally hung up his cleats for the national team in May 2022. He wanted to focus on playing...

The Zimbabwe Football Association, or ZIFA for short, just dropped some big news about ticket prices. If you want to catch the Warriors take on Benin in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, here's what you need to know. The match is part of Group C and will be held at Moses Mabida Stadium in...

Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, is gearing up to crack down on illegal street vendors. The City of Harare and the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works are joining forces to make it happen. They're kicking off a major operation to eradicate illegal vending and restore order to the...

Delta Corporation, a top Zimbabwean beverage company, is doubling down on its promise to help communities grow. They just finished building and furnishing two brand-new classroom blocks at Mudzengi Primary School in Chirumanzu District, Midlands Province. The classrooms even have bathroom...

Okay, so four people from other countries - China, Singapore, and Sierra Leone - got hauled in front of a judge in Harare on Tuesday. The cops think they were scheming to rob somebody. They wanted to hit a Chinese guy smuggling 4 kilos of gold to Zambia through the Chirundu Border Post. The...

Alright, here's the gist of what's going down. The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is pushing back against some chatter that's been making the rounds on social media. Apparently, folks have been saying that Vongai Nadia Mabvirakure was kidnapped or vanished into thin air. But according to the...

The Ministry of Trade, Regional Integration and Employment teamed up with the United Nations Food and Population Fund (UNFPA), the International Trade Centre (ITC), and the private sector to launch a new guide. It's called the Public Procurement Guide, and it's meant to help women-led businesses...

The Edward Francis Small Centre for Rights and Justice (EFSCRJ) is happy with the attorney general's choice to look into how Bora Colley died. They saw the Gambia Armed Forces post about it on their Facebook page on March 10. Bora Colley used to be in the military and was part of former dictator...

The Gambia is taking a brand new approach to fighting drug addiction and helping those struggling with substance abuse. On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, they broke ground on the country's very first Correction, Rehabilitation, and Treatment Center in Tranquil, Brusubi. It's a huge step forward in...

Yusupha Jaiteh, a writer from the Gambia, has again said that people should question leaders, especially presidents if they aren't doing what's best for the country. Mr. Jaiteh had already told The Voice that any religious leader or politician who tells Muslims and non-Muslims to support and...