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A man named Isaac Ssemakadde leads all the lawyers in Uganda. He has three big problems in court today. People want the court to say he made wrong choices and said mean things about important people. Two lawyers, Tony Tumukunde and Joshua Byamazima, do not like how Ssemakadde told some...

The people who give clean water to homes and businesses need money. Many places that work for the government have not paid their water bills. They owe Shs72.5 billion, which means the water company cannot fix pipes or help more people have clean water. The water company needs people to pay...

People living near Lake Albert need to keep their homes and streets clean. Many of them catch bad sicknesses like cholera because they do not clean up properly. Mr. Amlan Tumusiime, an important leader in Kikuube, told everyone this at a special meeting at the Buhuka Landing Site. Mr. Tumusiime...

The Ugandan people received a special crown back from Britain. This crown belonged to their old kings, Kabaka Mwanga and Omukama Kabelaga. The British took it many years ago during the colonial period. The crown tells an important story about Uganda's past. People made it with real human hair...

Econet Wireless Zimbabwe wants everyone to know their information stays safe. Some people said they stole special details about Econet's customers, but this was not true. These people claimed they had names, emails, and phone numbers from many customers. Econet learned about this story on...

Banks in Zimbabwe want to help farmers grow more food. They plan to give farmers money to buy what they need for their farms, which will make everyone feel good about growing lots of food this year. Professor Obert Jiri, who helps run farming in Zimbabwe, said the banks will give farmers...

The big market called Mbare Musika helps many people in Zimbabwe earn money to feed their families. People come here to buy and sell fresh food, clothes, and other necessities. Everyone loves this market because it makes shopping easy and cheap. Many moms and young people work at the market...

During hard times, good things can still happen in surprising places. The Covid pandemic made life difficult for many people. But something amazing happened with technology companies in Africa. These companies received lots of money from investors who believed in their ideas. Some of these...

The Namibian government asks people to be respectful because they are saying goodbye to Sam Nujoma, the first president of their country. The special time to remember him started on Monday, February 10th. Mr. Modestus Amutse, who helps run the government, told everyone not to have big parties...

The Hardap Dam in Namibia has received lots of new water! Last week, more than 21 million cubic meters of water flowed into the dam, raising the water level to 22.1% full. Last year, the dam didn't have enough water for farmers to use, but things are looking better. Another big dam, Neckartal...

Zimbabwe has great news about its milk and dairy products! The country needed fewer dairy items from other countries in 2024 compared to 2023. They spent $20 million on buying dairy products from abroad instead of $27 million the year before. The farmers in Zimbabwe produced more milk...

The people who help farmers grow cotton in Zimbabwe have given out lots of cotton seeds. These seeds can grow cotton in many fields across the country. By February 6, six big companies had shared seeds with 158,551 farmers who will grow cotton. These farmers have already planted most of their...

A big steel company called Dinson has started making steel bars in Zimbabwe. They make these bars at their new factory near a place called Mvuma. The factory cost one and a half billion dollars to build. Dinson began working last July. First, they made something called pig iron, then steel...

A bus going to Sanyati crashed on the road near Kadoma. The bus rolled over and landed on its side. Many people rode the bus that day—51 people sat inside. Thirteen people needed help because they felt hurt after the crash. The driver and his helper ran away instead of staying to help the hurt...

A worker at a big fuel company stole a lot of special fuel called ethanol. The police caught Liberty Rice, who worked at the company's fuel station in Msasa, Harare. He took more than 15,000 liters of ethanol worth seventeen thousand dollars. The company gave Rice an important job. He needed to...

Someone caught a man named Nominate Chazwe telling a big company to give him money. He said bad things would happen if they didn't pay. The company, called West Properties, paid lots of money because they felt scared. Chazwe worked with another man named Edmund Kudzayi. At first, they asked the...

Two men called Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe were supposed to go to court today. They needed to explain what happened to some money from a special project that helps people raise goats. The court has moved their meeting to February 20 because the lawyer's family member died. The lawyer, Mr...

Zimbabwe's main bank is making special money called ZiG works better. Dr John Mushayavanhu runs this bank, and he wants people to trust ZiG more. Last year, the bank stored lots of gold and other treasures worth five hundred million dollars, which helped make ZiG stronger. The bank learned from...

A special university called Marondera University will soon open a new science building. They have worked hard since 2021 to build it, and it's almost finished. Professor Justice Nyamangara runs the university, and he showed the building to Dr Frederick Shava, who helps run all the universities...

The main bank of Zimbabwe wants to ensure that all the money in the country stays safe from computer bad guys. Dr John Mushayavanhu, who runs this big bank, checked how well other banks protect their computers and money in 2024. He found that most banks did a good job keeping everything safe...