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On Tuesday, December 24th, 2024, the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, and Culture (MOTAC) gave money to help groups hold festivals. MOTAC worked with the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) to give out D405,000.00. Seventeen community festival groups got money. The Minister of Tourism, Arts...

Youths from Hurungwe West came together for a fun sports day at Zvipani Primary School. The event was put on by a group called 4-H Zimbabwe Foundation. They worked with the area's representative in parliament, Cde Chinjai Kambuzuma. They wanted to help stop drug use and child marriages, which...

Senegal Looks to Gambia's Marble Voting System. Ousman Sonko, the Prime Minister of Senegal, spoke highly of Gambia's voting method. He did this while talking to lawmakers in Dakar on December 27, 2024. Mr. Sonko said Senegal should consider using the same system as Gambia. He called Gambia's...

The Banjul Cultural Festival in Gambia received a big boost. Abdoullahi Jobe, the Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture, helped raise money for it. Over one million dalasi was raised—that's a lot of money in Gambia. The money went to 50 traditional cultural groups in Banjul, the capital city...

The Olympics will soon have a new leader. In March, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will pick its next president. The voting will be in Greece from March 18 to 21. This will be just the 10th IOC president since 1894. The leaders tend to serve for a long time. The first president was...

Essa Mbye Faal says the Gambia wastes money. Mr. Faal leads a political group. It is called APP-Sobeyaa. He spoke on the radio. The show was Coffee Time. It was on West Coast Radio. Mr. Faal talked about the president's tour. The tour is called "Meet the People." Mr. Faal said it was a waste...

Deyda Hydara was a brave journalist in Gambia. He started a newspaper called The Point. He worked there for many years. Mr. Hydara also wrote for other newsgroups and shared stories from Gambia with the world. One group he helped was Reporters Without Borders. Before The Point, Mr. Hydara was...

Gambia Aims to Improve Madrasa Schools. Gambia wants to improve Madrasa schools. It has a new project called RISE, which stands for Resilience, Inclusion, Skills, and Equity. The goal is to create one curriculum for all Madrasas. This will help with inclusiveness and social justice, as well as...

Religious Leaders Urged to Help Protect Gambia's Environment. Gambia's National Environment Agency (NEA) met with religious leaders recently. The meeting was in the Greater Banjul Area. The NEA wanted to talk about the environment. Muslim and Christian leaders attended the meeting. The NEA...

New Zimbabwe Soccer Board to Decide on Elections. Zimbabwe will get a new soccer board on January 25. FIFA is helping the country. Zimbabwe has not had a real soccer leader since 2022. FIFA put a group in charge of Zimbabwe soccer last year. That group was supposed to hold an election, but it...

Two Men Arrested in String of Car Thefts in Zimbabwe. The police in Harare, Zimbabwe, caught two men who they say stole three cars. Detectives arrested Mufaro Mupandira, 29, and Brandon Chitiyo, 21. They are from Overspill, Epworth. The men acted like they wanted a taxi ride. But then they...

In a generous move, KUTSAGA Research Station has cut the price of tobacco seedlings in half for farmers. The cost has gone from $430 to just $215 for each hectare. This is great news, as the last day to plant is December 31. Kutsaga shared the exciting update on social media. They said farmers...

African Music Rides Digital Wave to Global Fame. Songs from Africa fill dance floors across the world. Digital tools help artists reach new fans. The change brings money and jobs to the continent. The hit song "Jerusalema" showed how far African music can travel. During the pandemic, people...

Airport Worker Accused of Stealing Jet Fuel in Zimbabwe. The police said a worker at Zimbabwe's main airport, Jacob Mutemeri, stole fuel from a plane that needed repairs. The man worked for Air Zimbabwe at Robert Mugabe Airport in Harare. Police caught him after he took fuel many times in...

Zimbabwe Police Ready for New Year's Eve. The police want people to stay safe tonight as Zimbabwe greets 2025. Officers will watch streets, shops, and homes all over the country. Police head Paul Nyathi says his teams will guard places where people meet. They aim to keep peace in cities...

Man Gets Prison Term for Armed Bike Theft in Zimbabwe. A court sent Josiah Saungweme to jail for 12 years. He stole a bike from a young boy at gunpoint. The crime took place near Mutare last September. Saungweme, age 30, stopped a teen who was riding his silver buffalo bike. He asked the...

Woman Returns After Five Years to Face Murder Charge in Zimbabwe. A woman who ran away from the law has come back. Bridget Makaza walked into a police station in Harare on Monday. She had been missing since 2018. The police say she shot her husband, MacCloud Mapanga, at their home in...

Chris Nguluvhe, a Prominent Zimbabwe Businessman, Dies at 61. Chris Nguluvhe, known as "Shule Shule" by many, died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Polokwane, South Africa. His daughter Happiness shared that he fell ill shortly before his death. Mr. Nguluvhe left his mark on the town of...

Zimbabwe Ends Death Penalty in Major Reform. Zimbabwe made history by getting rid of the death penalty. The country's new law means courts can't sentence anyone to death anymore. The change helps people who are already on death row. They will get new sentences from the courts. The law says...

SADC Seeks Peace After Mozambique Election Violence. The head of a key African group asked people in Mozambique to stay calm today. Fighting broke out there after the recent elections. Tanzania's leader, Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, spoke up. She leads a group that works for peace in southern...