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Zimbabwe's government is trying to calm down some worried wildlife activists by promising that the major road repair work between Bulawayo and Victoria Falls near Hwange National Park isn't going to mess up the animals or their habitat. Engineer Joy Makumbe from the transport ministry told...

Zimbabwe's Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe just rolled up to Forbes Border Post and basically told everyone to get their act together after seeing the massive traffic jams firsthand. President Mnangagwa specifically sent him there because the endless queues are making Zimbabwe and...

Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov and Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev checked out the mint cranking out euro coins with Bulgarian designs, and the place is running nonstop shifts to pump out enough currency before the country officially switches over. The 2-euro piece shows Paisius...

Regional Development Minister Ivan Ivanov showed up at Edrevo village to celebrate their fixed water supply system that got bankrolled by state money. The guy credited the current government for actually delivering results when they decide to work for regular people, and he said problematic...

A four-person household got pulled from their place in Izvor after the local river busted through its dam and started flooding the area. Burgas officials triggered the BG-Alert warning system because both the Fakiyska and Izvorska rivers climbed way higher than normal, and the water column hit...

GERB lawmaker Toma Bykov told reporters his party basically saved Bulgaria's eurozone bid by keeping the current government alive. The country landed in the waiting room back during Borisov's third cabinet and officially cleared admission under this administration, which means history books will...

A drone-damaged tanker flying Ghana's flag dropped anchor near Ahtopol after getting hit in the Bosphorus earlier this week, and rough seas are blocking Bulgarian officials from boarding the vessel. The empty ship called Kairos holds 10 crew members who are doing fine with three days of...

BSP-United Left Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Zafirov told reporters his coalition locked down every social benefit promise in the revised budget, which means they have zero plans to bail from the government right this second. The guy was hanging around Nikolaevo for some city holiday event when...

Carp is selling for over 12 leva per kilo in Ruse for St. Nicholas Day, and cooked versions cost roughly double that price. Fisherman Sunay Sabriev explained that Danube catch numbers tanked because the river level got way too high, and carp prefer warmer conditions anyway. Sibel Hasanova runs...

GERB lawmaker Georgi Dilov admitted his party knows bailing right away would be the smart political play, but he said state logic demands they push through the budget before heading into fresh elections. The guy figures GERB will rack up better numbers at the polls anyway since voters supposedly...

Bulgaria's e-Government Minister Valentin Mundrov told EU telecom officials in Brussels that cyberattacks are wrecking hospitals, transit networks, and factories instead of just staying digital. The country learned some hard lessons after incidents hit its banks, healthcare systems, and...

Nikolay Denkov from PP-DB told reporters he needs more time to review the finance ministry's budget proposal before making detailed comments, but he already spotted major changes in some numbers. The guy said budgets work like public contracts, where you gotta check the fine print before signing...

General Atanas Atanasov from We Continue the Change - Democratic Bulgaria told reporters the country is sliding into a winter of serious discontent after protesters hit the streets demanding resignations. He bailed from a demonstration before things got messy at the Bulgarian People's Rights...

Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture started taking applications for a subsidy program aimed at eco-friendly farm upgrades, and the total pot comes out to around 165 million leva. The money covers organic orchards, livestock buildings for organic animal raising, gear for renewable energy...

Harmanli just joined Haskovo on the no-drinking-water list after uranium levels spiked in the region's supply. The local water company is rolling through neighborhoods with excavators to shut off service for people who owe more than three months of bills, and the total debt sits above 2 million...

Bulgaria locked down funding for the Sofia-Skopje railway through the Connecting Europe Facility running until 2034, which basically means Corridor 8 is getting finished on Bulgarian turf. Deputy Prime Minister Grozdan Karadjov dropped this update at a transport ministers meeting in Brussels...

ZANU PF's Manicaland branch is putting up a multi-story headquarters and conference center that's supposed to run over a million bucks. Provincial chairman Tawanda Mukodza told reporters the 3D designs got the green light, contractors showed up, and cement plus bricks are already getting dropped...

Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa just gave out 21 vehicles to the ZANU-PF Women's League after businessman Wicknell Chivayo ponied up the donation. The handover featured six Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Series VXR models for top leadership, plus ten Toyota Hilux GD6 Double Cabs spread across...

Drivers around Sofia better get ready for some traffic headaches on major highways like Hemus, Struma, and Trakia. The Road Infrastructure Agency says lane closures and detours are coming because of marking work, drainage fixes, and bridge repairs across different stretches of these routes...

That Russian tanker Kairos that got wrecked by drones near the Bosphorus ended up stuck off Ahtopol with 10 sailors aboard, and rough seas kept helicopters from pulling the crew out. Locals spotted the busted ship sitting about 100 meters from shore and freaked out because if the anchor gives...