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Uganda's getting ready to pump oil by next year, and government types plus industry heads told young people to gear up for jobs since the sector moves from building stuff to actual operations. EACOP Deputy Executive Director John-Bosco Habumugisha mentioned construction hit 74 percent completion...

Gulu City dropped its second annual marathon with Equity Bank backing the event again after registration numbers blew past targets for another year running. Robert Wanok from the bank said supporting health activities and cultural stuff in Northern Uganda fits what they care about, and organizer...

Police FC smashed Buhimba Saints United 4-0 at Kiira Road Ground and jumped into the top three spots in Uganda's premier league alongside KCCA and SC Villa. Denis Kalanzi scored first after a goalkeeper fumble, and Umaru Kasumba added another before halftime off a cross from Obedi Brian. Saidi...

Rundu Town Council swearing-in ceremonies got put on ice until the Electoral Court wraps up the Electoral Commission's self-review application, and spokesperson Benjamin Makayi confirmed the delay while other local authorities move forward with their oaths. Chief electoral officer Peter Shaama...

Some cops in Ondangwa let fraud suspect Abner Mateus bounce from his cell for hangout sessions before Sergeant Matheus Shipingana from Windhoek Central Police Station drove him to a guesthouse to meet his girlfriend. Deputy commissioner Frederick Ndjadila from Oshana said authorities still need...

Affirmative Repositioning boss Job Amupanda backed former housing minister Jerry Ekandjo's pitch for full-time executive mayors with actual power to lock in decisions instead of ceremonial positions. Amupanda thinks one-year terms are worthless since financial calendars start in July, and by the...

African Union and European Union big shots met up in Luanda to pump €122 million into the Finnfund Global Connect program, and about €32 million from that pile goes toward undersea cables, fiber networks, data centers, and mobile payment setups across Africa. EU delegation spokesperson Twaku...

NamPower dropped around N$340,000 on new classrooms for Didimika Private School in Rundu, Kavango East, which used to go by Veronika Thikusho Primary School. Senior district supervisor Venesius Kamupo said the build fixes overcrowding problems for 120 kids from pre-primary through Grade 3, and...

Urban and Rural Development Minister James Sankwasa said goodbye to two warrant officers who got killed in a car crash. Lukas Nangolo had been driving for the ministry since March, and George Shiluwa worked security for Sankwasa during the same stretch. Ministry leadership, staff, and the...

Namibia pulled over a million tourists this year after Environment Minister Indileni Daniel dropped numbers showing 1.25 million arrivals compared to 863,000 last time around. South Africa sent the most people at 38.5 percent of total visitors, while Germany led overseas markets at 8.8 percent...

ReconAfrica CEO Brian Reinsborough met President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah at State House alongside reps from the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia and BW Energy Management, and they promised to work with the government on economic stuff. The company wrapped up drilling at Kavango West with...

National Bank of Malawi and the Scorchers women's football squad rolled up to Mai Mbambande Shelter Home for the Elderly in Lilongwe with maize, rice, beans, sugar, and cooking oil for elderly residents. South End Service Centre Manager Nguwachi Selemani said the bank's sponsorship deal with the...

Malawi's netball squad dropped its final 15-player roster for the African Netball Cup happening at Griffin Saenda Sports Complex in Lilongwe. Head coach Peace Kalua Chawinga wrapped up a three-week training camp before cutting five athletes from the provisional list, and she's hyped about the...

Castel Malawi Limited teamed up with the Malawi Business Coalition on Health to push the country's HIV and AIDS fight forward during World AIDS Day events in Makata, Blantyre. Corporate Social Responsibility Manager Linda Kolomba said that beating the epidemic needs everyone working together...

Malawi lawmakers went full unity mode and passed a constitutional amendment for the Constituency Development Fund with 199 MPs voting yes and literally nobody voting no. Mzimba South representative Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere brought the bill forward, which sets up governance rules and...

Malawi Gender Minister Mary Navicha told everyone at a disability awareness event in Mzimba that the country needs to stop leaving people with disabilities behind if it wants real progress. She said all public buildings have to get modified by 2029 to make them accessible, and anyone who ignores...

Malawi Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha thinks cement costs should chill out after a $100 million Portland facility opened up in Balaka District with the capacity to pump out 800,000 tonnes annually. The state-of-the-art setup cuts down reliance on imported clinker, and it backs the Bottom-Up...

Malawi is rolling out plans to build over 20 health facilities after the Parliamentary Committee on Health chair, Anthony Masamba, gave props to the government for keeping old projects alive despite less donor money coming in. Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi told lawmakers that most hospitals...

Rachel Kolisi hung out with Aimee Kitshoff for horse riding on a Cape Town beach after people said she unfollowed another Springbok wife over drama with her ex, Siya. The wellness influencer posted about their chill day together, which started with lunch before they hit the sand. Aimee is...

South African singer Naledi Aphiwe wrapped up her year by thanking everyone who streamed her stuff after hitting some wild numbers on Spotify. The KwaZulu-Natal artist pulled 4.7 million listeners across 184 countries, with her tracks getting played almost 48 million times total. Her collab with...