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A storm ripped the roofs off two cell blocks at Zomba Central Prison and left 67 inmates exposed to the elements, but prison spokesperson Steve Meke says nobody got hurt and zero escapes went down. Guards moved everyone to backup housing inside the facility while the damage gets sorted out, and...

Police in Monkey Bay arrested 21-year-old Regina Justine after she allegedly sliced her client's genitals with a razor blade while he was passed out drunk at Devil Street in the trading center. The victim reportedly could not perform because he was wasted, which made her angry enough to grab a...

Malawi's women's squad wrapped up their Three-Nations Tournament run after drawing Zambia and losing narrowly to Zimbabwe, which basically killed their title hopes but gave fans something to feel good about ahead of WAFCON. Faith Chinzimu and Rose Kabzere both scored for the Scorchers during the...

Mzuzu University swept the TESSAM Weekend Sports Festival in Zomba and locked down the overall championship after dominating football, netball, and volleyball across both men's and women's divisions. Bunda College grabbed basketball titles while the University of Malawi won chess, and Lilongwe...

National Bank of Malawi dropped K2.8 million on the Malawi Business Coalition on Health for World AIDS Day events, with the bank's employee benefits guy, Limbani Chakhoma, saying funding frontline groups helps testing and treatment reach people who need it most. The money backs prevention work...

Trace Africa is getting rebranded as Trace Ngoma through a partnership between Trace, Canal+, and MultiChoice, with the channel hitting DStv Channel 326 mid-month. The platform will focus on South African genres like amapiano, maskandi, gqom, and urban gospel instead of broader African content...

Tebogo Thobejane called out women thirsting over her ex, Vusimuzi Matlala, after he showed up to testify before Parliament while waiting trial for allegedly trying to have her killed. Clips from the hearing went viral with people praising his looks, and she jumped on Instagram to say the whole...

Elaine just hit a million monthly Spotify listeners for the first time ever, which is wild considering she was stuck around 100k before things picked up a few years back. Her track Vele Uyena apparently did most of the heavy lifting to push her past the milestone, but You're The One has been...

Ukhozi FM dropped its top ten tracks for the 2025 Song of the Year competition after switching up how voting works to keep things cleaner. Listeners picked their favorites from a pre-approved batch of 20 songs instead of throwing out random nominations, which supposedly cuts down on rigging...

Dr Imogen Mashazi showed up at the Madlanga Commission hearing and got the internet spiraling over her lighter skin tone compared to old photos. The former Ekurhuleni Municipal Manager became the subject of viral comparison posts after people started accusing her of bleaching, with one user...

A Harare headmaster and school director got arrested after they blocked nine students from taking their ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies exam over haircut violations. Minister Torerai Moyo confirmed authorities grabbed both officials after they forced the kids to leave mid-exam and get fresh...

Tbo Touch went on social media to hype up Stogie T's latest drop, Anomy, and said it might be the best hip-hop project he has heard in a decade. The media guy claims he cannot stop playing it, and there are zero tracks worth skipping, which sparked fans to jump in and call it the strongest rap...

Drake locked down the top spot for most-streamed artist on Apple Music this year, even though he still has not dropped his ICEMAN album. The whole thing came from people constantly replaying his old catalog and streaming his feature verses, which kept him dominating playlists across the...

Kirk Burrowes just went scorched earth on Diddy in the Netflix docuseries and claimed he got sexually assaulted multiple times while working as a Bad Boy Entertainment cofounder back in the day. The guy says the abuse went way beyond typical workplace toxicity and that he was forced into...

A judge wrapped up Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against blogger Milagro Elizabeth Cooper and ordered her to pay 59k after jurors sided with the rapper on emotional distress and deepfake porn claims. The defamation charge got tossed because Megan never sent the legally required cease-and-desist...

Rashida Nicole dropped a whole apology on Instagram aimed at Nikki Mudarris after allegedly getting tangled up with LiAngelo Ball while Nikki was pregnant with his kid. Rashida admitted she caused pain and said she got blindsided when Ball asked her to change their daughter's name because it was...

Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers just got handed a trial date after getting caught up in some sketchy gambling mess. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are looking at jury selection, kicking off next spring, with prosecutors claiming they took bribes from Dominican Republic gamblers who wanted to bet...

Sabrina Carpenter went off on the White House after they dropped a video with her track Juno playing over ICE enforcement footage without getting permission first. She posted that the clip was evil and disgusting, and told them to keep her work away from their agenda. Fans noticed the...

Prada Group just dropped 1.25 billion euros to snag Versace from Capri Holdings, which means the Milan powerhouse behind Prada and Miu Miu now controls another legendary Italian brand. Capri picked up Versace back in 2018 for around 2.1 billion, but the label's been struggling with declining...

Bow Wow went on Million Dollaz Worth of Game and broke down why dating him turns into a mess, even when he's trying to behave. He says women he dates watch crowds of fans and other girls constantly throw themselves at him, which makes his partners paranoid, no matter what he does. He mentioned...