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Uganda cops want everyone slowing down after another nightmare year on the roads left over 4,400 people dead. The traffic directorate guy is pushing for highways to drop from 100 to 90 km/h, but the actual signs won't change until the transport ministry gets around to swapping them out. They're...

Museveni hit up Ibanda District and promised coffee growers a processing plant that would help them make more cash through value addition. The president was stumping for votes at Kagongo Demonstration School while touring the Ankole region, telling farmers the government would keep handing out...

South Africa's National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza said the SADC parliamentary meeting in Durban will zero in on how climate disasters are hitting women and young people across the region. The gathering lets member countries swap notes on handling environmental crises, and Didiza picked...

Sudan's generals are still going at it hard while millions of people get caught in the crossfire between the army and the RSF paramilitaries. The RSF grabbed control of el-Fasher back in late October and has been massacring civilians while burying bodies in mass graves to cover up what aid...

Namibia's ICT minister told content creators they are basically carrying the whole country's international reputation at the MTC awards ceremony in Windhoek. Emma Theofelus said digital producers help shape how people abroad see Namibian culture and talent, while MTC's corporate affairs guy...

Some Namibian voters got blocked from casting ballots because they moved between constituencies after registration closed, and the Electoral Commission's rules would not let them vote anywhere except where they initially signed up. Dina Gases registered in Katutura East but had to relocate...

Political parties are freaking out because the magistrates' strike means nobody can swear in the newly elected councillors, and voters might get screwed over. Job Amupanda from Affirmative Repositioning fired off a letter asking the president to step in since administrative assistants filling in...

Old Mutual Malawi threw a family gathering at the KUHeS sports grounds in Blantyre, and the whole point was getting employees and their relatives together because management thinks home life affects work performance. Benard Chiluzi from the company basically said workers barely see their...

Connie Ferguson posted up online to mark what should have been her 23rd wedding anniversary with Shona, and the whole thing hit people right in the feelings. She dropped a video of them together with some emotional words about how their relationship became this huge inspiration for everyone...

Actress Gcina Mkhize is begging for help because the person who bought her foreclosed property keeps trying to kick her out. The bank apparently auctioned off her place after she missed bond payments, but she claims the whole sale was sketchy and illegal since nobody gave her a proper heads-up...

Murdah Bongz dropped a whole house on his parents over the weekend, and the vibe got emotional real quick. The South African artist showed up with keys to a brand-new place for his mom and dad, while his wife DJ Zinhle and their kids watched the whole thing go down. Zinhle posted pics from the...

Taco Bell dropped Mexican Pizza Empanadas at some Phoenix spots, and people can grab the handheld version of that menu staple everyone already knows. The thing comes packed with beef and a cheese mix, plus they throw in pizza sauce for dipping on the side. You can order them in packs of three...

A teenager in Stoneridge Park apparently beat another kid to death over some snacks, and cops are treating the whole thing as murder. Both boys were 13, and the fight went from arguing about sharing food to one of them getting fatally injured. Police confirmed they're investigating the case...

A passenger got killed when two massive trees got ripped out of the ground during a storm and landed straight on top of a Honda Fit operating as an unlicensed taxi near Makoni Shopping Centre in Chitungwiza. The driver and one other person made it out alive, but the guy in the back died on...

Ex-Kaizer Chiefs player Tinashe Nengomasha just landed the team manager gig at Caps United after they wrapped up their technical department overhaul for the upcoming season. The club president confirmed that head coach Takesure Chiragwi is coming back with Zambian assistant Ian Bakala, and...

People are getting sketchy vibes about whether Kanye is actually showing up in Johannesburg next month since the promoters have gone radio silent. Monyake Group keeps selling tickets, but their last social media update was weeks ago, and fans are starting to wonder if this whole thing is legit...

Zimbabwe just slashed tourism fees by absolute insane amounts, and the government is saying this will make the country way more competitive for visitors and investors. Hotels that used to pay a quarter million bucks to register can do it for 20k, while five-star renewals dropped from over 5k to...

An economist just torched the budget proposal as the worst financial plan the country has ever seen, and Professor Gift Mugano is not holding back. He says the whole thing is designed to drain money out of the economy rather than help it grow, with new taxes on cash withdrawals that will just...

Zimbabwe's finance minister dropped news that better ZiG banknotes are coming in early 2026, but he made it clear this isn't about launching another currency. The upgraded notes are supposed to last longer and make people trust the local money more, while the government keeps working toward...

Insiza Rural District Council dropped new regulations forcing every hair salon, barbershop, and beauty spot to get licensed or shut down operations. The move targets sketchy backyard businesses running wild at growth points and urban zones without proper permits, and operators have to cough up...