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Sharif Mussa wants to help improve Zimbabwe's national soccer team. He is running for a spot on the Zimbabwe Football Association's board in their upcoming election. Mussa has extensive soccer experience. He started volunteering in 1995 when Zimbabwe hosted the All-Africa Games. Since then, he...

The opposition in Mozambique is causing unrest after losing the recent election. This unrest has disrupted important trade routes and energy exports to nearby countries. It's time for the opposition to accept the election results and restore peace. Mozambique's neighbors and the Southern...

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has a new plan to help the economy. It's called the Targeted Finance Facility, or TFF for short. Banks can borrow money from the central bank at a 20% interest rate and lend it to their customers. However, they can't charge more than 30% interest. This 30% rate is...

The government is taking steps to keep farm animals healthy. It has many vaccines ready for diseases caused by ticks, which is good news for farmers. The rainy season is coming, which means there could be more animal diseases. But the government is prepared. It has 380,000 doses of a vaccine...

Small farmers play a big part in Zimbabwe's farming. They grow a lot of the country's crops. These farmers grow most of the maize and wheat in Zimbabwe. They also help strengthen the tobacco industry, which is very important to the country's economy. The government has programs to help these...

Parents are feeling the strain of higher prices for school uniforms and supplies as the new term approaches. Many families in Harare spent yesterday searching for deals, going from store to store to find the best prices. The cost of items like paper and uniforms has gone up since last month...

The UAE Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jassim Mohammed Al Qasimi, wants Zimbabwe to work with the UAE more. He thinks this will help Zimbabwe's economy grow. The UAE is a world leader in transportation. Many UAE companies want to do business in Zimbabwe, and President Mnangagwa has been trying to...

New Law Sets Jail Time for Late Mining Payments in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe just made it clear: Pay your mining fees on time, or face jail. The new Finance Act warns mining firms to hand over royalties when due. Late payers could spend up to six months behind bars. They must also pay extra fees that...

Zimbabwe Party Members Want Leader to Stay Past 2028. More and more local groups want President Mnangagwa to continue running Zimbabwe after his term ends. They say he improves the country. Party chiefs from different parts of Zimbabwe praise his work, pointing to new roads, buildings, and...

Zimbabwe's Capital Signs Deal for Better Water Supply. Harare struck a big deal yesterday to fix its water problems. The city will get a new water plant and smart meters to better serve its people. Four groups joined hands in this plan. The city council, two companies, and Zimbabwe's local...

Zimbabwe Reports Major Growth in Public Projects Since 2017. The Zimbabwe government has finished more than 8,000 projects since President Mnangagwa started leading in 2017. Dr. Jenfan Muswere shared this news during a tour of new buildings in Manicaland. Dr. Muswere visited many sites with...

Zimbabwe's Leader Sends Students Off to Algeria with High Hopes. President Mnangagwa met with five students at his home in Harare. He gave them a strong message about their duty to Zimbabwe as they headed to Algeria for college. The students earned rare spots in an exchange program between the...

Namibian Party Joins Court Fight Over Election Results. The Landless People's Movement wants to team up with another party in court. They hope to challenge the recent National Assembly election results. The movement agrees with the Independent Patriots for Change's claims that the election...

Namibian Roads Authority Faces N$7.8 Million Payout Decision. The Roads Authority board must decide whether to pay N$7.8 million to 28 managers after a recent ruling. The demand started at N$28 million, but the labor office cut it down. The managers felt left out when their pay wasn't raised...

The people of Uis are upset with their chief, Sagarias Seibeb. They say he is not helping the community, and they want him to step down so they can pick a new leader. The community members claim Seibeb and his family are making deals with Chinese companies. They say these deals only benefit...

Namibian lawmakers are unsure about a deal between their country and Germany. The deal is about payments for a genocide that happened over 100 years ago. Germany committed violent acts against two ethnic groups in Namibia, the Nama and Ovaherero people. Some members of Namibia's parliament want...

The Landless People's Movement (LPM) has responded strongly to criticism from Swapo secretary general Sophia Shaningwa. Shaningwa called the LPM's court case challenging the results of last year's elections a "wild fishing expedition." She said there was no proof the elections were fraudulent...

Politicians say big egos and selfishness are to blame for Windhoek's city council's inability to elect leaders. In 2023, a government minister almost broke up the council because it failed to choose a mayor, deputy mayor, and other key roles. The council can't work properly until new leaders are...

The Editors' Forum of Namibia, or EFN, has not paid the full prize money to three journalists who won awards last November. The journalists expected to get $15,000 each, as the entry forms stated. But they got less than half of that amount instead. Isai Sipunga from One Africa Television won an...

The rains in Namibia have brought mixed feelings for farmers. Some are thankful for the much-needed water, while others worry it may be too little, too late. Hendrik Steenkamp is a farmer in the //Kharas region. He and his family suffered through two long droughts. It caused them trauma and...