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Econet Wireless Zimbabwe wants out of the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, and the telco plans to break off its towers and real estate into a separate company called Econet Infrastructure Company Limited before listing that new entity on the US dollar-based Victoria Falls Stock Exchange instead. The...

Artists Rights Enforcement Corporation is going after Dionne Warwick in federal court, saying the 85-year-old legend is trying to dodge payments that could hit millions of dollars. The firm claims it set up the deal that let Doja Cat sample Walk On By for Paint the Town Red back in 2023, and it...

Mirelo, a Berlin startup, just closed a $41 million seed round from Index Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz to build AI models that generate sound effects for videos. The company was founded by CJ Simon-Gabriel and Florian Wenzel, who both did AI research at Amazon Web Services Labs before...

Uganda just threw a whole day-long workshop where almost 40 current and retired athletes got schooled on money management, business fundamentals, and keeping their heads straight after competitive careers wind down. Stanbic Business Incubator teamed up with Legends Marathon to run sessions...

Zimbabwe's opposition heavyweight Nelson Chamisa basically told the ruling party they can shove their constitutional amendments where the sun doesn't shine after ZANU-PF tried pushing through plans to keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa in office past his term limit. The former Citizens Coalition...

Uganda's police spokesperson, Rusoke Kituuma, told reporters his officers keep trying not to gas crowds but reminded everyone that cops have legal authority to break up rowdy political gatherings when safety gets sketchy. He confirmed security forces grabbed a priest recently after the military...

DFCU Bank showed up at the Best Farmers Awards 2025 to flex about its 11-year investment in Ugandan agriculture while the event handed out prizes to the country's top producers. Chief retail officer Annette Kiconco talked about how the sector employs most of the workforce and drives GDP, while...

Uganda's agriculture ministry just dropped 2.4 billion shillings on 20,000 liters of bug killer to help livestock farmers deal with tsetse flies that keep spreading sleeping sickness and wrecking cattle productivity across 65 at-risk districts. Minister Bright Rwamirama said the Deltamethrin...

Uganda's top female general told people to chill out about a Catholic priest who went missing for almost two weeks before the military finally admitted they grabbed him. Lt. Gen. Proscovia Nalweyiso confirmed Father Deusdedit Ssekabira from Masaka Diocese is sitting in detention over claims he...

The Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy confirmed it's skipping observer duty for Uganda's upcoming general election because its real mission centers on getting political players to actually talk to each other. Country director Primus Atukwatse Bahiigi pointed out that most voters...

Uganda dropped 2.4 billion shillings on bug spray for 78 districts battling tsetse flies that spread sleeping sickness to people and livestock disease called nagana. Agriculture Minister Bright Rwamirama announced the chemical handout while warning that Tanzania basically let the flies breed...

Museveni just told Uganda's Christian community they need to stop relying on prayers alone and start hustling actual businesses to pull their families out of broke territory. Vice President Jessica Alupo delivered the message at the Busoga Diocese bishop installation, where the president pointed...

A reverend who spent six years at St. Noah Sserwanga Church in Wampeewo Parish wrapped up her gig with a farewell service where the congregation bought her a whole car as a thank-you gift. Juliet Ssekamatte told people to keep their faith locked in during the Christmas season while reflecting on...

Cotton growers in Kasese District are getting hammered by wonky weather patterns and garbage prices that keep tanking, and they want the government to fund research for drought-resistant seed varieties instead of telling them to just quit the crop. Adam Bwambale from the Nyakatonzi Growers...

Uganda's head Muslim cleric told young believers to stop letting sketchy politicians drag them into election drama at a youth career seminar that wrapped up in Budaka District. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje basically said the country needs morally solid kids who vote based on actual policy...

Museveni told Uganda's salon workers he's throwing 85 billion shillings their way through a revolving fund that drops 100 million per SACCO to about 850 groups nationwide. He announced the cash while kicking off the Federation of Uganda Salon Operators at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, and he hyped...

Museveni sat down with some businesspeople from Sharjah who want to drop an inland cargo port somewhere in Uganda to make moving stuff around cheaper and faster. The UAE delegation pitched their plan at State Lodge in Nakasero, and their CEO guy from Gulftainer said they're already hashing out...

Malaysia's top cop is backing a new regulatory scheme where the communications commission automatically licenses big social platforms starting next year. Inspector General Mohd Khalid said the police force sees the move as necessary for cracking down on child exploitation material, scam...

Perak officials are rolling out a mobile app that maps where people feed strays across the state, and they're pushing mandatory microchipping for anyone trying to get a dog license. Housing committee chair Sandrea Ng said the feeder tracker goes live at the end of the month to help authorities...

Malaysia just cracked open Seri Negara after keeping it shuttered for six years, and the whole restoration only took ten months when most heritage sites this old need like two full years of work. The colonial mansion from 1913 used to host Queen Elizabeth II and served as the spot where Malaya's...