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Betty Bayo's mom just filed a petition with Kenya's Director of Public Prosecution demanding an official inquest into her daughter's death after the gospel singer died at Kenyatta National Hospital from what family reps and husband Hiram Gitau claimed was leukemia. Joyce Wairimu Mbugua thinks...

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi went hard defending Kenya's privatization push at the diaspora investment strategy launch in Nairobi, and he basically told everyone to stop freaking out about selling off state companies. The guy pointed at Safaricom as proof that letting private players...

Kenya's central bank just dropped interest rates by 25 basis points to hit 9 percent because it wants businesses borrowing more cash to juice the economy. The Monetary Policy Committee thinks global growth will plateau around 3.1 percent next year, thanks to tariff drama and geopolitical mess in...

Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua says President Ruto keeps coming after him because Mount Kenya controls six million votes that could hit eight million next cycle, and the region already decided to boot somebody out of office. Gachagua thinks Ruto got boxed in politically across Mount...

The Luo Council of Elders shot down rumors about anointing a replacement for the late Raila Odinga after people started speculating that Energy Cabinet Secretary Opiyo Wandayi got blessed during a gathering at his Ugunja home in Siaya County. Council chairman Odungi Randa says the whole thing is...

Zimbabwe dropped $5.3 million as a down payment on new cancer machines funded by sugar tax revenue, and the equipment will land at Parirenyatwa in Harare, plus Mpilo in Bulawayo, after factory inspections happen next month. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora says the gear is already getting...

Beitbridge Border Post is processing around 13,000 people per day as holiday traffic builds up between Zimbabwe and South Africa, and immigration officer Lucky Matyora says authorities have enough staff deployed across all three terminals to handle the incoming surge. The two countries activated...

NUST just applied to mine gold on its own campus in Bulawayo after illegal panners kept tearing up the grounds and spreading into nearby neighborhoods like Killarney. The university wants a special research mining permit from the city council and the Ministry of Mines so the School of Mines can...

Bulawayo cops are rolling out drones and body cams for their holiday season crackdown, and Commissioner Jasper Chizemo says the tech helps with surveillance plus accountability. Officers are getting horses deployed in the CBD and entertainment zones for better mobility, while the drone footage...

Nicholas Zakaria just died a month before turning 70, and the sungura legend got nicknamed Senior Lecturer because basically every major Zimbabwean musician from that era learned their craft under him. The guy founded Khiama Boys after ditching Shepherd Chinyani's Vhuka Boys over a tire blowout...

Bulawayo DJ Joe Da OG just hit 50, and he credits staying alive to divine intervention after losing mad talented friends this year, which is why he is throwing an All White Grand 50 bash at Cosmopolitan VIP Club with veteran spinners like Morris Touch, DJ Gqwetha, and Emity Smooth on the decks...

First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa threw a Christmas party at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre for orphaned and vulnerable kids from group homes across the country. Public Service Minister Edgar Moyo showed up to represent her because she had other stuff going on. The kids got fed...

The Ecobank heist from last year kept dominating headlines after cops finally nabbed the Terror Twins, Elijah and Abraham Vumbunu, who apparently pulled off the $4 million robbery that took less than three minutes to execute. Police caught them in South Africa and brought them back to face...

Bulawayo just wrapped its second Eats Awards, and over 200 people showed up to watch local food spots get recognized for actually being good at what they do. Fairy Café grabbed Restaurant of the Year, while Slice Pizzeria took Takeaway of the Year, and Chef John from Sushi King scored Chef of...

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is heading to Bulawayo to break down the 2026 National Budget at a post-budget breakfast meeting organized by Zimpapers and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries. Local economist Stevenson Dlamini thinks the whole thing is really about signaling fiscal...

A 31-year-old entrepreneur with dwarfism just scored $550 at a Sightsavers Innovation Challenge in Zimbabwe, and Vimbai Mucheriwa is using the cash to level up her handbag business. She makes satchels and wallets by hand, but the prize money lets her buy a sewing machine that'll pump out way...

Victoria Falls City Council dropped $4.5 million on water infrastructure without touching government cash or loans, and Deputy Minister Albert Mavhunga said that kind of self-funded hustle is exactly what local authorities should be doing. The package covers new reservoirs, a pump station, and...

Hwange District rolled out its 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and officials zeroed in on digital abuse after women and girls kept getting tormented online through cyberbullying and image-based harassment. Alice Bishi spoke for Acting District Development Coordinator...

Zimbabwe hit a crazy export record after pulling in over a billion dollars during October, and the Manhize steel plant plus gold prices basically carried the whole thing. Dinson Iron and Steel Company pushed construction material exports up 300 percent compared to last year, with semi-finished...

Beitbridge municipality is dropping tower lights all over town after cops and locals complained about robberies popping off in pitch-black neighborhoods. Town Clerk Loud Ramakgapola said the council cut a deal with Econet to use their cell towers for the setup, and they budgeted for five units...