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Insurance companies in Namibia had to cut refund checks worth N$4.4 million after customers filed complaints about sketchy practices like delayed death payouts and policies that supposedly lapsed but kept getting charged anyway. The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority dropped an...

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah tapped Modestus Amutse to run the industries, mines, and energy ministry after Natangwe Ithete got booted from the job back in October. Defence minister Frans Kapofi held things down temporarily while the spot sat empty for a couple of months. Amutse used to...

Windhoek mayor Ndeshihafela Larandja wrapped up her five-year run by saying the council took office right when COVID-19 hit and had to stabilize city finances while keeping services running during absolute chaos. She said the team worked through unprecedented pressure to restore operational...

Namibian activist Bernhard Kamatoto says the Trump administration's decision to ditch World AIDS Day observance this year pushes harmful stereotypes and makes it harder to fight stigma around HIV. The White House told government workers and federally funded groups to skip marking the event...

Malawian director Brian Magombo grabbed two major wins after finishing at the top of his MultiChoice Talent Factory class and scoring an eight-week internship at the New York Film Academy. The guy behind Pa Mango Lodge on Zambezi Magic says his year at MTF prepped him for the intense NYFA grind...

Malawi authorities kicked off a nationwide sweep targeting cars without plates after officials linked the trend to rising crime rates and public safety concerns. The Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services teamed up with police to seize unregistered vehicles, whether they are fresh off...

Malawian soccer legend Esau Kanyenda died in the UK, and President Arthur Peter Mutharika put out a statement calling it a massive loss for the country. Kanyenda played across Africa and Europe before making waves at Russian club FC Rostov, and he helped the Flames qualify for the 2010 Africa...

Airtel Malawi just threw K300 million at the hunger crisis after President Arthur Peter Mutharika declared disaster status across all districts because drought torched the crops and left families scrambling for food. Managing Director Aashish Dutt said the company had to step up beyond selling...

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...