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That massive Chinese-backed steel plant down in Mvuma just fired back up after shutting down for two months to fix equipment and upgrade systems. The 1.5 billion dollar Dinson facility wrapped maintenance work and got everyone back on the job while collecting a bunch of industry awards for...

Zimbabwe's president keeps pushing this whole "build your country yourself" thing, and it apparently turned a bunch of connected business guys into mega-rich construction and mining bosses who are spreading cash around through charity projects. The government gave them sweet deals on imports and...

The army's VIP driver training program at Khumalo Barracks just wrapped up another round, and some lieutenant colonel is calling out the massive gender gap after only one woman made it through with 19 dudes. He wants the school fixing that ratio by getting more female candidates into future...

Over 300 people just finished up at some vocational center outside Harare, and the government showed up to tell them their new carpentry and mechanics skills should keep them off drugs while building the economy. Youth minister Tino Machakaire basically said learning a trade gives you purpose...

Some Zimbabwean lawmaker who attended the climate summit in Brazil is calling out the whole thing as basically pointless because the biggest polluters just ghosted the event. America, China, and India never showed up, and the US is apparently dropping cash to bring back coal plants while...

Zimbabwe's housing minister went to Nairobi and basically begged development partners to throw more cash at the Global South for building stuff, and he wants climate-proof designs baked into everything. The country keeps pushing to get a UN-Habitat office set up locally, and they're flexing...

Bobi Wine showed up ready to grill Museveni about his 40-year reign at a presidential debate, but the incumbent totally bailed on the whole thing. The opposition leader wanted to ask him what exactly the NRM is protecting with their campaign slogan, since public hospitals are falling apart...

A teenager working construction got fried by power lines in Kabalagala while plastering a half-finished building, and cops are calling out the whole industry for cutting corners on safety. The 19-year-old was up on the second floor when he touched some high-voltage cables that were way closer to...

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...