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  1. Munyaradzi Mafaro

    Sonuscore LUX Strings tuned up, free update boosts legato flow

    Sonuscore dropped a patch for their LUX Orchestral Strings library that tackles the laggy legato engine everyone was griping about. The devs went back and tweaked the delay timings to make the whole thing snappier, and they beefed up how the Transition Speed parameter actually responds when...
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    Neumann RIME 1.5 update drops, immersive mixing goes deeper

    Neumann just pushed out version 1.5 of their RIME plugin, and it's loaded with upgrades for anyone running their NDH 20 or NDH 30 cans. The update brings better bass response across all speakers, sharper transients for mixing decisions, and 3DOF head tracking that follows your noggin movements...
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    Synth V debuts fresh voices, four new singers light up tracks

    Dreamtonics just dropped four new AI voices for Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro, and they're all multi-language beasts. Etta and Danny handle English as their main thing, while Yun Hua and Lang Chuan are Chinese-focused. Each voice packs multiple vocal modes for different vibes, and they all support...
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    Mnangagwa tightens grip, new army chief tips power balance

    Zimbabwe just shuffled its top military brass, and it looks like President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is stacking the deck for his 2030 power play. Lieutenant General Emmanuel Matatu got bumped up to General and took over as Zimbabwe Defence Forces commander after Philip Valerio Sibanda...
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    Goat tender scam drags on, duo’s $7.7m sentence delayed again

    Two Zanu-PF guys convicted of a massive $7.7 million scam just got their sentencing pushed back because prosecutors need more time to get a victim impact statement ready. Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu have been sitting in jail since their arrest, and their lawyers tried to delay things even more...
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    Term extension bid fizzles, Mnangagwa challenge called premature

    Speaker Jacob Mudenda basically told two guys trying to block Zanu-PF's 2030 extension plan to sit down because they jumped the gun. Moreprecision Muzadzi and Pardon Gambakwe filed a case asking courts to stop any constitutional changes that would let President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa stay...
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    Cashier pockets $13k haul, farm job lands him behind bars

    A cashier at Farm and City Centre in Zvishavane got hit with three years behind bars after he pocketed over $13,000 that he was supposed to deposit into company bank accounts. The 21-year-old guy, Danda Tinashe Tinotenda, was collecting cash from till operators and just kept it instead of making...
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    Prophet’s snake act drains wallets, spiritual visit turns pricey

    A 61-year-old woman from Bulawayo got completely scammed out of $20,700 and three vehicles by a self-proclaimed prophet who weaponized fake snake removals and spirit warnings. Innocentia Sekani fell victim to Madzibaba Lenny after her daughter visited him for spiritual help, and things spiraled...
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    Quebec tunes out quotas, listeners demand freedom to stream

    Quebec wants streaming platforms to meet French-language music quotas, but a poll shows most people there hate the idea. The survey found that 66% of residents oppose government interference in what music shows up on their streams, and that number jumps to 75% among younger listeners. Bill 109...
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    Myanmar and Belarus universities team up, academic ties go high-tech

    Myanmar universities linked up with Belarusian schools at Yangon University's main hall to hash out academic partnerships. Rectors from Yangon University, Mandalay University, and Mandalay University of Foreign Languages met with leaders from Belarusian State University and Belarusian State...
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    Science fest hits full power, students beam with nuclear dreams

    Myanmar's Science Festival hit day three with some wild mix of activities going down at two spots in Yangon. Deputy Minister Dr Aung Zeya showed up alongside Russian nuclear experts from ROSATOM and MEPhI to check out what students were cooking up. Around 100 kids stacked towers out of paper and...
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    KNU cashes in on border scams, Myawady fears Sihanoukville repeat

    Myanmar troops just took back border areas where massive online scam operations were running wild under armed group protection. The government dismantled over 250 buildings at KK Park alone and shipped out nearly 70,000 foreign workers from 52 countries back home. Armed militias like the KNU...
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    Myanmar cracks down on online fraud, tents and tech torched

    Myanmar authorities busted a massive telecom-fraud and online-gambling operation near Mongnawng in Kehsi Township, grabbing 26 Chinese citizens and eight locals. Security forces stumbled onto the whole thing while doing routine patrols and found a bunch of sketchy buildings set up for scamming...
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    Mandalay unlocks prison gates, families race for reunions

    Myanmar's junta released 185 political prisoners from Mandalay Central Prison as part of their ongoing voter-registration stunt before the upcoming election. The prison system dumped another 80 inmates from four other lockups across the region, bringing the total to 265 freed detainees...
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    Prison doors swing open, amnesty floods Yangon streets

    Myanmar's military government just cut loose over 8,000 prisoners who were locked up for political speech crimes and protesting. The National Defence and Security Council pardoned everyone doing time under specific penal code sections, and the junta claims it's all about making sure people can...
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    Zimbabwe just slapped a new tax on pretty much everything digital

    Zimbabwe just slapped a new tax on pretty much everything digital you pay for online. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube announced the Digital Services Withholding Tax, which hits payments going to foreign platforms like Netflix, Spotify, Starlink, and ride-hailing apps such as Uber and inDrive. Your...
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    Education bags the biggest slice, Ncube spreads the cash

    Zimbabwe just dropped its budget for next year, and Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube put the most cash toward schools, military stuff, and hospitals. The whole spending package sits at Z$290 billion, with classrooms and teacher pay getting Z$47.4 billion at the top. Security forces scored Z$46.8...
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    Norman Mapeza lands Scottland job, Sir Wicknell Chivayo pulls the strings

    Norman Mapeza is taking over at Scottland after the club dropped Tonderai Ndiraya, who just won them their first-ever league championship. The coaching switch happened super fast, with Mapeza getting announced literally one day after Ndiraya got the boot. Benefactor Wicknell Chivayo made the...
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    Ndiraya out as Mapeza buzz grows, fans already reading signs

    Scottland Football Club and head coach Tonderai Ndiraya have split after his contract ran out. The breakup comes right after he guided the team to a league championship in their first-ever top-flight campaign, which earned them a spot in CAF Champions League action. Ndiraya had previously taken...
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    Pasuwa shakes up the scene, Dynamos or Scotland next

    Callisto Pasuwa might be headed back to Zimbabwe or potentially moving to Scotland after his stint coaching in Malawi. The legendary tactician previously won four consecutive league championships with Dynamos and took the Warriors to AFCON for the first time in years. His tactical approach...
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