National Assembly debates solutions to rising traffic fatalities
ISSUES around road traffic accidents dominated debate during the National Assembly’s Question and Answer session in Mt Hampden this Wednesday. Following the tragic death of...
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President Mnangagwa mourns Seke Road victims, calls for stiffer traffic measures
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa says government is working on new and robust measures to clamp down on road traffic accidents. In a statement consoling families of...
President Mnangagwa commissions ZIMPLATS expansion project and solar plant
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially commissioned the Zimplats smelter expansion project and a 35-megawatt solar plant at the entity’s Selous metallurgical complex. These two projects...
South Africa’s TARS Is taking a chainsaw to wasteful spending
South Africa is unleashing its own version of the US Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to cut programs deemed as wasteful or not aligned...
America Becomes Net Exporter of Crude to Nigeria for the First Time: Economic Implications, Oil Diplomacy, and the Shifting Global Energy Axis
In a remarkable development that underscores the rapidly evolving dynamics of the global energy landscape, the United States of America, traditionally a major importer of...
Kenya activist Boniface Mwangi charged with illegal ammo possession
A prominent Kenyan human rights activist has been freed on bail after he was charged with unlawful possession of ammunition over his alleged role in...
Mash West Heroes Acre upgrade nears phase one deadline
A CONSTRUCTION works at the Mashonaland West Provincial Heroes Acre in Chinhoyi are progressing steadily, with authorities expressing confidence that the first phase of the...
Govt pushes for wider adoption of STEM subjects
THE Government is intensifying efforts to promote the adoption of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) subjects across the education sector, in a bid to...
17 people killed in horror collision between truck and commuter omnibus
SEVENTEEN people have died after a 30-tonne haulage truck veered off the road, encroached into the oncoming lane, and collided with a commuter omnibus along...
Fake goods uncovered in Harare tuck shops
ZIMBABWE has stepped up efforts to stamp out the selling of counterfeit products in the market, amid fears they expose consumers to health risks. During...
Specialised drug abuse control agency on the cards
THE government is set to establish a specialised National Drug and Substance Abuse Control and Enforcement Agency as it scales up the fight against the...
Forgotten in Service, Abandoned in Retirement: Nigerian Police Retirees Cry Out Over Pension and Allowance Neglect
In what has become a familiar scene of governmental neglect and systemic failure, retired officers of the Nigerian Police Force have once again taken to...
South Africa’s police serve the ANC insiders, not the people: here’s how it happened
After South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994, there was significant optimism about police reform in the country. Impressive steps were taken to bring the...
Africa’s minerals are being bartered for security: why it’s a bad idea
A US-brokered peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda binds the two African nations to a worrying arrangement: one where a...
Bank of Ghana cracks down on shipping industry FX practices
The Bank of Ghana has announced a regulatory intervention targeting foreign exchange (FX) practices within the shipping industry to address serious concerns over arbitrary and...
Triumph Reclaimed: The Super Falcons of Nigeria Outclass Bayana Bayana of South Africa
Casablanca Nights, Nigerian Delight Under the shimmering lights of the Larbi Zaouli Stadium in Casablanca, history unfolded in the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...
Ghana’s Strategic Security Model Keeps Terror Threats at Bay, Offers Blueprint for West Africa
Ghana has been notably spared from the Islamist terrorist attacks that have afflicted several of its northern and Sahel-bordering neighbors, a reality often credited to...