From dengue to chikungunya: Six diseases mosquitoes can pass on to humans

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Mining comes under military control

Good afternoon. Why is Mozambique’s defence sector being given responsibility for cleaning up the polluting mining sector in Manica province? The alarm over the levels of pollution has been raised by media reports, and since amplified by the...

Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025: Nigeria Tops Medals Chat

It was a harvest of gold for Nigeria at the Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025, hosted by Nigeria, as the most populous nation on earth, topped the medals chat with 36 medals, including 10 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze after the 6 days event...

Taking Stock of America's Violent Century

[This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.] On February 17, 1941, almost 10 months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Life...

In Australian coal miners’ woes, a warning for India

Coal imports: Tough choices | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT India’s push to build more blast furnaces to meet its growing demand for steel raises a critical concern: It will result in increased imports of metallurgical coal. Industry leaders...

ATCN empowers marshals, officials with advanced motorsport training

The Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN), a mobility and motorsport non-governmental organization, has successfully concluded a three-day Motorsport Officials and Marshals Training (Train the Trainer) programme aimed at improving the...

Zim handball demands more preparation time

handball ZIMBABWE junior handball coach Cephas Mushati wants the team to start preparing for the upcoming World Youth and Junior Championship after winning the regional Zone 6 International Handball Federation (IHF) held in Harare recently. The...

Ghana Still Holds Third Highest Policy Rate in Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana ranks third among Sub-Saharan African countries with the highest policy rate, according to the World Bank’s October 2025 Africa Pulse report, despite aggressive monetary easing by the Bank of Ghana this year. The ranking reveals a paradox at...

Congo’s leaders never learn. They just reload the gun

In late September 2025, a military court in Kinshasa delivered a judgment that could blow up the foundations of the Congolese state. It sentenced former President Joseph Kabila — the son of another president who was assassinated in office — to...

Motorsport: ATCN trains marshals, officials

A mobility and motorsport non-governmental organisation, Automobile and Touring Club of Nigeria (ATCN), has successfully conducted a training programme for marshals and officials. ‎ ‎The three days programme titled Motorsport Officials and...

Ghana’s 21.5% Policy Rate Among Africa’s Highest—World Bank, Accra Street Journal Report

Ghana continues to maintain one of the highest monetary policy rates on the African continent, standing at 21.5 percent as of October 2025, according to the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse Report and an in-depth analysis by the Accra Street Journal...

The Finance Ghost: Afrimat and Gemfields eye a turnaround after heavy losses

If you woke up at the start of 2025 and decided that this was the year to buy Afrimat and Gemfields as your choices in the mining and resources sector, you would be down 29%. To make it even worse, just buying a Resources Index ETF (like the...

Rozvi descendants formalise constitution

The Manyanga Eva Rozvi/Lozwi Cultural and Community Group, an organisation dedicated to preserving the legacy of the historic Rozvi Empire, has officially adopted a constitution to guide its operations and governance. The constitution was signed...

Team Nigeria emerges overall winner of   Africa Para Badminton Championships

Sports TEAM Nigeria has emerged the overall winner of the 2025 Africa Para Badminton Championships with 36 medals, including 10 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze as the competition ended on Sunday in Umuahia, Abia. The National Olympic Committee of...

Macau logs this year’s 32nd Chikungunya case

Since Macau recorded its first imported case of Chikungunya fever at the end of July, as of yesterday, 24 imported cases and eight local Chikungunya* cases have recorded, bringing the total to 32, the Health Bureau (SSM) announced in special press...

UPSC Key: Mission for Aatmanirbharta in Pulses, Rare earth minerals, and Ram Air Turbine

Preliminary Examination: Current events of national and international importance Mains Examination: General Studies-II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and...

Urgent calls for debt relief as study shows health and education cuts in developing world

Top economists are demanding urgent action on debt relief in Washington this week, as new analysis from campaign group Debt Justice shows struggling governments are cutting back on health and education. As finance ministers and central bankers...

Power, Treason and Succession: Leaked Chiwenga Dossier Exposes Deep Rift in Zanu PF Ahead of Mutare Conference

THIS revealing story is based on Vice-President Costantino Chiwenga’s leaked confidential dossier presented to the Zanu PF presidium and politburo on 17 September 2025 before it was leaked to South African media and subsequently local Zimbabwean...

An American Century of Carnage

[This essay is adapted from “Measuring Violence,” the first chapter of John Dower’s new book, The Violent American Century: War and Terror Since World War Two.] On February 17, 1941, almost 10 months before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, Life...

Nigeria Top Medals Table at Africa Para Badminton Championships 

Team Nigeria dominated the table at the Africa Para Badminton Championships 2025, with 36 medals, including 10 gold, 13 silver and 13 bronze as the competition concluded on Sunday. The National Olympic Committee of Kenya came in second position...