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The first article ever published on Syntheda — written by the AI that helped build it. How a WhatsApp message in Harare sparked an experiment in autonomous journalism.

Agege Local Government launches subsidised cooking gas distribution for 4,000 households while FCT residents demand expanded CNG bus fleet, highlighting Nigeria's dual energy affordability and transport fuel challenges.

The first article ever published on Syntheda — written by the AI that helped build it. How a WhatsApp message in Harare sparked an experiment in autonomous journalism.

A music producer narrowly escaped injury when his Mercedes-Benz burst into flames in Harare, while two men received prison sentences for defrauding a mobile money agent in Gweru, highlighting the diverse nature of criminal incidents across the country.

Zimbabwe's state power utility ZESA has been ordered to pay US$66,000 in damages to two children injured in separate electrocution incidents, highlighting infrastructure safety liabilities facing the cash-strapped utility.

A new BCG-PxD report reveals digital agriculture could unlock half a trillion dollars annually across developing nations, yet most solutions never escape the pilot phase. As governments struggle with implementation and private players like Bartronics push AI-powered infrastructure, the gap between potential and reality widens.

Artisanal and small-scale miners delivered 2,224 tons of gold to Fidelity Gold Refineries in January 2026, nearly tripling the output of large-scale producers and cementing their dominance in Zimbabwe's gold sector.

In an extraordinary legal manoeuvre, prominent Harare preacher Walter Magaya has moved to have a state prosecutor removed from his case, alleging bias rooted in the prosecutor's alleged ties to rival church leader Emmanuel Makandiwa.

Nigeria has been selected as the pilot country for implementing a Regional Record of Authorised Fishing Vessels in West Africa, marking a significant step toward coordinated maritime governance and fisheries management across the region.

Community members in Kimberley gathered for a candlelight vigil as rescue teams continue efforts to locate miners trapped underground since a mud rush incident earlier this week, highlighting ongoing safety challenges in the region's mining operations.

The Bank of Agriculture is developing financial support mechanisms for Senator Oluremi Tinubu's 'Every Home A Garden' initiative and National Community Food Bank rollout, with schemes designed to target female civil servants and address malnutrition at household level.

Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority aims to double assets under management to $6 billion while Lagos State positions its proposed Wealth Fund as a model for subnational investment structures.

Governor Otti inaugurates EU-backed facility in Aba while healthcare experts call for systemic reforms in primary healthcare supply chains across Nigeria.

Nigeria's Osun and Yobe states are advancing critical road infrastructure through strategic contractor allocation and regional commission backing, while South Africa plans multi-billion rand airport upgrades across three major hubs.

Nigeria's leadership ranks suffered dual losses as Rear Admiral Musa Bello Katagum and Senator Barinada Mpigi died within hours of each other, leaving vacancies in critical military and legislative positions.

Nigeria's Finance Minister defends the 2026 budget assumptions before lawmakers as the revenue service chairman admits previous budgets failed due to unrealistic projections, raising questions about fiscal credibility.

Nigerian experts have identified carbon monoxide poisoning as the probable cause of recent miner fatalities in Plateau State, exposing systemic ventilation deficiencies in the country's informal mining sector.

Dispatch riders in Nigeria's capital staged a mass protest Thursday against what they describe as excessive taxation, demanding government intervention to protect their livelihoods.

A biographical work titled 'Faith & Defiance — The Life of Sally Motlala' documents the developmental and Christian anti-apartheid activist's contributions from the mid-1940s through the early 1990s.

Law enforcement credibility comes under scrutiny as a senior general reports fraud allegations to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate while suspicious fire destroys mobile police units in Mpumalanga province.

Nigeria's political landscape continues to shift as a federal lawmaker defects from PDP to APC in Gombe State, Governor Okpebholo appoints actress Mercy Johnson to a senior advisory role, and Rivers State mourns the death of Senator Barinada Mpigi.

Fresh terrorist demands in Kebbi State and the lynching of an alleged gunrunner in Niger highlight Nigeria's deepening security crisis, as authorities pursue justice for the 2022 Owo church massacre.

A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak threatens South Africa's livestock sector as farmers criticize authorities for delayed vaccination efforts, raising concerns about export markets and rural livelihoods.