Masunga’s new sports complex opened end-March 2026 as councillors weighed solar lighting and a booking-fee review to keep the facility affordable and running.
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P4m Investment Breathes Life into UB Hotel and Conference Centre
Sky Clouds (Pty) Ltd has leased Gaborone’s dormant 80-room UB Hotel, investing over P4m to restore conference capacity. What the revival signals for the city.
COVID-19 in the Sahel: China’s Medical Team Lands in Burkina Faso
Early in the pandemic, China sent doctors and protective equipment to Burkina Faso – a small deployment that showed how its older health channels were repurposed.
Ebola, 2014: When China Sent a Mobile Lab to West Africa’s Front Line
Most donors sent money and statements. During the worst Ebola outbreak on record, China sent a mobile laboratory and 59 people to run it.
Six Decades of Medical Teams: China’s Oldest Pledge to Africa Endures
The newest headlines about China in Africa are railways and ports. One of the oldest threads is quieter and far older: a doctor at a rural clinic.
Uganda Airlines Boeing order in Uganda — lived-economy effect — for regional operators
Uganda Airlines’ ten-Boeing order and the lived economy: how new routes could reshape mobility, tourism and jobs out of Entebbe, and the affordability test to
Still Waiting on the Whistle: School Sports Stall Over Pending Equipment
Education regions report school sports stalling for want of gear, as equipment requests sit awaiting approval and the season waits with them.
DRC IMF and Eurobond reset in DRC — lived-economy effect what comes next for investors
The DRC’s IMF review and inaugural Eurobond, read through daily life: currency stability, mobility, hospitality and who the lived economy still leaves out.
Nimule e-permit reset in South Sudan — lived-economy effect for founders and investors
Nimule’s e-permit reset reshapes daily life at the border. Fikiria’s Lifestyle read: stalled trucks, local spending, affordability and the lived economy.