Papoose finally addressed his very public breakup from rapper Remy Ma, showing up on a popular radio show with his new girlfriend, boxing champion Claressa Shields. He pushed back hard against online cheating rumors, reminding everyone of his very visible loyalty during Remy Ma's years in prison. He pointed to news coverage of his court appearances and visits as proof of his character, asking how people could now believe he was unfaithful.
Shields also spoke, noting that divorce is a process and life continues moving forward during it. The interview touched on accusations from both sides, with Remy Ma alleging his involvement with Shields, and Papoose countering with claims about her and another rapper. Papoose leaned on his clean...
The Recording Academy's Black Music Collective is handing out its major honors during Grammy Week, and the lineup is all heavy hitters. Pharrell Williams is getting the Global Impact Award named for Dr. Dre, while both Brandy and Kirk Franklin will receive the Icon Award. The ceremony happens in Los Angeles just before the main Grammy show. Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. called all three artists visionaries with legacies that go beyond just music, influencing culture for generations.
Pharrell is being recognized amid a packed schedule, coming off producing a Grammy-nominated album for Clipse while still running the men's fashion division for Louis Vuitton. Brandy just wrapped a major reunion tour with Monica and has a new memoir on the...
The latest jobs data shows a clear economic slowdown, with Black workers getting hit hardest and first. Numbers from the Labor Department put the Black unemployment rate at over eight percent, which is the highest it has been in years. This marks a sharp increase since the start of the current administration, reversing the historic lows seen previously. The national jobless rate also ticked up, indicating broader hiring struggles across the economy.
Critics from several advocacy groups are laying the blame squarely on current federal policies. The head of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, graded the economic performance a failure, arguing that only the wealthy are benefiting while costs rise and the labor market weakens for everyone else...
Well, here we go again. The pageant world delivered its usual dose of continental disappointment wrapped in a single success story. Lisa Sibanda from Zimbabwe managed to snag a Top 10 spot in the Miss Cosmo International competition, making her the only African finalist this year. The announcement got a shoutout from the Miss Universe South Africa account, which called her the sole-placing African queen.
The online reaction was the predictable mix of national pride and side eye. Some people, like public figure Fadzayi Mahere, celebrated the win for Zimbabwe. Others immediately questioned why only one African contestant made the cut. The official pageant account's response basically spelled out the unspoken rules, hinting that backing...
A mine owner in the Bubi district is facing state charges after his security team allegedly shot two illegal miners, killing one. The incident happened at the DGL5 Mine in Inyathi. Police arrested two guards, Mbekhezele Ngwabi and Elisha Matsvai, following the shooting. The owner, Francesco Marconati, was charged with illegally providing firearms to personnel without a proper license. Prosecutors say those weapons were then used in the violent encounter.
The event sparked immediate and intense protests from the local community. Villagers and other miners reportedly blocked police, looted gold ore from the site, and staged a symbolic demonstration by moving a coffin into the mine's guardhouse. The brother of the deceased man...
That pastor, Alistar Chibanda, is at it again with another major public apology. This time, he is saying sorry to the Doek & Slay women's brand for a cyberbullying case that actually got him arrested. He posted online that he was wrong for his derogatory rant about women, calling his own actions inexcusable. This is basically his third big walkback in a pretty short time.
He pulled the same move back in 2022, first with a formal letter apologizing to Arthur Manase, who runs the national social security authority, after accusing him of corruption. Then just weeks later, he did a whole public reversal against Nyaradzo Funeral Services, deleting posts and saying he was misled by bad information. People online started calling that one an...
Old Mutual Zimbabwe is throwing a huge ten-day festival at the Westgate Shopping Mall to close out the year. Running from late December into New Year's Eve, the "10 Days to 2026" event is meant to be a major cultural and economic push. They are focusing hard on boosting small businesses and vendors, with a night market, longer shopping hours, and a platform for local crafts and food. Lillian Mbayiwa, a marketing executive for the company, said the goal is to support local enterprise and bring people together.
The schedule is packed with daily activities, including roller skating and a special day dedicated to culture. It kicks off with a Jazz Night and runs through a free gym weekend, live radio broadcasts, and a big concert on New...
A man in Bulawayo is facing a serious attempted murder charge following a fight reportedly over five rand. Jafet Nyathi ended up in court before a regional magistrate, Mark Dzira, after allegedly stabbing a kombi driver named Learnmore Magwana twice with a knife and hitting him with a padlock. Nyathi did not deny the assault but pleaded not guilty to the more severe charge, arguing he was just defending himself after Magwana attacked him first.
The incident supposedly went down at the Redan garage in Makhokhoba. According to the account presented in court, Nyathi was first hitting a kombi conductor, Alexander Sibanda, with that padlock on a rope. That is when the driver, Magwana, stepped in to check on his conductor and got into it...
People in Section 6 of Cowdray Park finally got their power back after a brutal month-long blackout. The whole mess started when a lightning strike fried a transformer, leaving over a hundred houses in the dark. Local councilor Ntando Ndlovu said he had been pushing Zesa Holdings to fix it, especially with the timing right before the holidays.
Even with the relief, some residents are pretty bitter about how it all went down. One person, Nokuthula Ndlovu, pointed out that they had to chip in their own cash to buy parts for the repairs on top of dealing with the outage itself. Another local, Albert Moyo, just seemed glad the ordeal was finally over after all those weeks. Getting the lights back on at least lets them get back to some kind...
