The Competition and Tariff Commission gave a bunch of groceries to the Angel of Hope Foundation. That foundation is run by Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa. The CTC chairman, Demetri Jimmy Psillos, handed over the donation at her offices, praising her work with vulnerable groups.
Mnangagwa thanked the commission for the support. She explained that her foundation focuses on helping a wide range of people, including the elderly, street kids, and people struggling with drug abuse. She mentioned specific programs like a mobile health clinic, a rehab center, and camps for teaching life skills to young people.
The First Lady personally travels around the country to identify needs. Her initiatives also include efforts to strengthen...
FBC Bank and FBC Building Society are merging into one company at the end of next year. The Ministry of Finance just gave the official green light for this move. Both are owned by the parent company, FBC Holdings Limited. The main reason for the merger is to meet stricter banking capital rules set by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
The whole thing is basically an internal reshuffle. The building society will stop existing as its own legal entity, with its main banking business being folded into the bank. The group's company secretary, Tichaona Mabeza, confirmed the approval was published in the Government Gazette. He stated this restructuring will not change the parent company's shareholding or its financial outlook.
Officials say the...
A top eye doctor, Solomon Guramatunhu, is trying to get prosecutors to challenge a court ruling after he lost a huge amount of crypto. He wants the National Prosecuting Authority to appeal the acquittal of two people, Lloyd and Melissa Chiyangwa, who were cleared of fraud by a regional magistrate named Marehwanazvo Gofa. The magistrate said there was no case because cryptocurrency is not legal tender in Zimbabwe.
Guramatunhu's lawyer, Admire Rubaya, sent a letter arguing the court got it completely wrong. He said the ruling mistakenly claimed that crypto cannot be stolen just because it is not an official currency. Rubaya contends that crypto is absolutely a form of property, pointing out that it represents a digital asset that can be...
Zimbabwe's Vice President, Kembo Mohadi, is telling all government branches and health stakeholders to break down their usual barriers and work together. He launched something called the Zimbabwe National One Health Strategic Plan in Harare. The idea is to link human, animal, and environmental health to tackle big problems.
Mohadi admitted the country's health system has major issues, like disease outbreaks, money problems, and weak coordination between different agencies. He said a recent World Health Organization review confirmed these struggles. This new plan, which runs from 2026 to 2030, is supposed to fix that by forcing a unified approach. It focuses on fighting diseases that jump from animals to people, drug resistance, and...
Ngezi Platinum Stars, the Zimbabwean champs, just got hit with a FIFA registration ban. They can't sign any new players because they blew off a ruling to pay their former coach, Bongani Mafu, almost 200k. The Zimbabwe Football Association has to enforce this, locking them out of the next transfer window. Their legal rep, Ndaba Nyathi from Touchwood Intermediaries, said the ban was inevitable and called out the club's main backer, a mining company called Zimplats.
This mess started when FIFA said Ngezi broke Mafu's contract back in 2022. The Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed, but the club ignored the order to pay up. This is just one part of their financial disaster. Another former coach, Benjani Mwaruwari, is also owed over half a...
So the government finally threw some cash at a school in Kwekwe, over in the Midlands Province. They commissioned a new classroom block and a sports arena, plus a literal pigsty, for Kwekwe Primary School. The project cost around 89 grand and involved local community partners. A provincial minister named Owen Ncube showed up to do the ribbon-cutting.
Ncube spent most of the event hyping up the current administration's national policies. He tied the school project into some bigger government plans about economic development and a specific education model called Heritage-Based Education 5.0. He also made a point to praise the president, claiming the local currency is stable, and the economy is doing great. His speech included a bunch of...
Military personnel planted one hundred trees at Khumalo Barracks in Bulawayo. The event at the 1 Infantry Brigade base involved various species, from local indigenous types to fruit trees. Brigade Commander Cephas Gurira presided over the activity, which aimed to support ecosystem recovery and better living standards.
Brigadier-General Gurira explained this year's highlighted tree is the indigenous Umvebe, or Sausage Tree. He noted its uses in traditional medicine for treating conditions like diabetes and skin problems. The commander outlined wider benefits, stating a mature tree can capture fifteen kilograms of carbon dioxide annually. He said trees support hundreds of species, clean the air, and help prevent disasters like floods...
The U.S. just made it harder for certain Zimbabweans, like students and nurses, to get visas. Analysts are calling this move counterproductive for America itself. They argue it cuts off access to a highly skilled and educated segment of Africa's workforce.
Dereck Goto, a political analyst, stated that the U.S. is shutting out talent that benefits its universities and health sector. He contrasted this with China's approach, which he described as offering more opportunities for development and study. Goto suggested Zimbabwe should use this as a chance to focus talent on partnerships that build domestic skills, especially in science. Another analyst, Kudzai Mutisi, claimed the restrictions are rooted in racial and religious prejudice from...
Authorities have nabbed roughly 32,000 dealers in the nationwide drug crackdown. Over 18,000 users have reportedly received treatment. These figures came from Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, who heads the anti-drug committee. She spoke at the launch of new rehab centers run by the Red Cross in Harare at Copacabana and Highfield, plus the Wilkins Rehabilitation Centre. The effort is part of a larger multi-sector plan started by President Mnangagwa.
Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri, whose remarks were presented by Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe, credited a decentralized police narcotics unit with breaking up supply chains. She also gave a shoutout to First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa for her Angel of Hope rehab center. The new...
