Police in Guruve are hunting Anymore Zvitsva after five relatives got killed at Ona Farm, and cops think he might be behind other murders that have been hitting the area since October. Drones and special units are searching forests and mountains where the guy apparently went to ground. The victims from the farm attack were Grace Zvitsva, Loice Chiringaushe, Takudzwa Kariva, Tatenda Chirenje, and Tendai Zvitsva, who died at the hospital after someone heard weird sounds and found the scene.
Local officials say machete attacks started as smaller incidents but turned way more violent with multiple families getting targeted. A council rep mentioned people are spooked because attackers might be miners or locals blending in, and victims have...
Women in Ilanda are running night patrols after the suburb got tired of break-ins and petty theft. Sheba Makanyanga, who sits on the local watch committee, helped organize the whole thing after people realized staying quiet about crime was getting them nowhere. The group uses phones and walkie-talkies to blast out alerts when something sketchy goes down, and residents say response times got way faster.
The patrol team up with male volunteers, but having women involved changed how seriously everyone takes it. Cold weather and balancing family stuff make it rough, though the crew keeps showing up. Crime dropped off hard since they started, and criminals apparently figured out the neighborhood actually pays attention.
The community just...
A Bulawayo guy got six years for holding cocaine and weed after cops busted him and his wife during a traffic stop. Darian-Lee Kevin Lloyd Jackson from West Somerton will do four years behind bars after the magistrate knocked off two for good behavior conditions, while his wife, Lakin Lee Robinson, is fighting the charges and heads to trial soon.
Detectives got tipped off about a white car moving product around the city center and tracked down the couple. The search turned up cocaine sachets, regular weed bags, and cannabis edibles hidden all over the vehicle. Officers hit their house afterward and found buckets full of loose weed, prerolled joints, and more edibles stashed away.
The total haul came out to around nine kilos of...
A Bulawayo woman in her sixties dodged jail after whacking her cousin with a crutch during an argument about property. Karen Lusinga got four months suspended for three years after admitting to the assault at her Emganwini place, and the sentence only sticks if she stays clean.
The whole thing kicked off when her 62-year-old cousin Zenzile Ndlela showed up asking questions about an Entumbane house that might have belonged to their mom. Lusinga apparently lost it and hit Ndlela twice on the arms, leaving bruises that needed a doctor visit. Police picked her up after Ndlela filed a report, and the magistrate let her walk with the suspended sentence hanging over her head.
People going through Beitbridge are hyped about how fast things move after Zimbabwe dropped serious cash on upgrades. The $300 million overhaul cut wait times way down, and pedestrians get through in half an hour versus the three-plus hours they used to deal with. Cars with proper paperwork clear out in under two hours instead of the full day it took before.
Travelers say splitting up buses, cars, trucks, and foot traffic made everything smoother. One guy heading to Gweru mentioned he used to dread crossing but breezed through this time. The border went digital and got more staff, which killed the old routine where you had to bounce between offices. Everything sits in one terminal, and Zimbabwe Revenue Authority, plus Immigration...
Bulawayo's jazz fest got pushed back from its restaurant venue slot, and the organizers say they want to make the whole thing better for everyone involved. Selmor Mtukudzi, Victor Kunonga, Jeys Marabani, Mahlaba, and The Outfit Band with Mimmie Tarukwana were all lined up to perform.
People who already bought tickets will get their money back, and the organizers promise to drop details about that process soon. They're still hammering out the specifics behind the scenes, but new dates should come out once everything's locked in. The show was shaping up to be one of the bigger live music moments on the city's calendar before the delay hit.
Zimbabwe's ICT Minister Tatenda Mavetera says the country's first National Development Strategy helped push through a bunch of tech sector upgrades. The framework, which ran until 2025, set up policies and reforms aimed at hitting middle-income status by 2030. She talked about this at a World Post Day event in Nyamandlovu.
Mavetera pointed out that NDS1 beefed up internet infrastructure, got e-government stuff moving, and built out Digital Centers across the country. The newly launched NDS2 picks up where that left off, focusing on postal service upgrades, better cybersecurity, and getting more people online.
Those Digital Centers aren't just mail spots anymore. They've been retooled as training hubs where people can learn coding, get...
Lieutenant General Victor Khrenin from Belarus met with Zimbabwe's Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri Kashiri at Defence House in Harare. The Belarusian official brought along his deputy minister, Major General Andrey Burdyko, who handles logistics and oversees the armed forces, plus some other government people. The visit centers on Belarus helping Zimbabwe get more farm equipment to boost agricultural output.
The two countries have been working together for a while, and their partnership mostly revolves around farming machinery and transportation stuff. Belarus is backing a program designed to mechanize Zimbabwe's farms and get production levels up across the sector.
Police in Nabweru grabbed nine South Sudanese people after their househelp turned up dead with nasty head wounds inside a residence in Wakiso district. A clinical officer got called to treat the maid, but she was already gone when the medic showed up, and her body vanished before cops could secure the scene despite bloodstains scattered around the property.
Local officials camped outside overnight after residents refused entry and spent hours blocking access, even after identifying themselves. Neighbors said the house stayed pretty isolated with random cars rolling through constantly, and the nurse who responded to the emergency call got offered cash to stay quiet about what she saw. Some occupants apparently bailed before authorities...
