The EFF is calling out Zanu PF for basically panic-shopping votes ahead of the Nkulumane by-election, with their candidate Elson Moyo saying the ruling party suddenly started drilling boreholes and handing out food packages after realizing they might lose. Moyo claims he already laid pipes that got local youth hired, and residents are backing him because he actually did stuff for the area before the campaign season hit. He told voters to grab whatever freebies come their way but warned against expecting handouts forever when people need real jobs instead.
The race has a crowded field with candidates from CCC, MDC-T, ZANC, Zapu, and a bunch of independents fighting for the seat. CCC brought their chief whip out to campaign for their...
Buhera West MP Tafadzwa Mugwadi absolutely torched some wealthy dudes in Zanu PF who are throwing cash around to climb the party ladder, and he went directly after Paul Tungwarara, who advises President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The former information boss is beefing hard with Tungwarara over his attempt to get into the central committee through Manicaland province, which apparently violated party rules according to commissar Munyaradzi Machacha.
Mugwadi blasted the businessman on social media for flexing his riches to buy influence and sending goons after people who actually campaigned during elections when Tungwarara was nowhere to be found. He reminded the advisor that being close to the president does not make him the president and...
George Guvamatanga runs the Finance Ministry as permanent secretary, and people basically think he controls every payment the government makes, like some kind of final boss. The dude went on ZFN Capital to talk about the budget and got asked straight up if he needs someone following him around, reminding him he is just a regular person, because suppliers are terrified of him.
Guvamatanga said the whole thing is a massive misunderstanding since Treasury does not actually buy stuff or pick which contractors get paid. Individual ministries handle their purchases and submit payment requests after they blow through their budgets on whatever programs they are running. He explained that trying to approve every single invoice from every...
Lawyers for Economic Development out of Zimbabwe is going continental with a new platform called African Lawyers for Economic Development that connects legal work with investment stuff across the whole region. Advocate Mellisa Dinha runs the group, and she says Zimbabwe stays as headquarters while they build out chapters everywhere else after spending two years getting the structure ready. President Emmerson Mnangagwa backed the original Zimbabwe version when it launched, and he is staying on as patron for the expanded Africa-wide setup.
The crew has been networking hard at investment conferences in places like Abu Dhabi, talking with business chambers and wealthy backers about funneling money into African projects through proper legal...
Police across Zimbabwe are hunting for Anymore Zvitsva after he allegedly murdered five family members at a farm in Guruve, Mashonaland Central. The victims were Grace Zvitsva, who was 66, her daughter Loice Chiringaushe, two little kids named Takudzwa Kariva and Tatenda Chirenje, plus Tendai Zvitsva who was 40. A neighbor heard weird sounds coming from the house and showed up with some villagers to find blood everywhere and Tendai barely alive with massive chest wounds.
Cops found the other four bodies inside the main bedroom, but they managed to pull five grandkids out of another room completely unharmed. Authorities deployed drones and specialist teams to comb through forests and mountains where the suspect might be hiding, and...
Thousands of people got absolutely wrecked at Beitbridge border crossing trying to get into Zimbabwe from South Africa, with some drivers sitting in lines for nine hours just to get temporary import permits for their vehicles. Travelers claimed touts were cutting the line after slipping cash to ZIMRA customs officers, and multiple motorists said they filled out their paperwork online like they were supposed to, but still had to pay physically at the border, where staff apparently cannot handle the volume.
One guy said he rolled up around midday and didn't get his permit until after dark, watching ZIMRA workers deliberately drag things out while sketchy runners helped people jump ahead for money. ZIMRA responded with the usual...
South Africa is tweaking its black ownership rules after the telecom minister decided satellite internet companies like Starlink need an easier path to set up shop. The government used to force foreign communications firms to hand over 30 percent equity stakes in their local operations to historically disadvantaged groups, but Communications Minister Solly Malatsi just greenlit a workaround where companies can invest in digital infrastructure instead of selling actual shares.
SpaceX basically told regulators the old equity requirement was killing their vibe and blocking them from entering the market. Critics got loud when Malatsi first floated these changes, saying he was bending over backward for foreign corporations, but apparently...
Johan Muller runs Cricket Namibia and is handling tournament director duties for the U19 Men's World Cup his country is throwing with Zimbabwe. The guy sat down with 3-mob.com in Harare to break down what Namibia has cooking for the event, which apparently matters for getting ready for the bigger 2027 World Cup down the line.
Muller dropped info about how the co-hosting setup with Zimbabwe is working out and what fans heading to Namibia can expect when they show up. He also touched on how landing this gig helps Namibian cricket overall since the ICC clearly trusts them enough to hand over hosting responsibilities, plus he weighed in on some buzz about a possible tri-series with South Africa and Zimbabwe floating around.
The ICC tapped Tatenda Taibu as the brand ambassador for the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup happening across Zimbabwe and Namibia next month, and the guy basically checks every box for the job. Back when he was a teenager competing in the same tournament, Taibu absolutely crushed it by snagging Player of the Tournament after racking up 250 runs, taking 12 wickets, and keeping wicket like a boss. A couple of years later, he became the youngest Test captain ever at barely 20 years old, and he also happened to be Zimbabwe's first black cricket captain during a period when the sport was fighting against real change.
After hanging up his playing career, Taibu jumped into coaching and recently guided Papua New Guinea to a T20 World Cup...
