The rainy season has caused problems for residents in Bulawayo. Heavy downpours have damaged homes and vehicles in the last three days. The Bulawayo Fire Brigade has identified 14 areas in 10 suburbs likely to flood and chosen safe places for residents to go in an emergency. The Fire Brigade is getting ready for the worst.
The Meteorological Services Department warned on Sunday that heavy rains, thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning, and wind gusts would occur in the country's southern parts. The heavy rains started on Monday evening.
The Bulawayo Fire Brigade helped residents in several suburbs who were in trouble because of flash floods. Their homes were partly underwater. In Mahatshula North, the fire brigade helped six homeowners...
In a surprising turn of events, James Chigwende, the CEO of Dorowa Minerals, has found himself in legal trouble. He is accused of forging a contract document and now faces charges in court. Magistrate Dennis Mangosi granted Chigwende bail for US$300 but ordered him to stay away from Chemplex Cooperation offices for two weeks. This is to give the State time to record witness statements at his workplace.
The story began on February 20 when Courage Katiyo, the Director of Coursim Investments, started a 90-day fix-and-supply contract with Dorowa Minerals, Murambinda. This was done through Chemplex (Pvt) Ltd, the parent company of Dorowa Minerals. The contract was for building a greenhouse shade at Dorowa Minerals, and Katiyo was supposed...
Zimbabwe has reported new cholera cases just months after they said a previous outbreak ended. That outbreak was really bad. It killed over 700 people in 18 months.
Now, there's a new cholera outbreak in Kariba District. Twenty-one people have gotten sick, and one person died.
A doctor named Godfrey Muza works for the government in Kariba. He said they're trying to control the situation.
Another doctor, Norman Matara, is part of a Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights group. He thinks the government needs to fix the problems that cause diseases like cholera to spread through water.
In August, the government said the big 18-month outbreak was finally over. It had made almost 35,000 people sick and killed more than 700.
Sadly, this isn't...
Moses Chunga, a Zimbabwean football legend, has shared his thoughts on the new rules for becoming the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). ZIFA now says that candidates must have passed at least five Ordinary Level (O-Level) exams. Chunga doesn't think it's fair to call footballers who don't meet this rule "madofo." Madofo is a mean word in the Shona language that suggests someone is dumb or slow.
Chunga says that many footballers and former footballers don't have five O-Level passes. But this isn't because they're not smart. Teenagers had to choose between focusing on football or attending school. Many young players chose to put their time and energy into becoming professional footballers, which often meant they...
At a recent Harare provincial co-ordinating committee meeting, Zanu PF members were told not to chant the 2030 slogan. As rifts continue over President Mnangagwa's bid for a third term, this comes. According to Newsday, the meeting on Sunday was charged, with questions being raised about the ED2030 slogan. Harare chairperson Godwills Masimirembwa was also taken to task.
Party members asked national commissar Munyaradzi Machacha why the party leadership had allowed members to chant the 2030 slogan when Mnangagwa said he would not extend his rule. Machacha reportedly said Zanu PF would elect a new leader in 2027, allowing members to support their chosen candidates. He stated that President Mnangagwa's term ends in 2028.
However...
A top Harare City Council official got in trouble yesterday for not telling the truth. Takudzwa Dzumbunu, who leads the Works and Town Planning Committee, said the commission is looking into the council that she had a university degree. But it turns out she didn't graduate because she failed a class. At first, Dzumbunu said she would show her degree certificates but later admitted she didn't have them. She thought it would be easy to get the documents but realized it wasn't possible since she hadn't completed her degree. Dzumbunu apologized for misleading everyone and said she had no good reason. She was fined $300 or faces six months in jail for lying to the commission.
On Monday, a truck carried black tea from Malawi to South Africa. The truck had 24,000 kg of tea, worth $83,520. The truck caught fire near Featherstone, burning all the tea until it was just ashes.
The fire started when the truck was on the Harare-Masvingo highway at the 89 km marker. The driver's name was Chakola Francis. He was 45 years old.
Francis saw smoke coming from the truck. He stopped to see what was happening. He found out that the trailer part of the truck was on fire. The front part of the truck was only slightly damaged.
There were 400 bags of tea on the trailer. Each bag weighed 60 kg. Francis separated the front part of the truck from the trailer. But he couldn't save the tea. It all burned up. The back wheels of the...
Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), says he isn't afraid of Jacob Zuma, the former president and current leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party). Malema says he's ready to fight Zuma if necessary. He made these comments on the EFF's podcast, which was shared on the party's social media platforms.
Malema says this isn't the first time Zuma has invited him to fight, and he'll do it easily. He says he's not scared of Zuma or his people. Malema believes that anyone who threatens the existence of the EFF can't be a friend, even if they smile in public. He says people keep stabbing him in the back and then want to act friendly when they see him.
Malema's comments come after some high-ranking EFF members, like...
An official said there's a lot of confusion and disorganization regarding approving permits for building service stations and cluster houses in Harare. Councillor Takudzwa Dzumbunu shared this surprising news on Tuesday when she spoke to the Commission of Inquiry into the Governance of Harare City Council since 2017.
In May, President Mnangagwa put together a team of five people, with retired judge Justice Maphios Cheda in charge, to look into how the Harare City Council has been running things.
When Councillor Dzumbunu answered questions, she said that cluster houses are popping up everywhere, sometimes in areas that don't have the right setup to handle them. She said the problem is worsening because the Harare City Council hasn't...
