President Mnangagwa commissioned new broadcast gear at Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's Montrose Studios in Bulawayo, and the package includes two TV studios, eight radio setups, a digital playout center, and Luzibo Radio for educational content. The whole thing is part of Phase Two of the country's digital migration project that's ditching analog signals per International Telecommunications Union standards, and Minister Jenfan Muswere handled the ribbon-cutting ceremony on behalf of the president.
Mnangagwa said the upgrades aren't just about fancy equipment but about protecting national identity and letting locals control their narrative instead of relying on outside perspectives. He wants ZBC to compete globally while fighting...
Border officials at Beitbridge just fired up a joint traffic system between Zimbabwe and South Africa to handle the holiday chaos until mid-January. The crossing is basically the busiest land port in sub-Saharan Africa, and it gets slammed when half a million people roll through during the festive season. Zimbabwe dropped $300 million on upgrades that separated trucks, buses, cars, and foot traffic into different terminals, but the South African side is still outdated and causing backups.
Immigration boss Joshua Chibundu said they canceled all time off and beefed up staff numbers. He warned travelers to stop using sketchy agents who claim they can help because the department handles everything directly. Zimra boss Regina Chinamasa...
Cops in Zimbabwe say human trafficking numbers are spiking hard after scammers started catfishing desperate job hunters with fake overseas gigs. Commissioner Paul Nyathi said sketchy recruitment operations are using social media to promise fat paychecks in South Africa, the Middle East, and Asia, but victims end up getting abused and forced into labor once they land. The syndicates look legit online and milk people for upfront cash before trapping them in horrible conditions.
Survivors talked about working insane hours with zero medical care and sleeping in packed rooms. Government officials are running rescue ops through embassies to bring people back home, and they're telling everyone to verify job offers before booking flights...
A cop from Bulawayo got busted with three other guys after they allegedly tried robbing someone in Victoria Falls. Detective Constable Wellington Ndoro from CID Nkulumane showed up in court with Felias Mvula, Julius Mugwagwa, and Silence Kwangwa, facing attempted robbery charges. They targeted Casey Bean because word got around that he had cash and valuables stashed at his place.
The crew rolled up to the house late at night, and Bean's daughter spotted them hopping the wall. Bean grabbed a knobkerrie and bounced outside while calling the neighborhood watch and cops. The suspects scattered when they got spotted, and Ndoro was waiting in a getaway Toyota that got rammed by the response team's Land Cruiser during a chase.
Police found...
Zimbabwe beat Kenya 53-44 at the African Netball Championships in Malawi and punched their ticket to the semis. The Gems grabbed second place in Group B, and they're facing South Africa next after the neighbors topped Group A. Assistant coach Pepetua Siyachitema said going against the top-ranked African squad will be rough, but her team wants gold.
The match stayed tight early on, but Zimbabwe found its groove by leaning on young shooters Thandazile Ndlovu and Nicole Muzanenhamo. They went into halftime up 31-23 and never really let Kenya back in. The third quarter got scrappy with both sides fighting for control, but the Gems forced turnovers and fed their shooters to close it out.
Ndlovu snagged Player of the Match and gave credit...
Gweru cops just dropped a ban on carrying machetes, knives, axes, and other sketchy stuff in public for the next three months. Chief Superintendent Leon Marongedze signed off on the order after violent crime got out of hand across neighborhoods like Mkoba, Ridgemont, and the industrial zones. Anyone caught with weapons gets fined, locked up for six months, or both.
The whole thing kicks in under some peace and order law, and police can basically yank any dangerous item from you without needing a warrant first. Officers are posting notices everywhere, telling people to snitch on anyone breaking the rules.
Zimbabwe rugby boss Pieter Benade is laser-focused on making noise at the 2027 Rugby World Cup after his Sables squad locked down their spot. The 43-year-old coach admitted he grew up watching England on TV back in the day, and he'll face them in Pool F alongside Wales and Tonga. He said the whole thing feels surreal since he used to support England as a kid, and Rob Andrew was his hero.
Benade played in a warm-up match before Wales toured Zimbabwe when he was in primary school at Bryden. He remembers the old Five Nations highlight shows on ZBC that aired on Monday nights, and he'd record them on VHS to rewatch. The team hasn't appeared at the tournament since 1991, so it's been 36 years.
The expanded 24-team format means six pools of...
Zimbabwe's top chiefs just gave their blessing to Zanu-PF's whole 2030 scheme that would let President Mnangagwa stick around past what the constitution allows, and Chief Mtshane Khumalo said traditional leaders have zero reason to push back since the ruling party came up with the idea first. The chiefs' council got cash handouts worth 1,500 bucks plus expensive smartphones after Mnangagwa handed out cattle through some presidential livestock program, but Khumalo denied the gifts were basically bribes for political support.
Mnangagura told the chiefs he appreciates their loyalty and promised more stuff like cars and phones, plus better access to utilities and insurance benefits. Political observers called out the whole thing as proof...
Some business dude named Cosmas Mushininga, who runs tech stuff for Zanu-PF in Harare, just dropped eight computers, plus a printer and wifi gear, on one of the party district offices. The guy already gave laptops and internet equipment worth 12,000 bucks to the main provincial headquarters earlier in the year, and he says this latest batch helps honor the president's whole vision about empowering people through digital access.
Mushininga wants the gear used for tracking cell memberships and branch activity while letting regular folks use free internet at party locations to maybe hustle online. He thinks some of the equipment could even make cash to cover small operational costs at the offices.
