President Mnangagwa isn't happy with some of his ministers and senior officials. He called them out for skipping important Cabinet meetings and committees. He said they need to get their act together or face the consequences.
The President made it clear that Cabinet meetings should be their top priority. He knows most ministers put the country first, but he's worried about the ones who don't show up. It's a big problem.
President Mnangagwa won't stand for junior officials being sent to just sit in meetings either. He said that's like not doing their job at all. Only directors or higher-ups should go if the Permanent Secretaries can't make it.
He told the Chief Secretary, Dr. Martin Rushwaya, to keep a close eye on who attends the...
Patricia Dube, a 39-year-old woman who lives in Hwange, Zimbabwe, just got in big trouble. She's going to jail for three years. Why? Well, her neighbor who lives in South Africa trusted Patricia to keep almost $10,000 safe for her. But Patricia spent all that money instead of keeping it safe like she promised.
The neighbor is a 24-year-old woman named Sympathy Moyo. Sympathy does beauty treatments in South Africa. She would send stuff back to Zimbabwe for Patricia to sell. Then Patricia was supposed to hold on to the money Sympathy made. Sometimes Sympathy would even send cash right to Patricia to keep safe too. This went on from March 2022 to December 2023. In total, Patricia got $10,110 of Sympathy's money to watch over.
But it...
The President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa, is getting a big honor. They're going to name a major road interchange after him. It used to be called the Mbudzi Interchange, but soon it will be known as the Trabablas Interchange. "Trabablas" was President Mnangagwa's code name during the war for Zimbabwe's independence.
The government wants to recognize all the good development work the President has been doing. That's why they're giving the interchange his name. It's almost finished being built.
The Mbudzi Roundabout used to be a huge problem. It always had terrible traffic jams, especially when a lot of people were going to and from work. Drivers had a really hard time getting through that roundabout.
President Mnangagwa saw how...
Panashe Mpofu, a woman from Bulawayo, was recently let out of prison. She had been put there for two years because she disciplined some teenagers, including her own kid, for having a Vuzu party when they should've been in school.
It all happened in the Luveve suburb. Ms. Mpofu caught the teenagers, who were only in Form Two, throwing one of these Vuzu parties. Those parties are bad news - they're known for underage drinking, drug use, and risky sex. Teenage girls can end up with STIs or getting pregnant when they don't want to.
Ms. Mpofu was locked up at Mlondozi Prison, which is part of Khami Maximum Prison, since the middle of November. But not too long ago, Justice Evangelista Kabasa from the Bulawayo High Court looked over her...
Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, who used to be the spokesperson for the EFF, finally posted something on social media after all the drama with Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF. Malema had said some pretty harsh things about Ndlozi, like calling him egotistical and saying he wasn't a real leader in the party. He even said that Ndlozi wasn't so important that they had to be extra careful around him.
But Ndlozi didn't even mention any of that stuff Malema said about him. Instead, he just posted a short message on X, congratulating the new leaders that got elected and wishing them well. He reminded them to always be honest and do the right thing when dealing with the party and the public. He hoped they would lead with dignity.
Ndlozi had been...
The government started checking buses and stores all over Zimbabwe. They want to stop people from bringing things into the country without paying taxes. They care about keeping local businesses safe and making sure people get good products.
Last week, they began looking at places that sell drinks and fun spots. They take away cars and grab things like food and drinks that came in the wrong way. When they went to Bulawayo, they made some stores close for a bit.
Many groups work together to catch smugglers. The tax people, police, bank workers, and people who protect shoppers all help out. They say smuggling hurts Zimbabwe's companies and can make people sick.
Everyone must tell the tax office what they bring into Zimbabwe. If they...
The government shut down Raj Modi's liquor shop in Bulawayo. Modi works as the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce. Officials came to check his store because they're looking for smuggled items all over Zimbabwe.
People at the shop said officials showed up Saturday evening. The shop couldn't show them important papers right away. A special team that fights smuggling made them close the store. The team includes security people and tax collectors from ZIMRA.
The store sits on Fife Street, and it stayed closed through Monday morning. Modi told reporters he's okay with the closure. He said they just need to check his things.
Minister Mthuli Ncube talked about smuggling at a meeting in Bulawayo. He said smuggled stuff hurts real shops...
Chief Hwenje feels thankful to President Mnangagwa and his family. They helped him go to India when he got sick with blood cancer. He wanted everyone to know how they cared for him.
The singer put on a great show last Thursday at Mkandapi Business Centre. He danced with lots of energy as people watched. President Mnangagwa came there to open a new road. You couldn't tell that Chief Hwenje had just come back from getting medical help in India.
The 37-year-old star told people he had lymphoma. This sickness hurts the parts of his body that fight illness. But he's getting better thanks to the treatment he got.
He said nice things about the president's family. They made sure he went to India and got the best care. They kept calling to...
Two men got in trouble for saying mean things in a WhatsApp group. Lovemore Reketai and Bernard Tsotsi had to go to court because they sent voice messages about another person.
These men belong to a group chat called "Gweru Vendors." They used bad words to talk about Costain Mukanganike. He ran for office last year with the Zanu-PF party. The men told people not to listen to him. They called him a thief.
Someone named Pluckcedes Madhirize caught these voice messages. She sent them to Mukanganike. He runs a company called Cosfoam Projects. He didn't like what he heard. He went to the police about it.
The court said the men broke a law about being nice online. They weren't supposed to bully people through phones or computers. This...
