An opposition party meeting in Harare turned violent after police allegedly stormed in and roughed up members on a Sunday morning.
The attack on NCA leadership
Lovemore Madhuku, the National Constitutional Assembly leader, got injured in the raid.
Madock Chivasa confirmed cops surrounded their offices and went after members.
Multiple NCA members needed medical treatment at a local clinic afterward.
Why this is happening
Madhuku is fighting Constitutional Amendment No. 3 in court right at this point.
That amendment would keep Emmerson Mnangagwa in power until 2030.
NCA activists have reportedly been getting abducted in recent weeks.
A massive teacher-hiring blitz kicks off across all 10 provinces tomorrow to plug staffing holes in Zimbabwe's public schools.
Recruitment details
Torerayi Moyo confirmed Treasury released the funds to make it happen.
Every province submitted its staffing needs by February 10.
STEM subjects are getting top priority in this hiring round.
Teachers who finished training but lack posts will be considered.
Former teachers welcome back
Educators who bounced from the profession can apply for reinstatement.
The Ministry and Public Service Commission handle that process.
Heritage-Based Curriculum push
Moyo wants all schools aligned with the HBC under Section 63 of the Constitution.
Some schools ditched Zimbabwean history and indigenous...
Zimbabwe's full switch to ZiG for every domestic transaction has no deadline and hinges entirely on hitting a stack of economic benchmarks first.
ZiG mono-currency game plan
John Mushayavanhu laid this out in the 2026 Monetary Policy Statement.
The RBZ governor stressed a gradual shift tied to real stability, not calendar dates.
National Development Strategy 2 is the broader framework guiding the rollout.
Conditions that need to be locked in
Single-digit inflation has to stick around durably before anything moves.
Foreign currency reserves must cover three to six months of imports.
Exchange rate swings need to stay minimal with no major over- or undervaluation.
A distortion-free forex system is non-negotiable for the transition...
A 10.54-acre plot meant for a community hospital in Buoban allegedly got flipped by nine people who are facing a dozen charges.
The accused and their bail situation
Alhaji Alidu Seidu, the former Asokore-Mampong MCE, leads the lineup.
Eight others got hauled into a Kumasi High Court alongside him.
Bail landed at GH¢800,000 each with three sureties required.
None of the nine could meet those conditions at report time.
Who else is on the hook
Abigail Agyemang Boateng and Henry Acquah were former assembly officers.
Solomon Kwakye, a former senior technical officer, also faces charges.
Ibrahim Osman, Abubakar Wazir Ayuba, and three others round it out.
The charges are stacking up
Falsifying land documents sits at the heart of the...
A social-auditing event in Sogakope just got 75 people fired up about tracking government projects and calling out corruption in South Tongu.
What went down at the assembly hall
The NCCE's South Tongu Directorate pulled this whole thing together.
GIZ sponsored the event, and the European Union co-funded it.
Traditional leaders, youth reps, media, and CSOs all showed up.
Seth Fiagorme kicked it off by urging active citizen participation.
Social auditing explained
Oral Robert Amenyo broke down how citizens can monitor public projects.
Transparency and trust between people and leaders are the whole point.
Misuse of public funds gets way harder when oversight is real.
The top priorities the community picked
A three-unit classroom...
The Bongo District just lost its chief executive, and local youth leaders are gutted about it.
Bongo Youth Network's tribute
Joseph Akasake Abaah served as the Bongo District Assembly's chief executive.
Abaah got praised for being humble, hardworking, and visionary.
His push for community development touched livelihoods across the district.
Young people in the area looked up to his leadership big time.
Legacy and condolences
The network said his dreams for the community will keep inspiring folks.
Condolences went out to Abaah's family, friends, and the wider district.
A sod-cutting announcement for the Upper East Airport just landed during the 2026 State of the Nation Address, and locals are hyped.
The airport announcement
President John Dramani Mahama revealed plans to break ground soon.
Sumbrungo is where the proposed site sits, with prep work already done.
Residents see this as a massive win for regional air connectivity.
Investment and economic growth are the big expected payoffs.
Alagumgube's role in making it happen
Gabriel Agambila founded the group that pushed this project forward.
Alagumgube literally cleared a runway path at the proposed site.
Land documentation and a passport-office renovation are on their resume.
Agambila called the announcement a reward for years of grinding advocacy.
Ghana's hard-won single-digit inflation could get wrecked if Middle East oil disruptions keep spiraling out of control.
The economic domino effect
William Brafu-Insaidoo flagged fuel and transport costs spiking first.
Pricier shipping means everyday essential goods get more expensive.
Cost-push inflation is the technical term for this kind of mess.
Ghana's recent macro wins are on the line here.
Strait of Hormuz context
Iran shut down the Strait after U.S. and Israeli strikes hit.
Nearly a third of seaborne oil moves through that chokepoint.
Revolutionary Guards confirmed that zero vessels are getting through.
Liquefied natural gas shipments are choked off there as well.
Military escalation recap
Benjamin Netanyahu claimed Israel...
A blocked Strait of Hormuz has already jacked crude oil prices past $91 a barrel, up from around $67-$69 just a day earlier.
Hormuz shutdown details
Duncan Amoah confirmed the strait is fully blocked right at this moment.
Iran, Russia, and China have their naval assets parked there.
U.S. forces are reportedly heading toward that same corridor.
Zero oil shipments have gotten through since that morning.
Global supply fallout
Roughly 22% of the worldwide crude flow just stopped moving.
Stockpiles across Europe, the U.S., and Asia face steeper premiums.
Amoah warned that nobody sitting on oil will let it go cheaply.
What this means for Ghana
Ghana's petroleum market could catch serious heat from this.
Amoah called the whole situation...
