Tanzania's union and Zanzibar officials are telling everyone to chill and keep doing their thing after some chaos went down late last month. Hamza Hassan Juma, the minister handling union affairs, said security forces have things locked down after people trashed police stations and government buildings on October 29. He mentioned the mainland saw similar stuff on October 30, and authorities are now way more alert.
The government is basically begging citizens not to fall for online BS that's trying to stir up religious and ethnic drama. Juma called out social media misinformation as a legit threat to the country's stability, and he wants religious and political leaders to shut that noise down. He pointed to Tanzania's whole vibe of...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan told elders in Dar es Salaam that Tanzania would defend itself hard after election violence broke out, and she wants older folks to mentor young people before they get manipulated into chaos. She said the post-election mess was organized with serious funding and coordination, but many kids who participated had zero clue what they were actually doing or why.
The president blamed some political parties for pushing internal beef onto the streets using youth as pawns, and she called out religious leaders who act like they run the country when they definitely do not. She promised to set up a reconciliation commission within 100 days to work on constitutional reforms that people have been demanding, but she made...
Access Bank Tanzania dropped a new program called Access Wezesha to teach young people how to handle their money, and they kicked things off by teaming up with AIESEC at IFM to run workshops for over 200 university students covering budgeting and saving habits. Irene Mutiganzi from the bank's marketing team said getting youth sorted with money skills early helps them chase their goals better, and the bank already offers accounts like IZE, designed specifically for students managing their cash.
AIESEC's local president, Faith Jonas Kwayu, backed the partnership since her group focuses on leadership development, and she thinks understanding finances builds better leaders. Both outfits plan to roll out more sessions across Tanzania to...
Zimbabwe cops just rolled out body-worn cameras for traffic officers across all provinces to crack down on corruption and keep interactions transparent. Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the gear got distributed nationwide, with training still happening for officers who will use the tech to record their stops and bust dirty dealings at roadblocks.
Parliament already flagged how bribery-enforcement lets busted vehicles cruise through checkpoints, and road accidents kill over 2,000 people yearly while racking up costs equal to three percent of GDP. The cameras dropped ahead of the holiday season madness when crashes spike from drunk driving and reckless behavior.
Transport Minister Felix Mhona said ambulances will post up at known...
Zimbabwe plans to take some of its better-performing state-owned companies under the Mutapa Investment Fund and list them on the stock exchange during the National Development Strategy 2 rollout. The government wants to increase transparency, pull in both local and foreign cash, and deepen capital markets while turning these enterprises into actual profitable operations rather than money pits.
The fund will back turnaround plans with financing and technical support, chase joint ventures with private investors, and potentially dump or buy equity stakes depending on what each entity needs. Listing top performers should help expand market liquidity and let regular citizens own pieces of national assets, which business analysts say brings...
Zimbabwe is pushing its weed industry past basic farming after Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka checked out a Bulawayo operation run by Mike Querl at Thathokuhle Farm. The government wants growers to stop selling raw flower and start making oils, extracts, medical formulations, and industrial products instead, since that is where the actual money sits in a global market projected to hit over 200 billion by 2033.
Masuka told license holders they need to build processing facilities and partner with experienced players from places like South Africa to learn extraction techniques. He warned that dumping raw cannabis leaves, farmers getting wrecked by middlemen, and volatile pricing, while refined products pull way better returns. The...
Highlanders FC kicked off their centennial celebration plans at a corporate breakfast in Bulawayo, with board chairman Luke Mnkandla laying out how the club wants to mark a century since its 1926 founding. The team is hunting for corporate partners to back community outreach programs, youth academy funding, and facility upgrades like a new gym and admin building.
Mnkandla pitched sponsorship deals that go beyond basic branding, pushing companies to invest in specific youth age groups or take naming rights on major infrastructure projects. He framed the centenary year as a chance for brands to get serious exposure while backing social programs that could shape the next generation of talent. The club is positioning itself as more than...
A 35-year-old guy from Gwanda named Philani Sibanda got busted for hitting up a Bulawayo supermarket with some buddies who are still on the run. They rolled up to Hamara Supermarket in Pumula East wearing balaclavas and packing pistols, then made everyone hit the floor while they grabbed $370 from the registers. Sibanda apparently just posted up at the door, keeping watch while his crew cleaned out the tills, and the whole thing got caught on camera.
Cops finally tracked him down at a sports club after getting tipped off, and when they grabbed him, they found a loaded 9mm on him with 15 rounds ready to go. He's sitting in custody waiting for his trial next month, and police are still hunting for the other suspects who helped pull off...
Power FM personality Miss Tee landed a Bulawayo Arts Awards nomination for Outstanding Radio DJ after building her rep through Lunch Time Radio and The Night Signal shows. Thokozani Mkandla is competing against Skyz Metro veterans like Mjox and Leonard Ncube at the December ceremony happening at ZIEC Hall 3, and she already got shortlisted back in 2021 for the same category.
The host credits her Botswana upbringing for sparking her radio obsession after listening to stations like Gabz FM and Duma FM nonstop. She kicked off her career at Khulumani FM in 2018 before jumping to Power FM recently, and her first interview with jazz legend Jeys Marabini apparently changed everything for her trajectory. Miss Tee thinks her work giving unknown...
