Two South African guys and their Zimbabwean buddy hit a Bulawayo gas station with guns and walked away with over four grand in American dollars plus some South African rand. Njabulo Wisdom Nyoni and Chrisvision Ncube got nabbed after cops traced them back from the Redan fuel service station robbery at Plumtree Road and Gladstone Road, but their accomplice, Mduduzi, is still loose somewhere.
The crew rolled up in a Honda Fit, grabbed the supervisor by the neck, and shoved a pistol against his head while demanding cash. Detectives from Homicide recovered a gun and some of the stolen money when they busted Nyoni and Ncube.
Their lawyer asked for more prep time since he just got hired, so the trial got pushed back while the pair sits in...
Zimbabwe's major reservoirs jumped to 73 percent capacity after recent rainfall, and ZINWA spokesperson Marjorie Munyonga confirmed several facilities like Lake Chivero, Insukamini, and Mzingwane saw notable gains. The water authority warned people that the resource still needs careful management despite the improved levels, and anyone drawing from national dams without proper abstraction agreements is breaking the law.
Specific dams showed varied numbers, with Tugwi-Mukosi and Muzhwi both hitting 95.1 percent, while others like Mazowe sat at only 10 percent. ZINWA keeps monitoring illegal water withdrawals along river channels, and officials want users to formalize their allocations to help with resource planning across the country's...
Deputy Minister Albert Mavhunga checked out Victoria Falls vending spots and said they look decent but need upgrades to match Zimbabwe's tourism reputation. The government wants illegal street vendors gone and formal markets turned into legitimate trading zones that actually contribute to GDP while hitting Vision 2030 targets.
Housing Director Brian Nyamande mentioned vendors are getting squeezed by Zambian traders who cross the border and sell door-to-door instead of staying in designated areas. The city council is cracking down on nighttime illegal vending and trying to keep things clean for tourists.
Victoria Falls officials are working on budget plans aligned with the National Development Strategy 2 to make vendor facilities look...
Tennyson Primary School threw a tree-planting event with the Zimbabwe Youth Empowerment and Development Institution, and they got 66 trees from Hillview Nursery through the Forestry Commission. ZYEDI boss Babongile Khumalo told the kids they were planting responsibility and future leadership, not just roots. They stuck in some indigenous species, windbreakers, and even a nearly extinct sausage tree called Kigelia Africana.
Schools Inspector Pricilla Chibenu and Environmental Planning Officer Tendai Jessica Chikova both showed up to hype the whole thing, saying young people need to be environmental custodians. The school's running a bigger greening program to boost biodiversity and teach conservation.
Minister Judith Ncube's rep said...
Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe is pushing for a serious crackdown on shady gambling operations in Zimbabwe because illegal operators are basically stealing tax money and scamming people. Deputy Minister Chido Sanyatwe delivered his message at a Lotteries and Gaming Board workshop in Nyanga, and the main vibe was that the board needs to modernize with digital tracking systems to catch sketchy players who dodge regulations.
Kazembe said the gambling sector has blown up recently, but it needs to stay legit and help the country hit its Vision 2030 development goals instead of just making quick cash. Permanent Secretary Aaron Nhepera backed him up, saying illegal gaming joints wreck fair competition and make everyone distrust the...
The Zimbabwe government is telling everyone to chill about the upcoming switch to a single-currency system because their US dollar savings and investments are staying put. The National Development Strategy 2 document lays out how foreign currency-denominated assets will keep their value during the transition to the ZiG currency, and nobody's getting force-converted.
People and businesses were freaking out that their dollar accounts, pension funds, and stocks on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange would get nuked, but the blueprint makes it clear that those holdings will remain in foreign currency. The government says the multi-currency setup is ending, but they're not touching anyone's USD-based wealth.
Higher Life Foundation just dropped off a massive haul of medical gear at United Bulawayo Hospitals' maternity ward, and it's kind of a big deal for moms who can't afford private care. The equipment batch had stuff like newborn resuscitation tools, phototherapy lamps, ventilators for tiny babies, and digital scales. Sarathiel Chaipa from the foundation and Dr Fiona Nhari from the hospital handled the handover.
The hospital's been drowning trying to keep up with demand, and this donation actually matters because public health facilities in Zimbabwe are constantly stretched thin. Chaipa mentioned they're targeting hospitals with the worst maternal and infant death rates across the country, and he said losing even one mother or baby is a...
Three ex-board members from Dabula Community Co-operative Limited in Kenmaur, Lupane District, Matabeleland North Province are being accused of stealing almost $400,000 from the organization. Silas Moyo, Perseverance Tshuma, and Mthenjwa Gumbo allegedly pocketed rental payments and other money during their time running things. The co-op ordered an independent audit after members got suspicious, and the 70-page report shows that around $391,386 in rental income basically vanished without any proper records.
The auditors discovered that these three collected payments using co-op receipts but never got board approval or kept proper books. A bunch of financial documents went missing or got destroyed, which makes it look like they were...
INSTAK dropped 30 locally made Palpo tablets at Warren Park 1 Primary School through CEO Kwame Muzawazi, who went to the same school back in the 90s. The donation hits as part of corporate responsibility targeting the Warren Park area near their Liberation City project, and Bindura University actually manufactured the tablets right here in Zimbabwe.
Muzawazi told everyone that former students need to pump resources back into places that shaped them and announced he plans to throw a fundraising dinner next year for building an all-weather tennis court at the school. INSTAK keeps pushing companies to buy Zimbabwean products since that approach helps the national economy grow.
The group already put in a community borehole for nearby...
