Zimbabwe's finance minister dropped news that better ZiG banknotes are coming in early 2026, but he made it clear this isn't about launching another currency. The upgraded notes are supposed to last longer and make people trust the local money more, while the government keeps working toward ditching the multicurrency setup that's been running since 2009.
Professor Mthuli Ncube said nobody's getting their dollars forcibly converted, and all those foreign currency accounts plus pension funds will stay untouched. The plan requires hitting some benchmarks first like keeping inflation in single digits and building up enough reserves to cover months of imports.
The rollout is meant to be gradual, with authorities claiming they want to...
Insiza Rural District Council dropped new regulations forcing every hair salon, barbershop, and beauty spot to get licensed or shut down operations. The move targets sketchy backyard businesses running wild at growth points and urban zones without proper permits, and operators have to cough up fees plus get health inspector clearance before opening shop.
The rules mandate proper ventilation standards and ban anyone with visible skin infections from getting serviced, while employees can get forced into medical exams if the council demands it. Licenses last one year and expire at the end of December, and the council can yank permits for breaking health codes or other justified reasons. Running an unlicensed spot or cutting hair on public...
Some guy from Plumtree got locked up after accusing his folks of using his blood for witchcraft and screaming insults at them in their house. Panashe Banda showed up at his dad's place and went off about getting cursed by his parents, which led them to file a police report that got him arrested.
Magistrate Joshua Nembaware tossed him in custody until next month while the case moves forward. The whole incident went down when Banda confronted both his mom and dad at home with the witchcraft accusations before things escalated.
This human rights outfit called Ibhetshu LikaZulu went to court over Zanu PF, telling Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi to push constitutional changes that would keep President Emmerson Mnangagwa around until 2030. Secretary-General Mbuso Fuzwayo said the party resolution from last year was whatever since it stayed internal, but this recent one crossed into illegal territory by ordering a government official to pursue what amounts to a personal power grab.
Fuzwayo shot down claims that Zanu PF bankrolled their legal action or that they have ties to some CCC interim leader named Sengezo Tshabangu. He said lazy critics throw accusations around instead of offering better ways to fight the 2030 extension plan, besides street protests or...
Some dude from Mpoengs kept grabbing his neighbor without permission and landed himself in serious trouble after she finally reported him to the authorities. Christopher Mguni got caught fondling the woman's thighs in her kitchen earlier this year, and she smacked him before telling his mom what went down. He did it again later by grabbing her backside, which made her go straight to his brother to complain.
Mguni tried damage control by sending cash through his sibling as an apology payment, but the victim refused the money and went to the police instead. The 40-year-old appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware and got remanded until next month while prosecutors handle the case.
A village leader from Mushumbi Pools got tossed in remand after cops busted him for allegedly running a cattle-theft ring. Isaac Svinugwa, who's 45, got arrested alongside three other guys when one of them ratted him out as the mastermind behind multiple stock-theft incidents around the area.
The crew apparently jacked cattle from two locals back in November and chopped up the animals to sell meat at butcheries. Police spokesperson Lucy Chigwenhese confirmed the arrests of Svinugwa, Lyod Marovha, Knowledge Nhete, and Herbert Gatsi while telling farmers to brand their livestock and keep animals penned at night to avoid getting robbed. Authorities are pushing for people to adopt tracking tech like geo-fencing systems that ping owners...
A property company called Craft Holdings just handed out ten serviced residential plots to people with disabilities in Kadoma's Holyland suburb, and they threw in approved building plans for each recipient. Minister Marian Chombo showed up and praised the move as lining up with the government's goal of getting everyone to middle-income status by 2030 without leaving anybody behind.
CEO Kudakwashe Taruberekera said the whole thing was about restoring dignity rather than doing charity, and philanthropist Jimayi Muduvuri backed the initiative while calling on other businesses to step up. One beneficiary mentioned finally getting stability after years of landlords kicking them out because of albinism, and another shipment of 150...
Zimbabwe just set up this new complaints body called ZICC to handle beef with cops, military, spies, and prison guards, and retired judge Webster Chinamora says they're rolling out provincial offices next year to make it easier for regular people to file grievances. The whole point is giving citizens a way to call out misconduct without the security services investigating themselves, which never works out great.
Chinamora wants the Treasury to actually fund the thing properly since they need cash for staffing investigators, opening regional branches, and building digital systems where people can track their cases online. They're copying homework from similar setups in South Africa, Kenya, and Ghana while partnering with other...
A Harare judge tossed fraud charges against Aisha and Clark Makoni after prosecutors tried pinning a ZWL137 million theft on them related to ex-Reserve Bank governor Gideon Gono's company, Valley Lodge. Justice Regis Dembure said the case was totally broken because the state never actually proved the couple forged documents or touched any money, and the magistrate kept making up new details that prosecutors never even mentioned.
The whole thing started when Gono claimed the Makonis used fake paperwork to take over his business and mess with bank accounts, but the evidence showing they actually did any of that just never materialized. Clark said after getting cleared that this proves the system works when judges actually follow the...
