Zimbabwe's government is handing out free farming supplies across Matabeleland South Province, and people are hyped because they can actually plant on time for once. Farmers at Guyu Business Centre in Gwanda District got maize seeds, fertilizer, and chemicals through the Presidential Inputs Scheme that covers over three million rural families. Portia Ncube from Sengezane Village said the early delivery is a game-changer compared to past years when stuff showed up late.
The country wants to plant 1.8 million hectares of maize this season, and weather forecasters are predicting decent rainfall for the south after last year's El Niño drought wrecked everything. Village head Dumisani Moyo said locals are using conservation farming methods...
Zimbabwe's big radio stations are sending their playlist data to help judge the National Arts Merit Awards, and the awards people said Power FM, ZiFM Stereo, Star FM, Skyz Metro FM, and Radio Zimbabwe all handed over their charts. The event drops at Harare International Conference Centre under the theme Fearless Creativity, and over 1,100 artists have already submitted entries from every province.
Most people are filling out forms online instead of doing it the old way, and film submissions are ahead of music and visual arts. Harare and Bulawayo are leading the charge with entries. The awards crew is adding two fresh categories for fashion and digital media after talking to people around the country. Fashion will cover designer awards...
A company in Zimbabwe that runs hotels, trucking operations, and hardware stores used a soccer tournament to trick dudes into getting their prostates checked. Elgiboh Group threw the event at Bulawayo Chiefs Village with teams like Highlanders Legends and Chicken Inn Supporters, knowing guys would show up for the matches and then get tested while they were there. Their HR boss said men are obsessed with soccer, so they baited them with games and slipped in the health screenings.
The whole thing was part of Movember, which is that campaign where people grow mustaches to raise awareness about prostate cancer and other stuff killing men. The company brought in doctors for talks and free testing on-site. Prostate cancer hits older guys the...
A group called VICAZ threw a seminar in Bulawayo to tackle the substance abuse problem hitting communities across Matabeleland. The crew brought in people from around the region to figure out how to stop kids from getting hooked on drugs. Their national boss, Onwel Sisimai, said the group is going all-in on rehab centers and keeping young people off the streets.
VICAZ set up gardening projects to give youth something productive to do instead of getting messed up on drugs. They also showed up at Ingutsheni Central Hospital for some national task force program that tests people for substance abuse. The seminar had people throwing out ideas about how to make anti-drug campaigns bigger and get more young folks into recovery programs.
Zimbabwe cops are kicking off their big holiday safety push to keep highways clear and criminals off the streets. Commissioner Paul Nyathi from the national police said officers will meet with transport companies at every level to make sure people can move around without getting wrecked. They want parents and schools to skip night travel and ditch sketchy buses that aren't safe for kids.
Police are flooding the country as everyone starts their Christmas trips, and they're asking citizens to snitch on bad drivers. Nyathi said cops will keep posting updates about where they're stationed during the festive chaos. Anyone who spots reckless driving or shady activity can hit up the hotline or drop a WhatsApp message to report it.
Zimbabwe's president told military graduates that the government keeps working on training programs to fill skill gaps and boost security across Africa. Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa spoke at a ceremony where 74 officers from nine countries finished their Joint Command and Staff Course at the Zimbabwe Staff College in Harare. The class had students from the local police, defense forces, and prisons, plus officers from Nigeria, Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, and Eswatini.
The president said these regional training partnerships help countries share ideas and work toward ending armed conflicts. He told the graduates to stay tough and use critical thinking in their jobs. The program sends students on study trips...
Ntcheu cops grabbed a 24-year-old guy named Samuel Maonga after he allegedly made two kids eat human waste with their mouths. The boys, aged 9 and 11, had been hunting in the bush and used an uncleared field as a bathroom, which set the suspect off. He came back the next day, dragged them to the spot, and forced them to move the feces after they refused his demands.
Parents caught on when their sons came home acting weird and refusing food. The kids eventually explained what happened, and the medical staff at Biliwiri Health Centre told the family to file a police report. Maonga got arrested and faces charges for maliciously administering poison with intent to harm under the Penal Code. Inspector Jacob Khembo from Ntcheu Police called...
Wishes grew up bouncing between Zomba, Dedza, Lilongwe, and Mzuzu, which taught him how to build an identity instead of just getting handed one. His hip-hop journey started at Michiru View's Pro-Active student club in 2008 alongside artists like Blacka Fella, Martse, and King Henry Melon, and that crew made chasing music feel totally doable. Artists like Piksy and Yung Kay shaped his local sound, while Lecrae and B.o.B. pushed him toward bigger ideas.
He jumped into production after realizing he wanted to match beats with the visions stuck in his head, and working with people like Godesha and Tiyes helped sharpen his creative confidence. Financial struggles and limited exposure slowed things down, but he kept grinding through every...
Vice President Jane Mayemu Ansah told Cabinet ministers they need to stop treating policy meetings like checkbox exercises and start delivering actual results for broke Malawians. She laid out how the country is dealing with foreign exchange shortages, fuel problems, and an economy that's worse off than it was back in 2020, while millions of people stay stuck below the poverty line.
Ansah said President Arthur Peter Mutharika wants the government to focus on agriculture-driven growth, push industrialization forward, and use digital tools to clean up corruption in procurement systems. She warned that international donors are shifting money toward regions they actually care about strategically, so Malawi needs to get creative with...
