Community leaders in Plumtree have urged heightened vigilance against narcotics trafficking through the Zimbabwe-Botswana crossing point, citing outdated infrastructure that criminals exploit. Ward 3 councillor Percy Sibanda indicated during an anti-drug awareness event that smugglers shifted operations from the more secure Beitbridge facility to Plumtree's less equipped checkpoint, resulting in increased illegal substances entering the border town.
Sibanda advocated for modernizing detection systems and physical structures to match Beitbridge standards, which would reduce trafficking vulnerabilities. The campaign commenced at the local prison facility before concluding at municipal offices with representation from Industry and...
Gwanda municipality mobilized emergency response teams after intense rainfall and high winds caused widespread flooding and structural damage throughout the Zimbabwe town last week. Mayor Thulani Moyo reported that water inundated residential properties, destroying furniture and solar equipment, while wind gusts tore roofing from a Garikai Phase One dwelling and a classroom block at Sonondo Primary School. Sand from construction sites clogged drainage channels, exacerbating runoff that particularly affected Jacaranda Extension and the local shopping center.
Municipal crews worked continuously using borrowed tractors and trailers to clear debris-filled waterways, with restoration efforts supported by the district development coordinator...
The Mthwakazi Republic Party has accused Zimbabwe authorities of tribal discrimination after comparing official responses to two fatal transport incidents. Party leader Mqondisi Moyo highlighted the November 14, 2023, Esigodini crash that killed 22 people, claiming victims were transported in an open truck covered with torn blankets while the state offered no ministerial statements or organized assistance.
He contrasted this with the October 12, 2025, Polokwane accident involving 36 Zimbabwean nationals, where officials rapidly mobilized funds, arranged branded hearses through a funeral service partnership, and provided transportation for grieving relatives. Moyo characterized the disparate treatment as evidence that Zimbabwe operates...
Persistent drought in Zimbabwe's Lupane district has driven adolescent girls into commercial sex work along a highway rest stop as families struggle with failed harvests and extreme poverty. Community members report that parents in Lubimbi and Gwayi villages sometimes permit daughters as young as 14 to engage with truck drivers overnight at Gwayi growth point on the Victoria Falls to Bulawayo route, with girls traveling from surrounding areas including Jotsholo, Mabale, and Cross Dete, to earn meager sums for necessities.
Coster Ncube, a resident, described how his 13-year-old niece became pregnant after being exploited by a married man who disappeared, leaving the seventh-grader hospitalized, awaiting delivery. Widow Selina Mthupha...
Local authorities in Zimbabwe's Filabusi urban service center gained the power to cut water access for customers who fail to pay bills under newly enacted regulations. Statutory Instrument 168 of 2025 allows the Insiza Rural District Council to suspend service after providing residents with 30 days' notice, while holding property owners, occupants and users equally responsible for outstanding charges.
The framework authorizes disconnections when payments remain overdue past deadlines or when violations occur related to water waste, improper use or contamination. Customers face fees for both service suspension and restoration, even when council errors cause problems.
The regulations establish that prepayment meter users cannot receive...
Ghana will release findings from its probe into a fatal military aircraft accident that killed multiple cabinet members, including defense and environment ministers, with results going to the National Security Council on Monday, November 10, according to government spokesperson Felix Ofosu Kwakye. The public will receive details during a briefing on Tuesday following the council's assessment of the August 6 incident.
President John Dramani Mahama will visit the Ashanti Region on Wednesday to introduce Nkɔkɔ Nkitinkiti, described by officials as an extensive community development program focused on social and economic empowerment. Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson will deliver the 2026 budget presentation to Parliament on Thursday...
A prominent labor leader has harshly criticized Ghana's anti-corruption watchdog for what he described as sluggish and ineffective prosecution of major graft cases. Abraham Koomson, who heads the Ghana Federation of Labour, accused Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng of deliberately stalling investigations involving former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and other high-profile matters during a radio interview on Saturday, November 8, 2025.
Koomson pointed to delayed probes concerning SML and the National Cathedral as evidence that the agency lacks urgency in holding officials accountable. He called the Ofori-Atta case a critical measure of whether Ghana's anti-corruption framework functions effectively, suggesting prosecutors should...
Ghana's Criminal Investigation Department detained two men suspected of carjacking following a high-speed pursuit that ended on the Accra-Nsawam Highway on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Authorities intercepted an unregistered Hyundai Tucson carrying four occupants near Ofankor Barrier after receiving intelligence that suspects were transporting a vehicle stolen during a violent robbery on Friday, November 7, near St. Anthony Hospital in the Ashanti Region. The occupants abandoned the car and fled when officers approached, prompting a chase that resulted in two arrests while two others escaped.
Police identified the detained individuals as 30-year-old Issaka Jamal and 43-year-old Kwadwo Badu, both receiving medical care at Police Hospital...
Ghana's leader has pledged to restore the nation's standing as a continental model for press independence while vowing zero tolerance for attacks on journalists. During the 29th awards ceremony hosted by the Ghana Journalists Association in Kumasi, President John Dramani Mahama expressed alarm over the country's declining rank in global press freedom measurements and called for deliberate action to reclaim its 2017 status as an African leader in media liberty.
Mahama disclosed that probes into election-related violence against reporters and citizens from 2020 and 2024 have concluded, with 21 suspects identified and nine already facing legal proceedings through arrests or detention. The president emphasized that public service...
