Panashe Mpofu, a woman from Bulawayo, was recently let out of prison. She had been put there for two years because she disciplined some teenagers, including her own kid, for having a Vuzu party when they should've been in school.
It all happened in the Luveve suburb. Ms. Mpofu caught the teenagers, who were only in Form Two, throwing one of these Vuzu parties. Those parties are bad news - they're known for underage drinking, drug use, and risky sex. Teenage girls can end up with STIs or getting pregnant when they don't want to.
Ms. Mpofu was locked up at Mlondozi Prison, which is part of Khami Maximum Prison, since the middle of November. But not too long ago, Justice Evangelista Kabasa from the Bulawayo High Court looked over her...
Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, who used to be the spokesperson for the EFF, finally posted something on social media after all the drama with Julius Malema, the leader of the EFF. Malema had said some pretty harsh things about Ndlozi, like calling him egotistical and saying he wasn't a real leader in the party. He even said that Ndlozi wasn't so important that they had to be extra careful around him.
But Ndlozi didn't even mention any of that stuff Malema said about him. Instead, he just posted a short message on X, congratulating the new leaders that got elected and wishing them well. He reminded them to always be honest and do the right thing when dealing with the party and the public. He hoped they would lead with dignity.
Ndlozi had been...
The government started checking buses and stores all over Zimbabwe. They want to stop people from bringing things into the country without paying taxes. They care about keeping local businesses safe and making sure people get good products.
Last week, they began looking at places that sell drinks and fun spots. They take away cars and grab things like food and drinks that came in the wrong way. When they went to Bulawayo, they made some stores close for a bit.
Many groups work together to catch smugglers. The tax people, police, bank workers, and people who protect shoppers all help out. They say smuggling hurts Zimbabwe's companies and can make people sick.
Everyone must tell the tax office what they bring into Zimbabwe. If they...
The government shut down Raj Modi's liquor shop in Bulawayo. Modi works as the Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce. Officials came to check his store because they're looking for smuggled items all over Zimbabwe.
People at the shop said officials showed up Saturday evening. The shop couldn't show them important papers right away. A special team that fights smuggling made them close the store. The team includes security people and tax collectors from ZIMRA.
The store sits on Fife Street, and it stayed closed through Monday morning. Modi told reporters he's okay with the closure. He said they just need to check his things.
Minister Mthuli Ncube talked about smuggling at a meeting in Bulawayo. He said smuggled stuff hurts real shops...
Chief Hwenje feels thankful to President Mnangagwa and his family. They helped him go to India when he got sick with blood cancer. He wanted everyone to know how they cared for him.
The singer put on a great show last Thursday at Mkandapi Business Centre. He danced with lots of energy as people watched. President Mnangagwa came there to open a new road. You couldn't tell that Chief Hwenje had just come back from getting medical help in India.
The 37-year-old star told people he had lymphoma. This sickness hurts the parts of his body that fight illness. But he's getting better thanks to the treatment he got.
He said nice things about the president's family. They made sure he went to India and got the best care. They kept calling to...
Two men got in trouble for saying mean things in a WhatsApp group. Lovemore Reketai and Bernard Tsotsi had to go to court because they sent voice messages about another person.
These men belong to a group chat called "Gweru Vendors." They used bad words to talk about Costain Mukanganike. He ran for office last year with the Zanu-PF party. The men told people not to listen to him. They called him a thief.
Someone named Pluckcedes Madhirize caught these voice messages. She sent them to Mukanganike. He runs a company called Cosfoam Projects. He didn't like what he heard. He went to the police about it.
The court said the men broke a law about being nice online. They weren't supposed to bully people through phones or computers. This...
Jacob Zuma talked about his new party turning one year old. His friend Dr. John Hlophe spoke for him at a big stadium in Durban. He said the MKP party has changed how people think about politics since it started last December.
Zuma thinks South Africa needs big changes. He says many people still face hard times, even after apartheid ended. His party wants to help fix old problems that keep people poor and without jobs.
He talked about money troubles in South Africa. He doesn't like how things work right now. He says prices keep going up, making life harder for regular people. He wants to bring back African values and help people care more about each other.
The MKP party cares a lot about land. Zuma says people need their own land to...
The Bulawayo City Council needs money that people owe them. They turned off water at 59 schools because these schools hadn't paid their bills. This means about three out of ten schools in Bulawayo lost their water supply.
The council has many people who owe them money. By September 2024, people owed them ZiG712.6 million. This number keeps growing bigger each month. The council tried to get back US$17.5 million, but they only got US$4 million.
The council also cut water to 461 homes in Nkulumane. They hoped these homes would pay US$134,891, but they only got a tiny bit back - just US$2,848. They tried talking to businesses too. They called and emailed 873 companies that owed them US$4.8 million. This worked better - they got US$3.3...
The EFF just picked new leaders at their big meeting in Johannesburg. They met at the Nasrec Expo Centre to choose who would run the party.
No one ran against any of the top leaders. Julius Malema kept his job as party president. He told everyone he comes from ward 13 in Polokwane. He said yes when they asked him to lead again.
The party picked Godrich Gardee to help Malema as deputy president. Marshall Dlamini became the person who keeps track of everything as secretary general. Leigh-Ann Matthys got the job of helping Dlamini. Nontando Nulutshungu became the chairperson. Omphile Maotwe will take care of the money as treasurer.
People asked Malema about Mbuyiseni Ndlozi not being there. Malema didn't want to talk much about it...
