Bad people tricked many young people from Zimbabwe to go to Sierra Leone. They used fake job ads asking for people aged 18 to 35 who passed their O-Levels. The victims thought they would get good jobs.
These bad people bought plane tickets for the victims. But when the victims got to Freetown, the capital city, the bad people took their passports away. The victims had to do wrong things like trick people through dating websites. They got laptops and had to use fake photos to fool others into sending money.
The victims worked for five months but got no money. The bad people said they would put money in the victims' bank accounts in Zimbabwe, but this did not happen.
On Tuesday, two people made it back to Zimbabwe. They met Mr Simon...
Two leaders in Bulawayo can go back to work even though they face charges about taking money wrongly. These leaders are Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance chair Mpumelelo Moyo.
The Local Government Ministry first told them to stop working. Then they changed their minds. Mayor David Coltart explained that this rule only stops regular workers, not elected leaders like Ndlovu and Moyo. These two can keep doing their jobs as their court case goes on.
The court let both leaders out on bail after they spent two weeks in jail. People say they asked for US$20,000 from someone who wanted to build a cement factory. They each paid US$100 for bail. The court told Moyo to give up his passport and house papers. They must go back to court on...
Schools cannot hide Grade 7 results from students. The Zimbabwe government made this clear after many schools tried to hide results. These schools wanted parents to pay old fees, teacher extras, and money for buses first.
Parents called The Herald newspaper to tell them about their problems. Some schools, like Greater Heights School, Glen View 5 Primary School, and Pamushana Primary School, would not give results. One mom, Mrs Mukotekwa, said Glen View 5 Primary made her pay US$40 for a bus before delivering her child's results.
Mr Taungana Ndoro from the education office spoke strongly about this. He said schools must give students their results right away. The results come from Zimsec, and schools have no right to keep them. Any...
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces received new homes and trucks. President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa presented these gifts at a special event in Dzivarasekwa. He also handed over 54 Ford Ranger trucks to help the soldiers do their work better.
President Mnangagwa is the commander-in-chief of the defense forces. At the event, he talked about making sure everyone has good homes. He wants government workers and regular people to have safe places to live. He thinks this will help Zimbabwe grow stronger. The President said good homes help soldiers focus on their primary jobs, which include making Zimbabwe more modern and assisting the country's business growth. The government plans to give people better living places as part of its big plan...
A group of more than 40 people from Zimbabwe got stuck in Sierra Leone. Bad people tricked them into going there. These people promised them good jobs, but it turned out to be false.
The trapped people went to Freetown, the main city of Sierra Leone. They found themselves in big trouble there. Seven people made it back home to Zimbabwe last week. Four more people should have come back yesterday, but they did not arrive.
A person who works for the Zimbabwe government talked about this problem. This person did not want anyone to know their name. They said that police are trying to help free the trapped people. The police have not caught the bad people yet, but they are looking for them.
The news team at The Herald went to watch for the...
Zimbabwe expects to build one million houses by 2025, helping more people get good homes. This is a bigger goal than the first plan to build 220,000 houses, which the country already reached.
Housing Minister Zhemu Soda told reporters in Harare that many groups helped reach this goal. The government, private companies, and regular people all worked to build new houses. The Minister said his team is counting all the new houses built by different groups, including local areas using their own money and people building their own homes.
The country needs more houses as its people keep growing in number. Back in 2020, Zimbabwe needed about two million houses. Minister Soda said they still need more houses because new families keep forming...
Simbisa Brands Limited plans to open 31 new stores by the end of the 2025 financial year. The company wants to reach more customers by making its business bigger.
The food company also plans to fix up 44 of its existing stores to make them better for customers. Last year, up to September 2024, Simbisa grew bigger by adding 47 new places to eat, bringing their total stores to 330.
The company spent money to make Pizza Inn better and created new food items for all their restaurant brands. They also started offering better deals and more special offers to bring in more customers.
Mr Basil Dioniso, the company's top leader, shared good news about their business. In the first part of the 2025 financial year, Simbisa's money from sales...
A Bulawayo businesswoman named Ms Pamela Mwapaura has won a protection order against Mr Kwame Mwemba, in an unusual case where he had first tried to take legal action against her. Ms Mwapaura owns a business called Pamela Creations.
The public became interested in their case when Mr Mwemba first brought Ms Mwapaura to court for assault and breaking his property. But he later dropped these charges after his family talked about the situation. He said he didn't want the mother of his three children to go to jail.
Ms Mwapaura then went to court herself. She asked for two things: protection from Mr Mwemba and an order to make him leave their home. She claimed they weren't really married, saying he had never met her parents. The magistrate...
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa gave each Warriors player $6,500 as a reward for making it to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The team's coaches got the same amount of money.
The President spoke at a special event to honor the Warriors. He told them he felt very happy and proud of their big win. He praised the national soccer team for getting Zimbabwe into the Africa Cup tournament.
He thanked all the players and coaches who helped make this happen. He said their hard work brought honor to Zimbabwe. The President felt proud of how the team worked together and never gave up.
The Warriors showed everyone what people can do when they believe in themselves, he said. Their big win made the whole country happy. The President...
