The country's First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, just got her PhD in Tourism. She studied at Midlands State University and got her degree along with over 6,400 other students.
Her husband, President Mnangagwa, was really proud of her. He said she worked very hard to get this degree. The President thinks his wife is someone who always goes after her goals and puts in the work to reach them.
It was a big day at the university. The President gave out degrees to all the new graduates. More than half of them were women, which made the event even more special. The First Lady's new title is now Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa, and she got her PhD in Tourism and Hospitality Management.
The President was happy to see his wife keep learning and growing. He...
The police have caught a runaway lawmaker in Zimbabwe. Emmanuel Jay Banda, MP for Petauke Central, was found hiding in Harare. He had been staying in a rented flat after running from a hospital in Zambia.
Home Affairs Minister Jack Mwiimbu shared the news with reporters in Lusaka today. He told them how Banda had slipped away from the police who were watching him at Chipata General Hospital, leading to a major search across borders.
People's tips helped the police track Banda down. They told officers in Zimbabwe where to find him. The police then moved quickly and caught him on the morning of November 19.
Right now, Banda is locked up at a police station in Harare. The minister says they are working on bringing him back to Zambia...
A gas station robbery went wrong in Kadoma on Tuesday morning when a guard shot one of the robbers. The whole thing happened at Spencer Fuel Service Station around 3 in the morning.
Two men came to rob the station. They had machetes with them as weapons. When they tried to attack, the station's guards fought back. One guard shot one of the robbers, who died at the scene. The other robber ran away and got out alive.
The police haven't said much about what happened yet. Even Inspector Ian Kohwera, who speaks for the police in that area, hasn't told the whole story. But some police officers, who wanted to stay unnamed, shared what went down that morning.
Grace Mugabe cried in court yesterday when she saw her late husband's stolen suits. The judge had to stop the court so Mrs. Mugabe could calm down. The suits belonged to Robert Mugabe, the former president of Zimbabwe.
Four workers are in trouble for the theft. They are Allen and Danmore Chinamonya, Samson Karonga, and Tendai Bunganirwa. The police say they broke into 11 big containers full of the Mugabe family's belongings and took a lot of stuff.
Mrs. Mugabe told the court that Allen, who used to drive for them, was caught with some stolen things. She said he also took their car without asking and stole gas. She thinks he used the vehicle to move the heavy stolen items. She also pointed at Karonga, saying he was always around when...
The head of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, thinks Zimbabwe is making significant steps toward democracy. She believes the country could do well if it joins the Commonwealth group again. Right now, many countries in the Commonwealth want Zimbabwe back in their group of 56 nations.
Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa is working hard to make friends with other countries and groups worldwide. He's having some success with this plan. The biggest newspaper in Canada says most Commonwealth countries think letting Zimbabwe join would help it become more democratic.
The Commonwealth is moving fast on this. They asked all member countries to share their thoughts about Zimbabwe joining by November 26. If everyone agrees, Zimbabwe can then...
A school boss in trouble caught everyone's attention when he said he was dating a young student. He claimed he was waiting for her to turn 18 before getting closer to her.
This story came up when the 52-year-old head teacher went to court. He faced rape charges but walked free after the judge found him not guilty on November 11.
The judge thought the case might be made up since it took so long to report. The story begins when the head teacher asks the girl's family if she can work as his house helper after her exams. He offered to pay for her school fees in return.
The girl said he forced himself on her three times, using weird reasons like getting rid of evil spirits. He also made her drink special beer and put tobacco on her face...
Miss Zimbabwe came back home yesterday from a big beauty show in Mexico. Sakhile Dube, who is 27 years old, smiled as family and friends cheered for her at the airport in Harare.
The beauty queen was one of 127 models worldwide at the Miss Universe show. She was happy to see her family again and couldn't wait to tell them about her trip.
"I made lots of new friends from different countries," Sakhile told reporters at the airport. "The whole thing opened my eyes to new ideas." She plans to help young girls in Zimbabwe with what she learned from the show.
The beauty contest boss, Mrs. Baloyi-Chiwenga, was proud of Sakhile's performance. She said Zimbabwe is now better known because of her. Sakhile made it to the top 30, a big win for...
A husband and wife team tricked job seekers in Bulawayo out of big money. The police say they ran away after promising fake jobs in far-off places.
Gwendoline Ndlovu, 28, and Melusi Ndlovu, 36, told people they could get jobs in Canada, the UK, and Ireland. But it was all made up. They took more than $130,000 from people who believed them.
Police officer Inspector Abednico Ncube says the couple fooled 18 people from January to July last year. The police caught them after one person, Alison Unami, told them about the scam. They first caught Gwendoline on May 3. When Melusi came to see her at the police station the next day, they caught him, too.
The court let them go free for a while. They had to check in with the police three times...
Simbarashe Zingwe won his court case against Zimbabwe's tax office over his Range Rover. The tax office, called Zimra, tried to remove his car, but the High Court said they couldn't.
Zingwe had moved back to Zimbabwe from the UK and didn't have to pay the usual car tax. The trouble started when tax officers checked on his car at home. They found it twice, but the car wasn't there on their third visit. They then told Zingwe to bring the vehicle to their office.
When Zimra tried to take the car, Zingwe rushed to court for help. Judge Priscilla Munangati Manongwa looked at his case. Zingwe told the court he had returned to the UK to get some of his things. He didn't plan to stay long but got stuck because of COVID-19 travel rules.
Zimra...
