Wheelbarrows and tiny trolleys are flooding Bulawayo's CBD as informal operators dodge a pushcart crackdown that kicked in not long ago.
Bulawayo's pushcart ban fallout
Statutory Instrument 220 of 2023 axed pushcarts downtown.
Municipal cops patrol and grab banned equipment daily.
Operators pivoted to wheelbarrows for lower-profile hauling.
Fines for violations can escalate to jail time.
Operators scrambling to stay afloat
Mthokozisi Ndlovu lost his cart to a seizure.
His family's income led him to take on wheelbarrow work.
Thabiso Moyo says deliveries got way slower.
Moyo notes that informal workers adapted overnight to survive.
A capsized tree-bark canoe left three people fighting for survival on a crocodile-infested stretch of the Mutirikwi River.
Woman rescued after a night in a tree
ZRP's Sub-Aqua Unit pulled her to safety Thursday.
She survived overnight by climbing a tree.
Crocodiles and hippos roam that river section heavily.
Her improvised canoe flipped around 4 PM on Wednesday.
Two still missing near Renco Mine
Both males remain unaccounted for after the capsize.
One of them is a school-aged child.
They were crossing from Zaka to Renco Mine.
Witnesses on Zaka's side heard their distress calls.
A knifepoint robbery inside a school's teachers' residence has cops in Matabeleland South hunting for a suspect who vanished into the night.
An armed intruder hit Mleja Primary School
A teacher was robbed mid-sleep around 3 AM.
Some unknown guy broke into her bedroom.
He demanded her phone while brandishing a knife.
She refused and screamed to alert nearby colleagues.
The suspect got violent before fleeing
The intruder slapped her twice during the confrontation.
He forcibly grabbed her Itel S25 phone.
She was coerced into handing over the password.
Other teachers' responses scared him off the premises.
ZRP appealing for public tips
Inspector Chiratidzo Dube confirmed no visible injuries.
The stolen device is worth roughly US$180...
A rape case stalling out because of legal maneuvers just got the prosecution pushing back hard in a Harare courtroom.
NPA wants Magaya forced into a plea
Walter Magaya faces six rape counts from three women.
NPA filed to compel his plea entry.
Prosecutors called his court filings frivolous time-wasters.
Victims deserve timely justice, the state argued.
Magaya's Constitutional Court play
Magaya wants three charges bumped to the Constitutional Court.
His argument cites prosecutorial misconduct and DNA irregularities.
One complainant reportedly recanted her willingness to testify.
That affidavit's existence was initially denied by prosecutors.
Defence claims around evidence handling
Magaya says he got a later-dated witness statement...
A ripped-from-the-wall safe holding over US$80,000 in mixed currencies just landed a Harare housemaid behind bars for nearly three years.
Harare safe heist nets prison time
Sarah Matemarunda, 59, got 34 months after suspension.
Her employer left for his Darwendale farm.
Matemarunda phoned about the gardener's absence.
Bedroom doors were found wide open afterward.
Safe recovery and arrests
Cops found the safe stashed in a parked car.
Fingerprints on it kicked off a deeper investigation.
Milton Mudimu got nabbed while fleeing to South Africa.
Mudimu fingered Matemarunda as the whole operation's architect.
Loot breakdown and accomplices
The safe held US$80,400, ZAR4,000, and more.
Two male accomplices remain on the run.
Officers...
Sewage backups are hammering homes in Chitungwiza because residents keep chucking garbage straight into sewer manholes.
Chitungwiza's sewer crisis
Chitungwiza Municipality called out residents for trashing manholes.
Grass and debris at 31 Rukukwe in Zengeza 1 triggered blockages.
Upstream homes got hit with nasty sewage backups.
Infrastructure damage and health risks are piling up fast.
What the council found in the system
Rags, sand, animal skins, and diapers were all jammed in.
Dead animals turned up inside the sewer lines.
Infant bodies were discovered, which the council called tragic.
Overflows and expensive repairs are wrecking the whole community.
Council's message to residents
Only wastewater belongs in the sewer system...
A Maybach S680 worth roughly US$450,000 and a cool US$2 million are heading straight to the ZCC leader courtesy of Wicknell Chivayo.
Chivayo's mega gift to Bishop Mutendi
Wicknell Chivayo handed Nehemiah Mutendi a Maybach S680.
That ride alone clocks in at around US$450,000.
Chivayo plans to personally deliver it wherever Mutendi wants.
He posted about it on social media on March 12.
The US$2 million donation breakdown
An initial US$1 million is locked and ready to go.
July 2026's first week brings the remaining US$1 million.
Chivayo basically doubled his previous yearly contributions.
His parents already signed off on the full amount.
ZCC's track record sealed the deal
Chivayo verified the church's charity work independently...
A US$200-million fundraising push is underway in Zimbabwe for a brand-new telecom satellite meant to overhaul the country's digital backbone.
Zimbabwe's satellite funding drive
Mthuli Ncube spilled the details at a ZIDA breakfast forum.
Ncube wants over US$200 million for a comms satellite.
Better connectivity and upgraded ICT infrastructure are the goals.
Potential financiers are already being courted for the project.
A full-ride university deal just dropped for five students annually in Matabeleland, and it covers literally everything from tuition to a new laptop.
Stanbic Bank's NUST scholarship fund
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe kicked off a five-year NUST partnership.
Five recipients get picked every year starting in August 2026.
Tuition, housing, meals, lab fees, and laptops are covered.
Tariro Memo heads up brand and marketing for Stanbic.
Selection process and eligibility
A joint Stanbic-NUST committee handles all selections.
Applicants need solid grades and real financial need.
Candidates get pulled from Matabeleland's provinces specifically.
Three out of five yearly spots go to women.
Bigger picture for Zimbabwe
Memo framed it as a...
