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Malema told Zimbabweans to get jobs back home. The EFF leader, Julius Malema, repeated his stance that South Africans must get first crack at local municipal jobs, speaking at a rally in Seshego, Limpopo. His comments followed allegations about Polokwane mayor John Mpe favoring foreign-owned...

Your DStv bill isn't going up with the new tax. MultiChoice Zimbabwe confirmed subscription prices will stay flat despite the national VAT increase from 15 to 15.5 percent, absorbing the change itself. The company stated its systems are ready for the January 1st adjustment, prioritizing...

A soldier got stabbed trying to stop over a thousand border jumpers. South African troops from the 1 Tank Regiment intercepted 1,174 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals at illegal crossings, with one attacker wounding a rifleman named T.M. Mokoena in the forearm during what officials called a...

They handed out over a hundred million condoms last year. Zimbabwe's National AIDS Council distributed 122 million condoms nationwide in 2024, a push detailed by CEO Bernard Madzima at their Kadoma meeting. The breakdown showed over 120 million male condoms and more than 2 million female condoms...

A sportswriter just accused the national coach of using witchcraft with his lineup. Veteran journalist Robson Sharuko blasted Zimbabwe Warriors coach Marian Marinica for benching Tawanda Maswanhise in the first two AFCON games, calling the choice unscientific after the team crashed out with a...

They finally opened the checkbook for that massive dam project. Zimbabwe and Zambia just committed 440 million dollars total to jumpstart the Batoka Gorge hydro scheme, with each country pitching in 220 million as equity under a new public-private partnership model. The decision came from a...

A serial killer has an entire district too scared to leave their homes. Residents in Guruve, Mashonaland Central, are abandoning fields and livestock over terror from a murder spree, with police naming 32-year-old Anymore Zvitsva as the prime suspect. Villagers like Edith Guhwa, who lost five...

You can stop writing your goodbye posts to Discovery Channel. MultiChoice Zimbabwe just locked down a new deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, keeping all twelve WBD channels on DStv past the December 31st deadline. Viewers will continue getting networks like Discovery Channel, TLC, Food Network...

Zimbabwe just AFCON'd all over their own feet again. Fans are ripping three players, Marvelous Nakamba, Divine Lunga, and Washington Arubi, after a 3-2 loss to South Africa booted the Warriors from the tournament. Nakamba gave up a late handball penalty for the winning goal, while Lunga's...

Good luck paying your power bill next week. The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company, ZETDC, is switching its whole billing system, knocking post-paid billing and new connection services offline for a stretch starting December 27th and running through January 5th. Customers...

That phone-snatching video actually got the guy busted. Johannesburg police nabbed a 26-year-old Zimbabwean national, Nobert Zapambela, connecting him to a bunch of crimes across Gauteng after footage of a grab went viral. The Tactical Response Unit tracked him to a Hillbrow apartment balcony...

A court just let the guy who hijacked the CCC keep it. The High Court shot down an attempt by a faction loyal to Welshman Ncube to undo the reinstatement of Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-declared CCC secretary-general. This ruling solidifies Tshabangu's control over the fractured opposition party...

Harare is finally towing those semis out of people's yards. The city council announced a crackdown on heavy-duty trucks parked illegally in residential neighborhoods, saying those rigs will get tickets and face impoundment. Officials pointed to a major increase in this activity, which clogs up...

They fixed another chunk of that awful road to Victoria Falls. A new 5.4-kilometer section near Cross Jotsholo on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway is finally done, bringing the total opened to 37.5 kilometers. The transport ministry confirmed the progress, noting that Bitumen World has...

A Russian billionaire paid millions to make a German investigation disappear. Alisher Usmanov settled a money laundering and sanctions probe by the Munich prosecutor's office for ten million euros, avoiding a potential trial over alleged asset concealment and illicit security payments for his...

Israel's recognition of Somaliland sparked a major diplomatic fight at the UN. The Security Council held an emergency session after Israel announced it would recognize the self-declared independent region, drawing fierce condemnation from Somalia, which called the move a violation of its...

A major lawyers' group says defending democracy is now the top priority. The International Bar Association shifted its focus in its latest agenda, elevating the rule of law above artificial intelligence as the primary concern for the global legal profession. Outgoing president Jaime Carey warned...

Multiple lawyers scored royal honors for their legal and charity work. Former Law Society president Stephanie Boyce received a CBE for advancing diversity and access to justice, marking her historic term as the first woman of color in that role. She was joined by other legal figures like...

Mineral wealth belongs to the state, not your local chief. Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe reiterated that underground resources are national custodial property, directly challenging traditional leaders and communities who seek direct ownership or benefits from mining on their land...

A guy shot his neighbor's dog dead after it attacked his puppy. A Chatsworth man in Durban killed a thirteen-year-old pit bull named Hunter, claiming it was mauling his eleven-month-old Rottweiler in his own yard. The pit bull's owners called the shooting unnecessary, describing their pet as a...