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Many people who make art and music in Zimbabwe copy others instead of making their own special things. This problem keeps growing. It started with music but spread to other kinds of art, like dancing, acting, and painting. Some musicians want to be exactly like Alick Macheso. They try to walk...

Three men who lived in Salisbury broke the rules by selling drinks without permission. The police went to their homes on February 9 and found them selling alcohol to other people. These men were Joao Maria Ribeira, who was 48 years old, Jose Celestino Andrade, who was 40 years old, and Manuel...

Every morning, Mrs Maureen Chauke wakes up early to take care of her animals in Gwanda. The sun feels hot, and there is very little rain where she lives. She used to struggle because her cows did not have enough grass to eat. Mrs Chauke joined a special farming program called LIPS-Zim. This...

The National University of Sciences and Technology started teaching students new ways to farm. This helps Zimbabwe improve and modernize its farming. The university wants to help farmers grow more food and protect the land at the same time. Farming gives many people in Zimbabwe jobs and helps...

Gold prices stayed very high because President Trump made new rules about trading with other countries. The price of gold reached US$2,930 for a small piece, and people kept buying it for seven weeks straight. This hasn't happened since August 2020. President Trump signed a paper on Thursday...

A big hotel company called African Sun wants to sell one of its hotels. They plan to sell the Great Zimbabwe Hotel for 4.2 million US dollars to a family group named Mewame Family Trust. They will use this money to make their other hotels look better. African Sun has been doing well since...

A company called Nampak Zimbabwe had a hard time selling boxes and other packaging because many other companies started selling the same things. They also had problems because their supplies came late through a port in Mozambique. The late supplies made it hard for them to give customers what...

The richest person in Africa, Aliko Dangote, wants Nigeria to make everything it needs instead of buying from other countries. He started with oil and wants to do the same with sugar. His company will build things in Nigeria to help create more jobs and strengthen the country's money. Dangote...

African leaders want to develop their system for checking whether countries can pay back the money they borrow. They met in Ethiopia to discuss this new plan. They believe the current system, conducted by companies outside Africa, isn't fair to African countries. These unfair checks have...

A terrible accident happened near Beitbridge last Thursday. A big truck crashed into a bus, and sadly, twenty-five people lost their lives. Seventeen people died right away, and eight more passed away after they reached the hospital. Twenty-nine other people were hurt and needed medical care at...

The leader of Zimbabwe's Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, believes good pensions will help make the country richer by 2030. He shared this idea when talking to other leaders about a new plan to help government workers save money for when they stop working. Mr. Mudenda explained that people who have...

A judge named Justice Dembure told an online news company called Kukurigo Communications they must stop writing mean things about West Properties and its boss Ken Sharpe. This happened on Friday at the High Court. Edmund Kudzayi runs Kukurigo Communications. His company wrote many bad stories...

Zimbabwe has many special rocks and minerals that the world needs. These minerals can help make clean energy, such as solar and wind power. A group called the Southern Africa Resource Watch wants Zimbabwe to examine its minerals carefully. The world wants to use less coal and oil because they...

A famous music player from South Africa named Heavy K came to play at a birthday party in Harare. The party was for a businessman named Tatenda Samukange, who was turning thirty. Heavy K flew to Zimbabwe on Saturday afternoon. He played exciting songs that made everyone dance. Other music stars...

Many people died in two bus crashes last week. The first crash happened on Thursday when a bus hit a big truck on the Beitbridge-Masvingo Road. Twenty-five people lost their lives. Another crash happened on Saturday near Beatrice. Three people died when two buses crashed into each other. These...

Two police officers landed in trouble for taking just one dollar from a driver. They went to court in a town called Chinhoyi. The judge said they could go home if they paid fifty dollars each. The police officers worked at different police stations in Chinhoyi. Their names were Paul Muchenje...

A truck driver saved himself from danger on the road between Harare and Chirindu. He saw black smoke coming from his big truck as he drove toward Harare. This happened near a place called Banket. The brave driver acted fast when he noticed something was wrong. He pulled the truck over and...

Two runners from Zimbabwe made everyone proud at a big race in America. They ran at a special indoor track inside Clemson University in South Carolina. Makanakaishe Charamba ran really fast and won the 200-meter race. He ran faster than any Zimbabwean had ever run before, finishing in just...

Zimbabwe's women's football team, the Mighty Warriors, started their journey to Angola this morning. They will play an important match against the Angolan team on Thursday. The team's coach, Sithethelelwe Sibanda, nicknamed "Kwinji 15," leads the group. They should reach Angola late today. The...

The leader of a big African work group, Minister Edgar Moyo, wants to improve jobs for everyone. He discussed his plans at a meeting in Zambia, where many important people came together to discuss work and jobs. Minister Moyo promised to help workers. He said everyone would work together to...