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A UN prison advisor swung through Zimbabwe and basically fanboyed over how the corrections system runs things with actual humanity instead of just warehousing people. Meissner Phillip from the crime prevention unit said Commissioner General Moses Chihobvu and the Pathways to Reintegration...

President Mnangagwa commissioned 60 new garbage trucks for Geo Pomona Waste Management and told everyone that cities need to stop being trash heaps since the country was just got voted the best travel destination for 2025. The president said waste management needs to transform from bleeding...

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube told business people at a Bulawayo budget meeting that Zimbabwe is about to hit a golden era with single-digit inflation expected by early 2026 for the first time since 1997. The government dropped the ZiG currency back in April 2024, and inflation already fell from...

ZANU-PF is going hard with door-to-door campaigning for the Nkulumane Constituency by-election after the seat opened up when CCC legislator Desire Moyo died. Candidate Freedom Murechu said the party hit up almost three-quarters of voters through house visits since people stopped showing up to...

Former Warriors midfielder Esrom Nyandoro thinks assistant coach Kaitano Tembo could be the secret weapon for Zimbabwe's Africa Cup of Nations run in Morocco. Nyandoro said Tembo's background playing at elite African competitions, plus his knowledge of South African Premiership players, gives...

Bulawayo small businesses are trying to cash in on the holiday season by targeting all the weddings, parties, and events happening while people blow their bonuses. Sithabile Bhebhe from the Bulawayo Chamber of SMEs said entrepreneurs need to get creative with their offerings and push deals on...

Police are warning Zimbabweans to stay alert during the holiday season because crime usually spikes when families bounce to rural areas or vacation spots. Inspector Nomalanga Msebele from Bulawayo said criminals lurk on social media looking for people posting their travel plans, then target...

The Bulawayo Arts Awards ceremony is going down with a heavy dose of remembrance this year, honoring five legendary artists who died recently. The organizers renamed major award categories after Ishmael Muvingi for dance, Desire Moyo for poetry, Pathisa Nyathi for literary work, Babongile...

AFCON kicks off in Morocco with 67 years of continental football history backing it up, and Egypt sits at the top with seven titles, while Cameroon grabbed five and Ghana landed four. The tournament evolved from political statements during decolonization into pure sporting drama that reflects...

Zimbabwe's skills minister, Paul Mavima, says the whole brain drain panic is overblown because professionals working overseas actually bring back knowledge that helps local development. The government wants to flip the narrative and treat diaspora workers like a resource instead of a loss...

South Africa ran the G20 summit and apparently pulled it off without drama, which surprised people who expected a mess. Gina Din was on the ground in Johannesburg, watching delegates handle debt reform and climate stuff with actual focus instead of performative nonsense. The Ubuntu philosophy...

Manufacturing bigwigs told Zimbabwe's government to pump more cash into factories after the sector hit 15 percent of GDP but still got tiny budget scraps. Busisa Moyo from United Refineries said neighbors are throwing heavy support at industry while local funding sits at maybe eight percent of...

Filabusi rapper Sindiso Moyo is dropping a recording studio in his hometown while prepping for a festival appearance with DJ Tira from South Africa. The guy rebranded from Jaycee Rapaddict to Mr Vhuu after locals started calling him that, and he wants the new spot to help artists who never got...

Zimbabwe locks in half a million bucks just for showing up at AFCON, and CAF dropped a $32 million prize pool that rewards teams whether they flame out early or push deep into the knockout rounds. The Warriors, under captain Marvelous Nakamba, could bump that to $700k for finishing third in the...

A weather observer in Bulawayo got hit with the realization that summer basically sneaks up on people down there. The jacaranda trees dropped their purple flowers everywhere, and the guy's mom in Botswana finally noticed the same thing after years of walking past them without paying attention...

The Rural Infrastructure Development Agency dropped over 150 boreholes across Matabeleland South this year while fixing up 600 kilometers of back roads and throwing together 14 bridges. Agency boss Christopher Shumba said the whole push fits with government development plans that target...

Benjamin Follet-Smith topped the Zimbabwean crew at the Alfred Dunhill Championship after finishing tied for 56th at Royal Johannesburg's East Course, and rain cut the whole thing short from four rounds down to three. The guy wrapped up five under par alongside countrymen Kieran Vincent and...

Sikandar Raza carried Sharjah Warriorz to their first league win after dropping three of their opening four games, and the Zimbabwe captain grabbed player of the match honors with bat plus ball against the Mumbai Indians Emirates. The squad posted 174 runs with Raza chipping in 29 before he...

Kwekwe officials are locked in a $50 million spending plan for next year that bumps things up from the current $47 million setup, and the whole thing needs sign-off from the national government before it kicks in. Council rep Alex Senge laid out the numbers at a town meeting, and the budget...

Matabeleland South's provincial minister, Albert Nguluvhe, wants locals stepping up to handle gender-based violence after warnings that the problem tanks economic progress and messes with Zimbabwe's development targets. His deputy read remarks at Marubamba Shopping Centre during anti-GBV...