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Zimbabwe head coach Michael Nees changed his team yesterday because of an injury. He replaced team captain Marvelous Nakamba with Richard Hachiro, who plays in the local league. Hachiro played great when Ngezi Platinum Stars beat Scottland in a recent match. The coach called him just before the...

ZANU PF stays strong when members speak for themselves, not through outside voices. This message came from Politburo member Ziyambi Ziyambi at yesterday's meeting in Chinhoyi. He warned the Mashonaland West Provincial Committee about threats from former G40 members, colonial leftovers, and...

The Zimbabwe government won't give title deeds for houses built on land sold by crooked dealers. They plan to crack down on shady land deals happening across the country. Houses must sit on legal land with proper roads, water pipes, and sewers before any papers change hands. Housing Minister...

According to the Life Officers Association, life insurance companies in Zimbabwe need to build stronger systems during these stable times. They believe the insurance sector plays a major role in gathering long-term savings for Zimbabwe's economy. LOA advocates for life insurance businesses...

Police and press groups in Zimbabwe just promised to work better together. The Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists met recently to discuss how they can protect reporters and support free media throughout the country. Their talk happened after the police force appointed...

President Mnangagwa plans to start a Presidential Youth Fund across Zimbabwe. This money will help young people begin businesses, learn new skills, and add value to the country's economy. The program comes after the success of a similar fund that helped veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation...

A top Chinese official recently said that wisdom, adaptability, and transformation matter most when building better business ties between China and Zimbabwe. Mr. Huang Minghai from the Chinese Embassy in Harare shared these thoughts at a party held by First Capital Bank. The event celebrated...

High-ranking officials from SADC met with their East African Community counterparts yesterday in Harare. They prepared for a Council of Ministers meeting happening today about the growing trouble in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This comes right after SADC pulled its troops out of the...

Progress is booming at the NEMBUDZIYA Open Grounds in Gokwe North. The area keeps growing faster as Zimbabwe gears up for its 45th Independence Day and Uhuru Cup. This theme, Zim @ 45: Devolve and Develop Together Towards Vision 2030, fits perfectly with the year's theme. More than 100,000...

The EU has noticed Zimbabwe is making big steps forward with its constitutional changes. This opens doors for better teamwork between Zimbabwe and the EU, according to Polish official Mr. Radoslaw Sikorski. Since the Second Republic started, Zimbabwe and the EU have become friendlier thanks to...

People at the National Education Forum asked the government to spend more money on basic school buildings to help all kids go to school. They want new ways to pay for these buildings that would make rural schools just as good as city schools. Every child should be able to join a complete basic...

The National Petroleum Authority donated food to help Muslims during Ramadan. On Friday, they brought rice, sugar, cooking oil, milo, milk, and water to Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu at his home in Fadama. NPA Chief Executive Godwin Kudzo Tameklo said he wanted to share blessings during the holy...

Pastor Victor Kusi-Boateng shot down stories about his arrest by the National Investigations Bureau last week. He talked to his church members on Saturday, March 15, saying officials just asked him some questions after he came back from a trip. Nobody locked him up or threw him in jail. Citi...

A UK group called Dug Up found a secret tape of ZANU PF official Christopher Mutsvangwa badmouthing Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. He attacked Chiwenga harshly, saying he acts cruel to others, cannot win elections, lacks education, and mixes up R and L sounds when speaking. The recording...

Four Zimbabwe Media Commission workers faced a judge Friday because they stole millions of dollars worth of gas. Godwin Phiri heads the ZMC staff team. He showed up with money manager Tafadzwa Chikwiti, worker Revai Madire, and office helper Mercy Hondo. The court charged all four people with...

Zimbabwe faces possible travel limits for its people heading to America. Reports said Friday that the US might block visitors from 41 nations because they threaten security and safety. Staff members working for President Donald Trump shared an inside paper that sorts countries by danger level...

A court sent a naked home invader to jail after he broke into a woman's bedroom. Marshal Comfort Nyathi, age 24, from Lwendulu village near Hwange, received an 18-month prison sentence. The local magistrate found him guilty of both aggravated unlawful entry and indecent assault for his strange...

A British man died when a car from Kenyan President William Ruto's motorcade hit him Thursday. Police named the victim as Edgar Riches, age 79, who visited Kenya from Poole, Dorset, to see family members living there. The accident happened on a main road in Nairobi after the president's main...

Zanu PF spokesman Christopher Mutsvangwa went after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga hard. He called him mean, unable to read, and bad for winning votes. Mutsvangwa dreams of leading Zanu PF but thinks Chiwenga blocks his path. He talked with Dug Up on February 17, 2025, but people only saw...

Zimbabwe needs to hire about twenty thousand health staff after the US government cut its funding. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora announced plans for the Treasury to pay these workers instead of USAID. Many doctors, nurses, and village health helpers lost support when former President Trump...