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Zimbabwe officials, business leaders, and key partners plan to meet tomorrow to tackle problems caused by fake and smuggled goods. They hope to find lasting answers that will protect the economy and help it grow. The meeting comes after a nationwide sweep that grabbed over $2.4 million worth of...

Police caught three men who robbed folks and raped women around Mvuma last fall. These arrests solved many crimes that happened at Central Estates and Moffat Business Centre. According to Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko from Midlands police, they nabbed Edward Nhokwara (20), Devine Nyasha Gapu (19)...

Kadoma cops just put the brakes on folks carrying dangerous items around town for the next four months. They banned anyone from having spears, axes, swords, knives, or daggers because crime rates have jumped up lately. The police chief, Musiyalela Mwezi, announced this rule starts March 10 and...

Southern Africa's farmers can look forward to great harvests because of all the rain they received this season. The Food and Agriculture Organization recently shared this good news. Heavy rainfall since January has improved crops across Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. The FAO...

Cops caught a Chipinge man sneaking booze across the border and slapped him with a $300 fine. Anywhere Chigerwe drove his Honda Fit through a hidden spot at Southdown instead of using legal entry points between Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Law officers spotted the 31-year-old coming from Mozambique...

A Harare court heard charges against Rocky-Thomas Nlosikhona Mkhethiwa, who allegedly stole $112,000 from his workplace. The court accused him of two separate fraud counts. Magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa granted him bail at $1,000 and scheduled his next appearance for April 24. The first...

Thieves made off with $105,000 worth of merchandise from Mohammed Murad Mussa's warehouse located in Graniteside, Harare. Mussa has no relation to the businessman who passed away earlier. He stumbled upon the break-in Monday after heading to the building to pick up inventory. The warehouse...

The people of Chivhunze Village feel deep sadness as officials report five deaths from the Bandama Farm dam break. Sunday turned tragic when rushing water carried away residents after the dam walls failed. Search teams keep looking day and night for two more people who remain unaccounted for...

Zimbabwe teamed up with UNICEF and Korea yesterday to tackle climate change head-on. They kicked off a new program at Kuwadzana 3 High School aimed at helping kids deal with weather disasters. Called Climate Action for the Last Mile, this effort focuses on reaching children most affected by...

The rainy season has claimed sixty-six lives across Zimbabwe, mostly from people drowning as they tried to cross fast-moving rivers. Damaged houses total one thousand nationwide, according to recent reports. Officials from Civil Protection have tallied repair costs at fourteen million dollars...

People feel strongly about Scottland either way, but nobody can deny they mean business. These newcomers to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League have already made waves just two games into the 2025 season. Though early predictions might seem premature, this star-packed team from Mabvuku brings...

Detective Cassandra Hove went home to rest yesterday at Mataruse Village in Mberengwa District. Her family buried her after she died last Thursday during what police call a shootout with robbers in Bulawayo. But serious questions hang over exactly how she died, casting a shadow across her...

According to a cabinet minister, Zimbabwe plans to take over mining areas where prospecting efforts failed. The government checked these areas last year when it stopped handing out new prospecting permits. The government aimed to prevent people from holding land without mining it and make the...

Musicians across the country will remember Samson Mtukudzi on March 15, 2025, marking 15 years since his tragic passing. Both Sam and his friend Owen Chimhare, who worked as his sound engineer, died together in that terrible car crash. Fellow musicians from his time still carry vivid memories of...

The World Bank usually looks at economies through dark glasses, always talking about problems. Last week, however, it was a surprise when Victor Steenbergen, their senior Zimbabwe economist, gave Zimbabwe business leaders an upbeat talk. He almost sounded like he was selling the country, but...

Brigadier General Oscar Tshuma has become the new leader of the 4 Infantry Brigade in Masvingo Province. The handover took place today during a ceremony at Vitalis Musungwa Gava Barracks headquarters. Army leader Lt General Anslem Sanyatwe watched over the colorful event where Brig General...

A farm security guard has described what happened when the Bandama Farm dam broke in Chipinge on Sunday. Officials have confirmed five people died, and teams are still looking for two missing persons. Mr. Samson Masirande, age 70, first saw dirty water flowing in the Dandoni River around 8 a.m...

Transport watchdog group PAZ has spoken up about foreign buses breaking the law by running on local routes. They want stricter rules to shield Zimbabwe's bus companies. PAZ leader Tafadzwa Goliati claims these outside buses create unfair competition and might put passengers at risk. He made it...

Builders have started work on the Munhumutapa National Housing Scheme areas across four districts in Mashonaland West. The provincial Zanu PF chairman, Tapiwa Masenda, shared this update with Youth Minister Tino Machakaire during his visit to Chinhoyi last Saturday. Machakaire came to launch the...

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki hit back at Senate President Godswill Akpabio for telling people he wants a Niger Delta person kicked out of office. Saraki explained through his media chief Yusuph Olaniyonu that his earlier statement asking for better handling of accusations had nothing to...