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The Supreme Court turned down businessman Mike Chimombe's request to get out of jail. They refused because they thought he could mess with witnesses or skip town altogether. Since June 2024, Chimombe has sat behind bars waiting for his day in court. He faces big-time fraud charges related to...

The National Assembly just voted in favor of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Bill after lawmakers finished debating it. Every single member of parliament backed that part, saying folks need working ZBC radio licenses before buying car insurance or vehicle license plates. ZBC News reported...

Gutu Central folks can finally turn their lights on after suffering years of darkness caused by thieves stealing electricity transformers. Winston Chitando, the area representative from the Zanu PF party, brought five new transformers to different locations across his voting district. During his...

Samuel Eto'o beat the system after sports judges said he could run for election at African soccer headquarters next Wednesday. The four-time top African soccer star appealed when officials told him he couldn't join the race for leadership positions. His case went before the Court of Arbitration...

Books from Zimbabwe often tell hard truths about society. Entrodge Usayi wrote a scary story called The Killer Pastor about fake religious leaders. His thriller follows parents hunting desperately for their missing daughter. They find something terrible—the respected church leader they trusted...

Zimbabwe plans to grow wheat on 120,000 hectares this year. This marks a big milestone as they try to boost food security and cut down on imports. Their goal is to produce 600,000 tonnes of wheat, which beats last year's 562,591 tonnes. The country only needs 360,000 tonnes to feed everyone...

The Mutare Museum keeps a strange collection about lightning magic called "mheni." A family from Nyanga gave these objects to the museum back in the early 1990s. You can see a small red-capped bottle holding ten wooden sticks from the Black Monkey Orange tree. The collection also has a little...

Donald Trump stopped US aid money, which hit healthcare really hard in the Mukono district. Doctors and nurses lost their jobs, and public health places can barely function anymore. The Makerere University Walter Reed Project had to fire most workers after its funding disappeared. This health...

Kenya's top diplomat in Uganda plans to chat with General Muhoozi Kainerugaba about a news story that upset folks. Joash Maangi told everyone at a party Wednesday night he'd handle this mess. He shared his thoughts with Balaam Barugahara, who works as Uganda's kid and teen affairs minister and...

Eleven cops showed up at Vereeniging court recently. They face serious trouble for stealing booze and money from a store during COVID-19 times. Two of these officers held high-ranking positions. The group stands accused of taking stuff that didn't belong to them, plus forcing people to give them...

Popular Zimdancehall music maker DJ Fantan has asked everyone for help finding his former wife and kids. Gamuchirai Nemukuyu disappeared with their two little ones, Rufaro and Ruvheneko Kamudyariwa. Nobody has seen them since March 5, when they vanished from Mbare. The worried dad says tips...

Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU PF, has kicked out eight more members right after they booted Blessed Geza. Patrick Chinamasa, the secretary for legal affairs, shared this news on Wednesday, March 5, after their big meeting in Harare. He made these announcements straight from the 381st regular...

Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa recently addressed concerns from fellow religious leaders about his famous million-dollar prophecy challenge. He first invited both prophets and traditional healers to his church, offering them a chance to win $1 million by correctly guessing what he kept hidden in his...

People underestimate how much money flows through South Africa's street vendors and small shops. Recent numbers show these businesses make around R750 billion yearly, but almost nobody pays taxes on this cash. Small operations sell everyday items and fix broken stuff everywhere across the...

Border officers caught a Toyota Quantum minibus trying to cross from South Africa into Zimbabwe with hidden drugs. The vehicle looked like it carried funeral items but actually smuggled large amounts of codeine cough medicine. Officers found bottles of BronCleer, known as Bronco, along with...

Brad Sigmon faces death by gunfire tomorrow evening in South Carolina. The prison plans to execute the 67-year-old man at six PM local time. No one has died by firing squad anywhere across America since 2008. South Carolina found Sigmon guilty back in 2001 for attacking David and Gladys Larke...

The National Arts Council of Namibia showed off its fresh brand look last Thursday at an event held across town in Windhoek. They changed everything from their logo to their website as part of a big makeover to support local creators better. The press statement explained how these changes would...

A media union officer named Tileni Mongudhi demanded better treatment for reporter Jemima Beukes last Friday. He spoke up because Network Media Hub allegedly blocked Beukes from having someone represent her during job discipline meetings. The company charged Beukes with disobeying leadership...

Namdia has worked closely with police throughout their investigation of the huge diamond theft case. The company started checking everything inside their operation after robbers stole N$350 million worth of diamonds back on January 18. Family members of Francis Eiseb, the security chief who died...

The MR44 freeway between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay opened Friday when President Nangolo Mbumba cut the ribbon. People call it the Hifikepunye Pohamba Freeway or sometimes just the road behind Dune 7. This upgraded dual-carriage road runs 42 kilometers along the coast, connecting the two beach...