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An elderly woman from Maritsikwana Village no longer faces a brutal walk for medical care. Gogo Annah Ndlovu used to trek ten kilometers to Sikhathini Clinic, a journey that took all day and forced her to beg for shelter during the rains. That ended with the opening of Nyabane Clinic, a new...

Alice Mpofu-Coles, who grew up in Bulawayo's Matshobana suburb, is now the first Black female mayor of Reading in the United Kingdom. Her path started in Zimbabwe, where she worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served as a diplomat in Yugoslavia. After moving to the UK, she earned a...

The Bulawayo Arts Awards are back, with this year's event honoring the late icons Babongile Sikhonjwa and Desire Moyo. Past ceremonies set a high bar for glamour, turning the red carpet into a stunning mix of African prints and high fashion. The atmosphere always buzzed with a unique community...

The Zimbabwe national team, the Warriors, start another Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a tough history. They have never made it out of the group stage in five previous tries. All the past criticism about their World Cup failure and tactical issues needs to vanish now. The nation must back...

Zimbabwean entrepreneur Tendai Joe is developing a new AI mobility platform from Cape Town. His company, RoadMind AI, blends custom hardware with advanced software to tackle transportation and safety issues. This project follows his earlier work building a Facebook quiz app and a ticketing...

Allen Ndlovu, who goes by Mathunyw’avume, is making a major pivot. The South Africa-based actor, known for a role in Madlela Sikhobokhobo's show, is launching his first feature film called Black Mafias. He credits mentors like Madlela and Raisedon Baya, plus early support from Gugulethu Films...

The Zimbabwean government's whole "leave no one behind" slogan is getting wrecked by a cattle plague in the Midlands Province. A major shortage of dipping chemicals, needed to fight disease, is killing livestock. Desperate farmers in areas like Mberengwa are selling their cows for next to...

The First Lady donated seed maize to five hundred vulnerable households in Bulawayo yesterday. The handover occurred at a government complex through the Provincial Affairs office, aimed at boosting food security and climate resilience. Officials expressed gratitude for the philanthropic gesture...

In the Founders High School fraud case, a co-defendant admitted to billing for phantom plumbing work. Lazarus Moyo told the court he submitted a six-hundred-dollar invoice for repairs never performed and accepted payment. He claimed the school owed his company larger sums anyway. Prosecutor...

Tech is getting a green overhaul, focusing on slashing the environmental cost of our digital world. Data centers are ditching old-school air conditioning for liquid cooling and even using stored heat in sand batteries. Hardware design is shifting toward modular, repairable products tracked by...

Bulawayo celebrated the graduation of over two hundred vocational students this week. The ceremony at City Hall highlighted training programs in trades like solar installation, motor mechanics, and carpentry. Mayor David Coltart, through deputy Edwin Ndlovu, called the event a key step for...

The late national hero Brigadier General Mark Chimwaza will be buried today at the National Heroes Acre. President Mnangagwa is set to preside over the ceremony for the retired army officer, who died at sixty-eight after a battle with lung cancer. Chimwaza was a veteran of the liberation...

Prince Ncube is breaking barriers in Zimbabwean men's netball. His recent Africa Cup Player of the Tournament award in Lilongwe highlights his skill and the growing presence of the sport. He called the honor a boost for visibility, noting the fast and aggressive style of the men's game. His...

A new private school called St Leonard Academy is opening in Sally Mugabe Heights next term. The institution will offer classes from early childhood through high school, using both Cambridge and Zimsec curricula. Owner Dr Leonard Mukumba and headmaster Farai Mushonga highlighted their degreed...

A local company provided holiday food packages to hundreds of vulnerable families in Bulawayo. Hualin Quarry distributed hampers to four hundred forty two households with elderly or disabled members across Ward 17 areas like Pumula and Robert Sinyoka. Councillor Sikhululekile Moyo thanked the...

Scammers are impersonating Matabeleland North official Richard Moyo to sell fake housing stands. The minister confirmed criminals are using his photo on a WhatsApp account with a South African number, claiming to offer residential plots for payment. He warned the public to ignore these messages...

A motivational coach is hosting a digital workshop for women, using AI to help them build vision boards. Fortunate Kufakunesu, who runs the Life Issues Solutions Hub, said the online event is meant to help participants set clear goals and use new tools to achieve them. She argued that people...

Everything is ready for the Nkulumane constituency by-election today. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission says they are fully prepared, having spent twenty-one million dollars on the process. Deputy Chairperson Rodney Kiwa stated all materials and trained staff are in place across thirty-four...

A Bulawayo woman received a community service sentence for possessing drugs. Doreen Matongo, thirty-four, was convicted on two counts related to crystal meth and cocaine found at her Makokoba suburb home. The combined street value was over seven thousand dollars. Prosecutors said police acted...

President Mnangagwa has declared a state of disaster after a crash killed ten people. The accident happened on the Harare to Nyamapanda road when a Honda Fit collided head-on with a truck. All ten occupants of the smaller vehicle died at the scene near Suswe. Acting Minister Felix Mhona stated...