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Simba Bhora to Receive Honor at Zim Community Trailblazers Awards. Simba Bhora won the Premier Soccer League championship. They made history as the first team from Shamva and Mashonaland Central to do so. The awards ceremony will recognize their impact on football development. The Shamva-based...

Kirsty Coventry Aims to Become First Female IOC President. Kirsty Coventry wants to lead the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She is a candidate in the March election. If she wins, she would be the first woman and African to hold the position. At 41, she would also be the youngest IOC...

Buy Zimbabwe Appoints New Interim Chairman and CEO. Buy Zimbabwe has named Munyaradzi Hwengwere as its interim chairman and CEO. The group has existed for 13 years and promotes local products and services. Hwengwere's appointment starts a major change for Buy Zimbabwe. The organization wants...

Tanganda Tea Company Thrives with Avocado Exports. Tanganda Tea Company's move into avocados is paying off. The company started growing avocados around 2016. It began exporting them in 2018. Tanganda's avocado exports have soared as its trees have matured. In 2018, it exported about 1,300...

Khayah Cement to Meet with Creditors Amid Financial Woes. Khayah Cement Limited will meet with creditors on February 19. The company is undergoing voluntary corporate rescue. At the meeting, creditors will formally prove their claims against Khayah, submitting affidavits as proof. The Master...

Mutoko Police Arrest Four in Connection with ZESA Holdings Theft. Mutoko police apprehended four individuals on suspicion of stealing copper from ZESA Holdings transformers and armored cables. The arrests took place on January 27, 2025, following a tip received by law enforcement. National...

Varun Beverages to Distribute and Manufacture PepsiCo Snacks in Zimbabwe and Zambia. Varun Beverages Limited will start distributing PepsiCo snacks in Zimbabwe and Zambia next week. The company plans to start making the snacks at a new plant in Zimbabwe in October. PepsiCo has named Varun...

Zimbabwean Authorities Probe $1.3M Investment Scam Involving Late Diplomat. Zimbabwean authorities are working with law enforcement to investigate an investment scam. The scam, which dates back to 2000, targeted the late Ambassador to Belgium, Hurudza Gift Punungwe, and his wife, Runako Beauty...

Zimbabwe to Bring Informal Sector into Formal Economy. Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Prof. Mthuli Ncube, plans to integrate large parts of the informal sector into the formal economy. He proposed legal changes during the 2025 Budget presentation last year, which Parliament and President...

First Lady Dr. Auxillia Mnangagwa spoke to thousands at the launch of her Afrikana Family Humanism Programme in Harare. She said good communication, faithfulness, and respect are important for strong marriages and help parents raise morally upright children. The popular program has now launched...

Zimbabwe Backs Two Candidates in African Union Commission Elections. Zimbabwe supports two hopefuls in next month's African Union Commission elections. Dr Agnes Mahomva and Dr John Basera will vie for key roles. Dr Mahomva faces Ghana's Ambassador Amma Twum-Amoah. They seek the post of...

The Midlands Province in Zimbabwe is seeing major changes, and President Mnangagwa's new plans are making this happen. The plans focus on better using the province's minerals and developing local talent and skills. The changes are improving lives in the province and helping the country's...

SADC Heads of State and Government will meet in Harare today to discuss the growing security concerns in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Yesterday, SADC Executive Secretary Mr Elias Magosi met with President Mnangagwa. The meeting took place at State House. Mr Magosi briefed the...

Kenyan History Scholar Bethwel Ogot Dies at 95. Renowned African historian Bethwel Allan Ogot died Thursday at a hospital in Kisumu, Kenya. The 95-year-old scholar specialized in African history research and theory. His family said he passed away after a brief illness. Leaders across Kenya...

Police: Pakistani Father Admits Killing Teen Over TikTok Videos. A father killed his teenage daughter in Pakistan because she posted TikTok videos he disliked, police told the BBC Thursday. Anwar ul-Haq shot his daughter Hira in Quetta after moving his family back from the United States. He...

Uganda Reports New Ebola Case After Nurse's Death. A nurse in Uganda has died from Ebola, marking a fresh outbreak of the virus in the country. Health officials confirmed the case Thursday. The 32-year-old male nurse died at Mulago National Referral Hospital on January 29. He showed signs of...

Kenya Health Officials Seek MPs' Help with Insurance Drive. Kenya's health leaders asked lawmakers Thursday to help sign up more citizens for the national health plan. Medical Services Secretary Harry Kimtai and Social Health Authority Chair Abdi Mohamed spoke at a meeting in Naivasha. They...

Kenya Health Official to Drop Case Against Elderly Protester. Kenya's Medical Services official promised Thursday to withdraw charges against a woman who disrupted a health minister's press event. Principal Secretary Harry Kimtai faced questions from lawmakers in Naivasha about the arrest of...

Tanzania Signs $2.1 Billion Rail Deal with Chinese Firms. Tanzania Railway Corporation signed a $2.1 billion contract with Chinese companies on Thursday to build an electric railway linking Tanzania and Burundi. The 282-kilometer line will run from Uvinza, Tanzania, to Musongati, Burundi...

Zanzibar Seeks Private Aid for Public Services. Zanzibar's Second Vice President, Hemed Suleiman Abdulla, pledged support for private groups helping citizens. He spoke Thursday at a birthday event for President Samia Suluhu Hassan in South Unguja. The celebration featured the Mwanamke...