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The President gave a speech on Boxing Day. He talked about music, saying it was very important during the fight for freedom in Zimbabwe. Poor areas like Mbare and Highfield used music to inspire people. Songs and dances made young folks want to train as soldiers. They joined the war to free the...

The big Kunzvi Dam is being built quickly. The water people, ZINWA, say it's more than halfway done already and will be finished next year. This dam will help many people. Farmers will get water to grow crops on 500 hectares of land—that's a lot of fields! People in towns nearby will also have...

Victoria is a smart student. She comes from Hwange. She just finished school at the University of Zimbabwe. She was the best in her class. Victoria will go to Oxford next. She got a special prize called the Rhodes Scholarship, which pays for her to study there. She beat out many others who...

Angry building owners are ready to fight Harare's Mayor, Mafume! They're fed up with his broken promises and want answers fast. Big names like Mohammed Mussa and Bhika Brothers fired off a heated letter to the mayor. They say he's letting the city fall apart and crushing their businesses with...

Zimbabwe's Parliament had quite a year! Five big laws passed, and ten more are waiting in line at their fancy new building in Mount Hampden. The shiny six-story House of Laws turned two years old—what a gift from China! President Mnangagwa loved showing it off when he gave his big speech about...

The showbiz scene in Zimbabwe rocked in 2024! Young stars stole the spotlight and left their mark on the entertainment world. Music got people dancing all year long! Killer T's "Kana Ndanyura" became the hottest tune around - you'd hear it at parties, weddings, and even church picnics! Freeman...

A deadly wave of crashes hit Zimbabwe's roads! The shocking numbers show 77 people died and 401 got hurt since December 15. Last year's count was 71 deaths and 393 injuries. Police boss Paul Nyathi spilled the beans - sleepy and careless drivers caused most crashes. Private cars turned into...

France loves Zimbabwe! The French ambassador, Paul-Bertrand Barets, can't stop talking about how great things are going between the two countries. Money's flowing both ways - a sweet $83 million in trade! But Barets thinks they can do even better. He's super excited that trade jumped up by 30...

Bulawayo got a brand-new flying ambulance! The fancy helicopter landed at the airport yesterday morning, piloted by Russians, ready to help save lives. Another helicopter will come soon. These special flying machines will rush to help sick people all across the Matabeleland area. They'll pick...

Zimbabwe is about to have a big event called the National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service. It's happening for the 8th time, and this year, it will be extra special because people from other countries in the SADC group will be there. President Mnangagwa is the big boss of SADC right now...

Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu are in big trouble. They're accused of stealing a whopping US$7.7 million from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme! These guys were supposed to have a bail hearing on January 17 next year. But then their lawyers realized something important. The law says bail...

The police in Windhoek caught two guys they think broke into a house on Saturday morning in a neighborhood called Khomasdal. The officers saw the men walking near Katutura. The men had bags full of stuff like shoes, computers, and watches. The police thought the things might be stolen. When...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa sent his buddy Sydney Mufamadi on a special trip to Mozambique, the country next door. Mufamadi was there to chat with their president, Filipe Nyusi. Ramaphosa wanted Mufamadi to help sort out some problems in Mozambique. The country was a big mess after...

Archbishop Thomas Msusa isn't sorry for what he said about that plane crash report. Some other church leaders complained about his comments, but he didn't care. He just wanted to point out some problems he saw with how they looked into the crash that killed Vice President Saulos Chilima and...

The Mzukuzuku area has a group called the ADC. Flemmings Zgambo is the big boss of this group. He wants to make sure charities in the area are doing a good job. Zgambo told the charities they needed to come and explain what they were doing. He's worried some of them aren't really helping people...

Boxing is coming back to Mzuzu! New Dawn Boxing Promotion wants to end the year with a big bang. They haven't had an exciting match in Mzuzu for a long time. Mike Chimaliza runs New Dawn. He says they're all set for the big event this Sunday. It's at Chisanga Complex across from Tahit Filling...

Germany's leader, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, ended the Bundestag on Friday. The Bundestag is like their Congress or Parliament. This means they'll have a big national election soon, on February 23rd. Steinmeier did this because Chancellor Olaf Scholz asked him to. Scholz is sort of like Germany's...

Raila Odinga isn't worried about Ruto and Uhuru meeting up. He says folks have the wrong idea about handshakes. Uhuru and Ruto just said hello to each other. That's not the same as announcing they'll work together. A real handshake needs an agreement that everyone knows about. Raila thinks...

President Ruto gave some ministers extra jobs. Musalia Mudavadi already works on foreign affairs, but Ruto asked him to cover communications and digital issues for a bit. Aden Duale already handles environmental issues. In the meantime, Ruto wants him to contribute to agriculture, too. Salim...

Donald Trump doesn't want to ban TikTok right away. He wants the Supreme Court to wait a bit. Trump hopes he can make a deal to keep TikTok in the U.S. after he becomes president again. Trump thinks he's good at making deals. He believes he can find a way to make the government happy about...