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The race to fill empty spots at the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission, or ZACC for short, is heating up. Forty-seven people have been picked for public interviews on December 19, 2024. This is happening because the current group of Commissioners is finishing up their time there. It's an...

Kudzi Chipanga, a Zanu PF official, went to court yesterday. He was charged with stealing Presidential Pfumvudza inputs worth a lot of money. The inputs belonged to the Department of Agriculture Research and Extension in Makoni District. The court let Chipanga out on bail, but he has to follow...

On Monday, he was asked to speak at the Harare City Commission inquiry. It was set up by Mr Mnangagwa. He had some doubts about why the Commission was made. But he still went to be polite. He is an officer of the Court and Justice. The Commission wanted him to talk about some claims. A...

The Bulawayo City Council, or BCC for short, is bringing back an old rule from 17 years ago. This rule says that if someone has been renting a shop from the council for more than 10 years, the council can take the shop back. The council wants to do this instead of making a new rule. The reason...

The government is considering making changes to some of the taxes proposed in the 2025 National Budget. This comes after business leaders and economists raised concerns about the impact of certain taxes on businesses. Minister Mthuli Ncube, who is in charge of Finance, Economic Development and...

Stanley Gama, the spokesman for the City of Harare, has announced that a case of cholera was found in a squatter camp close to Longchen Plaza yesterday. He says the patient is a 29-year-old man who lives alone. The man has been using water from a nearby stream for drinking and other household...

The Citizens Coalition for Change, or CCC for short, is upset with a man named Sengezo Tshabangu. He says he's their temporary leader, but they don't agree. There's been a big argument about who should be in charge of the CCC for a while now. Some people think that desperate politicians are...

A 30-year-old man named Peter Mavhengere recently received a ten-month prison sentence for escaping police custody in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. The presiding magistrate, Lynette Mudzingo, suspended three months of the sentence contingent upon good behavior, resulting in an effective seven-month term...

Villagers at Arnold Farm in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, have deserted their homes and sought shelter in the mountains. They fear for their lives after protesting an attempted takeover of their land by Mafenyadira Mohadi, son of Vice-President Kembo Mohadi. The villagers accuse Mafenyadira of deploying...

A man named Tonderai Robert Mugabe, born on April 20, 1977, at the Chimoio base in Mozambique during the armed struggle, claims to be the son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. In 2015, authorities arrested Tonderai after he entered the State House demanding to see his alleged father...

The Harare City Council recently halted plans to demolish over 5,000 houses built illegally on council land. This decision followed a government directive requiring the council to provide affected homeowners with at least four months' notice before proceeding with demolitions. Council officials...

The recent council meetings in Bulawayo have revealed significant tensions regarding leadership and governance. The situation centers on Deputy Mayor Ndlovu, who faces bribery charges but remains technically in office. This has created procedural and ethical challenges for council operations...

Armed robbers struck United Refineries in Bulawayo's Kelvin Industrial Area on Friday, December 6, 2024. The intruders entered the administration offices around 1:30 a.m. They immobilized security personnel, disabled surveillance cameras, and used cutting tools to access safes. The thieves stole...

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo donated $15,000 to assist with the medical needs of Geoff Nyarota, a veteran journalist and former Chronicle Editor. Chivayo acknowledged this donation in a statement, noting that Nyarota was an exception to his usual dislike of journalists, especially those who use...

The Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable Daniel Garwe, overturned the suspension of Mr. Ronnie Dube, the Town Clerk of the City of Victoria Falls. Minister Garwe expressed concerns about the council's actions in a letter to the Mayor. The Minister noted two main issues with...

A singer got in big trouble over something she wrote online. Kikky Badass, who makes Zim hip-hop music, must pay US$18,000 to lawyer Rodney Makausi. The problem started in March 2023. Kikky wrote on Instagram that Makausi asked her for sex. She told this to her 235,000 followers. Makausi said...

Gift Banda went to court about a fake school paper. The court let him go after he paid US$500. He must stay at his home and not bother anyone about the case until January 3. The court day had funny parts. Banda came in looking happy in nice clothes. The judge got upset when she saw him in...

Zimbabwe plans to buy new cancer machines fast. PRAZ, the group that checks buying plans, said yes to this quick purchase. The money comes from taxes on sugar, which has brought in US$18 million. Health Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora shared good news. His team asked cancer doctors what machines...

Harare city leaders face new trouble over housing plots. People say these leaders took fancy house plots for themselves in rich areas. This breaks the rules. This started happening after Mr. Fani Machipisa died. He ran the housing office and had stopped leaders from taking plots wrongly. The...

The court has let Neville Mutsvangwa go free. This happened after he asked the court to stop making him come back again and again. His friends Ellis Majachani and Simbarashe Tichingana also got free. These three men had been in trouble with the law. People said they dealt with money in wrong...