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The junior women's hockey team placed twenty-third at a recent World Cup in Chile. They beat Namibia two to one in a playoff match to secure that spot. Namibia took an early lead, but Zimbabwe answered with goals from Nyasha Bvute and Panaka Kambaza. The tournament was tough for them from the...

An international para volleyball tournament is coming to Bulawayo next April. The president of Zimbabwe Para Volleyball, Oripa Mubika, announced the sub-zonal club event. Teams from Zambia, South Africa, and Mozambique are confirmed, with Kenya also showing interest. The tournament is sponsored...

A recent festival in Gweru mixed food with traditional music for a community event. The Midlands Marimba Braai Festival featured marimba and mbira performances alongside a barbecue. Founder Tinomutenda Chihora said the goal was to celebrate local cultural heritage. Newcomers got basic lessons...

A traditional healer in Zimbabwe is getting a lot of attention for her spiritual guidance. Gogo Chihoro operates from her home, drawing people from different areas seeking clarity. She describes her work as helping people realign with their spirits rather than changing their lives directly...

South Africa's big music awards show just wrapped up another year. The Recording Industry of South Africa held the event at a convention center in Midrand. It was broadcast live on national television. The ceremony was hosted by two media personalities who kept things moving. A gospel singer...

South African border officials caught over eight thousand people trying to enter the country illegally last quarter. The Border Management Authority reported that most were undocumented or classified as undesirable. The individuals primarily came from neighboring countries like Lesotho...

A local politician just held a big youth event in his district. Shurugwi North legislator Joseph Mpasi organized the first Youth Indaba at a high school. Hundreds of young people and community leaders showed up. The goal was to create a direct dialogue between them and their representatives...

People in a Bulawayo ward are pretty happy with their local leadership lately. Since the new councilor and committee started last year, they have been getting actual work done. The development committee chair, Tshaha Nleya, says they are using ward funds to fix long-standing problems. The big...

The local council in Binga is making a hard push for better sanitation. They are telling residents to build proper toilets or face a fifty-dollar fine. This strict rule has gotten a mixed reaction across the community. Some people, like resident Chipo Munkuli, are on board and already...

Bulawayo officials and vets just vaccinated over seven thousand dogs in the western parts of the city. The director of health services, Edwin Mzingwane Sibanda, reported on the mass rabies campaign. It targeted concerns about stray dogs and the risk of attacks. The effort included a big push to...

The camp backing one Ndebele king candidate says forget about a traditional lottery to pick a ruler. Bulelani Collins Khumalo's spokesperson, Bornman Khumalo, called the idea a pointless daydream. They say the king is already chosen and installed, referencing a private crowning back in 2018...

A major human rights group just slammed the government's approach to addressing a historical massacre. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's outreach program on the Gukurahundi era. They called it a politicized sham led by the perpetrators...

A fight over water projects is heating up a by-election in a Bulawayo constituency. Ruling party officials delivered fifty water tanks and solar panels to Nkulumane, but the equipment sits unused at a business center. Opposition candidates call it a blatant vote-buying scheme by Zanu PF, saying...

Bulawayo can finally rent some garbage trucks to deal with its massive trash problem. The city council got approval from the national procurement authority to hire eight trucks. They will pay four hundred dollars per day for each one. The deal is with the Local Government Ministry. The city's...

Officials are talking about trying to restart factories in Bulawayo. The Finance Ministry, led by Minister Mthuli Ncube, mentioned targeted plans to re-industrialize the city. This came up during a budget meeting with local business leaders at the Rainbow Hotel. Business reps at that meeting...

A local politician and his wife threw a lunch for inmates at a women's prison in Shurugwi. Joseph Mpasi, the MP for Shurugwi North, said the event was meant to lift spirits for Family Week. He told the women their incarceration was just a phase, not a definition of their future. Mpasi promised...

That sketchy businessman from Marondera, Francesco Marconati, is still stuck in a remand prison in Inyathi. He got picked up last week for having an illegal gun. His lawyer, Tatenda Mutero, said bail hearings are dragging on in court. Cops from the CID unit made the arrest. This whole thing...

Cops are hunting for a guy connected to a seriously messed-up family killing. Anymore Zvitsva, who is thirty-two and sometimes called Modho, is wanted for murdering five relatives in Guruve. The police also think he is involved in three other homicides. He is from Bangira Village in that area...

Another government guy is jumping ship for the corporate world. Richard Mahomva, who was the International Communications Services director, is taking a new gig. He will be the head of public relations at NetOne, a state-owned mobile operator. The permanent secretary, Nick Mangwana, confirmed...

Well, look at that. The Zimbabwean government just walked back a whole plan to tax people for taking out their own cash. This was part of Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's budget for 2026. The idea was a straight-up levy on US dollar withdrawals. They wanted regular folks to pay two percent on...