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A new forecast says the UAE needs to add over a million workers by 2030. That's a massive jump of more than twelve percent, which is way higher than expected growth in places like the US or UK. The demand is being pushed by general economic expansion and a big need for tech roles. Sectors like...

An Egyptian fintech firm called MNZL just got a unique double approval from the country's financial regulators. They secured the first fully digital mortgage license and a digital consumer finance license. This lets them offer loans backed by things like houses or cars through a completely...

The Southern African regional group SADC picked Zambia to serve as its next interim chair. This happened after Madagascar stepped down from the rotational leadership due to its own political crisis. The group held an emergency online summit to address the situation. Former Malawian president...

ZANU-PF is framing next year as a period for decisive action, pointing to claimed economic gains and total political control. Party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa laid out this stance, crediting President Mnangagwa's leadership and party cohesion for recent achievements. Economically, the...

A top official from the Democratic Republic of Congo says African nations need to band together to address the worsening crisis in the eastern part of his country. Minister Floribert Anzuluni Isilokovetshi delivered that message in Harare after meeting with President Mnangagwa. He was sent as a...

Bulawayo's December calendar is stacked with events. The month started with a party headlined by musician Bagga and a chill Sunday session from DJ Bryce Klasiq. South African artist Sun-El Musician played a show, while gospel fans had a live recording event. The festive switch gets flipped with...

Zimbabwe marks Unity Day each December to remember the 1987 peace deal between rival political groups Zanu and Zapu. That agreement, led by Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, ended a violent post-independence conflict. The day now coincides with a major government outreach effort addressing that...

A Zimbabwean official just took home a top award at the big amateur boxing world championships in Dubai. Steven Masiyambumbi won the title of best referee and judge for the entire men's tournament. This is a major deal in that world, basically saying he was the most consistent and fair official...

Zimbabwe's tourism is looking up for the holidays. Operators are seeing solid advance bookings, with resorts around 70 percent full already. The country got a boost from a recent Forbes ranking, calling it the world's best place to visit. Official numbers show over 1.6 million international...

A tiny off-grid village called Lushonkwe in Gwanda North shows a brutal split after dark. Some homes have light from solar systems. Many others, especially those run by women, are stuck with candles. For people there, this isn't just about convenience. It's a basic climate survival issue, with...

The first-ever Haya Sizwe national poetry slam got taken down by a Bulawayo poet. Gugulethu Matshazi Dube, who goes by Mazweli, won the whole thing at the Zimbabwe Academy of Music. She beat out other finalists Silethemba Dube from Bulawayo and Nakai Tadana from Harare. Women totally owned this...

Yeah, okay, so the authorities are going full dystopia on the Beitbridge border crossing. Zimbabwe's finance minister Mthuli Ncube confirmed they're throwing more drones into the air at that port and others. The whole thing is part of a bigger anti-smuggling push with the tax agency Zimra and...

A former soccer star is auctioning his old jerseys for charity. Esrom Nyandoro sold some of his Mamelodi Sundowns gear for seventy thousand rand at a Johannesburg event. Now his Zimbabwe national team shirt from the 2004 Africa Cup of Nations is up for bids locally, starting at two thousand...

A new real estate fund is trying to raise twenty-five million bucks. The Pfuma REIT is doing a private placement before listing on the Victoria Falls exchange. It starts with two retail properties already in its portfolio, the Hogerty Hill and Chegutu shopping centers. Tenants in those malls...

A guy in Harare got his child support bill cut after losing his job. Thomas Gwaada went to court to ask for lower payments, saying he was out of work and living off relatives. He wanted to pay forty dollars a month instead of one hundred sixty for his two kids. The magistrate, Hannah...

A mine worker in Hwange got five years for stealing power cables from his job. Admire Shoko, who is twenty, admitted to the crime in front of Magistrate Rumbi Kabasa Bonzo. He took copper cables from the Zhongxian Chabha mine, where he worked, hiding them in his bag during a security check. The...

Tobacco production just hit a crazy record this season. The country grew three hundred fifty-five million kilos, pulling in over a billion dollars. That's a huge jump from last year's output. Small farmers are the main reason for this, making up most of the crop through contract farming. This...

The president named two new deputy ministers. Kiven Mutimbanyoka will handle the portfolio for Women's Affairs, Community, and Small Businesses. Fred Moyo is now the deputy minister for Mines and Mining Development. These appointments are effective immediately, part of an effort to bolster the...

The government has a bunch of ambulances ready for holiday road accidents. Over four hundred are on standby across the country, with two dozen advanced units placed at known crash hotspots. Transport Minister Felix Mhona launched the campaign, warning that police will arrest any traffic...

A former army officer has been declared a national hero. The late Mark Charles Chimwaza, who died from lung cancer, will be buried at the National Heroes Acre. President Mnangagwa approved the status, citing the brigadier general's service during the liberation war and after independence...