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Harare's mayor, Jacob Mafume, says the city has a plan for its water and road problems. He announced they will start pumping from Lake Manyame soon, as its levels are better than those of the depleted Lake Chivero. Government funding is helping with the costly treatment process for the dirtier...

Zimbabwe is trying to build up its public health systems. A government team is currently in Zambia checking out their national public health institute. The visit is meant to gather ideas for creating a similar agency in Zimbabwe, called the Public Health Institute of Zimbabwe. The Permanent...

Econet is building a massive industrial park next to the airport in Harare. Their infrastructure arm, Econet InfraCo, is handling the project near Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport. The plan involves a three-hundred-hectare site powered by solar energy and includes a big data center...

A former TV actor from Studio 263 got arrested for a sketchy land scheme. Revlino Gwanzura is in court over a quarter million dollars linked to fake property sales. The magistrate, Marehwanazvo Gofa, is holding him until a bail hearing. The accusation says he ran the show at a company called...

The club cricket playoffs are back on after a long break. The top four teams in the National Premier League T20 Blast are playing at Harare Sports Club for the title. Rimuka and Gladiators face off first, with the winner going straight to the final. Takashinga Patriots 1 and Amakhosi 1 play an...

Some road projects in Zimbabwe are getting close to done. Officials say a few key upgrades are moving along, aiming to cut down drive times and boost local economies. Work on the Mucheke River Bridge, sometimes called the Chevron Bridge, in Masvingo is just about finished. Over in Matabeleland...

Two dudes got busted for selling fake motor oil to a car shop. Tatenda Ngirandi and Uniko Mutizira went to court in Harare, facing a magistrate named Ruth Moyo. Their charges involve fake trademarks and not having a license. The guy who got ripped off, Norman Kahomba, runs Sunblast Engineering...

July Moyo, the Energy Minister, just checked out the almost-finished Nzvimbe Solar Power Plant in Makoni South. This 153-kilowatt project is 94 percent done. He was with provincial minister Misheck Mugadza and REA acting CEO Felister Makumbinde. The Rural Electrification Agency is running the...

The government is trying to fix what it calls a historical lie about Africa. A delegation led by Vice President Constantino Chiwenga is in Goa, India, for this. They want to prove civilizations existed there before colonizers showed up. The group includes museum workers, archivists, university...

Another politician drops by a prison with goodies. Color me shocked. This time, it was Fisani Moyo, the MP for Gwanda-Tshitaudze, showing up at Gwanda Prison. He handed the officer in charge, Superintendent Ishmael Madzimbamuto, a thousand bucks. That cash was for buying a big drum of cooking...

The ZANU PF Women’s League, led by Senator Mabel Chinomona, just showed up at Chikurubi Female Prison with stuff for the inmates. They gave clothes and toiletries to over 400 prisoners. Their crew included other party officials like Monica Mutsvangwa and Barbara Mwale. They brought basic items...

The leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has traveled to the UK for meetings. Shafiqur Rahman flew from Dhaka on a Biman Bangladesh flight early Wednesday morning. A party official stated he will attend scheduled programs with British government representatives in London. Following those...

The former prime minister's health status is still the same. Khaleda Zia remains in the intensive care unit at Evercare Hospital under close supervision. Her medical team, which includes both local and international doctors, is providing care with hopes for her recovery. A party spokesperson...

The Home Adviser told police to arrest members of the Awami League on sight, even without any formal case against them. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury issued this directive after student protesters blocked his vehicle in Narayanganj, demanding action against the group. Protest leaders from several...

Police found the motorcycle and gear used in the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi. The CTTC unit located the bike and a helmet in an Agargaon residential area's parking lot early Sunday morning. A fake license plate was also pulled from a nearby sewer drain. Investigators tracked the vehicle...

Protesters in North Badda ended a road blockade on Pragati Sharani after about an hour. They had demanded India hand over fugitive convict Sheikh Hasina and the people who attacked Osman Hadi. The group, called July Oikya, warned of more severe actions if the assailants are not sent back from...

RAB has seized the weapons used to shoot political figure Sharif Osman Hadi. The raid in Narsingdi's Tarua area late Tuesday night recovered two foreign pistols, two magazines, forty one rounds, and a toy pistol from a wetland. Officers also detained a twenty-five-year-old man named Md Faisal...

The father of the main suspect in the Osman Hadi shooting has been arrested. The Rapid Action Battalion took Humayun, father of Faisal Karim Masud, into custody from a residence in Narsingdi connected to the suspect's family. During this operation, RAB also retrieved three firearms from a pond...

The Rapid Action Battalion seized ammunition and other items from a location connected to Faisal Karim Masud. He is the main suspect in the recent shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi. The raid targeted his sister's flat and a nearby empty area on Colonel Goli in Agargaon. Officers found two loaded...

The main ICPC Asia Dhaka Regional programming contest is set for December twentieth at the Bangladesh University of Business and Technology. BUBT is hosting this event for a fourth time. A press conference was held there today with journalists from various media outlets in attendance. BUBT's...