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Zimbabwe's energy watchdog laid out exactly what fuel importers need to do if they want to stay legal past New Year's Eve. ZERA made it super clear that dropping $15,000 on the application fee means nothing without backing it up with proof that your company actually moves product or runs gas...

Zimbabwe's energy regulator just dropped the rulebook for fuel companies trying to get licensed for next year, and they are not messing around with the requirements. ZERA made it clear that operators need to renew before their current permits expire at year's end, and just throwing money at them...

K-pop giant HYBE just teamed up with Brandon Hixon and Colin Gayle, the duo managing Grammy-winning South African artist Tyla, to build out a full management operation targeting African talent for global markets. The partnership gives HYBE its first real foothold on the continent after the...

SoundCloud linked up with Auracles, a digital identity thing created by Grammy winner Imogen Heap, to give artists better control over their stuff online. The deal was announced at Web Summit in Lisbon and lets musicians connect their SoundCloud accounts straight to Auracles so they can move...

Universal Music Group wants to offload Downtown's Curve royalty accounting operation to calm down European Commission regulators who are side-eyeing the $775 million Downtown Music Holdings buyout. UMG pitched a remedy plan that involves selling the entire Curve business as a standalone unit to...

The Weeknd just locked down a deal with Lyric Capital Group that brings in outside cash but keeps him and his crew as shareholders with creative control over everything. Representatives confirmed the partnership covers his catalog from career start through this year, bringing in both publishing...

Bulilima Rural District Council is ditching its shared office setup in Plumtree and heading back to Ndiweni Centre within three years, according to CEO Billiat Mlauzi. The council is currently splitting workspace with Mangwe RDC, which apparently sucks for getting stuff done, and Ndiweni has...

Vivian Viyo Siziba from Zapu told voters at Nkulumane Hall that people complaining about garbage services while skipping civic meetings are basically shooting themselves in the foot. The candidate dropped his warning during a debate set up by the Centre for Innovation and Technology alongside...

The EFF is calling out Zanu PF for basically panic-shopping votes ahead of the Nkulumane by-election, with their candidate Elson Moyo saying the ruling party suddenly started drilling boreholes and handing out food packages after realizing they might lose. Moyo claims he already laid pipes that...

Buhera West MP Tafadzwa Mugwadi absolutely torched some wealthy dudes in Zanu PF who are throwing cash around to climb the party ladder, and he went directly after Paul Tungwarara, who advises President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The former information boss is beefing hard with Tungwarara over his...

George Guvamatanga runs the Finance Ministry as permanent secretary, and people basically think he controls every payment the government makes, like some kind of final boss. The dude went on ZFN Capital to talk about the budget and got asked straight up if he needs someone following him around...

Lawyers for Economic Development out of Zimbabwe is going continental with a new platform called African Lawyers for Economic Development that connects legal work with investment stuff across the whole region. Advocate Mellisa Dinha runs the group, and she says Zimbabwe stays as headquarters...

Police across Zimbabwe are hunting for Anymore Zvitsva after he allegedly murdered five family members at a farm in Guruve, Mashonaland Central. The victims were Grace Zvitsva, who was 66, her daughter Loice Chiringaushe, two little kids named Takudzwa Kariva and Tatenda Chirenje, plus Tendai...

Thousands of people got absolutely wrecked at Beitbridge border crossing trying to get into Zimbabwe from South Africa, with some drivers sitting in lines for nine hours just to get temporary import permits for their vehicles. Travelers claimed touts were cutting the line after slipping cash to...

South Africa is tweaking its black ownership rules after the telecom minister decided satellite internet companies like Starlink need an easier path to set up shop. The government used to force foreign communications firms to hand over 30 percent equity stakes in their local operations to...

Johan Muller runs Cricket Namibia and is handling tournament director duties for the U19 Men's World Cup his country is throwing with Zimbabwe. The guy sat down with 3-mob.com in Harare to break down what Namibia has cooking for the event, which apparently matters for getting ready for the...

The ICC tapped Tatenda Taibu as the brand ambassador for the U19 Men's Cricket World Cup happening across Zimbabwe and Namibia next month, and the guy basically checks every box for the job. Back when he was a teenager competing in the same tournament, Taibu absolutely crushed it by snagging...

Hardrock just hired Zambian coach Kelvin Kaindu after he kept Dynamos alive in the top flight and helped them hold onto the Chibuku Super Cup. The newly promoted squad is loaded with cash and grabbed Kaindu for his third Zimbabwean gig in roughly 12 months after bouncing around between...

Hope Masike threw down her first performance at Alliance Francaise de Harare after coming back from Kenya, and she basically turned the whole thing into a healing ritual with her mbira setup. She rolled with a three-piece band that eventually became four people, and the vibe was all about...

Paul Enest Mzenge Zhou got nailed as the head guy of a cross-border robbery crew that tried hitting multiple targets in Harare and Kwekwe with his South African buddies Ndiafhi Makhado, Andrew Reabetore Masubelele, Emmanuel Makam, and two other gang members who are dead. The National Prosecuting...