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The UN dropped this Pact for the Future thing that basically lets America rig international governance through a bunch of sketchy structural changes. US lobbyists helped write the documents, and the whole setup expands Security Council seats while creating new bodies like the Earth System...

Zimbabwe is dumping 46,500 people onto Lenacapavir next month, which is this twice-a-year shot that keeps HIV away without needing daily pills. Getrude Ncube from the national prevention crew said they picked districts like Bulawayo, Gweru, and Harare based on where new infections keep spiking...

Vice President Chiwenga's wife just hit the final level of Catholic Church membership at some ceremony in Harare, and a priest named Tryvis Moyo said the whole family is basically nailing the faith thing. Miniyothabo Chiwenga finished the Marian Guild program while her husband and their five...

Zimbabwe's government dropped some scary numbers about the upcoming rainy season, saying a quarter million people could get hammered by cyclone flooding and flash floods. Daniel Garwe from Local Government told the cabinet that over a thousand schools and five thousand homes are sitting in...

Zimbabwe's finance minister told parliament that government workers are getting pay bumps during the first three months of next year, and those raises will eat up most of the unallocated reserve cash that lawmakers thought was sitting around. Mthuli Ncube said the salary adjustments are based on...

Albert Mhlanga, who used to rep Pumula for the opposition MDC, joined Zanu-PF and told everyone he is not a sellout because President Mnangagwa is actually doing the stuff the opposition wanted all along. The former Bulawayo deputy mayor switched parties with another ex-legislator named...

Zimbabwe's karate squad grabbed three bronze medals at the African Youth Games in Angola, and coach Winston Nyanhete said the kids are heading the right way but need way more competition to keep leveling up. Bradley Kadzombe snagged bronze in the boys kumite division over 76kg, while Rumbidzai...

A Bulawayo dude from Emakhandeni got six months in jail after racking up four hundred bucks in unpaid child support, though half the sentence got suspended if he pays what he owes and keeps his nose clean. Melvin Khumalo admitted he ghosted the court-ordered hundred dollars monthly that was...

Zimbabwe's hotel people are telling everyone in the business to get their backup power sorted because tourists are about to flood the country for the holidays. Emmah Kativu, who runs the Hospitality Association and works at Coghlan Hospitality Group, said bookings look solid, and most visitors...

A guy from Gwabalanda in Bulawayo got slapped with nine months behind bars after admitting he climbed through somebody's window and walked off with their TV. Prince Sibanda, who is 21, pleaded guilty to breaking into Mbonisi Makore's place in Magwegwe Extension and swiping a 72-inch Hisense set...

Zimbabwe's health minister says the government finished upgrading student nurse housing at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, and the place went from holding 40 people to fitting 353 after getting new plumbing, solar panels, and a renovated pool. Douglas Mombeshora told reporters that Mbuya...

Zimbabwe's consumer watchdog is telling shoppers to watch their backs this holiday season because sketchy contracts are everywhere. The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe says businesses are pushing agreements loaded with hidden fees, surprise price changes, and clauses that basically let companies do...

Meikles Limited chairman Fayaz King said the company got beat up during six months of weak consumer spending and sky-high operational expenses, but their spread across different business sectors is setting them up for a comeback by year's end. The hospitality wing basically carried the whole...

Lee Mckrazy from South Africa headlined a massive party in Gwanda that brought out Urban Grooves artist Quonfuzed plus Zimdancehall acts Hulengende and Malloti for a festival season kickoff. The Amapiano star delivered a 45-minute performance that had everyone vibing to tracks like Amabhoza and...

German athletics coach Gunter Lange showed up at White City Stadium in Bulawayo to run a weeklong World Athletics Level Two course for middle-distance and long-distance training methods, and 15 coaches from Zimbabwe plus Botswana signed up for the program. National Athletics Association...

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele told residents to lock down their houses before heading out for holiday trips because criminals scroll social media looking for posts about vacation plans. She said thieves watch platforms waiting for people to announce they left town, and...

The Apostolic Faith Church of Southern and Central Africa kicked off its two-week camp meeting at headquarters in Nhlozamandla Mabindisa Village under the theme of prayer strength, and Reverend Jeriphanos Shumba opened the gathering that runs through early January. Board secretary Reverend Osias...

Former Zimbabwe striker Matthew Rusike thinks AFCON Group B is stacked with legitimate threats even though Egypt and South Africa look like the obvious favorites on paper. The ex-Cape Town City forward said Angola and Zimbabwe both have squads capable of causing problems for anyone in the pool...

Johannesburg Water told residents to brace for sketchy water pressure while Rand Water handles maintenance across three separate windows stretching into early January, and the utility company rolled out its own tanker fleet to keep hospitals plus neighborhoods supplied when taps run dry. The...

Gwanda Municipality started digging trenches around town after storms wrecked homes and left five families without roofs last month, and Mayor Thulani Moyo said the council brought in tractors plus a tipper truck to haul away sand blocking the drainage pipes. Residents are pitching in by...