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Bulawayo cops are rolling out drones and body cams for their holiday season crackdown, and Commissioner Jasper Chizemo says the tech helps with surveillance plus accountability. Officers are getting horses deployed in the CBD and entertainment zones for better mobility, while the drone footage...

Nicholas Zakaria just died a month before turning 70, and the sungura legend got nicknamed Senior Lecturer because basically every major Zimbabwean musician from that era learned their craft under him. The guy founded Khiama Boys after ditching Shepherd Chinyani's Vhuka Boys over a tire blowout...

Bulawayo DJ Joe Da OG just hit 50, and he credits staying alive to divine intervention after losing mad talented friends this year, which is why he is throwing an All White Grand 50 bash at Cosmopolitan VIP Club with veteran spinners like Morris Touch, DJ Gqwetha, and Emity Smooth on the decks...

First Lady Auxilia Mnangagwa threw a Christmas party at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre for orphaned and vulnerable kids from group homes across the country. Public Service Minister Edgar Moyo showed up to represent her because she had other stuff going on. The kids got fed...

The Ecobank heist from last year kept dominating headlines after cops finally nabbed the Terror Twins, Elijah and Abraham Vumbunu, who apparently pulled off the $4 million robbery that took less than three minutes to execute. Police caught them in South Africa and brought them back to face...

Bulawayo just wrapped its second Eats Awards, and over 200 people showed up to watch local food spots get recognized for actually being good at what they do. Fairy Café grabbed Restaurant of the Year, while Slice Pizzeria took Takeaway of the Year, and Chef John from Sushi King scored Chef of...

Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is heading to Bulawayo to break down the 2026 National Budget at a post-budget breakfast meeting organized by Zimpapers and the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries. Local economist Stevenson Dlamini thinks the whole thing is really about signaling fiscal...

A 31-year-old entrepreneur with dwarfism just scored $550 at a Sightsavers Innovation Challenge in Zimbabwe, and Vimbai Mucheriwa is using the cash to level up her handbag business. She makes satchels and wallets by hand, but the prize money lets her buy a sewing machine that'll pump out way...

Victoria Falls City Council dropped $4.5 million on water infrastructure without touching government cash or loans, and Deputy Minister Albert Mavhunga said that kind of self-funded hustle is exactly what local authorities should be doing. The package covers new reservoirs, a pump station, and...

Hwange District rolled out its 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign, and officials zeroed in on digital abuse after women and girls kept getting tormented online through cyberbullying and image-based harassment. Alice Bishi spoke for Acting District Development Coordinator...

Zimbabwe hit a crazy export record after pulling in over a billion dollars during October, and the Manhize steel plant plus gold prices basically carried the whole thing. Dinson Iron and Steel Company pushed construction material exports up 300 percent compared to last year, with semi-finished...

Beitbridge municipality is dropping tower lights all over town after cops and locals complained about robberies popping off in pitch-black neighborhoods. Town Clerk Loud Ramakgapola said the council cut a deal with Econet to use their cell towers for the setup, and they budgeted for five units...

Zimbabwe locked down payments for next-generation cancer treatment gear that's getting installed at Parirenyatwa in Harare and Mpilo in Bulawayo after Treasury dropped a $5.3 million deposit. Health Minister Douglas Mombeshora confirmed the machines are already being built overseas using cash...

The government is pushing hard to finish the first 10 kilometers of the Gwanda-Maphisa Road before March, when Independence Day celebrations hit Matobo District. Minister Albert Nguluvhe said the project cuts travel distances by over 150 kilometers for some communities, and it connects districts...

Two solar techs got caught trying to yank thousands of dollars' worth of cables from a hospital job site in Bulawayo. Honest Munyika and Langton Gwara work for Watts and OHMS Solar Company, and they showed up late at night at Ingutsheni Central Hospital, where gear was sitting in the open near...

Some guy working at Old Nic Mine near Bulawayo got busted trying to walk out with gold ore stuffed in his underwear, and the whole haul was worth like four bucks. Thabiso Moyo received an eight-month suspended sentence after security found six tiny rocks wrapped in plastic hiding in his boxer...

VP Chiwenga showed up at the wedding of Sibusiso Brendon Moyo and Tawana Mercy Gawaza in Harare and dropped some marriage advice about keeping faith at the center when things get rough. The groom is the son of the late Foreign Affairs Minister Sibusiso Moyo, who Chiwenga said was basically like...

Sikandar Raza and his Sharjah Warriors squad got wrecked again in the International League T20 after the Gulf Giants beat them by six wickets. The Zimbabwe T20I skipper put up three runs before getting trapped lbw, and his team posted just 157 batting first before the Giants chased it down with...

The Nketa neighborhood in Bulawayo is throwing a memorial tournament for late striker Tendai "Fire" Ndoro, who played for the Warriors, Orlando Pirates, and Chicken Inn. Organizer Kuda Mupatsi said the annual event honors his legacy, and they want to spot fresh talent for pro teams to develop...

President Mnangagwa commissioned new broadcast gear at Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation's Montrose Studios in Bulawayo, and the package includes two TV studios, eight radio setups, a digital playout center, and Luzibo Radio for educational content. The whole thing is part of Phase Two of the...