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Midlands wants to be the top spot for investment cash. Provincial leaders just finished a strategic planning meeting in Bulawayo. They mapped a new five-year plan to grow the local economy. This builds on what they call successful projects from the last period. Minister Owen Ncube led the...

Two locked-up businessmen are fighting for another day in court. Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe appeared before Justice Pisirayi Kwenda. They want permission to appeal their fraud convictions and long prison sentences. Mpofu received a seventeen-year term. Chimombe got twelve years behind bars...

Zimbabwe is betting big on giant dams to fix its water problems. The government is building twelve major new reservoirs nationwide. This push aims to irrigate hundreds of thousands of hectares for farming. Permanent Secretary Obert Jiri stated these projects form the core of rural development...

ZANU-PF is taking its political chat to the back of the bus. The party's youth wing launched a tour called Politics Mubhazi. They want casual talks with young people in informal settings. The idea is a bus trip from Harare to Murehwa and back. The event is hosted by the league's deputy...

The prisons minister says locking people up isn't enough anymore. Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi stated the government wants facilities meeting international norms. The goal is a system focused on rehabilitation, not just punishment. Modernizing the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service...

A massive maintenance award got slashed by the top court. The Supreme Court overturned part of a ruling favoring a deceased man's first wife. Esther Chitando was originally granted over 345 thousand US dollars from the estate of Kumbirai Manyika Kangai. The judges found the lower court made...

The UK just shut down junk food ads for kids. New rules banning unhealthy food commercials are now law. These ads cannot run on television before nine in the evening. They are also completely forbidden across the internet at any time. Officials hope this move pulls billions of calories from...

A prophet got arrested for talking trash online. Elisha Rushinga, who calls himself Bigboss Isaiah, faced a Harare magistrate. His bail ruling is expected soon after a hearing where the state opposed his release. Prosecutor Lawrence Gangarahwe argued Rushinga might flee. He said the man ran...

That Under-19 glow up never really fades for some legends. Tatenda Taibu knows that feeling well. The ex-Zimbabwe captain is an ambassador for the next ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. He played in the tournament twice himself. His first appearance was back in 2000 in Sri Lanka. His second...

A detective and his sidekick got busted with a pharmacy in their truck. Cops pulled over a silver Toyota Hilux during a routine stop. The driver was Leonard Mashava, a detective from Gwanda. His passenger was Oprah Nomagugu Ndavambi. This happened at the Bubi checkpoint on the Beitbridge to...

The government just cut a bunch of import taxes to help businesses. New customs duty suspensions are now in effect for several key sectors. Public service buses with sixty or more seats get a major break. Electric buses will pay zero percent duty, while diesel models see a reduced ten percent...

Zimbabwe's new digital tax is sending people across the border for bank accounts. A fresh fifteen percent levy on online subscriptions has citizens scrambling. Many are opening non-resident accounts in South Africa to dodge the charge. This tax gets slapped on by local banks and mobile money...

A cop got busted with drugs inside the actual police station. A Gwanda officer, Knowledge Maposa, was convicted of possessing dangerous drugs. The court fined him three hundred dollars or three months in prison. This started with a tip to detectives late last year about drugs in his room...

The rugby star's beach birthday post has everyone talking. Springboks captain Siya Kolisi celebrated influencer Rachel John's birthday in Jeffrey's Bay. He posted views from the Surf Lodge in South Africa on his Instagram. Rachel shared similar images from the same spot, confirming her...

Border patrols just caught a group trying to sneak through the bushes. Authorities intercepted twenty-five Zimbabwean nationals near the Beitbridge border post. The people were attempting to enter South Africa illegally using dense terrain. This happened as security operations intensified after...

Pirates just snagged a transfer target they missed earlier. Orlando Pirates finally signed midfielder Andre de Jong from Stellenbosch FC. The 29-year-old adds some needed attacking smarts for their title run. He brings a solid record from his last couple of seasons. De Jong managed three goals...

A popular musician just got busted by the drug squad. Zimdancehall artist Shinsoman, real name Tinashe Romeo Antony, is sitting in a Harare police station. Officers from the CID Drugs and Narcotics Unit picked him up. They are holding him for supposedly breaking the country's medicine control...

A minister just told a cancer institute to fix its tech problem. The health minister ordered the Ocean Road Cancer Institute's board to connect its computer systems. Mohamed Mchengerwa wants different hospitals to share patient data seamlessly. He gave this directive during the board's...

The president says you will get your money if your land gets taken. Zanzibar's leader guaranteed compensation for anyone making way for public projects. Dr. Hussein Ali Mwinyi gave this assurance during a new flyover's opening ceremony this year. He stated that a special committee is already set...

Cops might finally get paid enough to not live next to the guy they arrested. The government just promised a major upgrade for police welfare. Home Affairs Minister George Simbachawene laid out the plan directly to officers in Zanzibar this year. He said better housing, pay, and modern skills...