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They just opened a bigger, tech-heavy Norton Toll Plaza. The Transport Minister, Felix Mhona, said it is supposed to fight traffic jams and make roads safer. Cash from the tolls will supposedly get pumped back into fixing highways and bridges. This is not just for collecting money, though. They...

ARDA, that agricultural authority, is going huge on summer crops. Their plan covers a hundred thousand hectares. The goal is to shore up the national food supply for next season. The breakdown involves thirty thousand hectares of irrigated corn and sixty thousand dedicated to traditional grains...

Man, remember Redfall. Another total flop that got its studio axed, just like that Concord mess. The director, Harvey Smith, recently said the whole thing might have gone differently. He claims that the big final patch, update 1.4, basically fixed the game. Launching with that version could have...

Zapu, the opposition party, just marked 64 years since it started. Its president, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, called the entire history one long stretch of getting persecuted. He said the party, founded back in 1961, faced it from colonial rulers and then, way worse, from Robert Mugabe's Zanu government...

Esrom Nyandoro, that old Mamelodi Sundowns legend, just called Tinashe Nengomasha his best midfield partner ever. These two guys, who used to battle it out in the PSL for Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs, ended up forming Zimbabwe's legendary engine room. They were the key reason the national squad...

Looks like Highlanders FC is doing some serious managerial shuffling. Their new head coach is supposedly Thabo Senong, a guy from South Africa who used to run the Lesotho national team and their U-20 squad. He is not working alone. Club icon Benjani Mwaruwari is being slotted in as technical...

The junior women's hockey team placed twenty-third at a recent World Cup in Chile. They beat Namibia two to one in a playoff match to secure that spot. Namibia took an early lead, but Zimbabwe answered with goals from Nyasha Bvute and Panaka Kambaza. The tournament was tough for them from the...

An international para volleyball tournament is coming to Bulawayo next April. The president of Zimbabwe Para Volleyball, Oripa Mubika, announced the sub-zonal club event. Teams from Zambia, South Africa, and Mozambique are confirmed, with Kenya also showing interest. The tournament is sponsored...

A recent festival in Gweru mixed food with traditional music for a community event. The Midlands Marimba Braai Festival featured marimba and mbira performances alongside a barbecue. Founder Tinomutenda Chihora said the goal was to celebrate local cultural heritage. Newcomers got basic lessons...

A traditional healer in Zimbabwe is getting a lot of attention for her spiritual guidance. Gogo Chihoro operates from her home, drawing people from different areas seeking clarity. She describes her work as helping people realign with their spirits rather than changing their lives directly...

South Africa's big music awards show just wrapped up another year. The Recording Industry of South Africa held the event at a convention center in Midrand. It was broadcast live on national television. The ceremony was hosted by two media personalities who kept things moving. A gospel singer...

South African border officials caught over eight thousand people trying to enter the country illegally last quarter. The Border Management Authority reported that most were undocumented or classified as undesirable. The individuals primarily came from neighboring countries like Lesotho...

A local politician just held a big youth event in his district. Shurugwi North legislator Joseph Mpasi organized the first Youth Indaba at a high school. Hundreds of young people and community leaders showed up. The goal was to create a direct dialogue between them and their representatives...

People in a Bulawayo ward are pretty happy with their local leadership lately. Since the new councilor and committee started last year, they have been getting actual work done. The development committee chair, Tshaha Nleya, says they are using ward funds to fix long-standing problems. The big...

The local council in Binga is making a hard push for better sanitation. They are telling residents to build proper toilets or face a fifty-dollar fine. This strict rule has gotten a mixed reaction across the community. Some people, like resident Chipo Munkuli, are on board and already...

Bulawayo officials and vets just vaccinated over seven thousand dogs in the western parts of the city. The director of health services, Edwin Mzingwane Sibanda, reported on the mass rabies campaign. It targeted concerns about stray dogs and the risk of attacks. The effort included a big push to...

The camp backing one Ndebele king candidate says forget about a traditional lottery to pick a ruler. Bulelani Collins Khumalo's spokesperson, Bornman Khumalo, called the idea a pointless daydream. They say the king is already chosen and installed, referencing a private crowning back in 2018...

A major human rights group just slammed the government's approach to addressing a historical massacre. The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention condemned President Emmerson Mnangagwa's outreach program on the Gukurahundi era. They called it a politicized sham led by the perpetrators...

A fight over water projects is heating up a by-election in a Bulawayo constituency. Ruling party officials delivered fifty water tanks and solar panels to Nkulumane, but the equipment sits unused at a business center. Opposition candidates call it a blatant vote-buying scheme by Zanu PF, saying...

Bulawayo can finally rent some garbage trucks to deal with its massive trash problem. The city council got approval from the national procurement authority to hire eight trucks. They will pay four hundred dollars per day for each one. The deal is with the Local Government Ministry. The city's...