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Bulawayo's housing waiting list hit nearly 159,000 people as demand keeps climbing from locals and outsiders pushing into the city, with cash-only stand sales making it harder for regular folks to afford property while people with money from other regions scoop up available land. The council...

Zanu PF looks set to cruise to victory in the Nkulumane parliamentary by-election because eight opposition candidates are splitting votes while the ruling party fields just one contender. Political analyst Abigale Mupambi and veteran educationist Ben Moyo both say the opposition basically handed...

Matobo Rural District Council is banking on next year's Independence Day celebrations at Maphisa growth point to juice up local business after investors started sliding into their DMs about building lodges and other commercial setups. Chief executive Elvis Sibanda says the council is cutting...

Insiza North MP Delani Moyo dropped off 20,000 bricks at Lochard Primary School after promising teachers' housing during their prize-giving ceremony, where he handed out $2,500 and awards to 50 kids. The miner-turned-politician says the build fits President Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 education...

A self-taught tech guy from Entumbane named Devine Mhenyu teamed up with First Defence Security Services to roll out a panic-button app for Bulawayo residents after getting tired of watching crime spike in his neighborhood. The 31-year-old built the mobile platform after heading back from South...

Nando's is launching a drive-thru spot in Bulawayo's Woodlands area on Esigodini Road across from Fazak Home and Hyper, and marketing coordinator Kadziyanike Makomborero says it's all about giving customers a faster option during the holiday rush. The sit-down section stays the same for people...

Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo is telling politicians and business types to keep their grubby hands off football clubs after businessman Wicknell Chivayo said he would bankroll Highlanders' coaching salary if they hired former Warriors striker Benjani Mwaruwari. Chivayo already pledged a million...

Zimbabwe's Southern African Alcohol Policy Alliance is calling out the country's drunk-driving laws as totally behind the times, even though cops just got new breathalyzer equipment. SAAPA Zimbabwe coordinator Tungamirirai Zimonte told a regional media gathering that the current 0.08g...

Zimbabwe's anti-corruption body has wrapped up its probe into sketchy election procurement deals worth over $100 million, and they say there's nothing to see here. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission found zero evidence tying flashy businessman Wicknell Chivayo or the Zimbabwe Electoral...

Windows has been logging every folder people click on through something called Shellbags, and the feature basically acts like a forensic diary that survives even after users delete files or unplug external drives. Microsoft built it to remember view preferences and window positions, but privacy...

The EU is backing off its hardcore ban on gas and diesel cars after Germany and Italy basically said the 2035 cutoff was unrealistic. European People's Party president Manfred Weber confirmed the combustion engine prohibition is getting scrapped, and manufacturers will just need to slash average...

Leon just got bought back by co-founder John Vincent for somewhere between $30 million and $50 million, and the fast-food chain is already filing for administration to shut down money-losing locations and cut staff. Vincent grabbed the company from Asda after it changed hands back in 2021 for...

William Hill's parent company Evoke just announced it's shopping itself around after getting wrecked by debt and brutal tax hikes on online gambling. Morgan Stanley and Rothschild are handling the sale process, but the company warned there's no guarantee anybody will actually buy them. The group...

Britain is about to drop a massive compliance headache on companies that use gig workers and freelancers, and most business owners have no clue it's coming. The government wants to extend right-to-work verification rules to cover casual labor across industries like construction and food...

Britain's economy shrank for the second straight month as GDP dropped 0.1 percent, which nobody saw coming since forecasters thought things would bounce back. The slump happened because people and companies basically froze up before the Chancellor dropped the Autumn Budget, and services got hit...

The guys who started UK payments company GoCardless are cashing out after agreeing to sell to Dutch competitor Mollie for around $920 million. CEO Hiroki Takeuchi and his co-founder, Tom Blomfield, who also helped launch Monzo, are looking at a serious payday from the deal, which will mostly be...

The Office for Budget Responsibility got hammered with almost 240,000 cyber attacks over the past year, which is wild considering they just leaked the Chancellor's Budget by accident a few weeks back. Richard Hughes quit as chair after the flagship fiscal document showed up online before Rachel...

A cross-party Westminster group focused on investment scams and financial reform just picked new leadership after their annual meeting at Portcullis House. John McDonnell from Hayes and Harlington is taking over as chair, backed by vice chairs Sarah Bool, Lord Davies of Brixton, and Ben Lake...

Britain's live entertainment sector is begging the Prime Minister to rethink the new Business Rates system, saying the policy is about to wreck grassroots music venues, jack up arena ticket costs, and kill thousands of jobs. Industry leaders sent a letter to No. 10 warning that the Valuations...

A Goldman Sachs International exec is saying UK small businesses are getting spooked by government policy chaos, and the main issue is nobody knows what taxation and employment rules are going to look like down the road. Kunal Shah dropped this ahead of some event celebrating Goldman's small...