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Latest news and updates from Zimbabwe.
How villagers are battling Zimbabwe’s malaria surge
   In Chiweshe, Mashonaland Central, a 52-year-old farmer watches the clouds thicken with both hope and dread. The rains promise a good maize crop, yet they also signal the return of malaria season.“L...
The secret pain of Harare's kombi crews
In a country where the informal economy is king, the streets of Harare are ruled by a high-stakes, high-octane game where risk is the biggest commodity characterized by disorderly, aggressive, and gen...
Drip Check Challenge sweeps across Zim streets
 The Drip Check Challenge, is sweeping across Zimbabwe, turning sidewalks, markets and bus ranks into makeshift fashion runways.Popularised by bloggers and influencers Standrick Chagadama (Cnigga) and...
Top female musicians unite for Women’s night
 HARARE International Conference Centre will on November 8 come alive when some of Zimbabwe’s top female artists take to the stage for the Nubian Notes Concert, a women’s night event celebrating the r...
Hwange Villagers Freed After Protesting Water Extraction
Five villagers from Diki in Hwange, Matabeleland North, have been released on bail after spending two nights in police custody following their arrest for allegedly protesting against the extraction of...
Bulawayo money changer, alleged robbery “queenpin” Sekai Vumbunu arrested in dramatic speed chase
 Police have arrested a woman at the centre of a violent robbery syndicate that terrorised Bulawayo for months, recovering cash and a getaway car after a high-speed chase through Mbundane.Sekai Vumbun...
Key suspect in Mutangadura shooting arrested in Gweru
The late Mutangadura Detectives from the Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Phillip Mutasa, 38, in connection with the murder and robbery of businessman Joseph Mutangadura, 67, at Mutangadura Hide...
Africa Loses US$100 Billion to Food Imports
 AFRICA is spending nearly US$100 billion every year importing food, a situation the African Union (AU) has described as unsustainable and detrimental to the continent’s food security and self relianc...
Winky D, Busy Signal collabo dropped ahead of Kadoma Music Festival
 Zimbabwean music icon Winky D has released a song featuring Jamaican dancehall giant Busy Signal. The track, titled “Let’s Link Up and Drink Up Tonight,” dropped just days before the highly anticipat...
Diddy sentenced to 50 months in prison on prostitution charges
  Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to four years and two months in prison after being convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution.The October 3 sentencing foll...