Sunday, 23 August 2026Independent links. Original reporting.

Inyathi sports tourney kicks off

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Raymond Jaravaza in Inyathi NINE teams – five football and four netball sides – have converged at Mahlabathini Groups in Ward 8, Inyathi, for the Councillor Ignatious Khabo

Mnangagwa hands AFM 50 hectares for university

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The government has allocated an additional 50 hectares of land to the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) to build its first university. The land, which is adjacent to the Rufaro Conference Centre in Chatsworth, Gutu, was handed over on Saturday afternoon. President Emmerson Mnangagwa was represented at the…

Bulawayo Deputy Mayor and Two Councillors Arrested In US$52,000 Extortion Case

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Bulawayo Deputy Mayor and Two Councillors Arrested In US$52,000 Extortion Case The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Bulawayo Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu over an extortion case involving a hotel development lease. Ward 28 councillor Ntandoyenkosi Ndlovu and former Ward 22 councillor Rodney Jele…

Disability friendly facilities for Chimanimani

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Tendai Vambe Post Reporter LEARNERS and members of the surrounding community living with disabilities in the Chikukwa area of Chimanimani District are set to benefit from inclusive ablution facilities

Malaika Mushandu dethroned as Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe

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Gift Moyo, giftmoyo2005@gmail.com MISS Universe Zimbabwe has confirmed the dethronement of acclaimed filmmaker and beauty queen Malaika Mushandu as Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe 2026, citing misconduct and ineligibility.

Bulawayo Junior League Teams In Action

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Zimpapers Sports Hub NINE teams are taking part in the Majinkila Hope Foundation and KitAid soccer tournament at Lobengula and Njube on Sunday. The event is brainchild of Thamsanqa

US$5 000 sports tourney set for Inyathi on Sunday

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Raymond Jaravaza, Zimpapers Reporter FOOTBALL and netball consisting of healthcare professionals, members of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service as well as the youth are set to compete

Shurugwi braces for 20-day water squeeze

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The council says maintenance works necessary to improve potable water availability in the long term The post Shurugwi braces for 20-day water squeeze appeared first on newsday

40 Teams Gather in Hong Kong to Compete in the "AI x Cybersecurity Challenge"

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Autonomous AI Attack-and-Defence Demonstrates Next-Generation Cybersecurity Talent and Advance Regional Digital Security Talent Development HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 August 2026 – The AI x Cybersecurity Challenge, jointly organised by the Digital Policy Office of the Hong Kong Special Administrative…

Police blocks Chamisa’s Gweru rally

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GWERU, Aug. 23 (NewsDay Live) — Police have moved to stop an organisation linked to former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa from holding a public meeting in Gweru, citing concerns that the gathering could end in violence. Tendai Munhamo, who identified himself as the convenor of the meeting on…

Bulawayo set to host another key economic summit

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Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw Bulawayo is set to host another key economic summit next month when the National Competitiveness Commission (NCC) convenes its second Competitiveness Summit, with preparations for

‘Toxic Parents’ exposes the cost of family secrets

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Mthokozisi Ncube, mthokoncube3015@gmail.com Obaxel Entertainment Pictures has released Toxic Parents, a psychological family drama and crime thriller that explores how parents’ secrets and mistakes can affect their children.

Happitat Celebrates Its Grand Opening, Transforming Over 200,000 Sq.m. from Land to Sky with a Record-Breaking 2,222-Drone Show, as Zhou Yiran Leads Over 100 Artists in a Festival of Happiness

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BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 August 2026 – Happitat, the World’s First Happiness Destination and a landmark of happiness on Bangna Km. 7 by CP Axtra Public Company Limited (CP Axtra), officially opens its doors to welcome everyone into a world of happiness. THE GRAND CELEBRATION OF HAPPITAT “THE…

Push cart operators bring fresh chaos

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Raymond Jaravaza Sunday News Reporter THERE is fresh chaos in Bulawayo’s central business district (CBD) after the banned push cart operators have resurfaced using wheelbarrows and supermarket trolleys to

Equipment deals boost Zim agriculture mechanisation

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Harare Bureau SUPPORT from Belarus has helped Zimbabwe mechanise its agriculture, among many other demonstrable benefits from deepening diplomatic relations and trade ties with the East European country, President