A 19-year-old woman from Makokoba has been arrested after allegedly giving birth to twins, dumping them at an illegal rubbish site and attempting to conceal the incident by burning the foetuses. The suspect has been identified by police as Praise Chibwanda. According to authorities, the grim discovery was made by residents early on Saturday morning, triggering shock and outrage within the community.

Informal transport operators in Bulawayo have begun using wheelbarrows and small hand-pulled trolleys to move goods following a municipal ban on pushcarts within the city’s central business district (CBD). The ban was introduced under Statutory Instrument 220 of 2023, which prohibits pushcarts from operating in the CBD area bordered by Naison Kutshwekhaya Ndlovu Avenue, Lobengula Street, Joseph Msika Avenue, and Robert Mugabe Way. Authorities say the measure was introduced to