𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮

𝓐𝓼𝓹𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓙𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓵𝓲𝓼𝓽•𝓐𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓼𝓽•𝓕𝓸𝓸𝓭𝓲𝓮

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@___Taurean___ Where did they find Simba?

[wntrs @wntrsmoon]

AND FREE CONGO

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@ChisiriK @BulawayoCouncil @BVTOrg Exactly, it's been years and I'm yet to believe it's profitable for those vendors Egodini

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

Bulawayo City Council has given a 2 week suspension of Operation Hlangeza to afford vendors time to relocate. However is this enough time for them as their livelihood depends on street vending?? #BulawayoCityCouncil #LocalAuthorityBylaws #Bulawayo #Localnews #Vendors

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

🚨🔥𝐹𝑂𝑂𝐷 𝑆𝑃𝑂𝑇𝐿𝐼𝐺𝐻𝑇!
Have you visited Növa Diner yet? Dawn Thandeka King takes us on a dining experience at this Bulawayo food spot, showcasing its ambience, mouth-watering dishes and unique presentation.
📍 George Silundika & 11th Avenue.
#Newspottotry #FoodieFriday

[Mwami lu @lulanzeashirafu]

This is Pauline Lumumba, the woman who watched them kill her husband and then walked half-naked in protest. You may not have seen the photo, but it shows a Congolese woman, bare-chested, with her hair shaved, walking in the street crying, with a child tied on her back. That woman is Pauline Opangu Lumumba, the wife of Patrice Lumumba, in 1961.

Patrice was only 35 years old and had been Prime Minister of Congo for just 67 days. His crime was that he declared, "Congo is not Belgium's property. Our gold, our copper, and our diamonds will feed our children." Because of those words, Belgium, America, and his own army chief, Mobutu, decided that he must die. On January 17, 1961, they took Patrice, together with Maurice Mpolo and Joseph Okito, to Katanga.

Pauline recounts what happened to him in harrowing detail. She said they beat him for hours, pulled out his teeth, and forced him to eat his own speech papers. Then a Belgian officer, Gerard Soete, shot him. After that, they cut his body into pieces with a saw and poured acid over it to dissolve him, so that no grave would ever exist. There was no body, no grave, only acid.

When they told Pauline, she did not scream. In Congolese tradition, she shaved her hair to mourn her husband. She removed her top to show the world, "You have stripped me of my husband. I have nothing left." Then she walked barefoot from Leopoldville to the place where they killed him, a journey of 1,000 km, with her baby on her back, singing his name all the way.

Mobutu, who took part in killing her husband, went on to become President for 32 years with US support. Belgium kept Lumumba's gold tooth as a souvenir in a police station until 2020. Patrice Lumumba died because he wanted a united Africa, like Gaddafi. Pauline died in 2014, still waiting for his body to be buried, and she never remarried. That is the price of saying, "Africa for Africans." And you still think Africa's poverty is because we are lazy?

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@Dawnhunda @BulawayoCouncil @BVTOrg And it's their only source of income

[K Melvine @MelMaindi]

Job application sent: 10:52 AM
Rejection email: 10:55 AM

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@ITSWHIMSICAL04 I keep telling people , too many birds have podcasts, both gender btw. I need there to be some education or license needed to have a podcast cause what is this

[ZLHR @ZLHRLawyers]

JUST IN: RESIDENT ACQUITTED AFTER PERSECUTION FOR CRITICISING CALLOUS DEMOLITION OF VENDORS STALLS

A ZIMBABWEAN court has acquitted a Chiredzi man, who had been on trial for allegedly criticising President Emmerson Mnangagwa as inconsiderate to the suffering of the majority of people in Zimbabwe following a government-backed demolition of vending stalls for informal traders.

32 year-old Nelton Matanhuse, a resident of Chiredzi, who was out of prison custody on bail, had been on trial since 12 October 2026 after he was arrested on 23 June 2026 by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, who charged him with incitement to commit public violence as defined in section 187(1)(b) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act as read with section 36(1)(a) of Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act.

During trial at Chiredzi Magistrates Court, which was presided over by Resident Magistrate Lean Chinzou, Moreblessing Rusere, a prosecutor with the National Prosecuting Authority, alleged that Matanhuse, who is unemployed, allegedly criticised the demolition of vending stalls in the sugarcane growing town of Chiredzi in Masvingo province by some officials from Chiredzi Town Council and also reportedly made some unpalatable remarks to the effect that President Mnangagwa and one Chivhayo were indifferent to the suffering of people in Zimbabwe.

Rusere claimed that Matanhuse’s alleged utterances were made at a bus terminus, where officials from Chiredzi Town Council were destroying some vending stalls, which had been reportedly erected by some vendors.

However, on 23 October 2026, Magistrate Chinzou acquitted Matanhuse, who was represented by Martin Mureri of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, and pronounced him as not guilty after ruling that the State had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, which would sway the court to convict the Chiredzi resident.
#ZLHR30YearsofImpactALifetimeofCommitment

[Rotary International @Rotary]

Media outlets worldwide are spotlighting the fight to @EndPolioNow 📲 In honor of #WorldPolioDay, we'll be sharing some recent coverage 🧵👇

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

🚨WORLD POLIO DAY - 24 October
Today the NUST Rotaract Club shows they're people of action by joining the global movement to raise awareness, promote vaccination against polio worldwide. Every child deserves a Polio free future. #NUST #WorldPolioDay2026 #Rotaract #EndPolioNow

[Yolanda Munga @yolandamunga]

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce is mapping the road ahead at its Strategic Plan Workshop in Bulawayo. Delegates are reviewing NDS1 progress and shaping the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, 2027 Annual Plan and Performance Contracts.
#Bulawayo #Zimbabwe #Industry

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@Siphoeesihle Let's go donate😁

[Siphoesihle @Siphoeesihle]

The National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has been encouraging students at NUST to donate blood from Monday to Friday, highlighting the importance of giving the gift of life. 🩸

Every donation can help save lives and support patients in need.

#BloodDonation #NBSZ #NUST

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

🚨The National Blood Service Zimbabwe is at NUST, raising awareness about the importance of blood donation and encouraging students to help save lives. The initiative highlights the critical role young people can playin contributing to this life saving cause #Blooddrive

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@shutuptav Are you the one and Ex on the beach too so come on now

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

@PopCulture2000s The way she ran the wattpad streets, welcome back Mrs Sprouse🥹

[Dawnhunda @Dawnhunda]

Ritz Reflects on Motherhood,Apologies to women without children
Single mother ritz has apologised to women without children,admitting that she once mocked them.She says she now understands the pain of being judged for being a single mother.
#Ritz#Afrogazette#WomenEmpowerment

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

🚨Following their Digital Rights Academy in June, Paradigm Initiative partners with NUST for their TENT Gig encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation as students have an opportunity to pitch ideas to experts and build valuable connections.#YouthEmpowerment #Technovation #NUST

[𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓩𝓸𝓮𝓙𝓪𝓷𝓮 @blaze_zie_]

NewsFlash🚨🇿🇼 - Automated accountability is here.
ZRP's Smart Traffic Management System is now fully operating in CBD's across the country. With fines of at least US$30, understanding the rules matters. Stay informed. Know your rights.
#Zimbabwe #RoadSafety #TrafficLaws
@ZRP_Zim