• Residents accuse Chivi North MP Godfrey Mukungunugwa of trying to take the land. They say police who visit daily tell them they are acting on the MP’s instructions, and workers fencing the plots said the same.

• The fencing reportedly covers about four adjacent 1.5-hectare plots.

• Mukungunugwa denied personal involvement. He said the plot was allocated to his brother Day Mukungunugwa by the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works in September 2025, described Nancy’s family as illegal occupants who were given notice, said he has never visited the plot, and asked the paper not to publish the story.

• Efforts to reach Day were unsuccessful. He did confirm Nancy was arrested.

• Broader claim in the report: many evictees hold older offer letters from the Lands Ministry, while new occupants (including government directors, ministry staff, and people linked to Masvingo Minister of State Ezra Chadzamira’s office) have newer letters from Local Government. The paper says the scheme has been opaque for years.

• The families has occupied the plot for about 24 years (since ~2002) and have valid offer letters from the Zimbabwe Ministry of lands.

• Nancy is among roughly 700 people being evicted from Clipsham farm, on the outskirts of Masvingo, to make way for a new prime residential/agro-business area.

• Masvingo police detained 42-year-old Nancy Rikitai Gwaendepi (Gwaindepi), her 2-year-old baby, and a neighbour overnight for resisting occupation of her Clipsham plot. They were released the next afternoon.

Miss CUT 2026

• Minenhle Ncube was recently crowned Miss Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) 2026, winning against eight other contestants.

• Ncube plans to use her platform to combat drug and substance abuse among young people in Zimbabwe.

• She specifically addresses young women struggling with addiction, reminding them that seeking help is not a weakness and their current situation does not have to define their future.

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Africa

Mozambique and Angola Cooperate on Crime

• Mozambique and Angola have committed to strengthening cooperation on internal security.

• The focus is on combating organized crime and terrorism.

• The agreement was reached during a ministerial meeting in Maputo on Tuesday.

• The plan includes enhancing police training, border control, and civil protection.

President Chapo Shares Peace Experience at the UN

• President Daniel Chapo is currently in New York.

• He will share Mozambique’s experience in promoting peace and development at the UN General Assembly (AG da ONU).

• A key highlight of his presentation will be the “Inclusive National Dialogue.”

• His agenda includes high-level meetings with UN leaders, international financial institutions, and the private sector.