WATCH LIVE: Another Serial Killer Captured In Zimbabwe

Nqobani Ncube arrested after allegedly living in a hidden tent in the Gwanda Mountains and using it as a base to abduct, assault, and terrorize local residents.

Key events today:

• Graça Machel and family paid tribute to Samora Machel and 34 others killed in the 1986 plane crash at the Samora Machel Monument in Mbuzini, Mpumalanga.

• Graça Machel was noted as the only woman in modern history to be First Lady of two different countries.

• Chengetai Chiroodza, CIO at Wealth Access Investment Managers, spoke at the Zimbabwe Real Estate & Construction Summit 2026.

Top trending:

• IMC workers reportedly abandoned two major road construction sites in Marondera District, leaving the projects uncertain.

• Charges were withdrawn against Biti Tendai and Defender Morgan Ncube.

• Financial Express, the U.S. Embassy Zimbabwe, and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange sponsored #njama2026 awards for Female Journalist, Data Journalist, and Capital Markets Journalist of the Year.

Africa:

• A president called for continued investigations into Samora Machel’s death.

• Over 408 gastrointestinal illness and severe diarrhoea cases reported since early October 2026, mostly in children under 4.

• Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant failed to chlorinate water from 24 September to 14 October 2026 after chlorine ran out due to supplier monopoly and pricing disputes.

• Online rumors claimed Hakainde Hichilema was critically ill or receiving emergency treatment in Dubai.

Business:

• SpaceX was to release Q3 2026 results on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, after market close, with a webcast at 3:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. ET; it trades on Nasdaq as SPCX after its 12 June 2026 IPO.

• Social Security funds may invest up to 25% of their portfolios in the Bank of Mozambique, gradually and without compromising solvency, liquidity, or beneficiary payments.