One person died, three were injured and five excavators were set on fire at Chenxi Mine Site Four in the Wanderer mining area of Shurugwi during an outbreak of violence, according to 263Chat, in a text republished by AllAfrica. Zimbabwe Republic Police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said investigations into the violence that occurred on the night of November 2 are under way and that more details will be released as the probe advances. What triggered the incident and whether any arrests have been made remained unclear.
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The Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) has delivered more than 187,000 metric tons of summer cereals and 60,529 metric tons of winter wheat to the Grain Marketing Board, according to 263Chat, in a report republished by AllAfrica. The authority also aims to cultivate 100,000 hectares in the 2026/27 summer season. Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said Zimbabwe is “almost 100 percent certain” to have below-normal rainfall, and that the warming of the central South Pacific associated with El Niño is expected to exceed three degrees Celsius.
The Trump administration will end health funding to Zimbabwe on Wednesday, including support for efforts to fight HIV and other infectious diseases, The Washington Post reported. The cut, at the end of September, follows the collapse of negotiations over a bilateral US-proposed deal, derailed by a data-sharing clause, the Associated Press (AP) reported.