Arts & Jobs: Bulawayo’s Khaya Arts Productions opens recruitment for five young creatives, pitching the arts as a real career path for income and community impact. Women & Manufacturing: The Methodist Church equips Insiza North women with 30 sewing machines to produce reusable sanitary pads and garments for sale, boosting rural livelihoods. Roads & Logistics: The Bulawayo–Victoria Falls highway rehabilitation is still far behind schedule, with only 73.4km opened by end of July and MPs warning of stalled works. Education Tech: Chaplin High School in Gweru commissions a smart classroom with tablets and digital teaching tools as Zimbabwe pushes digital learning. Research & Innovation: Midlands State University and UNDP formalise a partnership to expand research and innovation outputs. Health & Community Advocacy: Cotrad helps restart momentum for the Petronella Clinic in Mwenezi North after years of stalled construction, cutting long travel for care. Digital Safety: WhatsApp scams are evolving, with account takeovers and code-trap tactics highlighted as fraudsters get more sophisticated. Capital Markets: VFEX targets $5bn market value and plans a venture board to help junior mining and exploration firms raise capital. Mining & Policy: Congo orders copper and cobalt concentrate exports to stop, pushing more value-add at home. Oil & Energy: Invictus Energy locks a November drill date for Musuma-1 in the Cabora Bassa project after signing a revised rig deal. Transport Enforcement: Senate flags overloaded trucks for road damage; government says new weighbridges and 24-hour enforcement are coming. Water & Billing: Harare admits prepaid meters can bill for “thin air” when compressed air spins meters, sparking consumer backlash. Tourism Push: Zimbabwe plans more tourism attaches in key markets as airline capacity rises, aiming to sustain growth in arrivals and receipts.