{"id":7748,"date":"2025-07-17T10:37:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7748"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:37:30","slug":"zimbabweans-killed-en-route-to-jah-prayzah-concert-uz-students-suspended-more-key-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=7748","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabweans Killed En Route to Jah Prayzah Concert, UZ Students Suspended &amp; More \u2013 Key Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>News Tit-Bits of top stories making headlines across Zimbabwe and beyond:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two Zimbabweans Die in Canada En Route to Jah Prayzah Concert<br>Two Zimbabweans, Anotida Maziriri and Edmore Mafuwe, tragically lost their lives in a car crash in Canada while heading to Jah Prayzah\u2019s Ndini Mukudzeyi concert in Edmonton. The accident occurred on July 11 when their vehicle failed to negotiate a sharp bend, killing them instantly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Zimbabwean community in Canada is in mourning. These were young, vibrant individuals excited to see their homeland artist perform,&#8221; said a local community leader. Jah Prayzah\u2019s team expressed condolences, dedicating a moment of silence at the Edmonton show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supreme Court Orders Eviction of 1,500 Families in Mutare<br>The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of evicting former Acting Chief Zimunya (Kibben Bvirindi) and 1,500 families from Grove Farm, Mutare, after a decades-long land dispute. The families had occupied the land since 1985, but the court upheld the rights of Borniface Nyamanhindi, who legally purchased the farm in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a painful but lawful decision. The government initially supported the settlement, but private ownership rights must be respected,&#8221; said a legal expert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UK Visa Centre Opens in Bulawayo<br>A new UK Visa Application Centre has opened at the Bulawayo Rainbow Hotel, operating every Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM. The move aims to ease travel logistics for applicants in southern Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is a welcome development, especially for students and professionals who previously had to travel to Harare,&#8221; said a local immigration consultant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deadly Mine Explosion in Mazowe Under Investigation<br>Police are probing a fatal explosion at Kwayedza Investments Mine in Mazowe, where two men died on July 11. Preliminary reports suggest the victims were warming themselves near a fire when the blast occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Investigations are ongoing to determine whether explosives were improperly stored,&#8221; said a ZRP spokesperson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UZ Suspends Six Students Over Protest<br>The University of Zimbabwe has suspended six students\u2014 Narshon Kohlo, Blessing Mtisi, Nodesha Maingehama, Tafadzwa Katsande, Tawana Hove, and Tariro Mtukura \u2014for organizing an &#8220;unlawful demonstration&#8221; on May 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;While students have a right to voice concerns, procedures must be followed,&#8221; said a UZ official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Nigerian President Buhari Dies at 82<br>Nigeria\u2019s ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, who ruled both as a military leader and democratically, passed away in London at 82. He was the first opposition candidate to win Nigeria\u2019s presidency in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ramaphosa Launches Probe Into SA Police Corruption Claims<br>South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has established a judicial commission to investigate allegations of corruption involving Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and senior officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;These are serious claims that require independent scrutiny,&#8221; said a political analyst.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DeepSeek AI Emerges as Global Contender<br>Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is making waves with its DeepSeek-V3 model, rivalling GPT-4 and Claude 3.5 at a lower cost. Experts say it could reshape the AI industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Zim GBC News\u00a92025<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News Tit-Bits of top stories making headlines across Zimbabwe and beyond: Two Zimbabweans Die in Canada En Route to Jah Prayzah ConcertTwo Zimbabweans, Anotida Maziriri and Edmore Mafuwe, tragically lost&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7750,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7748\/revisions\/7750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}