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Mnangagwa delivers last batch of vehicles for youths

Emmerson Mnangagwa has completed the distribution of equipment under the US$2 million Presidential Youth Empowerment Scheme Revolving Fund, with young people from four provinces receiving trucks and other machinery aimed at supporting inco…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter

Tungwarara's daughter makes nurses dance for cash

An official commissioning event at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals on Friday took an unusual turn after nurses were reportedly invited to dance for cash in the presence of senior government and business figures.The event, held at Adlam Hou…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 295 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa expands hospital renovation drive

Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday officially commissioned the refurbished Adlam House and Nurses Home at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals, saying government's hospital modernisation programme will be extended to all districts nationwide.The refu…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 119 | by Staff reporter

Rights group calls for probe into suspected gukurahundi remains

Zimbabwean pressure group Ibhetshu LikaZulu has called for an independent forensic investigation following the discovery of human remains believed to be linked to the Gukurahundi atrocities in Silobela.In a statement issued on Friday, the …

Published: 8 hrs ago | 297 | by Staff reporter

4 arrested over house break-in spree

Zimbabwe Republic Police has arrested four men in connection with a series of house break-ins across Masvingo in which property worth more than US$14,000 was stolen.Police identified the suspects as Peace Mandizvidza, 32, Edward Sibanda, 2…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 279 | by Staff reporter

Armed gang robs Sai Mart Mountain View shop

A gang of suspected robbers armed with machetes reportedly raided a supermarket in Lobengula West in the early hours of Friday, seriously injuring a security guard before escaping with cash, groceries and alcohol.The robbery occurred at th…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 287 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe urges EU to lift remaining sanctions

Zimbabwe has renewed calls for the unconditional removal of the European Union's remaining arms embargo, saying the measure continues to limit the country's full participation in global peace and security efforts.Acting Foreign Affairs and…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 179 | by Staff reporter

Headmaster, wife accused of inflating company shares

The fraud trial of a Harare school headmaster and his wife continued on Friday, with the complainant telling the court she discovered the couple had allegedly allotted themselves additional shares in a family-owned company without her appr…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 287 | by Staff reporter

Man steals dead cop's phone at funeral

A 32-year-old street car washer has been sentenced to community service after stealing a cellphone belonging to one of two police officers fatally shot by an armed robber in Zaka two months ago.Tobias Cheuka was convicted of theft after st…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 324 | by Staff reporter

Calls grow for return of executive mayors in Zimbabwe

Calls are growing for Zimbabwe to reinstate its executive mayor system amid concerns that elected mayors and councillors lack the authority needed to effectively run local authorities and address worsening service delivery problems.The iss…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 246 | by Staff reporter

Sanganai/ Hlanganani leaves Mutare US$3,5m in the red

Mutare City Council says it is struggling under a US$3.5 million debt burden after undertaking road rehabilitation projects linked to national events that were expected to be funded by central government.City Engineer Maxwell Kerith told a…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 145 | by Staff reporter

Bosso crisis overshadows Triangle clash

Sunday's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match between Highlanders and Triangle United at Barbourfields Stadium has become about far more than three points for Highlanders FC, with mounting financial and administrative problems threaten…

Published: 8 hrs ago | 158 | by Staff reporter

Biggest obstacle facing ZIG

Zimbabwe's government has acknowledged that public confidence remains the biggest obstacle facing the country's gold-backed currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), despite official backing and growing foreign currency reserves.Deputy Finance Mi…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:08hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe introduces tough new rules to save rivers and dams

Zimbabwe's government plans to introduce new legal measures aimed at curbing environmental degradation and illegal mining along rivers and water bodies as authorities move to protect water supplies and safeguard agricultural production.The…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:07hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter

Miner saved after week-long underground ordeal

One miner was rescued alive after spending eight days trapped underground following a shaft collapse at Guernsey Gold Mine, while a second miner died during the rescue operation, officials and rescuers said on Friday.The rescue mission, wh…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:06hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter

GMB settles outstanding US dollar dues

Zimbabwe's Grain Marketing Board has cleared all outstanding U.S. dollar wheat payments owed to farmers, disbursing more than $5.2 million as authorities seek to support agricultural production ahead of the next farming season.GMB Chief Ex…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:06hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter

High Court blocks return of disputed mine sites

Zimbabwe's High Court has dismissed an application by Ouro Tanque Private Limited seeking immediate control of disputed gold mining claims in Bindura pending an appeal by Freda Rebecca Gold Mine to the Supreme Court.The ruling marks the la…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:05hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter

Greenfuel accused of discharging raw effluent

Concerns are mounting over alleged pollution linked to ethanol producer Green Fuel after a legislator accused the company of discharging effluent into the Musvazvi River, a key water source for surrounding communities.Clifford Hlatswayo, t…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:05hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe youths cash in on fuel smuggling

Before dawn breaks over the rugged hills of eastern Zimbabwe, 26-year-old Tendai threads his way through the dense forests of Burma Valley carrying two 20-litre containers of petrol strapped to his shoulders.The unemployed youth is part of…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 21:04hrs | 486 | by Staff reporter

Step aside Ramaphosa after Phala Phala judgment

Political parties, civil society organisations, and the labour movement have responded swiftly to the Constitutional Court's landmark ruling ordering that the Section 89 Phala Phala report must return to Parliament's impeachment committee.…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 20:48hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean's FlyCristal secures aircraft to begin operations

Zimbabwean start-up airline FlyCristal Airways has reached a major milestone in its growth strategy after securing its first aircraft to commence initial operational services. The carrier has acquired a 19-seater Let L-410 aircraft from Ma…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 15:44hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter

Zille's party questions Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe visit

The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will submit parliamentary questions to determine whether public funds were used for President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent visit to Emmerson Mnangagwa's private residence in Zimbabwe.This follows reports th…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 15:06hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa declares Suswe crash a state of disaster

The Government has declared the fatal Suswe road traffic accident along the Harare–Nyamapanda Highway a state of disaster following Tuesday's crash that claimed 17 lives and left dozens injured in Mudzi District.The declaration was announc…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:08hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter

Mayor warns officials

Acting Harare mayor George Mjajati has warned city officials that they will be held personally accountable for failing to deliver services after signing performance contracts aimed at improving operations at Town House.The warning marks th…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Banks push workers onto fragile contracts'

Workers in Zimbabwe's banking sector are increasingly being pushed into insecure, fixed-term contracts without benefits such as medical aid, pensions and social security, amid what unions describe as the ongoing effects of tight monetary p…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mining boom sparks rising tensions

Explosive tensions are mounting in Zimbabwe's gold-rich Shurugwi as politically connected elites are accused of extracting vast mineral wealth while surrounding communities remain trapped in poverty, according to a new investigation by the…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:04hrs | | by Staff reporter

ConCourt rekindles Ramaphosa cash-in-sofa saga

South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally when it set aside a report that could have paved the way for impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala burglary sca…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:24hrs | 616 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe dismisses land reform reversal claims

Anxious Jongwe Masuka has strongly dismissed reports suggesting that Zimbabwe's land reform programme is being reversed, describing such claims as "mischievous and misguided."Speaking in Parliament on Wednesday as Acting Leader of Governme…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Former Botswana President dies

Festus Mogae, Botswana's former president and one of Africa's most respected statesmen, has died at the age of 86.The announcement was made on Friday by Duma Boko, who paid tribute to Mogae's lifelong service to the nation."Today Botswana …

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe, Botswana vaccinate 72 000 cattle against FMD

Zimbabwe and Botswana have jointly vaccinated more than 72 000 cattle in Matebeleland South under a coordinated cross-border campaign aimed at containing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and protecting the region's livestock sector.The five-da…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:16hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter

Limpopo rail line reopens after flood damage

The full reopening of the Limpopo railway line linking Mozambique with Zimbabwe and Botswana has raised hopes for improved regional trade and cargo movement following months of disruption caused by severe flooding.The strategic rail corrid…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mayor bans gravel pothole repairs

Mutare mayor Simon Chabuka has ordered an immediate halt to the use of gravel for pothole patching, describing the practice as an ineffective and cosmetic response to the city's worsening road crisis.The directive was issued during Tuesday…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:13hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter

Crackdown on backyard contraceptive clinics

Health authorities in Manicaland have launched a major crackdown on illegal backyard contraceptive and family planning clinics, warning that unlicensed operators are placing women's lives at risk and undermining regulated reproductive heal…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:13hrs | | by Staff reporter

Delta Beverages faces scrutiny over 'maggots' in Coke bottle

Zimbabwean beverage giant Delta Corporation is facing intense scrutiny after a government laboratory reportedly confirmed that foreign particles found inside a bottle of Coca-Cola were maggots, in a case currently before the Harare Magistr…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:12hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter

Economists warn Zimbabwe's stability is 'artificial'

Leading economists and banking executives have warned that Zimbabwe's recent economic stability is being sustained through aggressive monetary controls that are squeezing liquidity, weakening businesses and masking deeper structural weakne…

Published: 08 May 2026 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff reporter

Another fatal Malawian bus crash closes N1 in Limpopo

A serious road accident involving a Malawian passenger bus travelling from Gauteng forced the closure of the N1 near the Witvlag turn-off in the Soutpansberg Mountain Pass in Limpopo on Thursday evening.The Limpopo Department of Transport …

Published: 07 May 2026 at 21:23hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter

Council cracks whip on push cart operators

Gweru City Council has given illegal push cart operators until Sunday to regularise their operations or risk having their equipment confiscated as part of a crackdown aimed at restoring order in the city centre.The local authority said the…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 21:22hrs | | by Staff reporter

Police recover 43 stolen goats packed in a kombi

Zimbabwe Republic Police officers in Harare intercepted a commuter omnibus carrying 43 suspected stolen goats along Lorraine Drive in Westgate on Wednesday, in a case that has exposed an alleged livestock theft syndicate operating between …

Published: 07 May 2026 at 21:22hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter

Matebeleland's healthcare crisis exposes Zimbabwe's broken promise

Healthcare delivery across Zimbabwe's Matebeleland region continues to expose widening structural weaknesses within the country's public health system, with communities facing persistent shortages of medicines, staff, equipment and accessi…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 21:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Equatorial Guinea's Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Mnangagwa

President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe this weekend for a high-level State Visit aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation between Zimbabwe and Equatorial Guinea.The two-day visit, scheduled for May 9 to 1…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 21:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Anti‑sanctions boss Zharare arrested again

There was drama at the High Court in Harare on Thursday when Citizens Against Economic Sanctions (CAES) leader Martin Zharare was arrested soon after court proceedings.Sources close to the investigations told Bulawayo24.com that Zharare is…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 19:49hrs | 1245 | by Simbarashe Sithole

Farmer convicted for destroying crops in Nyanga land dispute

The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe has reported the conviction of a 39‑year‑old man for malicious damage to property following a land dispute that resulted in the destruction of crops in Nyanga.Luckson Benedict, also known as L…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 19:54hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Motorbikes exempted from ZBC radio licences

The Government has clarified that motorbikes, tricycles, trailers and certain categories of moving machinery are exempt from paying Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence fees, bringing clarity to motorists following months …

Published: 07 May 2026 at 18:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Funeral policy practices exploiting bereaved families, says ZNOART

The Zimbabwe National Organisation of Associations and Residents Trust (ZNOART) has raised concern over what it describes as unfair practices by funeral assurance companies, warning that many families are being burdened by costly and infle…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 18:21hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Insiza Ward 18 residents forge ahead with CAB3 and Vision 2030 campaign

Insiza Ward 18 residents gathered at PBS Hall on Wednesday for an interactive lesson on Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3 (CAB3), with speakers urging communities to embrace grassroots development and support national Vision 2030 program…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 18:19hrs | | by Stephen Jakes

Another new interchange for Harare

Construction has begun on a new major road interchange at the intersection of Harare Drive and the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Expressway (formerly Airport Road) in Harare, marking another milestone in the government's ongoing infrastructure mode…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 15:26hrs | 858 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa returning 67 European-owned farms

Zimbabwe will return 67 farms previously seized during the country's controversial land reform programme to nationals from Denmark, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka has confirmed, marking a sign…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 15:13hrs | 2159 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo denies being 'person of interest'

The diplomatic fallout following South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent visit to Zimbabwe has intensified, after businessman Wicknell Chivayo responded strongly to speculation linking him to law enforcement investigations and his…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 15:58hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's significant geological feature on earth

The 2.5-billion-year-old Great Dyke, a vast linear geological formation stretching roughly 550 kilometres through Zimbabwe from north to south, has been described as one of the most significant igneous structures on Earth, according to obs…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 15:45hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter

Telecel Zimbabwe's collapse creates unusual investment opportunities

Telecel Zimbabwe, once Zimbabwe's second-largest mobile network operator with nearly two million subscribers and a commanding 15.1 percent market share in 2015, is now operating under voluntary corporate rescue after years of financial dec…

Published: 07 May 2026 at 14:43hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter

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Rights group calls for probe into suspected gukurahundi remains

4 arrested over house break-in spree

Armed gang robs Sai Mart Mountain View shop

Zimbabwe urges EU to lift remaining sanctions

Headmaster, wife accused of inflating company shares

Man steals dead cop's phone at funeral

Calls grow for return of executive mayors in Zimbabwe

Sanganai/ Hlanganani leaves Mutare US$3,5m in the red

Bosso crisis overshadows Triangle clash

Mnangagwa delivers last batch of vehicles for youths

Tungwarara's daughter makes nurses dance for cash

Mnangagwa expands hospital renovation drive

Biggest obstacle facing ZIG

Zimbabwe introduces tough new rules to save rivers and dams

Miner saved after week-long underground ordeal

GMB settles outstanding US dollar dues

High Court blocks return of disputed mine sites

Greenfuel accused of discharging raw effluent

Zimbabwe youths cash in on fuel smuggling

Step aside Ramaphosa after Phala Phala judgment

Zimbabwean's FlyCristal secures aircraft to begin operations

Zille's party questions Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe visit

Many Africans still speak their colonisers' language

ConCourt rekindles Ramaphosa cash-in-sofa saga

Zimbabwe dismisses land reform reversal claims

Former Botswana President dies

Zimbabwe, Botswana vaccinate 72 000 cattle against FMD

Limpopo rail line reopens after flood damage

Mayor bans gravel pothole repairs

Crackdown on backyard contraceptive clinics

Delta Beverages faces scrutiny over 'maggots' in Coke bottle

Economists warn Zimbabwe's stability is 'artificial'

Mnangagwa declares Suswe crash a state of disaster

Mayor warns officials

'Banks push workers onto fragile contracts'

Mining boom sparks rising tensions

Another fatal Malawian bus crash closes N1 in Limpopo

Council cracks whip on push cart operators

Police recover 43 stolen goats packed in a kombi

Matebeleland's healthcare crisis exposes Zimbabwe's broken promise

Equatorial Guinea's Obiang Nguema Mbasogo visits Mnangagwa

What makes a corrupt despotic leader think he will succeed where other despots have failed?

Farmer convicted for destroying crops in Nyanga land dispute

Anti‑sanctions boss Zharare arrested again

Motorbikes exempted from ZBC radio licences

Funeral policy practices exploiting bereaved families, says ZNOART

Insiza Ward 18 residents forge ahead with CAB3 and Vision 2030 campaign

REHAB OF HORRORS! - Bulawayo runaway 'therapist' accused of rape, torture, pimping girls to bigwigs

Chivayo denies being 'person of interest'

Zimbabwe's significant geological feature on earth

Zimbabwean woman dies at South African hospital; neglected due to her nationality

Mugabe's current Cabinet rated worst ever by Daily News

Chaos in state tendering system

Open Letter to Prof Jonathan Moyo - the 'devil incacerate'

Mugabe savages Mujuru again

Zimbabwe is at peace, says Mnangagwa

Britain approves new nuclear plant

Zimbabwe tightens border security to curb trafficking

Rights group calls for probe into suspected gukurahundi remains

Lupane State University students win innovation prize

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