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U.S. Ambassador slams corruption in Zimbabwe
United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has described corruption as a "cancer" that is depriving Zimbabweans of their national wealth and severely undermining trade and investment prospe...Published: 10 mins ago | 1 | by Staff reporter
Woman convicted for making false rape report
A woman who falsely reported a rape case against a man she identified only as "Mupostori" has been convicted and sentenced after admitting to fabricating the serious allegation out of spite.Th...Published: 17 hrs ago | 842 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for former Zanu-PF youth league leader
A Harare court has issued a warrant of arrest for former Zanu-PF youth leader Lewis Matutu after he failed to appear in court for the continuation of his fraud trial, where he faces allegations of ste...Published: 20 hrs ago | 975 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's McKinnon Mushore goes AWOL
Highlanders midfielder McKinnon Mushore has not reported for training or match duty for over a week, with early signs indicating he may be pushing for a contract review and seeking payment of outstand...Published: 24 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
Underperforming Kaindu reaches for Bosso reset button
Highlanders FC head coach Kelvin Kaindu is viewing the current international break as a valuable opportunity to regroup, refocus, and revive the team's fortunes after a turbulent start to their Castle...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to revive pharmaceutical sector
The Government of Zimbabwe has announced a comprehensive set of interventions aimed at revitalising the country's pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on increasing local drug production, reducing im...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:33hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 950 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
Manager up for stealing employer's cash
A 42-year-old manager at Lingwale Enterprises in Plumtree, Sipho Ndlovu, has been arrested and dragged before the courts for allegedly embezzling over R621,000 from his employer in a sophisticated sch...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:10hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
RBZ applauds declining inflation
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has lauded the continued decline in monthly inflation as a key indicator of growing economic stability, with both local and foreign currency-denominated prices showi...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:48hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Nemashakwe dies
Veteran educationist and traditional leader Chief Nemashakwe of Gutu, Clanous Devera Chirikure, has passed away at the age of 108.Chirikure died on May 14 at Mvurwi Hospital in Mashonaland Cen...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:21hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Fading giants in a goalless draw
Dynamos 0 - 0 HighlandersThe highly anticipated Battle of Zimbabwe between giants Dynamos and Highlanders ended in a 0-0 stalemate at Rufaro Stadium yesterday, with neither side able t...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
9,000 Harare tenants face eviction
Approximately 9,000 residents renting accommodation from the Harare City Council (HCC) are at risk of eviction due to failure to pay rentals, city officials have confirmed.The revelation came ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa activist fights extradition from South Africa
A South African court last week became the stage for a dramatic and tense confrontation as Zimbabwean activist Nyokayemabhunu, also known as Wellington Masiiwa, fought extradition back to Zimbabwe. Th...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:10hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Morocco dumps COSAFA
In a stunning development, Morocco has sensationally withdrawn from the Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup 2025, leaving organizers scrambling to fill the void. East African football powerhouse Tanzania has bee...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:59hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Tenant's sons burn landlord's house
Mutare Magistrate Poterai Gwezhira will preside over the trial of two men, Solomon (21) and God'swill Tafara Takaendesa (23), who are facing charges of negligently causing serious damage to property u...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:44hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records strong forex surplus
Zimbabwe has experienced sustained foreign currency inflows that not only meet its external payment obligations but have generated a substantial surplus averaging US$400 million per month over the 14-...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to avail land for development
Bulawayo City Council is facing a deepening housing crisis after failing for more than a year to secure contractors to develop new housing stands in the city. Despite multiple attempts and repeated ad...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:17hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold reserves surge to nearly US$700 million
The reserves backing Zimbabwe's structured currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), have soared to an impressive US$683 million, more than doubling since the currency's launch in April 2024 and significantly st...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:03hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
ZiG inflation rises to 92%
Zimbabwe's annual inflation measured in the local currency (ZiG) surged to 92.1% in May 2025, up from April's 85.7%, signaling growing challenges for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) in containing t...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:04hrs | 1076 | by Staff reporter
Cement importer takes Mthuli Ncube to court
Leading cement importer Augutich Investments (PVT) LTD has taken Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to the High Court, accusing him of unlawfully imposing a 30% surtax on cement imports covered under the C...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:01hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Security guards up for contempt of court
Two security guards, Daniel Moyana and Selinah Moyana, have been arrested and charged with contempt of court after allegedly breaching a High Court order by forcibly halting operations at a quarry min...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:50hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records surge in traveller movements
Zimbabwe is strengthening its reputation as a leading destination for migration and investment in the region, with a notable increase in traveller movements recorded in the first quarter of 2025....Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:50hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt brokers EU power deals as blackouts unsettle economy
The Zimbabwean government is actively facilitating partnerships between local independent power producers (IPPs) and European Union (EU) investors to secure much-needed funding for critical energy pro...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank exposes US$2,4 billion hole in Zimbabwe external debt
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has revealed a significant US$2.4 billion discrepancy in Zimbabwe's official external debt data, raising fresh concerns over the credibility of the country...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:09hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Zambia scramble to revive US$5bn power project
More than three decades after it was first proposed, the Batoka Gorge Hydropower Project is back in the spotlight as Zimbabwe and Zambia renew efforts to revive the long-stalled US$5 billion energy ve...Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:22hrs | 3785 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banker's 5 cars seized as cops probe US$2,3m fraud case
A banker accused of manipulating the banking system he was entrusted to protect and creating fake accounts to swindle his employer of approximately US$2.3 million has had his fleet of five vehicles se...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:26hrs | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Objection to recently imposed US$92 radio licence fee
HIS Excellency, The President of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, Office of the President and Cabinet, Munhumutapa Building, Harare, Zimbabwe.Your Excellency Sir,...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:24hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland tops HIV prevalence in Zimbabwe?
Matebeleland North Province has been identified as having the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in Zimbabwe at 14.4 percent, trailing only behind Matebeleland South, which leads with 17.3 percent. Th...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:16hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Harare CBD buildings crumble as businesses flee to suburbs
At least 31 percent of buildings in Harare's central business district (CBD) are in poor condition, the city council has revealed, as a growing number of businesses abandon the area in favour of subur...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council remains silent on Donnybrook land dispute
A bitter land ownership dispute between two developers, Shelter Zimbabwe and Highserv Payscheme, has thrown residents of the Donnybrook-Chizhanje area in Mabvuku into turmoil, with the Harare City Cou...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:13hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe turns to sugar, fast foods, and booze for revenue
Zimbabwe's Treasury is relying heavily on taxes imposed on sugar, fast food, and alcoholic beverages to recoup hundreds of millions of dollars lost following sharp cuts in official development assista...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:02hrs | 418 | by `
ZEC completes printing of ballots for June by-elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finalized the printing of 53,550 National Assembly and 8,450 Local Authority ballot papers ahead of the by-elections scheduled for June 14, 2025.The...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange commissioning on Friday
The state-of-the-art US$88 million Trabablas Interchange is scheduled for official commissioning this Friday, heralding a significant infrastructural milestone under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adm...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's electricity supply improves
Zimbabwe's electricity supply continues to show steady improvement, with national power generation reaching 1,586 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday, up from 1,417MW recorded the previous day. This marks a sig...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:40hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dissident's mother abducted, dumped near Norton
The 73-year-old mother of suspended Zanu-PF politician Godwin Gomwe was abducted on Friday night and later dumped near a police roadblock in Norton, in what appears to be a targeted act of intimidatio...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:35hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Insiza North candidate donate to schools ahead of by-elections
Zanu-PF candidate in the forthcoming by-election Delani Moyo has donated money, cement and bricks to a number of schools in two constituencies ahead of the polls set for June 14.The by-electio...Published: 26 May 2025 at 12:42hrs | 251 | by Stephen Jakes
UDM leader backs Zapu Insiza North by-elections
The United Movement for Devolution (UMD) has declared that it stands in solidarity with Zapu and its candidate, Thabani Mlotshwa, in the upcoming Insiza North parliamentary by-election scheduled for J...Published: 26 May 2025 at 12:38hrs | 375 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF steps up campaign to retain Insiza North seat
ZANU-PF has ramped up its campaign activities ahead of the Insiza North by-election set for 14 June, as the ruling party aims to retain the parliamentary seat left vacant following the passing of the ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:32hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Decade-long Hwange chieftaincy wrangle ends with Mlotshwa's appointment
The protracted succession battle over the Mvuthu chieftaincy in Hwange District has finally come to an end following the appointment of 29-year-old Silibaziso Mlotshwa as the substantive Chief Mvuthu....Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:29hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Opposition parties urged to back Zapu candidate in Insiza North by-election
Opposition parties in Matabeleland have been called upon to unite behind the Zapu candidate ahead of the upcoming Insiza North parliamentary by-election, after the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:24hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees renewed resolve to fight virus 3 years after deadly outbreak
In April 2022, Zimbabwe faced a ferocious measles outbreak that swept through all 10 provinces, infecting thousands and tragically claiming the lives of over 750 children by October. Among those direc...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:22hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mining sector job carnage only a tip of the iceberg
Zimbabwe's mining sector recorded a staggering loss of 1,216 jobs in 2024 - a 314% increase from the previous year - according to a recent report by the Chamber of Mines of Zim...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:20hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
'Spiritual Spectacles' prophet in another court no-show
Prophet Tapiwa Freddy has once again failed to appear in court in an ongoing legal dispute with Craft Properties (Pvt) Ltd over a residential plot in Kadoma. Since the case began on February 7, 2025, ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Female cop up for ivory possession
A female police officer stationed at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Chinhoyi Central has appeared in the Harare Magistrates' Court facing charges of illegal possession of ivory. Gilda Chaziva, 38,...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:16hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Nyokayemabhunu case in dramatic twist
The extradition case of Zimbabwean activist and outspoken government critic Wellington Masiwa, known as Nyokayemabhunu, took a dramatic and politically charged turn last week at the Randburg Magistrat...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:10hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Bennett becomes third Zimbabwean to score Test Century vs England
The 21-year-old Bennett brought up his second career Test ton in the ongoing four-day Test match between the Chevrons and England at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, the first red-ball meeting betwee...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:05hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Illegal Zaoga church faces demolition
A church located in the high-density suburb of Dangamvura in Mutare has ignited a wave of controversy after defying an eviction and demolition order issued by the City of Mutare. The structure, report...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:59hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company fined for under-declaring workers to NSSA
Mining firm Jiangxi Risheng Pvt Ltd has been convicted for under-declaring its workforce to the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), resulting in a financial prejudice to the state amounting to ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:58hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Teachers petition Rights Commission over labour injustices
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has filed a formal complaint with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), accusing the government of systematically violating the rights o...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:55hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo records drop in diarrhoea cases
The City of Bulawayo has recorded a significant decline in diarrhoea cases, with 317 cases reported in March compared to 396 the previous month, according to the latest council minutes on public healt...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:10hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
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