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Innovate Bulawayo: City Council Calls for Collaboration
The Bulawayo City Council recently concluded the Research and Innovation Seminar, which brought together stakeholders to discuss the role of innovation in driving sustainable urban transformation. ...Published: 46 mins ago | 15 | by Stephen Jakes
A letter to Sengezo Tshabangu
Dear cousin Sengezo Tshabangu,I need to explain why I address you as Mzala. Bulawayo is a village, I am sure you could be related to my cousins, Nomusa and Fikile Tshabangu: daughters of Aunt ...Published: 57 mins ago | 96 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tshabangu wins Supreme Court battle
The Supreme Court has overturned a High Court ruling that had nullified the controversial changes to the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s parliamentary leadership made by self-proclaimed party se...Published: 1 hr ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
Gas cylinder explosion destroys Honda Fit in Nkulumane
A parked Honda Fit was completely gutted by fire on Thursday morning at Manyenziwe Shopping Centre in Nkulumane 12 after a gas cylinder inside the vehicle exploded.Bulawayo Chief Fire Officer ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Delani Moyo files nomination papers for Insiza North by-election
ZANU-PF's candidate for the upcoming Insiza North Constituency by-election, Delani Moyo, has officially submitted his nomination papers at the Gwanda Magistrates Court, solidifying his place on the ba...Published: 2 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo extends generous gift to Jah Prayzah's entire band
Contemporary music sensation Jah Prayzah continues to ride the wave of his musical triumphs, and this time, the benefits are being felt across his entire team. Business mogul and music patron Wicknell...Published: 2 hrs ago | 180 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station output increases as repairs near completion
Zimbabwe's largest coal-fired power plant, the Hwange Thermal Power Station, is steadily recovering operations after a technical fault earlier this month disrupted power production on several units....Published: 2 hrs ago | 40 | by Staff reporter
Tshelanyemba Nursing School reopening set for September
The Tshelanyemba Nursing School in Maphisa, Matabeleland South Province, is set to reopen in September 2025 following a prolonged closure caused by a shortage of qualified teaching staff.This ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 57 | by Staff reporter
ZIMSEC set exams on a holiday
The Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (ZIMSEC) is in a race against time to notify candidates sitting for the mid-year Ordinary Level examinations about a sudden change in the exam schedule after t...Published: 3 hrs ago | 126 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa concludes 4 day state visit to Belarus
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has concluded a four-day State visit to the Republic of Belarus, where Zimbabwe and Belarus signed a series of agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation and ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 160 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get first dollar-listed REIT as property heats up
Zimbabwe is set to get its first dollar-denominated real estate investment trust listing on Friday, as demand for property stocks grows.Eagle REIT is seeking to raise $62 million from the list...Published: 7 hrs ago | 583 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZIPRA veterans, widows, and children demand return of seized properties
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) combatants, alongside widows and children of fallen fighters, have spent three cold nights camping on a piece of land in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West,...Published: 7 hrs ago | 453 | by Staff reporter
Mysterious Fire at house of a Johane Masowe member
A mysterious fire has been burning in the home of a Johane Masowe Apostolic Church member in Chegutu since last Thursday, leaving residents puzzled and prompting an appeal for assistance from spiritua...Published: 7 hrs ago | 618 | by Staff reporter
'Private sector key to Zimbabwe's energy transformation'
Zimbabwe is positioning the private sector as a central player in its quest for a sustainable, reliable, and inclusive energy future, government officials have emphasized.At the ongoing Nation...Published: 7 hrs ago | 113 | by Staff reporter
Daylight machete attack chilling details heard in court
A Bulawayo woman, Mrs. Samukelisiwe Chieza, suffered serious head injuries after she and four young church members were violently robbed by a notorious machete-wielding gang operating in parts of the ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 631 | by Staff reporter
Man avoids prison sentence for 'borrowing' bike
A 22-year-old Zambian man, Sure Munengo, narrowly avoided a custodial sentence after receiving a wholly suspended one-month prison term for using a bicycle without the owner's consent. Munengo, from M...Published: 7 hrs ago | 325 | by Staff reporter
ZITF CEO receives his Toyota Landcruiser from Chivayo
Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company chief executive officer Dr Nicholas Ndebele was left speechless yesterday after receiving a brand-new 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser 300 series VXR, valued a...Published: 7 hrs ago | 263 | by Staff reporter
Connie Ferguson to judge Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025
This weekend, Harare will become the epicentre of glamour and elegance as the Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2025 pageant takes place. Scheduled for Saturday, the event promises a dazzling display of beauty, ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 119 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu sets dates for CCC elective congress
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Mr. Sengezo Tshabangu, is preparing to hold its elective congress in September 2025, the party's spokesperson, Mr. Willias Madzimure, has ann...Published: 8 hrs ago | 240 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man arrested for carrying toy gun in nightclub
A 28-year-old man from Old Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo was arrested last Sunday night after security personnel at a local nightclub discovered he was carrying what appeared to be a real gun, which lat...Published: 8 hrs ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
State assisted funeral for late Alfred Nikita Mangena's widow
The Government has accorded a state-assisted funeral to the late Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, widow of national hero and former commander of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zipra), Rodgers Al...Published: 8 hrs ago | 175 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe emerges as hotspot for scalable fintech solutions
Zimbabwe is rapidly positioning itself as a fertile ground for scalable Financial Technology (fintech) innovations, with leading local financial institutions at the forefront of this transformation. B...Published: 8 hrs ago | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up domestic HIV/Aids funding drive
The Government of Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to mobilize domestic resources to sustain HIV and AIDS prevention programs following significant cuts in international funding, Health and Child Care...Published: 8 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Judgment date set for Mpilo fake doctor
Bulawayo magistrate Mrs. Eva Matura has scheduled May 30 for delivering judgment in the case of Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old man charged with fraud for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor at...Published: 8 hrs ago | 130 | by Staff reporter
ZSE launches AI-enabled data direct platform
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange Limited (ZSE) has unveiled Data Direct, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled platform designed to improve access to comprehensive market data as part of its digital t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt owes Zisco pensioners US$38 million
The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion is reportedly in arrears of US$38.7 million owed to former ZiscoSteel workers, according to a damning report by Parliament's Port...Published: 8 hrs ago | 106 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga trial stalls
The trial of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga and Heart & Soul TV (HStv) failed to kick off at the Harare Magistrates Court yesterday after the State made a last-minute bid to...Published: 8 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Lusengo's surname will cost him at Dembare
A faction of disgruntled Dynamos Football Club supporters has called for a boycott of all home matches, starting with this Sunday's highly anticipated Harare Derby against arch-rivals Caps United, in ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 186 | by Staff reporter
CCC factions reject Tshabangu's GNU with Zanu-PF
Deepening divisions within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have erupted over a controversial proposal by self-proclaimed secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu to extend President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 8 hrs ago | 161 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops crime charts amid surge in daylight robberies
Bulawayo residents have raised alarm over a growing wave of daylight robberies, as new crime statistics reveal the city now leads the country in reported criminal activity.Victims and eyewitne...Published: 8 hrs ago | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean villagers climb mountains to make phone calls
Villagers in Nekavandama, Ward 12 of Hwange District, are enduring extreme hardships to access mobile phone network coverage, often scaling mountains and climbing trees in areas infested with wild ani...Published: 8 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses bid to reverse CCC activists' acquittal
The High Court on Monday dismissed an application by the Prosecutor-General seeking to overturn a default judgment that had cleared Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chirumanzu South 2023 parliament...Published: 8 hrs ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
University students urged to drive innovation
Masvingo Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Ezra Chadzamira, has called on university students to embrace innovation and transform research into viable business ventures that can drive Zimbab...Published: 8 hrs ago | 37 | by Staff reporter
Is the Trabablas Interchange a monument to Zimbabwe's misplaced priorities and corruption?
Is Zimbabwe's so-called ‘spaghetti road' just another highway to corruption?The recent announcement by Zimbabwe's Ministry of Transport that the long-awaited Mbudzi Interchange - now curious...Published: 9 hrs ago | 223 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The war in Sudan is still happening and the world has moved on
Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metap...Published: 18 hrs ago | 286 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Midnight Rapist Caught in the Act
Mount Darwin - A suspected rapist was caught in the act by the victim's mother during a midnight attack on May 11.Trust Miriki (28) was apprehended by local villagers after the victim's mother...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1535 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa secures deal to reconstruct Parirenyatwa hospital
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has secured a landmark deal with Belarus that will see the overhaul of Zimbabwe's health sector, beginning with the reconstruction and capacitation of the Parirenyatwa Gro...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land reform scam - 13 years after the genocide in Matebeleland and Midlands
This article intends to capture the poignant moment when Zanu began its unpunished abuse of public office soon after Zimbabwe's independence.All along Zanu felt a false sense of achievement in...Published: 20 hrs ago | 291 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange (Ndlovu)
Zimbabwe thrash Lesotho 12 - 2
Zimbabwe completed the semi-final line-up at the COSAFA Girls' Under-17 Championship following a comprehensive 12-2 victory over Lesotho that saw them seal top spot in Group C at the Hage Geingob Stad...Published: 22 hrs ago | 7443 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mawarire says Mnangagwa now part of the criminals
Jealousy Mawarire, former spokesperson to the late President Robert Mugabe, has launched a blistering attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of surrendering executive power to a clique o...Published: 22 hrs ago | 2458 | by Staff reporter
Battle over new NSSA boss intensifies
The fight to appoint a new general manager for Zimbabwe's US$1.2 billion National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has descended into a chaotic and politically charged standoff, marked by corruption a...Published: 14 May 2025 at 15:35hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter
$5 bribe cops' trial opens
Five Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers appeared in court yesterday as their trial opened over allegations that they accepted a US$5 bribe from a truck driver during an anti-sand poaching operati...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Girl kidnapped at Zimbabwe hospital, kidnappers demand US$2,000 ransom
A 12-year-old girl was kidnapped from Sally Mugabe Central Hospital on Saturday in a shocking abduction that has left her family distraught and police scrambling to track down the suspects. The kidnap...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 1234 | by Staff reporter
122-year-old Zimbabwean finally gets funeral cover
South Africa-based Zimbabwean funeral services company Zororo-Phumulani has stepped in to support 122-year-old uMkhulu Anulois Banda after the centenarian's application for funeral cover was rejected ...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:34hrs | 1475 | by Staff reporter
Kereke wins legal battle
Former Zanu PF legislator Munyaradzi Kereke has won a legal battle against the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS), which had sought a refund of US$138,000 over a failed bid to purchase Fortr...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:48hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors to face Burkina Faso and Niger in Morocco friendlies
Zimbabwe's senior men's national football team, the Warriors, will take on Burkina Faso and Niger in international friendly matches scheduled for next month in Morocco, the Zimbabwe Football Associati...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:47hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Pupils turned away over unpaid fees despite Mnangagwa's free education pledge
Dozens of pupils across Zimbabwe were turned away from government schools this week for failing to pay tuition fees, in direct contradiction of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's longstanding pledge to pr...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:47hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
5 women fined for running a brothel in Harare
Five women who operated a brothel under the guise of a massage parlour have been convicted and fined by the Harare Magistrates Court, with each receiving a suspended prison sentence for their roles in...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:46hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube hikes fuel levy
The Government of Zimbabwe has increased the Strategic Fuel Reserve Levy on petrol and diesel as part of a broader effort to safeguard national fuel supplies and price stability amid rising global mar...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:33hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
UPDATE: Delani Moyo Wins Insiza North ZANU-PF Primary Rerun
Delani Moyo has officially won the ZANU-PF Insiza North primary election rerun, securing a commanding 1,781 votes, well ahead of Moses Langa, who polled 941. Qhubani Mpofu came third with 676 votes, m...Published: 13 May 2025 at 20:30hrs | 1942 | by Staff Reporter
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