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Harare tops Zimbabwe's corruption list
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed in its 2022 annual report that Harare constituted the highest number of suspected corruption cases, with over 70%.In its fourth repo...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 20:33hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa removes his gloves
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Nelson Chamisa has accused some party bigwigs of manufacturing lies to confuse and discourage party members.This comes after Professor Ncube on W...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 16:06hrs | 3767 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: ZANU PF's Scott Sakupwanya wins uncontested in Mabvuku-Tafara by-election
ZANU PF candidate for the Mabvuku-Tafara constituency by-election, Scott Sakupwanya, has emerged victorious without facing any opposition. This unprecedented outcome follows a series of legal maneuver...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 12:14hrs | 2655 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Jonathan Moyo exposes Mahere's 'big fat lie'
EXPLAINER: Fingerprints of the MDC in the "Edited" CCC Constitution filed by Tshabangu in Chamisa's Interdict Court Case to halt Further Recalls not Fraud but Proof of MDC Paternity of Lawful CCC...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 18:06hrs | 2296 | by Jonathan Moyo
2023 Election Results - Live Update
We will be posting the results of the just-end 2023 General Election here: Shurugwi North Constituency ...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 08:52hrs | 15275 | by Staff Reporter
Huge turnout for elections countrywide
Thousands of people thronged polling stations across the country to cast their votes for their preferred candidates for Presidential, National Assembly and local authority elections.A peaceful...Published: 24 Aug 2023 at 06:37hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son in-law lists 21 farms in divorce case
The legal proceedings over the divorce of Bona Nyepudzai Ouma Mugabe, daughter of former President Robert Mugabe, and Simbarashe Mutsahuni Chikore are likely to involve complex disputes over how asset...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa offers CFU president a Ministerial post?
The Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) president, Andrew Pascoe, is set to be appointed Minister of State, a move which will ensure the smooth flowing of compensation of former farm owners, Business Times...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 10:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official arrested
A former Zanu-PF youth leader was arrested and another man shot dead – both suspects after a Shurugwi mine was robbed of 400kg of crushed gold ore.Khumbulani Mpofu, 42, is being held with fi...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 15:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ex-wife's Pretoria home, Range Rovers seized by South African authorities
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa's troubles continue mounting after a South African court has ordered the seizure of her Pretoria home and her two Land Rover vehicles until ...Published: 20 Dec 2022 at 20:44hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Harare diarrhoea outbreak rages
Harare City Council is producing about a quarter of the residents' daily potable water requirements, with the authorities last week sanctioning a rationing regime amid a diarrhoea outbreak in the capi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:03hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt in $174 billion expenditure overrun
ZIMBABWE has reported a $174 billion expenditure overrun in the nine months of 2022 to September, latest figures show.Despite beating revenue collection targets for the nine months of 2022 by ...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe and some of her relatives stripped of corruptly acquired stands
Former First Lady Grace Mugabe and some of her relatives and allies are being stripped of 14 stands worth almost US$12,6 million in one of the most upmarket developments in Borrowdale, Harare, on the ...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 05:00hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco sales rake in US$650,3 million
ZIMBABWE has realised US$650,3 million from tobacco sales this year, up 10,3% compared to last year, statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) show.Last year, the souther...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:13hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo, Matebeleland North, Matebeleland South risk losing constituencies
THE latest Afrobarometer survey says Bulawayo, Matebeleland North and Matebeleland South provinces have the least number of potential voters and could risk losing constituencies during the upcoming de...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:09hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Movements between Zimbabwe, SA drop 13%
LAST month, 44 380 movements were observed and 2 537 migrants were interviewed across 44 flow monitoring points in Zimbabwe.This represented a 13% drop in total movements compared to the previ...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by International Organisation for Migration
Zimdollar depreciation on parallel and RBZ markets eases
THE depreciation of the Zimbabwean dollar has begun to ease on both the parallel and official market following months of a sustained downward spiral which saw the local currency losing more than half ...Published: 18 Aug 2022 at 06:48hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zec to consider new voters blitz
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will consider another voter registration exercise after statistics showed a 2% increase in registered voters from 2018.On Tuesday, Zec released ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
1 748% hike in hospital fees
GOVERNMENT has hiked user fees at public hospitals by 1 748%, prompting analysts to warn of an upsurge in home deaths.New adult and children consultation fees have been pegged at US$12 and US$...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 09:00hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zapu Europe get together party
Following on the recent successful ZAPU 60th birthday anniversary which was overwhelmingly attended on the 16th April in Leicester, ZAPU is back with another party. Those in attendance felt that the t...Published: 06 Jun 2022 at 08:05hrs | 13 | by Simie Nkala
Zimbabwe's forex currency crisis worsens
An outlet in Harare's Graniteside industrial area has been turning away customers using local currency through point of sale (POS) platforms on the pretext that they are experiencing network failure....Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:16hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's currency dilemma exacerbating matters
A FEW days after Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a series of controversial economic measures, that have sped up the depreciation of the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL), and resultantly, inflatio...Published: 04 Jun 2022 at 19:56hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents petition City Council to cancel the Pomona waste deal
Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has petitioned Harare City Council (HCC) to terminate the dubious Pomona Waste to Energy Deal.The controversial deal between Georgenix company and ...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 11:40hrs | 7 | by CHRA
Inflationary pressures choke Zimbabwe industry
A rising bout of inflation is posing a severe threat to Zimbabwe's industries amid growing fears most companies will struggle to restock, which could potentially trigger a significant reduction in pro...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 09:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec pegs exam fees in US$
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has announced fees for the November examinations, with government subsidising 55% for pupils in public schools.In a statement, the examination...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Retail outlets ration basic commodities as Zimdollar weaken
THE United States Agency for International Development (USAid) food security arm says some wholesale and retail outlets are rationing scarce foodstuffs, as the Zimbabwe dollar continues to depreciate....Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:52hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar tanks to $308,5 against USD at forex auction
THE Zimbabwean dollar further weakened against the United States dollar at the weekly forex auction system on Tuesday where it traded at $308,5 to the green back.Last week the local curr...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Basic goods prices gallop in Zimbabwe
Bulawayo residents have called for Government controls as prices of basic commodities are increasingly getting out of reach for the majority of citizens, with retailers having adopted different foreig...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
'Zimdollar in short supply'
FINANCE minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday claimed that the Zimbabwe dollar was in short supply while insisting that speculative behaviour was distorting the value of the local currency."The Zimb...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
JSC, former judge fight over vehicle
THE Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has filed an urgent chamber application at the High Court to repossess a Mercedes Benz vehicle issued to former judge, Justice Erica Ndewere who was dismissed las...Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Police; ZANU PF youths beat up CCC members in Chitungwiza
Members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police and alleged ZANU PF members reportedly attacked and injured CCC candidate for Chitungwiza Ward 7 Lovemore Maiko during the party's door to door election campaig...Published: 02 May 2022 at 18:47hrs | 14 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Matebeleland North, South risk losing constituencies
MATEBELELAND North and South had the lowest number of new voter registrants during the jus-ended voter registration blitz, with analysts citing poor timing by the electoral management body among the r...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:35hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zacc salvages US$1m property in SA
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), with the assistance of South African authorities, has managed to seize and forfeit property worth US$1 million suspected to have been illegally acquired...Published: 20 Feb 2022 at 08:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwe Warriors player hijacked and killed in South Africa
Former Zimbabwe, CAPS United and Wits left-back Charles Yohane has been hijacked and killed in South Africa at the age of 48. Yohane who was now a driver fore-hailin...Published: 15 Feb 2022 at 18:54hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Harare council employees in court for abuse of office
FOUR Harare City Council (HCC) employees on Wednesday appeared in court facing abuse of office charges.Addmore Guzha (54), Godknows Jembere (34), Memory Mapfumo(39) and Marjorie Mhizha (25) ap...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams get 2,24% inflows despite heavy rains
BULAWAYO's water supply dams in the Umzingwane Catchment area recorded only 2,24% inflows as of January 18, despite the country experiencing heavy rains this month.In a notice to residents thi...Published: 26 Jan 2022 at 04:49hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Innscor ex-manager case judgment reserved indefinitely
Bulawayo Labour Court judge Mercy Moya-Matshanga on Thursday reserved judgment for the second time in the case of Innscor Africa Limited and Innscor Africa Bread Company Zimbabwe former southern regio...Published: 24 Jan 2022 at 05:28hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government looks to own digital currency, not crypto
As digital currencies expand and become mainstream and normalised, it is not going to be unusual to find governments around the world considering the benefits that such a currency could offer their ci...Published: 17 Dec 2021 at 11:53hrs | 22 | by Staff Reporter
Munatsi, Dzanya wanted US$14m from BancABC
AT the time of his mysterious death, which relatives and friends believe was a cold blooded murder, Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency boss Douglas Munatsi and his business partner Francis Dza...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:18hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zanla fighter's daughter now top medical officer in US
While a good number of gallant veterans of Zimbabwe's war of liberation brawled this week in Harare with the police, who charged them with seeking to incite public violence, a city in a distant land t...Published: 31 Oct 2021 at 07:14hrs | 26 | by Geoffrey Nyarota
Teachers stage online anti-govt demo
Members of the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) yesterday staged online anti-government protests meant to coincide with the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) anti-sancti...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:40hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Dead woman 'haunts family'
A Cowdray Park family in Bulawayo says it is being haunted by its 22-year-old daughter, who died in a car crash nearly three months ago as they constantly "see" her in the house. The family wa...Published: 16 Sep 2021 at 05:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
‘Qatar moves Zimbabwe markets'
QATAR Airways' entry into the Harare–Doha route will give impetus to Zimbabwe's export strategy, with connection problems previously faced by investors coming to an end, ZimTrade, the country's expo...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:15hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Qatar offers fresh market for Zimbabwe products
LOCAL exporters should take advantage of the direct flights between Zimbabwe and Qatar to tap into the US$25,8 billion Western Asian market. Early this month, Qatar Airways announced the introduction ...Published: 31 Aug 2021 at 06:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean takes over as Johannesburg Mayor
Jolidee Matongo, the son of a migrant from Zimbabwe, has been elected unopposed as new executive mayor of the City of Johannesburg, the metro announced on Tuesday.The 269 councillors in the me...Published: 11 Aug 2021 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ezra Tshisa Sibanda lashes Zimbabwean idiots living in SA bragging about looting
Veteran radio personality Ezra 'Tshisa' Sibanda has condemned some 'Zimbabwean idiots living in SA bragging about looting and showing off goods they looted.'A number of videos with people spea...Published: 14 Jul 2021 at 09:50hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt grabs Malunga family farm
The Zimbabwean govt has grabbed a privately-owned farm belonging to the family of the late outspoken veteran nationalist Sydney Malunga, father to international human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga, ...Published: 14 Jun 2021 at 18:32hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Who Are the Sleeper Threats in Euro 2020 Betting?
With Marvelous Nakamba's Aston Villa teammates Tyrone Mings and Jack Grealish announced as part of Gareth Southgate's England squad, things are taking shape for the Three Lions. Bookies have tipped En...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 22:16hrs | 6 | by Staff Writer
US court exonerates Zimbabwean 'fugitive' businessman
A ZIMBABWE Manpower Development Fund (Zimdef ) contractor, who was alleged to be a fugitive from justice in the United States, was never convicted of any crime in that country, it has emerged....Published: 21 May 2021 at 06:10hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Man hangs self after being denied sex
A 21-year-old man from Somabula communal farms on the outskirts of Gweru committed suicide by hanging, allegedly after he was denied conjugal rights by his 18-year-old wife.According to the lo...Published: 11 May 2021 at 16:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
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