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NODE empowers prisoners with entrepreneurial skills to rebuild Lives after jail
The National Organisation for Development and Empowerment (NODE) has pledged its unwavering support to transform the lives of incarcerated individuals by equipping them with entrepreneurial skills....Published: 7 hrs ago | 230 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Woman bashes niece with cooking stick
Plumtree-based woman Sifundo Hlatshayo is in trouble after she severely assisted her niece with a cooking stick over a police dispute.Hlatshayo was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts where...Published: 8 hrs ago | 321 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe explores nuclear energy solutions
Zimbabwe is collaborating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Russian investors to introduce nuclear energy as a solution to the country's persistent power shortages, government off...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 20:48hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Gweru's Go Beer bounces back after decade
Gweru City Council's beer concern, Go Beer, has reopened after a decade-long closure, bringing fresh hope to the local economy. The local authority confirmed that operations had resumed last week, wit...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:22hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign funded CSOs under siege from spooks
At least 94% of Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) are facing heightened surveillance and infiltration by state agents, according to a new report, signaling a growing crackdown on civic and...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:21hrs | 1773 | by Staff reporter
Water shortages hits Zimbabwe's cities
Residents across Zimbabwe are enduring severe water shortages, as the ongoing El Niño drought exacerbates an already strained water supply system. In cities like Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second-largest c...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:20hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge's 'Shule Shule' Nguluvhe dies
Beitbridge is in mourning following the passing of one of its most renowned businessmen and farmers, Mr. Chris Nguluvhe, popularly known as "Shule Shule." Mr. Nguluvhe, aged 61, passed away on Tuesday...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for 6 years for stealing a car in Zimbabwe
A 46-year-old man from Mberengwa, Hlangabeza Mabhula, also known as Benjamin Kutira, was sentenced to prison for theft and possession of illegal items in the Zvishavane Magistrates' Court.The ...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:19hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes a mistake, abolishes death penalty
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the Death Penalty Abolition Bill into law, effectively ending capital punishment in Zimbabwe. The landmark decision, which was ratified in Parliament...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:15hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt clarifies retirement age extension
The Zimbabwean government has extended the retirement age for civil servants and members of the uniformed forces by five years, citing the need to utilize their expertise and address the country's inc...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:14hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Ex-NetOne employee charged with US$18,666 fraud
A former NetOne employee, Takudzwashe Malamulo, has been arraigned on charges of defrauding the telecommunications giant of US$18,666 and ZWL$14,430,529 through fraudulent requisitions.Malamul...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:13hrs | 947 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe Employee in court for draining plane fuel
A 49-year-old Air Zimbabwe employee, Jacob Mutemeri, has appeared in court on allegations of stealing Jet A1 fuel from an Air Zimbabwe aircraft stationed at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Air...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:12hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Scattered rains rekindle farmers' hopes
Zimbabwean farmers have planted over 1.4 million hectares of maize, 352,331 hectares of traditional grains, and 75,438 hectares of tobacco, fueled by recent scattered rains that signal a promising agr...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:07hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Bus owner's killer stops running, hands self over to police
Bridget Makaza, accused of fatally shooting her husband, Kurai Coaches owner MacCloud Zvavaviri Mapanga, in May 2018, has surrendered to the police after evading arrest for more than five years....Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:06hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
How to Prevent Your Nudes and Intimate Photos from Being Shared
This morning 31st December 2024, I received 261 WhatsApp messages from fellow Africans from all walks of life, pleading with me to help prevent a major leak of nudes and intimate photos. I just though...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 23:57hrs | 600 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Welshman Ncube threatens Tshabangu
The High Court has reserved its judgment indefinitely in a case brought by Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leaders who were dismissed from their Parliamentary roles by the party's secretary genera...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:58hrs | 2893 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe extends retirement age for civil servants
The government has announced an increase in the retirement age for civil servants and members of the uniformed forces by an additional five years, effective 1 January 2025.According to Statuto...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:57hrs | 1034 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe invites power-storage bids to ease supply crisis
Zimbabwe's power-transmission company has invited bids for companies to install energy-storage units as part of measures to ease crippling energy shortages.Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission &a...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:57hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers urged to tap into China's fruit import market
Trade promotion agency ZimTrade is encouraging Zimbabwean farmers to seize the opportunity presented by China's growing fruit import market, which could generate much-needed foreign currency for the c...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:57hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa courts security forces' favour
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made significant changes to the conditions of service for police and prison officers, including increasing the mandatory service period from 20 to 30 years. The altera...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:56hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
'CIO operative' dupes farmer of US$30,000
A man accused of impersonating a State security agent, Shepherd Mangoma, appeared before Harare Magistrate Ruth Moyo on Friday facing charges of impersonation, fraud, and theft of trust property. Mang...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:55hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust car battery theft syndicate
Police in Gweru, Midlands province, have successfully dismantled a car battery theft syndicate that had been targeting residents in both Gweru and Harare. The syndicate's activities were uncovered fol...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:53hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
192 villages benefit from Mnangagwa's rice
Around 2,000 vulnerable members of society from 192 villages in Murewa South constituency have received a vital food aid donation of rice from President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The initiative, which is ai...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:49hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire urges Mnangagwa to abandon term extension push
Politician Jealousy Mawarire has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of exacerbating divisions within the ruling Zanu-PF party by pushing for an extension of his presidential term to 2030. Mawarire, ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:49hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Transport woes affects Nkayi food aid delivery
Nkayi South Member of Parliament (MP) Jabulani Hadebe has raised concerns over the government's decision to place the responsibility of transporting food aid from Harare to constituencies on parliamen...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over imminent Lower Gwelo evictions
Disgruntled villagers from Nsukunengi Village, located under Chief Bunina in the Midlands' Lower Gwelo area, are expressing growing fears of being evicted from their ancestral land to make way for a m...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Man strangles grandmother to death
A 22-year-old man from Kuwadzana 7 has been charged with murder after allegedly strangling his 70-year-old grandmother to death while heavily intoxicated. Nihipalaakar Muyaya appeared before Harare Ma...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:44hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Murder cases increase to 49 this festive season
A total of 49 people have lost their lives in separate violent incidents across Zimbabwe during the ongoing festive season, a disturbing increase from 47 deaths reported just two days ago. The majorit...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:44hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Branch manager disappears with US$35,390
A shocking scandal has unfolded in Victoria Falls after a trusted 23-year-old branch manager allegedly made off with a staggering US$35,390, funds that were intended for deposit into a wholesaler's ba...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:41hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
South Africa-bound bus causes chaos in Bulawayo
A South Africa-bound bus has caused significant disruption to businesses along 6th Avenue and Fife Street in Bulawayo, with the vehicle blocking shop entrances and parking spaces for over eight hours ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:40hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa deeply rooted in biblical scripture
President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a powerful address on Sunday at the annual National Thanksgiving and Dedication Service held at the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre in Bulawayo. The spe...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:40hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors fail to break 10-year jinx
The 2024 season has come to a close with mixed fortunes for Zimbabwean football, and the Warriors have ended the year outside the FIFA top 100 for the tenth consecutive year. Zimbabwe's national team ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe intensify crackdown on smuggling
Zimbabwe is intensifying its efforts to combat smuggling along its border with South Africa, in response to significant revenue losses reported due to syndicates operating in the area. The national an...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Water levels in Zimbabwe's major dams have started rising
Water levels in Zimbabwe's major dams have started rising following recent rainfall across the country, offering hope for improved irrigation prospects. After a prolonged dry spell that had raised con...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:38hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons officer killed by uncle on amnesty
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) officer was fatally stabbed by her uncle on Christmas Day in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South, in a shocking incident that has left the local co...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:37hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Amnesty beneficiary faces new robbery charges
A man released under Presidential Amnesty in April this year has been brought back to court on fresh charges of robbery, raising concerns about repeat offenders exploiting the clemency program....Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:37hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe armed robbers target mines and businesses in series of heists
Authorities are investigating a string of armed robberies that have rocked various locations across Zimbabwe in recent days, with the most recent targeting a mine in Filabusi. Seven armed suspects sto...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:36hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hospital opens unit to tackle drug abuse epidemic`
In response to Zimbabwe's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, Mpilo Central Hospital has established a dedicated Mental Health Clinic to provide specialised care for affected individuals. The ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:33hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
High Court reserves Ncube, Tshabangu ruling
The legal battle between Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) acting president, Professor Welshman Ncube, and interim secretary-general, Senator Sengezo Tshabangu, over controversial changes to the par...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:33hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans can now travel to Russia with e-Visa scheme
Zimbabweans seeking to visit Russia can now do so more easily, thanks to the introduction of an e-visa system. This new scheme allows travelers from Zimbabwe to enter Russia and stay for up to 16 days...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:52hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
85 000 Chinese nationals now living in Zimbabwe
I was astonished to hear the other day that there are now over 85 000 Chinese nationals living in Zimbabwe. I questioned this estimate and was told no, its real. What on earth are they doing here? The...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 19:15hrs | 727 | by Eddie Cross
Why Zimbabweans must be free to speak about Rhodesia
In the past day, Zimbabwe's Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Nick Mangwana, and ZANU-PF Chief Whip Pupurai Togarepi have called for legislation to criminalize what they termed the "...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 13:06hrs | 573 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU-PF has destroyed Zimbabweans' ability to dream big
If anyone wants to understand the depths to which the ZANU-PF government has destroyed the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans, they only need to watch the state-controlled broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadca...Published: 30 Dec 2024 at 11:53hrs | 418 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police officer killed, another injured in violent incident at nightclub
Glendale, Zimbabwe - A tragic incident unfolded at 007 Night Club in Glendale in the early hours of December 26, 2024, leaving one police constabulary dea...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 20:34hrs | 2825 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimborders hikes vehicle toll fees at Beitbridge
Zimborders Consortium, the entity managing the Beitbridge Border Post, has announced that it will be increasing access toll fees for commercial vehicles starting February 1, 2025. The fee hikes will a...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:56hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Test records for Zimbabwe and Williams as Afghanistan toil
Resuming on 363 for four, the home side were all out for 586 at Queens Sports Club in the southern city. Afghanistan were 95 for two off 30 overs in reply when bad light stopped play.The Zimba...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:54hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa donates rice to hungry citizens
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has donated four metric tonnes of rice to be distributed among 360 Members of the National Assembly and Senate. The donation is part of ongoing efforts to address the hung...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:50hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister foils Xmas Eve farm grab
War Veterans' Minister Monica Mavhunga stepped in to prevent the eviction of settlers at Saratoga Farm, located 46 kilometers from Harare along Shamva Road in Goromonzi District, during an unsanctione...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:47hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Chinese woman up for US$160,000 fraud in Zimbabwe
A 68-year-old Chinese woman, Li Quiyi, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a fellow national of US$160 000 in a fake lithium export licensing deal. Li reportedly used the influence of high-prof...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:46hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Tourists flock to Victoria Falls despite misleading reports
As the festive season unfolded, Victoria Falls, the heart of Zimbabwe's tourism industry, came alive with an influx of visitors from around the world, despite misleading rumors suggesting that the ico...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:45hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
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