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Rescue Bosso from cartels, secure legacy
The 1926 club, the oldest such institution still in the PSL, is the strongest such brand that must be protected with everything the ecosystem can hold, and any attempts, subtle or otherwise, to compro...Published: 6 hrs ago | 102 | by Chizuzu Hope
Harare fails to act on 27 of 28 audit red flags
Residents of Harare have condemned the city council for what they describe as gross negligence, following the Auditor General's 2023 annual report, which revealed that the local authority failed to ac...Published: 24 hrs ago | 156 | by Staff reporter
RBZ guarantees US$ contracts beyond 2030
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reassured markets that U.S. dollar contracts will remain valid even after the government's 2030 de-dollarisation deadline, a major policy shift aimed at preventi...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:19hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water, sewer woes persist
As Bulawayo enters the final quarter of 2026, water shortages, frequent sewer bursts, and crumbling service delivery continue to fuel tensions between residents and the city council.Interviews...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's food insecure received pay outs
More than 39 000 vulnerable and food-insecure people in Bulawayo received monthly allowances of up to US$13 between October 2024 and mid-2025, Parliament has been informed.Public Service, Labo...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders gamble on return of 'The Dutch Nomad'
By all accounts, Hendrik Pieter de Jongh is a man of many clubs and fleeting commitments. Nicknamed "The Dutch Nomad," the Dutchman has built a reputation for tactical flair and abrupt exits, le...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:16hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2008 financial crash continues to haunt regulators
More than 15 years after Zimbabwe's 2008 financial collapse, the country's financial sector is once again under scrutiny as an estate developer has taken legal action against the Reserve Bank of Zimba...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after bizarre self-harm incident in Budiriro
A 21-year-old man from Budiriro, Harare, has died after reportedly inflicting severe injuries on himself in a shocking and disturbing incident last Saturday.Aaron Mutize was seen by neighbours...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Street vending ban could worsen economic hardship?
Economists have raised concerns over the government's decision to ban street and night vending across Zimbabwe's central business districts (CBDs), warning that the move could intensify economic hards...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean creators demand Facebook monetisation
Zimbabwean content creators remain sidelined from Facebook's monetisation programme, which is currently available in only eight African countries, sparking calls for government intervention to secure ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 19:18hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Hospital accountant jailed 12 years for US$123,000 fraud
A 30-year-old accountant has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after defrauding his employer, a private hospital in Harare, of more than US$123,700, ZW$15.3 million, and ZiG95,409.Tonderai ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 19:12hrs | 1160 | by Staff reporter
US State Department revokes 6,000 student visas
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department said.The agency said the "vast majority" of the viola...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:33hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Gweru fails to confirm receipt of ZWL$226,9m govt grant
Gweru City Council has once again come under scrutiny after the Auditor-General's (AG) 2024 report revealed serious financial irregularities, including failure to confirm receipt of a ZWL226,9 million...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho council accounts in shambles
The Tsholotsho Rural District Council (RDC) in Matabeleland North has been flagged by the Auditor General (AG) for failing to comply with International Accounting Standards (IAS) in its financial repo...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:09hrs | 179 | by Staff rporter
Ex-bank consultant jailed for US$23,000 fraud
A former ZB Bank loan consultant, Cosmas Bhude, has been sentenced to an effective three years and nine months in prison for defrauding clients of more than US$23,000 through a series of fraudulent lo...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:25hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Flo Petroleum loses US$40,000 to employees
FLO Petroleum has reportedly lost US$39,931 to two of its employees in an alleged fraud scheme, a Harare court heard yesterday.Patience Chiringa, a manager, and Ocean Gurure, a supervisor at t...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:44hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans rue plan to ditch US dollar?
Zimbabwe's plans to drop the US dollar in five years is already causing jitters in an economy that has suffered nearly two decades of currency volatility and bouts of record hyperinflation.Har...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:44hrs | 996 | by Staff reporter
Harare's special unit to tackle past corruption
The Harare City Council (HCC) has set up a dedicated Special Legacy Department to investigate historical corruption, implement corrective measures, and begin rebuilding public confidence after years o...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:30hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
How forex brokers make money - and what that means for your trades
Most know that it is best to choose brokers licensed by authorities like FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), or CFTC (US) for greater transparency. When people choose a broker, they concentrate on the conditi...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 272 | by Staff Reporter
2030: Zimbabwe will be using domestic currency
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans for a structured transition from the current multicurrency system to a domestic monetary framework, aimed at ensuring business continuity and eco...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
How can Mnangagwa preach selflessness when his regime is master of self-interest and plunder?
It often seems that before lecturing others on morality, some people should first look in the mirror.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Heroes Day interview with the state-controlled broadcaster Z...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 21:24hrs | 458 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe to unveil de-dollarization roadmap in November
Zimbabwe's central bank has announced its decision to launch a de-dollarisation roadmap in November, along with the new five-year economic blueprint.In his 2025 mid-term monetary policy statem...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 11:01hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's to unlock over US$1 billion in remittances
In a bold move to revive Zimbabwe's struggling economy, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced a plan to securitize diaspora remittances, aiming to transform predictable inflows into investa...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 18:36hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Harare accounts for most accidents in Zimbabwe
Harare Metropolitan Province accounted for more than half of the road traffic accidents recorded across Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the latest Extreme Events and Disasters Report released this week...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
MPs raise alarm over fake news threat
Members of Parliament have sounded the alarm over the growing threat of fake news, warning that the rapid spread of misinformation is undermining public policy, distorting democratic processes, and fu...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
RBZ crackdown on money laundering
Following an intensive investigation into smuggling, money laundering, and financial externalisation, Zimbabwean authorities have launched a crackdown targeting several businesspeople and companies im...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
RBZ upholds tight monetary policy to protect ZWG
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday reaffirmed its tight monetary policy stance as a key strategy to conserve the local currency, despite mounting pressure from industry players to ease bor...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
BitStarz casino review for Australian Players - Crypto, Pokies & Bonuses
BitStarz Casino Australia attracts attention in the local online gambling market due to its wide selection of pokies, cryptocurrency support, and diverse promotions. This site operate...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 16:26hrs | 47 | by Staff Reporter
Tagwirei not active on social media
Sakunda Holdings has issued a strong public warning regarding a growing number of fake social media accounts impersonating prominent businessman Dr Kudakwashe Tagwirei.In an official statement...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 15:35hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally disburses nearly US$200K to Zanu-PF affiliates
Special Advisor to the President, Dr Paul Tungwarara, has disbursed nearly US$200,000 from the Presidential Revolving Fund to eight Zanu-PF-affiliated groups in Masvingo Province, urging beneficiaries...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:33hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were "linked to criminal scam centers" targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week.The account deletions...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents outraged over ban on pre-used clothes sales
Residents of Harare have voiced strong opposition to the government's abrupt ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothes in the capital, describing the move as an "autocratic onslaught" tha...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
US$0.597 billion paid by Zimbabwe Treasury unaccounted for
The latest report from Zimbabwe's Auditor General has exposed serious violations of public finance management laws, revealing that more than US$597 million in Treasury payments remain unaccounted for ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 21:21hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Company Director Arrested Over US$6 Million LP Gas Forex Scandal
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has announced the arrest of businessman Grant Chitate and his company Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd in connection with a massive foreign currency v...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:35hrs | 348 | by Stephen Jakes
Director arrested over US$7.6m payments for LP gas imports
Grant Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd, represented by its director Grant Chitate, has been dragged before the courts on allegations of making unauthorised foreign payments totalling US$7.6 million for th...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:44hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Goat tender fraud trial resumes
The trial of businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, accused of defrauding the Government of US$7 million under the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, resumed yesterday with Mpofu outlining the fina...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
NEC reviews wages for agricultural sector workers
The National Employment Council (NEC) for Zimbabwe's agricultural industry has announced an upward revision of minimum wages and allowances for workers in the sector, effective from June 1, 2025....Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's emails hacked by SAPS crime intelligence
The SAPS' crime intelligence (CI) division has been fingered as the culprits who hacked President Cyril Ramaphosa's emails while he was serving as deputy president. The unit was fin...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:11hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
RBZ Chief charts path to monetary stability
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu says the central bank is making steady progress in consolidating price stability, growing foreign reserves, and reinforcing the banking se...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:12hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe miners weather power crisis
Zimbabwe's mining industry says it has largely been shielded from the worst of the country's electricity shortages thanks to a targeted power rationing strategy that prioritises the sector. But operat...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rebasing pushes GDP to US$45,7bn
The government's recent rebasing of Zimbabwe's economy has lifted its gross domestic product (GDP) valuation to US$45,7 billion and gross national income (GNI) per capita above US$3 000 - even as ...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:27hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Harare shuts down 121 businesses in CBD crackdown blitz
The Harare City Council has shut down 121 businesses in the central business district (CBD) in an intensified campaign targeting non-compliant operations. The crackdown, now in its second day, follows...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:46hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu's committee reshuffle sparks uproar
Tempers flared in Zimbabwe's Parliament on Tuesday as Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi's announcement of sweeping changes to opposition-led portfolio committees sparked a dramatic walkout by Citizens Coalit...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:51hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's online stormtroopers target opposition women
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is increasingly relying on coordinated social media campaigns to silence dissent, with a particular focus on women activists and op...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces malaria crisis
Zimbabwe is grappling with a sharp and alarming rise in malaria cases, with nearly 112,000 suspected infections and over 300 deaths reported in the first half of 2025 alone - a surge that has sparked ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Hwende spurns portfolio committee reassignment
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Charlton Hwende has rejected his reassignment from the influential Public Accounts Committee to the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power De...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Hwende, Tshabangu clash in Parliament
Zimbabwe's Parliament was thrown into disarray on Tuesday, 29 July 2025, after a fiery showdown between Charlton Hwende, the former chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee, and Sengezo Tshabangu,...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 12:56hrs | 921 | by Staff reporter
Charamba retreats on Tagwirei attacks
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba and prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei have mended relations following a heated exchange sparked by a controversial social media post that appeared to ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:41hrs | 1166 | by Staff reporter
Teenager killed in love triangle stabbing
A 19-year-old boy has died following a brutal stabbing in a suspected love-related dispute that has left a rural community in Matabeleland South reeling in shock and grief.Police confirmed tha...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:27hrs | 1490 | by Staff reporter
'Doctor of Nothing: Zimbabwe's elite and the theft of knowledge'
In the hallowed halls of academia, a doctorate stands as a towering monument to intellectual endurance, sleepless nights, existential crises, and a few thousand cups of coffee brewed stronger than mos...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:30hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
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