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Mnangagwa sits on damning Harare corruption report
Two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the Justice Cheda Commission of Inquiry report into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at Town House, no action has been taken, raisi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 215 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants falling prey to loan sharks
Thousands of Zimbabwean civil servants are falling prey to loan sharks, with some operating through the Salary Service Bureau (SSB) to directly access workers' salaries. A recent survey by Business Ti...Published: 8 hrs ago | 473 | by Staff reporter
'These borders we now worship were never ours'
Advocate Dali Mpofu, a senior figure in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party led by former South African president Jacob Zuma, has decried growing divisions among Africans and called for continental develo...Published: 9 hrs ago | 395 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to compel vendors to use POS machines
The government is drafting a legal framework that would compel informal traders to use point-of-sale (POS) machines, in a move aimed at formalising the informal economy and broadening tax revenue coll...Published: 9 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa joins global heavyweights in China
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday joined 26 Heads of State and Government at Tiananmen Square in Beijing for commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa among Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been recognised in the Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025, earning global acclaim for his ambitious push to democratise artificial intelligence access across...Published: 18 hrs ago | 70 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Eyes Cashless Future Following Zimbabwe's Digital Economy Lead
South Africa is struggling with a surge in violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heists, prompting calls for a cashless economy, a path Zimbabwe has already embraced as a fully digital economy, according to t...Published: 20 hrs ago | 122 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!
To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in So...Published: 21 hrs ago | 400 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe governance professionals urged to harness AI
As artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly shapes global development, governance professionals in Zimbabwe are being urged to identify and leverage relevant AI tools to enhance efficiency in governm...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:44hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
UK court rejects Zimbabwean father's bid to bring son home
The United Kingdom High Court has dismissed a Zimbabwean father's attempt to secure the return of his 11-year-old son, ruling that his parental rights under a Zimbabwean court order amounted only to a...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:29hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Central Committee rift deepens
Ruling Zanu-PF party commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has stated that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a central committee member, contradicting earlier claims by party legal supremo Patrick Ch...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:23hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Norton roads reopened after 3-year rehabilitation
Two major link roads in Katanga, Norton - Shonhiwa Drive and Koshen Drive - have officially reopened to traffic following over three years of rehabilitation under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Pro...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:48hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans overhaul of liberation war shrines abroad
Government will soon embark on a major facelift of liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries where thousands of Zimbabwe's fallen heroes lie in mass graves, many of them still unmarked....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:30hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Gaps in Zimbabwe's devolution implementation exposed
A new report on Zimbabwe's devolution programme has revealed that women are being sidelined in key decision-making processes at the local government level.The study, conducted by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:02hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lecturers consider strike over salaries
Lecturers at Zimbabwe's state universities are threatening to go on strike following the collapse of wage negotiations with government.The Zimbabwe State Universities Union of Academics (Zisuu...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:45hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
The Slightest Push of a Button: 'Sex' - A Commodified Female Body on Display
Tendai Mbofana's article today was a masterstroke. He is a shining star among gender critics - far surpassing many others we know but won't name. The title of his piece on BYO24, "Can it truly be call...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 21:09hrs | 886 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tourism sector applauds government's move to slash fees and levies
Zimbabwe's tourism industry has welcomed the government's recent decision to cut levies, taxes, and permit fees by up to 50 percent—a move expected to restore the sector's competitiveness and unlock...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 15:14hrs | 230 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe GDP jumps 7%
Zimbabwe's economy registered strong growth in the second quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising 7,01 percent compared to the previous quarter, according to figures released by the ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:27hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Fake FNB accounts sold to non-residents, including Zimbabweans
First National Bank (FNB) has issued a warning over a fraudulent scheme in which criminals are illegally selling South African business accounts to non-residents, particularly in Zimbabwe and Mozambiq...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:32hrs | 950 | by Styaff reporter
Zimbabwean health workers battling drug abuse
More than 70 medical professionals in Zimbabwe are struggling with drug and substance abuse, raising alarm over the extent of the crisis within the very sector tasked with fighting it.Health a...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:28hrs | 183 | by Styaff reporter
Dr Ndhlukula appointed Chancellor of Women's University
Renowned businesswoman and philanthropist Dr Divine Simbi Ndhlukula has been appointed Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa (WUA), a move celebrated as a milestone for women's education and ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:54hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
ZACC Chair denies allegations of political bias
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) chairperson Michael Reza has rejected claims that the commission targets individuals for political reasons or acts on behalf of influential interests....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:30hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Tensions rise at Harare sewage plant
Tensions erupted yesterday at the City of Harare's Firle Sewage Plant after municipal workers clashed with management following the deaths of two colleagues, amid allegations of negligence over safety...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:28hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Debate reignites over corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools
The issue of corporal punishment in schools has once again sparked heated debate among Zimbabwean lawmakers, traditional leaders, educators, and parents, following a recent incident at SOS Hermann Gme...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:24hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forms special Anti-Corruption Taskforce
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has partnered with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to establish a special taskforce aimed at tackling graft and maladministration in lo...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:22hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga secures India vehicle production deal
Zimbabwe has made significant strides at the India-Africa Business Conclave, which concludes today, with Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga leading a delegation that secured landmark partnerships ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
AMH editors challenge prosecution
Editors from Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) have formally challenged their prosecution over charges of undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa, arguing that the case was initiated without legal authority...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks missing out on AfCFTA gains
Zimbabwe is at risk of missing out on the vast opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as bureaucratic delays stall the gazetting of tariffs and rules of origin needed to unl...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara calls for standalone AI ministry in Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's foremost academics and artificial intelligence (AI) experts, Professor Arthur Mutambara, has called for the creation of a fully-fledged Ministry of AI, warning that relegating the te...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo sidesteps Tagwirei co-option issue
The issue surrounding local business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei's potential co-option into Zanu-PF's Central Committee was not discussed at yesterday's ruling party politburo meeting, party director fo...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 2080 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns against divisive elements in Zanu PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned that divisive elements have no place in Zanu PF, cautioning against tactics that seek to undermine unity within the ruling party.Addressing the pa...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:57hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa freed on bail
Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa was on Wednesday granted US$300 bail by a Karoi magistrate after spending two nights in police custody.The 53-year-old outspoken politician faces three ch...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:56hrs | 1969 | by Staff reporter
Business leaders demand crisis talks with Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's business leaders are pressing for an urgent meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, warning that unresolved economic challenges require his direct intervention as ministries and regulato...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:55hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Govt to absorb 22,000 Community Health Workers into civil service
Zimbabwe will integrate 22,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the civil service by the end of the year as part of efforts to strengthen primary health care amid dwindling donor support, Health a...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:54hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Police block Gukurahundi public meeting
Police in Bulawayo have barred Matabeleland-based political parties and civic groups from holding a public meeting to discuss the region's 1980s Gukurahundi massacres.The gathering, which was ...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:49hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Critical transformer blows up in Kadoma
KADOMA residents have faced severe water shortages after a transformer at Claw Dam Water Station failed, crippling the city's water treatment and distribution system.Claw Dam, with a capacity ...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
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: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:11hrs | 445 | by Chizuzu Hope
Zimbabwe records rise in father-daughter abuse
Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), with fathers emerging as the primary perpetrators, authorities have warned.Speaking at the Women's Coalition o...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
President Mnangagwa secures ancestral land and launches Production Booster Kit in Mazowe
President Dr ED Mnangagwa on Monday 25 August 2025, at Craigengower Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, presided over the National Launch of the Production Booster Kit Programme where he als...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:33hrs | 162 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Zimbabwe slashes fees to boost ease of doing business
The Government has approved sweeping reforms in the tourism sector, cutting and streamlining licences, permits, levies and fees in line with President Mnangagwa's directive to enhance the ease of doin...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:03hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia hold high-level meeting to curb smuggling
Rising cases of drug trafficking and the influx of cheap and counterfeit goods have prompted Zimbabwe and Zambia to convene a high-level security meeting aimed at strengthening border co-operation....Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Hillside Teachers' College expands work-for-fees programme
Hillside Teachers' College is continuing its work-for-fees programme, designed to support financially needy students, the institution's principal, Dr Sifelani Jabangwe, has confirmed.Speaking ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
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: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:51hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Botswana clinics run out of medicine
Botswana's President Duma Boko declared a public health emergency on Monday, saying the national medical supply chain had failed, leaving hospitals and clinics short of medicine and other vital stock....Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:04hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to officially open Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected in Harare this Friday to officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS), the country's largest annual trade exhibition....Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:03hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Public hearings on ZIMSEC amendment bill begin
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education has launched public hearings on the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations (ZIMSEC) Amendment Bill, starting in Lupane today, with proce...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:46hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
RBZ to engage mobile operators on currency parity
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans to work with mobile network operators to ensure parity in trading between the local gold-backed Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency and the US dollar un...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:00hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco producer seeks ban on public smoking
The Zimbabwean Parliament is considering a proposal to amend existing tobacco control regulations to ban smoking in high-traffic public areas, amid growing concerns over the health risks associated wi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Bureaucracy fuels tender loopholes
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has raised alarm over weaknesses in the country's public procurement system, warning that bureaucratic loopholes are being exploited by "tenderp...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ manager probed in student facility fraud
The Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has launched an investigation into former senior manager Suckson Muswe, formerly known as Makwasha, over allegations that he inflated costs d...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:16hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
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