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NSS clearance delay persists
Zimbabwe's hopes of hosting the Warriors and CAF Champions League representatives Simba Bhora on home soil have been dealt another setback after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) clarified t...Published: 3 hrs ago | 48 | by Staff reporter
Mafume wants human capital director for Harare
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has urged council to prioritise the appointment of a substantive human capital director, saying the position is critical to improving the city's administrative efficiency....Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Chahwanda Stadium to redefine Zimbabwe's football infrastructure
Rising on the outskirts of the small mining town of Kwekwe, the under-construction Chahwanda Stadium is poised to become Zimbabwe's most ambitious football facility yet - an architectural first that c...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:26hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Garwe warns greedy municipality over 'foolish fights'
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has delivered a scathing rebuke to Beitbridge Municipality councillors, accusing them of turning the country's busiest border town into a "circu...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:21hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Chevron's shoddy performance blamed on regionalism, tribalism
In the aftermath of yet another dismal showing by Zimbabwe's senior men's cricket team, The Chevrons, a Harare-based lawyer has formally petitioned the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to invest...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:21hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parliament fuel allocations under spotlight
A recent audit report by the Auditor General (AG) has exposed troubling irregularities within Parliament's administration, revealing that senior staff may have been allocating themselves over 1,...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:09hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Marondera council in shady land grab
A prime 468-hectare farm on the outskirts of Marondera has become the center of a bitter dispute after top municipal officials allegedly seized the property without following due process, armed with a...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pregnant prisoners to access private maternal healthcare
The High Court has issued a landmark ruling directing prison authorities to allow pregnant inmates to access maternal health care services of their choice, ending the practice of forcing them to use g...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Lecturers file court application to halt UZ graduation
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) in Zimbabwe has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to interdict the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chancellor from conferring degrees, diplomas, a...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial
The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged accomplice, Andrew Mandigora, turned state w...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1033 | by Zimfieldguide
Tagwirei coopted into Zanu-PF's Central Committee
ZANU PF has co-opted Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development, Polite Kambamura, prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, along with Christine Gwati, Joseph Serima, and Collen Ndebele, into t...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Auxillia Mnangagwa's rehab centre overwhelmed
The drug and substance abuse rehabilitation centre established by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa in Mbare is struggling to cope with demand, with hundreds of addicts on a waiting list seeking help, hig...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 13:04hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
ZimRe pushes to recover funds frozen in US
Financial services giant ZimRe Holdings Limited (ZHL) is mounting a fresh bid to reclaim more than US$1,1 million still locked in the United States from the sanctions era, chief executive officer Stan...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's ANC dares the United States to sanction it
South Africa's biggest political party said the government won't bow to demands from Donald Trump's administration to change its policies even if that means its leaders are subjected to US sanctions....Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 20:50hrs | 1142 | by Staff reporter
POSB launches solar, Starlink loan scheme for schools
The People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) has launched an ambitious solar and Starlink internet loan scheme targeted at Zimbabwe's schools, marking a rare example of a local bank offering accessible, impac...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:25hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA's Amateur Hour: How Magwizi's Leadership is Destroying Zimbabwean Football
The Zimbabwe Football Association's (ZIFA) recent decision to suspend Under-17 selection activities across the country is a stark reminder of the organization's amateurish approach to the sport. This ...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:58hrs | 200 | by Silent Echo
US embassy pauses most visa processing in Zimbabwe
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe will temporarily pause all routine visa services starting Thursday, according to a memo from the U.S. State Department obtained by Semafor. The suspension affects...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery sinks US$3,5m in new Equipment
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has injected over US$3.5 million into the acquisition of new equipment as part of its ongoing modernisation and turnaround strategy aimed at boosting Zimbabwe's ...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Zida launches eRegulations portal
The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) has launched a new digital platform, the eRegulations portal, aimed at reducing bureaucratic red tape and enhancing the quality and ease of doing busi...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history
The Plumtree Town Council has renamed several streets to reflect the town's deep Kalanga history and cultural identity. The initiative forms part of a broader urban renewal programme aimed at modernis...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
MP Bajila intervenes in Mafakela Primary bus levy dispute
Emakhandeni-Luveve Member of Parliament Descent Bajila has intervened to resolve a growing dispute at Mafakela Primary School in Old Luveve, Bulawayo, following allegations that learners were barred f...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu slams UZ over deepening academic crisis
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chapter, has raised alarm over what it describes as a "deepening academic crisis" affecting final-year Social Work students and t...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 21:59hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF propaganda stormtroopers raise alarm over infiltration, impostors
The ZANU-PF party's Mashonaland East social media propaganda unit under Varakashi4ED stormtroopers banner has raised alarm over infiltration by greedy political impostors, declaring that the character...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:17hrs | 239 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Marondera
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 395 | by Reuters
Zimpapers pension fund under probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched an investigation into the Zimpapers Pension Fund amid allegations of mismanagement of employees' contributions and questionable sales of com...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:37hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa faces backlash over Tagwirei tweet?
Zanu-PF Legal Affairs Secretary Patrick Chinamasa is embroiled in a heated internal dispute following his controversial tweet asserting that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been co-opted into the ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:36hrs | 1094 | by Staff reporter
Bhila set for electrifying first solo concert in Bulawayo
Bulawayo-based musician Bhila, born Patriach Welcom Joel Manyabi, is preparing to make history with his first solo show, "Bhila Live in Concert", set for Sun...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:29hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF battlelines drawn over Tagwirei
Zanu-PF's simmering succession battle has erupted into open confrontation, with the party's legal affairs secretary Patrick Chinamasa clashing head-on with secretary-general Obert Mpofu and spokesman ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Nurse injured on duty, betrayed by Mnangagwa's govt
Progress Muzuva, a nurse at Bikita Rural Hospital in Masvingo province, remains bedridden and without adequate medical care or compensation seven years after suffering serious injuries inflicted by a ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani project to begin round-the-clock operations
Construction at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani multi-purpose dam has entered an intensive new phase, with contractors set to begin round-the-clock operations as government funding ensures uninterrupted progr...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
When a government feels compelled to use the media to showcase its successes, there's really no success to speak about
A person's actions often reveal more than their words ever could.Recently, the Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Jenfan Muswere, invited a group of journalists from...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:39hrs | 382 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
University of Cape Town give white students higher marks
University of Cape Town (UCT)'s academics in the faculty of social development have allegedly been awarding higher marks to white students while penalising black students in a perpetuation of racism a...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 21:48hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Public outrage forces Ministry to assist nurse injured in 2018
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has broken its silence following a wave of public concern and media coverage surrounding the plight of Ms. Progress Muzuva, a former nurse who sustained injuries ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 20:47hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Why most Zimbabweans still can't afford to fly
For most Zimbabweans, boarding a plane remains an unaffordable dream - a privilege reserved for government officials, foreign visitors, and the wealthy elite. Despite Zimbabwe boasting key urban centr...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 17:56hrs | 667 | by Satff 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 | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe turns 60 today
Zimbabwe's former First Lady Grace Mugabe is celebrating her 60th birthday today in the subdued luxury of her Blue Roof mansion in Harare's leafy Borrowdale suburb - a stark contrast to the limelight ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:36hrs | 1154 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls sewer system condemned
The Victoria Falls City Council has come under fire after it was found to be discharging substandard raw effluent into a nearby river, in violation of environmental regulations - a revelation that has...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:02hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Custodial sentences, demerit system for Zimbabwe reckless drivers
Drivers responsible for fatal accidents could soon face custodial sentences, while serial traffic violators may have their licenses suspended or revoked under new, more stringent measures being consid...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:57hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe to release results
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) has launched a scathing attack on the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), accusing the institution's leadership of academic fraud, governance failures, and trampl...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:26hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Rugby Union's Parirenyatwa resigns
Acting President of the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU), Tapfuma Parirenyatwa, has tendered his resignation, bringing an end to his brief tenure at the helm of Zimbabwean rugby administration. In a letter ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:16hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube admits economy chaos
The government has admitted that companies in Zimbabwe often make more money operating outside the law than when complying with regulations, in a rare acknowledgement of a system that punishes honesty...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
High Court to hear bid to block Borrowdale office complex
The High Court will urgently hear an application by Trauma Centre Hospital and a Borrowdale resident seeking to halt the construction of large office buildings in the upmarket residential suburb....Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:11hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prosecutor General decries widespread corruption
Prosecutor-General Loyce Matanda-Moyo has issued a scathing condemnation of rampant corruption in Zimbabwe, warning that the scourge is robbing citizens of critical services and crippling national dev...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:09hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mulls fresh taxes
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday unveiled plans to impose new taxes, despite growing resistance from businesses and taxpayers who argue that Zimbabwe's current tax burden is already suffocating...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:02hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
RBZ warns against price instability
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has issued a cautionary note on the dangers posed by exchange rate volatility, stressing that fluctuations in the value of the local currency could severely undermin...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Zimra to release Mater Dei medical equipment
The High Court has ruled in favour of Mater Dei Hospital Trust, directing the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) to allow the duty-free importation of medical equipment donated by foreign organisation...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Muchinguri summon Masimirembwa over Tagwirei bid
HARARE - ZANU-PF's second-in-command and Vice President, General (Rtd) Constantino Chiwenga, National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Secretary General, Obert Mpofu yesterday allegedly summon...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:17hrs | 3526 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Methodist Pastor in trouble
Methodist Church's pastor from Borrowdale Circuit is facing a potential arrest following a High Court chamber application for contempt of court, filed on July 25, in Harare.The application, br...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | 660 | by Paul Ndou
Hichilema demands Edgar Lungu mortuary access
A fresh dramatic twist has emerged in the ongoing burial saga of late former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, as the Zambian government has now demanded access to the mortuary where his body has been ke...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:44hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
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