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Police imposes weapons ban ahead of anti-Mnangagwa protests
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a two-month prohibition order against carrying weapons in Harare, just days before planned nationwide protests calling for the removal of President Emmers...Published: 21 hrs ago | 225 | by Staff reporter
NRZ flags increase in rail-road level crossing accidents
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has raised concerns over a surge in rail-road level crossing accidents, urging motorists to exercise extreme caution when approaching railway intersections....Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:51hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
2 suspected Chivayo lobola robbers appear in court
Two suspected robbers from Chitungwiza, accused of participating in the robbery of businessman Wicknell Chivayo's in-laws at their Marondera farm, appeared in court yesterday.Peter Maramba Vhi...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Will Geza demonstrations take place in Berlin-Brandenburg Gate or Harare?
I am deeply suspicious about the elaborate preparations regarding demonstrations on the 31st of March. Complete demo details from A to Zee are now in the public domain. I get a brain spasm when I thin...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 19:56hrs | 1400 | by Nomazulu Thata
ZANU-PF official begs Mnangagwa for permission to crush Geza-linked protests
HARARE - The ZANU-PF deputy secretary for youth affairs, John Paradza has begged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to give him and Tino Machakaire (Secretary for youth affairs), a chance to confront and cr...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 15:27hrs | 4825 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
3 arrested over Chivayo lobola theft
Police have arrested three men from Hopley, Harare, in connection with a violent farm robbery in which in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were robbed of US$75,000 in cash. Authorities ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:48hrs | 2271 | by Staff reporter
Youths, War Vets trash Mnangagwa-Tungwarara dummy fund banner
Several youths and veterans of the liberation struggle mocked Presidential Youths Fund launch spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his controversial advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara, descri...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:07hrs | 1982 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Starving ZANU-PF youths loot exhibition food, detergents
A number of hungry and disgruntled ZANU-PF youths from various provinces stormed food and detergents scientific women conference exhibition stands displays area, loot foodstuffs, detergents and promot...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:06hrs | 892 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabweans told to ignore Geza's 'delusional rumblings'
The nation should continue ignoring the "delusional rumblings" being made by former Zanu-PF member, Mr. Blessed Geza, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister, Dr. Jenfan Muswere, sai...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:11hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Will Zimbabweans answer Blessed Geza's call for protest?
As Zimbabwe approaches March 31, 2025, the nation faces a pivotal moment. Blessed Geza, a controversial war veteran and former ZANU-PF insider, has called for an uprising against President Emmerson Mn...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 17:31hrs | 2563 | by Nomalizwe Mbulu
Raped Granny (96) Still Admitted in Hospital
The Mbire community remains deeply distressed after a 96-year-old grandmother, who was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old villager, continues to receive med...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 17:07hrs | 1392 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Cholera outbreak spreads in Mashonaland
The cholera outbreak that was initially concentrated in Mashonaland Central has now spread to Mashonaland East, prompting the government to deploy health personnel to Dindi in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfung...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:54hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally vows decisive action against war veterans
Minister of State for National Security Lovemore Matuke has issued a stern warning to war veterans and other groups planning protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa, declaring that any demonstra...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:39hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's lobola $75,000 cash stolen at inlaws' farm
The in-laws of flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo were targeted by up to 20 armed men in the early hours of Tuesday in a daring heist at their farm in Marondera. The assailants made off with US$7...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 08:08hrs | 2013 | by Staff reporter
Zadzamatura projects bumper harvest, as winter wheat cropping nears
Fast growing agricultural seeds company, Tocek Zadzamatura has projected a bumper harvest from 2024/25 farming season throughout the country (from contracted and non-contracted farmers who use their v...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 10:35hrs | 201 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mhondoro
Zimbabwean who crossed twice illegally from Canada into Washington State
Tatenda Banga, a 30-year-old citizen of Zimbabwe, pleaded guilty on Thursday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies related to his illegal border crossing and subsequent actions in ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:04hrs | 2041 | by Staff reporter
4 foreign nationals arrested in gold robbery plot in Zimbabwe
Four foreign nationals from China, Singapore, and Sierra Leone appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with conspiracy to commit robbery after allegedly targeting a Chinese smuggler transporting 4kg of ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 17:09hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Chinese boss guns down gold miner in Zimbabwe
A Chinese mining supervisor, Yang Zhian, 36, has been remanded in custody following the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Pardon Gumbo at Long Fortune Mine in Collen Bawn on March 5, 2025. Zhian is facing...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 15:29hrs | 1894 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo fake doctor trial date
The trial for Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old Bulawayo man accused of impersonating a doctor at Mpilo Central Hospital, has been scheduled for March 28, 2025. Vanhuvaone, who resides in Barbo...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 08:05hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Duo nabbed for trying to bribe detective
Bid to bribe a police detective to lie under oath in court hit the brick wall after a trap was set on the duo who wanted the detective to lie ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 22:38hrs | 1315 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man, oxen swept away while trying to cross flooded river
A tragic incident unfolded in Nyagari Village, Chirumhanzu, when a 44-year-old man, Munashe Muzinda, drowned while attempting to cross the flooded Nyagari River with his ox-drawn cart. His body was di...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 08:42hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt for triple murder suspect
Police in Mashonaland West have launched a manhunt for Trymore Tore (37), who is wanted in connection with three murder cases that occurred on February 16, 2025, in Mubairecheni village, Chief Chundu,...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:01hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Thunderstorms, heavy rains expected to continue across Zimbabwe
Areas along the main watershed, including Matabeleland North, the Midlands, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, and Manicaland, are set to experience a mix of weather conditions today, with the Met...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:33hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers abandon R3m Zimbabwe cigarettes in South Africa
South African authorities have launched a manhunt for two suspected smugglers who abandoned a truck loaded with illicit cigarettes worth R3 million in Marble Hall, some 360km from the Beitbridge borde...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:47hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Policemen arrested over $1 bribe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) yesterday arrested two police officers stationed at the Lion's Den tollgate along the Harare-Chirundu highway for allegedly taking a $1 bribe from a moto...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 15:34hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Teen falls to death while chasing baboons
A 16-year-old boy from Zvada Village, Chief Mukanganwi in Bikita, tragically died on February 9, 2025, after falling from a 12-meter height while chasing baboons on a local mountain. The incident occu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:05hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo registers 200 diarrhoea cases, one death
The City of Bulawayo reported over 200 cases of diarrhoea and one related death as of December last year, according to the latest council disease surveillance report. The city has implemented intensif...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:45hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
2 nabbed for robbery in Greystone Park
Police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery that took place on February 8 at a house along Strattford Road in Greystone Park, Borrowdale.The suspects, Knowledge Muturugudu (35) a...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 16:28hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains lash Manicaland and Masvingo
A cloud system has brought significant rainfall to the southern regions of Manicaland and Masvingo provinces, with some areas experiencing heavy downpours.The Meteorological Services Departmen...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 12:03hrs | 3852 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills mediator
The Special High Court Circuit in Gweru has sentenced two men from Kwekwe, Midlands province, to 25 years in prison each for the murder of a man who tried to stop them from assaulting another individu...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:25hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Presidential war veterans fund launched in Matebeleland provinces
The Veterans Fund, along with the Matebeleland North, Bulawayo, and Matebeleland South Presidential War Veterans Fund, has officially been launched, providing significant financial and material suppor...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 21:18hrs | 1249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police on high alert as obscure groups threaten to mount protest
Authorities have issued a stern warning against unsanctioned gatherings and protests, vowing to deal ruthlessly with any attempts to disrupt law and order in the country.National police spokes...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 20:49hrs | 2497 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo maid killed, body dissolved in acid
In a chilling case that has shocked the Bulawayo community, a man from Matsheumhlope suburb has appeared in court accused of aiding his friend in concealing a murder by dissolving the victim's body in...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:30hrs | 2030 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF converts offices, police station into Kindergarten
People in Mhondoro are up in arms with their ward six councillor Sword Dandara (ZANU-PF) who allegedly connived with the former Chegutu mayor's son (opposition) and some village heads to convert ZANU-...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 11:40hrs | 1329 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Mhondoro
Heavy rains expected in Harare and Mashonaland, Bulawayo will be dry
Harare and all Mashonaland provinces should brace for heavy rains today, following a warning from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD). The department has predicted mostly cloudy conditions ac...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:27hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
Brother frequently rapes own sister
In a bizzare incident derived from sharing solitary bedroom as siblings, a 29-year-old Kezi man was dragged to court after raping his own juvenile sister ...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 889 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Kezi
Chamisa disregards Gukurahundi: now fights in cahoots with Genocide perpetrator Chiwenga
This visceral loathing of Ndebele people. We have been saying multiple times that Chamisa is connected to Chiwenga and Zanu PF at several levels. Chatufa TV channels confirmed our fears about Chamisa'...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:42hrs | 1237 | by Nomazulu Thata
Faking robbery backfires
Two men have been arrested and jailed after orchestrating a fake robbery in which they falsely reported being robbed of US$5,200 in cash and several cellphones. Richard Jahwi (20), from Zengeza 3, Chi...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:55hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Dry spell expected to last until Friday, January 31
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has issued an advisory indicating a significant decrease in rainfall for the southern and western regions of the country. The dry spell is expected to last...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:24hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Man swept away while crossing flooded Umguza river in Bulawayo
A tragic incident in Bulawayo claimed the life of 30-year-old Richard Sibanda from Killarney Squatter Camp, who drowned while attempting to cross a flooded river near his home.According to Act...Published: 21 Jan 2025 at 13:42hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Shocking baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital, DNA confirms
A shocking case of baby-swapping has emerged from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where a new mother from Cowdray Park discovered through DNA testing that she had been discharged with a baby girl...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:24hrs | 2022 | by Staff reporter
Boy drowns in Tsholotsho
An eight-year-old boy from Nhlangano Village, Tsholotsho District, in Matabeleland North Province, tragically drowned while attempting to cross a flooded Godzo Stream near the Jahe area.The in...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:34hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over SA food poisoning crisis
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified its vigilance on food safety following reports of food poisoning incidents in South Africa, where more than 20 children died and nearly 890 incidents of foo...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:23hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi's path and impact
Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi is advancing westward toward northern Madagascar, with its center located approximately 817 km (508 miles) north-northeast of Antananarivo as of January 11.Forecast m...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:29hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for heavy rains and flash floods
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has cautioned that most parts of Zimbabwe will experience heavy rains, thunderstorms, and flash floods through Saturday. The public has been urged to avoid...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 11:44hrs | 2006 | by Staff reporter
Haddon and Sly, Amaya Mall shut in latest Zimra crackdown
Scores of traders operating at Haddon and Sly Building and Amaya Mall in Bulawayo's central business district were locked out yesterday after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) closed the premises...Published: 01 Jan 2025 at 10:18hrs | 12742 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns of armyworm outbreak
The government has issued a stern warning to farmers to be vigilant as two destructive species of armyworms, the African Armyworm and the Fall Armyworm, pose a serious threat to crops across the count...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:52hrs | 185 | 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 | 81 | by Staff reporter
5 years for knifing neighbour in debt dispute
A 32-year-old man from Tsholotsho, Edward Sibanda, was sentenced to five years in prison after being convicted of attempted murder for stabbing his neighbour five times in a violent altercation over a...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:42hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Traffic authorities call for zero carnage on roads
As Zimbabwe enters the festive season, authorities are urging motorists to exercise caution on the roads amid concerns over the high number of road accidents, with human error remaining the leading ca...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:20hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
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