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Australia tightens visa regime
THE Australian government is proposing controversial laws that could see Zimbabwe and other countries facing a complete visa ban.According to Australia's Herald Sun, other countries that are r...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch 3 more satellites
THE Government is gearing up to expand Zimbabwe's space programme, with plans in motion to launch into orbit three additional satellites that are designed to enhance the country's earth observation ca...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
'Gappah needs mental help,' says Judge
Zimbabwean High Court Justice Joseph Mafusire says local lawyer Petina Gappah needs "psychological intervention" - mental assistance - amid her unrestrained scandalous attacks on the judge and the jud...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 11:36hrs | 1677 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife misses UN women's conference over 'visa complications'
First lady Auxillia Mnangagwa failed to attend a United Nations conference on women's rights this week after what has been described as "visa complications", ZimLive reported.The 68th Session ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:10hrs | 3930 | by Staff reporter
Zesa smart meter tender challenge dismissed
A LOCAL company, Denallare Technologies Pvt Ltd, unsuccessfully filed for an application for condonation at the Supreme Court, challenging the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Compan...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 17:35hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Shock as Rutendo Matinyarare labels the High Court a Kangaroo Court
Controversial Rutendo Matinyarare, a well-known public figure, recently faced backlash for his absence during a court hearing. The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe had taken legal action against ...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 14:57hrs | 1770 | by George Tshuma
UK tightens home care workers' visa regime
Some Zimbabwean home care workers based in the United Kingdom are facing tough times as it has become increasingly difficult to renew their immigration permits. Grosvenor Healthcare, the UK's ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 16:30hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bans mine registration applications
GOVERNMENT has issued a ban on the applications for registration of mines due to chaotic scenes characterising the sector since the proliferation of Chinese and indigenous miners in the extractive ind...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Promise Mkwananzi -fake Canadian asylum links unearthed
Our investigative journalism unit is working on a piece that exposes a massive corruption scandal involving some opposition politicians and Canadian officials. The story, which will soon be publ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 2971 | by George Tshuma
Aaron Motsoaledi takes his hatred of Zimbabwean permit holders to the ConCourt
Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is continuing with his court battles to scrap the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) programme. In June 2023, the Pretoria High Court ruled that the termi...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 1629 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services recruiting
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services is recruiting physically fit correctional officers, who should be aged between 18 and 30 years.In a statement, ZPCS said applicants should submit...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:57hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
139 file for divorce in Bulawayo in 2 months
BULAWAYO has since the beginning of the year recorded shocking divorce statistics with 139 applications filed at the High Court before the end of February.From the 139 divorces filed at the Bu...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:43hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
MDC-T loses election appeal against Zanu-PF's Sithembiso Nyoni
THE Bulawayo High Court has dismissed a petition filed by MDC-T Nkayi North candidate, Chief Ndlovu, who was challenging minister Sithembiso Nyoni's victory in the August 2023 elections.In his...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt scraps Cala, introduces school based projects
THE Continuous Assessment Learning Activities (CALA) have, with immediate effect, been replaced with the new school-based projects of practical applications with the number of areas covered by the non...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:26hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Biti fined US$300 for verbal assault
AFTER a four-year trial, Harare Magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro yesterday ordered Tendai Biti to pay a US$300 fine (or six months in jail) after she found him guilty of a verbal and threatening assault...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:25hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to address investor concerns
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) is working round the clock to operationalise a system for resolving investor complaints in line with international best practices.The syst...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 04:41hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt opposed to the demolition of people's homes
Government is opposed to the demolition of people's homes and will continue regularising informal settlements, with over 1,5 million homeowners set to receive title deeds under the Kwangu/Ngakwami Pre...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:12hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
War vets lose ZWL$300m to soldiers
TWO Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officers appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi yesterday accused of defrauding the War Veterans ministry of close to ZWL$300 million.Nzuzo Tshuma (3...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Ruling on Biti assault case deferred to next week
Harare magistrate Vongai Guwuriro has deferred ruling on opposition politician Tendai Biti's assault case to February 26.The magistrate told the court she could not deliver the ruling Thursday...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zec hit with over 100 lawsuits
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has revealed that it attracted over 100 court cases over the secrecy and controversy surrounding its handling of the August 2023 elections with some still pendi...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:11hrs | 948 | by Staff reporter
Harvest House fights intensify
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is battling to retain the party's Harvest House headquarters in Harare grabbed from the then MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa in June 2020 amid revelations that unpaid ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 827 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala raring to flex muscle
FORMER opposition Zengeza Member of Parliament, Job Sikhala, says he will embark on "Thank You" rallies for the support he received from ordinary citizens across the country while he was in detention....Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 05:01hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Passport seekers besiege Bulawayo, Gwanda offices
HUNDREDS of people are visiting the Bulawayo and Gwanda Civil Registry Offices to apply for passports saying they wish to leave the country after losing hope in Zimbabwe's political and economic situa...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:34hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt invites applications for Presidential Scholarships
GOVERNMENT has invited disadvantaged but academically gifted university students to apply for the Presidential scholarships for undergraduate and post-graduate programmes amid calls for learners from ...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 2817 | by Staff reporter
Econet calls for balanced regulation
ECONET Wireless Zimbabwe has called for balanced regulation in the telecommunications sector, given the rising operational costs driven by inflation and the shift to using the greenback.In a t...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 10:13hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Biti's assault trial finally comes to an end
Tendai Biti's four-year-long assault trial has finally come to an end with Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro expected to deliver judgement on February 15.This came after Biti completed his...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF files application barring Chamisa candidate from February by-election
ZANU-PF has joined proceedings in a matter main opposition MPs and senators are challenging their recall by self-imposed CCC secretary general Sengezo Tshabangu.The recalled Citizens Coalition...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:53hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
'Biti had motive to attack Aleshina'
Deputy Prosecutor-General Mr Michael Reza yesterday said opposition politician and lawyer Tendai Biti had the motive and opportunity to assault businesswoman Mrs Tatiana Aleshina after an altercation ...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:00hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangawa protests blocked by Zimbabwe police
POLICE have blocked planned protests by some members of the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa.The party had asked the police for permission to peacefull...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:17hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Gayton McKenzie is not from Gweru, Zimbabwe
Gayton McKenzie, a South African politician and a previously convicted bank robber, refutes allegations suggesting he hails from Gweru, Zimbabwe. As the president of the Patriotic Alliance political p...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 07:57hrs | 861 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judge President bemoans shortage of judges
JUDGE President Justice Mary Zimba-Dube yesterday bemoaned the shortage of judges in the country, saying it is creating a huge backlog of cases.Speaking during the official opening of the lega...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:45hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo MRI scan machine installed
A NEW state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imagining (MRI) scan has been installed at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo, a huge boost to health service delivery for the southern region as it will enha...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:34hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops refuse to retire
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reportedly tightened screws on officers who wish to extend their service post retirement after an unprecedented number of retiring officers applied for extension...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:55hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport fee includes US$20 QR Code fee
Those who spent the night at the Harare Passport office and the many who arrived early in December received a fortunate advantage as the government confirmed the anticipated increase in passport appli...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:05hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt panics over CCC protests
POLICE and other security agents have been put on high alert across Zimbabwe ahead of expected opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's election v...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:58hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
New passport fees gazetted in Zimbabwe
The new passport fees of US$150 for an ordinary passport and US$250 for an emergency passport have been gazetted and so have come into operation.The rise in fees from the previous US$120 was a...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe electricity production forecast to jump 17%
ZIMBABWE anticipates a 17,4 percent surge in electricity production this year, as the country seeks to reduce expensive imports and load shedding that negatively affected businesses and households in ...Published: 03 Jan 2024 at 05:25hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Mumba Money appoints George Muchapirei as UK Chairman
Mumba Money, a leading international money transfer agency, is delighted to announce the appointment of George Muchapirei as Chairman of Mumba Money UK, effective 1 January 2024. With his extensive ex...Published: 02 Jan 2024 at 08:55hrs | 1773 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
45 000 e-passports issued in December in Zimbabwe
MORE than 45 000 applicants were issued with passports from December 1 to last Friday, as most people sought to beat tomorrow's deadline, when the cost of obtaining the travel document goes up....Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:53hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Petroleum operating licenses go up in Zimbabwe
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has slightly reviewed upwards petroleum operating licences for 2024 and has urged existing and new fuel operators to renew and submit applications....Published: 29 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
South Africa grants an extension of visa concessions
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has granted an extension of visa concessions for individuals with pending waivers and visa applications until June 2024.Those with pending waive...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 15:58hrs | 1970 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for Umvutcha Farm invasion
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the invasion of Umvutcha Farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo.The property has been in dispute for years after the Ministry of Lands allegedly...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:43hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Massive traffic jam at Beitbridge border
INCOMING traffic has increased at Beitbridge border post where the Customs and Excise department currently appears overwhelmed by applications for Temporary Import Permits (TIP) of foreign registered ...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:52hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency crisis holding back power deals
ENERGY and Power Development minister Edgar Moyo says investments into Zimbabwe's power sector have been affected by high currency induced risks.However, Moyo told businessdigest that currency...Published: 22 Dec 2023 at 18:23hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF officials suspended over land theft
Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial executive has suspended Mutare district co-ordinating committee chairperson Binali Yard and four party members for the illegal sale of land in the Gimboki area using the ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans rush to beat January passport fee hike
LONG winding queues have resurfaced at the Civil Registry offices in Bulawayo as scores of people including Diasporans on holiday continue to flood the facility to apply for passports and other nation...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:11hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
School heads face disciplinary action over fee hikes
Government has threatened to punish school heads if they increase tuition fees for the upcoming term without the approval of the Primary and Secondary Education ministry.Several public and pri...Published: 19 Dec 2023 at 06:17hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti's assault trial deferred
THE trial of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) top official Tendai Biti, who is accused of verbally assaulting a local businesswoman, Tatiana Aleshina, has been deferred to January 11 and...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 04:55hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
OPPORTUNITY: UWC unveils scholarships for O-Level graduates in Zimbabwe
UWC Zimbabwe Announces Scholarship Opportunities for 2024: A Gateway to Global EducationUnited World Colleges (UWC) Zimbabwe, a prominent player in the global movement towards inclusive educat...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 11:15hrs | 4103 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Tendai Biti's assault trial deferred to 2024
Harare magistrate Mrs Vongai Guwuriro has deferred the trial of Tendai Biti to January 11 and 12 next year for continuation. Biti is facing charges of assaulting businesswoman and investor Mrs...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 15:44hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
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