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Armed trio escapes with over US$500,000 in daring Bulawayo mine heist
Three suspected armed robbers carried out a daring heist at the Old Nic Mine in Killarney, Bulawayo, on Wednesday, making off with over US$500,000 in cash.The robbery took place shortly before...Published: 3 hrs ago | 450 | by Staff reporter
Lions are being killed by poachers in Zimbabwe
A disturbing poaching tragedy has rocked the quiet tourist town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, after an adult male lion was found caught in a deadly snare. Although injured, the lion was darted, treated...Published: 4 hrs ago | 178 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe-Gokwe road upgrade complete
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has successfully completed a 40-kilometre asphalt overlay on the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road, a major development hailed by residents and commuters for ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 78 | by Staff reporter
Revolving fund for Gutu Central vendors launched
A new revolving fund aimed at empowering informal traders and transforming livelihoods was officially launched on Monday in Gutu Central Constituency, offering hope to many small business owners strug...Published: 4 hrs ago | 24 | by Staff reporter
Villager dies after losing 37 cattle to January disease
A villager from Senkwasi in Zhombe, Midlands Province, has tragically died from high blood pressure after losing 37 head of cattle to January disease, a tick-borne infection that continues to wreak ha...Published: 4 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
Murehwa chief blocks govt clinic project
A traditional leader in Murehwa has approached the courts to block the government's plans to convert a farmhouse at Hilton Farm into a clinic, arguing that the same building is being used as a communi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor bemoans state of council buildings
Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has expressed deep concern over the deteriorating state of council buildings, urging acting town clerk Engineer Phakamile Mabhena Moyo to take swift action to addr...Published: 20 hrs ago | 170 | by Staff reporter
Teenage bride dies by suicide after domestic abuse
A tragic case of domestic violence has claimed the life of a 16-year-old girl in Chimanimani, after she allegedly took her own life by drinking poison following a beating by her husband over grocery m...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers dump Honda Fit, contraband after cops chase
An anti-smuggling crack team operating along Zimbabwe's Manicaland border with Mozambique intercepted a suspected smuggling operation after discovering an abandoned vehicle packed with contraband seco...Published: 21 hrs ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
Court orders Masvingo to shut down dumpsite
The High Court has ordered the City of Masvingo to stop all waste disposal activities at the contentious dumpsite located in Runyararo West suburb, citing significant threats to public health and envi...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road reconstruction begins
The Government has launched the long-anticipated reconstruction of the 435-kilometre Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, a vital economic and tourism corridor, with expectations that the project will create...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 3286 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell verification attendance plummets
The ruling Zanu-PF party is facing growing signs of waning popularity in Mashonaland West, with low turnout reported in several districts during an ongoing cell verification exercise - a key process a...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor calls for council skills audit
Harare Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has announced plans to conduct a comprehensive skills audit within the city council, aimed at identifying and addressing gaps between available skills and operatio...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman with 3 husbands sues 1 for neglect
A Warren Park woman in a rare polyandrous marriage has taken one of her three husbands to court, accusing him of neglecting his responsibilities, financial abuse, and causing emotional distress to the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:11hrs | 1576 | by Staff reporter
Massive fire guts Steelworks Industrial yard in Bulawayo
A towering blaze tore through the Steelworks Industrial area in Bulawayo on Thursday afternoon, destroying property estimated to be worth millions of dollars and leaving a trail of devastation....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:06hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa set for Mozambique Golden Jubilee celebrations
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will tomorrow join fellow Heads of State and Government at Machava Stadium in Maputo for Mozambique's Golden Jubilee, marking 50 years since the country's independence fro...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:41hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
5 women arrested in dagga and illegal drug bust
Police in Manicaland have arrested five women after they were caught with dagga, unregistered medicine, and illicit beer during a crackdown on illegal vendors at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga earlier thi...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:40hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Man assaulted for refusing to visit Tsikamutanda
A disturbing incident involving a self-styled traditional healer, or Tsikamutanda, has sent shockwaves through the Zaka community under Chief Bota, after a local man was allegedly assaulted and forcef...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Police raise alarm over transformer theft
Police in the Midlands Province have raised concern over a growing trend of electricity infrastructure vandalism following the theft of two transformers in the Mutenderende and Chirumhanzu areas....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:35hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
When Mnangagwa buries his colleagues, does he ever reflect on the legacy he will leave behind?
Life offers us countless moments for introspection - but it is up to us to seize them.This evening, I watched a news bulletin covering the burial of the late Luke Mushore - another in a long l...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 611 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Lithium rush a crossroads for Zimbabwe's future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world's total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare eart...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 311 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
US$5m monthly for Gwayi-Shangani project
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to completing the long-delayed Gwayi-Shangani Dam, declaring the project a national priority. Cabinet has resolved to allocate US$5 million ever...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 592 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records decline in malaria cases
As Zimbabwe emerges from its peak malaria transmission season, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has reported a notable drop in new malaria infections - but a sharp and troubling increase in malar...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA approve tourists only border crossing
Zimbabwe and South Africa have jointly approved a seasonal tourism-only border crossing linking Kruger National Park and Gonarezhou National Park via the Pafuri-Sengwe corridor, in a groundbreaking in...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Limpopo police nab three illegal Zimbabwean miners
The fight against illegal mining is intensifying as the Sekhukhune District Vala Umgodi Task Team successfully arrested three Zimbabwean nationals during a targeted raid at the Spietskop Mine, portion...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Initiative to revolutionise ECD assessment
A pioneering initiative designed to transform the assessment of Early Childhood Development (ECD) learners is gaining momentum across Zimbabwe's education sector. The Smart Tablet Early Learning Tool ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:06hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Parliament recommends waste water use for BCC
Bulawayo's perennial water supply challenges, which have persisted for over two decades and severely undermined residents' right to access safe water, were the focus of a recent inquiry by parliamenta...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:02hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
3 Zimbabweans arrested for investment fraud in India
Kolkata Police arrested three Zimbabwean nationals - Tinashe Gadzikwa Praise (22), Malvern Matungamire (25), and Nyamhunga Lenon Kudakwashe (23) - from separate apartments in Mohali's Kharar area, Pun...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:59hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Fire ravages Harare grocery outlets
Small business owners in downtown Harare are appealing for government intervention after a devastating fire tore through a block of grocery shops in the early hours of Sunday morning, reducing their l...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Elderly man killed by swarm of bees
A 74-year-old man tragically lost his life after being viciously attacked by a swarm of bees in Marondera's central business district on Saturday, 21 June 2025. The disturbing incident occurred near a...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:25hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pair jailed for selling same stand twice
Two Bulawayo residents, Henessy Dube (46) and Flora Moyo (45), have been jailed for fraud after they were found guilty of duping a homebuyer by selling a residential stand in Highmount to two differen...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:24hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners continue to invade Vumbachikwe Mine
Vumbachikwe Mine community members have complained over the random blasting occurring at the mine amid revelations gold panners continue to invade the min...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 22:44hrs | 347 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe moves to reform public medicine supply system
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has embarked on a sweeping reform process aimed at resolving medicine shortages at public hospitals, despite the country's main pharmaceutical distributor, NatPha...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 11:03hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Harare's disappearing hills
From a distance, the jagged ridgelines cutting across parts of Harare might appear to be natural geological remnants — monuments of the city's ancient terrain. But up close, these formations tell a ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 835 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo loses Tagwirei to Harare
Zanu-PF's Masvingo Province has lost its bid to co-opt prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the party's Central Committee, despite being the first to recommend his inclusion. The slot was ul...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Chief blames rising HIV cases on marital infidelity
Traditional leader Chief Ndanga, born Wilson Makono, has expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in HIV infections in Zaka District, particularly in the Ndanga area, attributing the trend to gro...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:56hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi
On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Lea...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:18hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Spike in armed robberies hits Bulawayo transport operators
A worrying surge in armed robberies targeting transport operators, including pirate taxis, has gripped Bulawayo, with police issuing a stern warning to drivers to exercise caution - especially when pi...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Hwange locals marginalised in coal mining rights
Only three residents from Hwange currently hold mining rights in the coal-rich district of Matabeleland North, raising alarm over the systematic exclusion of locals from the region's lucrative mining ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Father accidentally runs over 2-year-old daughter
A tragic accident has plunged a Kensington family into mourning after a 55-year-old father accidentally ran over and killed his 2-year-old daughter while reversing his car out of the yard.The ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 19:11hrs | 1267 | by Staff reporter
Harare hikes public toilet fees by 100%
The City of Harare is facing a mounting public outcry after it controversially doubled the fee for accessing public toilets from US$0.50 to US$1.00 (approx. R18.50), drawing sharp condemnation from re...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 18:50hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills
A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing m...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls out advanced TB detection technology in high-risk areas
Zimbabwe has launched a groundbreaking health initiative aimed at strengthening the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and related lung conditions through early detection in high-burden communities. The ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
13 year old gives birth mid-air in Helidrive rescue
In a breathtaking display of medical precision and courage, a 13-year-old girl gave birth mid-flight aboard a Helidrive National Air Rescue Service helicopter as she was being airlifted from Maphisa H...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:38hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Residents urge funeral parlours to help BCC improve cemeteries
Residents of Bulawayo have issued a passionate plea to funeral parlours operating in the city to partner with the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) in restoring and maintaining the city's deteriorating ceme...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:36hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland ready for Hlanganani
Manicaland Province has declared its full readiness to host the prestigious Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo for the first time outside Bulawayo, with extensive upgrades to key infrastructure, t...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:35hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo is not a shanty town
BULAWAYO is not a shanty town where trade shambles are wont to be germane.No, the City of Kings and Queens, alias royal palace of international trade fairs, should not be turned into an eyesor...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 262 | by Stephen Mpofu
Vumbachikwe Mine moves to evict workers still occupying company houses after 2022 closure
GWANDA, Matabeleland South - Management at the struggling Vumbachikwe Mine has filed court summons seeking the eviction of two workers from company-owned houses, despite hundreds of others still occup...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:25hrs | 253 | by Stephen Jakes
Skilled worker shortage hinders Zimbabwe healthcare standards
A critical shortage of skilled health professionals continues to impede Zimbabwe's efforts to deliver high-quality healthcare services, the Private Healthcare Association of Zimbabwe (PHAZ) has warned...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Farmhouse turned into clinic
In a significant move aimed at improving rural healthcare delivery, the government has officially approved the conversion of a former luxury farmhouse at Hilton Farm in Murehwa South into a fully func...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:46hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
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