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Andby Makururu blasts local authorities
Archbishop Andby Makururu, leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Church, has criticized local authorities for frustrating efforts to acquire land for church construction, citing bureaucracy and co...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:10hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Next they will ban sunglasses and pockets
The government has found a new enemy. It's neither hunger nor corruption. It's not the crumbling clinics that turn the sick into corpses either. It's tint.Permanent Secretary for Presidential ...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:53hrs | 1908 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
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: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 135 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa linked tycoon displaces 30 Ex-MPs
More than 30 former Zimbabwean legislators have approached the High Court to contest the expropriation of residential stands that were originally allocated to them, alleging that the properties were t...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:27hrs | 266 | by Styaff reporter
US moves Zimbabwean visa applications to Johannesburg
Zimbabweans seeking U.S. immigrant visas will now have their applications processed at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, under new rules from the U.S. Department of State. Effective No...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 2670 | by Staff reporter
Man pushes ex-wife into oncoming vehicle
A Masvingo man, Sadam Rutsvara (36), has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for assaulting his ex-wife and pushing her into an oncoming vehicle after she declined his plea for rec...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:59hrs | 1045 | by Staff reporter
Chinese medical team treats over 7,000 Zimbabwean patients
Nearly six months on, the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe has delivered treatment to more than 7,000 local patients.In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday in Harare, the capi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:24hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo divided over controversial Glassblock dam deal
Bulawayo councillors are at odds over the proposed Glassblock Dam project, with debates centering on cost, water security, and reliance on a single supply source. The dam, planned on the Mzingwane Riv...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
It's Poverty Professor Mapfumo and Not a Plot
At the recently held University of Zimbabwe 44th graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Mapfumo stood before graduates, dignitaries, and the President. He insisted that his "transformation agenda" would ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:17hrs | 411 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
'Over 2 000 jobs created at Manhize'
Over 2,000 jobs have already been created at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in its first operational phase, with the number expected to double as the US$1 billion project expands, a senior gove...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 20:48hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Visionary Leadership: The Key to Unlocking Africa's Potential
Africa stands at a crossroads, rich in natural resources yet struggling to translate this wealth into sustainable development and prosperity for its people. The continent's progress is hindered by a m...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 16:37hrs | 83 | by Tatenda Hwari
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 | 87 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were "linked to criminal scam centers" targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week.The account deletions...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors split over Egodini mall project
City councillors remain deeply divided on how to handle the stalled Egodini Mall redevelopment, as frustrations mount among residents over continued delays and traffic congestion attributed to the fai...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:00hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Police warn Bulawayo school children against gang fights
As the end of the school term approaches, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) in Bulawayo has issued a stern warning to schoolchildren to avoid engaging in public fights and gang-related activities....Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:09hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Majome exposed by SA Public Protector?
The Office of the Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) has firmly refuted media reports suggesting it received a formal complaint from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) concerning the allege...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 20:32hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa deletes tweet confirming Tagwirei's appointment
ZANU PF Legal Secretary Patrick Chinamasa has deleted a tweet in which he had declared controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's appointment to the party's Central Committee as "over and irrever...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 19:30hrs | 1819 | 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 | 443 | by Staff reporter
6 paradoxes defining Zimbabwe's current reality
Zimbabwe is a nation that is steeped in contradictions. In my time observing the political, social, and economic landscape, I've come to realize that the country is grappling with paradoxes that revea...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:31hrs | 368 | by Adapted from Rev Dr Kenneth Mtata x account
Highlanders Chairman sparks controversy
Retired Colonel Kenneth Mhlophe, the chairman of Highlanders FC, has once again found himself at the center of controversy, raising eyebrows among fans after being spotted at the recent FC Platinum vs...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 752 | by Staff reporter
Whirlwind disrupts Binga housing project event
A whirlwind swept through a high-profile government event in Binga district last Thursday, causing a temporary disruption to the official commissioning of the Nsungwale Disaster Recovery Housing Proje...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo losing 'City of Kings' shine amid garbage pile-up
City leaders, government officials, and waste management experts have issued a stark warning about the deteriorating state of solid waste management in Bulawayo, describing it as a looming health and ...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders Board: Guardians or Grave-diggers of a proud legacy?
Highlanders Football Club, Bosso, as it is affectionately known, is more than a sports team. It is a symbol of heritage, pride, and resilience for its supporters and the broader community. Yet, today,...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 07:19hrs | 240 | by Silent Echo
Chiwenga, Tagwirei tiff is not a fragmentation of Zanu-PF
It's unfortunate that whenever we speak, we're quickly dismissed as immature, but you all ain't reading this one right. What is unfolding between Chiwenga and Tagwirei is not a fragmentation of ZANU-P...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:57hrs | 1168 | by Charline P Chikomo
Biti demands judicial inquiry into Trabablas Interchange project
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has called for a forensic audit and the establishment of a judicial commission of inquiry into the staggering US$114 million cost of the newly commissioned Trababla...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 18:18hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Actions against the exploitation of Africa took place in Italy and Austria
Representatives of international human rights organisations went to the centers of Milan and Vienna, unfurled banners with calls saying "Europe! Stop robbing Africa!": they demanded to stop using Afri...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:02hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Southern African liberation movement face crisis
Leaders of former liberation movements from Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF, have convened in Johannesburg for a crucial three-day summit aimed at addressing the existential crisi...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:55hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts street evangelist 2025 Toyota Fortuner and US$50,000
Business mogul Wicknell Chivayo has once again grabbed headlines after gifting a brand-new 2025 Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD6 and USD50,000 in cash to popular street preacher Evangelist Trymore Muparinga, i...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 18:02hrs | 1225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to bolster R&D and Resilience in move toward NDS2
Zimbabwe's economy could take a major leap forward - if it boosts research, innovation, and industrial resilience, experts say. The Zimbabwe Competitiveness Report has sparked calls for all sectors to...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 57 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Supreme Court orders eviction of Chief Zimunya, 1500 families
The Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of then Acting Chief Kibben Bvirindi, known as Chief Zimunya, along with approximately 1,500 families who have occupied Grove Farm in Mutare's peri-urban are...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces backlash after cancelling Judges' workshop
Zimbabwe found itself at the center of international attention last week, but for controversial reasons, after the government was forced to cancel a planned workshop for judges initiated by the Execut...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:04hrs | 690 | by Staff reporter
UK-based couple files complaint against Bulawayo prosecutors
A Bulawayo couple now living in the United Kingdom has lodged a formal complaint against prosecutors at the Bulawayo Tredgold Courts over delays and alleged mishandling of a fraud case involving a wom...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 2107 | by Staff reporter
The social implosion of American society!
The Biden administration allowed 13 million immigrants into the US, who would support them had they been re-electedI was surprised, when reading a report from Zimbabwe Statistics (ZimStat) tha...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 13:51hrs | 354 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Chamisa's political comeback sparks debate
Zimbabwe's main opposition figure, Nelson Chamisa, has confirmed his return to active politics - but this time, not with a conventional political party. Instead, Chamisa says he is launching a citizen...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:52hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
8 millions of Zimbabweans still need of food aid
A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food pro...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:13hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
US to drop billions of flies on Mexico and Texas
US authorities are preparing to release billions of flies from airplanes over Mexico and southern Texas to stop the spread of a dangerous parasite, the Associated Press (AP) has reported. The move aim...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 16:26hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF violence changed man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 11:04hrs | 533 | by Matthew Takaona
TelOne struggles to attract investment
TelOne (Private) Limited is facing significant challenges in securing fresh capital for vital infrastructure expansion projects, as legacy debts inherited from the defunct Posts and Telecommunications...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:29hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Fraud case against two Harare businessmen crumbles
Two Harare businessmen, Brian Murphy and Adam Wood, have been acquitted of fraud and providing false information to a public official after a Harare magistrate ruled that the State failed to prove its...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:26hrs | 4933 | by Staff reporter
Outdated regulations stifling development in Zimbabwe
Councils across Zimbabwe must urgently modernize and adopt private sector-friendly reforms to eliminate bottlenecks in local government systems that threaten the country's ambitious economic transform...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe dismisses 4 striking lecturers
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) administration has dismissed four prominent leaders of the ongoing lecturers' strike, which has now entered its 71st day. The strike centers on the lecturers' demand fo...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 1144 | by Staff reporter
Harare's 'cursed' office
The office of the Town Clerk at Harare City Council has long been mired in controversy, corruption scandals, and political infighting, leading to widespread mismanagement and plunder of council resour...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:19hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
ZACC exposes 15 bogus anti-corruption organisations
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed the existence of 15 fraudulent organisations posing as anti-corruption bodies, warning the public against falling victim to deception and im...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers
As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless.The government's recent announcement of a ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:36hrs | 581 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Genocide govt shifts gukurahundi probe to closed-door private testimonies
The government has abruptly altered the investigative framework and methodology for the upcoming state-sponsored probe into the Gukurahundi genocide, replacing an open public testimonial approach with...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:43hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei, the military and power politics in Zimbabwe!
DEAR READER, it was on the 13th of May 2018 that Phineas Tagwirei, "father" to Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Zimbabwean tycoon with an avalanche of ''business'' interests quietly breathed his last at the trau...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:41hrs | 1987 | by Dr P. Zamchiya
Zimbabwe approves smart city initiative to tackle traffic offences
The government has greenlit the implementation of a home-grown Smart City concept designed to reduce traffic offences and curb road accidents across Zimbabwe.The initiative, set to be deployed...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:35hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
4 family members die In horror crash
Four members of the Matonde family, including a three-year-old girl, died instantly in a tragic road accident along the Karoi-Binga Road on Sunday evening.The crash occurred around 6:30pm near...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:33hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa critic seeks SA asylum
Wellington Masiiwa, popularly known by his activist name Nyokayemabhunu, has formally applied for asylum in South Africa as he fights extradition to Zimbabwe, citing fears of political persecution....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:12hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Airtime vendor sues ZRP for US$40,000
Airtime vendor Michael Zumba from Masvingo has filed a US$40,000 lawsuit against Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba and Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:47hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
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