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Man locked up for stealing donkeys
A 47-year-old man, Edmore Mlambo Msipa from Masimbe village under Chief Musikavanhu in Chipinge, has been slapped with a three-year imprisonment for stock theft after his intention to steal four donke...Published: 13 hrs ago | 215 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Chipinge
Vic Falls residents push for clarity in Town Clerk probe
The Victoria Falls Residents Consortium has petitioned police to speed up a corruption probe into Town Clerk Ronnie Dube, who has been at the centre of controversy over the allocation of stands and ot...Published: 19 hrs ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Brothers jailed for selling weed at tuckshop
Two brothers, Ncedani Moyo (27) and Thabo Moyo (21), from the Mpilo Moyo homestead in Malayitsha Village, Plumtree, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr. Joshua Nembaware and pleaded guilty to charg...Published: 19 hrs ago | 221 | by Edson Mapani
Naked night brawl lands Bulawayo men in court
Bulawayo's nightlife descended into chaos after a bizarre street brawl involving a half-naked man, two sex workers, and a would-be Good Samaritan — a scene that has since gone viral on social media....Published: 22 hrs ago | 407 | by Staff reporter
Academic manipulation scandal rocks top Harare college
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has been plunged into fresh controversy following allegations that acting pro-vice chancellor for academic affairs, Willard Gwarimbo, is manipulating academic ...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:18hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trials Czech fuel additive
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has begun testing a revolutionary fuel additive from the Czech Republic in a bid to cut fuel consumption and harmful emissions.The addi...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Harare to host 44,000 for Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
Harare is set for an economic boom this weekend as more than 4,000 foreign delegates from 14 countries, including the United States and Europe, and 40,000 local participants converge for the Jehovah's...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Temporary road closures for Mabvuku Interchange project
Motorists on the Harare - Mutare Highway will face traffic diversions from September 9, 2025, as construction begins on the new Mabvuku Traffic Interchange, a key infrastructure project aimed at easin...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:02hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Gangsters stab father to death over son's grudge
GOKWE - A group of six suspects from Shonhiwa village under Chief Chireya in Gokwe are on the run after they jointly took turns on Sunday to a...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 20:13hrs | 1117 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Armed robbers jailed for attacks in Gwanda, Guyu and West Nicholson
Three armed robbers responsible for a series of violent robberies across Gwanda, Guyu, and West Nicholson between September and November last year have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.G...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:54hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Digital shift boosts Zimbabwe's tax collections
Zimbabwe's domestic resource mobilisation drive has received a significant boost following the launch of a fully digital tax collection system, a move set to improve efficiency, reduce costs, save tim...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 09:02hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
High court reopens Sakala lottery feud
The High Court has breathed new life into a bruising family feud over a multimillion-dollar lottery fortune after overturning a default judgment that had handed victory to the estate of the late Agnes...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Avenues clinics shuts down Baines' Radiology Department
The Baines Imaging Group (BIG) has raised serious concerns over patient safety following the forcible closure of its Radiology Department at Avenues Clinic, warning that the unprecedented action is je...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:46hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Residents urge police to prioritise safety over cash
Bulawayo residents have called on police to put the protection of lives ahead of revenue collection, accusing officers of focusing more on areas where fines can be easily collected than on crime hotsp...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
BCC seeks bidders for waste management
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has moved to seek bidders for waste management services following recommendations from the Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) and the Procurement Regulatory ...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:38hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for squandering US$2,640 airtime cash
A 27-year-old man from Binga has been jailed for effectively eight months after squandering US$2,640 that had been entrusted to him to buy airtime recharge cards for resale.Kelvin Muzamba appe...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 15:09hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga praises Jesuits
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has praised the Jesuit Society and the Roman Catholic Church for their pivotal role in strengthening Zimbabwe's tertiary education sector.Speaking yester...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to train 7 000 health workers every year
The Government has announced plans to train 7 000 health workers every year in a bid to address the country's critical shortage of medical professionals and double the national health workforce by 203...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:19hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions high-performance computing centre
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially commissioned phase two of the Zimbabwe Centre for High Performance Computing (HPC) at the University of Zimbabwe, underscoring the growing importance of com...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:36hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Racism accused Coltart fires back as Zimbabwe Cricket
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has found itself under intense public scrutiny after its attempt to dismiss Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart's criticisms as a “racially motivated smear campaign” drew widespread...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen stabs neighbour over childhood grudge
`A Bulawayo teenager has been sentenced to five years in prison, with three years suspended, for stabbing his neighbour in a long-standing dispute dating back to childhood. Qhawelenkosi Mnkandla (18) ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:12hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Shell companies siphon US$450m from Zimbabwe, SA
A network of 23 shell companies operating between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been implicated in laundering US$450 million through illicit financial flows (IFFs), part of an estimated US$3 billion i...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:22hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Businessman trapped in married woman's bedroom, assaulted
Prominent businessman and political figure Saymore Mhene, 48, owner of Bestdue Driving School, has found himself at the centre of a sensational court case after being lured into the bedroom of a marri...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:19hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Air Vice Marshal praises Tagwirei's Arundel for saving his life
Air Vice Marshal Biltim Chingono has hailed Arundel Hospital, owned by businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, for saving his life following a severe medical emergency that left him on life support for four ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
'Gold war' in Filabusi
Residents of Filabusi in Matabeleland South are calling on the Ministry of Mines and other authorities to urgently address deep-rooted problems driving violence in the gold mining sector.They ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:51hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt creates database of retired professionals
The Government has developed a digital database of retired public sector professionals to harness their skills and experience for national development projects.Speaking at a post-Cabinet brief...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:49hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urged to open HIV centre in South Africa
Zimbabwean civic organisation Humane Human Rights has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to urgently establish an emergency HIV treatment centre at the Zimbabwean embassy in South Africa, as vio...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:27hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Harare partners Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health and Child Care and the City of Harare's Health Department have partnered to integrate mental health screening and counselling into primary health care services, a move aimed at ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:02hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia unite to close energy gap
Leading corporates and energy sector stakeholders from Zimbabwe and Zambia met in Harare this week for the Energy Forum for Africa (EFA) networking event, aimed at fostering cross-border partnerships ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe internet suppliers take dispute to the High Court
Powertel Communications has successfully secured a court order to appoint an arbitrator in its ongoing dispute with Dandemutande Investments, following the termination of an Internet supply agreement ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Africa's broken IP system threatens innovation, growth
Africa is losing billions of dollars each year due to weak and fragmented intellectual property (IP) protection systems, undermining innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development across the c...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:33hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa summons Governors over US$3 million drug-addicts headquarters
BULAWAYO - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has requested authorities from the country's ten provinces to mobilise US$280,000 (each), which is earmarked for the construction of state-of-the-art drugs and ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 11:24hrs | 1696 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe hits US$44,9bn in digital transactions
Zimbabwe's financial sector has marked a major milestone in its digital transformation, processing a record 381 million electronic transactions worth ZiG1,2 trillion (US$44,9 billion) in the first hal...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
6 ZCC members die in road crash
Six members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) lost their lives early Monday morning when the Toyota Quantum they were travelling in overturned along the Mutare - Masvingo Road, police have confirmed....Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:24hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo police probe spike in car hijackings
Police have expressed concern over a sudden rise in car hijackings in the city, with two recent armed robbery cases leaving residents shaken.Bulawayo provincial police spokesperson Inspe...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire leads drug bust in Mbare
Government's anti-drug crackdown intensified in Mbare last week when law enforcement agents raided suspected drug dens, arresting two peddlers in an operation witnessed by Youth Empowerment and Develo...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
BCC blitz uncovers 800 illegal shops in Bulawayo CBD
A recent crackdown by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on lettable unit shops in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has revealed that about 800 out of more than 1 300 premises are operating wit...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:40hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Mt Darwin's multimillion dollar tourist resort takes shape
Land developer MCM Estates has broken ground on a massive 100-hectare multi-million-dollar tourism development project in the scenic Chesa area of Mt Darwin, a venture expected to transform the Mashon...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | 442 | 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 | 193 | by Staff reporter
How Britain plans to keep Zimbabwe poor
After decades of isolation, Britain has returned to Zimbabwe - not with apologies, but with a billion-dollar shopping list and a polished script about "mutual benefit." At the centre of the conversati...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 14:25hrs | 728 | by Sizwe SikaMusi
City of Victoria Falls courts Geo Pomona
THE Wetland City of Victoria Falls is in talks with Geo Pomona Waste Management Company to develop a modern waste management system, as the city grapples with mounting sanitation and environmental cha...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
MPs raise alarm over fake news threat
Members of Parliament have sounded the alarm over the growing threat of fake news, warning that the rapid spread of misinformation is undermining public policy, distorting democratic processes, and fu...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe launches T-Cell HIV vaccine trial
Zimbabwe has taken a historic step in the global fight against HIV with the launch of a groundbreaking vaccine trial led by local and regional scientists. The Mutala Trust’s Infectious Disease Resea...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo launches blitz on pushcart operators
In a bold move to restore order in the city centre and clamp down on illicit activities, Bulawayo City Council (BCC) yesterday launched a sweeping operation targeting pushcart operators and street ven...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Justice Katiyo withdraws 'made-up' ruling
High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo has sensationally rescinded a judgement he delivered just 10 days earlier, after a top lawyer accused him of fabricating the court proceedings.In a fresh ...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 15:07hrs | 328 | 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 | 933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces new threat from AI voice cloning scams
Last month, a disturbing case emerged from Canada where fraudsters used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of elderly Americans' grandchildren. Between 2021 and 2024, the ring targeted senior...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Tourists flock to Heroes Acre
The National Heroes Acre is alive with activity as both local and international visitors flock to the historic shrine in anticipation of the upcoming Heroes Day holiday. The national monument, current...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:35hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns affiliate organisations
Zanu-PF has issued a stern warning to its affiliate organisations, urging them to focus on mobilising new members for the party and refrain from causing divisions within its structures. The warning wa...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:43hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Supermarket selling expired soft drinks
Gutai Foods Supermarket, located at Mucheke Business Centre, has been fined US$200 for selling expired beverages following a court ruling by Magistrate Caroline Tafira Nyoni.In addition to the...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:27hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
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