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Faith Zaba arrested over satirical article attacking Mnangagwa
Faith Zaba, the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a satirical article published in the weekly newspaper, reigniting deep concerns over the state of press f...Published: 8 hrs ago | 475 | 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: 11 hrs ago | 562 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gambling machines in Beitbridge to be destroyed
The Lotteries and Gaming Board of Zimbabwe will on Wednesday, July 3, destroy a consignment of illegal gaming machines confiscated earlier this year during a crackdown on unlicensed gambling operation...Published: 11 hrs ago | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zifa suspends officials after 'shocking' blunders
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended three match officials following what it described as "shocking" performances during recent Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) matches....Published: 11 hrs ago | 190 | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal in schoolyard
The headmaster of Bikita Fashu High School, Happson Dina, is at the centre of a storm following explosive allegations of an illicit affair with a subordinate teacher and a violent confrontation with h...Published: 11 hrs ago | 420 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, MSU unveils scholarship programme
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and Midlands State University (MSU) have formalised a landmark partnership through the launch of an undergraduate scholarship programme aimed at increasing access to higher educa...Published: 15 hrs ago | 182 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead wetlands dialogue at COP15
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to lead key discussions on wetlands preservation when Zimbabwe hosts the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands from July 23 to...Published: 16 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
Student gets car for 8As at O'level
A student who achieved eight As in his 2024 O-Level examinations has received a car as a reward for his exceptional academic performance, thanks to a unique initiative by Emmanuel Fellowship Church....Published: 16 hrs ago | 882 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pupils learning in tobacco barns and fowl runs
A joint parliamentary committee has raised the alarm over the deplorable state of school infrastructure across Zimbabwe, revealing that some pupils are attending lessons in disused tobacco barns, fowl...Published: 16 hrs ago | 143 | by Staff reporter
Confusion as Bosso acting CEO retracts resignation
Highlanders Football Club has confirmed that Kindman Ndlovu will continue serving as the club's Acting Chief Executive Officer after retracting his resignation, which had sparked confusion among stake...Published: 16 hrs ago | 207 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant ex-convict locked up for dangerous drugs
PLUMTREE - An unrepentant ex-convict, Sonny Mpofu (45), was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware, for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.Despite pre...Published: 17 hrs ago | 164 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
There's nothing visionary about a president who only acts after public pressure
It is hardly praiseworthy for a father to feed his family only after their cries of hunger grow too loud to ignore.I was watching a news report on the state broadcaster this evening, and by th...Published: 17 hrs ago | 262 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt to clear pre-2009 pensions backlog
The Zimbabwean Government is finalizing amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 162 of 2023 to fast-track compensation payments to private sector pensioners who lost significant value in their s...Published: 20 hrs ago | 351 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Muduvuri distances self from Central Committee race
ZANU-PF National Consultative Assembly (NCA) member Jimaya Muduvuri has dismissed reports linking him to the race for a position in the ruling party's influential Central Committee, declaring he has n...Published: 20 hrs ago | 93 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn
Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, ina...Published: 20 hrs ago | 42 | by Staff reporter
Passenger jailed for squeezing own manhood against woman
CHEGUTU - A 45 year-old Chegutu man is unlucky after court (Chegutu Magistrates) slapped him with six-months sentence after being found guilty of indecent...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 21:47hrs | 1847 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Overcrowding in schools worries Parliament
A joint parliamentary committee has raised serious concerns over widespread overcrowding in Zimbabwe's primary and secondary schools, warning that deteriorating conditions are threatening the quality ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:35hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for Shawashi Agri boss
A warrant of arrest has been issued against Shawashi Agri Private Limited managing director, Lillian Nyamasoka, after she failed to appear in court to answer to serious fraud allegations involving ove...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:35hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Harare has over 5,000 illegal billboards
Shocking revelations emerged this week that Harare City Council officials are allegedly complicit in the illegal erection and operation of over 5,000 billboards across the capital, costing the local a...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:33hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Kumalo headmistress' fraud case postponed to August
The trial date for Kumalo Primary School headmistress Stella Mhlanga remains uncertain after the State once again requested a postponement, citing incomplete police investigations. The case has now be...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:28hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
New commander at Ngezi barracks
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) last Friday marked a significant leadership transition at Ngezi Barracks with the handover-takeover ceremony for the 51 Infantry Battalion Commanding Officers....Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:49hrs | 1327 | by Staff reporter
Zinara holds historic AGM
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) is holding its 9th Annual General Meeting (AGM), a milestone event that marks the first time in the organisation's history that the AGM is being cond...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:48hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo takes investment campaign to Harare
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is set to host a high-level investment conference in Harare next month as part of renewed efforts to drive economic revitalisation in Zimbabwe's second-largest city. Th...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 1379 | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs recipients ordered to deliver grain to GMB
Farmers who received free agricultural inputs under the Presidential Inputs Scheme during the 2023–2024 farming season are now required to deliver 10 kilograms of grain each to the Grain Marketing B...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:09hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Dembare relegation: Zifa plans to expand PSL to 20 teams
Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Nqobile Magwizi has announced bold plans to expand the country's Premier Soccer League (PSL) from 18 to 20 teams, alongside the creation of a new Nationa...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:41hrs | 8480 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Zapu seeks court order to stop Gukurahundi hearings
The opposition Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Zapu) has lodged an urgent application in the High Court seeking to stop the commencement of the Gukurahundi community outreach hearings scheduled to beg...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Zanu-PF's Muchinguri Kashiri
Tensions are rising within Zanu PF as party insiders openly criticize national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri for failing to organise overdue district coordination committee (DCC) elections, a k...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early c...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks reviews elephant plan
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021–2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communit...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rolls out reforms to end blood challenges
The Ministry of Health and Child Care is undertaking sweeping reforms to Zimbabwe's blood supply system, aimed at making blood more accessible and affordable-particularly in public hospitals-where man...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Togarepi re-elected as ZILIWACO chairperson
Pupurai Togarepi has been unanimously re-elected as Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO) following a well-attended national congress held at the ZAN...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:10hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings turned into 'a farce'
An international researcher and leading authority on state-sponsored atrocities has sharply criticised the ongoing Gukurahundi public hearings, describing the closed-door process as a "final betrayal"...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:00hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
ZERA defends US$191,000 IT equipment purchase
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a statement defending its recent US$191,679.50 procurement of laptops and desktop computers, following growing public interest and criticism ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:56hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Greedy mine quartet jailed for robbery
Four casual mine workers have learnt that their quest to grasp all, landed them into losing all liberties or joy for spending shares of daily mining proceeds after Matebeleland South Provincial Magist...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:15hrs | 226 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Kezi
'You are good thief, not a leader', Tyson flows Tagwirei
Former Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has torn into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally, businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, describing him as only a good thief but faring badly as a politi...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:10hrs | 2041 | by Paul Ndou
US$1m for strategic minerals licence in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has gazetted a sweeping new Mines and Minerals Bill that seeks to clamp down on speculative mining claim hoarding while ensuring only credible investors participate in the extraction of strat...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:12hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa Hospital set for major upgrade, to train nurses
Plans are underway to transform Maphisa Hospital into a functional nurse training centre, in a move aimed at revitalising the healthcare system and fast-tracking development in Matabeleland South prov...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:10hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Crime hits Nketa suburb
Councillor Aleck Ndlovu of Ward 25 has issued a public appeal to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to intensify both day and night patrols in his ward, citing a surge in criminal activities, includin...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Herbert Nkala to exit OK Zimbabwe in restructuring move
OK Zimbabwe has announced a major leadership reshuffle and a US$30.5 million capital-raising initiative aimed at stabilising operations and restoring market confidence, as the retail giant battles int...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:17hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Geo Pomona model to be forced on Bulawayo
The Government has announced that Bulawayo is set to become the next city to implement the Geo Pomona Waste Management model, as part of a nationwide strategy to modernise waste management and bolster...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:09hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus of teachers hits Zimbabwe's education sector
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing a worsening crisis as thousands of government-employed teachers continue to resign each year due to poor salaries, lack of job satisfaction, and growing politicis...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:03hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Dembare teetering on the edge of collapse
Once the undisputed giants of Zimbabwean football, Dynamos Football Club is now teetering on the edge of collapse. After years of decline, fans are beginning to fear the unthinkable - that the legenda...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 21:15hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
Invictus Energy to get National Project Status
The Zimbabwean government has taken a significant step toward advancing the country's first major oil and gas development after issuing an updated draft of the Petroleum Production Sharing Agreement (...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:46hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested over 203 violent crimes
Police have arrested a 29-year-old man, Tafadzwa Janyure Zimirenyika, in connection with a shocking spree of 203 violent crimes committed across Masvingo Province since 2023.Zimirenyika was ap...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:10hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Wife catches village head 'raping' donkey twice
Magistrate Elizabeth Hanzi has sentenced Martin Gaviro, a 71-year-old village head under Chief Shumba in Masvingo rural, to 12 months in prison after convicting him of bestiality.Gaviro was ca...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:57hrs | 504 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa announces new state lands management policy
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced the development of a new State Lands Management Policy aimed at eradicating the growing problem of land barons and lawlessness in land administration....Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:51hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Harare man in trouble over US$11,000 visa scam
A 36-year-old Harare man, Crispen Zhou, appeared in court this week facing two counts of fraud and charges related to the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act after allegedly duping two victims ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Japan injects US$7m towards demining activities in Zimbabwe
Japan has contributed a total of US$7 million towards demining activities in Zimbabwe since 2013, reinforcing its long-standing partnership with the country, Japanese Ambassador Shinichi Yamanaka reve...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:39hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nationals in Middle East safe
The Government of Zimbabwe has assured the public that Zimbabwean nationals who reached out to the country's diplomatic missions amid escalating tensions in the Middle East are safe and accounted for....Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:36hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
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