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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: 3 hrs ago | 74 | by Staff reporter
Thief caught wearing stolen clothes
A 23-year-old man from Mt Darwin in Mashonaland Central has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after being convicted of unlawful entry and theft.Tinashe Chiwara appeared before the Mt Darwi...Published: 3 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
Fresh land invasions rock Zvimba farm
A fresh wave of land invasions has hit Warwick Farm, a once-thriving agricultural estate on the shores of Lake Chivero in Zvimba district, with politically connected land barons accused of pegging and...Published: 8 hrs ago | 75 | by Staff rporter
The Gospel According to Honorable Wiwa Sikhala
There are moments in politics when words reveal far more than they were meant to. Job "Wiwa" Sikhala, once tortured and humiliated at the hands of state agents, now finds some undivided attention from...Published: 10 hrs ago | 313 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Mbare's filth draws Mnangagwa ire
During a visit to Mbare for Defence Forces commemorations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was confronted with the deteriorating conditions of the high-density suburb, prompting swift action from governm...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 16:32hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
Alois Bunjira injured in fatal accident
Caps United Marketing Manager, Alois Bunjira, has reportedly been involved in a serious road accident this morning.According to unconfirmed reports, Bunjira was injured in a crash that occurre...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 15:47hrs | 982 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei saluted by military boss
NEW Zanu-PF Central Committee member Kudakwashe Tagwirei has received rare public accolades from Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) commander, Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono, for his role in his recovery ...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:27hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Ex-bank consultant jailed for US$23,000 fraud
A former ZB Bank loan consultant, Cosmas Bhude, has been sentenced to an effective three years and nine months in prison for defrauding clients of more than US$23,000 through a series of fraudulent lo...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:25hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans have been conditioned to celebrate regression as progress
Life in Zimbabwe is never easy; each day brings circumstances so far from normal that they are often hard to comprehend.As I sit in my house in Redcliff, I hear the unmistakable sound of a mun...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 22:44hrs | 374 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 386 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC MP jailed for 2 years for defrauding Bulawayo woman
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding a Bulawayo woman of US$5,900 in a fail...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 16:17hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
UZ graduation proceeds amid 'retrogressive' strike
University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Mapfumo has labelled striking academics from the Association of University Teachers (AUT) as "retrogressive," a day after the High Court dism...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:28hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to penalise rural teachers over 0% pass rates
A government plan to penalise teachers in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, over zero pass rates recorded in the past five years has sparked outrage among legislators and teachers' unions, who ac...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
High Court throws out bid to halt UZ graduation ceremony
High Court Judge President Mary Zimba-Dube has dismissed an urgent application by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) seeking to stop the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) 44th graduation ceremon...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 20:37hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabwe Wants Rugby Glory, We Must Play All Year Round
Now that Zimbabwe is back in the Rugby World Cup final 2027, countries that dominate the world rugby stage share one common trait, they play the sport throughout the year. Whether it is New Zealand, S...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 16:48hrs | 88 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
High Court to hear urgent bid to halt UZ graduation
The High Court in Harare is set to hear an urgent application by the Association of University Teachers (AUT) seeking to stop the University of Zimbabwe's (UZ) 44th graduation ceremony scheduled for t...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:57hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Socialite in court for insulting Passion Java
Harare socialite Millicent Chimonyo (26), popularly known as Malloti and infamous for her use of vulgar language, appeared in court on Thursday facing cyberbullying charges over remarks directed at co...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:51hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Mbare residents face eviction
Harare City Council (HCC) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to tenants living in Mbare flats to settle outstanding rental arrears or face eviction, despite the residents enduring squalid and deteriorating...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:39hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
The rise of short-term loans in the UK
In recent years, financial flexibility has become increasingly important for individuals facing unexpected expenses or temporary cash flow challenges. One popular solution is to ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:12hrs | 496 | by Staff Reporter
Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon
Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was "Satanic" heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:06hrs | 888 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe's Medicine Cabinet
Walk into any pharmacy in Zimbabwe and you will find them. Antibiotics sold for headaches, for colds, for a sore throat after a night in the rain. No lab test, no prescription from a doctor who has ch...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:04hrs | 888 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
How our love for violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe
Entertainment may seem like harmless fun, but the evidence shows it can unravel the very fabric of a society.Three recent stories from Zimbabwe have pierced my heart this past few days-tragic ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 170 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How forex brokers make money - and what that means for your trades
Most know that it is best to choose brokers licensed by authorities like FCA (UK), ASIC (Australia), or CFTC (US) for greater transparency. When people choose a broker, they concentrate on the conditi...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 234 | by Staff Reporter
2030: Zimbabwe will be using domestic currency
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans for a structured transition from the current multicurrency system to a domestic monetary framework, aimed at ensuring business continuity and eco...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers to get salary hike, improved welfare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is prioritising the welfare of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), with measures underway to address salary structures, housing, healthcare, and tra...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 664 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks show strong capital buffers
Most Zimbabwean banking institutions have exceeded minimum regulatory capital requirements, signalling stability, resilience, and soundness in the country's financial system, the latest Reserve Bank o...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:08hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
How can Mnangagwa preach selflessness when his regime is master of self-interest and plunder?
It often seems that before lecturing others on morality, some people should first look in the mirror.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Heroes Day interview with the state-controlled broadcaster Z...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 21:24hrs | 449 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
2 dead, 2 injured in fiery Plumtree road crash
Two people lost their lives and two others sustained serious injuries in a horrific early morning crash on Monday involving a Botswana-registered haulage truck and a Honda Fit along Plumtree Road, jus...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:35hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Wife reports hubby for illegal gun possession
A domestic dispute over an unsecured firearm has landed a Harare man in court, after his wife reported him to police, leading to his arrest and a charge of unlawful possession under Zimbabwe's Firearm...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 19:32hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promises better salaries for the military
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is expediting the construction of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Referral Hospital at Manyame Air Force Base, upgrading military health facilities, ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 15:54hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Zera reviews ZiG fuel prices downwards
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a downward revision of fuel prices in local currency, effective from August 8 until September 4, 2025. The move follows the authority's ro...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:20hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's to unlock over US$1 billion in remittances
In a bold move to revive Zimbabwe's struggling economy, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced a plan to securitize diaspora remittances, aiming to transform predictable inflows into investa...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 18:36hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Costs push out horticulture farmers in Zimbabwe
The Horticulture Development Council (HDC) has expressed deep concern over escalating production costs in Zimbabwe's horticulture sector, warning that the trend is driving some farmers to consider rel...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Something is wrong at Zifa
AT one time, we thought everything was well at Zifa until information filtered through that the Zimbabwe Under 17 and Under 20 teams are still to be paid their allowances three months or so after thei...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:02hrs | 317 | by Michael Kariati
Ex-ZIPRA commander raises alarm over mysterious deaths
As Zimbabwe prepares to mark Heroes Day on August 11, a former ZIPRA commander has raised the alarm over what he describes as a disturbing and unexplained pattern of deaths among veterans of the count...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:16hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
0 pass rate teachers to be fired
A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited co...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pregnant prisoners to access private maternal healthcare
The High Court has issued a landmark ruling directing prison authorities to allow pregnant inmates to access maternal health care services of their choice, ending the practice of forcing them to use g...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial
The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged accomplice, Andrew Mandigora, turned state w...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1083 | by Zimfieldguide
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 | 327 | by Staff reporter
Chillmaster back in court
Top musician Kudakwashe Gift Hombarume, popularly known as Chillmaster, will face a fresh inquiry into his culpable homicide case after the High Court ordered the Mbare Magistrates Court to reopen pro...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 13:06hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
RBZ crackdown on money laundering
Following an intensive investigation into smuggling, money laundering, and financial externalisation, Zimbabwean authorities have launched a crackdown targeting several businesspeople and companies im...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Teacher fined US$100 for spanking grade 3 pupil
A veteran Bulawayo teacher has been fined US$100 after a classroom discipline session turned into a criminal assault case.Precious Gumede (59), of SOS Primary School, was convicted by Bulawayo...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:28hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
BitStarz casino review for Australian Players - Crypto, Pokies & Bonuses
BitStarz Casino Australia attracts attention in the local online gambling market due to its wide selection of pokies, cryptocurrency support, and diverse promotions. This site operate...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 16:26hrs | 43 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt licences more import assessors
The Government has expanded the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) Programme by appointing two additional service providers, effective 1 August 2025.The Ministry of Industry and Co...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:11hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's health sector hit by severe shortages
Botswana's Ministry of Health has issued a stark update on the country's public health system, revealing a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies that has forced the suspension ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 17:46hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Company Director Arrested Over US$6 Million LP Gas Forex Scandal
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has announced the arrest of businessman Grant Chitate and his company Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd in connection with a massive foreign currency v...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:35hrs | 332 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo's deteriorating roads and malfunctioning traffic lights
Bulawayo city councillors have expressed deep concern over the worsening state of roads and malfunctioning traffic lights, warning that the deteriorating infrastructure poses serious risks to motorist...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:31hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
No politics for Zimbabwe civil servants
The Government has gazetted the Public Service Amendment Bill, which seeks to tighten rules on political office for civil servants, extend maternity leave benefits, and restrict industrial action by e...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 397 | by Reuters
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