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Varakashi tweets can never mask Zimbabweans' suffering under the Mnangagwa regime
There are some things under the sun that can never be defended or glossed over.The desperation of the ruling ZANU PF regime has never been more apparent than in its feverish attempt to strengt...Published: 2 hrs ago | 90 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Democracy under siege
Zimbabwe's democratic space faces significant challenges, rooted in decades of authoritarian rule by the ZANU-PF party, which has governed since 1980.President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in power...Published: 2 hrs ago | 66 | by Leonard Koni
Karoro claims Zanu-PF rivals targeting him for successive election defeats
Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture Douglas Karoro has accused political rivals Takesure Chikwamba and Charles Mutukudzi of orchestrating allegations that he stole fertiliser from the Grain Marketin...Published: 10 hrs ago | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to boost steel, coal exports to DRC amid growing demand
Zimbabwe should capitalise on its expanding steel and coal industries to increase exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where demand for these commodities is rapidly growing, Mines and Mi...Published: 10 hrs ago | 306 | by Staff reporter
Bid to sell Zimbabwe game park for US$2,5 million backfires
A man has been implicated in a $2.5 million fraud case involving an alleged scheme to sell a game park in Masvingo without authorization.Samuel Mvurume appeared before Harare magistrate Marewa...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt, banks seal deal to help farmers secure title deeds
The Government has signed a landmark agreement with six banks to offer mortgage facilities that will enable farmers to acquire title deeds, access better financing, and advance agricultural developmen...Published: 10 hrs ago | 217 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe names more illicit drinks
The Government has announced a sweeping ban on a range of dangerous alcoholic beverages through Statutory Instrument (S.I.) No. 62 of 2025, invoking the Harmful Liquids Act to combat the growing threa...Published: 10 hrs ago | 671 | by Staff reporter
Midlands grapples high rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission
The Midlands Province continues to record higher-than-average cases of HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, despite extensive national efforts to eliminate new pediatric infections, official...Published: 10 hrs ago | 110 | by Staff reporter
Harare Private College stages fake Cambridge exams
Destiny Achievers College in Harare has been rocked by a scandal involving the staging of fake Cambridge Ordinary Level examinations in June this year, affecting at least 16 learners and defrauding th...Published: 10 hrs ago | 316 | by Staff reporter
UK softens stance towards Mnangagwa regime
The United Kingdom's Minister for Africa, Lord Ray Collins, has confirmed a softened and recalibrated UK stance towards Zimbabwe, describing a "new approach" focused on partnership and mutual respect ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 559 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police under fire over fresh allegations of brutality and abuse
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is under intense scrutiny following a series of incidents that have raised serious concerns about heavy-handed tactics, including alleged killings, torture, and assa...Published: 22 hrs ago | 486 | by Staff reporter
Missing 11-month-old baby found alive, reunited with family
The 11-month-old baby who had been missing since last Saturday in Budiriro 5 has been found and safely reunited with the parents, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed on its official X (former...Published: 22 hrs ago | 574 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabwe trade talks could collapse
The United States has cautioned that Zimbabwe's efforts to secure reduced tariffs on its exports face significant risks due to tight negotiation timelines, even as a temporary reprieve has been grante...Published: 22 hrs ago | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raises ZWG$5.9 billion via treasury bills
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has raised ZWG$5.9 billion through Treasury Bill (TB) issuances and private placements in 2024, as the government intensifies its domestic borrowing to fund operatio...Published: 22 hrs ago | 132 | by Staff reporter
Food Lovers Market shutdown exposes deeper turmoil at OK Zimbabwe
The impending closure of Food Lovers Market outlets in Borrowdale and Avondale signals a deeper crisis engulfing OK Zimbabwe, the country's largest retail group, which is struggling to stay afloat ami...Published: 22 hrs ago | 279 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere criticizes Nick Mangwana's spin on IMF economic assessment
Former Mt Pleasant legislator and constitutional lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has publicly rebuked Information Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana for attempting to portray the International Monetary Fund's (I...Published: 22 hrs ago | 155 | by Staff reporter
Student nurses use fake O-Level certificates to enrol at Chitungwiza Hospital
Two student nurses enrolled at Chitungwiza Central Hospital have been exposed for using fake Ordinary Level certificates to gain admission into a nursing course. Paidamoyo Samantha Muchira and Makanak...Published: 22 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
Cop used a hoe handle to bash suspect
A police officer stationed at ZRP Ruwa has appeared in court facing allegations of fatally assaulting a suspect with a hoe handle, resulting in the suspect's death at a local clinic.Prince Nda...Published: 22 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
Polad members cry foul
Members of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad) are attempting to reassert their relevance on Zimbabwe's political stage after months of being sidelined, but political observers say the platform lack...Published: 22 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reporter
Walter Mzembi returns to Zimbabwe after 6 years in exile
Former foreign affairs minister Walter Mzembi has returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since 2018, slipping quietly into the country amid lingering questions over his unresolved corruption charges ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 573 | by Staff reporter
NBSZ launches staunch defence of blood prices after outcry
The National Blood Services of Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has strongly defended its pricing structure amid growing public outrage over the high cost of blood in some private healthcare institutions, where patien...Published: 22 hrs ago | 37 | by Staff reporter
No one is above the Constitution: Zimbabweans must say no to term extensions
Zimbabweans must never allow their country to backslide or let their hard-won rights be stripped away.In 2013, millions of Zimbabweans made history by overwhelmingly endorsing a new Constituti...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 08:33hrs | 719 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zanu-PF UK donates equipment to boost party operations
ZANU-PF's United Kingdom District has donated a consignment of modern technological equipment to the party in a gesture aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and supporting the revolutionary party...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 18:12hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets UK Minister for Africa
The United Kingdom's Minister for Africa, Lord Collins of Highbury, is scheduled to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa today at State House in Harare.The high-level courtesy call signals a cont...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:56hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA launches 'Go Warriors Fans' initiative
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has launched a bold fan mobilisation campaign, "Go Warriors Fans," aimed at rallying nationwide support for the senior men's football team, the Warriors, ahead...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:53hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda residents face water disconnections over debt
The Gwanda Municipality has intensified its water disconnection exercise across the mining town as part of efforts to recover mounting unpaid bills from residents and businesses.In an official...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:51hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo's total donation to Bosso is US$1 million
Zimbabwe's oldest and most iconic football institution, Highlanders Football Club, has secured a landmark US$1 million sponsorship from prominent businessman and philanthropist Wicknell Chivayo, marki...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:26hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
Bedbugs infestation in Bulawayo not severe
The Bulawayo City Council has dismissed widespread social media claims of a severe bedbug infestation in the city, saying investigations revealed only two isolated cases and no evidence of a citywide ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:24hrs | 603 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rogue cops hijack cars in broad daylight
"Stop, open the door, and drive to the station!"These chilling words have become a familiar horror for Zimbabwean motorists, often delivered with alarming ease by uniformed traffic police offi...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:23hrs | 1463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's grain deliveries surge
The Government has reported a significant increase in grain and oilseed deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) for the 2024-2025 summer production season, signalling a positive outlook for nati...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:22hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu charges dropped
The State has withdrawn fraud charges against businessman Moses Mpofu and ZANU PF central committee member Mike Chimombe in a case involving an allegedly corrupt lighting tender awarded by the Harare ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 12:52hrs | 2391 | by Staff reporter
ZiG ranked second worst performing currency
In a stark contrast of fortunes, Ghana's Cedi has emerged as the world's strongest-performing currency in 2025, gaining nearly 50% against the United States dollar, while Zimbabwe's Zimbabwe Gol...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 711 | by Staff reporyter
Chivayo donates US$250,000 to Highlanders FC
Prominent tenderprenuer Wicknell Chivayo has made headlines with a major donation of US$250,000 to Highlanders Football Club (Bosso), the oldest and one of the most culturally significant football tea...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1838 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe held to 1-1 draw by Niger in friendly encounter
The Zimbabwe senior men's national football team was held to a 1-1 draw by Niger in an international friendly match played on Tuesday at Stade Père Jégo Stadium in Morocco.The encounter saw ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:16hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
United Methodist barred from Harare premises
High Court Judge Justice Munangati Manongwa has issued an interim order prohibiting the United Methodist Church from conducting church services and events at its property in Borrowdale, Harare, follow...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zebra Kiss gang appears in court
Six employees of long-distance bus operator Zebra Kiss appeared before the Mbare Magistrates' Court on Tuesday facing assault and theft charges after allegedly launching a vicious attack on a female p...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia seal deal on new refined petroleum pipeline
The Government of Zimbabwe has approved a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zambia to pave the way for the development of a new pipeline aimed at transporting refined petroleum between t...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
IMF wants Zimbabwe's gold-backed ZiG to become sole currency
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed support for the full adoption of Zimbabwe's new currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), as the country pushes to secure a staff-monitored program (SMP) t...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe nurses sound alarm over dire conditions
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has issued a desperate plea to the government to urgently address the worsening crisis in public hospitals, warning that nurses are working under "impossible con...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 08:46hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's whites are more patriotic than the majority blacks
I am a black Zimbabwean, born and bred in this land of striking beauty. But in my lived experience, I have observed something that continues to trouble me. Among my circle of friends, it is often my w...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 21:59hrs | 896 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Housing stands priced beyond the reach of many residents
Councillors in Bulawayo have voiced growing concerns over the escalating prices of housing stands sold by private developers, warning that many city residents are being effectively shut out of the hou...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:15hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest suspect in US$46 000 Kwekwe vehicle robbery
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Homicide in Bulawayo have arrested a 40-year-old man, Linas Tshuma, in connection with the theft of US$46,000 from a vehicle parked in Kwek...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:14hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ex-Minister of ICT's X account hacked
Zimbabwe's former Minister of Information Communication Technology and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has become the latest high-profile political figure to fall ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 14:13hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF confident of retaining Gutu East seat
ZANU-PF says it is confident of retaining the Gutu East parliamentary seat in the upcoming by-election, set for Saturday, June 14, pointing to a track record of development projects under the party's ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:57hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in cryptocurrency launch?
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has confirmed that his X account was hacked after unusual posts promoting a digital currency called "God Is In It ($GIT)" appeared on his page.Early Tuesday mo...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Councillors slam inaction over bus terminus revival
Frustration is mounting among Masvingo city councillors over the local authority's continued failure to renovate and revive Mucheke Bus Terminus, despite multiple resolutions aimed at restoring order ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:09hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Tractor accidents kill 6 in Masvingo in one month
Authorities have raised alarm over a surge in road accidents involving agricultural tractors in Masvingo Province, with at least six lives lost in the past month alone. The disturbing trend has prompt...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:07hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Is the cancer killing us coming from our Harare water
Either you don't get water at all or you receive contaminated water and it is time for residents to take action. With alarming reports of toxins contaminating the city's water supply, the health and s...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 11:20hrs | 219 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders secure legal victory in SA
Zimbabwean immigrants living in South Africa under the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) system have won a major legal reprieve after the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an attempt by South Africa's M...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:12hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets IMF delegation amid worsening economic crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday held a high-level meeting with an International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation currently in Zimbabwe for an Article IV Consultation, as the country grapples with...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:10hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
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