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Villager loses 12 cattle in traditional court ruling
A Mazowe villager, Christopher Chisango, has won a reprieve at the High Court after successfully challenging a traditional court ruling that had ordered him to compensate a fellow villager with 12 cat...Published: 16 hrs ago | 293 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi family set to hold separate events in September
LAST year, the family of the late Zimbabwean music legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was thrust into the national spotlight amid a public fallout involving his daughter Selmor Mtukudzi. The drama, marked ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 223 | by Staff reporter
Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle in ugly twist
THE Chirumanzu chieftainship wrangle has taken a new twist, with the Nherera family alleging provocation over the venue for the chief's installation tomorrow. According to reports, Abraham Nyamande fr...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:52hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
The Irony of Innovation: How Tech’s Hardest Workers Built a System That Rewards Laziness
A thought-provoking look at how tech's unsung builders laid the groundwork for a digital culture that rewards viral ease over innovation and substa...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 21:49hrs | 538 | by Libz Mbanje
Corruption rife at Beitbridge border post
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed that it has recorded 150 cases of corruption at the Beitbridge Border Post over the past four years, primarily involving collusion between Z...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1406 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns Chinese firms over illicit deals
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has issued a sharp and public rebuke to Chinese businesses operating in Zimbabwe, warning them to immediately halt illicit financial activities, environme...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes price relief towards end of 2025
After years of persistent inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe is approaching the latter half of 2025 with cautious optimism, as recent economic indicators and government policy measu...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:56hrs | 440 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's shisha tobacco sales top 400,000kg
At least 401,705 kilogrammes of shisha tobacco, valued at approximately US$13 million, have been sold since the opening of the marketing season, signalling rising global demand for the specialised tob...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:30hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Police officers in uniform banned from betting shops
Police officers in uniform are strictly prohibited from entering betting shops or gambling in casinos in Zimbabwe, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi has ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 595 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North embarks on waste water infrastructure overhaul
Urban councils in Matabeleland North have initiated a comprehensive programme to modernise waste water treatment and reticulation systems as part of efforts to improve environment...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa heads to Japan for World Expo 2025
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected to arrive in Japan today ahead of Zimbabwe's National Day celebrations at the World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai on Wednesday. His visit is...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:49hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over 1 000ha Mashonaland farm
A storm is brewing in Zimbabwe's agricultural sector after the government allocated a farm to businessman Billy Rautenbach, displacing farmers who had been allocated and developed...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:40hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa calls for Uhuru day celebrations to deliver development
Residents of Maphisa have called on the government to ensure that the hosting of the 2026 Independence Day celebrations at the growth point leads to meaningful and lasting development rather than serv...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:10hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire over farms title deeds
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial land tenure reforms have come under intense scrutiny amid criticism from war veterans and political observers, who argue the policy threatens to reverse Zi...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:40hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces fertility decline
Zimbabwe is witnessing a steady decline in fertility rates as more citizens struggle to achieve their reproductive goals, a trend that mirrors global patterns highlighted in the 2024 State of the Worl...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:09hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers plead with govt, chiefs for land
Prominent Glendale-based traditional healer, Sekuru Nyangatayani (born Peter Chingudzi) has this Friday appealed for a commercial farm from the government and local chiefs, claiming that traditional h...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 08:38hrs | 138 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
U.S Embassy orders visa applicants to make social media accounts public
The United States Embassy in Harare has issued a new directive requiring all individuals applying for F, M, and J non-immigrant visas to adjust the privacy settings of their personal social media acco...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:27hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Sugar stocks exceed national demand
Zimbabwe's leading sugar producers, Hippo Valley Estates and Triangle, have moved to allay fears of shortages and price hikes, assuring the nation that local sugar stocks are more than adequate to mee...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi in global advocacy to address Gukurahundi
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has petitioned the United Nations (UN), seeking international intervention and support for justice over the 1980s Gukurahundi massacres in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland an...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:54hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
'Firimoni' of Gringo productions dies
Zimbabwe's arts community is mourning the death of veteran actor Fanuel Tonganayi, best known for his role as "Firimoni" in the popular Gringo television drama series. Tonganayi passed away recently, ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:52hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1096 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Govt tasks ARDA to deliver 850 000t grain annually
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially restructured the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), assigning it a pivotal role as the country's main food security agency. ARDA is now mand...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:04hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to set up oxygen plant in Lupane
The Government is setting up a medical oxygen production plant in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, as part of a broader national strategy to boost self-sufficiency in critical healthcare supplies....Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei unveils a wave of philanthropic gestures
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei made a dramatic return to the political spotlight over the weekend in Epworth, just days after ZANU PF postponed a decision on his admission to the party's Central ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Maize seed sales surge in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean farmers have significantly ramped up grain production this year, marking a powerful rebound from the devastating El Nino-induced drought of the previous season. The renewed agricultural mom...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 610 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe civil servants decry unpaid allowances
Discontent is mounting across Zimbabwe's civil service over the government's continued failure to pay outstanding travel and subsistence allowances - some of which date back as far as 2023 - despite r...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Gambling is devouring Zimbabwe's youth faster than drugs
Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in gambling addiction, a crisis that is fast becoming as destructive as the country's long-running drug epidemic. The explosion of betting, particularly among...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 269 | 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 | 47 | by Staff reporter
Gata declared national hero
ZESA Holdings executive chairperson, Dr Sydney Gata, who passed away last Thursday in Harare after a short illness, has been declared a national hero and will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 17:50hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
New mall opens in Bulawayo CBD
A vibrant new business mall has opened in the heart of Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD), aiming to ignite entrepreneurship, celebrate African culture, and stimulate local economic growth....Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 16:56hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks begins multi-year wildlife relocation to Matusadona
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), in collaboration with the African Parks Network and the Matusadona Conservation Trust, has embarked on an ambitious wildlife translocat...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:00hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?
Harare is facing escalating challenges due to increasing motorisation, which has led to a congested and often polluted central business district (CBD). This congestion is affecting timely access to wo...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Chief Sogwala to be laid to rest Sunday
THE curtain will fall on one of Zimbabwe's longest-serving traditional leaders as Chief Sogwala of Lower Gweru is set to be buried Sunday 6 July 2025, at his homestead in Ward 7, Sogwala Village....Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 11:12hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bullish over 2025 wheat yields
WHEAT farmers have been urged to adopt best agronomic practices to meet a new government production target of 600,000 tonnes for the 2025 season, following a successful planting campaign that exceeded...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:27hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Magunje cement project accused of rights abuses, displacements
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a scathing report accusing developers of the US$1 billion Magunje cement and mining project of widespread human rights abuses, forced displ...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:50hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Cotton farmers earn over US$3 million
Zimbabwean cotton farmers have sold more than US$3 million worth of seed cotton to the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) so far this season, with the state-run firm confirming it is paying growers e...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Govt re-advertises tender for Old Gwanda Road supervision
The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure Development, has re-advertised a tender to engage a consultancy firm to supervise the construction of the Old Gwanda Ro...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:39hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's colonial name to be changed?
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and other political parties plan to approach parliament and the Constitutional Review Committee to change South Africa's name to the Republic of Azania, among...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 19:36hrs | 3865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority in hunt for new CEO
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has officially begun the hunt for a new substantive Chief Executive Officer, a strategic leadership role expected to shape and deliver Zimbabwe's vision of becomin...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:43hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo donates US$250,000 to honour Joshua Nkomo's legacy
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has paid glowing tribute to Zimbabwe's late Vice President and liberation icon, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, while pledging a significant donation of US...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 13:26hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs scheme beneficiaries urged to deliver grain to GMB
Beneficiaries of the Presidential Inputs Scheme are being encouraged to deliver at least 10 kilogrammes of grain, as well as any surplus produce, to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) as part of efforts ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:04hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa fired as CP Chemicals Chair
Outspoken politician and businessman Temba Mliswa has been dismissed from his roles as Director and Chairperson of CP Chemicals (Private) Limited with immediate effect, amid serious allegations of mis...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 18:21hrs | 2180 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmers embrace AI
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is advancing agrifood systems through integration of effective digital technologies in Zimbabwe. Through the Fostering Digital Village...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's agric producer prices surge 36.4%
Zimbabwe's agricultural producer prices spiked sharply in May 2025, with the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) reporting a 36.4% year-on-year (YoY) increase in the Producer Price Index for...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland has thinnest women in Zimbabwe
A recent report by the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has revealed that Manicaland Province is among the regions with the highest prevalence of thinness among women aged between 20 and ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
National dam levels reach over 85%
Zimbabwe's national dam levels currently stand at more than 85 percent full, indicating a strong water security position as the winter cropping season gains momentum, the Zimbabwe National Water Autho...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:20hrs | 330 | 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 | 145 | by Staff reporter
UN in Zimbabwe to investigate women, girl rights situation
The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls will be visiting Zimbabwe from June 28 to July 8, 2025, as part of its global mission to assess the state of rights, protecti...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:08hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Cautious optimism over Old Gwanda Road upgrade
Ward 19 councillor for Maphisa, Nqobizitha Ngwenya of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has expressed cautious optimism following a presentation by Zwane Investments, the company contracted to ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:04hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
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