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Man bashed to death by sex workers
A Guruve man, Moses Matimba, was allegedly assaulted to death by a gang of sex workers at a local bar in Concession.So far, only one suspect, Mascline Mundizvi has been arrested.Mashon...Published: 12 hrs ago | 934 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans in deadly fight over a Limpopo woman
Two Zimbabwean brothers accused of hacking a man to death with an axe and severely injuring a woman in a Limpopo village have appeared in court and were remanded in custody.The brothers, Johan...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:40hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Maid brutally murdered her employer
A 31-year-old maid has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after the High Court in Hwange found her guilty of helping her husband murder their employer in a calculated plot to loot property and raise...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:49hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
SA axe murder suspect arrested while fleeing to Zimbabwe
Police in Limpopo have arrested a 51-year-old Zimbabwean man who had been on the run after a violent love triangle turned deadly at Wegdraai Village, Maleboho.On Wednesday morning, IOL reporte...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:57hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets 2030 deadline for mono-currency regime
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced that the country is on course to adopt a mono-currency system by 2030, with the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) set to become the sole legal tender for all domesti...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:28hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans overhaul of liberation war shrines abroad
Government will soon embark on a major facelift of liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries where thousands of Zimbabwe's fallen heroes lie in mass graves, many of them still unmarked....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:30hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Member of Executive Council Botha Warns: Climate Education Fails Without Economic Relevance
Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Environment, Ewan Botha, has drawn on his childhood experiences to highlight gaps in climate change education and emphasised the need for a new path...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 17:29hrs | 217 | by Emmanuel Koro
Zimbabwe businessman dies by suicide
A well-known Bulawayo businessman has died by suicide, sparking shock in the local community and raising concerns about mental health pressures faced by entrepreneurs.The man, whose name is be...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:57hrs | 2229 | by Staff reporter
Fisherman found dead amid mermaid claims
The body of 53-year-old fisherman Editor Hove was recovered from Enkwalini Dam in Bulawayo after he went missing during a fishing trip.Local residents quickly linked the tragedy to long-standi...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:43hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Toy guns fuel crime wave in Zimbabwe
A worrying crime trend is emerging in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, where robbers are increasingly turning to fake firearms to terrorise communities.Once dismissed as toys or harmless props, t...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:22hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
ZRP confirms 20 road accident deaths in just days
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed that at least 20 people have died in a series of road traffic accidents recorded across the country in recent days, raising fresh alarm over reckless d...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:06hrs | 106 | by Styaff reporter
5 killed in kombi crash on Harare-Murewa highway
Five people were killed in a tragic accident along the Harare-Murewa highway after a private commuter omnibus carrying passengers, bricks, and a tombstone overturned.Budiriro South Member of P...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Boy (1) drowns in bucket of water
A one-year-old boy from Toopera village under Chief Zimunya drowned on Monday after accidentally falling headfirst into a 20-litre bucket of water while playing with his elder brother.Acting M...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:35hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Plot to sideline Chiwenga exposed
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will today preside over an urgent politburo meeting in the absence of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, amid renewed efforts to fast-track businessman Kudakwashe Tagwir...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:07hrs | 3348 | by Staff reporter
ZEP holders in limbo as expiry deadline looms
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) have expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), w...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Police probe widow in murder of Mutangadura
Police are intensifying investigations into the brutal murder of prominent Harare businessman Joseph Mutangadura, with his wife, Patience Dambudzo, now at the centre of scrutiny.Mutangadura, w...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 13:05hrs | 2974 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youth leader dies in car accident
Zanu-PF Midlands provincial youth league deputy secretary for information and publicity, Tinashe Panganai, has died following a tragic car accident on Sunday.Midlands provincial chairperson Er...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:51hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu's revival mission lifts Dynamos
Many believed Kelvin Kaindu had lost his mind when he took up the unenviable task of rescuing Dynamos from relegation. But the Zambian coach, recently shown the door at Highlanders, is beginning to wo...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 1314 | by Staff reporter
CCZ, govt launch QR code system
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ), in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, has unveiled a new initiative to combat the rising threat of counterfeit goods in local markets....Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:24hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
RBZ guarantees US$ contracts beyond 2030
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reassured markets that U.S. dollar contracts will remain valid even after the government's 2030 de-dollarisation deadline, a major policy shift aimed at preventi...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:19hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Harare sets 3 year deadline for kombi ban
The City of Harare has unveiled a draft master plan (2025–2045) proposing the phasing out of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from the capital's roads within three years, sparking sharp debate among comm...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1015 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to tighten gun licensing
The Government of Zimbabwe has pledged to tighten gun licensing laws and crack down on criminals using illegal firearms, following growing concerns over a surge in gun-related murders.During W...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:52hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
4 dead in separate tragedies in Manicaland
Two separate incidents in Manicaland Province on Thursday claimed the lives of four people, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.In Chimanimani, two-year-old twin brothers Jacob an...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Duo kills brother over maize
Police in Kanyemba are hunting for two murder suspects who allegedly axed their brother to death in a maize dispute on Thursday.The duo Gilbert Kadziyanike (25) and Alfred Kadziyanike (22) fle...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 19:18hrs | 420 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Police dismiss reports of arrest in Businessman's murder
Police have dismissed social media reports claiming that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the killing of businessman Mr Joseph Mutangadura, who was shot dead at his Ruwa home during a su...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:34hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
South Africans fined for obstructing traffic at Zimbabwe crash scene
Two South Africans and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for obstructing traffic at the site of a deadly accident in Chitungwiza that claimed 17 lives in July.Cooper Daniel Coli...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student dies after brutal attack in India
A Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, has died after spending eight days in hospital following a violent attack outside Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo. Leeroy, 22, passed away on Thursday at AI...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:46hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
'Fraud' kingpin arrested in UAE, extradited to Zimbabwe
A key figure in the collapsed Beven Capital Ponzi scheme has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and extradited to Zimbabwe to face multiple fraud charges, the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:21hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
Justice Katiyo in fresh storm
High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo is once again under scrutiny after granting the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) leave to appeal in a politically sensitive case before the deadline for respo...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:49hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi visits mass grave of 300 ZIPRA fighters in Angola
Vice President Colonel (Rtd) Kembo Mohadi has expressed Zimbabwe's gratitude to the people of Angola's Moxico Province for sheltering ZIPRA freedom fighters during the liberation struggle, pledging th...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:46hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Panners stone rival to death over stolen gold ore
Two illegal gold panners from Filabusi have been arrested after allegedly killing a fellow miner in a violent dispute over stolen gold ore.Melusi Dube, 28, and Ntuthuko Moyo, 31, appeared befo...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:58hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Zivhu calls for law allowing 'shoot to kill'
Former ZANU-PF Member of Parliament for Chivi South, Killer Zivhu, has called for constitutional amendments to permit police officers and licensed gun owners to shoot to kill armed robbers in li...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:47hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide following economic hardship, family neglect
A 54-year-old man from Old Magwegwe, Zebron Phiri, committed suicide a day after telling a neighbour he intended to end his life due to poverty and neglect by his children.Phiri was discovered...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:37hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
PSL seeks new Chief Executive Officer
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) is on the hunt for a new chief executive officer to replace Kennedy Ndebele, who resigned at the end of last year ahead of the ZIFA elections held on January 25. Ndebel...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:35hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Manhunt launched for Mutangadura killers
Police have launched a nationwide manhunt for a gang of seven suspected armed robbers who shot and killed prominent Ruwa businessman Joseph "Mutangaz" Mutangadura during a violent raid at his Lisheen ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans shot dead in South Africa's Vhembe
Police in Limpopo have launched a major manhunt following the fatal shooting of two Zimbabwean men in Ha-Rangani Village, Masisi policing area, Vhembe District, on Sunday morning.The victims, ...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 19:38hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Ndoro dies
Former Zimbabwe international striker Tendai Ndoro has died at the age of 40.The ex-Chicken Inn and Orlando Pirates forward was reportedly found dead at his home in South Africa. The cause of ...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 19:34hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Munacho Mutezo in last ditch to save property
Former Water Resources and Infrastructural Development Minister Munacho Mutezo will today make a last-ditch attempt to prevent the sale of his Odzi farm, valued at US$750,000, following a High Court f...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:35hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Businessman Mutangadura shot dead
Police have confirmed that Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura, widely known as Mutangazi, was shot dead by suspected robbers at his Lisheen Estate farmhouse shortly after midnight.Mutangadura...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:34hrs | 1883 | by Staff reporter
Toddler dies in hot water accident
A two-year-old boy has tragically died after sustaining severe burns from hot water during a steaming session at Fresney Farm in Beatrice.According to police reports, the incident occurred on ...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:14hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Headmasters join teachers in salary protest in ZImbabwe
In a rare show of unity, school heads have resolved to join teachers in demanding better pay, warning that they will not report for duty when schools reopen for the third term on September 9, 2025, un...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:09hrs | 304 | by Staff rporter
Social Work Council faces backlash over registration exam
The Council of Social Workers' recent announcement introducing a mandatory registration examination for social work graduates has sparked widespread criticism, particularly on social media. The policy...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 147 | by Staff rporter
Retired cop criticises Mnangagwa's govt
A RETIRED Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer has openly criticized the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa over its recent donation of welfare goods to Mozambique, arguing that the country'...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 16:25hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
BirdLife Zimbabwe sounds alarm on vulture extinction threat
BirdLife Zimbabwe is urgently calling for stronger protection of vultures, warning that the nation's scavengers are on the brink of extinction, with severe ecological and economic consequences....Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:36hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Man stabs patron for speaking to his bartender ex-wife
A Heroes' Day celebration in Chiredzi ended in tragedy after a violent incident at Farai Bar in Tshovani on Monday evening left a young man dead.Cornelius Garawaziva, 20, was fatally stabbed o...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:34hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in mine shaft collapse
THREE artisanal miners lost their lives and two others were seriously injured when a mine shaft collapsed in the Mandindi area near Sino Cement on Wednesday, local authorities confirmed.Gweru ...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:32hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's transfer delay sparks executive sabotage claims
Highlanders Football Club's last-minute signings on deadline day have raised eyebrows, with insiders suggesting the executive deliberately stalled player acquisitions to undermine interim coaches foll...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Gweru couple found dead in suspected murder-suicide
Police in Gweru are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after a couple was found dead in separate locations on Tuesday.Midlands provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko, ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 14:49hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda court complex nears completion
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has confirmed that the construction of the new Gwanda Court Complex, one of the judiciary's largest infrastructure projects, is in its final stages, with completion expected ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 12:03hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
If Lord Mayor David Coltart dies, will his remains be sent to the UK for burial?
How many millions of white people are buried in Southern Rhodesia? It is indeed attention seeking to demand the removal of Cecil John Rhodes be repatriated to the UK. Following the logic carefully, ar...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:56hrs | 891 | by Nomazulu Thata
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