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Zimbabwe bans tinted vehicle windows in nationwide crime crackdown
In a sweeping move aimed at curbing rising crime and drug abuse, Zimbabwe's government has officially banned tinted windows on all private and public vehicles. The directive, announced by Home Affairs...Published: 2 hrs ago | 625 | by Staff Reporter
Is ZB Life Assurance a trap for exploitation and abuse?
When the powerful prey on the poor and desperate, it ceases to be business and becomes sheer bullying.There is a disturbing trend taking place at ZB Life Assurance, the insurance subsidiary of...Published: 3 hrs ago | 116 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tagwirei’s Zanu-PF Central Committee bid back in the spotlight
Zanu-PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has clarified that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a member of the party’s central committee, despite claims by senior officials t...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1161 | by Staff reporter
OK Zimbabwe unveils turnaround plan
OK Zimbabwe has launched a sweeping turnaround strategy aimed at rescuing the country's largest supermarket chain from financial distress. Returning chief executive Willard Zireva described the compan...Published: 13 hrs ago | 773 | by Staff reporter
Gaps in Zimbabwe's devolution implementation exposed
A new report on Zimbabwe's devolution programme has revealed that women are being sidelined in key decision-making processes at the local government level.The study, conducted by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 227 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe red-flags worthless foreign qualifications
The Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) has issued a strong warning to parents and students against sending learners to unaccredited foreign universities, saying many graduates are returnin...Published: 13 hrs ago | 690 | by Staff reporter
Yadah FC summoned
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has summoned Yadah Football Club to a disciplinary hearing after allegations that club officials assaulted their own goalkeeper following a league match.The inc...Published: 13 hrs ago | 162 | by Staff reporter
Health officials stuck in 4-year court limbo
Three former senior officials at Masvingo Provincial Hospital remain trapped in a legal battle that has dragged on for four years, highlighting long-standing concerns about Zimbabwe's sluggish justice...Published: 14 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
The Slightest Push of a Button: 'Sex' - A Commodified Female Body on Display
Tendai Mbofana's article today was a masterstroke. He is a shining star among gender critics - far surpassing many others we know but won't name. The title of his piece on BYO24, "Can it truly be call...Published: 23 hrs ago | 665 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe's amazing story
In most parts of the world, ownership of property and vehicles often comes with years of debt, mortgages and bank loans. Yet in Zimbabwe, a unique economic reality has been created, a culture where ci...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 16:15hrs | 488 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Is China's red carpet for Mnangagwa a thank you for allowing Chinese companies to plunder our natural resources?
My late father used to warn me: be careful, for those who act as your friends may, in fact, be using you.When President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his place among world leaders at China's Grand ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 16:09hrs | 395 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Weighbridges key to saving Zimbabwe road infrastructure
Stakeholders have urged the Government to install weighbridges on all major highways and promote rail transport to prevent rapid deterioration of the country’s roads. The call was made during a Publ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Director faces court over US$80 000 Zimra fraud
Rutendo Hazel Chiveso (42), director of Sinyochiv Procurement Services (Pvt) Ltd Zimbabwe, appeared in Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday over allegations of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authori...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Villagers clash with Mnangawa's office over Chinese Cement Project
Villagers in Mashonaland West are up in arms over a Chinese cement project that threatens to displace families, disrupt water supply, and cause environmental damage, despite a High Court order halting...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:46hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
Gweru residents owe council ZWG700 million
Gweru City Council is battling a ballooning debt of ZWG700 million as residents, businesses and government departments fail to pay their bills, a situation officials say is crippling service delivery....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:26hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Mourners told to limit cemetery burials to 1 hour
Bulawayo residents have been urged to strictly observe cemetery burial booking timeframes in order to decongest burial sites and prevent clashes, amid reports that some funeral parlours were harassing...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:25hrs | 609 | by Staff reporter
War vets company in turmoil
The Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic) is embroiled in a deepening dispute, with allegations that local police officers are shielding a faction led by Michael Changadzo from court orders,...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Can it truly be called empowerment if women still believe their worth lies in pleasing men's desires?
I am sure we have all come across the ever-increasing number of pictures and videos flooding our social media timelines. A quick scroll through platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, or eve...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:07hrs | 159 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
RBZ's façade of progress and stability is short-sighted and unsustainable
The fairy tales and false assurances continue unabated.The announcement by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) that foreign currency and gold reserves backing the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency h...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 20:46hrs | 126 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teacher arrested for transporting stolen cattle
A secondary school teacher stationed at Hwata Secondary School has landed in trouble after being caught transporting eleven allegedly stolen cattle in his truck.Tonhodzai Moses (36) was arrest...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 20:19hrs | 645 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mutapa top official in alleged abuse of office
A senior executive at the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has been accused of governance breaches and abuse of office, raising fresh concerns about accountability within Zimbabwe's sovereign wealth fund....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:34hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala condemns 'barbaric and cowardly act' on his home
Outspoken politician Job Sikhala has described the bombing of his Chitungwiza residence as a barbaric and cowardly act, after unknown assailants targeted his house in the early hours of yesterday....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:29hrs | 296 | by Styaff reporter
Mnangagwa henchman's probe raises eyebrows
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe's call for a special taskforce to investigate councils has triggered sharp debate, with critics accusing the government of seeking tighter contr...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:29hrs | 201 | by Styaff reporter
Zanu PF's grip strangles city autonomy
SINCE the adoption of the 2013 Constitution, most Zimbabweans in urban areas hoped that finally they would have the desired autonomy to run affairs of their cities and towns without central gove...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 125 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Graduation foiled as GZU student caged for sodomy
The much anticipated planned graduation for Political Science student, Taurai Chivandire has been derailed following his incarceration for aggravated indecent assault by Magistrate Innocent Bepura....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Dr Ndhlukula appointed Chancellor of Women's University
Renowned businesswoman and philanthropist Dr Divine Simbi Ndhlukula has been appointed Chancellor of the Women's University in Africa (WUA), a move celebrated as a milestone for women's education and ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:54hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman faces court over US$79 986 Zimra fraud
Rutendo Hazel Chiveso, 42, director of Sinyochiv Procurement Services (Pvt) Ltd, a Zimbabwean company importing goods from China, appeared at Harare Magistrates' Court on allegations of defrauding the...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:40hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in court over alleged tax fraud
A company director has appeared in court accused of falsifying invoices and misrepresenting imports, in a case that allegedly cost the state more than US$40,000 in lost revenue.Ian Genesesi (3...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:27hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Weighbridge attendant accused of defrauding employer
A weighbridge attendant at National Foods' Workington Branch, Simon Kuyezesa (53), appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai on allegations of defrauding the company of more than US$9,000. Kuy...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:21hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Air, rail services for Mutare
The Grand Reef Airport in Mutare is 68 percent complete, with contractors expressing confidence that the facility will be operational by next Tuesday, just in time for the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanay...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:56hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga secures India vehicle production deal
Zimbabwe has made significant strides at the India-Africa Business Conclave, which concludes today, with Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga leading a delegation that secured landmark partnerships ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Harare city expands crackdown
The City of Harare is set to broaden its campaign against illegal businesses in the capital, following the closure of over 500 establishments in the central business district (CBD). The initiative, pa...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
AMH editors challenge prosecution
Editors from Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) have formally challenged their prosecution over charges of undermining President Emmerson Mnangagwa, arguing that the case was initiated without legal authority...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Catholic priest up for US$38k theft
A damning forensic audit has revealed the misappropriation of US$38,000 at Clare Fashions, a company wholly owned by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mutare, exposing serious lapses in financial controls...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:47hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Harare warns of criminals posing as municipal officers
The City of Harare has issued a warning to residents following a rise in cases of criminals impersonating municipal police officers and harassing members of the public.In a statement, the coun...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 31 | by Staff reporter
Qatari firm injects $500m into Zimbabwe gas project
Qatari investment company Al Mansour Holdings has acquired a 19.9% stake in Australia’s Invictus Energy and pledged up to $500 million to support the development of the Cabora Bassa gas project in Z...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
US moves Zimbabwean visa applications to Johannesburg
Zimbabweans seeking U.S. immigrant visas will now have their applications processed at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, under new rules from the U.S. Department of State. Effective No...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 2642 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accountant's estate sequestrated for R17 million fraud
A Zimbabwean accountant has had his estate finally sequestrated after stealing millions of rand from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU)....Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 07:20hrs | 1470 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks missing out on AfCFTA gains
Zimbabwe is at risk of missing out on the vast opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as bureaucratic delays stall the gazetting of tariffs and rules of origin needed to unl...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara calls for standalone AI ministry in Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's foremost academics and artificial intelligence (AI) experts, Professor Arthur Mutambara, has called for the creation of a fully-fledged Ministry of AI, warning that relegating the te...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 611 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' right to collective bargaining under threat
Proposed amendments to the Public Service Act could strip Zimbabwe's civil servants of key labour rights, including the right to fight for better wages and conditions, legal experts and labour activis...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:52hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo sidesteps Tagwirei co-option issue
The issue surrounding local business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei's potential co-option into Zanu-PF's Central Committee was not discussed at yesterday's ruling party politburo meeting, party director fo...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 2066 | by Staff reporter
Armed men rob Chinese Couple, appear in court
Two men have appeared in court in connection with an armed robbery in which a Chinese couple was robbed of US$35 000, cellphones, and other valuables worth US$5 000 in Southerton, Harare, last week....Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:37hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Televised DNA testing must be banned in Zimbabwe
DNA testing and its use in private family matters of biological relationships must be regulated by law.It should be restricted to resolve family issues privately in line with other regulations...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:36hrs | 275 | by Glanis Changachirere
Mnangagwa warns against divisive elements in Zanu PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday warned that divisive elements have no place in Zanu PF, cautioning against tactics that seek to undermine unity within the ruling party.Addressing the pa...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:57hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa freed on bail
Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa was on Wednesday granted US$300 bail by a Karoi magistrate after spending two nights in police custody.The 53-year-old outspoken politician faces three ch...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:56hrs | 1967 | by Staff reporter
Business leaders demand crisis talks with Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe's business leaders are pressing for an urgent meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, warning that unresolved economic challenges require his direct intervention as ministries and regulato...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:55hrs | 1053 | by Staff reporter
Public demand tough jail terms for Zimsec exam leaks
Bulawayo residents have called for a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) employees found guilty of leaking or facilitating the leakage of examination ma...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:52hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
British tycoon loses posh house in Harare
British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an app...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 326 | by Staff reporter
British tycoon loses posh house in Harare
British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an app...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
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