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Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 16 hrs ago | 166 | by Staff reporter
Powertel, Dandemutande 7-year deadlock broken
The High Court of Zimbabwe has brought an end to a protracted legal impasse between Powertel Communications (Pvt) Ltd and Dandemutande Investments (Pvt) Ltd, ordering the appointment of a sole arbitra...Published: 20 hrs ago | 268 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates ex-Lobels bread foreman
The Labour Court has ordered the reinstatement of Christopher Rufaro Mashaire, a former Electrical Foreman at Lobels Bread, with full salary, benefits, and back pay after ruling that his 2021 dismissa...Published: 20 hrs ago | 400 | by Staff reporter
MP Bajila intervenes in Mafakela Primary bus levy dispute
Emakhandeni-Luveve Member of Parliament Descent Bajila has intervened to resolve a growing dispute at Mafakela Primary School in Old Luveve, Bulawayo, following allegations that learners were barred f...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Standoff erupts between Zimpapers board and management
A major standoff has erupted between the Zimpapers board and management, and three former company executives dismissed in January over allegations of corruption and fraud, as the board insists no exit...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting
Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, g...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Sulu dismisses claims of romantic advances towards Grace Mugabe
Popular Dendera musician Sulumani Chimbetu has dismissed as false sensational social media claims that he made romantic advances towards former First Lady Grace Mugabe.Over the weekend, unveri...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, mauled to death by boerboel dogs
A nine-year-old boy was mauled to death by four Boerboel dogs while playing with friends at Bornvalley Farm in Darwendale, police have confirmed.The fatal attack occurred on July 17, 2025, whe...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:17hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa reposts deleted Tagwirei appointment tweet
ZANU PF Legal Affairs Secretary Patrick Chinamasa has reignited political debate after reposting a once-deleted tweet declaring businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's controversial appointment to the party...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn accused of abandoning injured goalkeeper
Chicken Inn FC has come under fire after goalkeeper Issah Ali accused the club of abandoning him following a serious training ground injury, despite being under contract until December 2025.In...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa deletes tweet confirming Tagwirei's appointment
ZANU PF Legal Secretary Patrick Chinamasa has deleted a tweet in which he had declared controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's appointment to the party's Central Committee as "over and irrever...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 19:30hrs | 1800 | by Staff reporter
Media smearing Russia's Alabuga programme
The Russian Embassy in Zimbabwe has come to the defence of the Alabuga Start Programme, a work-study initiative accused by Western media of being a front to recruit young women from Africa, including ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:31hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's co-option into Central Committee 'irreversibly settled'
Zanu-PF Secretary for Legal Affairs Patrick Chinamasa has declared the controversy surrounding the co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the ruling party's Central Committee as "irreversib...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 19:12hrs | 1716 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe to release results
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) has launched a scathing attack on the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), accusing the institution's leadership of academic fraud, governance failures, and trampl...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:26hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Akashinga Anti-Poaching unit rocked by scandal
The high-profile Akashinga anti-poaching unit is facing a leadership shake-up and internal turmoil following the deaths of two suspected unarmed poachers in December 2024. The fallout has triggered di...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi condemns police's unconstitutional ban of meeting
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has strongly condemned the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) for cancelling its planned public meeting in the Midlands province, originally scheduled for Saturday, Augu...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 11:29hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crumble to 9 wicket defeat
Zimbabwe's Test cricket struggles continued on home soil as they slumped to a nine-wicket defeat to New Zealand inside three days in the opening match of their two-Test series at Queens Sports Club in...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Bezbets loses High Court appeal against punter
The High Court has struck off Bezbets Betting Company's application for condonation, extension of time to note an appeal, and reinstatement of an appeal against local punter Prosper Dembedza, ruling t...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:30hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Uproar over controversial NSSA boss appointment
The government has ignited a fresh storm at the National Social Security Authority (Nssa) after bypassing two top-performing candidates for the position of general manager (GM) and appointing a lower-...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses claim to Mugabe estate
The High Court has dismissed an application by Tonderayi Gabriel Mugabe, who claimed to be the son of the late former President Robert Gabriel Mugabe, in his bid to reopen the former leader's estate....Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:22hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Tagwirei tiff is not a fragmentation of Zanu-PF
It's unfortunate that whenever we speak, we're quickly dismissed as immature, but you all ain't reading this one right. What is unfolding between Chiwenga and Tagwirei is not a fragmentation of ZANU-P...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:57hrs | 1162 | by Charline P Chikomo
Captured Court dismisses MK Party application
As expected, the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg has as effectively dismissed the case brought by MK Party challenging President Cyril Ramaphosa's decision to appoint a non-Member of Parliam...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu's committee reshuffle sparks uproar
Tempers flared in Zimbabwe's Parliament on Tuesday as Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi's announcement of sweeping changes to opposition-led portfolio committees sparked a dramatic walkout by Citizens Coalit...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:51hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
War veterans faction denies Zanu PF bribe allegations
A faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) led by Andreas Mathibela has dismissed claims that its leadership was bribed by Zanu PF, insisting it remains committed ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Charamba retreats on Tagwirei attacks
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba and prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei have mended relations following a heated exchange sparked by a controversial social media post that appeared to ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:41hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Villagers cry foul over forced maize contributions to chiefs
Rural communities across Zimbabwe are up in arms after traditional leaders reportedly ordered each household to contribute buckets of maize to the chiefs' granaries under the guise of the cultural pra...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Zimfest UK organisers deny viral human waste claims reports
Organisers of Zimfest UK, the annual celebration of Zimbabwean culture in the diaspora, have dismissed viral social media claims that they were fined £3,000 by British authorities over alleged hygien...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 6 for assault and kidnapping police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting police involvement in land-related disturbances at Lea Farm in Nyabira, clarifying that the matter is un...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:58hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates magistrate as trustee in bitter divorce saga
The High Court of Zimbabwe has reinstated magistrate Sandra Mupindu as a trustee of the Shamba Charashika Bvumavaranda Trust, ruling that her removal by her estranged husband, top lawyer Simon Mupindu...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi takes over as President in Mnangagwa's absence
Vice President Kembo Campbell Dugish Mohadi has assumed the role of Acting President of Zimbabwe following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's departure to South Africa, where he is attending the 2025 Libe...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:44hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Horror tales: Street kids' semen harvested
Chilling revelations of sexual exploitation, ritual abuse, and drug use among male children living on the streets of Bulawayo have emerged, painting a grim picture of the daily horrors faced by some o...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
High Court halts trial of King Munhumutapa
The High Court has temporarily halted the trial of Timothy Chiminya, who styles himself as King Munhumutapa, after ruling that prosecutors failed to follow proper legal procedures in pursuing charges ...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 17:58hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Police dismiss reports of another Seke road accident
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed widespread social media claims alleging another traffic accident at Hunyani Bridge along Seke Road, clarifying that no such incident occurred.T...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:14hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri appointed VP viral message dismissed
The Zimbabwean government has rubbished a viral social media statement falsely claiming that Ambassador and retired Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri has been appointed as the country's new Vice Pre...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:05hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZIPRA War Veteran Slams Land Reversals and Compensation to White Farmers
An outspoken ex-ZIPRA war veteran, Max Mkandla, has expressed outrage over two main reasons why Zimbabweans went to war against the colonial regime of Ian Douglas Smith, highlighting alarming developm...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 16:27hrs | 607 | by Stephen Jakes
Professor Mugano's meeting with RBZ Governor raises eyebrows
Outspoken economist and long-time government critic Professor Gift Mugano has surprised many after expressing praise for the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and its team following a meeting with the ce...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 15:31hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
'Wangu Mazodze is not a serious team'
FC Wangu Mazodze head coach Philani "Beefy" Ncube has confirmed his sacking from the team, lashing out at his former employers and describing the club as a "circus" lacking the seriousness to secure P...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora slams Tagwirei's political ambitions
MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has launched a scathing attack on controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him one of the worst politicians to emerge in recent times and accusing him o...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company loses labour case
Jian Shan Civil Explosives, a Chinese-owned company based in Chinhoyi, has lost a labour dispute and has been ordered by the courts to pay former employees after being found guilty of unfair dismissal...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:03hrs | 300 | by Staff reporter
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, Leaves behind a monumental musical legacy
Global music icon and legendary rock singer Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76, his family has confirmed. The British-born star passed away peacefully on Tuesday, surrounded by family.In ...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 19:59hrs | 373 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe army commander loses court battle
Two Harare men who suffered brutal assaults at the hands of soldiers during Zimbabwe's 2019 fuel protests have finally secured justice after a civil court ruled in their favour, ordering the Zim...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:57hrs | 1510 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei reacts to Mutsvangwa attacks
Local business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei has dismissed as "unfounded" and "ungrateful" recent allegations by Zanu-PF that he is trying to buy his way into the party's leadership structures through man...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 15:29hrs | 2446 | by Staff reporter
Wangu Mazodze faces mass resignations
It never rains but pours for FC Wangu Mazodze following their 2-0 defeat to city rivals Masvingo United in a Division One league match on Sunday, a result that has deepened the crisis within the club'...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:30hrs | 784 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe magistrate sues hubby's mistress for adultery
Magistrate Sandra Mupindu has filed a lawsuit in the High Court against her husband's alleged mistress, Catherine Tatenda Chitopota, accusing her of "snatching" her husband and seeking damages for los...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:27hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Niece snatches aunt's husband and house
A Glen View woman has secured legal protection from her niece, whom she accused of wrecking her marriage and attempting to take over her matrimonial home.Sunday Sande approached the Harare Civ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:44hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe lecturers strike continues
It has been months since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe, the country's oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, walked out of their lecture halls, citing salaries that have...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa express outrage at what he calls ‘the brutal co...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 403 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gun-Toting Ex-Ambassador Seizes War Veteran's Farm, Terrorises Family
War veterans in Mashonaland East province are protesting against former Zimbabwean ambassador Charles Kunzwa, who has reportedly seized the late decorated liberation hero George Charambarara's Tweespr...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 2283 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Seke
Mnangagwa using luxury vehicles to silence critics?
Zanu-PF party benefactors are reportedly handing out luxury vehicles to critics of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a means to buy their silence, with some leaders of war veterans allegedly receiving n...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 1486 | by Staff reporter
Kadoma land dispute case crumbles
The State has formally withdrawn criminal charges in the high-profile land dispute involving popular cleric Tapiwa Freddy, founder of Goodness and Mercy Ministries, and property developer Kudakwashe T...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
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