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Court halts RioZim's asset sales
The High Court has granted an urgent interdict to the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers' Union (ZDAMWU), barring RioZim Limited from disposing of its mining assets while corporate rescue ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 341 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to act on 27 of 28 audit red flags
Residents of Harare have condemned the city council for what they describe as gross negligence, following the Auditor General's 2023 annual report, which revealed that the local authority failed to ac...Published: 23 hrs ago | 156 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe High Court bans Chinese miner
The Chinhoyi High Court has barred Beijing Broadtec Investments (Pvt) Ltd from conducting any mining activities at the disputed Mukovo 12 Mine in Mashonaland West Province, ruling that the Chinese com...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:56hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Govt tightens grip on council recruitment
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works will now play an active role in the recruitment of senior council employees following serious concerns about the caliber, skills, and competencies of ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:07hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ICT Ministry faces critical staff shortages
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services is facing a critical shortage of qualified technical staff, a situation that threatens its ability to achieve key obje...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls residents push for clarity in Town Clerk probe
The Victoria Falls Residents Consortium has petitioned police to speed up a corruption probe into Town Clerk Ronnie Dube, who has been at the centre of controversy over the allocation of stands and ot...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:19hrs | 281 | by Staff reporter
Sexual abuse scandal rocks Bubi Valley Conservancy
A storm is brewing at Bubi Valley Conservancy in Beitbridge after serious allegations of sexual abuse were levelled against a senior security manager, threatening the reputation of one of the region's...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe economic growth rates real?
Every year, the Zimbabwean government and multilateral financial institutions project that the economy will grow by huge margins, yet the current economic situation does not meaningfully change, and i...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 13:08hrs | 282 | by Delani Mangena
Robbery gang arrested after tracking of AirPods and $10 phone
A four-member gang of suspected armed robbers has been arrested after police tracked a pair of stolen AirPods and a US$10 cellphone to one of the suspects, linking them to a string of violent robberie...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 1722 | by Staff reporter
Employees in $1.5 million illegal forex transfers to UAE
Two employees of a Harare-based company have appeared in court for allegedly operating an unlicensed money transfer business that moved more than US$1.5 million offshore.Kudzai Munatsi, 37, of...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Bitumen World forced to cut jobs
One of Zimbabwe's leading construction firms, Bitumen World (BW), has announced job cuts due to delayed payments from government projects, highlighting the ongoing financial challenges in the country'...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:26hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
AMH workers go 9 months without pay
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has come under fire after going nine months without paying its employees, sparking outrage among journalists a...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:51hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Artuz warns of Zimbabwe teacher exodus
At least 1 260 teachers are reportedly leaving the profession each month in Zimbabwe, the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has warned, citing burnout and poor working conditions as...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Harare paid millions on roads that don't exist
Harare faces fresh scrutiny after reports revealed that millions of US dollars were paid for the rehabilitation of 43 roads that were never constructed. A 2019 internal audit confirmed that, despite f...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 12:08hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Dangamvura service station
A daring robbery unfolded at Genesis Service Station in Dangamvura early yesterday morning, with four armed men fleeing with US$2 350 and a motor vehicle.The gang, armed with a rifle, iron bar...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Farm hand, maid caught stealing big money
A farm hand and a maid appeared in court last Friday after allegedly stealing over US$80 000 from their employer while he was away.Milton Mudimu (24) and Sarah Matemarunda (59) were charged wi...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 1021 | by Staff reporter
RioZimbabwe to appeal ruling in assets disposal fight
RioZim Limited says it will appeal against an interim relief granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU), which represents some of the company's employees in...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
NHS hit by pension scandal
Zimbabwe's state-controlled National Handling Services (NHS) is facing a serious corporate governance and financial scandal, with reports of unremitted pension funds totaling nearly US$1 million and q...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 09:59hrs | 290 | by Staff rporter
Econet employee 'steals' ZWG1 million
A Mutare-based Econet Insurance employee accused of stealing ZwG 1 171 771.60 from her employer has been granted bail of US$400.Madeleine Magadza (32) of Greenside, Mutare, appeared before Mag...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:13hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Flo Petroleum loses US$40,000 to employees
FLO Petroleum has reportedly lost US$39,931 to two of its employees in an alleged fraud scheme, a Harare court heard yesterday.Patience Chiringa, a manager, and Ocean Gurure, a supervisor at t...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:44hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Constitutional Court trashes lecturer application
The Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed former Chinhoyi University of Technology lecturer Godfrey Mugari's application challenging his dismissal, ruling that he had waived his right to a fa...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:35hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Harare partners Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health and Child Care and the City of Harare's Health Department have partnered to integrate mental health screening and counselling into primary health care services, a move aimed at ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:02hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Harare working to clear payroll backlogs
The City of Harare has confirmed that it has completed its June payroll and is in the process of finalizing July payments in both Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) and United States dollars.Speaking at the ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:01hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
'Bosso drift into chaos'
Highlanders chairman Kenneth Mhlophe is facing mounting pressure from within the club, with life member Pilate Mahlangu calling for a vote of no confidence and accusing the leadership of letting the s...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
ANC partner DA calls for scrapping of Black Economic Empowerment
Briefing the media in Johannesburg on Monday, Steenhuisen stressed that the DA is not opposed to redress or transformation, but believes these laws have become counterproductive.The DA argues ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 12:09hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to maintain trade ties with Israel
Zimbabwe will continue trading with Israel despite global condemnation of that country's military actions in Gaza, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana has sa...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
White man up for rustling cattle in Zimbabwe
A well-known safari business operator from Bulawayo, Timothy John Schultz, aged 57, has appeared in the Gwanda Magistrates’ Court facing 12 counts of stock theft involving more than 500 head of catt...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:53hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1118 | by Zimfieldguide
POSB launches solar, Starlink loan scheme for schools
The People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) has launched an ambitious solar and Starlink internet loan scheme targeted at Zimbabwe's schools, marking a rare example of a local bank offering accessible, impac...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:25hrs | 411 | 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: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:16hrs | 433 | 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 | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt gazettes public service amendment bill
Government has gazetted the Public Service Amendment Bill, which will compel civil servants to resign upon assuming political office, grant female employees 98 days of fully paid maternity leave witho...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Accused Livestock Thief Seeks High Court Relief After Alleged Theft of 485 Cattle
Gwanda - Timothy John Schultz (57), a former farm manager at Maphaneni Ranch under African Dreams Safaris (Hillcrest Farm, Gwanda), has approached the High Court seeking relief from further placement ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 573 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Zimpapers pension fund under probe
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched an investigation into the Zimpapers Pension Fund amid allegations of mismanagement of employees' contributions and questionable sales of com...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:37hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Govt employees in Ministry-owned homes risk losing leases
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has issued a stern directive to all Government employees residing in Ministry-owned residential properties to settle outstanding lease rentals and pur...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:10hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Ghost workers at Zimbabwe's major hospitals
Zimbabwe's biggest hospitals are losing billions of dollars in public funds due to ghost workers, missing drugs, and a complete lack of oversight, a damning Auditor-General's report has revealed....Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 13:00hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
NEC reviews wages for agricultural sector workers
The National Employment Council (NEC) for Zimbabwe's agricultural industry has announced an upward revision of minimum wages and allowances for workers in the sector, effective from June 1, 2025....Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers driver killed in Bulawayo road accident
A Zimpapers motorbike courier, Silas Bhunu, was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning in Nguboyenja, Bulawayo, when a vehicle driven by an unlicensed 20-year-old struck him while he was on duty ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:53hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Garwe orders council probe
Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, has lambasted local authorities for poor service delivery, which has contributed to low revenue collection and growing salary arrears for w...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:15hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Stunner, Olinda rekindled romance rumours
Controversial ex-lovers Stunner and Olinda Chapel are once again at the centre of public attention after being spotted getting cozy at this year's edition of Zimfest in the United Kingdom. The sightin...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa thieves fight over loot and get busted
What began as a seemingly flawless inside job by three Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) employees quickly spiralled into a public farce and legal nightmare, after the trio turned on each othe...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:22hrs | 463 | 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 | 200 | by Staff reporter
Municipal worker killed in refuse truck accident
A municipal worker in Chitungwiza, identified as Simon Maketo, has tragically died following a workplace accident involving a refuse truck. The incident occurred on Thursday morning while Maketo was c...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:17hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national shot dead in armed robbery at Zimbabwe mine
Zimbabwean police have confirmed a fatal armed robbery that occurred last Friday at Pin 3 Mine, a Chinese-owned operation in Shurugwi, Midlands Province, amid reports that a Chinese employee was fatal...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zimra prosecutes over 50 employees over corruption
Zimbabwe's tax authority says it has prosecuted more than 50 employees for corruption during the first seven months of 2025 and suspended 306 since 2016 - part of a sweeping purge sparked by lifestyle...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Body of Lupane cop still missing after dam tragedy
The search continues for the body of a 24-year-old police officer who drowned on Sunday after a boat capsized at Bubi-Lupane Dam in Matabeleland North province, claiming two lives.Joseph Masvo...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:52hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
PPC Zimbabwe fined for excessive dust emissions
Cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe has been fined US$3,000 by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for excessive dust emissions from its kiln stack and fallout dust, highlighting growing regulatory...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:43hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Robbery suspect buys house, kombi with proceeds from heist
Another suspect linked to the high-profile armed robbery in which prominent businessman and former Dynamos chairman Rafik Adam was robbed of US$600,000 has been arrested, with police alleging he used ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1632 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council rot exposed
The Auditor-General has raised red flags over Harare City Council's financial records for the year 2021, citing major inconsistencies and missing documentation that hindered a proper audit of the city...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:35hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
Tragedy strikes FC Platinum family again
TRAGEDY has once again struck the FC Platinum family, after a supporters' bus was involved in a fatal road accident while returning from the club's Premier Soccer League away match against GreenFuel i...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 19:01hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
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