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'Bring in ZACC to clean up Highlanders'
Highlanders Football Club is currently engulfed in a storm of controversy following the sudden resignation of Acting CEO Kindman Ndlovu, who last week submitted a scathing letter citing a toxic workin...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:14hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's hospital tour confirms health system collapse
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent tour of major hospitals as a clear confirmation that the country's public health system is in total collapse,...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Prospectors slam Zimbabwe 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill
Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe miners to get paupers' burial in SA
The North West health department is awaiting essential documentation, including death certificates, to proceed with the burial of 23 bodies of illegal miners recently recovered from abandoned shafts i...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:59hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans shielded from arrest in South Africa
The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed with costs the Department of Home Affairs' attempt to overturn an interim interdict, previously granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation, prot...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 10:02hrs | 1226 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's women in serious bedroom drought crisis
A startling revelation from the latest 2023–24 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) has lifted the lid on a silent but significant crisis affecting Zimbabwean marriages: a growing number of...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 2699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's platinum output to fall 4% in 2025
Zimbabwe's platinum production is projected to decline by 4% to 491,000 ounces in 2025, falling short of last year's record output, according to a new report from the World Platinum Investment Council...Published: 30 May 2025 at 13:31hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
What value systems, dignity and integrity does Mnangagwa know? Stuff and nonsense!
In Shona, I would have said: Ndiko kunonzi kujairira Vahnu uku! This man can just open his mouth wotanga kubukura, ogo bukura ogo bukura! A Portuguese adage says: even a small ass can do it if a stoma...Published: 29 May 2025 at 21:32hrs | 775 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe new education curriculum uproar
The Progressive Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) has called for an urgent review of the recently introduced heritage-based curriculum, describing it as unnecessarily demanding, complicated, and deta...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:22hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miners wreak havoc in Mberengwa, Filabusi
Relations between local communities - including low-level employees, villagers, and chiefs - and Chinese nationals working in mining operations have sharply deteriorated in the Dolo and Filabusi areas...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:21hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Power generation to increase at Kariba
Power generation at the Kariba South Hydropower Station is expected to increase to around 500 megawatts (MW) during the upcoming winter season, following improved water allocation by the Zambezi River...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:14hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Operating a generator without a license is a punishable offence in Zimbabwe
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has warned businesses operating standby power generators of 5KVA and above to obtain emissions licences or face penalties for breaching environmental regulati...Published: 21 May 2025 at 14:25hrs | 908 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's hustle culture is affecting mental health
IntroductionIn Zimbabwe, the phrase "we hustle to survive" is more than just a saying - it is a way of life. From street vendors to corporate employees, students to entrepreneurs, ...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:31hrs | 456 | by Dr Farzana Naeem
The war in Sudan is still happening and the world has moved on
Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metap...Published: 14 May 2025 at 23:00hrs | 359 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Who Owns the Future When the Youth Are Just Campaign Props?
Every election season in Zimbabwe brings with it a familiar theatre: politicians parading youth like trophies, cladding them in party regalia, praising their energy, and promising them a future that n...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:21hrs | 175 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Govt cannot block the exodus of professionals through force
Let's not kid ourselves. You can burn the letters, double the fees, threaten the nurses, and chain the airport gates if you want - but people will still find a way to leave this crumbling husk of a na...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:09hrs | 385 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
High Court strikes procurement law challenge off the roll
A legal challenge mounted by Harare lawyer Mr Naison Machingauta against a controversial provision in Zimbabwe's public procurement law has been struck off the High Court roll, with the court citing c...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Crossing Beitbridge border post a lifeline for many Zimbabweans
Zimbabwe's economic problems continue to force thousands of citizens to seek relief in neighbouring SA.With inflation, high unemployment, and skyrocketing prices for basic foods, survival has ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:44hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 78 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans' Dilemma: To Support the Geza Revolution or Not?
For over four decades, Zimbabweans have endured increasing hardships under the rule of ZANU-PF. The party has entrenched itself in power by any means necessary, showing little regard for democratic go...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 09:40hrs | 790 | by Fikile wa Motsamai
Teachers condemn mandatory civic days to fund Independence Day Celebrations
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has strongly opposed a government directive mandating schools in Gweru district to hold civic days aimed at raising funds for the upcoming Inde...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:45hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
ZINARA paid out 88% of its collections to councils for roadworks
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) disbursed ZWG 4.7 billion (US$224.9 million) to local authorities in 2024 for road maintenance, accounting for 88 percent of its total collections....Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 16:14hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Zinara allocates ZiG11.6bn for road rehabilitation in 2025
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has set aside ZiG11.6 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) this year, marking a significant increase from the ZiG4.6 bil...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:43hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1722 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Tshabangu's court gamble on brink of failure as Welshman Ncube exposes his lies
In a last-ditch attempt to cling to power, Sengezo Tshabangu, the self-imposed "Interim Secretary General" of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has rushed to court seeking an interdict to block...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 14:13hrs | 953 | by George Tshuma
Zanu-PF councillor arrested for stealing agricultural inputs
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zanu-PF councillor and a Karoi-based police officer on allegations of stealing presidential agricultural inputs and Agriculture Rural Deve...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:35hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Thekwane High school parents protest fee hike and uniform policy
Parents at Thekwane High School in Plumtree have raised concerns over a sharp increase in Lower Six fees, which have risen from around US$500 to US$900. The fee hike, coupled with a requirement to pur...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 18:51hrs | 1904 | by Staff reporter
Top 6 Members of Parliament who shook Bulawayo in 2024
Bulawayo's political landscape was alight in 2024, with six Members of Parliament shining brightly for their transformative and relentless efforts to uplift their constituencies. Using a sophisticated...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 22:31hrs | 884 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
ZANU-PF feverish defence of Chinese looting proves Zimbabwe now a colony!
A few days ago, renowned economist and former member of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee, Eddie Cross, made some interesting revelations. He claimed that there are ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 16:20hrs | 1342 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa calls for international respect for Mozambique's sovereign will
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the current Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has urged the international community to respect the sovereign will of the people of Mozambi...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Harare bustles with last-minute Christmas shoppers
Harare was a hive of activity yesterday as shoppers crowded the city's stores for last-minute Christmas purchases, while hundreds of travelers rushed to rural areas to reunite with their families ahea...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
New cooking tools reduce wastage while improving taste
Are you aware of some staggering statistics concerning our food supply? According to the Shoprite 2024 survey, South African Food Security Index is at its lowest point in more than a decade. ...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 00:49hrs | 149 | by Emmanuel Koro
Illegal gold panners sneak into Vumbachikwe mine
PLUS or minus 100 Illegal gold panners reportedly sneaked into Vumbachikwe mine this week where about 38 of them have reportedly been arrested with cases pending in the courts.A local source r...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 13:02hrs | 562 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe and Mpofu to spend Xmas in jail?
Businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu are now pursuing bail pending trial after High Court Judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda dismissed their application for referral to the Constitutional Court. Witho...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 12:54hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Sibangilizwe Nkomo's ZAPU Presidency settled in court
In a significant legal ruling, the Bulawayo High Court has upheld Sibangilizwe Nkomo's nomination and election as the president of ZAPU during its 2021 elective congress. The decision, delivered by Ju...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 14:59hrs | 850 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official ordered to vacate Borrowdale shebeen
Pardon Chibamu, a senior Zanu-PF official, has been ordered by the Mashonaland E Magistrates Court to immediately vacate a Borrowdale home that he allegedly seized from a widow and turned into a shebe...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:09hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Project fraught with significant hurdles
The long-awaited Batoka Gorge Hydroelectric Project, heralded as a potential solution to Zimbabwe and Zambia's ongoing power shortages, may face insurmountable challenges that could delay or derail it...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 07:06hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Pumula South residents endure 17-year water crisis
More than 1,200 households in Bulawayo's Pumula South suburb have been living without a reliable water supply for the past 17 years, primarily due to the Bulawayo City Council's failure to connect a v...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:12hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Isolated thundershowers expected in some areas
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast partly cloudy and warm conditions for the northern half of Zimbabwe tomorrow, with a possibility of isolated thundershowers in some areas duri...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:25hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe chief loses car, money to robbers, left tied with a rope
Chief Marupi of Gwanda South is counting his losses after a gang of robbers stormed his homestead in the early hours of today, tying him up and fleeing with his car and over R1,000 in cash.The...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:38hrs | 1222 | by Staff reporter
UK House of Commons receives Mthwakazi petition on Zanu-PF threats
The United Kingdom House of Commons has formally acknowledged receipt of a petition from the secessionist Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), raising alarm over threats and human rights abuses allegedly c...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:57hrs | 931 | by Staff reporter
Tsholotsho villagers spend nights up to quench thirsty livestock
Farmers in Tsholotsho district, Matabeleland North province, are enduring sleepless nights as they struggle to pump water for their livestock, grappling with the severe impacts of the El Niño-induced...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:54hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
Mutare grapples with critical land shortage
The Mutare City Council is confronting a critical land shortage as the demand for residential stands continues to rise among residents. This pressing issue was highlighted by the council's deputy dire...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:31hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pursues legal action over confiscated fire tenders in Lithuania
The Zimbabwean government is actively exploring all legal avenues, including international arbitration, to recover 17 fire tenders that were seized by Lithuania last year while being shipped from Bela...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:25hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: South Africa general work Visa step by step application
Prominent civil society activist Nicholas Ngqabutho Mabhena, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa, has provided insights into obtaining a general work visa, a crucial pathway for fore...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 08:38hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
40% of South Africa critical skill permits issued to Zimbabweans
South Africa has issued 4,913 critical skills visas since 2020 to nationals from over 100 countries, with more than half (55%) of those going to people from Zimbabwe and India.Home Affairs Min...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 19:29hrs | 5278 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Ramaphosa's Deputy faints on stage
Deputy President Paul Mashatile was rushed to hospital on Saturday afternoon after fainting on stage, according to a report.State broadcaster, SABC News reported that Limpopo Premier, Dr ...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 16:02hrs | 2877 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man reports lawyer to Law Society of Zimbabwe
A Bulawayo resident has lodged a formal complaint alleging severe misconduct and unethical behavior within the legal system, specifically targeting a local lawyer accused of disrupting legal proceedin...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:03hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Families stopped from registering adopted children
The High Court has dismissed a request by two families seeking to register adopted children under their names for birth certificates, citing that the matter raises constitutional issues.Taonga...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:24hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Minister Mombeshora raps Zimbabwe medical aid service providers
Health and Child Care Minister Douglas Mombeshora has criticized medical aid service providers for overcharging and exploiting desperate patients. Speaking at the Association of Healthcare Fun...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:22hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
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