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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: 21 hrs ago | 813 | by Staff reporter
Exam class teachers barred from transfers
Teachers assigned to examination classes have been barred from seeking transfers as part of measures by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to ensure learning continuity and safeguard pupi...Published: 21 hrs ago | 305 | by Staff reporter
Experts predict prospects of another good rainy season
Zimbabwe could be set for another season of above-average rainfall later this year, with weather experts forecasting a possible return of La Nina conditions. If confirmed, this would mark the second c...Published: 22 hrs ago | 202 | by Staff reporter
Albert Nguluvhe calls for participatory governance
Matabeleland South Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, Albert Nguluvhe, has called on government officials, traditional leaders, and local communities to embrace participatory gov...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 21:30hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Moses Mpofu to stand trial over US$7m fraud allegations
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda has dismissed an application for discharge filed by businessman Moses Mpofu, who is accused of defrauding the Zimbabwean government of US$7 million through a b...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:07hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man denied bail in SA over rape of landlord's daughter
The Atteridgeville Magistrate's Court in Pretoria has denied bail to a 55-year-old Zimbabwean national based in Saulsville, who was charged with three counts of raping his landlord's 12-year-old daugh...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:52hrs | 888 | by Staff reporter
Zacc commissioners visit Beitbridge to clean agency's image
Three commissioners from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) recently visited Beitbridge Border Post as part of an awareness campaign aimed at educating travellers, border stakeholders, and...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt moves to regulate private health fees
Private health institutions in Zimbabwe will no longer be allowed to arbitrarily increase their fees or impose charges beyond government-prescribed limits without prior approval from the Minister of H...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Chinaman in court for possession of crystal meth in Harare
A Chinese national, Zheng Chunping, appeared in court over the weekend following his arrest on allegations of dealing in dangerous drugs, specifically crystal methamphetamine (com...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:52hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers vote to work 3 days a week
Teachers across Zimbabwe, particularly those affiliated with the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), have resolved to reduce their working days to three per week, citing poor conditi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 701 | by Staff reporter
Govt workers stage a flash protest at Mthuli Ncube's office
Civil servants staged a flash protest yesterday at the New Government Complex before marching to the offices of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Harare, pressi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Man (48) axes wife (68)
A 63-year-old woman is battling for life at Bindura Hospital after she was axed twice by her husband during a domestic dispute.Stembeni Nego has since filed a police report, and her husband, F...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1424 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Bindura
Zimbabwe gold makes currency history
Welcome Mavingire, managing consultant at INTELLEGO Investment Consultants, has hailed the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency's recent stability as the longest sustained period for a domestic currency in th...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:10hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe adopts multi-pronged strategy to manage debt
Zimbabwe is pursuing a multi-faceted approach to address its US$21 billion debt obligations, with the government considering leveraging the country's abundant natural resource...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:47hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's circular overrides Chinamasa's in Tagwirei saga
A senior official in Zanu-PF's secretary-general's office has clarified that internal circulars issued by the secretary-general take precedence over those from party departments, unless formally overt...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 20:28hrs | 2800 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to decentralise treatment of cancer
Stakeholders in Zimbabwe's health sector have commended the Government for taking significant steps to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, with plans now in motion to decentralise services beyond ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:33hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court orders eviction of Chief Zimunya, 1500 families
The Supreme Court has ordered the eviction of then Acting Chief Kibben Bvirindi, known as Chief Zimunya, along with approximately 1,500 families who have occupied Grove Farm in Mutare's peri-urban are...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zacc officer nails Gono stolen property couple
A Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigating officer has told a Harare magistrate how a couple allegedly forged company registration documents to illegally take control of a lodge owned ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man kills self after losing $500 bet on Manchester City
While millions around the world celebrated the excitement of the ongoing FIFA Club World Cup in America, a quiet tragedy unfolded in Kuwadzana, Harare, as Taurai Manyepo (34), a passionate football be...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Extra US$26m splashed on Trabablas raises stink
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was grilled by legislators over concerns of excessive expenditure on the Trabablas Interchange project in Harare, with questions raised about the total cost and sources o...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:13hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces fertility decline
Zimbabwe is witnessing a steady decline in fertility rates as more citizens struggle to achieve their reproductive goals, a trend that mirrors global patterns highlighted in the 2024 State of the Worl...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:09hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Biti's new political outfit: Another desperate stunt from a failed politician
Tendai Biti is back again, but instead of bringing something new or worthwhile to Zimbabwe's political landscape, he returns with yet another recycled and empty formation, now parading the once-insign...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 15:29hrs | 3041 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere v Edmund Kudzayi - Plea to set aside proceedings
Return correspondence to the address on record (Ref: .H4531/22). High Court of Zimbabwe Civil Division Mapondera Building Corner 3rd Street & Samora Machel Aven...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 1262 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3036 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Parents face charges for children's offences
Parents whose minor children are found guilty of drug-related or sexual offences in a court of law may also be held legally liable, potentially facing hefty fines or jail sentences, according to Zimba...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:35hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange scandal deepens
The cost of constructing the controversial Trabablas Traffic Interchange in Harare has surged to US$114 million, sparking a storm in Parliament amid growing concerns over fiscal transparency and poten...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 21:10hrs | 1287 | by Staff reporter
Bikita soap factory sparks ownership dispute
A long-abandoned soap factory in Majaya Village, Ward 32 under Chief Marozva in Bikita West has become the centre of a dispute between the local village head and members of the community who once oper...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:41hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it rains for Professor Ncube, it pours. Just as he is e...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2395 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Trabablas Interchange cost US$114.3 million, not US$88m
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has revealed that the cost of the recently completed Trabablas Interchange in Harare was significantly higher than previously reported, confirming the total expenditure a...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:40hrs | 433 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now 5th largest economy in Sadc
Zimbabwe has become the fifth-largest economy in Southern Africa following a major upward revision of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reflecting the inclusion of previously unrecorded economic activ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa explains why Gata was declared national hero
As questions arise among Zimbabweans about why certain individuals who did not directly participate in the liberation struggle are accorded the status of national heroes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:57hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1097 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Woman forces hubby to accept neighbour's pregnancy
A Highfield man has successfully obtained a protection order against his wife after alleging sustained physical and emotional abuse linked to a pregnancy she conceived through an affair with their nei...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:01hrs | 909 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to set up oxygen plant in Lupane
The Government is setting up a medical oxygen production plant in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, as part of a broader national strategy to boost self-sufficiency in critical healthcare supplies....Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe revises GDP upwards to US$44.4 billion
Zimbabwe has recorded a significant rise in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), now revised to ZiG168.5 trillion (approximately US$44.4 billion), marking a substantial increase from the previous estimat...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Security firm sues +HIV ex-employee
Seasec Security Company has filed a US$16,000 defamation lawsuit against a former female employee who accused the company of firing her due to her HIV-positive status. The company's secretary, Ms Prec...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:13hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
MCAZ targets WHO Maturity Level 4 certification
Zimbabwe's medicines regulator, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has embarked on an ambitious journey to achieve Maturity Level 4 under the World Health Organization (WHO)'s G...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records +12,000 suspected flu cases in a week
Zimbabwe has recorded more than 12,000 suspected influenza cases in the past week alone, but public health experts say the surge is not cause for alarm as it falls within the country's typical winter ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:43hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF indaba set for Mutare Polytechnic
The upcoming Zanu-PF Annual National People's Conference will be held in Mutare, with key activities spread across Mutare Polytechnic, Mutare Sports Club, and the Pavilion Grounds. The conference is s...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe wins High Court ruling allowing divorce claims
Bona Mugabe, daughter of the late President Robert Mugabe, secured a significant legal victory last week as Justice Amy Tsanga of the High Court dismissed an exception raised by her estranged husband,...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:49hrs | 8104 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells members that donated vehicles must be registered
Tensions are rising within Zanu-PF after the party's top leadership issued a directive requiring all assets-including motor vehicles-donated in the party's name to individuals or organisations to be h...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
UK-based couple files complaint against Bulawayo prosecutors
A Bulawayo couple now living in the United Kingdom has lodged a formal complaint against prosecutors at the Bulawayo Tredgold Courts over delays and alleged mishandling of a fraud case involving a wom...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Delta Corporation slams Zimra over uncertainties
Zimbabwe's largest beverage manufacturer, Delta Corporation Limited, has accused the country's tax authorities of fueling business uncertainty through what it described as the arbitrary creation of le...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over council procurement processes
Bulawayo residents have voiced growing concern over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) procurement and tender procedures, accusing the local authority of a lack of transparency that has led to shoddy w...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Harare council faces scandal over $500m lost on delays
Harare City Council has allegedly lost close to US$500 million since 2019 due to the delayed implementation of a modern Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, amid explosive allegations of corrupt...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:40hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Elon Musk announces creation of new political party in USA
Elon Musk unveiled plans on Saturday to establish a new political party, vowing to "give freedom back to the people" and accusing America's elites of running the country into the ground.In a p...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 13:56hrs | 972 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Po...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
War vets to resist zvigananda's Zanu-PF takeover
War veterans have pledged to resist what they describe as attempts by businesspeople of questionable morals to seize control of Zanu-PF, amid rising concerns over the growing influence of money in lea...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:17hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Themba Gorimbo celebrates Jah Prayzah's US Visa denial
Zimbabwean-born UFC fighter Themba Gorimbo has publicly celebrated the recent US visa denial of popular musician Jah Prayzah, stirring controversy on social media. Gorimbo took to Facebook to subtly s...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:11hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
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