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Zimbabwe's crocodile farming industry sets global standard
ZIMBABWE'S crocodile farming sector has set a new international benchmark with the commissioning of a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant at Padenga Agribusiness's Kariba facility. The US$1.2 ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo fake doctor convicted, back behind bars
The trial of Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, who was arrested last year for impersonating a doctor, began yesterday with the State revoking his bail following his conviction on two counts of fraud....Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:16hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 277 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shadowy group claims mercenaries hired to kill Chiwenga
A shadowy group supporting Zimbabwe's Vice President, the General Chiwenga Voluntary Supporters Association (GCVSA), has made sensational claims that mercenaries have been hired to eliminate the forme...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:26hrs | 2279 | by Staff reporter
Geza calls on Zimbabweans to rise against the govt
Blessed Geza, a militant and vocal leader of Zimbabwe's war veterans, has issued an ultimatum to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, demanding his immediate resignation or face a catastrophic political endg...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 08:22hrs | 1943 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of a witness protection law when Zimbabwe is a lawless country?
Can a government entrenched in corruption seriously be expected to fight it?The Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Bill, set to be tabled in Zimbabwe's National Assembly in August, appears ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 13:40hrs | 383 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
6,000 teenagers were impregnated in Matebeleland South last year
Approximately 6,000 teenagers from Matebeleland South fell pregnant last year, with Beitbridge and Insiza districts recording the highest numbers, according to recent statistics. The province also doc...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Police probe NSSA boss over RTG extortion plot
NSSA chairman, Emmanuel Fundira was on Wednesday questioned by the police in connection with an extortion case involving former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior employee Paula January.The de...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 10:45hrs | 626 | by Nathan Guma
Chiwenga 'supporters' allege Mutsvangwa is a double agent
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's supporters have rallied behind him following the release of an explosive recording in which Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa dismissed any possibility ...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:52hrs | 1286 | by Staff reporter
CIO threatens Tsvangirai's ex-spokesperson over critical column
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean journalist and former spokesperson for the late ex-Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Luke Tamborinyoka, has revealed threats against him by suspected Central Intelligen...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 09:27hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
Power struggle hit Harare Zanu PF structures
FORMER Zanu PF Harare South lawmaker, Shadreck Mashayamombe is allegedly being persecuted for posing a huge threat to Goodwills Masimirembwa's Harare provincial chairmanship in the ruling party's ongo...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 1389 | by Paul Ndou
Chiwenga, Mutsvangwa feud rocks Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF national spokesperson, Christopher Mutsvangwa, has been secretly recorded making derogatory remarks about Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, whom he describes as a cruel, unelectable, and un...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:30hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
Sect leader in trouble for sex with minor
A self-styled prophet from Harare, who had a sexual relationship with a minor, was exposed after the girl's mother stumbled on explicit WhatsApp messages between the two.Marvelous Tunha from G...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:28hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Book Review | Odyssey of Liberation: A Memoir of a Rebel Advocate
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic, famously argued that "until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter". In his recently minted book, Od...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 14:08hrs | 230 | by Professor Sipho Seepe
Zimbabwe asset management landscape shifting
The asset management landscape in Zimbabwe is undergoing a significant transformation, with notable shifts in the allocation of funds under management (FUM), signaling a more cautious and strategic ap...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 12:01hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Military Police exposes ZRP investigations
In what could be seen as a damning reflection on the Zimbabwe Republic Police's (ZRP) investigation efforts, the Zimbabwe Military Police (MP) successfully apprehended a wanted international drug baro...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 11:18hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga reeks of cruelty, says Mutsvangwa
ZANU PF national spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has been secretly recorded making scathing remarks against Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, whom he describes as a cruel, unelectable, and uned...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:47hrs | 1628 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to regulate AI use
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the ethical and strategic implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) in the country. This was highlighted during a validation w...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:48hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road truck stops, a haven for prostitution
Dressed in tight-fitting, body-revealing clothes that leave little to the imagination, two young women take turns knocking on the driver's side door of a haulage truck at Gwayi Shopping Centre, along ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:46hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Organisational consequences of non-compliance with Zimbabwe's Data Protection Regulations
Insurance, banks, mobile service providers, funeral assurance providers, in fact any company that stores personal data, the advent of the Cyber and Data Protection Act in Zimbabwe marks a significant ...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:34hrs | 175 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
If land was the reason for the liberation struggle, why must Zimbabweans now buy it?
The land question in Zimbabwe is a contentious issue.The liberation struggle in Zimbabwe was fought with a clear objective: to reclaim land from colonial rulers and redistribute it equitably a...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:17hrs | 578 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zipra war vets back Geza's call for change
The ZIPRA Veterans Association has thrown its weight behind Zanla war veteran Blessed Geza's calls for good governance and leadership change, citing rampant corruption, economic hardship, and stagnati...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate issues arrest warrant for top lawyer
Prominent lawyer Wilson Manase is now a wanted man after Harare magistrate Clever Tsikwa issued a warrant for his arrest following his failure to appear in court to face fraud charges involving nearly...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 13:25hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls highway collapse becomes national disgrace
The deteriorating state of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highway has become a national scandal, exposing Zimbabwe's infrastructure decay under Zanu-PF rule. Once a vital link between the country's secon...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:09hrs | 1502 | by Staff reporter
Annual jab for HIV protection passes trial hurdle
An annual injection designed to guard against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) has completed an important early safety trial, researchers report in The Lancet medical journal.Lenacapavir sto...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 10:27hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Lithium Mine completes new plant
Gwanda Lithium Mine has successfully completed the construction of its multi-million-dollar processing plant and secured an export permit from the Government, paving the way for lithium concentrate sh...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:42hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Deaths from infrastructure collapse are usually the tragic cost of corruption
There's always a human cost to corruption.The recent tragedy at Bandama Farm Dam in Chipinge, where five lives were lost due to the dam's sudden collapse, is a stark reminder of the perilous s...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:14hrs | 373 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
POSB scandal exposes Mnangagwa?
Documents supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial handling of the planned sale of the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) have sparked grave concerns regarding transparency an...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 3469 | by Staff reporter
Harare Mayor preaches accountability amid council salary scandal
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume on Monday called for accountability and good governance among city officials, even as a recent commission exposed exorbitant salaries being paid to council directors. The com...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:19hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Geza should learn from Sam Geza and Simba Makoni
History has a strange way of repeating itself, often with bitter consequences for those who fail to learn from it. In 2008, Simba Makoni, once a high-ranking member of ZANU PF, boldly announced his ca...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 14:14hrs | 2688 | by John Mbizvo
Mnangagwa successfully thwarted a premature revolution! We waited for a Geza signal that would never come!
There is open disdain in all societies about how President Mnangagwa failed the people. At the same time the open discussions about a rift between Chiwenga and Mnangagwa is known; hostilities are play...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 20:32hrs | 1791 | by Nomazulu Thata
Siblings arrested for staging fake armed robbery
A brother and sister duo from Zvishavane, Midlands, were apprehended after orchestrating a daring fake armed robbery at DA Motors Service Station on February 23, 2025.Biana Madzudzu (26), a tr...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:41hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa was not involved in Gushungo Dairies transport scheme'
As controversy continues to swirl around embattled former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, Chalton Hwende, a senior official with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has once again vehemently di...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:25hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Assassinations, rituals, and power struggles within ZANU PF
Socialite and activist Susan Mutami has stirred controversy with explosive claims regarding internal conflicts within ZANU PF, alleging that state security agents were involved in assassination plots ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 14:23hrs | 5065 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo hotels, lodges already fully booked ahead of ZITF 2025
The 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) is fast approaching, and major hotels and lodges in Bulawayo are already fully booked as preparations for the highly anticipated event ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:16hrs | 7118 | 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 | 1616 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zanu-PF crafts digital media policy to rein in rogue members
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, is in the process of formulating a digital media policy aimed at curbing internal discord and controlling the use of social media among its members and affiliates. Th...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:39hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
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 | 950 | by George Tshuma
Fuel price hike expected this month
In March 2025, Zimbabwean consumers will see a slight increase in petrol prices, with the price per litre rising to US$1.54 from US$1.53 in February. On the other hand, diesel prices have experienced ...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 10:38hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Makandiwa's million-dollar challenge sparks religious firestorm
Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, the founder and leader of the United Family International Church (UFIC), has ignited a fierce debate within Zimbabwe's religious community with his bold challenge to fellow...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 10:28hrs | 2555 | by Staff reporter
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF in the Zimbabwean authoritarian context: A case of captured popular opposition leadership1. Introduction...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:34hrs | 1992 | by Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
Zimbabwe tobacco auction season opens with 36.8% decline in sales
The first day of full-scale tobacco auctioning for the 2025 season began on Thursday, with a notable decline in the quantity of tobacco sold, marking a 36.8% drop compared to the same day in 2024. Exp...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 08:25hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo fake doctor trial date
The trial for Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old Bulawayo man accused of impersonating a doctor at Mpilo Central Hospital, has been scheduled for March 28, 2025. Vanhuvaone, who resides in Barbo...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 08:05hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Gold deliveries fall by 18% in February
Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) has reported an 18.06% decline in gold deliveries, with total deliveries falling to 2,568.2544 kilograms (kgs) last month, compared to 3,134.3456kgs in January. The declin...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:00hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
Nigerians buying South African bank
The Bidvest Group has placed Bidvest Bank as a discontinued operation in its latest financial results ahead of the bank's sale to Nigerian giant Access Bank.In its results for the six months e...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 16:34hrs | 2020 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's attempts at portraying Zimbabwe and Cuba as 'sanctions victims' is absurd as Havana succeeds where Harare fails
The Zimbabwe regime appears unable to stop ridiculing itself on the global stage.The recent visit to Zimbabwe by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of Sta...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:29hrs | 897 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tamborinyoka's Corruption List: Fact or Fiction?
Luke Tamborinyoka is a name that sunk into political oblivion with the passing of Morgan Tsvangirai. Emmerson Mnangagwa in a display of love and putting country over political differences granted Morg...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:03hrs | 1775 | by John Mbizvo
Tamborinyoka's rantings border around treason and defamation
In the ever-evolving political discourse of Zimbabwe, some voices seek to enlighten while others merely engage in baseless, self-serving tirades. Luke Tamborinyoka's latest opinion piece, titled Named...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 15:04hrs | 939 | by Sylvia Chirau
Welshman Ncube cries foul
The Welshman Ncube-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Speaker of Parliament and the Senate President of applying double standards after they indicated they would not act on any re...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 19:27hrs | 3400 | by Staff reporter
Diplomatic Breakdown: The Failed Trump-Zelensky Meeting
The February 28, 2025 Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky ended in diplomatic disaster, fundamentally altering US-Ukraine relations. What began as a planned mineral resources agr...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 19:44hrs | 1491 | by Staff Reporter
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