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Zimsec announces fixed exchange rate for examination fees
The Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) has set a fixed exchange rate of ZiG 26.65 to US$1 for examination fees paid in local currency between March 10 and March 14, 2025. This rate will app...Published: 6 hrs ago | 421 | by Staff reporter
Boost for Zimbabwe cancer patients
Cancer patients, including children, have received a significant boost after two banks and one of Zimbabwe's leading supermarkets donated chemotherapy drugs and financial support to two cancer care or...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:16hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge dam collapse claims 4 lives, 3 still missing
A tragic dam breach at a Chipinge farm on Sunday resulted in the release of a massive amount of water downstream, leading to the deaths of four people, including minors. Three others are still missing...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 16:07hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Zimra shuts down Unity Village Flea Market in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has locked up Unity Village Flea Market in Bulawayo as part of a nationwide crackdown on smuggled goods and counterfeit products. The move is part of ZIMRA's eff...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 15:42hrs | 2168 | by Staff reporter
Wicknell Chivayo's lavish lobola payment sparks debate
Flamboyant businessman and controversial tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has once again made headlines - this time for his extravagant approach to lobola (bride price) negotiations. Chivayo, known for ...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:56hrs | 1847 | by Staff reporter
Mabhikwa family names 9-year-old as heir, appoints aunt as Regent Chief
In a moving tradition of succession, the Mabhikwa family has named nine-year-old Wayne Makhosemvelo Khumalo as the rightful heir to the late Chief Mabhikwa's throne, following the tragic passing of hi...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:45hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Man sets ex-wife's home on fire
A 50-year-old man from Mutare, Zvenyika Gomo, has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for attempted murder and criminal damage after setting his ex-wife's home on fire in June 2024.On the nig...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:44hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Éclat Chimhama & Rumbie: One's hysteria, pacified by man's presence in bed and the other, perceived deprived!
I will leave out the causes of their tongue lashings: what is interesting is the language use. I will start with Chimhama whose eloquent speeches and her facial beauty do not escape me. The woma...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 16:24hrs | 332 | by Nomazulu Thata
Tsikamutanda divides families in Zaka
A dramatic tale of deception unfolded in the quiet hills of Zaka District, where a self-proclaimed Tsikamutanda (traditional healer and witch hunter) named Nehemiah Tamanikwa recently stirred both awe...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1596 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe attends Nujoma burial
Zimbabwe's former first lady, Grace Mugabe, is in Namibia to extend her condolences to the family of the late former president Sam Nujoma, who passed away on February 8 at the age of 95. Nujoma, a key...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:30hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe reflects on Robert and Nujoma's close bond
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, on Thursday shared insights into the close relationship between her late husband, Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe, and Namibia's founding pre...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:10hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead Old Gwanda Road groundbreaking ceremony
Zwane Enterprise, the investor behind the ambitious upgrading of Old Gwanda Road, has partnered with eight companies to execute the 120km road construction project, which is set to cost approximately ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:02hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blasts indiscipline on the roads
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) must take decisive action to restore order on the country's roads by implementing the electronic traffic management system to reduce road carnage, President Emmerson...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Facelift for Makokoba flats
The government has announced plans to rehabilitate rundown flats in urban areas, including Matapi Flats in Mbare, Harare, and Makokoba Flats in Bulawayo, as part of an urban renewal initiative....Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:14hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Residents decry surge in sex work in Bulawayo CBD
Residents of Ward 1 in Bulawayo's Central Business District (CBD) are sounding the alarm over the increasing presence of sex workers between 8th and 9th Avenue and along Lobengula Street, expressing c...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 16:59hrs | 2028 | by Staff reporter
If the liberation struggle was for all Zimbabweans, then war veterans should refuse to be bribed
The love of money is the root of all evil, it is said. Over the past month, Zimbabwe's government has rolled out a series of "empowerment schemes" tailored for veterans of the liberation strug...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 14:55hrs | 449 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo hospital baby swap scandal findings to be made public
The investigation into the distressing case of the baby swap at United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH) is still ongoing, with the Government promising full transparency and the eventual publication of its fi...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 08:49hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
NGOs social entrepreneurship in the age of development aid disruption
Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Disruption of Traditional Development is and other actions are urgent as alternatives to reduce the carnage that is faced by non-state actors after the dismantlin...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 17:44hrs | 341 | by Michael Ndiweni
Freedom Alliance seeks to grow its Matabeleland footprint
The Matabeleland-based movement, Freedom Alliance (FA), has launched a call for its members to broaden the scope of its influence by recruiting their families - specifically wives and children - to jo...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 10:00hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths struggle for survival
For many young Zimbabweans, the daily grind is no longer about climbing corporate ladders or pursuing dream careers. Instead, it has become a delicate balance between hustling for meager earnings and ...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:59hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Blow for regime change tool USAid
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration's remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, allowing it to move forward with pu...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:44hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus not insured
The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) is extending assistance to victims and families of the Beitbridge accident that claimed 25 lives, following revelations that the bus operator involved was not i...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:47hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Teen fatally axes dad to death
A Form Four student has been apprehended for allegedly killing his father in a brutal axe attack following a heated dispute.The tragic incident occurred on 13 February 2025, when a 47-year-old...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 17:19hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
Newly married couple dies after house collapses
Tragedy struck in Tshaswingo, Beitbridge East, after a newly married couple lost their lives when their house collapsed on them while they were sleeping.The incident, which occurred during the...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1398 | by Staff reporter
40% of SA children do not live with biological fathers
South Africa is a country battling the issue of absent fathers, which has led to many broken families.The State of South Africa's Fathers 2024 report, has found that 40 percent of children liv...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:29hrs | 594 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted burial for Beitbridge crash victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic head-on collision in Beitbridge, which claimed 25 lives yesterday, a national disaster. Victims of the accident will be accorded State-assisted bur...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:04hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Beitbridge accident a National Disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic Beitbridge accident, which claimed 24 lives on Thursday morning, a National Disaster. He extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved familie...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:21hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt announces subsidized 2025 ZIMSEC exam fees
The Government of Zimbabwe has revealed the 2025 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) examination fees for both Ordinary Level (O-Level) and Advanced Level (A-Level) candidates, with signific...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 14:02hrs | 1462 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to receive his 14 troops killed in DRC
The arrival of the bodies of the 14 South Africans soldiers will be a challenging reality for some families who have not seen their slain loved ones since January last year.According to report...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 11:10hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains pound Bulawayo, Masvingo
Heavy rains and severe flooding have devastated parts of southern and southwestern Zimbabwe, with Bulawayo and Masvingo cities among the hardest hit. Torrential rains on Tuesday caused local rivers to...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 09:45hrs | 1153 | by Staff reporter
IWA rescues Zim's needy, fights period poverty
IN accordance with ethos and values of India's traditions, Indian Women Association (IWA) has this Tuesday in Harare extended an assortment of donations to six needy charitable homes including sanitar...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 20:43hrs | 559 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Harare
I'm not prepared to continue suffering until 2030!
Zimbabwe, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has sank deeper into poverty.Granted, when President Emmerson Mnangagwa took power in November 2017 through a military coup, Zimbabwe was already ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 22:56hrs | 1164 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'I can never say abahambe to whites'
South Africa's Sport, arts, and culture minister Gayton McKenzie has received backlash over his recent statement that he can never say "abahambe" (they must go) to white South Africans.This co...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 19:11hrs | 1719 | by Staff reporter
Afrikaaners seek information on Trump's refugee programme
In the 18 hours after President Donald Trump's order to prioritise white Afrikaner South Africans for the US refugee programme, the South African Chamber of Commerce in the USA (SACCUSA) received over...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 11:59hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diplomat defrauded of US$1.3 million in international scam
Interpol London has confirmed that Richard Kaye, the alleged mastermind behind an elaborate investment scam that defrauded the late Zimbabwean diplomat Ambassador Hurudza Punungwe and his wife of US$1...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
2 more Zimbabweans resurface from SA mine
Two Zimbabwean nationals have emerged from the abandoned Stilfontein gold mine in South Africa after weeks underground, where they endured harrowing conditions. The survivors surfaced last week, bring...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:26hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Old Gwanda Road works to move 24 graves
A groundbreaking ceremony attended by Government ministers, traditional leaders, and community members has marked the official start of construction work on the Old Gwanda Road. The $110 million Publi...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:23hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Presidential war veterans fund launched in Matebeleland provinces
The Veterans Fund, along with the Matebeleland North, Bulawayo, and Matebeleland South Presidential War Veterans Fund, has officially been launched, providing significant financial and material suppor...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 21:18hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to honour promises
Traders who lost goods worth over US$20 million in a devastating fire at Mbare Musika last October are expressing frustration over the government's failure to fulfill its promises of interest-free loa...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:53hrs | 894 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver sentenced to 4 years for fatal road accident
A truck driver who was found negligent in a road traffic accident that resulted in the deaths of six people has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Denny Taziva, 36, appeared before the Nyanga...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:51hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council cracks down on illegal street vendors
The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has expressed support for the ongoing operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) aimed at curbing the growing presence of illegal street vendors in ...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:46hrs | 2387 | by Staff reporter
Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:41hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Woman seeks peace order against uncle over deceased father's house
A Harare woman, Rachel Bunduri, has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her uncle, Ishmael Bunduri, whom she accuses of forcing her out of her late father's house. Rachel a...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in DRC
Independent political analyst and senior lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Dr Metji Makgoba, criticised Ramaphosa for not addressing national concerns about the conflict or explaining why troops ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector faces crisis
Zimbabwe's retail sector is in crisis, with more than 1,000 jobs lost so far this year due to an escalating economic downturn, as several key players signal their intention to exit the market. Regiona...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:11hrs | 1472 | by Staff reporter
Modern homes for old Gwanda Road displaced families
Mnangagwa says there is no room for hesitation in his governmentPresident Emmerson Mnangagwa took decisive action yesterday against under-performing Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and D...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:36hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Modern homes for old Gwanda Road displaced families
The reconstruction of the 120km Old Gwanda Road in Matabeleland South has begun, bringing significant benefits to the region while also necessitating the relocation of 42 families. The project, valued...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:35hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa supports U.S. deportation of over 500 Zimbabweans
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has publicly endorsed the United States government's decision to deport over 500 undocumented Zimbabwean nationals currently residing illegally in the country.In a...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 14:10hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
Professor Mthuli Ncube donates four tonnes of mealie-meal
The Minister of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has donated four tonnes of mealie-meal to two care homes in Bulawayo as part of his continued efforts t...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:50hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
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