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Jonathan Moyo's Praise-Singing to Return: It's Cold Outside the ZANU PF Bubble
I strongly advise Jonathan Moyo never to make the mistake of thinking he can return to Zimbabwe. Makuruwane is still alive and kicking. Dr. Walter Mzembi's incarceration is a clear warning of what awa...Published: 15 hrs ago | 916 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mzilikazi commemorations roar into life
The Ndebele Nation in Zimbabwe will this Friday and Saturday commemorate the 157th anniversary of the death of its legendary founding king, Mzilikazi kaMashobane, at Mhlahlandlela, just outside presen...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 08:09hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Revolt grows against Zimbabwe's punitive tax regime
Zimbabwe's fragile fiscal environment is fast morphing into a full-blown corporate crisis, with major companies publicly condemning government's "highly complex and punitive" tax system and increasing...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:26hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Andby Makururu blasts local authorities
Archbishop Andby Makururu, leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Church, has criticized local authorities for frustrating efforts to acquire land for church construction, citing bureaucracy and co...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:10hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Liberals slam calls to bring back the cane in schools
As calls grow from some lawmakers and parents to reintroduce corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools, child rights experts and organisations are warning that such a move would do more harm than good...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:09hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Cop rapes colleague in toilet
A police officer stationed at Fairbridge appeared in Bulawayo Regional Court on charges of rape, after allegedly attacking a female colleague in a toilet.The accused, whose name is withheld to...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | 971 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pledges tech-driven traffic system
The Government says it is prioritising a technology-based traffic management system to curb road carnage, amid growing calls in Parliament for police to be equipped with breathalysers to tackle drunk ...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:00hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Tollgate evaders cost Zimbabwe millions
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars annually to toll fee evasion, a development lawmakers say threatens the sustainability of the nation's road infrastructure.During a debate in the Nationa...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:55hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sits on damning Harare corruption report
Two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the Justice Cheda Commission of Inquiry report into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at Town House, no action has been taken, raisi...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 13:17hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife in drunken fight
A Bulawayo man who killed his wife during a drunken altercation in 2021 and went into hiding for more than two years has been jailed for an effective five years.Godfrey Ndlovu (38) appeared be...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:51hrs | 812 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri tries to dodge court ruling
Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri is seeking to overturn a High Court ruling compelling her to compensate the widow of a Harare resident who was killed by soldiers during the August 1, 2018 post-elect...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam targeted completion moved to 2027
The construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam has reached 72,1 percent completion, marking a major milestone for the multi-purpose project that is expected to transform Matabeleland North and surrounding...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's real problem isn't tinted windows
Only in Zimbabwe can a government decree be born in the morning and die by sundown. On Tuesday, Presidential Affairs secretary Tafadzwa Muguti thundered against tinted windows, ordering citizens to st...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:42hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to compel vendors to use POS machines
The government is drafting a legal framework that would compel informal traders to use point-of-sale (POS) machines, in a move aimed at formalising the informal economy and broadening tax revenue coll...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:38hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Rotten beef bust in Bulawayo
Bulawayo health authorities have destroyed more than 700 kilograms of beef, including meat sourced from a major fast-food chain and a city police station, after it was deemed unwholesome and unfit for...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:33hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Food poison floods Bulawayo streets
Bulawayo councilors have raised concerns over a growing wave of cheap, potentially hazardous food being smuggled from South Africa and sold on city streets, particularly under the cover of night....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:31hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter
Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!
To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in So...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:36hrs | 563 | by Nomazulu Thata
Pastor remanded for sodomising church member
Pastor Severino Mbwende of New Creation Life Church in Zvishavane has been remanded in custody on charges of sodomizing an 18-year-old church member.Mbwende appeared before Kwekwe Magistrate M...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:28hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Tinted windows confusion: Motorists fined despite government denial of ban
Zimbabwean motorists are caught in a fog of conflicting government statements over the legality of tinted vehicle windows - and this morning, some drivers found themselves on the receiving end of poli...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:27hrs | 1258 | by Staff Reporter
Charamba rubbishes reports of tinted window ban on cars
Presidential Spokesperson and Deputy Chief Secretary George Charamba has dismissed reports that the government had banned tinted windows on private vehicles, describing the claims as false and unautho...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:57hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
Mutare cracks down on vendors
The City of Mutare is stepping up enforcement against street and night vendors as it prepares to host the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo from September 10-12, 2025. Mayor Simon Chabuka has ins...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:44hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans overhaul of liberation war shrines abroad
Government will soon embark on a major facelift of liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries where thousands of Zimbabwe's fallen heroes lie in mass graves, many of them still unmarked....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:30hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans tinted vehicle windows in nationwide crime crackdown
In a sweeping move aimed at curbing rising crime and drug abuse, Zimbabwe's government has officially banned tinted windows on all private and public vehicles. The directive, announced by Home Affairs...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 17:39hrs | 2492 | by Staff Reporter
Member of Executive Council Botha Warns: Climate Education Fails Without Economic Relevance
Gauteng's Member of the Executive Council (MEC) for Environment, Ewan Botha, has drawn on his childhood experiences to highlight gaps in climate change education and emphasised the need for a new path...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 17:29hrs | 216 | by Emmanuel Koro
Is ZB Life Assurance a trap for exploitation and abuse?
When the powerful prey on the poor and desperate, it ceases to be business and becomes sheer bullying.There is a disturbing trend taking place at ZB Life Assurance, the insurance subsidiary of...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 16:52hrs | 512 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tagwirei’s Zanu-PF Central Committee bid back in the spotlight
Zanu-PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has clarified that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a member of the party’s central committee, despite claims by senior officials t...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:11hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Gaps in Zimbabwe's devolution implementation exposed
A new report on Zimbabwe's devolution programme has revealed that women are being sidelined in key decision-making processes at the local government level.The study, conducted by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:02hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cracks down on counterfeit products
Zimbabwean authorities have launched a major crackdown on counterfeit goods amid growing concerns about consumer safety and the influx of fake products in local markets.The Zimbabwe Republic P...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:54hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Health officials stuck in 4-year court limbo
Three former senior officials at Masvingo Provincial Hospital remain trapped in a legal battle that has dragged on for four years, highlighting long-standing concerns about Zimbabwe's sluggish justice...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 05:55hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank launches ZiG Confidence survey
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has embarked on a fresh nationwide survey to assess confidence in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, more than a year after it was introduced as the country's sole le...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 05:53hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
VP Mohadi's Mozambique visit deepens bilateral ties
Vice President Kembo Mohadi's recent visit to Mozambique is set to reinforce the longstanding diplomatic and historical ties between Zimbabwe and its eastern neighbour.Arriving in Maputo on Su...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 15:09hrs | 245 | by Staff Reporter
Weighbridges key to saving Zimbabwe road infrastructure
Stakeholders have urged the Government to install weighbridges on all major highways and promote rail transport to prevent rapid deterioration of the country’s roads. The call was made during a Publ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 833 | by Staff reporter
CUT enrolment declines
Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) has recorded a decline in student enrolment, reflecting broader challenges facing Zimbabwe's higher education sector.President Emmerson Mnangagwa capped...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:56hrs | 1010 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers bemoan poor working conditions
Zimbabwean teachers have raised alarm over worsening working conditions, accusing the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education of piling extra duties on them despite poor pay and lack of resources....Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:50hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Econet employee in court over US $62,000 armed robbery plot
Bindura - An Econet Wireless employee stationed at the Mvurwi branch, Elias Mutonya (39), has been dragged to court after allegedly masterminding an armed robbery that saw over US\$62,000 worth of cas...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:33hrs | 853 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Gweru residents owe council ZWG700 million
Gweru City Council is battling a ballooning debt of ZWG700 million as residents, businesses and government departments fail to pay their bills, a situation officials say is crippling service delivery....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:26hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Can it truly be called empowerment if women still believe their worth lies in pleasing men's desires?
I am sure we have all come across the ever-increasing number of pictures and videos flooding our social media timelines. A quick scroll through platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, or eve...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:07hrs | 170 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man crashes stolen R1.2 million Toyota Prado heading to Zimbabwe
POLICE in Limpopo tried to stop the stolen Toyota Prado but the 22-year-old driver sped off, before crashing into a local school principal's vehicle.Police in Limpopo intercepted and recovered...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Girl attempts suicide after misdiagnosis
A 14-year-old girl from Chitungwiza allegedly attempted suicide after being arrested on charges of abortion, following what has since been confirmed as a misdiagnosis by Citimed Chitungwiza Hospital....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:33hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala condemns 'barbaric and cowardly act' on his home
Outspoken politician Job Sikhala has described the bombing of his Chitungwiza residence as a barbaric and cowardly act, after unknown assailants targeted his house in the early hours of yesterday....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:29hrs | 301 | by Styaff reporter
Mnangagwa henchman's probe raises eyebrows
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe's call for a special taskforce to investigate councils has triggered sharp debate, with critics accusing the government of seeking tighter contr...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:29hrs | 202 | by Styaff reporter
Zimbabwean health workers battling drug abuse
More than 70 medical professionals in Zimbabwe are struggling with drug and substance abuse, raising alarm over the extent of the crisis within the very sector tasked with fighting it.Health a...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:28hrs | 184 | by Styaff reporter
Zanu PF's grip strangles city autonomy
SINCE the adoption of the 2013 Constitution, most Zimbabweans in urban areas hoped that finally they would have the desired autonomy to run affairs of their cities and towns without central gove...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 141 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Murder-accused officer returns to duty
Residents of Malalume Village in Bulilima District say they are living in fear following the return to duty of a police officer previously accused of murder.Constable Blessed Moyo, stationed a...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:25hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forms special Anti-Corruption Taskforce
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has partnered with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to establish a special taskforce aimed at tackling graft and maladministration in lo...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:22hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
Police seize car believed bought with stolen cash
Police have seized a vehicle from Paul Chinomona, who is suspected of participating in the Milton Park robbery that saw US$59,000 stolen in cash. Chinomona appeared before Harare magistrate Marewanazv...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Harare city expands crackdown
The City of Harare is set to broaden its campaign against illegal businesses in the capital, following the closure of over 500 establishments in the central business district (CBD). The initiative, pa...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Reckless commuter driver sentenced in Harare
In a separate case, the Harare Magistrates Court has sentenced 32-year-old commuter omnibus driver Ruzvidzo Freedom of Hatcliffe to two years in prison for endangering public safety. Freedom was caugh...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Married man kidnaps girlfriend and child
An outing turned into a harrowing ordeal after a married man allegedly kidnapped his girlfriend and her three-year-old child before assaulting her. Marvelous Baro (30) appeared before Bulawayo regiona...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face midfield crisis
Michael Nees has named his 24-man Warriors squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda, but serious midfield problems threaten to derail Zimbabwe's campaign before a ball is k...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
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