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Shava returns as NSSA substantive boss?
After three years of internal turmoil, high-profile dismissals, and corruption scandals, a measure of calm and certainty has returned to the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) following the app...Published: 3 hrs ago | 319 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema goes to SA court in a bid to have Lungu's corpse
The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state media reports.This is the latest twist in a row betwe...Published: 3 hrs ago | 394 | by Staff reporter
MMA star shreds Mnangagwa, blames 'scarf' for 28 seconds defeat
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Themba "The Answer" Gorimbo has openly criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing his administration of corruption and oppressive governance. Gorimbo's outspoke...Published: 6 hrs ago | 383 | by Staff reporter
ZRP investigates viral Mutare sex party invite
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an investigation into a viral social media post advertising a suspected "vuzu" or sex party allegedly scheduled to take place at a private venue in Muta...Published: 6 hrs ago | 489 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF cell verification attendance plummets
The ruling Zanu-PF party is facing growing signs of waning popularity in Mashonaland West, with low turnout reported in several districts during an ongoing cell verification exercise - a key process a...Published: 6 hrs ago | 67 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo exposed as the beneficiary of cancer machine contract
Embattled businessman and ZANU PF-linked tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has been exposed as the beneficiary of a staggering US$437 million government contract for the supply of cancer treatment equipm...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 1178 | by Staff reporter
Police raise alarm over transformer theft
Police in the Midlands Province have raised concern over a growing trend of electricity infrastructure vandalism following the theft of two transformers in the Mutenderende and Chirumhanzu areas....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:35hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Surely, what lessons in business success can Tagwirei teach our youth?
Our youth are the greatest asset to our nation's future, and we cannot afford to lead them astray.Zimbabwe is a nation desperate for authentic leadership, especially for its youth. ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 246 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Lithium rush a crossroads for Zimbabwe's future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world's total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare eart...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 302 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
High Court upholds appointment of Chief Mugabe
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge to the appointment of Matubede Mudavanhu as Chief Mugabe of Masvingo Province, bringing an end to a protracted dispute over the traditional leadership....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:14hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders sack Kelvin Kaindu
Highlanders Football Club has parted ways with head coach Kelvin Kaindu, ending his third spell in charge, following a string of disappointing results in the 2025 Premier Soccer League campaign....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Parliament recommends waste water use for BCC
Bulawayo's perennial water supply challenges, which have persisted for over two decades and severely undermined residents' right to access safe water, were the focus of a recent inquiry by parliamenta...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:02hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Woes mount for Zimbabwe formal businesses\
Informal traders who largely evade taxes and levies are placing formal retail and wholesale businesses in Zimbabwe at a significant competitive disadvantage, burdened by a heavy and complex taxation r...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
The death of an African President: Advocate Edgar Lungu!
The philosophy of Ubuntu will not allow me to talk about former President Edgar Lungu using outdoor language. Africa is rid of a ruler that destroyed the image of the African continent; we are yet to ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:48hrs | 429 | by Nomazulu Thata
Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Member of Parliament threatens suicide
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament Obert Manduna has been arrested as the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) intensifies its investigation into a high-profile frau...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo dismisses rumours of secret return to Zimbabwe
Exiled former Cabinet Minister Jonathan Moyo has firmly denied swirling rumours that he quietly returned to Zimbabwe, following online speculation and a controversial post by Zanu PF politician Killer...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 1393 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa declares full-time political comeback
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has announced his return to full-time politics, vowing never to abandon Zimbabweans who believe in him as a challenger to Zanu-PF's prolonged grip on power. Spe...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 2568 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa critic set free
The assault case against former Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi has been withdrawn by a Harare magistrate due to the absence of the key state witness.Musengezi faced charges of assaultin...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Employee brutally attacked by Chinese over NSSA injury claim
An employee at Chinese-operated Huaman Investments (Private) Limited has accused company management of violently assaulting him and fellow workers after they sought assistance from the National Social...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
SDC chairperson convicted of cyberbullying headmistress
A former School Development Committee (SDC) chairperson at Chinotimba Primary School in Victoria Falls has been convicted and sentenced to 10 months' imprisonment for cyberbullying the school's headmi...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
3 shortlisted for Bosso CEO job
Highlanders Football Club are poised to appoint a new chief executive officer, with final interviews for the vacant post expected to conclude on Friday morning.The CEO position has been unoccu...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema's fight over a corpse forces Lungu family to bury him in SA
The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu says he will be buried in South Africa in a private ceremony following a row with the government over the funeral arrangements.Late on Thurs...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 11:32hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
Former soldier loses pension in fraud scheme by ex-colleague
A former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) member, Forward Mapfunde of Warren Park D in Harare, is counting significant losses after his pension funds were fraudulently stolen by a former colleague who ret...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:48hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Land dispute and murder allegations stir tensions at Dandrennam farm
A storm is brewing at Dandrennam Farm in Lions Den, Mashonaland West Province, as a long-standing land dispute intensifies amid revived murder accusations and alleged political interference. The 578.5...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi survivors at risk of re-traumatisation
Mounting criticism is trailing the government's proposed structure for the upcoming Gukurahundi hearings, set to begin on June 26, amid fears the process will intimidate and re-traumatise victims - pa...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:33hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Vumbachikwe Mine moves to evict workers still occupying company houses after 2022 closure
GWANDA, Matabeleland South - Management at the struggling Vumbachikwe Mine has filed court summons seeking the eviction of two workers from company-owned houses, despite hundreds of others still occup...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:25hrs | 245 | by Stephen Jakes
Farmhouse turned into clinic
In a significant move aimed at improving rural healthcare delivery, the government has officially approved the conversion of a former luxury farmhouse at Hilton Farm in Murehwa South into a fully func...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:46hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi returns with a whimper, not a bang
After years of silence and self-imposed exile, former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has quietly returned to Zimbabwe - a development that has generated more speculation than substance in the po...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:40hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei secures seat in Zanu-PF central committee
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei has officially stepped into the political spotlight after securing a seat in the ruling Zanu-PF's influential Central Committee, further fuelling speculation that h...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 16:39hrs | 645 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema forces ex-Zambian president to be buried in SA
Former president of Zambia Edgar Lungu's funeral will be held in South Africa. His family revealed that he will be laid to rest in Johannesburg. It's the first ti...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 16:18hrs | 1323 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records rise in HIV/Aids deaths
Zimbabwe has seen a rise in HIV/AIDS-related deaths during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, raising concerns among lawmakers that reductions in foreign aid to critical hea...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:19hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa approves key appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a series of high-level appointments and promotions aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC), a constituti...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:12hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Promising gold discovery near Bulawayo
London-listed Kavango Resources Plc has announced the discovery of a series of significant gold intercepts at its flagship Hillside Gold Project near Bulawayo, further boosting Zimbabwe's profile as a...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:08hrs | 477 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
74-year-old jailed over US$85k residential stands scam
A 74-year-old man from Gweru has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after failing to repay US$85,000 in restitution to River Valley Properties, following his involvement in a land scam dating back ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:02hrs | 294 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Tagwirei emerging from the shadows to succeed Mnangagwa?
On Wednesday evening, wearing full military gear and speaking from an unknown location, Zimbabwean war veteran Blessed Geza announced via live video that ‘they' were planning to impeach President Em...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:57hrs | 2999 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Hichilema forcing himself into Lungu burial programme
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has officially ended the national mourning period for the country's sixth Republican President, the late Edgar Chagwa Lungu, citing a breakdown in funeral arrangem...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:50hrs | 922 | by Staff reporter
Simbarashe Sithole not guilty
Journalist Simbarashe Sithole has been acquitted of extortion and bribery charges after a high-profile legal battle that drew national attention, raising critical questions about media freedom and the...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:50hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: David Chapfika dies in tragic car accident
Former Deputy Minister of Finance and long-serving ZANU PF politician David Chapfika has died in a fatal road accident near Chabwino, along the bridge at Stondon, authorities confirmed on Thursday....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:33hrs | 4541 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo dismisses cancer equipment contract claims as fake
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has denied involvement in a reported US$400 million cancer treatment equipment supply deal with the government, dismissing recently leaked documents as "fake" and politica...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 13:27hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema wants to preside over Lungu's funeral, family halts repatriation
The family of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu delayed the repatriation of his body from South Africa for a second time Wednesday in a feud with the country's current leader over the details of th...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 10:16hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi welcome to rejoin Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party has expressed willingness to readmit former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi, currently in custody, should he choose to rejoin and fulfill all party requirements....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:19hrs | 2195 | by Staff reporter
Junior Parliament set to open tomorrow
The Zimbabwean government has reaffirmed its dedication to involving children in decisions that affect their lives as preparations intensify for the official opening of the 33rd Junior Parliament at M...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:17hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire accuses Mnangagwa of 'monetising problems'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's surprise visits to Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe Hospitals, as well as the NatPharm warehouse on Monday, June 16, have sparked a storm of controversy, with former Nation...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:30hrs | 1120 | by Staff reporter
Veteran journalist earns PhD
Limukani Ncube, former editor of Sunday News and one of Zimbabwe's most senior journalists with 27 years of experience, yesterday graduated with a PhD from the University of South Africa (Unisa) under...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:39hrs | 1016 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa berates Chivayo's cancer machines tender
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has sharply criticised the government's decision to award a lucrative tender for cancer treatment machines to Wicknell Chivayo, a known ZANU PF member and busin...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:34hrs | 1365 | by Staff reporter
'Highlanders has lost its culture'
Retired Colonel Thomas Ngwenya, a former Highlanders Football Club board member, has expressed concern over what he describes as the gradual erosion of the club's longstanding traditions and identity....Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:04hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Ex-prosecutor jailed for soliciting US$200 bribe
A former public prosecutor stationed at Tredgold Magistrates Court in Bulawayo has been jailed for three years after he was convicted of soliciting and accepting a bribe to influence the outcome of a ...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:04hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Genocide govt shifts gukurahundi probe to closed-door private testimonies
The government has abruptly altered the investigative framework and methodology for the upcoming state-sponsored probe into the Gukurahundi genocide, replacing an open public testimonial approach with...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:43hrs | 462 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei, the military and power politics in Zimbabwe!
DEAR READER, it was on the 13th of May 2018 that Phineas Tagwirei, "father" to Kudakwashe Tagwirei a Zimbabwean tycoon with an avalanche of ''business'' interests quietly breathed his last at the trau...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:41hrs | 1971 | by Dr P. Zamchiya
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