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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: 18 hrs ago | 459 | by Staff reporter
Televised DNA testing must be banned in Zimbabwe
DNA testing and its use in private family matters of biological relationships must be regulated by law.It should be restricted to resolve family issues privately in line with other regulations...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:36hrs | 204 | by Glanis Changachirere
White Judge rules Malema guilty of hate speech
South African opposition politician Julius Malema has been convicted of hate speech by the country's equality court, following remarks he made at a rally in 2022.Malema, leader of the Economic...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 05:55hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Man pushes ex-wife into oncoming vehicle
A Masvingo man, Sadam Rutsvara (36), has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for assaulting his ex-wife and pushing her into an oncoming vehicle after she declined his plea for rec...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:59hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Joel Gabuza's brutal attacker jailed 4 years
A 46-year-old man from Binga, Samson Siauza, has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Regional Court in Hwange for attempted murder following a violent attack on former Cabinet Minister Joel ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 19:30hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Schoolgirl's suicide stuns community
The Highfield community is reeling after the death of a 12-year-old Grade Seven pupil, who took her own life on August 15 in a cabin at her family home.Anesu Mudzukuri, a prefect at Houghton P...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records historic milk production milestone
Zimbabwe's dairy industry achieved a historic milestone in July, producing a record 10 million litres of milk—the highest monthly output in recent years.Figures released at the ongoing Zimba...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:56hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Dubai-based Leva Hotels to debut in Zimbabwe
Dubai-born hospitality brand Leva Hotels is set to make its Southern African debut with the opening of a new property in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.The hotel, located at 88 Speke Avenue in the...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:48hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional war erupt in Matebeleland
Political tensions have flared in Matebeleland North, with ZANU-PF Deputy Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Innovation, Science and Technology Development, Simelisizwe Sibanda, coming und...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:43hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Britain cosies up to Zimbabwe
In early June, Britain's Africa minister Lord Collins flew to Harare to meet Zimbabwe's octogenarian president, Emmerson Mnangagwa.The meeting in the capital city, which focused on trade betwe...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:08hrs | 1692 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo hands out 13 vehicles to Vapositori4ED leaders
Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has handed out luxury vehicles and large sums of cash to leaders of the Johanne Masowe apostolic sect, praising their role in mobilising church members to support Presiden...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:57hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fire destroys US$500,000 property in Burnside
A fire has destroyed property valued at an estimated US$500,000 in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb, with authorities blaming the blaze on illegal and uncontrolled burning.The incident occurred at s...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:52hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's blueberries become 'blue gold'
Zimbabwe is cashing in as its blueberry exports surge, making the fruit a prized commodity in international markets from Singapore to Europe and the UK.Trade promotion body ZimTrade announced ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts Qatari delegation at State House
A high-level Qatari delegation led by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani is set to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House today to deepen diplomatic and economic coope...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:05hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
PSL won't save Dynamos
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa has dismissed speculation that the league could bend its rules to prevent Dynamos from relegation, insisting that fair play will prevail no matte...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:41hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Harare sets 3 year deadline for kombi ban
The City of Harare has unveiled a draft master plan (2025–2045) proposing the phasing out of commuter omnibuses (kombis) from the capital's roads within three years, sparking sharp debate among comm...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Qatari royalty to meet Mnangagwa
His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani, a senior member of Qatar's ruling family, expressed admiration for the grandeur of the Victoria Falls Rainforest during a visit yesterday, ah...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers nabbed
Four armed robbers who allegedly assaulted a Centenary couple in Mashonaland Central before robbing them of their vehicles and cash are in soup.Tapiwa Nyakasaka (32), Bright Murombedzi (35), L...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 22:11hrs | 1453 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Hararians told to flush with bigger buckets
The City of Harare has urged residents to adopt the use of larger buckets when flushing toilets in order to ease mounting sewer blockages. The directive comes as officials warn that small containers b...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
WFP donates off-road vehicles to Zimbabwe
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday handed over nine off-road vehicles to the Government of Zimbabwe to strengthen its capacity to deliver social protection services, especially in hard-to-reac...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
4 dead in separate tragedies in Manicaland
Two separate incidents in Manicaland Province on Thursday claimed the lives of four people, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed.In Chimanimani, two-year-old twin brothers Jacob an...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Man locked up for stealing donkeys
A 47-year-old man, Edmore Mlambo Msipa from Masimbe village under Chief Musikavanhu in Chipinge, has been slapped with a three-year imprisonment for stock theft after his intention to steal four donke...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 19:20hrs | 334 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Chipinge
Chief of Mutambara installed after years of dispute
The long-running contest over the Mutambara chieftainship was finally settled this afternoon with the official installation of Mr Norman Mutambara as the substantive Chief of the Mutambara Clan....Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:33hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
South Africans fined for obstructing traffic at Zimbabwe crash scene
Two South Africans and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for obstructing traffic at the site of a deadly accident in Chitungwiza that claimed 17 lives in July.Cooper Daniel Coli...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe FIU fines 4 banks over weak AML Controls
Zimbabwe's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) fined four banks up to US$30 000 each last year after uncovering serious lapses in anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) system...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Harare to add 3 more interchanges, Bulawayo dololo
The Government has announced plans to build three additional road interchanges in Harare over the next 12 months, aiming to reduce congestion and modernise the capital's road network, Transport and In...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:45hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Founders High deputy head fined over dodgy bus hire deal
FOUNDERS High School deputy headmaster, Nkosana Mlibazi (47), has been fined US$200 after being convicted in a botched bus hire transaction that embarrassed him before colleagues and dragged him to co...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:39hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Nearly four years on, still no answers to Douglas Munatsi death
IT is now three years and nine months since the tragic and mysterious death of Douglas (Doug) Tawanda Munatsi, yet the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the government of Zimbabwe have offered no off...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:34hrs | 617 | by Eng. Jacob K Mutisi
Chiwenga flies to India
Vice-President Dr Constantino Chiwenga is today expected to arrive in India, where he will lead Zimbabwe's participation at the Africa Conclave on India-Africa Partnership, organised by the Confederat...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:32hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo duo in court over violent robbery spree
TWO Bulawayo men accused of turning the city into their hunting ground have been hauled before the courts after allegedly staging a violent robbery spree that left residents living in fear.Cli...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:30hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Academic manipulation scandal rocks top Harare college
The Harare Institute of Technology (HIT) has been plunged into fresh controversy following allegations that acting pro-vice chancellor for academic affairs, Willard Gwarimbo, is manipulating academic ...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:18hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
4 Zimbabwean referees get World Cup slots
Four Zimbabwean match officials have been appointed by FIFA to officiate the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2026 Matchday 7 Qualifier between South Sudan and DR Congo.The match is scheduled for 5 Sep...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 12:33hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Teenager dies after 3-year ordeal of abuse in Chitungwiza
A 16-year-old boy from St Mary's, Chitungwiza, who was locked in a filthy room for three years and denied food by his father and stepmother, has died at Chitungwiza Central Hospital.The victim...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Robbery gang arrested after tracking of AirPods and $10 phone
A four-member gang of suspected armed robbers has been arrested after police tracked a pair of stolen AirPods and a US$10 cellphone to one of the suspects, linking them to a string of violent robberie...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 1723 | by Staff reporter
7 injured in vehicle pile-up collision near ED Mnangagwa road
Seven people were injured this morning in a pile-up involving four vehicles, including a kombi, at the intersection of Robert Mugabe Road and ED Mnangagwa Road in Harare.The Zimbabwe Republic ...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is in serious trouble
South Africa has been hit by some of the highest tariffs of any country, with increased duties placed on its goods exported to the United States. At 30%, the tariffs on South Africa are t...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 11:07hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
High Court rejects cattle thief's appeal
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by convicted cattle thief Jarney Mumanyi, ruling that his bid to overturn both his conviction and sentence had "no reasonable prospect of success."Mumany...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:36hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Harare warns of rising sewer blockages
The City of Harare has sounded alarm over a surge in sewer blockages across the capital, blaming the crisis on illegal dumping of solid waste by residents.According to council officials, 60% o...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims to stop fake news with new policy
The Zimbabwean government is developing a national media and information literacy policy as part of broader efforts to counter misinformation and promote critical thinking among citizens.Chief...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:08hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures extradition of 22 fugitives
Zimbabwe is set to receive 22 suspected criminals extradited from countries including South Africa, Botswana, Portugal and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in what authorities say could be the country's...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers jailed for attacks in Gwanda, Guyu and West Nicholson
Three armed robbers responsible for a series of violent robberies across Gwanda, Guyu, and West Nicholson between September and November last year have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.G...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:54hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Trio accused of name-dropping Mnangagwa son's name
The trial of three men accused of masquerading as state security operatives and invoking President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son to extort a mining firm has continued, following the striking off of one of ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:25hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean startups join Visa's Fintech Accelerator
Zimbabwe's fintech ecosystem is gaining international recognition as two local startups, ChatCash and BigDot.ai, have been selected among 22 companies for Visa's Fourth Africa Fintech Accelerator. The...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Rand manipulators taken to ConCourt
The Constitutional Court will hear the Competition Commission's bid to overturn a ruling that cleared major banks of wrongdoing in a decade-long rand manipulation case. The proceedings are scheduled f...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 11:04hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro faces suspension over dangerous pitch conditions
Rufaro Stadium, the iconic home of Harare football, could be suspended from hosting Castle Lager Premiership matches following mounting pressure from players and their representatives, who warn that t...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Dangamvura service station
A daring robbery unfolded at Genesis Service Station in Dangamvura early yesterday morning, with four armed men fleeing with US$2 350 and a motor vehicle.The gang, armed with a rifle, iron bar...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
It's Poverty Professor Mapfumo and Not a Plot
At the recently held University of Zimbabwe 44th graduation ceremony, Professor Paul Mapfumo stood before graduates, dignitaries, and the President. He insisted that his "transformation agenda" would ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:17hrs | 410 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Gwanda inmate's daring escape ends in swift capture
A Gwanda inmate's attempt to outsmart prison authorities ended in humiliation after he was sentenced to an additional four months behind bars.Nkosilathi Lunga, serving a three-year term for st...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos crush Kwekwe United
Dynamos turned back the clock with a convincing 3-0 victory over struggling Kwekwe United in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash at Ascot Stadium yesterday, a performance that rekindled memorie...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
'ANC of Ramaphosaon the verge of collapse'
Embattled ANC NEC member Senzo Mchunu has warned that the ANC is on the verge of collapse, saying a serious intervention is needed to save it.Speaking at Machobeni in Ngwavuma in northern KwaZ...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 20:26hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
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