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Supreme court strikes Tshabangu, Parliament speaker's appeal off the roll
The Supreme Court has struck off the roll appeals filed by self-styled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu and the Speaker of the National Assembly, who wer...Published: 11 mins ago | 6 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: 4 candidates successfully nominated for Insiza North By-elections
Four candidates have been successfully nominated to contest the Insiza North constituency by-elections.The by-elections are set to be held on June 14, following the death of the then-incumbent...Published: 15 hrs ago | 699 | by Stephen Jakes
Setting the record straight on Qoki Zindlovukazi Land Projects
I would like to set the record straight on the opinion piece by Solabanye Nqabeni titled The Uphill Battle of Economic ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1079 | by Yolandah Nyathi
A letter to Sengezo Tshabangu
Dear cousin Sengezo Tshabangu,I need to explain why I address you as Mzala. Bulawayo is a village, I am sure you could be related to my cousins, Nomusa and Fikile Tshabangu: daughters of Aunt ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 974 | by Nomazulu Thata
Litter bin shortage hits Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has sounded the alarm over a severe shortage of litter bins across the city, warning that the scarcity is contributing to rampant littering and deteriorating waste mana...Published: 19 hrs ago | 116 | by Staff reporter
Police issue warning on illegal acquisition of firearms
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to the public over the illegal acquisition and possession of firearms, saying the proliferation of such weapons is fuelling a spike in vio...Published: 19 hrs ago | 193 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Power Station output increases as repairs near completion
Zimbabwe's largest coal-fired power plant, the Hwange Thermal Power Station, is steadily recovering operations after a technical fault earlier this month disrupted power production on several units....Published: 19 hrs ago | 172 | by Staff reporter
Man avoids prison sentence for 'borrowing' bike
A 22-year-old Zambian man, Sure Munengo, narrowly avoided a custodial sentence after receiving a wholly suspended one-month prison term for using a bicycle without the owner's consent. Munengo, from M...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:32hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu sets dates for CCC elective congress
The opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Mr. Sengezo Tshabangu, is preparing to hold its elective congress in September 2025, the party's spokesperson, Mr. Willias Madzimure, has ann...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:25hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Lusengo's surname will cost him at Dembare
A faction of disgruntled Dynamos Football Club supporters has called for a boycott of all home matches, starting with this Sunday's highly anticipated Harare Derby against arch-rivals Caps United, in ...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:14hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses bid to reverse CCC activists' acquittal
The High Court on Monday dismissed an application by the Prosecutor-General seeking to overturn a default judgment that had cleared Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chirumanzu South 2023 parliament...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
The war in Sudan is still happening and the world has moved on
Somewhere between the latest tech layoffs, celebrity gossip, and viral TikToks about how to season your trauma with lavender oil and affirmations, a war is still raging in Sudan. Yes, still. Not metap...Published: 14 May 2025 at 23:00hrs | 323 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Chivayo must be in jail, not accompanying Mnangagwa
Matabeleland activists have denounced President Emmerson Mnangagwa for maintaining close ties with controversial businessman and ex-convict Wicknell Chivayo, saying Chivayo should be behind bars for r...Published: 14 May 2025 at 22:47hrs | 5085 | by Stephen Jakes
Methodist Church clash with council, BSPZ, SDA and Printers company over stand
The Methodist Church in Filabusi has clashed with the Insiza Rural District Council, the Seventh Day Adventist, the Better Schools Programme Zimbabwe and a Printers company in Filabusi business centre...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1123 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe land reform scam - 13 years after the genocide in Matebeleland and Midlands
This article intends to capture the poignant moment when Zanu began its unpunished abuse of public office soon after Zimbabwe's independence.All along Zanu felt a false sense of achievement in...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:00hrs | 302 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange (Ndlovu)
BREAKING: Mawarire says Mnangagwa now part of the criminals
Jealousy Mawarire, former spokesperson to the late President Robert Mugabe, has launched a blistering attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of surrendering executive power to a clique o...Published: 14 May 2025 at 19:13hrs | 3097 | by Staff reporter
Bekithemba 'SaMaNdloe' Ndlovu takes over at Bulawayo Chiefs
Bulawayo Chiefs Football Club has announced the resignation of head coach Maxwell Takaendesa Jongwe, who has stepped down to focus on his family commitments in Harare.In a statement released b...Published: 14 May 2025 at 15:05hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Train collides with ZRP vehicle
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) vehicle was severely damaged in Gweru today after it was struck by a train at a level crossing, in an incident that has raised renewed concerns over road safety awaren...Published: 14 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Kereke wins legal battle
Former Zanu PF legislator Munyaradzi Kereke has won a legal battle against the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS), which had sought a refund of US$138,000 over a failed bid to purchase Fortr...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:48hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Guvamatanga denies snubbing Parliament
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development George Guvamatanga has refuted claims that he is avoiding appearing before Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to expla...Published: 13 May 2025 at 19:39hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
Moses Mpofu's fraud charges mount
It never rains but pours for embattled Harare businessman Moses Mpofu, who now finds himself entangled in a growing web of criminal allegations, many of which are being linked to his bitter fallout wi...Published: 13 May 2025 at 19:37hrs | 3050 | by Staff reporter
Woman ducks cross-examination in disputed Rhodes Estate case
A Harare woman who claims to be the executor of the estate of the late Brian James and Elizabeth Rhodes - individuals she alleges were relatives of British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes – abruptly h...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:53hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
21 mothers burned alive during Gukurahundi remembered
Human rights advocacy group Ibhetshu LikaZulu has issued an emotional tribute to 21 women who were burned alive in Emkhonyeni, Tsholotsho, on March 16, 1983, during the Gukurahundi genocide. The tribu...Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:30hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco hostile takeover saga takes new twist
The ownership dispute involving Zimbabwe's largest chrome mining and smelting company, Zimasco, has taken a decisive turn after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal against a High Court interdict tha...Published: 13 May 2025 at 15:57hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
Police releases names of Zimbabweans killed in SA mine tragedy
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed receiving a formal request from South African authorities through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade to help locate and identify t...Published: 13 May 2025 at 11:06hrs | 1431 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Trabablas Interchange to open this May
The long-awaited Trabablas Interchange Construction Project is in its final stages and is set to officially open to traffic this May, bringing much-needed relief to motorists and commuters who have lo...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:29hrs | 3408 | by Staff reporter
Workers, management clash over Ngamo Safaris takeover
Employees at Ngamo Safaris in Tsholotsho, Matabeleland North, are protesting a controversial decision by management to lease the safari camp to a new investor without following the proper tender proce...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:16hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt defends car import ban
The import ban on vehicles older than 10 years, which came into effect in January 2022, is part of Zimbabwe's strategy to protect and revitalize the country's motor manufacturing industry, which has b...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:14hrs | 19070 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe title deeds within Constitutional framework'
The issuance of title deeds to A1 and A2 farmers, a policy introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year, is being carried out in full compliance with Zimbabwe's Constitution, Minister of Lands...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Treasury surpasses Q1 tax revenue target
Zimbabwe has exceeded its tax revenue collection target for the first quarter of 2025, with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) collecting US$1.5 billion, marking a significant milestone in the gov...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:02hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
6 UZ students arrested for protesting over lecturers' strike
Six University of Zimbabwe (UZ) students were arrested on Monday afternoon after staging a flash protest demanding urgent action to resolve a protracted lecturers' strike that has crippled academic ac...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:01hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begin England Test preparations in Leicester
Zimbabwe's national cricket team held their first training session in Leicester on Monday, kicking off preparations for a historic one-off Test match against England set to take place at Trent B...Published: 13 May 2025 at 09:55hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Gold sinks as trade talks, easing tensions impact haven demand
Gold fell as its haven status was impacted by signs of progress in trade talks between the US and China, along with some relief to geopolitical tensions.Bullion fell as much as 1,8 percent in ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 09:54hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zimbabwe farmer reflects on lost legacy
For Rory Duncan, a former commercial farmer in Zimbabwe, memories of the Eastern Highlands are both vivid and painful - a haunting contrast between prosperity and the aftermath of a country's failed l...Published: 12 May 2025 at 20:03hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Minister of Health offside
Zimbabwe's Deputy Minister of Health Sleiman Timios Kwidini, a former nurse, told Parliament recently that Zimbabwean people utilising public hospitals are extremely satisfied with the treatment they ...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:28hrs | 529 | by Leonard Koni
ZSE granted self-listing approval
The Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) is set to list itself on its own bourse following the gazetting of Statutory Instrument 49 of 2025 by the Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Pro...Published: 12 May 2025 at 18:12hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
UK will no longer be recruiting care workers from Zimbabwe
THE United Kingdom (UK) will no longer be recruiting care workers from overseas as part of a crackdown on visas for lower-skilled workers, the Home Secretary has told the BBC.Yvette Cooper sai...Published: 12 May 2025 at 17:52hrs | 1382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces online visa applications
Zimbabwe has launched a new online visa application system, allowing travellers from countries requiring a visa to apply electronically, in a major move to modernise the country's immigration processe...Published: 12 May 2025 at 14:02hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reverses Mashayamombe suspension
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to take disciplinary action against individuals within Zanu-PF who orchestrated a wave of what he termed "random and illegal" suspensions of party members, warni...Published: 12 May 2025 at 14:01hrs | 3088 | by Staff reporter
Guti rejects Chivayo's 'dirty money,' lavish car
Eunor Guti, widow of the late Archbishop Ezekiel Guti and spiritual matriarch of ZAOGA Forward In Faith Ministries International, has declined a luxury vehicle and a US$250,000 cash gift offered by co...Published: 12 May 2025 at 10:45hrs | 2603 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks whip
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has vowed to take stern action against Zanu-PF members responsible for what he described as "random and illegal" suspensions of fellow party members, warning that such act...Published: 12 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 1826 | by Staff reporter
Body of toddler disappears at Chitungwiza central hospital
Officials at Chitungwiza Central Hospital have launched an internal investigation following the mysterious disappearance of the body of an eight-month-old baby, Emmanuel Charindapanze, who had been ta...Published: 12 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Crystal Lounge hit: Gunmen vanished with US$4 300
Armed robbers stormed Crystal Lounge in Bulawayo on Sunday morning, making off with US$4 300 in cash after holding staff hostage in a brazen daylight heist that has stunned the city's entertainment co...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:59hrs | 1575 | by Staff reporter
Sunway City targets 70% growth in five years
Sunway City, one of Zimbabwe's flagship special economic zones (SEZs) and a major smart city development project, is aiming to reach at least 70 percent completion within the next five years as part o...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:57hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Search for Crystal Lounge armed robbers continues
A police tactical unit was deployed to the rooftop of Crystal Lounge on Sunday afternoon amid suspicions that armed robbers, who earlier held six workers hostage, could be hiding there.The dra...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:55hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Cocaine was found in Rabada's urine sample
South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has returned to professional cricket following a one-month suspension for a positive cocaine test, the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport (SAIDS) confi...Published: 11 May 2025 at 18:54hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Generals are all style and no substance!
As I sit in my library in a far away foreign country, I see clearly what my brothers on the ground in Zimbabwe fail to see.An Ashanti idiom that says chickens are too close to the ground to se...Published: 11 May 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1633 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Final phase of Harare-Beitbridge highway resume
Construction works on the outstanding sections of the Harare-Beitbridge Highway have resumed in earnest, with contractors now on-site to complete the final 88 kilometres of the 580-kilometre flagship ...Published: 11 May 2025 at 13:21hrs | 4687 | by Staff reporter
Woman accused of forcing herself on visually impaired man
A 44-year-old woman from Mazowe has been accused of forcibly engaging in sex with a visually impaired man, an incident that unfolded on February 27 at Netherlands Farm. The shocking incident was broug...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:46hrs | 340 | by Staff reporter
Winter wheat production takes off in Matabeleland South
Matebeleland South Province is ramping up preparations for the 2025 winter wheat season, with land preparation currently underway and a target of cultivating 2,300 hectares - a modest increase fro...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:36hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
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