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If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers
As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless.The government's recent announcement of a ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 55 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Apostolic church minor dies after pregnancy, parents attempt to conceal truth
A disturbing new case of child marriage has rocked Zimbabwe, as members of the Johanne Marange apostolic sect are accused of trying to conceal the death of a suspected 13-year-old bride who reportedly...Published: 8 hrs ago | 192 | by Staff reporter
Fresh details on collapsed US$2,5bn CBZ bid emerge
An ambitious plan by CBZ Holdings to create Zimbabwe's largest financial services powerhouse has collapsed after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) imposed a series of restrictive conditions ...Published: 8 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
MWOS FC stun CAPS United
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League newcomers MWOS FC continued their sensational debut season with a thrilling 2-1 comeback victory over Harare giants CAPS United on Thursday afternoon, stretching the...Published: 19 hrs ago | 344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sugar giant gets rescue deal
A consortium of Zimbabwean and Pakistani investors has officially taken over Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, offering renewed optimism for one of Zimbabwe's most strategic agro-industrial players. The acquis...Published: 20 hrs ago | 153 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Lecturer strike at UZ deepens
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) has accused the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) of deliberately stalling wage negotiations while exploiting the labour of part-time staff brought in to replace...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:04hrs | 862 | by Staff reporter
Midlands empowerment seminar turns sour
A national youth empowerment seminar held in Gweru from June 12 to 14 has drawn outrage from participants, who allege they were subjected to abuse, neglect, and broken promises by organisers of the ev...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:00hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cronies get lucrative tenders
On 5 May 2025, Youth Minister Tinoda Machakaire posted a seemingly heartfelt message on social media expressing deep concern over the dire state of Zimbabwe's public health institutions. Visiting a ho...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:42hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's spin doctor admits public hospital crisis
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has openly acknowledged the crumbling state of Zimbabwe's public hospitals, pointing to decaying infrastructure, poor policy coordination, and overwhelming sy...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:31hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
ZANU never fought against the British - lets not distort history
When we distort the past, it ceases to be history and becomes propaganda.In Zimbabwean politics, the manipulation of history is as common as the empty promises made during election campaigns.&...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 22:46hrs | 950 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mzembi failed to meet Mnangagwa
Former Foreign Affairs and Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi was arrested on Thursday after his surprise return to Zimbabwe, contradicting widespread media reports that he had met President Emmerson Mnan...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 10:01hrs | 3151 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sweeps all 4 by-elections
Zanu-PF maintained its stronghold on Zimbabwe's political landscape by sweeping all four by-elections held on Saturday, capturing two National Assembly constituencies and two Rural District Council (R...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Mother turns son in for churchgoer's murder
In a chilling and unusual turn of events, a mother's bravery exposed a horrific murder in Zezani after her son confessed to killing a church-going woman and pleaded for money to flee to South Africa....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:18hrs | 952 | by Staff reporter
Mini-interchange for Bulawayo to ease traffic
The Government is exploring plans to establish a mini-interchange in Bulawayo, modeled after Harare's iconic Trabablas Interchange, to alleviate congestion and improve traffic flow in the city....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:01hrs | 2523 | by Staff reporter
The spectacular failure of ZANU-PF, ANC and Frelimo
Recently, heavy rains hit a town called Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The resulting floods killed 49 people across the province, but Mthatha was the worst-hit. On the day of the flooding, there were re...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:50hrs | 102 | by Chris Kabwato
Bulawayo Council's cemetery excuses can't bury their neglect
Today's Saturday Chronicle highlights a distressing reality: young schoolchildren, some barely toddlers, are forced to walk through the overgrown and dilapidated Pelandaba Cemetery in Bulawayo on thei...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo school children use cemeteries as a bee line
In Bulawayo's Old Magwegwe suburb, schoolchildren as young as four are forced to walk daily through the overgrown and neglected Pelandaba Cemetery to reach their homes in nearby Pelandaba West. This d...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:37hrs | 38 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo hospital forced to improvise amid years of neglect
Chronic underfunding and prolonged resource shortages have forced staff at Mpilo Central Hospital to master the art of improvisation just to keep basic health services running, Chief Medical Officer D...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:31hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabwe trade talks could collapse
The United States has cautioned that Zimbabwe's efforts to secure reduced tariffs on its exports face significant risks due to tight negotiation timelines, even as a temporary reprieve has been grante...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:01hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank raises ZWG$5.9 billion via treasury bills
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has raised ZWG$5.9 billion through Treasury Bill (TB) issuances and private placements in 2024, as the government intensifies its domestic borrowing to fund operatio...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:00hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused NSSA boss acquitted
Former National Social Security Authority (NSSA) investment director, Brian Murewa, has been acquitted of fraud charges involving US$25,000, following a ruling by Harare regional magistrate Donald Ndi...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:49hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Parliament steps in as UZ lecturers' strike reaches day 59
Zimbabwe's Parliament has intervened in the protracted University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers' strike, which has now entered its 59th day, with students stranded and academic operations at a virtual st...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:47hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Walter Mzembi returns to Zimbabwe after 6 years in exile
Former foreign affairs minister Walter Mzembi has returned to Zimbabwe for the first time since 2018, slipping quietly into the country amid lingering questions over his unresolved corruption charges ...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:45hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Man (50) rapes drunk neighbour
A 50-YEAR-OLD Mukumbura man was dragged to Bindura regional court after he allegedly raped his drunk neighbour at night.Leonard Mafuta was remanded in custody by Magistrate Amos Mbobo....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2885 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
2 female teachers draw pupils' blood
Two female teachers from Mbuya Nehanda Primary School in Bikita are facing serious assault charges after allegedly drawing blood from 19 Early Childhood Development (ECD) pupils without consent....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 17:50hrs | 1658 | by Staff reporter
Zebra Kiss gang appears in court
Six employees of long-distance bus operator Zebra Kiss appeared before the Mbare Magistrates' Court on Tuesday facing assault and theft charges after allegedly launching a vicious attack on a female p...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Let this be a warning to Nelson Chamisa
Let this be a warning to Nelson Chamisa: cyberspace doesn't suffer fools lightly. You can not recklessly provoke the wrong people, insult powerful institutions, and then act surprised when the consequ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 15:37hrs | 831 | by Dereck Goto
Have Zimbabweans become Chivayo's wives?
Have we lost all self-respect?One of the most disturbing spectacles unfolding in Zimbabwe today is the humiliating spectacle of grown men and women - from all walks of life - openly begging co...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 21:59hrs | 1125 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Savage Africans want colonialist Leander Johnson's demarcations revisited!
They cannot peacefully coexist without Leander Johnson's demarcations between Ndebele and Shona nations! British colonialist Leander Johnson realized the animosities between Shona and Ndebele Kingdoms...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 15:59hrs | 495 | by Nomazulu Thata
WhatsApp's new feature might be a gift to con artists
There is a seductive appeal to the word "privacy." It conjures images of safety, control, and autonomy. It suggests a world in which one can participate without being exposed, speak without being watc...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 21:57hrs | 681 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Tensions rise in Matebeleland North
Tensions are escalating within Matebeleland North's lucrative safari hunting sector amid allegations that the Forestry Commission has been leasing prime state-owned properties through backdoor deals f...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Oriyano faces backlash over 'shaky' live shows
Musician and dancer Oriyano, best known for his hits Ndakuda and Makarima Mupoto, is currently under fire following a series of poorly received live performances. The backlash came after shows at the ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:01hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
US reviewing Zimbabwe's trade proposal to reduce tariffs
The United States government is currently reviewing a formal proposal from Zimbabwe aimed at establishing a more balanced and reciprocal trade relationship by reducing tariffs between the two countrie...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:58hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
MRP needs US$650k to intensify its self-determination international engagement
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is appealing for US$ 650,000 to intensify international engagements that seek to push the Zimbabwean government to the negotiating table on its efforts to achieve se...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 21:51hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and Zambia Strengthen Bilateral Trade Ties Amid Shifting Global Dynamics
Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe - In a bid to fortify economic cooperation, Zimbabwe and Zambia have outlined clear strategies to enhance their bilateral trade, emphasizin...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 19:13hrs | 278 | by Staff Reporter
Government contractors warned against dishonesty
The Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trades Workers Union (ZCATWU) has called on government contractors to stop abusing delayed payments from the Treasury as a justification for poor performance and d...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:41hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Cop releases armed robbers for $25
A senior police officer stationed at Nkulumane Police Station has landed in serious trouble after allegedly turning a routine robbery investigation into a personal cash grab.Shepherd Vut...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:31hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Silent jobs massacre sweeps through Zimbabwe
A silent but brutal jobs massacre is sweeping across Zimbabwe's construction industry, as companies contracted by the government for key infrastructure projects plunge into financial turmoil due to ch...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Kariba turns into ghost town
The eastern shoreline of Kariba, once a crown jewel in Zimbabwe's tourism industry, is fast slipping into obscurity as tourism operators flee the area amid plummeting visitor numbers, collapsing infra...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 11389 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tourism industry bleeds US$40 million in 90 days
Zimbabwe's tourism industry is reeling from a steep downturn after losing nearly US$40 million in potential revenue during the first quarter of 2025, amid a silent but deadly investor exodus and persi...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins paying long-delayed Civil Registry allowances
The government has finally started disbursing long-overdue allowances to civil servants who participated in the Civil Registry Department's voter registration mop-up exercise ahead of the 2023 general...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Man axes uncle over goat, kills self
A dark cloud has engulfed Chinyama after a 52-year-old villager was axed to death by his nephew over a goat misunderstanding.The 21-year-old niece subsequently took his life away after committ...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 419 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Muzarabani
Zimbabwe doesn't need 249 years to fight corruption, Mr. Murwira!
The Zimbabwe government never ceases to amaze.During the recent United States Independence Day commemorations in Harare, the American ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, described corrupti...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 08:26hrs | 232 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe: A country where a Ferrari can't travel!
We live in a curious country.In traversing Zimbabwe's diverse and often rugged landscapes, one cannot help but notice the overwhelming presence of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). F...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 8615 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zim man assaults cheating wife in Botswana
A jealous husband is in trouble after he allegedly assaulted his wife with stones and fists, accusing her of infidelity.Moses Nkomo (28) allegedly bashed Kelebetsi Sibanda (29) on their way fr...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:06hrs | 1750 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
How gold incentives work in Zimbabwe
IN the past few days, social media and media outlets have been awash with claims that there is grand looting of state funds between Treasury and a selected few individuals, especially after a payment ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 17:10hrs | 1329 | by Trymore Sibanda
Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa ov...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 958 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exporters sound alarm over tough new forex rules
Zimbabwean exporters are facing fresh turbulence following the government's move to tighten foreign currency controls - scrapping critical export incentives and enforcing tougher surrender requirement...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 2958 | by Staff reporter
5,000 Zimbabwe teachers quit in 2023
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has revealed that over 5,000 teachers left the profession in 2023, confirming concerns about a growing brain drain in Zimbabwe's education sector. Howev...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:14hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Harare Church as Apostle is attacked for impregnating student
A Sunday church service in central Harare descended into chaos when relatives of a university student stormed the pulpit and physically confronted the presiding pastor, accusing him of impregnating th...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:06hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
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