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Sexual harassment case takes another twist
The Labour Court has overturned the dismissal of former Immigration Department officer Herbert Admire Makani, ruling that the Civil Service Commission (CSC) mishandled the disciplinary process and mis...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 13:31hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Lecturers file court application to halt UZ graduation
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) in Zimbabwe has filed an urgent High Court application seeking to interdict the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chancellor from conferring degrees, diplomas, a...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 143 touts in sweeping crackdown
Police in Harare have arrested 143 touts this week in a major operation aimed at curbing harassment of passengers and restoring order in the city’s chaotic public transport system.The crackd...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:52hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Man in court for violently demanding back lobola
A Southlea Park woman, Ms Lilian Gwena, has secured a protection order against her husband, Claudius Gatawa, after accusing him of violent behaviour, sexual abuse, and harassment linked to his demand ...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:34hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Call for ban on touts after rape of Grade 7 learner at rank
ZIMBABWEANS have called for the outright ban on touts operating at ranks and streets of Harare after a Grade 7 school girl was raped in a parked kombi at Rezende Parkade last Friday.Initially,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Govt faces backlash over night vending, pre-used clothes ban
Government is headed for a showdown with informal traders and vendors after announcing a ban on night vending and the sale of second-hand clothes in Harare's central business district.Local Go...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Sulu dismisses claims of romantic advances towards Grace Mugabe
Popular Dendera musician Sulumani Chimbetu has dismissed as false sensational social media claims that he made romantic advances towards former First Lady Grace Mugabe.Over the weekend, unveri...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Nurse injured on duty, betrayed by Mnangagwa's govt
Progress Muzuva, a nurse at Bikita Rural Hospital in Masvingo province, remains bedridden and without adequate medical care or compensation seven years after suffering serious injuries inflicted by a ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Surge in bogus police officers mounting fake roadblocks
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised alarm over a growing number of bogus officers setting up fake roadblocks and harassing motorists, particularly in Harare, amid mounting public concern ove...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:27hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Woman granted protection order against abusive ex-lover
A local woman has been granted a protection order against her ex-boyfriend who has allegedly been harassing and abusing her following the end of their relationship.Ms Lexina Mabato approached ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:30hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born prophet jailed in Scotland
Walter Masocha, a self-styled prophet and founder of the Agape for All Nations Church in Scotland, has been sentenced to 14 years following his conviction on charges of rape, attempted rape, and sexua...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:35hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Uber shutdown warning in South Africa
The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (Nefsa) has warned that e-hailing drivers will down tools nationwide unless their demands regarding pay and working conditions are met.Speakin...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment tops cases reported
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has revealed that sexual harassment is the most reported issue among more than 4,000 gender-related complaints it has received over the past decade.Speakin...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Police shut down men's wellness Conference in Kadoma
A men's conference aimed at raising awareness on prostate cancer and wellness was abruptly shut down by an anti-riot police unit in Kadoma on Saturday, in a move that has triggered strong condemnation...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Man wins protection order against mum over forced bachelorhood
A 34-year-old Budiriro man has successfully obtained a protection order against his mother, whom he accused of emotionally abusing him and blocking his attempts to get married.Appearing before...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 20:51hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police flee angry travellers
Armed security personnel manning an anti-smuggling roadblock at Bubi, approximately 80km outside Beitbridge, were forced to flee on Wednesday after a group of angry passengers violently resisted attem...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:33hrs | 930 | by Staff reporter
2 women jailed for insulting Zambian President Hichilema
Two women from Luangeni Constituency in Chipata, Zambia, have been sentenced to prison after they recorded and shared TikTok videos accusing President Hakainde Hichilema of killing former President Ed...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:14hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
1.5 million people are homeless in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has renewed its call for the repeal of the colonial-era Vagrancy Act, arguing that the law unjustly criminalises homelessness and continues to infring...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:12hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment, voucher fraud rock Simbisa Brands
Fast-food giant Simbisa Brands has been thrust into the spotlight following serious sexual harassment allegations levelled against some of its senior officials in Gweru, accused of abusing their posit...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi doorsteps Ramaphosa over denied health services
Matabeleland-based secessionist political outfit, the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), on Friday petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for urgent intervention to stop the barring ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | 986 | by Staff reporter
Woman cyberbullies wife after snatching husband
A disturbing case involving infidelity, harassment, and ethnic slurs has rocked the Victoria Falls community, culminating in the conviction of Brilliant Hlatshwayo, a 36-year-old woman from Chinotimba...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:40hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Simbisa Brands boss wins protection order against subordinate
A Simba Brands branch manager, Melody Mawarura, has been granted a protection order against her subordinate, Russell Mashambadova, whom she accused of persistent harassment, threats, and aggressive be...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:34hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
MP embroiled in Chitungwiza land dispute
A resident of Manyame Park, Loverjoy Chogugudza, has lodged a formal complaint with the Municipality of Chitungwiza accusing St Mary's Member of Parliament Brighton Mazhindu of corruption, abuse of of...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Woman forces hubby to accept neighbour's pregnancy
A Highfield man has successfully obtained a protection order against his wife after alleging sustained physical and emotional abuse linked to a pregnancy she conceived through an affair with their nei...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:01hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Mai TT apologises
In a dramatic U-turn, popular comedienne and socialite Mai TT has issued a heartfelt public apology to businesswoman Shingirayi Ziwange Jere, wife of CAPS United football boss and Zanu PF legislator F...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
AMH Crisis Rages On: Journalists humiliated as marketing and distribution staff treated better
The crisis at Zimbabwe's leading privately owned media house, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), continues to deepen, with journalists bearing the brunt of the company's financial turmoil.Only editor...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 14:04hrs | 577 | by Staff Reporter
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Po...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2129 | by Staff reporter
Pervert uncle jumps from 3rd Floor in wild suicide bid
In a jaw-dropping courtroom spectacle, a 38-year-old man convicted of attempted rape shocked onlookers at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court on Thursday by hurling himself from the third floor in a despe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores badly on questionable global rights index
Zimbabwe continues to slide deeper into repression and deprivation, with a damning new report by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) revealing widespread violations of civil, political, and...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 95 | 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 | 185 | by Staff reporter
US resumes student visas but orders enhanced social media vetting
The US State Department says it will resume scheduling appointments for international student visas, but will ask all applicants to make their social media accounts public for enhanced screening....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Proposed law to compel civil servants to disclose assets
Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved the Public Service Amendment Bill, a major legislative step aimed at modernising the civil service, increasing transparency, and aligning the current framework with the...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:06hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
9 rural teachers arrested for protesting
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has strongly condemned what it describes as the targeting, harassment, and arrest of its members in Mutare, Manicaland province, after a peacef...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:08hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe human rights violations in decline by 10%
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has reported a slight improvement in the country's human rights situation, noting a 10 percent decrease in violations during May 2025 compared to the previous month....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rogue cops hijack cars in broad daylight
"Stop, open the door, and drive to the station!"These chilling words have become a familiar horror for Zimbabwean motorists, often delivered with alarming ease by uniformed traffic police offi...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 13:23hrs | 1609 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors raise alarm over tough business registration rules
Bulawayo city councillors have voiced serious concern over the stringent registration requirements imposed by the local authority on small business operators, warning that the rigid system is fuelling...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:44hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Machete gangs wreak havoc in Bulawayo
Fear and frustration are mounting across Bulawayo as machete-wielding gangs continue to terrorise residents in several suburbs, leaving a trail of violence, injury, and trauma in their wake.Ov...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:37hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 995 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
Bus rank chaos and reckless competition plague Zimbabwe's public transport sector
A disturbing video recently surfaced showing two buses dangerously tailgating and jostling for a loading bay at a terminus, rekindling painful memories of the tragic 2023 Rimbi-Zebra Kiss fatal bus cr...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:18hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council is dead, needs complete overhaul
Former chairperson of Harare City Council's audit committee, Councillor Blessing Duma, has delivered a scathing indictment of the local authority, declaring that "the council is dead" and requires not...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
IPI calls for dropping charges against Blessed Mhlanga and HStv
The International Press Institute (IPI) global network has urged Zimbabwean authorities to drop all charges against media house Heart & Soul TV (HStv) and its journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who faces...Published: 31 May 2025 at 13:58hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
'Femme Fatale' and 2 accomplices in Bulawayo armed robbery horror
A suspected love triangle turned criminal gang is facing serious charges after allegedly hijacking an indrive driver, gagging him at gunpoint, and locking him in the boot of his own car in a shocking ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:55hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Vendors4ED boss loses US$50,000 claim
A Kwekwe woman, Angela Nyathi, has lost her US$50,000 civil damages lawsuit against Electrosales Hardware after alleging that a male employee made sexually inappropriate comments to her while she was ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:18hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean exemption permits saga returns to South African court
The legal saga over the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) returns to court on Tuesday as the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) hears the Department of Home Affairs' appeal against a ruling that temporaril...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:22hrs | 10305 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe already has a new breed of heroes - but your regime persecutes them
A country's liberation struggle never ends.During the burial of the late Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Winnie Cabby Mandeya at the National Heroes Acre, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared that Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:35hrs | 587 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Who Owns the Future When the Youth Are Just Campaign Props?
Every election season in Zimbabwe brings with it a familiar theatre: politicians parading youth like trophies, cladding them in party regalia, praising their energy, and promising them a future that n...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:21hrs | 175 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Son bashes mother's boyfriend
A Harare woman has been granted a protection order against her son, whom she accuses of violent and controlling behaviour rooted in disapproval of her romantic relationship.Bridget Chigwedere ...Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:22hrs | 1421 | by Staff reporter
Man ordered to stop stalking ex-wife
A Harare woman has taken her ex-husband to court, accusing him of stalking, harassment, and physical assault driven by jealousy after she moved on from their relationship.Kelly Mufambi testifi...Published: 04 May 2025 at 20:21hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Commission to probe sexual violations at universities, tertiary colleges
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has announced the launch of a nationwide investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and abuse within tertiary institutions, following years of growing con...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:10hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans and Zambians stage counter-protests at Chirundu Border Post
Trade and commercial activity ground to a halt on Monday, 28 April, at the Chirundu Border Post as Zimbabwean and Zambian nationals staged rival protests, escalating tensions at one of Southern Africa...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 2673 | by Staff reporter
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