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What lure Mzembi out of SA fox hole into Zimbabwe prison? Obvious answer is his slush fund was spent, he was broke!
Why did Walter Mzembi leave his exile fox hole in SA only to be thrown in jail back in Zimbabwe?One plausible explanation is that Walter Mzembi returned to Zimbabwe because his slush fund was ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 291 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe's daily outrage industry keeps the government smiling
Every morning in Zimbabwe, the outrage begins like clockwork. A Twitter thread appears: "The government must stop overpriced vehicle license fees!" A Facebook post demands, "Zimbabweans should insist ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 94 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Crime Alert, Help to Reduce Theft from Cars
In 2010, Inspector Chigoba, the then Officer-In-Charge and Sergeant Dube (MHSRIIP) of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Milton Park Public Relations Department approached me with a serious concern. T...Published: 6 hrs ago | 104 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe needs a new leader
Mnangagwa has turned into our modern-day Vasco da Gama, globetrotting from one nation to another and signing fruitless mega deals while the vast mass of Zimbabweans live in extreme poverty.It ...Published: 6 hrs ago | 133 | by Leonard Koni
Fake patriotism is what is killing Zimbabwe
Many things can destroy a country, but few are as dangerous as pretending to love it.On Sundays, I usually switch onto the state-controlled ZTV so that my mother, who loves watching the religi...Published: 6 hrs ago | 145 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mountain Lakes Resort, Musangano lodge offering Sanganai/Hlanganani tourists' paradise
MUTARE - As international buyers and tourists continue flocking into the country, particularly, Manicaland province for the 18th edition of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi world tourism expo; there ...Published: 11 hrs ago | 216 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Manicaland
'A Dream Fulfilled: 72-Year-Old Gogo Mawoneke Soars High on Air Zimbabwe's Inaugural Mutare-Harare Flight'
In a heartwarming moment that will be etched in her memory forever, 72-year-old Gogo Annah Mawoneke Jambe from Bocha in Manicaland province experienced the thrill of flying for the first time on Air Z...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 21:40hrs | 788 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mutare
Manicaland shines, as tourism expo puts Zim on spotlight
Manicaland province is abuzz with excitement as tourism players converge on the Sanganai/Hlanganani "Kumbanai" Expo, a premier event that showcases the country's rich cultural heritage and natural bea...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 21:27hrs | 209 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mutare
Chevrons levels T20 series with convincing win over Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe secured a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second T20 at Harare Sports Club, leveling the two-match series. The win marked Zimbabwe's first triumph over a full member side this year....Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:21hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners feast on our minerals while Zimbos starve
OUR country is richly blessed with natural resources, yet it is our people who continue to suffer in poverty. From diamonds to gold, platinum to lithium, our mineral wealth has been a constant source ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:19hrs | 393 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe, AfDB launch new fertiliser initiative
Zimbabwe is set to strengthen agricultural productivity through a new fertiliser initiative backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Agricultural Financial Services Group (AFSG), aimed at...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:19hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Granny (75) gets driver's licence
At 75, many would consider slowing down. But for Diana "Gogo" Chisvo of Mboma in Zvimba West, age is no obstacle. Her recent triumph — earning a Class Four driver's licence — has not only delighte...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:18hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
No pay hike for Zimbabwe teachers
Zimbabwean teachers are bracing for yet another term of financial hardship, after government this week indicated there will be no salary increases in the immediate future. The third term begins on Tue...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:16hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi arrest sparks wider rift among exiled Zanu-PF figures
The arrest of former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has deepened divisions within Zimbabwe's political exiles, exposing long-simmering tensions among former Zanu-PF allies now scattered across...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:13hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire fingers Zanu-PF bigwigs in drug smuggling scandal
Youth Empowerment and Development Minister and ZANU-PF politburo member, Tinomudaishe Machakaire, has made explosive claims that some senior party officials are involved in drug smuggling and distribu...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:11hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Econet restricts SmartBiz to routers only
Econet has announced that its SmartBiz data lines will stop functioning in mobile phones from September 10, 2025, and will only be accessible through Wi-Fi routers. The change was communicated to subs...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:10hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Councillors accused of death threats over allowances dispute
Two City of Harare councillors, Zodiac Duri and Austin Munamba, allegedly threatened Acting Chamber Secretary Warren Chiwawa with death after he refused to authorise allowances for a trip to Victoria ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:08hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono clarifies stance on Chamisa
Prominent Zimbabwean journalist Hopewell Chin'ono has dismissed suggestions that he is embroiled in a personal feud with former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa, insisting tha...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:07hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
High court orders eviction in land dispute
A long-running property wrangle in Bulawayo has been settled after the High Court ordered the eviction of a woman who claimed to have bought land nearly 20 years ago, but could not produce valid proof...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:05hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Remove US$2,500 registration fee for private colleges in Zimbabwe
Education stakeholders have called on the Government to reconsider the US$2,500 annual registration fee that private colleges must pay to the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), arguing th...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:03hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwe police protect illegal mining
Zimbabwe's environmental laws are among the strictest on the continent when it comes to preventing illegal mining, yet along the banks of the Mutare River, these regulations exist in name only. The st...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:03hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Zifa boss threatens lawsuit against journalist
Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Nqobile Magwizi has filed a legal case against journalist Hope Chizuzu, accusing him of publishing a series of defamatory articles targeting the football...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:01hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Calls for separation of medical insurance and health services
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Sleiman Kwidini has urged that medical insurance be strictly separated from the provision of clinical and pharmaceutical services, warning that combining the two ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:59hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in top five of Afreximbank borrowers
Zimbabwe has emerged as one of the top five borrowers from the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), highlighting its growing reliance on the regional lender at a time when global credit assessors...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:53hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Tombstones at new Bulawayo cemeteries face demolition
Bulawayo Town Clerk Christopher Dube has issued a stern warning to residents who erect tombstones in new cemeteries where only headstones are allowed, stating that offenders will face demolition order...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:51hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Charamba defends NRZ
Presidential Spokesperson and Deputy Chief Secretary George Charamba has come to the defense of the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) following public criticism and social media mockery of its trial...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:51hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chamber of Commerce calls for 'Marshal Plan'
Zimbabwe's retail and wholesale industry has lost an estimated US$3 billion in value, according to a report released this week by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), with business leader...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF takes cell verification drive to Hwange
The ruling ZANU-PF party has intensified its cell verification programme in Hwange District, aiming to strengthen membership and consolidate its grassroots presence. The exercise is being prioritised ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:48hrs | 43 | by Staff reporter
Car wash attendant steals bag with cash and gun
A 20-year-old car wash attendant, Albert Chimukuyu, has been convicted of theft after stealing a client's bag containing US$10,000 in cash and a loaded Makarov pistol from a Mercedes Benz in Harare....Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:47hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women clinch Africa qualifier title
Zimbabwe Women were crowned champions of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier after a commanding nine-wicket victory over hosts Namibia at the Namibia Cricket Ground.Namibia set a mo...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:46hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parly divided over state of health sector
Parliament on Thursday was engulfed in a heated debate over Zimbabwe's deteriorating health sector, with opposition lawmakers pressing for a declaration of a national emergency, while ruling party MPs...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:45hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's inaugural Harare-Mutare flight takes to the skies
Air Zimbabwe's maiden Harare-Mutare flight lifted off, marking a significant milestone in the country's aviation and tourism sectors.The flight, which was launched in conjunction with the Sang...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:11hrs | 424 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mutare
Jonathan Moyo's Praise-Singing to Return: It's Cold Outside the ZANU PF Bubble
I strongly advise Jonathan Moyo never to make the mistake of thinking he can return to Zimbabwe. Makuruwane is still alive and kicking. Dr. Walter Mzembi's incarceration is a clear warning of what awa...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 21:30hrs | 1481 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe-Sino ties reach new heights to the chagrin of malcontents
Earlier today, Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications George Charamba posted an insightful thread on X detailing the pivotal meeting between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Chinese Pr...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:55hrs | 473 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabweans in deadly fight over a Limpopo woman
Two Zimbabwean brothers accused of hacking a man to death with an axe and severely injuring a woman in a Limpopo village have appeared in court and were remanded in custody.The brothers, Johan...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:40hrs | 1027 | by Staff reporter
Gideon Gono's bid to avoid trial flops
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has suffered a setback in his bid to avoid trial in a US$3 million debt case, after the High Court dismissed his latest application for absol...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:39hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Woman kidnaps child to please lover
A Kadoma woman has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy and falsely presenting him to her lover as their biological child.The suspect, Sibongile Dzvairo, reportedly took...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:31hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Revolt grows against Zimbabwe's punitive tax regime
Zimbabwe's fragile fiscal environment is fast morphing into a full-blown corporate crisis, with major companies publicly condemning government's "highly complex and punitive" tax system and increasing...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:26hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Businesses ordered to place bins at premises
GWERU City Council has directed business operators and property owners to place bins outside their premises as part of efforts to promote cleanliness in the Midlands capital.In a public notice...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:25hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
US$18,000 bureau de change heist in Bulawayo
Three armed robbers staged a daring daylight heist at a bureau de change in Bulawayo's central business district on Wednesday, fleeing with more than US$18,000 and R151,000 after disarming a security ...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:24hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Harare seeks US$500,000 for drug rehab centres
HARARE Metropolitan Province urgently needs at least US$500 000 to build and equip rehabilitation centres for drug addicts, as authorities warn that substance abuse has reached crisis levels.W...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:16hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe probes foreign involvement in reserved sectors
Government is conducting a study to assess the extent of foreign participation in economic sectors legally reserved for locals, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told t...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:13hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Andby Makururu blasts local authorities
Archbishop Andby Makururu, leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa Church, has criticized local authorities for frustrating efforts to acquire land for church construction, citing bureaucracy and co...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:10hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Liberals slam calls to bring back the cane in schools
As calls grow from some lawmakers and parents to reintroduce corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools, child rights experts and organisations are warning that such a move would do more harm than good...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:09hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road width to be widened
The Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, currently eight metres wide, is set to be widened by an additional four metres, bringing it to 12 metres upon completion.Government has awarded contracts to f...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:05hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Police hunt couple in grisly Tsholotsho murder
Police are searching for a 34-year-old woman, Linnar Muzimela, and her boyfriend, identified only as Nkosi, who stand accused of murdering Muzimela's stepmother, 58-year-old Jenifer Dube, and secretly...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:58hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Man's driver's licence cancelled over fatal crash
A Harare man has been sentenced to 36 months imprisonment, with 12 months suspended, after causing a crash in Borrowdale that claimed the life of a 53-year-old passenger.According to the Natio...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:57hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor urges action on salary arrears
Mayor Councillor Jacob Mafume has called for coordinated planning with the human resources department to address outstanding salary arrears for council employees.The call follows updates from ...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:56hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Tollgate evaders cost Zimbabwe millions
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars annually to toll fee evasion, a development lawmakers say threatens the sustainability of the nation's road infrastructure.During a debate in the Nationa...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:55hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
'Still We Rise': Oliver Keith's Big Brother Africa Audition Snub Sparks Outcry Over Regional Bias
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe - Popular comedian and social commentator Oliver Keith has sparked widespread conversation following a candid Facebook post detailing h...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:30hrs | 113 | by Staff Reporter
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