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Zimbabwe bank heist now treated as attempted robbery
What was initially reported as a major armed robbery in Mt Darwin, in which US$700,000 and 2.4 kilogrammes of gold were allegedly stolen, is now being treated as an attempted robbery, the Zimbabwe Rep...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nationals in Middle East safe
The Government of Zimbabwe has assured the public that Zimbabwean nationals who reached out to the country's diplomatic missions amid escalating tensions in the Middle East are safe and accounted for....Published: 18 hrs ago | 246 | by Staff reporter
Ministry clarifies extra lessons not illegal
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has clarified that extra lessons are not illegal under current policy, but warned that they become a disciplinary offence when teachers charge learners ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 487 | by Staff reporter
Presidential scheme disburses US$200 000 for vendors
Thousands of informal traders across Zimbabwe have received a major financial boost following the launch of the Presidential Vendors Empowerment Scheme, which has availed US$200,000 in seed capital to...Published: 18 hrs ago | 87 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fires stinging rebuke at gogo Helen's DA
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will "not yield to threats and ultimatums" in a stinging rebuke to the second biggest party in his coalition government.Ramaphosa drew the Democ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 404 | by Staff reporter
Landlord brutally attacked over missing property
A Lobengula West landlord was left bruised, bloodied, and traumatised after a furious tenant and his friend launched a brutal midnight assault in a violent row over missing belongings.The inci...Published: 22 hrs ago | 140 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered neighbours arrested
Two Nkulumane youths have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after allegedly smashing a neighbour's car window and stealing just US$20 and two white reflectors - a petty crime now threateni...Published: 22 hrs ago | 117 | by Staff reporter
Biti, Kasukuwere gang up against Tagwirei
Former cabinet ministers Saviour Kasukuwere and Tendai Biti have publicly condemned controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him as the "face of corruption" whose growing influence with...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:36hrs | 941 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son leads AK-47 armed mob at a Zimbabwe mine
A security guard is fighting for his life after a savage assault at a Mazowe mining site, allegedly orchestrated by former President Robert Mugabe's son, Bellarmine Chatunga, and a group of men armed ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1140 | by Staff reporter
Bosso acting CEO quits
Highlanders Football Club is on the verge of making a critical leadership decision that could shape its trajectory both on and off the field. The Bulawayo giants are scheduled to interview four candid...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:22hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders Leengate to vacate Rainham land
The High Court has ordered Leengate (Private) Limited, a local property developer, to vacate land at Rainham Farm within 30 days after it was found to have illegally encroached on land owned by Mitche...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:20hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Zion Church leader jailed for bush-sex with girlfriend
An unrepentant Kezi-based Zion Church leader, Colen Dube (54) will taste the wages of sin behind bars after being sentenced to three years by Matebeleland South Provincial Magistrate, Busani Sibanda....Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 19:47hrs | 2222 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/ Simbarashe Sithole in Kezi
Police launch manhunt after 13-year-old gives birth mid-air
Matabeleland South police have launched an urgent manhunt for an unidentified suspect believed to have impregnated a 13-year-old girl who gave birth mid-air while being airlifted from Maphisa Hospital...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:26hrs | 1150 | by Staff reporter
Harare's 'cursed' office
The office of the Town Clerk at Harare City Council has long been mired in controversy, corruption scandals, and political infighting, leading to widespread mismanagement and plunder of council resour...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:19hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Armed trio escapes with over US$500,000 in daring Bulawayo mine heist
Three suspected armed robbers carried out a daring heist at the Old Nic Mine in Killarney, Bulawayo, on Wednesday, making off with over US$500,000 in cash.The robbery took place shortly before...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 10:39hrs | 1629 | by Staff reporter
'Where must my family do business - Zimbabwe?'
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has firmly denied any political interference in the awarding of South Africa's lucrative national lottery licence to Sizekhaya Holdings, whose shareholders include Bell...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer threatens legal action over SDA pulpit 'desecration'
Prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has demanded a formal apology and disciplinary action from the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe following an incident he has described...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:24hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
Chombo is not dead
Former Minister of Finance Ignatius Chombo is alive and in good health, contrary to widespread rumours circulating on social media claiming he had died of prostate cancer. The clarification came from ...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:48hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Woman pours acid on love rival
A 29-year-old woman from Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South, has admitted to assaulting her friend by pouring acid on her, after accusing her of having an affair with her husband, a court heard on Tuesday...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe increases surveillance at border posts to curb drug trafficking
The Zimbabwean government has intensified efforts to curb drug trafficking by deploying drones for surveillance at border posts, a move aimed at strengthening national security and reducing the flow o...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road reconstruction begins
The Government has launched the long-anticipated reconstruction of the 435-kilometre Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road, a vital economic and tourism corridor, with expectations that the project will create...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 8602 | by Staff reporter
Smallholder farmers dominate potato market
Smallholder farmers are fast becoming the dominant force in Zimbabwe's potato industry, now supplying the bulk of produce arriving daily at Mbare Musika, the country's largest agricultural market....Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers dump vehicle, contraband after ZRP chase
MUTARE - An anti-smuggling crack team deployed in Zimbabwe's Manicaland peripheral borders intercepted and foil an attempt by unknown assailants to smuggle second-hand clothing bales from Mozambique i...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:01hrs | 352 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Divorce among Zimbabwean women up by nearly 100,000 in 10 years
Zimbabwe has witnessed a significant increase in the number of divorced or separated women over the past decade, according to the newly released 2025 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS). The...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:05hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo exposed as the beneficiary of cancer machine contract
Embattled businessman and ZANU PF-linked tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has been exposed as the beneficiary of a staggering US$437 million government contract for the supply of cancer treatment equipm...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 1230 | by Staff reporter
Jairos Tapera sent on forced leave
Manica Diamonds head coach Jairos Tapera has been sent on forced leave following a disappointing string of results, in what appears to be the beginning of a quiet managerial reshuffle at the Premier S...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:39hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Suspended HIV services resume and vaginal ring returns
After months of uncertainty and suspended services, HIV prevention efforts in Masvingo have received a major boost with the resumption of long-acting injectable Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City destroys 1,6t of chicken
The Masvingo City Council last Friday destroyed 1.6 tonnes of chicken smuggled into Zimbabwe from South Africa without veterinary clearance, declaring the consignment unfit for human consumption....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:33hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Surely, what lessons in business success can Tagwirei teach our youth?
Our youth are the greatest asset to our nation's future, and we cannot afford to lead them astray.Zimbabwe is a nation desperate for authentic leadership, especially for its youth. ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 266 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Lithium rush a crossroads for Zimbabwe's future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world's total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare eart...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 314 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
Hwange mining concessions, rights taken by outsiders
Shocking revelations have surfaced showing that all mining concessions and rights in Hwange District are held by non-residents, sparking widespread outrage over what critics say is the government's de...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Russian pilots flying Zimbabwe's air ambulances
Zimbabwe's much-touted free air ambulance service is currently being operated and maintained by Russian pilots and technicians, due to a shortage of local expertise, Health and Child Care Minister Dou...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Fuel tanker leaks thousands of litres near Umguza river
A potentially devastating catastrophe was narrowly avoided on Saturday when a fuel tanker carrying 37,000 litres of petrol and diesel was involved in a road accident along the Bulawayo-Harare Highway,...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
6 killed in tragic head-on collision
Six people lost their lives on Sunday evening in a horrific road accident involving a Honda Fit and a heavy truck along the Mutare-Harare Highway near Yorkshire in Headlands.The crash occurred...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records decline in malaria cases
As Zimbabwe emerges from its peak malaria transmission season, the Ministry of Health and Child Care has reported a notable drop in new malaria infections - but a sharp and troubling increase in malar...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's sneak back to politics sparks more infighting
Nelson Chamisa's sneak back to politics has sparked more infighting than inspiration. It feels less like a political revival and more like a kindergarten drama play. Instead of healing the fractured o...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1604 | by Dereck Goto
Detective Kedha fights back after police deny Interpol link
Controversial private investigator and social media personality Tafadzwa Chidawa, popularly known as Detective Kedha, has fired back at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) after the force publicly diso...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:45hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Comparing baseline and net play in tennis
In tennis, 2 primary styles dominate strategic play: baseline play and net play. The 2 of them offer distinct advantages and require different skill sets, influencing how players approach matches. Pun...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:43hrs | 31 | by Staff Reporter
Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF launches cell verification drive
The ruling ZANU-PF party has embarked on a wide-reaching cell verification exercise across all six political administrative districts in Mashonaland West Province, as part of a strategic effort to for...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 11:07hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Harare's disappearing hills
From a distance, the jagged ridgelines cutting across parts of Harare might appear to be natural geological remnants — monuments of the city's ancient terrain. But up close, these formations tell a ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Chief blames rising HIV cases on marital infidelity
Traditional leader Chief Ndanga, born Wilson Makono, has expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in HIV infections in Zaka District, particularly in the Ndanga area, attributing the trend to gro...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:56hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
South African donates food to 250 families in Mbembesi
On Tuesday, 250 families in Mbembesi received much-needed food parcels from the Mkiva Humanitarian Foundation, led by its president, Zolani Mkiva, a prominent member of the Congress of Traditional Lea...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:18hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy fails to appear in court again
Self-proclaimed prophet Tapiwa Freddy has, for the tenth time, failed to appear at the Kadoma Magistrate's Court, where he is a key witness in a legal battle over a disputed land donation involving pr...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Hwange locals marginalised in coal mining rights
Only three residents from Hwange currently hold mining rights in the coal-rich district of Matabeleland North, raising alarm over the systematic exclusion of locals from the region's lucrative mining ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 142 | 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 | 183 | by Staff reporter
Warmonger joins Israel in attacking Iran, strikes Fordow, Isfahan, Natanz sites
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced that United States forces struck three Iranian nuclear sites in a "very successful attack", adding that the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility is "gone"....Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
3 shortlisted for Bosso CEO job
Highlanders Football Club are poised to appoint a new chief executive officer, with final interviews for the vacant post expected to conclude on Friday morning.The CEO position has been unoccu...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 591 | by Staff reporter
Bard Santner sponsors Zimbabwean special Olympians
Leading financial advisory firm Bard Santner has extended its corporate social responsibility (CSR) footprint by sponsoring three Zimbabwean golfers with intellectual disabilities who are competing in...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dam deal will leave ratepayers drowning in bills
A $126 million plan to construct the Glass Block Dam in the Umzingwane catchment area could finally provide relief for Bulawayo's persistent water shortages. However, the project's private financing m...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
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