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Ramaphosa's ANC dares the United States to sanction it
South Africa's biggest political party said the government won't bow to demands from Donald Trump's administration to change its policies even if that means its leaders are subjected to US sanctions....Published: 8 hrs ago | 368 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns affiliate organisations
Zanu-PF has issued a stern warning to its affiliate organisations, urging them to focus on mobilising new members for the party and refrain from causing divisions within its structures. The warning wa...Published: 11 hrs ago | 231 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei not active on social media
Sakunda Holdings has issued a strong public warning regarding a growing number of fake social media accounts impersonating prominent businessman Dr Kudakwashe Tagwirei.In an official statement...Published: 14 hrs ago | 312 | by Staff reporter
Guti's widow visits Mnangagwa
Apostle Dr Eunor Guti, leader of the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Forward in Faith Ministries International, this afternoon paid a courtesy call on President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State H...Published: 14 hrs ago | 504 | by Staff reporter
Retailer fined for selling fong kong maize meal
A local business, Natbase Investments (Private) Limited, has been fined US$300 after it was caught selling counterfeit maize meal falsely labelled under a prominent Zimbabwean brand.The compan...Published: 16 hrs ago | 244 | by Staff reporter
Man mourns non-existent baby, nearly buries a doll
KwaZulu-Natal man Nkululeko Zulu, 44, from Machibini in Mandeni, says his ex-girlfriend tricked him into thinking their baby had died.His hopes of becoming a father turned into heartbreak when...Published: 16 hrs ago | 528 | by Staff reporter
Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 16 hrs ago | 165 | by Staff reporter
Nakamba returns to action at Luton Town
Zimbabwe national team captain Marvelous Nakamba made his return to the pitch on Wednesday after being included in Luton Town's U21 squad for a friendly match against Leyton Orient.Nakamba had...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:09hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari distances self from cruise ship scam
Former Zimbabwe Warriors captain Benjani Mwaruwari has publicly disassociated himself from a fraudulent investment scheme circulating on WhatsApp, which falsely claims his involvement in a luxury crui...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 21:57hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 392 | by Reuters
Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting
Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, g...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Accused Livestock Thief Seeks High Court Relief After Alleged Theft of 485 Cattle
Gwanda - Timothy John Schultz (57), a former farm manager at Maphaneni Ranch under African Dreams Safaris (Hillcrest Farm, Gwanda), has approached the High Court seeking relief from further placement ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 523 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
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 | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn accused of abandoning injured goalkeeper
Chicken Inn FC has come under fire after goalkeeper Issah Ali accused the club of abandoning him following a serious training ground injury, despite being under contract until December 2025.In...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor to face trial over fraud
A Zanu PF councillor in Bulawayo is set to stand trial later this month over allegations that he defrauded 14 informal traders of more than US$2,000 by falsely promising them vending bays in the city ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 239 | 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 | 592 | by Staff reporter
President Lungu murdered by drug cartels in South Africa?
As we wait for the court proceedings regarding Advocate Chagwa Lungu's resting place, so many conspiracy theories are unfolding, some of which are unsettling. Before South African courts on the 4th of...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 19:32hrs | 1904 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mathibela faces vote of no confidence over Zanu-PF ties
Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) amid mounting calls for a vote of no confidence in its embattled chairperson, Andreas Ethan M...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:52hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's half-truths and the need for fact-checking
Mutsvangwa was in his element with half-truths and mistruths, but the tragedy of it all is that no journalist held him to account or even fact checked some of the things he said.The needy and ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:11hrs | 508 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Economists slam Mthuli Ncube's budget
Economists have sharply criticised Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2025 mid-term budget and economic review, accusing the government of failing to deliver the structural reforms needed to address Zimb...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:59hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Russia-Zimbabwe talks overshadowed by 'hitman' allegations
A high-powered delegation of 11 Russian officials arrived in Harare this week for a strategic meeting with Zimbabwe's Minister of Finance, Professor Mthuli Ncube, in a bid to deepen bilateral financia...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:12hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean birth control pills smuggled into South Africa
A growing syndicate involving hospital staff, informal cross-border transporters, and backyard traders is siphoning government-issued birth control pills from Zimbabwe's public health facilities and s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Econet defends fair usage policy amid backlash
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has come under fire from some of its SmartBiz customers following the enforcement of its Fair Usage Policy (FUP) on "unlimited" data packages.Critics say the move unde...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:47hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Police destroy tonnes of illicit drugs
Police yesterday publicly destroyed 18,896 litres of illicit brews, 30 kilograms of banned skin lightening products, and 121 kilograms of dagga as part of intensified efforts to curb drug and substanc...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:07hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Soros linked to Russiagate hoax
A newly unclassified document suggests George Soros' Open Society Foundation was involved in the effort by the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 to falsely accuse then-candidate Donald Trump of ties to...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 308 | by Staff reporter
Women drown during 'manjuzu' rituals
The tragic drowning of two women performing "manjuzu" (mermaid) rituals at Nyaure River in Bindura on Monday has shocked the local community and stirred anger among traditional leaders. The incident, ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's online stormtroopers target opposition women
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is increasingly relying on coordinated social media campaigns to silence dissent, with a particular focus on women activists and op...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
AMA reveals agro-input pricing disparities
The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has disclosed significant price disparities in agricultural inputs across Zimbabwe, sparking warnings from farming unions about a potential crisis that could...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Smuggled Zambian tobacco seeds raise alarm in Zimbabwe
Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that the influx threatens to erode the country...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Muchinguri summon Masimirembwa over Tagwirei bid
HARARE - ZANU-PF's second-in-command and Vice President, General (Rtd) Constantino Chiwenga, National Chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri and Secretary General, Obert Mpofu yesterday allegedly summon...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 16:17hrs | 3517 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Cop jailed for demanding US$15 bribe
A police officer stationed at ZRP Milton Park in Harare has been jailed for 10 months after he was convicted of criminal abuse of duty for attempting to extort just US$15 from a motorist during an ill...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:09hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
High Court Judge accused of fabricating judgment
Respected constitutional lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has made explosive allegations against High Court Judge Justice Never Katiyo, accusing him of inventing a court appearance and attributing legal ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:07hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Businessman back in custody over community service default
Controversial businessman Shingai Levison Muringi is back in custody after allegedly defaulting on a court-ordered community service sentence stemming from a contempt of court conviction.Murin...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Cry beloved Dembare
The most successful football team in Zimbabwe, Dynamos, is not having a good season. For the club, it is pouring rather than raining. Dynamos FC has a rich history in Zimbabwe's football ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:50hrs | 393 | by Leonard Koni
Zimfest UK organisers deny viral human waste claims reports
Organisers of Zimfest UK, the annual celebration of Zimbabwean culture in the diaspora, have dismissed viral social media claims that they were fined £3,000 by British authorities over alleged hygien...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans caught between two broken health systems
When Matilda Sibanda left Bulawayo for South Africa ten years ago, her decision was driven by Zimbabwe's collapsing healthcare system. Now 34, she finds herself in a devastating limbo - unable to acce...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:19hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs G20 help to exit debt trap
Zimbabwe's best chance of exiting a 25-year debt default is to engage the Group of 20 nations to help formulate a solution and stop trying to work its way out of the quagmire itself, World Bank Presid...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:02hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's presidential ambitions exposed
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's growing feud with business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is not merely political - it is rooted in a long-standing de...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1821 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates magistrate as trustee in bitter divorce saga
The High Court of Zimbabwe has reinstated magistrate Sandra Mupindu as a trustee of the Shamba Charashika Bvumavaranda Trust, ruling that her removal by her estranged husband, top lawyer Simon Mupindu...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Land dispute turns ugly as war vets clash over control
A bitter feud has erupted within the Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic), pitting two rival factions of liberation war veterans against each other in a chaotic battle over control of prime...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:24hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi takes over as President in Mnangagwa's absence
Vice President Kembo Campbell Dugish Mohadi has assumed the role of Acting President of Zimbabwe following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's departure to South Africa, where he is attending the 2025 Libe...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:44hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Gaming centres emerge hubs of juvenile delinquency
Gaming centres across Bulawayo, once seen as harmless recreational spots for young people, are increasingly being blamed for fuelling a wave of juvenile delinquency, truancy, and substance abuse. Auth...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:15hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Murdered taxi driver's family demands death sentence for ex-wife
Grief has turned into fury for the family of murdered taxi driver Aleck Sinoia, who believe his ex-wife, Apirizi Sekai, masterminded his gruesome killing. The emotional toll of the tragedy was laid ba...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:24hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF bigwig up for smuggling
Prominent Zanu PF politburo member and former secretary-general of the Zimbabwe National War Veterans Association, Andy Mhlanga, is scheduled to appear in court on August 13, 2025, facing charges rela...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:21hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Daggers drawn against Nurses Council of Zimbabwe
Relations between the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe (NCZ) and the Harare Institute of Public Health (HIPH) have soured after the NCZ publicly disavowed HIPH's nursing assistants training programmes, spar...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Govt swindled out of thousands for Gokwe Uhuru gig?
The government is reportedly losing thousands of dollars due to inflated accommodation bills and fraudulent tender awards involving unregistered suppliers colluding with some officials, according to s...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:20hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
If Regimond Tagwirei became President, he will not steal much!
Stealing revenues in national coffers will continue if Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa became president. It is not the same if Regimond Tagwirei: In Zambia looting became a thing of the past when Ha...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:07hrs | 538 | by Nomazulu Thata
Police dismiss reports of another Seke road accident
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed widespread social media claims alleging another traffic accident at Hunyani Bridge along Seke Road, clarifying that no such incident occurred.T...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:14hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
ZB faces shareholder revolt
ZB Financial Holdings (ZBFH) is once again embroiled in a shareholder dispute, as long-simmering tensions with prominent investor Nicholas Vingirai flare up over allegations of flawed audit procedures...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:09hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Mutinhiri appointed VP viral message dismissed
The Zimbabwean government has rubbished a viral social media statement falsely claiming that Ambassador and retired Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri has been appointed as the country's new Vice Pre...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:05hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
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