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BCC creates 100,000 graves
Bulawayo City Council has allocated an additional 54 hectares of land for the expansion of Luveve Cemetery, a move expected to accommodate up to 100,000 graves amid a growing shortage of burial space ...Published: 1 hr ago | 32 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loyalist in trouble
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe could be facing political turbulence after Youth Minister Tino Machakaire delivered what appeared to be a veiled warning against him during a Zanu-PF women's lea...Published: 2 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
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: 19 hrs ago | 572 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe fuel prices remain among Africa's highest
Zimbabwe's fuel prices remain among the highest in Africa despite a minor adjustment announced this month.Data from the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) shows petrol prices dropped ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:21hrs | 408 | 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 | 479 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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 | 408 | 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 | 230 | 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 | 189 | by Staff reporter
Serial cellphone thief seeks charging help from victim he robbed
A 29-year-old serial cellphone thief, Trevor Nkomo from Mathendele in Plumtree, has left local bar patrons and communities questioning whether his recurring movie-style actions were driven by drunkenn...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:36hrs | 293 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
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 | 1579 | by Nomazulu Thata
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
Mnangagwa endorsed for 'life presidency'
A traditional leader from Manicaland has landed in hot water after endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a "life presidency," reigniting concerns over chiefs' involvement in partisan politics....Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:12hrs | 490 | by Staff reporter
Woman performs oral sex on 5-year-old boy
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court after she allegedly performed oral sexual acts on a five-year-old boy, who is an ECD pupil at a Bulawayo school.Veronica Sibanda from Mzilikazi appeared b...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sits on damning Harare corruption report
Two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the Justice Cheda Commission of Inquiry report into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at Town House, no action has been taken, raisi...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 13:17hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Maid brutally murdered her employer
A 31-year-old maid has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after the High Court in Hwange found her guilty of helping her husband murder their employer in a calculated plot to loot property and raise...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:49hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants falling prey to loan sharks
Thousands of Zimbabwean civil servants are falling prey to loan sharks, with some operating through the Salary Service Bureau (SSB) to directly access workers' salaries. A recent survey by Business Ti...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 08:31hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Man's child maintenance reduced from US$300 to US$50
A Harare man who was previously paying US$300 per month in child maintenance will now pay US$50, after Harare Civil Court Magistrate Ms Faina Makumbe granted his application for a downward variation....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:35hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!
To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in So...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:36hrs | 592 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man axed for refusing to give villagers scotch cart lift
A 38-year-old man, Tabona Ndlovu from village 13, Dombodema (Plumtree), under headman Khesari Nkomo, was heavily assaulted and struck with an axe by other villagers for allegedly turning down their de...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 13:56hrs | 692 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Mukuru runs out of cash
Hundreds of recipients of diaspora remittances in Masvingo were left stranded on Monday after Mukuru, Zimbabwe's largest international money transfer agent, temporarily ran out of cash.Benefic...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:31hrs | 1760 | by Staff reporter
Pastor remanded for sodomising church member
Pastor Severino Mbwende of New Creation Life Church in Zvishavane has been remanded in custody on charges of sodomizing an 18-year-old church member.Mbwende appeared before Kwekwe Magistrate M...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:28hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Tinted windows confusion: Motorists fined despite government denial of ban
Zimbabwean motorists are caught in a fog of conflicting government statements over the legality of tinted vehicle windows - and this morning, some drivers found themselves on the receiving end of poli...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:27hrs | 1262 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa's urban cash transfer scheme collapses
In the heart of Bulawayo, where daily life is already defined by struggle, the collapse of the government's Urban Cash Transfer Programme has left families facing deepening hunger and despair. Once ha...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
White SA party criticises Ramaphosa's Zimbabwe land reform praise
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has strongly criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks praising Zimbabwe's land reform programme during his visit to Harare last week.IOL reported last week t...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:36hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans overhaul of liberation war shrines abroad
Government will soon embark on a major facelift of liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries where thousands of Zimbabwe's fallen heroes lie in mass graves, many of them still unmarked....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:30hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Is ZB Life Assurance a trap for exploitation and abuse?
When the powerful prey on the poor and desperate, it ceases to be business and becomes sheer bullying.There is a disturbing trend taking place at ZB Life Assurance, the insurance subsidiary of...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 16:52hrs | 534 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa set to tie up $533 million railway revamp deal
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday met executives of the China Railway Group (CRG) in Beijing to finalise a transformative US$533 million deal to overhaul Zimbabwe's deteriorating railway system,...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 09:31hrs | 1460 | by Staff reporter
CUT's student DJ dies in crash
Another tragedy has struck Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) after the death of Mclarian Chando, a popular student DJ, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident in Chiredzi. His pas...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:03hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Gaps in Zimbabwe's devolution implementation exposed
A new report on Zimbabwe's devolution programme has revealed that women are being sidelined in key decision-making processes at the local government level.The study, conducted by the Zimbabwe ...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:02hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
NRZ to revive Harare-Mutare passenger train
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has confirmed plans to reintroduce passenger services on the Harare-Mutare route, ending a four-year hiatus that left travellers dependent on road transport....Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:36hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers trapped in debt
Zimbabwe's tobacco industry has continued to record impressive export earnings, with revenues approaching US$1 billion in 2024. However, behind the success story, many smallholder farmers say they are...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:35hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Health officials stuck in 4-year court limbo
Three former senior officials at Masvingo Provincial Hospital remain trapped in a legal battle that has dragged on for four years, highlighting long-standing concerns about Zimbabwe's sluggish justice...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 05:55hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Is China's red carpet for Mnangagwa a thank you for allowing Chinese companies to plunder our natural resources?
My late father used to warn me: be careful, for those who act as your friends may, in fact, be using you.When President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his place among world leaders at China's Grand ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 16:09hrs | 425 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Uncle jailed 20 years for impregnating niece
A Shamva-based man was arraigned before the Bindura regional magistrates courts on Friday.The 24-year-old man, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, was jailed for 20 years by magistrate Am...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 11:49hrs | 1575 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Warriors depart for Abidjan ahead of World Cup Qualifier
Locally based senior national team players have left for Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, ahead of Zimbabwe's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Benin on Friday.The travelling group includes goalke...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 07:19hrs | 643 | by Staff reporter
Caps United fans turn on coach
Fury erupted at Rufaro Stadium yesterday as angry Caps United fans hurled missiles onto the pitch and confronted coach Ian Bakala following a crushing 3-1 home defeat to ZPC Kariba that dragged the Gr...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 05:57hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
Zimra officer loses GD6 to thieves while refueling
A senior investigations officer with the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) was left counting heavy losses after his Toyota GD6 double cab was stolen at a Bulawayo service station on Saturday....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:19hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Graduate dies in road accident hours after graduation
A Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) graduate tragically died in a road traffic accident just hours after being capped at the institution's 2025 graduation ceremony.The deceased, Panashe ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 1095 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa henchman's probe raises eyebrows
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe's call for a special taskforce to investigate councils has triggered sharp debate, with critics accusing the government of seeking tighter contr...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:29hrs | 203 | by Styaff reporter
Bulawayo hit by wave of armed robberies
Bulawayo residents have been left living in fear after three armed robbery incidents rocked the city in a single day this week, leaving victims traumatised and police racing to track down the suspects...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
7 family members die in kombi crash
Tragedy struck on the Harare–Nyamapanda Road when seven members of the same family died in a crash that left nine others injured.The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed that the acciden...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Cleansing ritual rape lands prophet in court
A self-proclaimed prophet from Filabusi has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old teenager who is also his niece under the pretext of healing her. The prophet who cannot be named for ethica...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:38hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Murder-accused officer returns to duty
Residents of Malalume Village in Bulilima District say they are living in fear following the return to duty of a police officer previously accused of murder.Constable Blessed Moyo, stationed a...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:25hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe forms special Anti-Corruption Taskforce
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has partnered with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) to establish a special taskforce aimed at tackling graft and maladministration in lo...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:22hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
False murder reports spark panic
Norton residents were thrown into panic this week following the circulation of false reports claiming multiple arrests in connection with the recent gruesome murders in the town. Hundreds of residents...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:21hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Businessman, five others die in road accident
Six people, including well-known Mutare transport operator Mr. Godfrey Chikosi, lost their lives in a devastating road accident that occurred last night at the Himalaya Turn-Off along the Mutare-Chima...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Underwear argument leads to stabbing
Eunice Ngwenya, a 32-year-old woman from Makwika Village, appeared in Hwange Regional Court facing charges of attempted murder following a violent domestic dispute that left her boyfriend, Mbekezeli S...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Refereeing decisions cast shadow over PSL relegation drama
The conclusion of the 2025 Castle Lager Premiership season has left GreenFuel FC and its fans reeling after the club was relegated, finishing fourth from the bottom on the log due to a narrow point di...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:48hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face midfield crisis
Michael Nees has named his 24-man Warriors squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda, but serious midfield problems threaten to derail Zimbabwe's campaign before a ball is k...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Woman abandons children after cellphone dispute
A domestic dispute in Sakubva, Mutare, took a dramatic turn on Saturday after a woman abandoned her two young children, aged six and one, following a confrontation with her husband over alleged infide...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 1717 | by Staff reporter
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