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Malema urges Zimbabweans to seek jobs at home
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has urged Zimbabweans to seek employment opportunities within their own municipalities, such as Harare, instead of South Africa, while reiterating ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 14:30hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa wants to know what 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' really means, he should learn from Rhodesians!
Sometimes, words are cheap, and it is often those who boast the most who achieve the least.When the late Robert Mugabe popularized the phrase 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' - and his successor E...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:08hrs | 383 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Over 2 000 jobs created at Manhize'
Over 2,000 jobs have already been created at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in its first operational phase, with the number expected to double as the US$1 billion project expands, a senior gove...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 20:48hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi in Angola to honour fallen liberation fighters
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has arrived in Luanda, Angola, on a visit dedicated to paying homage to Zimbabwean liberation war fighters who perished on Angolan soil during the struggle for independence...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:40hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's silence on Operation Dudula worrisome
South Africa's vigilante groups that thrive on anti-immigrant sentiment are once again on the rampage, and Zimbabweans are the main victims — this time at health institutions.According to So...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 18:48hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
5 Unique Cultural Experiences You Can Only Have in Vietnam
Vietnam is a land of contrasts, where old traditions blend with vibrant city life and peaceful countryside. Ancient villages and bustling markets thrive alongside modern skyscrapers and high-tech fact...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 115 | by Staff Reporter
British soldiers using sex workers in Kenya
An investigation by the British Army has revealed that some personnel stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) continue to engage sex workers despite a formal ban, with the practice o...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:36hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Villagers protest secretive timber tender in Zimbabwe
Villagers and local leaders in the Mabale area of Hwange District have voiced outrage over what they describe as a secretive timber harvesting tender awarded to Teak Baron (Pvt) Ltd by the Hwange Rura...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:04hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Mutare hotels fully booked ahead of Hlanganani expo
Mutare's hotels and lodges are already fully booked ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo, set for September 10–12, forcing many visitors to search for alternative accommodation....Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 17:34hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa blocks ZCDC diamond sale
Zimbabwe's state-owned diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has been plunged into a deeper financial crisis after its sole shareholder, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), ve...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:25hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Khune, Katsande star at rural Gwanda stadium opening
Kaizer Chiefs legends Itumeleng Khune and Willard Katsande were greeted with a hero's welcome in the small rural centre of Manama, near Gwanda, over the weekend as they attended the official launch of...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 19:55hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Body of drowned cop found after seven day search
The body of Constable Joseph Masvora (24), who drowned last Sunday at Bubi-Lupane Dam alongside Brian Thulani Ngwenya (26), was finally recovered yesterday morning, bringing to an end a grueling seven...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:41hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Mutoko locals question true benefits of granite mining
The Mutoko Rural District Council (MRDC) has praised the black granite-rich district as a key pillar of Zimbabwe's mining economy, even as local communities raise concerns over whether they are seeing...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:55hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Illegal logging costs Zimbabwe millions
Deep in the misty Eastern Highlands, along the Zimbabwe–Mozambique border, the whine of chainsaws has replaced the natural chorus of birdsong. Towering indigenous and exotic trees, some centurie...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:29hrs | 74 | 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 | 106 | by Staff reporter
Body of Lupane cop still missing after dam tragedy
The search continues for the body of a 24-year-old police officer who drowned on Sunday after a boat capsized at Bubi-Lupane Dam in Matabeleland North province, claiming two lives.Joseph Masvo...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:52hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
90,000 Zimbabweans in SA apply for exemption permits
More than 90,000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa have applied for waivers to regularise their stay and avoid the threat of deportation, the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa has revealed. The disc...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt chefs scramble to save cement project
Senior government officials have stepped in to rescue a multi-million-dollar Chinese-run cement plant in Magunje, Mashonaland West, as mounting community resistance and environmental concerns threaten...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:38hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Delta driver in $17,000 beer heist
A beer delivery driver employed by Delta Beverages in Hwange has been hauled before the courts after allegedly masterminding a booze-related scam that siphoned nearly US$17,000 worth of Chibuku Super ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:26hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Renewed scrutiny for Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe's crown jewel of tourism and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - has come under fierce scrutiny from environmentalists amid allegations of unchecked commercial development threatening the area's e...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Violence breaks out at Vumbachikwe Mine as panners fight over gold
Violence broke out at the Vumbachikwe Mine in Gwanda on Tuesday morning, where illegal gold panners who are now the order of the day were fighting over gold.Since the closure of the mine in No...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:45hrs | 1012 | by Stephen Jakes
Private companies drawing water from Kalope Dam condemned
Communities in Hwange have raised serious concerns over mining companies extracting water from Kalope Dam, warning that the practice threatens to cause severe water shortages for locals who rely on th...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
BCC approves building plans valued at over US$3m
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has approved building plans worth over US$3 million for May 2025, reflecting a slight decrease in construction activity compared to the previous month. This is according to...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:08hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers join night-time gold rush
In a startling development highlighting Zimbabwe’s worsening economic crisis, teachers from Fusira, Musvovi, and Madzivanyika schools in Masvingo South have reportedly joined illegal gold panning ac...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:11hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa calls for Uhuru day celebrations to deliver development
Residents of Maphisa have called on the government to ensure that the hosting of the 2026 Independence Day celebrations at the growth point leads to meaningful and lasting development rather than serv...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:10hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
State diamond firm lays off hundreds to avoid collapse
Zimbabwe's state-controlled diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has launched a major retrenchment exercise in a desperate bid to stave off collapse, following a brutal cra...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:08hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Bikita soap factory sparks ownership dispute
A long-abandoned soap factory in Majaya Village, Ward 32 under Chief Marozva in Bikita West has become the centre of a dispute between the local village head and members of the community who once oper...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:41hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei unveils a wave of philanthropic gestures
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei made a dramatic return to the political spotlight over the weekend in Epworth, just days after ZANU PF postponed a decision on his admission to the party's Central ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean prophet claims to raise woman from the dead
Six years after the world watched in disbelief as a Congolese pastor staged a fake resurrection in South Africa, a Zimbabwean self-styled prophet, T Mapisarema, has triggered controversy with his own ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:56hrs | 544 | 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
Zimbabwe govt slams shoddy workmanship
The government has strongly condemned the poor construction standards at Bhale Rural Health Centre in Hwange District, warning the contractor to urgently rectify the substandard work or risk having th...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:30hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Pakistani millers wreck havoc
Local grain milling companies are crying foul over the invasion of stipulated reserved sectors by foreign nationals.Speaking on the sidelines of an engagement with the Grain Millers Associatio...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 22:37hrs | 685 | by Paul Ndou
Zanu-PF violence changed man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 11:04hrs | 527 | by Matthew Takaona
Local millers cry foul over foreign takeover of reserved sector
Local grain milling companies have raised alarm over what they describe as the growing invasion of Zimbabwe's legally reserved sectors by foreign nationals, particularly Pakistani business operators....Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:12hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
South Africa's colonial name to be changed?
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and other political parties plan to approach parliament and the Constitutional Review Committee to change South Africa's name to the Republic of Azania, among...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 19:36hrs | 3889 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered after stopping to help a stranded couple
What began as a selfless late-night gesture ended in tragedy after a 32-year-old man was hacked to death while helping a stranded couple restart their car in Maphisa, Matabeleland South.Police...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:06hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks tracks lion spotted In Chegutu
A lion has been spotted roaming along Chakari Road in Chegutu, triggering widespread alarm among residents and prompting swift action from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:25hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Cautious optimism over Old Gwanda Road upgrade
Ward 19 councillor for Maphisa, Nqobizitha Ngwenya of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has expressed cautious optimism following a presentation by Zwane Investments, the company contracted to ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:04hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Residents panic after lion sighting near town
Residents of Chegutu town in Mashonaland West province are gripped by fear following the sighting of a stray lion roaming in nearby bushes, causing widespread panic in the community.The big ca...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:38hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
US$15m mine to open in Mutawatawa
The construction of Zim Win Mine in Mutawatawa, Uzumba-Maramba-Pfungwe (UMP) district, is nearing completion, marking a significant step forward in Zimbabwe's rural industrialisation agenda.Of...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:22hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
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 | 139 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland mining communities demand fair benefits
Mining communities across Manicaland Province have intensified calls for local policies that prioritise their welfare and ensure they derive tangible benefits from the extraction of the region's rich ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:02hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Gold panners continue to invade Vumbachikwe Mine
Vumbachikwe Mine community members have complained over the random blasting occurring at the mine amid revelations gold panners continue to invade the min...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 22:44hrs | 479 | by Stephen Jakes
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 | 146 | by Staff reporter
Land dispute and murder allegations stir tensions at Dandrennam farm
A storm is brewing at Dandrennam Farm in Lions Den, Mashonaland West Province, as a long-standing land dispute intensifies amid revived murder accusations and alleged political interference. The 578.5...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean communities raise alarm over lithium mining impacts
As global demand for lithium surges to power electric vehicles and household solar batteries, the scramble for Zimbabwe's rich lithium deposits is exposing deep-rooted tensions between economic intere...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:09hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
'CIO' attempt to disrupt private birthday bash
Suspected State security operatives allegedly tried to halt a private birthday celebration for Patrick Cheza's grandmother, sparking concern among locals about the government's respect for individual ...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:34hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Parliamentarian demands share of wildlife cake for locals
Lawmaker Fanuel Cumanzala has called for urgent reforms in Zimbabwe's wildlife governance systems to place local communities, such as those in his constituency, at the heart of conservation effo...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Inside Zimbabwe's market of pregnant vendors
Commuters along Seke Road have started calling the busy H Bus stop by a new and curious name - "Pamimba", a term referring to pregnancy in Shona. The moniker reflects an unusual yet poignant reality: ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
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