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Zimbabwe ANC calls for July 1 to be declared Joshua Nkomo Day
The opposition Zimbabwe African National Congress (ZANC) has urged the government to declare July 1 a public holiday in honour of the late national hero and former Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nyongo...Published: 13 hrs ago | 135 | by Staff reporter
Amos Chibaya acquitted of incitement charges
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Amos Chibaya has been acquitted of politically motivated charges of incitement to violence, in a ruling widely welcomed by his party and human rig...Published: 14 hrs ago | 160 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo donates US$250,000 to honour Joshua Nkomo's legacy
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has paid glowing tribute to Zimbabwe's late Vice President and liberation icon, Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, while pledging a significant donation of US...Published: 17 hrs ago | 578 | 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: 19 hrs ago | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' movement slams 13 unions for inaction
The Zimbabwe Teachers Remuneration Struggle Movement (ZTRS) has launched a scathing attack on 13 registered teacher unions, accusing them of failing to effectively advocate for improved salaries and w...Published: 19 hrs ago | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lawyers to march against Chitepo training for judges
Zimbabwean lawyers will take to the streets tomorrow in protest against what they describe as a blatant attempt by the government to undermine judicial independence and politicise the judiciary throug...Published: 21 hrs ago | 438 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF convenes high-level meetings this week
ZANU-PF is set to hold a series of high-level meetings this week, beginning with a Politburo session scheduled for today at the party's national headquarters in Harare. The meetings come at a critical...Published: 21 hrs ago | 105 | by Staff reporter
32 arrested in police raid on illicit liquor plant in Harare
Thirty-two people, including seven foreign nationals, have been arrested following a police raid on an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant operating under the name Samna Liquor Company in Harare. The ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 317 | by Staff reporter
Riot police besiege Bulawayo High Court
Heavily armed riot police yesterday descended on the Bulawayo High Court, blocking journalists and activists from attending a high-profile hearing in which opposition leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo sought ...Published: 21 hrs ago | 401 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remembers Dr Joshua Nkomo, 26 years on
Today marks 26 years since the passing of Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as "Father Zimbabwe," with the nation pausing to reflect on the enduring legacy of the late liberat...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:59hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
ZRA to conduct leakage test on Kariba Dam plunge pool
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has announced that a controlled leakage test on Sluice 3 at Kariba Dam will take place on 2 July 2025, marking a critical milestone in the ongoing Kariba Dam Rehabili...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:24hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gambling machines in Beitbridge to be destroyed
The Lotteries and Gaming Board of Zimbabwe will on Wednesday, July 3, destroy a consignment of illegal gaming machines confiscated earlier this year during a crackdown on unlicensed gambling operation...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:18hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Chatunga Mugabe arrested over brutal assault
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in connection with a violent assault on mine workers near the Mugabe family estate...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:16hrs | 722 | by Staff reporter
Police bust drug trafficking rings in Beitbridge
Two major drug trafficking operations have been foiled by Zimbabwean police in Beitbridge, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of illicit substances valued at more than US$34,000...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:26hrs | 309 | 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 | 395 | by Staff reporter
Sadza eater sentenced for attempting to smuggle stolen Toyota
The Mokopane Regional Court has imposed six years of direct imprisonment against a 37-year-old Zimbabwean man, Joseph Kungwengwe, after he was found in possession of a stolen vehicle, a Toyota Corolla...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:24hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to clear pre-2009 pensions backlog
The Zimbabwean Government is finalizing amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 162 of 2023 to fast-track compensation payments to private sector pensioners who lost significant value in their s...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:23hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Muduvuri distances self from Central Committee race
ZANU-PF National Consultative Assembly (NCA) member Jimaya Muduvuri has dismissed reports linking him to the race for a position in the ruling party's influential Central Committee, declaring he has n...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:11hrs | 101 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn
Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, ina...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:08hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF pushes for law criminalising govt criticism
Ruling party ZANU-PF legislators are doubling down on calls to criminalise criticism of government shortcomings, reigniting concerns over shrinking democratic space and rising authoritarianism in Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Mugodhi Church members die as robbers pounce on their prayer mountain
Two people from Mugodhi church died after they slipped and fell on rocks in Mazowe when armed robbers allegedly pounced on them at their prayer mountain &...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 21:52hrs | 1992 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Zimbabweans unite to buy Greatman a car after Chivayo snub
In a powerful show of unity and compassion, Zimbabweans at home and in the diaspora have raised more than US$10,000 (approximately R185,000) through a GoFundMe campaign to support wheelchair-bound mus...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:31hrs | 1416 | by Staff reporter
Man run over by train
A man was fatally run over by a train at Odzi Siding near Mutare early Monday morning, the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has confirmed.In a statement released shortly after the incident,...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:30hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
'Bring in ZACC to clean up Highlanders'
Highlanders Football Club is currently engulfed in a storm of controversy following the sudden resignation of Acting CEO Kindman Ndlovu, who last week submitted a scathing letter citing a toxic workin...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:14hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Residents demand accountability over CDF
Frustrated residents across Masvingo province have written to their elected representatives demanding transparency and accountability in the use of Constituency Development Funds (CDF) and ploughback ...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:06hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
ZRP warns public over fake traffic fine scam
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a strong warning to motorists and the general public against falling for a fake message circulating on social media, which falsely instructs recipients to...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:46hrs | 1338 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Knives out for Zanu-PF's Muchinguri Kashiri
Tensions are rising within Zanu PF as party insiders openly criticize national chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri for failing to organise overdue district coordination committee (DCC) elections, a k...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Mabika clinches ZANU PF Manicaland Women's league top post
Dorothy Mabika has emerged victorious in the re-run of the ZANU PF Manicaland Women's League chairperson election held in Mutare on Sunday, defeating rival Mercy Sacco by 23 votes to 16.The el...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 21:09hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter
Togarepi re-elected as ZILIWACO chairperson
Pupurai Togarepi has been unanimously re-elected as Chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Collaborators Association (ZILIWACO) following a well-attended national congress held at the ZAN...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:10hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Thieves steal US$7,000 tobacco at farm
Police in Rusape have launched a manhunt for five armed robbers who attacked Riplemade Farm on Monday night and made off with 12 tobacco bales valued at US$7,039.The robbery, which occurred ar...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:52hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Pearls cast before a swine: does not know what to do with them
Power was trust upon him: Chamisa was literally given power by former President Tsvangirai on his death bed. He was terminally ill; it was a matter of days and hours; Tsvangirai died leaving Chamisa b...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:31hrs | 381 | by Nomazulu Thata
Job Sikhala reunites divided Zimbabwe opposition leaders
In a historic and unprecedented gathering, Zimbabwe's long-divided opposition leaders came together on Friday night, sharing the same stage and microphone in a unified call to end Zanu-PF's decades-lo...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:18hrs | 2204 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama compares Zimbabwe to colonial Rhodesia
Former Botswana president Ian Khama launched a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF and government leadership during the launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's book, Footprints in the...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 803 | by Staff reporter
Frustrated activists take matters into own hands
Community structures under the banner of Community Tolerance Reconciliation and Development (Cotrad) in Masvingo province have launched a pointed campaign to hold public officials accountable for the ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:17hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Herbert Nkala to exit OK Zimbabwe in restructuring move
OK Zimbabwe has announced a major leadership reshuffle and a US$30.5 million capital-raising initiative aimed at stabilising operations and restoring market confidence, as the retail giant battles int...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:17hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus of teachers hits Zimbabwe's education sector
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing a worsening crisis as thousands of government-employed teachers continue to resign each year due to poor salaries, lack of job satisfaction, and growing politicis...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:03hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Dembare teetering on the edge of collapse
Once the undisputed giants of Zimbabwean football, Dynamos Football Club is now teetering on the edge of collapse. After years of decline, fans are beginning to fear the unthinkable - that the legenda...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 21:15hrs | 2200 | by Staff reporter
Man sets girlfriend's house ablaze
Police have launched a manhunt for a 29-year-old man from Zhombe who is on the run after allegedly attempting to murder his girlfriend by setting her house on fire while she was asleep.Nyasha ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:20hrs | 806 | by Staff reporter
Shuvai Mahofa's family faces eviction threat
The family of the late Zanu-PF politician, Shuvai Mahofa, may soon be evicted from a farm she seized during Zimbabwe's land reform era, amid claims that Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate and Wil...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:14hrs | 691 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers abandon vehicle, contraband in police chase
Police in Manicaland have impounded an abandoned Honda Fit packed with smuggled bales of second-hand clothes following a high-speed chase involving an anti-smuggling crack team on June 23, 2025....Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Former Wenela miners call for Mnangagwa intervention
Former Zimbabwean miners who worked in South African mines under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in efforts to secure th...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
India backs Zimbabwe's UN Security Council seat bid
India has officially endorsed Zimbabwe's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027 to 2028 term, bolstering Harare's campaign for enhanced global re...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Sanyatwe apologises to the Seventh-Day Adventist
The Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church has confirmed that Sports Minister Anselem Sanyatwe has apologised for making politically charged remarks during a recent religious event in Nyanga, Manicaland, ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 20:37hrs | 2562 | by Staff reporter
Council embroiled in US$18k advance salary scandal
Chiredzi Town Council is embroiled in a financial scandal after it emerged that nearly US$18,000 in salary advances given to employees remains unaccounted for, with some beneficiaries having already l...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:24hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Robbery cases increasing across Zimbabwe
A surge in violent armed robberies has gripped Zimbabwe, with police confirming two major heists in Mt Darwin and Bulawayo that have left authorities scrambling to track down suspects behind the braze...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:22hrs | 265 | 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: 27 Jun 2025 at 16:35hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Pervert uncle jumps from 3rd Floor in wild suicide bid
In a jaw-dropping courtroom spectacle, a 38-year-old man convicted of attempted rape shocked onlookers at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court on Thursday by hurling himself from the third floor in a despe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights spill into public
Deepening factional tensions within Zanu-PF's Manicaland women's league were on full display during a Provincial Co-ordination Committee (PCC) meeting held in Mutare, as rival camps clashed over leade...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
Ncube warns against Zanu-PF factionalism
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Owen Ncube, has issued a stern warning to Zanu-PF members in the province, cautioning them against using the ongoing cell verification exercise to ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:25hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
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