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Zanu-PF to take stock at Annual People's Conference
ZANU-PF will, in about three months' time hold it's Annual National People's Conference. Zimpapers Politics Hub Senior Reporter Joseph Madzimure (JM) spoke to ZANU-PF Secretary-General, Dr Obert Mpofu...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:36hrs | 334 | by Staff reporter
Sanyatwe infurirates Chamisa's lawyer again
A storm of outrage has erupted after former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander and current Minister of Sports, Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, declared during a church service that the ruling Zanu-PF part...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:19hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
Muswere appoints ZBC board
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Jenfan Muswere has officially appointed the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board, more than a year after several members began servin...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:05hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF UK donates equipment to boost party operations
ZANU-PF's United Kingdom District has donated a consignment of modern technological equipment to the party in a gesture aimed at enhancing operational efficiency and supporting the revolutionary party...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 18:12hrs | 598 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu charges dropped
The State has withdrawn fraud charges against businessman Moses Mpofu and ZANU PF central committee member Mike Chimombe in a case involving an allegedly corrupt lighting tender awarded by the Harare ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 12:52hrs | 2799 | by Staff reporter
Gold rally is bringing new riches to rural Zimbabwe
In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the small town's bars.The th...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 2357 | by Ray Ndlovu
Nedbank Zimbabwe wins US$2m Supreme Court case
The Supreme Court has thrown out an appeal by Israel-based firm Magic Software Enterprises Limited, which had sought to overturn a High Court decision that ruled nearly US$2 million held in a Nedbank ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:20hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch digital platform to fight counterfeit products
In a significant move to protect consumers and ensure fair trade, the Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, is preparing to launch a digital ...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 12:39hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council faces power cuts
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) risks further electricity disconnections as the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) enters the final phase of its prepaid meter installat...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:38hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland faces severe shortage of Headmaster?
Matabeleland is grappling with a critical shortage of school heads, with 173 vacancies needing urgent filling across both primary and secondary schools in the region - a reflection of Zimbabwe's ongoi...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:33hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Woman vows celibacy until jailed 'fake doctor' fiancé is freed
In a poignant tale of love tested by crime and conviction, 23-year-old Hazel Mangwiro has vowed to remain celibate until the release of her fiancé, Taurai "Prosper" Vanhuvaone, a man recently jailed ...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 16:12hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu's defence object to tendering of new documents
Lawyers representing businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe on Thursday protested in court after the prosecution attempted to introduce a crucial document in the ongoing trial over a controversial ...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 18:31hrs | 736 | by Staff reporter
Police officer up for stock theft
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer stationed at Plumtree is in soup after he allegedly connived with another villager to steal and sell a bull....Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 13:29hrs | 523 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mpilo bogus doctor caged 5 and half years
A man who spent two years posing as a qualified medical doctor - defrauding patients and promising fake nursing placements at Mpilo Central Hospital - has been sentenced to five and a half years in pr...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:05hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Fake doctor found guilty in Bulawayo, sentencing set for today
A man who posed as a qualified medical doctor, Prosper Vanhuvaone, has been found guilty of three counts of fraud and one count of impersonation following a high-profile trial in Bulawayo. The verdict...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu fraud case takes a new twist
The high-profile fraud trial involving businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe took an unexpected turn on Monday after the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, John Basera, con...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:06hrs | 3045 | by Staff reporter
Harare remand prison a haven for drugs and corruption
Despite being guarded round the clock, Harare Remand Prison has become a notorious hub for drugs, smuggling, and illicit trading, activities abetted by some of the very guards assigned to enforce orde...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo fake doctor breath temporary sigh of relief again
Prosper Vanhuvaone, accused of masquerading as a medical doctor in Bulawayo, breathed a temporary sigh of relief last Friday after the court postponed delivering judgment until Tuesday.The del...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:23hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to avail land for development
Bulawayo City Council is facing a deepening housing crisis after failing for more than a year to secure contractors to develop new housing stands in the city. Despite multiple attempts and repeated ad...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:17hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC switches off Bulawayo traffic lights
Bulawayo motorists have recently been navigating more dangerous roads after several critical traffic lights in the city were switched off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Comp...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:16hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's lawyer' cleared of receiving a bribe allegations
The Law Society of Zimbabwe (LSZ) has exonerated prominent Harare lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu of serious allegations of unprofessional misconduct, corruption, and conflict of interest brought forwar...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:05hrs | 618 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's new politics of fraud
IN Zimbabwe, politics is no longer just the art of the possible.It has become the science of the scam.From boreholes to buses, roads to resettlement deeds, today's governance is not me...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:23hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns Tagwirei
ZANU-PF will not tolerate businessmen who join the ruling party with secret ambitions to take power, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has warned, amid growing speculation that influential bus...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:16hrs | 5221 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu trial kicks off
The trial of Harare businessmen Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accused of defrauding more than US$7 million from the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, commenced at the High Court this Tuesday....Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo meltdown deepens mystery over R800m ZEC windfall
Flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo has sparked fresh controversy following a bizarre outburst dismissing growing questions over alleged multimillion-rand payments linked to Zimbabwe's 2023 electi...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:03hrs | 1652 | by Staff reporter
Mum kills baby with rat poison mixed with milk
A 21-year-old woman from Mberengwa has been sentenced to seven years in prison by the Gweru High Court after she admitted to killing her seven-month-old baby by poisoning her milk in 2023.Feli...Published: 24 May 2025 at 09:17hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean refugee becomes Mayor in the UK
A MUM who came to Reading as a refugee has been made the first Black female Mayor.She came to Reading in the 1990s as a refugee from her native Zimbabwe.In her acceptance speech, Counc...Published: 24 May 2025 at 08:51hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over ZESA transformer thefts
Residents of Pumula North have voiced outrage over the increasing theft of Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA) infrastructure and what they describe as a lack of transparency and accountabili...Published: 22 May 2025 at 18:13hrs | 1063 | by Staff reporter
Fresh wave of farm invasions in Matebeleland
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has strongly condemned what it describes as a disturbing resurgence of illegal farm invasions in Matebeleland, accusing ruling ZANU-PF officials and state security a...Published: 21 May 2025 at 12:39hrs | 725 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF thugs accused of restarting farm invasions
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has expressed shock and outrage about the new wave of illegal farm invasions in Matabeleland allegedly committed by Zanu PF supporters and members.The Marty ...Published: 20 May 2025 at 21:29hrs | 850 | by Stephen Jakes
Geza calls on Chiwenga to 'oust' Mnangagwa?
Zimbabwe's volatile political landscape was rocked on Friday when militant war veterans leader Blessed "Bombshell" Geza delivered his most explosive address to date, directly calling on Vice-President...Published: 20 May 2025 at 12:48hrs | 2865 | by Staff reporter
Freedom Alliance rallies behind Zapu Candidate in Insiza North by-election
The opposition Freedom Alliance party has declared its support for the Zapu Candidate in the Insiza North by-election, Thabani Mlotshwa.Mlotshwa is battling it out with Zanu PF Candidate Delan...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 94 | by Stephen Jakes
Mangena's wife buried at Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre
The widow of national hero and iconic ZIPRA commander, Rodgers Alfred Nikita Mangena, Mrs Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, was laid to rest on Thursday at the Nkulumane Provincial Heroes Acre following her...Published: 17 May 2025 at 16:46hrs | 687 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers in PrEp dilemma
Sex workers operating near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare are grappling with a dire crisis following the withdrawal of USAID-funded organizations that previously supplied them with critical HIV prev...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Legal battle continues between Kingdom Blue CEO and ex-wife
The ongoing legal dispute between Kingdom Blue Funeral Service founder and CEO, Brilliant Ncube, and his estranged wife, Mrs. Sibonguthando Ncube, continues to unfold, with Ncube asserting that he has...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:10hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Delani Moyo files nomination papers for Insiza North by-election
ZANU-PF's candidate for the upcoming Insiza North Constituency by-election, Delani Moyo, has officially submitted his nomination papers at the Gwanda Magistrates Court, solidifying his place on the ba...Published: 15 May 2025 at 14:44hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Judgment date set for Mpilo fake doctor
Bulawayo magistrate Mrs. Eva Matura has scheduled May 30 for delivering judgment in the case of Prosper Vanhuvaone, a 29-year-old man charged with fraud for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor at...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:20hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
UPDATE: Delani Moyo Wins Insiza North ZANU-PF Primary Rerun
Delani Moyo has officially won the ZANU-PF Insiza North primary election rerun, securing a commanding 1,781 votes, well ahead of Moses Langa, who polled 941. Qhubani Mpofu came third with 676 votes, m...Published: 13 May 2025 at 20:30hrs | 2041 | by Staff Reporter
Delani Moyo leading in Zanu PF Insiza North Primary elections
As the results of the Zanu-PF primary elections start trickling in, the Zanu-PF central Committee member Delani Moyo whose supporters had previously claimed he won the first round, is reportedly leadi...Published: 13 May 2025 at 20:06hrs | 444 | by Stephen Jakes
Moses Mpofu's fraud charges mount
It never rains but pours for embattled Harare businessman Moses Mpofu, who now finds himself entangled in a growing web of criminal allegations, many of which are being linked to his bitter fallout wi...Published: 13 May 2025 at 19:37hrs | 3131 | by Staff reporter
Moses Mpofu faces bail ruling on new fraud charges
Jailed businessman Moses Mpofu is expected to return to court today for a ruling on his bail application concerning new fraud charges. Mpofu, along with his wife Nobukhosi and his brother Vusumuzi Jam...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:12hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Residents raise alarm over hazardous emissions from Ngozi Mine landfill
Residents of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised alarms over the ongoing emissions from the nearby Ngozi Mine landfill, with many accusing the local authority of failing to find a lasting solution to...Published: 11 May 2025 at 12:58hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Dead in 1973, declared hero in 2018, grave still empty since 2023
An unfilled grave tucked just metres from a homestead in Hwedza has become a symbol of grief, broken promises, and fading hope for the Chadoka family. For years, they have waited for the remains of th...Published: 10 May 2025 at 17:50hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banker, SA banks implicated in R2 billion electoral scandal
A top Zimbabwean banker is at the centre of the nearly R2 billion Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender scandal involving a South African printing company paid R1.2 billion by the Harare governme...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 2421 | by Roland Mpofu I iol
ZACC arrests couple over US$415,000 Mbare biogas scandal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested two directors of a private company accused of looting over US$415,000 intended to bring clean energy to Mbare through a biogas project - a s...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:44hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Parliament asked to investigate Chivayo
A Kwekwe resident, Emmanuel Nkosilathi Moyo, has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, urging the legislature to launch an investigation into allegations of money laundering and corrupt...Published: 07 May 2025 at 16:29hrs | 3779 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Insiza North primary marred by allegations of rigging
Controversy has erupted in Zanu-PF following the party's primary election held in the Insiza North constituency, with Moses Langa emerging as the winner amid accusations of vote rigging, violence and ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:37hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga granted $500 bail after prolonged detention
High Court judge Justice Gibson Mandaza has granted bail to Alpha Media Holdings journalist Blessed Mhlanga, ending a weeks-long detention that had drawn widespread criticism from press freedom advoca...Published: 06 May 2025 at 15:02hrs | 1454 | by Staff reporter
It's high time foreign governments took the lead in investigating Zimbabwe's corrupt elite
The Zimbabwe ruling elite clearly won't act against high-level corruption.There is something profoundly disturbing about the silence of Zimbabwean authorities in the wake of the damning exposĂ...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:48hrs | 630 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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