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Sithembiso Nyoni to become next VP?
The sudden removal of Sithembiso Gile Gladys Nyoni from her position as Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife has fueled speculation that she may be in line for a bigger role - possibly as Zi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 928 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa fires Sithembiso Nyoni
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed Sithembiso Gile Gladys Nyoni from her position as Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife with immediate effect.The decision was made in terms...Published: 3 hrs ago | 1184 | by Staff reporter
Zifa launches competition for new Warriors kit and logo
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has launched a design competition inviting local designers to create the next Warriors kit and logo. The contest, titled "Warrior Pride Brand Design Battle," w...Published: 4 hrs ago | 130 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabweans, 1 South Africa jailed for rhino poaching
Two Zimbabwean men and their South African associate have each been sentenced to five years in prison after being arrested while attempting to poach a rhino in South Africa's Limpopo province....Published: 4 hrs ago | 129 | by Staff reporter
State Capture? Geza's Explosive Allegations Shake Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is once again at the centre of political controversy following damning allegations made by a war veteran, former Zanu PF central committee member Blessed Runesu Geza. His claims, which sugges...Published: 5 hrs ago | 539 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
DRC introduces $50 Visa requirement for Zimbabwean citizens
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has introduced a $50 visa requirement for Zimbabwean citizens, ending the previous visa-free travel arrangement between the two nations.Zimbabwe was amon...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead 3rd Africa Education Summit in Victoria Falls
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the 3rd Africa Education Summit 2025 in Victoria Falls on Friday, reinforcing Zimbabwe’s commitment to transformative education and regional co...Published: 11 hrs ago | 415 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over council's vanished US$4,5m loan deepens
A forensic audit has revealed that Harare City Council's US$4.5 million loan to Harare Quarry Private Limited was advanced without a formal agreement, raising concerns over governance and financial mi...Published: 14 hrs ago | 205 | by Staff reporter
R40,000 fine for Zimbabwean man who tried to smuggle cigarettes
The Lehurutshe regional court in the North West has sentenced Joseph Kusekwa to 48 months' imprisonment or a fine of R40,000 after finding him guilty of failing to declare goods upon entering South Af...Published: 14 hrs ago | 104 | by Staff reported
Buy Zimbabwe completes nationwide research on consumer preferences
The nationwide Buy Zimbabwe research on consumer preferences for both emerging and established products has been successfully concluded, with researchers now processing the collected data. The study, ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:45hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa purges CIO Deputy Director-General?
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Deputy Director-General, retired Brigadier-General Walter Tapfumaneyi, has reportedly been informed of his appointment as the country's next ambassad...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:57hrs | 5745 | by Staff reporter
BCC commissions 4 refuse compactors
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on Wednesday commissioned four new refuse compactors as part of efforts to improve waste collection and maintain cleanliness in the city.The new trucks bring th...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:50hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
Potraz dismisses allegations of irregular ISP Licence award as 'baseless'
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has dismissed allegations of irregularities in awarding an Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to IMC Communications, ca...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:45hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Investment Indaba kicks off
BULAWAYO Investment Indaba has started at a local hotel where industry experts gather to deliberate on different investment issues.The two-day event will bring together key stakeholders, inclu...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 10:14hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF hopes Pretoria and Washington find each other and mend relations
National spokesperson of Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, Christopher Mutsvangwa has expressed his party's support as South Africa seeks to fix bilateral relations with the United States led by Presi...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 10:12hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Zambia president orders ministers to stop sleeping in cabinet
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control."In cabinet...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
US$400,000 tender lands ex-Harare officials in court
TWO former senior City of Harare officials were yesterday arraigned before the court to answer to a criminal abuse of office charge involving a fraudulent US$465 290 tender award for the Mbare Biogas ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:56hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe community radios in financial distress
Community radio stations in Zimbabwe are grappling with a sustainability crisis due to chronic under-funding, weak financial management, and infrastructural shortcomings, the Parliamentary Committee o...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:55hrs | 54 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei to headline Bulawayo Metropolitan investment indaba
Sakunda Holdings CEO, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, is set to headline the much-anticipated Bulawayo Metropolitan Provincial Investment Indaba, a two-day event scheduled to begin on Wednesday.The event...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord to start toll production in SA
Dairibord Holdings is set to expand its operations in the region to drive export growth, with South Africa as the immediate destination for a planned toll manufacturing project. The initiative is expe...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa leads Zimbabwean entrepreneurs on weeklong China tour
The Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Monica Mutsvangwa, is leading a high-profile delegation of Zimbabwean small and medium enterprises (SMEs) on a weekl...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei co-option will enrich ruling party, says Mutsvangwa
The proposed co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the Zanu-PF Central Committee is set to strengthen the party's business interests, ensuring closer alignment with the economic sector, a ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Warriors hopeful of hosting World Cup Qualifiers at NSS
The Zimbabwean national football team, the Warriors, remain hopeful that they will be able to host Rwanda and South Africa at home for their remaining 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, provided renovati...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:44hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses social media claims of internal divisions
The ruling Zanu-PF party has dismissed claims circulating on social media suggesting internal divisions within its leadership, emphasizing that such efforts to cause discord will not succeed.Z...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Increased police presence in following Geza's nationwide demonstrations
Following the call for nationwide demonstrations by war veteran Blessed Geza, the streets of Masvingo's central business district (CBD) and surrounding residential areas remain heavily patrolled by po...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 13:12hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
ZEC appoints Simbarashe Tongayi as Chief Elections Officer
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially appointed Mr. Simbarashe Tongayi as its substantive Chief Elections Officer, effective April 1, following the retirement of Mr. Utoile Silaigwana...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 10:44hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean police surprisingly restrained during stayaway protest
By their usual repressive standards, Zimbabwean police were unexpectedly restrained and professional in their handling of the recent nationwide stayaway and attempted street protests. Unlike past demo...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 09:07hrs | 1404 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police launch nationwide crackdown on unregistered vehicles
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a nationwide crackdown on unregistered vehicles, emphasizing that all such vehicles will be impounded until they comply with legal registration requirem...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
Protests shut down Zimbabwe
THE March 31 demonstrations called by war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Geza yesterday morphed into a nationwide shutdown, with businesses closed, streets emptied, and le...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally Tagwirei worms way into Zanu-PF's Central Committee
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally and controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been endorsed by Zanu-PF's Harare Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) for a seat in the ruling party...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Chris Mutsvangwa dismisses Dubai rumors with video proof
Zanu PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa has refuted rumors circulating on social media claiming that he had fled to Dubai with his wife, Monica. To counter the speculation, Mutsvangwa posted a short vid...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 19:57hrs | 3198 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei co-opted into Zanu-PF Central Committee
The Zanu-PF Harare Province executive has officially co-opted prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the ruling party's Central Committee, citing his strategic business acumen and long-standin...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 16:40hrs | 1916 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's presidential ambitions under scrutiny
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's recent attack on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has sparked speculation that he harbors presidential ambitions and is attempting to weaken a key riva...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 15:18hrs | 3629 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Insiza North MP Farayi Taruvinga dies
Insiza North Member of Parliament (MP), Farayi Taruvinga, has died at the age of 54 after a prolonged battle with cancer.Taruvinga, a Zanu-PF legislator and businessman, was the owner of Progr...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 14:50hrs | 2262 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe at crossroads: Is it Mnangagwa, Chiwenga, Geza or Chamisa?
1. IntroductionZimbabwe is at the crossroads, again. The country is again being discussed in newsrooms, churches, embassies, business chambers, beerhalls, and social ...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 10:38hrs | 2199 | by Eddie Mahembe, PhD
ZEC removes 25,000 from voters roll
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has removed more than 25,000 deceased persons from the voters' roll as part of ongoing efforts to maintain an accurate and up-to-date registry ahead of upcoming...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:20hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans stay at home on day of planned Geza protests
Police mounted checkpoints on roads leading to major cities and towns on Monday, conducting searches on some vehicles for "dangerous weapons" in anticipation of planned anti-government protests....Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:12hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe concerned over foreign hand in Geza protests
Security forces are fully prepared to handle any disturbances, and the Government remains resolutely committed to ensuring national stability, the Minister of State for National Security, Lovemore Mat...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 08:58hrs | 3137 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF plot to oust Chiwenga thwarted
A faction within Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, aligned with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, attempted to orchestrate the removal of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga at last week's central committ...Published: 30 Mar 2025 at 15:43hrs | 17238 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police marathon postponed
The highly anticipated 14th edition of the Commissioner General (CG) of Police 21km marathon has been indefinitely postponed, Midlands Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko has confirmed....Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:17hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean police officers receive unexpected $50 payment?
Unconfirmed reports suggest that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have received an unexpected payment of $50 each in their bank accounts just days before nationwide protests against Presi...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:11hrs | 5652 | by Staff reporter
The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 1954 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
CID officer up for second murder charge
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Detective Farai Simudzirai, who was on suspension in connection with a murder case, has been implicated in another fatal incident. The incident, which occurre...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:38hrs | 1782 | by Staff reporter
ZETDC introduces dodgy mandatory $25 electrical inspections fee
The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) has announced a mandatory US$25 fee for inspections and re-inspections of electrical installations across the country. This measu...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:28hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Lt-Gen Emmanuel Matatu conferred with insignia following promotion
Newly-promoted Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander, Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Matatu, was officially conferred with his new rank insignia yesterday at Defence Headquarters following his appointme...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 08:26hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo policeman shot dead in Tshabalala
A police officer was shot and killed while attending to a crime scene in Tshabalala suburb on Thursday night. The slain officer has been identified as Sergeant Abel Masava.According to reports...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:45hrs | 2357 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt workers moonlight as street vendors
Every morning, Dumisani Ngara* gets up at dawn to catch a 6:30am bus to work at Zimbabwe's Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities. The government-provided bus is free for civil servants in ...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:41hrs | 1122 | by Staff reporter
Judge faces serious allegations of attempting to defraud Zimasco
Zimbabwe Alloys and Smelting Company (ZIMASCO) has formally lodged a complaint with the Judicial Services Commission (JSC) against High Court Judge Joel Mambara, alleging judicial misconduct in a case...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:28hrs | 2696 | by Staff reporter
Cars firebombed outside Chivayo, Tagwirei's properties
A series of deliberate firebomb attacks rocked Harare's central business district overnight, targeting commercial properties linked to influential businessmen Wicknell Chivayo and Kudakwashe Tagwirei,...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:40hrs | 3562 | by Staff reporter
Why should citizens pay for ZESA's failure to provide reliable power
If you give us electricity we will not need generators. In a world where governments are often scrutinised for their decisions and policies, the Zimbabwean Electricity Transmission and Dis...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:29hrs | 417 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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