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Rampant fraud on fuel in transit worries Mthuli Ncube
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has proposed a temporary import duty on fuel in transit to other countries to address ongoing issues with transit fraud. In his mid-term budget statement to parli...Published: 9 hrs ago | 652 | by Staff reporter
Overhaul the Ministry of Sport
Do we still have the Minister of Sports in Zimbabwe? Surely this is the right time to start making some serious inroads and decisions on how they should run the most beautiful game of football in the ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 308 | by Leonard Koni
Woman divorces husband over mubobobo claims
IN a shocking incident, a 38-year-old woman from New Harrisvale suburb in Bulawayo divorced her husband after claiming to have caught him, through a vision, using a sex charm popularly known as mubobo...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Baby mama wants to pluck out ex-lover's eyes
Most of the time men suffer in silence when they are abused by their wives or ex-wives. They fear to be branded not man enough by society.But Michael Manenji from Entumbane suburb summoned cou...Published: 16 hrs ago | 514 | by Staff reporter
ZimBorders to read riot act to errant staff
ZimBorders, the company managing Zimbabwe's first commercialized border post at Beitbridge, has vowed to address issues of employee misconduct following complaints of client mistreatment and negligenc...Published: 18 hrs ago | 273 | by Staff reporter
'Zinasu president was on the run'
An investigating officer revealed in court that Emmanuel Sitima, president of the Zimbabwe National Students Union (Zinasu), had been evading arrest for nearly a month. Sitima, who is 25, was apprehen...Published: 18 hrs ago | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt commissions Jo'burg e-passports
Zimbabwe has commissioned a newly refurbished building in Johannesburg, South Africa, to process e-passports for its citizens, with plans for additional centers in Cape Town and London. This i...Published: 18 hrs ago | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA close to one-stop border
The completion of Zimbabwe's US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation paves the way for a one-stop border post with South Africa, allowing travellers to clear customs and immigration once. ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 219 | by Staff reporter
NRZ hits back at Mafume
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) has refuted claims by Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume that it approved illegal structures at the Raylton Sports Club, calling these allegations misleading. Du...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:09hrs | 2959 | by Staff reporter
VID/Police in massive crackdown on Mshikashikas
The Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) has initiated a nationwide operation targeting illegal mushikashika and commuter omnibuses in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the Tr...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 13:07hrs | 1231 | by Staff reporter
Anglican bishop acquitted
BISHOP Eric Ruwona of the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland, and his standing committee members were yesterday acquitted on charges of violating the Education Act.Ruwona, Walter Majoni, Daphine M...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 12:59hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Malaba orders judges to use buses for Nyanga retreat
Judges are reportedly unhappy after being forced to travel by bus for an end-of-term retreat in Nyanga, Manicaland. Chief Justice Luke Malaba ordered that all judges travel in two buses: a 15...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 12:56hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
Malema's EFF hits back at Ramaphosa
The EFF has hit back at President Cyril Ramaphosa's statement, saying he failed to address "pressing issues" they had brought up during the opening of Parliament debate.The Red Berets' respons...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:38hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
44 Zinasu activists arrested
Forty-four activists from the Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) were arrested yesterday at the ZESA Training Centre in Harare for public violence and property destruction. Violence erupted amo...Published: 25 Jul 2024 at 07:36hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe joins United Nations (UN) Water Convention, leading wave of countries in Southern Africa
Zimbabwe, a landlocked country in drought-stricken Southern Africa, has joined the UN Water Convention in a clear demonstration of political will for water cooperation across borders. Home to some 17 ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 12:55hrs | 233 | by APO
Mnangagwa orders reopening of White City bomb probe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has ordered a consolidated investigation into criminal incidents targeting his family, including re-opening the stalled investigation into a grenade attack that almost kil...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:28hrs | 3086 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Heroes Day, Defence Forces Day prep in high gear
Preparations for the 2024 Heroes Day Commemorations and Zimbabwe Defence Forces Day Celebrations are well underway. The Minister of Defence and War Veterans Affairs, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, reported...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:14hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos forced to pay Gwekwerere US$27,000
Dynamos FC faced a significant hurdle in their return to CAF inter-club competitions due to a US$27,000 debt owed to former striker Evans Gwekwerere. Gwekwerere claimed this amount was due from variou...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 11:10hrs | 635 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border modernisation completed
The US$300 million Beitbridge Border Post modernisation project has been completed, paving the way for the implementation of the One Stop Border Post (OSBP) concept with South Africa. This ini...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 2620 | by Staff reporter
Major facelift for Chirundu border post
The Chirundu one-stop border post is set for a significant upgrade and modernization through a public-private partnership between the Government of Zimbabwe and the Chirundu Border Consortium, valued ...Published: 24 Jul 2024 at 09:00hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
8 dead as car smashes into bridge pillar
Eight people were confirmed dead Sunday while two others were injured after a vehicle they were travelling in crashed into a bridge pillar and flung passengers outside in a tragic road accident that h...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2193 | by Staff reporter
African children are wood, and water collectors for the whites: nothing has changed!
I wish I lived in another planet and certainly not planet Earth because this one has painful contradictions. Africa, especially, a continent that was ravaged by slavery for centuries. The white popula...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:48hrs | 599 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe police finalises Matinyarare's docket
Just weeks after receiving a suspended three-month prison sentence for defamation in South Africa, Zanu-PF activist Rutendo Matinyarare faces new legal challenges in Zimbabwe. The Grain Miller...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
91 tonnes of copper stolen at Chirundu border post
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has seized three South African registered trucks belonging to Nashfreight and Transport Services after 91 tonnes of copper, disguised as in-transit goods, were s...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:25hrs | 1289 | by Staff reporter
NRZ eyes new passenger coaches to win back public trust
The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) urgently needs new passenger coaches to resume its transportation services and compete with private buses in terms of ambience and speed, according to General M...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:29hrs | 3461 | by Staff reporter
Sim card scammers arrested with dozens of mobile phone lines
Four individuals, including a husband and wife, were arrested for fraud and money laundering, having scammed three people out of ZWG223,000. The suspects - Rumbidzai Tsongora (24), Tranos Taurai Muzan...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 15:14hrs | 966 | by Staff reporter
King Munhumutapa defiant
King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, recently installed Johnsias Mugomeri as paramount Chief Goredema in Gokwe. Despite government claims that Chiminya is an impostor, he asserts that his role and...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 1384 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge's mega power station takes shape
A Chinese company, Prestige Massive (Pvt) Limited, is progressing with its 1,200 MW coal-fired power and chrome smelting plant in Beitbridge, which is expected to significantly impact the border town'...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:55hrs | 1241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 908 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Zimbabwe police decimate notorious armed robbery gang
A gang of suspected armed robbers who were behind the widely publicised J and P Security robbery, among other movie-style thefts, are now behind bars after they implicated each other one after another...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 13:32hrs | 2255 | by Staff reporter
Man threatens to kill wife over sex
In Harare, Pauline Pfute has requested a protection order against her husband, Nobby Mugabe, accusing him of threatening to kill her over denied conjugal rights. Pfute claimed Mugabe frequentl...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 10:30hrs | 1197 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 4th suspect in bus robbery
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a fourth suspect in connection with the robbery of passengers and crew on a Beitbridge-bound Blue Circle Buses coach at Vilivili Bus Stop in Mwenezi....Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 16:30hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Gunshots at mine, 46 injured
Forty-six people were injured in a violent incident at Element Minerals Mine in Shamva, Mashonaland Central province, on Thursday, following a clash over an alleged illegal mine takeover. The confront...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:59hrs | 610 | by Staff reporter
Roadport licence faces cancellation
Harare City Council will terminate its agreement with Roadport (Pvt) Limited for operating the cross-border bus terminus on Fifth Street, as the deal has not benefited the council, announced Mayor Jac...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 11:43hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
ZRP officers off to Abyei on peacekeeping mission
At least two members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are set to leave the country for Abyei, an area on the border with Sudan whilst five others from contingent 22 have returned home from United...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 08:07hrs | 753 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe Heroes Acre filling up quickly
President Mnangagwa has conferred national hero status on Brigadier-General (Retired) Michael Chaminuka and the late Brigadier-General (Retired) Lameck Mutanda. Brig-Gen Chaminuka, who passed ...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:06hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
5 officers return from UN mission
Five police officers have returned to Zimbabwe after completing United Nations peacekeeping duties in South Sudan, while two others are preparing to depart for a similar mission in the Abyei area, a r...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 06:04hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Video of police grilling two learners by roadside probed
Police officers in Murambinda are under investigation after a video surfaced on social media showing two Form 3 learners being accused of housebreaking and theft. The video shows the boys in s...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 05:55hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has the highest literacy rate in Africa, what stuff and Nonsense!
Even if he (Mnangagwa) were to die, Cabinet meetings would still be held at his grave at National Heroes Acre: the nation was told this today 17.07.2024. Such visceral statements are uttered unchallen...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 14:56hrs | 713 | by Nomazulu Thata
Duo robs cyclist at knifepoint
Police in Chiweshe are hunting for two suspected robbers who allegedly robbed Thulani Chidzonga (22) of his motorcycle in Chiweshe using a knife before riding off.According to police, the yet-...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 08:08hrs | 641 | by Edson Mapani
High Court struck off Mudzuri appeal
The High Court has dismissed Elias Mudzuri's case challenging his recall from the Senate by MDC-T president Douglas Mwonzora. Mudzuri, a former MDC-T vice president, had filed the case against Mwonzor...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:44hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF senator wants bail out for Zupco
Senator Angeline Tongogara of ZANU-PF has urged the Zimbabwean government to provide financial assistance to the struggling Zimbabwe United Passenger Company (Zupco) in order to safeguard consumers fr...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:40hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
SA border police intercept suspected stolen car
South African police officers at the Beitbridge Border Post arrested a male suspect driving a suspected stolen vehicle on Tuesday.The vehicle, a late model Mercedes Benz believed to have been ...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 16:13hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide survivor cannot forgive Mugabe's foot soldiers
An astounding number of mass graves surround Thabani Dhlamini's home in south-western Zimbabwe.One pointed out to the BBC lies near the ablution block at a primary school in the village of Sal...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1135 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo Hospital faces surge in child deaths
Child mortality statistics at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo increased between January and March before decreasing in April this year, despite reassurances from the Ministry of Health and Child Ca...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 06:57hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Rutendo Matinyarare jailed in South Africa
Zanu PF activist Benson Rutendo Manyarare has been convicted of contempt of court and jailed for three months by a court in Johannesburg, South Africa.The sentence was wholly suspended on cond...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 20:54hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Biden says no to extra debate with Trump
The US President told NBC's Lester Holt he will only take the Republican frontrunner on again in September, as was earlier agreedUS President Joe Biden has turned down Donald Trump's proposal ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists clock month in detention
High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has reserved his ruling on the bail appeal of 78 opposition members arrested on June 16 for alleged unlawful gathering and disorderly conduct. The ruling is...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to launch nationwide ZimDigital phase 2
Government is set to launch ZimDigital Phase 2 next month, aiming to achieve comprehensive nationwide radio coverage and expand broadcasting services across Zimbabwe. The initiative, reported ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:32hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
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