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Ramaphosa expected in Zimbabwe
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will tomorrow officially open the 115th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) in Harare, marking a major highlight on the national events calendar....Published: 15 hrs ago | 88 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records rise in father-daughter abuse
Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), with fathers emerging as the primary perpetrators, authorities have warned.Speaking at the Women's Coalition o...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at council meeting sparks outrage
A full council meeting at the Masvingo City Townhouse recently descended into chaos as councilors clashed over minor issues, leaving the city embarrassed in front of a visiting official.Chired...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 19:30hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Hillside Teachers' College expands work-for-fees programme
Hillside Teachers' College is continuing its work-for-fees programme, designed to support financially needy students, the institution's principal, Dr Sifelani Jabangwe, has confirmed.Speaking ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Top Zimbabwe business executive arrested for fraud
Prominent corporate executive Never Mhlanga is expected to appear in court this morning facing fraud charges linked to the controversial sale of Montclair Hotel and Casino in Juliasdale, Nyanga, to th...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 13:09hrs | 2798 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate sentences armed robbers to 12 additional years
Magistrate Noel Mpeiwa has sentenced two armed robbers, already serving lengthy prison terms, to 12 years each following a full trial.Tafadzwa Richard Marondera (21) and Luke Zinyengere (45), ...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:06hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Bureaucracy fuels tender loopholes
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has raised alarm over weaknesses in the country's public procurement system, warning that bureaucratic loopholes are being exploited by "tenderp...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Fishing ban on Lake Chivero to stay
The government has maintained its ban on fishing activities in Lake Chivero, citing serious environmental and public health risks linked to ongoing contamination of the water body.Responding t...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:39hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mulls night patrols to tackle littering
Bulawayo City Council is considering deploying municipal police at night to curb rampant littering and illegal activities in the city, according to the latest council minutes.Councillor Melisa...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
War veteran's smart city dream stalled
A war veteran's vision to transform his Elmswood Farm in Marondera into a modern smart city has been thrown into turmoil amid allegations of land grabbing and corruption by senior council officials....Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:48hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Hararians told to flush with bigger buckets
The City of Harare has urged residents to adopt the use of larger buckets when flushing toilets in order to ease mounting sewer blockages. The directive comes as officials warn that small containers b...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate wins unopposed
Zanu-PF candidate Charles Nyamundanda has been declared the duly elected councillor for Marondera Municipality Ward 9 after his only challenger, Alice Machingauta of the MDC-T, withdrew from the race....Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:33hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe economic growth rates real?
Every year, the Zimbabwean government and multilateral financial institutions project that the economy will grow by huge margins, yet the current economic situation does not meaningfully change, and i...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 13:08hrs | 287 | by Delani Mangena
Zanu-PF bigwigs accused of grabbing airport land
The ruling Zanu-PF party and senior government officials are allegedly selling land earmarked for the expansion of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to unsuspecting individuals.P...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 09:10hrs | 826 | by Staff reporter
MPS push for registration, uniforms for touts
Legislators have called for the formalisation of touts as part of efforts to curb rising crime and gender-based violence at the nation's bus termini, where lawlessness has become a growing concern....Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:21hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
The horrors of Gukurahundi and complicity of World Bank and IMF
To put it into perspective, Gukurahundi was characterised by inversion of human rights violations, including torture, disappearances, abductions, sexual molestation, rape, ethnic profiling and arbitra...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 13:40hrs | 339 | by Dr Gorden Moyo
All set for Matebeleland South Agricultural show
The 67th edition of the Matebeleland South Agricultural Show is set to take place from September 4 to 6, with organisers expressing optimism about its potential to enhance business opportunities in th...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 12:22hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is in serious trouble
South Africa has been hit by some of the highest tariffs of any country, with increased duties placed on its goods exported to the United States. At 30%, the tariffs on South Africa are t...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 11:07hrs | 1779 | by Staff reporter
Court dismisses bar operators' case against Rufaro Marketing
The High Court has struck off the roll a case brought by three Harare bar operators against Rufaro Marketing (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by the Harare City Council, in a ruling that strengthens t...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:07hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Mutare CBD property owners urged to refurbish buildings
Mutare City Council has directed property owners in the central business district (CBD) to refurbish and repaint their buildings ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi Expo, scheduled to take plac...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 08:56hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to establish municipal courts
The Zimbabwean Government is set to introduce Municipal Courts as part of a broader plan to empower Municipal Police with arresting powers, a move aimed at strengthening enforcement of local authority...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 19:11hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
AfDB projects 6% economic growth for Zimbabwe
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that Zimbabwe is on track to achieve a six percent economic growth rate this year, supported by stability and recovery across key productive sectors....Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:51hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
US State Department revokes 6,000 student visas
The State Department has revoked more than 6,000 international student visas because of violations of US law and overstays, the department said.The agency said the "vast majority" of the viola...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:33hrs | 872 | by Staff reporter
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 | 766 | by Staff reporter
Digital shift boosts Zimbabwe's tax collections
Zimbabwe's domestic resource mobilisation drive has received a significant boost following the launch of a fully digital tax collection system, a move set to improve efficiency, reduce costs, save tim...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 09:02hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Boys dzaMdara International continues regional mission with Johannesburg engagements
Boys dzaMdara, a monumental flagship of preserving, popularizing and defending the legacy of HE President Dr ED Mnangagwa, has extended its reach into the diaspora under the new banner of Boys dzaMdar...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:48hrs | 473 | by HMedia - Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
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 | 309 | by Staff reporter
RioZimbabwe to appeal ruling in assets disposal fight
RioZim Limited says it will appeal against an interim relief granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU), which represents some of the company's employees in...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:37hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
'ANC of Ramaphosaon the verge of collapse'
Embattled ANC NEC member Senzo Mchunu has warned that the ANC is on the verge of collapse, saying a serious intervention is needed to save it.Speaking at Machobeni in Ngwavuma in northern KwaZ...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 20:26hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Harare wetland in Tafara faces destruction
The City of Harare has come under fire for allegedly failing to protect a gazetted wetland in Tafara, near Mabvuku Cemetery, amid ongoing land allocations and construction activities.The area,...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu charges US$72 tombstone fees
The Municipality of Chegutu has issued a public notice reminding residents and ratepayers that a fee of US$72 is required for the erection of tombstones or grave construction within municipal cemeteri...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mbare's filth draws Mnangagwa ire
During a visit to Mbare for Defence Forces commemorations, President Emmerson Mnangagwa was confronted with the deteriorating conditions of the high-density suburb, prompting swift action from governm...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 16:32hrs | 740 | by Staff reporter
Funds looted in shocking Harare 'ghost projects' scandal
Millions of dollars earmarked for road rehabilitation and water infrastructure in Harare have disappeared under murky circumstances, with contractors paid in full for projects that were never carried ...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans have been conditioned to celebrate regression as progress
Life in Zimbabwe is never easy; each day brings circumstances so far from normal that they are often hard to comprehend.As I sit in my house in Redcliff, I hear the unmistakable sound of a mun...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 22:44hrs | 398 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South Africa ripe for a coup
Recent developments within South Africa's military and government circles, combined with warnings from national intelligence, suggest the country may be facing a precarious period of political instabi...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:25hrs | 1078 | by Staff reporter
Minister defends SANDF General's Iran trip
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has strongly defended South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya's recent visit to Iran, insisting the trip was properly approved las...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:20hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt dismisses housing corporation's US$22m bid against NSSA
The Constitutional Court has dismissed an application by Housing Corporation of Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd seeking to overturn a Supreme Court ruling that nullified a US$22 million arbitral award in its favou...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:42hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Harare council's extravagance draws fire
The Harare City Council has once again come under fire for the lavish spending habits of its senior officials, with residents paying the price for what critics describe as wasteful indulgence....Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:34hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
DA/ ANC govt reprimands SANDF General
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) General Rudzani Maphwanya has been officially reprimanded for reported comments he made against Israel and in support of Palestine during a recent visit to...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 11:37hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Palestinian Ambassador HE Dr Tamer Almassri denounces Israel's assassination of journalists as war crimes
HARARE - The Palestinian Ambassador to the Great Republic of Zimbabwe, HE Dr Tamer Almassri, recently issued a sharp condemnation of Israel's assassination of Palestinian journalists Anas Al-Sharif an...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:11hrs | 119 | by HMedia - Haitengeswinyika Taskforce
Harare working to clear payroll backlogs
The City of Harare has confirmed that it has completed its June payroll and is in the process of finalizing July payments in both Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) and United States dollars.Speaking at the ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:01hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
ANC partner DA calls for scrapping of Black Economic Empowerment
Briefing the media in Johannesburg on Monday, Steenhuisen stressed that the DA is not opposed to redress or transformation, but believes these laws have become counterproductive.The DA argues ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 12:09hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Failed state warning for South Africa
Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) chief executive Busi Mavuso says that businesses cannot function properly in a failed state, but partnering with the government to fix its failures comes at a s...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 10:10hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to maintain trade ties with Israel
Zimbabwe will continue trading with Israel despite global condemnation of that country's military actions in Gaza, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana has sa...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
BCC blitz uncovers 800 illegal shops in Bulawayo CBD
A recent crackdown by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on lettable unit shops in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has revealed that about 800 out of more than 1 300 premises are operating wit...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:40hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Garwe warns greedy municipality over 'foolish fights'
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has delivered a scathing rebuke to Beitbridge Municipality councillors, accusing them of turning the country's busiest border town into a "circu...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 19:21hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe repays US$176 million in external debt
The Zimbabwean government has made notable progress in repaying its external debt, with a total of US$176.28 million paid during the first six months of 2025, according to data released by the Ministr...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:12hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Marondera council in shady land grab
A prime 468-hectare farm on the outskirts of Marondera has become the center of a bitter dispute after top municipal officials allegedly seized the property without following due process, armed with a...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:05hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Mafume orders fresh demolitions, evictions
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has directed the city council to reverse all leases and demolish illegal structures encroaching on Robert Mugabe Square, following a stern directive from Local Government Min...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 09:56hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
City of Victoria Falls courts Geo Pomona
THE Wetland City of Victoria Falls is in talks with Geo Pomona Waste Management Company to develop a modern waste management system, as the city grapples with mounting sanitation and environmental cha...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
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