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Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
When a Child President wears the 'Mnangagwa scarf', we must all be concerned
Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say - but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they've even begun.There was so...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:33hrs | 544 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mthwakazi rejects the genocide interviews: No justice under the perpetrator's gavel
The government of Zimbabwe has announced its so-called Gukurahundi Public Hearings, set to begin soon under the stewardship of none other than Chief Fortune Charumbira, a well-known ZANU-PF loyalist a...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 258 | by Fikile ka Malikongwa
Gukurahundi hearings under fire over lack of legal safeguards
The upcoming Gukurahundi outreach programme has sparked backlash from human rights advocates, who argue that the process lacks credibility due to the absence of a clear legal framework and independent...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:48hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists ordered off invaded farm
Thomas Chidzomba, the Zanu-PF losing candidate for the Chinhoyi constituency in the August 2023 elections, has been ordered to vacate a farm he allegedly invaded along with three other party members. ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:14hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Gweru to repair all traffic lights by year-end
Gweru City Council Mayor Martin Chivhoko has announced ambitious plans to install new traffic lights and refurbish malfunctioning ones at all intersections in the city's central business district (CBD...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:08hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Trump adds Zimbabwe to list of countries facing US travel ban
Zimbabwe is one of 36 countries whose citizens could be banned from travelling to the United States over alleged identity documentation fraud and visa violations, the Washington Post reported on Sunda...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:28hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Stiff penalties for defiant motorists caught on camera
Thousands of motorists caught on camera running red traffic lights will face stringent penalties, including the inability to renew vehicle licences or pass through tollgates, as police roll out a robu...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 11:53hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Silent jobs massacre sweeps through Zimbabwe
A silent but brutal jobs massacre is sweeping across Zimbabwe's construction industry, as companies contracted by the government for key infrastructure projects plunge into financial turmoil due to ch...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings constitutionality questioned
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has challenged the legality and execution of the government-led public hearings into the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities, raising constitutional concerns and demanding ...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:44hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe begins paying long-delayed Civil Registry allowances
The government has finally started disbursing long-overdue allowances to civil servants who participated in the Civil Registry Department's voter registration mop-up exercise ahead of the 2023 general...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa ov...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec unveils high-security Gwanda office
The Government has launched a state-of-the-art Zimbabwe Schools Examinations Council (Zimsec) regional office in Gwanda, Matabeleland South, as part of a national strategy to combat examination fraud ...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:41hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 995 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
WHO on alert over new COVID variant
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a cautionary advisory urging countries to remain vigilant and closely monitor the evolution of new COVID-19 variants, emphasizing the importance of preve...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:07hrs | 2174 | by Staff reporter
Harare council warns of road closures
Harare drivers should prepare for significant traffic disruptions on Saturday, June 7, 2025, as the City of Harare has announced widespread road closures in the Central Business District (CBD) to comm...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:58hrs | 5877 | 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 | 3047 | by Staff reporter
New twist to Fools Mine saga
A legal storm is unfolding at Fools Investments (Pvt) Ltd, with corporate rescue practitioner Dumisani Dube raising alarm over alleged interference by a Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) offi...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 09:26hrs | 210 | 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
How a legal loophole can help motorists outsmart the ZBC car radio licence requirement
This is quite interesting.There's a loophole in the new Broadcasting Services Amendment Act - and it may be the only legal shield Zimbabwean motorists have.While much of the public out...Published: 30 May 2025 at 22:28hrs | 2086 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Former ZBC employee still waiting for pension after retrenchment
A former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) employee is making a desperate appeal for justice - ten years after being retrenched by the national broadcaster without receiving his pension....Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:49hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Villagers stumble upon grenade in Plumtree
A potentially deadly relic of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle was discovered last week in Thandawani village, Ward 7 of Masendu, after recent rains exposed an unexploded hand grenade believed to date b...Published: 22 May 2025 at 18:12hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Seed firms crippled by Zimbabwe govt debt
Zimbabwe's seed industry is teetering on the edge of collapse as the government grapples with ballooning debt, having failed to pay seed suppliers nearly US$270 million over the past three farming sea...Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:36hrs | 224 | 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
Jah Prayzah apologises for lifting Makore's beat
Contemporary musician Jah Prayzah has extended an apology to emerging Chimurenga artist Kurai Makore following allegations that one of the beats on his latest album, Ndini Mukudzei, was lifted from Ma...Published: 20 May 2025 at 10:10hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe targets 2030 to clear US$21 billion debt
Zimbabwe has set an ambitious 2030 deadline to clear its ballooning US$21 billion public debt, in a bid to create the foundations for a stable mono-currency regime anchored by the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) ...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:21hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Nyokayemabhunu will not survive!
About Nyokayemabhunu, it has become clear that he was sent by big people in politics to do the dirty work for them outside Zimbabwe. South Africa is a political haven for Zimbabweans; still has a modi...Published: 18 May 2025 at 18:11hrs | 3603 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe assures steady ARV supply amid US funding cuts
Health and Child Care Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora has moved to dispel growing fears over antiretroviral (ARV) drug shortages, assuring the nation that Zimbabwe has adequate supplies to meet n...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:20hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Ariston reduces costs with new solar plants
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed agricultural company, Ariston Holdings Limited, has reported substantial financial savings driven by its investment in solar energy projects, which have helped reduce de...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:08hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Midnight Rapist Caught in the Act
Mount Darwin - A suspected rapist was caught in the act by the victim's mother during a midnight attack on May 11.Trust Miriki (28) was apprehended by local villagers after the victim's mother...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:39hrs | 1741 | by Simbarashe Sithole
BREAKING: Mawarire says Mnangagwa now part of the criminals
Jealousy Mawarire, former spokesperson to the late President Robert Mugabe, has launched a blistering attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of surrendering executive power to a clique o...Published: 14 May 2025 at 19:13hrs | 4533 | 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 | 2042 | by Staff Reporter
Baker's Inn accused of staging fake donation to visually impaired entrepreneur
BAKER'S INN, a bread manufacturing company under Innscor Limited, has been accused of making a fake donation of a scooter bike and a container to partially visually impaired entrepreneur John Jemwa. T...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:01hrs | 3571 | by Stephen Jakes
Gwayi- Shangani Dam completion target in doubt, again
The ambitious Gwayi-Shangani Dam construction project, seen as a critical solution to Bulawayo's chronic water shortage, may not meet its 2025 completion target due to continued delays in the release ...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:30hrs | 2327 | by Staff reporter
AMH employees receive zero earnings after salary cuts and forced leave
Some employees at Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), one of Zimbabwe's leading private media companies, have received zero net earnings in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) component of their salaries for two consecut...Published: 11 May 2025 at 19:47hrs | 948 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa appoints Dr Zimbwa Coroner-General
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Dr Innocent Zimbwa as the Acting Coroner-General of Zimbabwe, with effect from April 22, 2025, in a move aimed at strengthening the country's capacity to inv...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:11hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Money transfer agency teller in US$4,700 and ZAR600 theft
A teller employed by Zimsend, trading as Hello Paisa, has been sentenced to community service after being convicted of stealing US$4,705 and ZAR600 from her employer.Christwish Machamacha (47)...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:04hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
44 candidates vie for Labour Court judge positions
A total of 44 candidates shortlisted for interviews to fill eight vacant judicial positions at the Labour Court have successfully completed the first stage of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) sel...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:43hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
What triggered the call for the failed 31 March 'uprising' in Zimbabwe?
The old-age wisdom that facts are stubborn came alive last week after social media platforms and sections of the mainstream media went into a frenzy with sensational claims that the Parliament of Zimb...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 18:22hrs | 2796 | by Jonathan Moyo
Kariba floodgates partially opened
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has begun commissioning tests on the newly rehabilitated sluice gates at Kariba Dam, marking a critical phase in the near-completion of a major rehabilitation project...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Harare's drinking water could be turning into a toxic brew
Harare's main water source, Lake Chivero, is under severe threat as the capital city continues to discharge over 250 million litres of raw and partially treated sewage into the lake each day - sparkin...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:47hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Bushiri speaks against South Africa selling his jet
My Response to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) of South Africa Regarding the Sale of My Private JetDISCLAIMER I am commenting on this m...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 14:32hrs | 935 | by Shepherd Bushiri
Did Geza hype fail?
Those of us who have been following Zimbabwe political protests from the 1980s would know why the Geza hype was not going to be a complete success. The Geza hype partly failed because of a number of i...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 1112 | by Ndaba M. Nhuku
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 | 986 | 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 | 2183 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Zimbabwean arrested in connection with SA mass murder
South Africa Police Minister Senzo Mchunu announced the arrest of a Zimbabwean national in connection with the brutal murder of five community patrollers over the weekend in Soshanguve, Pretoria....Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 10:07hrs | 1690 | by Staff reporter
Raped Granny (96) Still Admitted in Hospital
The Mbire community remains deeply distressed after a 96-year-old grandmother, who was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old villager, continues to receive med...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 17:07hrs | 1400 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Voice of America dismantled over propaganda claims
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".A White House statement said th...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:15hrs | 876 | by Staff reporter
Naked granny (96) raped
In a shocking incident, a 26-year-old man from Mbire has been arrested for allegedly raping a 96-year-old grandmother whom he found sleeping in her bedroom.According to the police, Tafadzwa Ka...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 10:46hrs | 1543 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
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