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The futility of Zimbabwe's crackdown on the informal sector
The Zimbabwean government has once again embarked on a futile mission to regulate the informal sector, a behemoth that has long outgrown the state's capacity to control it.In a desperate bid t...Published: 8 hrs ago | 166 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Corruption at Harare City Parking
Harare-City Parking, a crucial player in Harare's urban parking system, is facing mounting allegations of financial mismanagement and operational irregula...Published: 10 hrs ago | 285 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa-linked gold mine fined over pollution
ZIMCN Investments, a company reportedly linked to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son, Collins, has been fined for violating environmental regulations at its gold mining operation in Mashonaland East. ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing
Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerso...Published: 21 hrs ago | 865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tightens noose on informal sector
The government has announced stringent measures aimed at protecting the formal sector from what it describes as unfair competition posed by informal traders.In a statement released on Friday f...Published: 21 hrs ago | 442 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe raises minimum age for public service vehicle drivers to 30
In a decisive move to curb the rising number of road accidents in Zimbabwe, the Government has officially raised the minimum age requirement for public service vehicle (PSV) drivers from 25 to 30 year...Published: 21 hrs ago | 208 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's Yadah TV channel shuts down
In a shocking turn of events, Yadah TV, a controversial television channel run by Zimbabwean preacher and self-proclaimed prophet Walter Magaya, has officially closed its doors. The channel, which air...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:48hrs | 2107 | by Staff reporter
Mafume accused of nepotism and authoritarian practices
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume is facing serious allegations of nepotism and authoritarian rule at Town House, with a senior council official accusing him of manipulating recruitment processes and creating...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:43hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains expected in Harare and Mashonaland, Bulawayo will be dry
Harare and all Mashonaland provinces should brace for heavy rains today, following a warning from the Meteorological Services Department (MSD). The department has predicted mostly cloudy conditions ac...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:27hrs | 1626 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 12 deaths from diarrhoea
Zimbabwe has witnessed a surge in cases of common diarrhoea, with 12,483 reported incidents, including 12 deaths, in the week ending January 12, 2025. Of these, 2,867 cases involved children under the...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | 599 | by Staff reporter
Zimra enforces tax compliance for Professionals
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has reaffirmed regulations requiring individuals under specified professional bodies to present valid tax clearance certificates before renewing or registering t...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:39hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
ILO supports Bulawayo entrepreneurs
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), in collaboration with Dial Honour Consultancy, is set to assist start-up entrepreneurs in Bulawayo with a training workshop aimed at improving financial ma...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:46hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
ZACC to break drivers' licence corruption chain
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has launched investigations into reports of corruption involving driving school instructors and Vehicle Inspectorate Department (VID) officers accused of...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:41hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zim to host 21st UN Tourism meeting
Zimbabwe is set to host the United Nations Tourism 21st Committee on Tourism and Sustainability meeting in September 2025, a decision underscoring the country's commitment to sustainable tourism devel...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:26hrs | 355 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
More South Africa soldiers die as SANDF surrenders to MK23 liberators
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has reported the deaths of four additional soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total fatalities to 13 in the past week ami...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:00hrs | 3163 | by Staff reporter
ZIMRA warned against intensified anti-smuggling campaign
Experts in the retail sector have called for caution in the government's ongoing anti-smuggling campaign, warning that its current trajectory may lead to sharp increases in the prices of basic commodi...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:07hrs | 1438 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt tightens screws on smuggling rings
The Zimbabwean government has intensified its efforts to combat smuggling with the introduction of new regulations targeting 19 categories of goods often brought into the country illegally. The measur...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 07:00hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
It's time to kick exploitative Chinese out of Zimbabwe!
Zimbabwe is a colony once again!It is time for Zimbabweans to confront the uncomfortable reality of Chinese exploitation in the country. Recent incidents have revealed the horrifying e...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1105 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe ministry warns cattle farmers of deadly January disease outbreak
The Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development has issued a stern warning to cattle farmers across Zimbabwe following an outbreak of the deadly January disease, also known...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:05hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner pulls gun on worker demanding overdue wages
A violent altercation at a Chinese-owned mining company in Gweru on January 21 has sparked outrage on social media, with renewed calls for action against Chinese investors accused of exploiting local ...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:26hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett quits amid boy sex abuse allegations
Zimbabwean-born legal luminary Advocate Jeremy Gauntlett, whose illustrious career spanned South Africa, Zimbabwe, and the United Kingdom, has retired from the bar following allegations of historic se...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 18:49hrs | 936 | by Staff reporter
Flaws in the US electoral system
The United States of America has long been touted as a citadel of democracy where every citizen's voice is valued. Yet, despite the ideal of equal participation, one glaring flaw within the U.S. elect...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 13:25hrs | 347 | by Takudzwa Chada
Tshwane clamps down on Zimbabwean women exploiting children for begging at intersections
Tshwane Mayor Dr. Nasiphi Moya has announced a crackdown on women who exploit children for begging at traffic intersections, a practice that has drawn widespread criticism.Dr. Moya took to Twi...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 11:03hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Concerns raised over Gukurahundi hearings
Stakeholders have expressed concerns over the upcoming Gukurahundi hearings, expected to begin in the first quarter of this year, highlighting the need for transparency, inclusivity, and a clear budge...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:15hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents cry foul over ablution crisis
Residents of Iminyela in Bulawayo's Ward 13 have expressed frustration over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) failure to complete the construction of toilets, a project that began over a decade ago, a...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:11hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cycle of betrayal
Is it not a pity how the people of Zimbabwe have been duped not once, but twice? The first betrayal came from figures like Cecil Rhodes and his clansmen, who, under the guise of imperialism, promised ...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 14:23hrs | 647 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Experts reveal real causes of retail giants woes
Industry experts have emphasized that Zimbabwe's retail giants, including OK Zimbabwe, are not struggling because of the government's ongoing anti-smuggling crackdown, but due to their over-reliance o...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 18:33hrs | 2156 | by George Tshuma
Precab farm engagement and my thoughts on the proposed extension of the term of office for President Emmerson Mnangagwa
Last weekend, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's family hosted Zanu PF officials and other political figures at its Precab Farm in Kwekwe where, mainly, the business of the day was the touring of the farm...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 13:12hrs | 800 | by Innocent Ndibali
Shocking baby swap scandal rocks Bulawayo hospital, DNA confirms
A shocking case of baby-swapping has emerged from the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), where a new mother from Cowdray Park discovered through DNA testing that she had been discharged with a baby girl...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:24hrs | 2000 | by Staff reporter
Trial of ZNA legal officer postponed
Harare magistrate Taurai Manuwere yesterday postponed the case of suspended Zimbabwe National Army legal officer Grace Kurasha, who is accused of doctoring her certificates.The matter failed t...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:12hrs | 927 | by Staff reporter
Chinese food aid allegedly politicised amid Zimbabwe's hunger crisis
A recent donation of four metric tonnes of rice by China to feed hungry Zimbabweans has been criticized for allegedly being politicised, exacerbating the desperate hunger situation faced by villagers....Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:11hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
17 arrested for photographing accident scene in Zimbabwe
Seventeen individuals were arrested in Harare's central business district for taking photographs with their smartphones at the scene of a road traffic accident. The incident occurred at the corner of ...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 19:12hrs | 1810 | by Staff reporter
The dangers of colonial nostalgia and Amnesia
The legacy of colonialism remains a stain on our society - something that cannot be whitewashed. It remains a source of trauma - a source of collective pain. Four decades after independence, its...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:21hrs | 438 | by Innocent Mpoki
ARTUZ boycott schools opening..plan mass protests, extra lessons
Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has called upon its membership to further boycott schools opening, announce (plans for) mass protests and embark on extra lessons to force governme...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 08:14hrs | 1032 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Bulawayo sewer ponds condemned
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has reported a worsening sewage crisis, with all sewage ponds in the city having collapsed, resulting in a surge in pipe bursts."We have got a major problem with se...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:39hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Nepotism in Zimbabwe's public service irks Chief Justice Malaba
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has condemned nepotism in public service, describing it as a form of corruption that undermines governance and service delivery. Speaking at a Judicial Service Commission (JS...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:36hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Police target 13 550 unregistered kombis
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an extensive operation targeting more than 13,500 unregistered commuter omnibuses (kombis) and pirate taxis in Harare. The crackdown aims to restore ord...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:49hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
SA asks for water from Zimbabwe
South African border officials at Beitbridge have requested water supplies from the Beitbridge Municipality after their pumps were washed away by the swollen Limpopo River three times.Beitbrid...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:20hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
China's meddling in Zimbabwe's internal politics unwelcome and against international law
China's actions in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly disturbing, with its flagrant interference in the country's internal political affairs going beyond what is acceptable under international law. ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 23:11hrs | 585 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A battery of corruption: ZESA's dubious energy storage deal
The quest for energy solutions in Zimbabwe has often been marred by corruption, incompetence, and misplaced priorities, and the latest developments at ZESA Holdings follow this all-too-familiar script...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 23:07hrs | 508 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Top 6 Members of Parliament who shook Bulawayo in 2024
Bulawayo's political landscape was alight in 2024, with six Members of Parliament shining brightly for their transformative and relentless efforts to uplift their constituencies. Using a sophisticated...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 22:31hrs | 867 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Tshabangu endorses Mnangagwa's bid to extend rule to 2030?
Zimbabwe's main opposition CCC Secretary-General Sengezo Tshabangu has thrown his weight behind President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial bid to extend his rule beyond the 2028 constitutional term ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 17:30hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts CCC MPs at his Kwekwe farm
President Emmerson Mnangagwa will host a delegation of around 300 legislators from both houses of Parliament, including members of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction led by Sengezo Tshaba...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:47hrs | 1777 | by Staff reporter
Mutumwa Mawere's health in a dire state
ONE would assume that blood is thicker than water in the labyrinth of familial ties. But for Mutumwa Mawere, this age-old adage has become a cruel mirage, overshadowed by the relentless greed and betr...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:38hrs | 18908 | by Staff reporter
Poor Grade 7 results are no basis for denying Form 1 places, says Court
In a landmark decision, High Court Judge Justice Fatima Maxwell has declared the refusal by Harare High School to enroll students for Form 1 based on their Grade 7 examination results as unlawful....Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:26hrs | 3156 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools against manipulating exchange rates
As Zimbabwean schools prepare to open for the first term this Tuesday, the Government has issued a stern warning to schools engaging in fraudulent foreign exchange practices. Reports have surfaced of ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:58hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt faces backlash over dubious Mbare Musika beneficiaries list
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is under fire following the release of a contentious list of prospective beneficiaries for vending spaces at the rehabilitated Mbare Musika Market in Hara...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:53hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer in eye of forgery storm
Prominent lawyer Nyaradzayi Musungwa Maphosa appeared in court accused of forging a birth certificate to facilitate the inclusion of an unrelated child as a beneficiary of a deceased person's estate....Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:16hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's children win court battle over grave inspection
Former President Robert Mugabe's children, Bona, Tinotenda, and Chatunga, have secured a legal victory after Chinhoyi magistrate Kudzanai Mahaso barred a Zvimba headman from conducting an inspection o...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 11:35hrs | 1208 | by Staff reporter
If ZANU-PF regime cracked down on gold smugglers as they do small businesses, Zimbabwe would prosper
This morning, while in town, I had a fascinating encounter with a lady entrepreneur who owns a small clothing business. After recognizing me as the author of articles she regularly reads, she ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 08:33hrs | 473 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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