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Zanu PF chef loses fortune in toned down water deal
A controversial US$138 million contract awarded to Helcraw Electrical Projects, a company owned by Zanu PF legislator Farai Jere, for the development of Harare's water infrastructure has been signific...Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
China donates US$16 million in food aid to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe received US$16 million in emergency food assistance from China in 2023 to cushion vulnerable communities from the impact of the El Niño-induced drought, Chinese Ambassador Zhou Ding revealed...Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:00hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes regional manufacturing hub status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for the swift implementation of agreements between Zimbabwe and Belarus, as he concluded a successful State visit to the East European nation, highlighting Hara...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:00hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's green economy drive gets support
Zimbabwe's bold shift toward a green economy has received strong backing from lawmakers and international development partners, as the nation ramps up efforts to tackle the effects of climate change a...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:06hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Methodist Church clash with council, BSPZ, SDA and Printers company over stand
The Methodist Church in Filabusi has clashed with the Insiza Rural District Council, the Seventh Day Adventist, the Better Schools Programme Zimbabwe and a Printers company in Filabusi business centre...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1157 | by Stephen Jakes
Edgars Zimbabwe shifts focus to low-end market
Edgars Stores Limited, one of Zimbabwe's leading clothing retailers, has announced a strategic shift toward the low-end market, revealing that 60% of the country's clothing market now falls within the...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:19hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans should worry about our relationship with Belarus
How is it that Zimbabwe consistently chooses to engage with questionable figures?President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Minsk for a working visit, marking his third trip to Belarus since assuming ...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:32hrs | 699 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Eat n Lick hits troubled times
Popular fast-food chain Eat n Lick is facing internal turmoil amid rising worker dissatisfaction over unpaid salaries and poor welfare conditions, raising questions over the company's aggressive expan...Published: 09 May 2025 at 16:09hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
CBZ Holdings partners ZOC
One of Zimbabwe's leading financial institutions, CBZ Holdings, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) in a bold move aimed at improving the country's prepa...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:04hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Mozambique sign landmark energy deal
Zimbabwe and Mozambique have signed a landmark agreement to deepen cooperation in the energy sector, a development poised to significantly improve energy security and infrastructure across Southern Af...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 222 | by Staff reporter
Have our churches turned into sanctuaries for the corrupt?
Have our churches become places where criminals go to cleanse their reputations and whitewash their activities?In Zimbabwe, we are witnessing a deeply troubling phenomenon - one that strikes a...Published: 09 May 2025 at 10:38hrs | 261 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe banker, SA banks implicated in R2 billion electoral scandal
A top Zimbabwean banker is at the centre of the nearly R2 billion Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender scandal involving a South African printing company paid R1.2 billion by the Harare governme...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 2316 | by Roland Mpofu I iol
Zimbabwe Health Ministry refuses to admit healthcare system is deteriorating
Deputy Minister of Health and Child Care Sleiman Kwidini dismissed claims about the deteriorating state of public hospitals as being largely fueled by "social media" during a heated session in Parliam...Published: 08 May 2025 at 09:51hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt sets minimum standards for councils
Zimbabwe's local authorities are now legally bound to provide residents with essential services that meet newly approved national minimum standards. This development follows Cabinet's adoption of the ...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:51hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Bushiri cases dominate Anti-Corruption Conference
The high-profile cases of fugitive Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri and controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo have taken centre stage at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:47hrs | 1878 | by Staff reporter
Helidrive launches National Emergency Call Centre
HELIDRIVE National Air Rescue Services is setting up a national emergency call centre as part of its ambitious drive to streamline Zimbabwe's first publicly operated air ambulance system, with the ult...Published: 04 May 2025 at 09:16hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Why community engagement and dialogue are key for Zimbabwe's development
Communities are the backbone of any country.I was recently privileged to moderate the Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue on Bridging Community Solutions and National Policy - organized by the Institu...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:45hrs | 149 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's exports surge by 13.5%
Zimbabwe's export earnings surged by 13.5 percent in March 2025 to reach US$581.9 million, up from US$512.6 million in February, underscoring the country's growing productivity, mineral output and the...Published: 03 May 2025 at 08:35hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Husband fights crocodile to save wife
A courageous husband from Hwange is being hailed as a hero after he bravely rescued his wife from the jaws of a crocodile that attacked her while she was collecting water from the Zambezi River on Tue...Published: 03 May 2025 at 08:32hrs | 1663 | by Staff reporter
Race storm at Peterhouse as black teachers cry foul
Black teachers at the elite Peterhouse Boys School have made a passionate plea for government intervention amid serious allegations of racial discrimination within the institution’s staff structures...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:03hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised for maize production milestone
Zimbabwe is poised to record its fourth-highest maize harvest in history, with production projected at 2.29 million tonnes for the 2024/25 agricultural season. This major milestone was announced by In...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:13hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Iran-Zimbabwe to launch pharmaceutical joint venture
Zimbabwe is set to benefit from a major industrial boost following Iran's commitment to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility and a tractor assembly plant in the country through a joint ve...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:12hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into messy, illegal takeover of Arlington Estate
Barely a month after President Emmerson Mnangagwa handed over 480 hectares of Arlington Estate to PPC Zimbabwe, a storm is brewing over the land's true ownership, with fresh court documents revealing ...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 12:18hrs | 4005 | by Staff reporter
Edgars opens new stores in expansion drive
Edgars Stores Limited has expanded its retail presence with the launch of new Express Stores in Rusape and Harare, marking a significant move to strengthen its position in the low-income consumer mark...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:40hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Gweru struggles to move with times
Gweru City Council is still in the process of procuring an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system to automate its operations and enhance efficiency. Despite the growing need for automation...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:39hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe courts energy sector investors
Zimbabwe is seeking to attract US private sector investment to rejuvenate its energy sector, with key Government officials outlining an ambitious blueprint for the future during the World Bank's Sprin...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:18hrs | 28 | by Staff reporter
Gun-totting prison escapee and robber gets 22-year jail term
Luke Zinyengere, the inmate who recently stunned Zimbabwe by staging a daring escape at the Harare Magistrates' Court, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after being convicted of escaping from l...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 10:40hrs | 683 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife faces UK protests
Zimbabwe's First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa is set to face a storm of protests and tough questions when she visits the United Kingdom in June, amid growing outrage over human rights abuses and the contin...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1590 | by Staff reporter
Son accused of mom's murder
A 61-year-old woman from Regayivadero Village in Tanda, Mayo, under Chief Makoni, was brutally murdered on Tuesday morning in a suspected domestic-related incident, with her son emerging as the prime ...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Charamba grabs more honours in United States
United States-based Zimbabwean sprinter Makanakaishe Charamba has been honored as the Southeastern Conference's Men's Runner of the Week after delivering a world-leading performance at the Tom Jones M...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:32hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
Huayou Cobalt bets on Arcadia Lithium Mine
Chinese battery manufacturing giant Huayou Cobalt is intensifying its focus on Zimbabwe's Arcadia Lithium Mine, as it pushes forward with a lithium sulfate project aimed at significantly reducing prod...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:23hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
ZITF instant driver's licence printing a hit
In a breakthrough for service delivery, hundreds of citizens have received their plastic driver's licences within minutes of passing road tests at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF),...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:25hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Stop Prioritising Universities , Zimbabwe Needs Vocational Institutions to Develop
Zimbabwe is facing a looming crisis in the engineering sector, not because it lacks intelligent students or capable minds, but because of a mismatch in its education and skills training priorities. Wh...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:46hrs | 337 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Govt offers driver's licence, documents to motorists and public at ZITF
The Government of Zimbabwe has introduced a wide range of motorist and public services at the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025 in a move aimed at enhancing accessibility, reducing...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:25hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Why the Prince Edward School Rugby Festival Must Be Saved
Appeal to all Rugby lovers, The cancellation of the 2025 edition of the Mwana Group (Prince Edwards School) Rugby Festival formerly known as the Cottco Schools Rugby Festival has struck a heav...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 22:15hrs | 363 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Fresh US$100m gold scandal rocks treasury as top Zanu-PF ally implicated
A major financial scandal has erupted at Zimbabwe's Finance Ministry, exposing what appears to be a fraudulent US$100 million payout to a shadowy company linked to a top Zanu-PF gold dealer, Pedzisayi...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:29hrs | 6492 | by Staff reporter
George Guvamatanga gave company 'illegal' bank guarantee on $20 million loan
Treasury secretary George Guvamatanga has been accused of providing an "illegal and unconstitutional" bank guarantee for a US$20 million loan to a seed company linked to command agriculture corruption...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 20:32hrs | 6601 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF Ministers dump Glenview, sprint to Gokwe
Using selective honesty and generosity to disarm opposition in Glenview South, ZANU-PF syndicates and some cabinet Ministers temporarily fake development ...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:18hrs | 1186 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
How to Bypass FRP on Any Android Phone
Introduction to FRP and Common Scenarios Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a Google security feature introduced with Android 5.1 and later. It prevents unwanted device access...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 22:29hrs | 819 | by Staff Reporter
900 candidates linked to suspected Zimsec paper leak
In a shocking development ahead of the upcoming Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Ordinary and Advanced Level examinations, approximately 900 candidates have been linked to a suspected exa...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:49hrs | 2476 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec June exam leak plotter arrested
A 23-year-old Polytechnic student from Mbizo, Kwekwe, appeared in court yesterday facing fraud charges after allegedly creating a WhatsApp group to leak Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) O...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:40hrs | 330 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers faces US$13 million scandal amid Audit revelations
A shocking internal audit at Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd (Zimpapers), the country's largest and oldest media conglomerate, has uncovered a potential US$13 million misappropriation of funds, raising...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:57hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
'City on the Edge of the City' set to transform Bulawayo
Real estate firm Henock Ranching has announced an ambitious new urban development project, "City on the Edge of the City," which will be constructed on a 58-hectare gated lifestyle estate on the outsk...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:04hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Bosso edge woeful CAPS United as Green Machine crisis deepens
Highlanders 1 - 0 CAPS UnitedCAPS United's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another grim turn at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday, where they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hand...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:02hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
EFF calls for review of Orania's status
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape have intensified their campaign against the status of Orania, a predominantly Afrikaans town of about 3,500 residents, calling it a modern-day ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 13:43hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
The love of money has destroyed Zimbabwe's churches and turned them into dens of thieves
Oh God, why is my spirit disquieted? As a devout Christian, nothing leaves me more disturbed and broken-hearted than witnessing the Church - the Body of Christ - being reduced to a grotesque s...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 11:11hrs | 740 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
How to start a small tutoring business in Zimbabwe
STARTING a tutoring business in Zimbabwe might sound like an easy hustle - print a flyer, post an advert on WhatsApp and you are in business. However, digging into the numbers and realities, it become...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:45hrs | 175 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Sick and tired of sweet-talking! Set 109 activists & Blessed Mhlanga free!
Nyokayemabhunu informed us, the demonstrations on the 31st of March will be safe: nobody will be hurt or arrested or gunned down by Mnangagwa army: he said, he is carrying a true voice from Geza, it w...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:41hrs | 758 | by Nomazulu Thata
Why is Mnangagwa's regime silent on South Africa's explosive Wicknell revelations?
There are so many questions on Zimbabwe's minds. A disturbing irony hangs over Zimbabwe today. While South Africa's Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has taken decisive steps to inve...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:34hrs | 713 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fastjet launches Harare-Lusaka route
Fastjet Zimbabwe has successfully launched its new route connecting Harare and Lusaka, introducing a thrice-weekly service that promises to enhance regional connectivity, tourism, and trade between Zi...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:38hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
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