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Only leadership change can save Zimbabwe's economy
FREEZIM Congress party leader Joseph Makamba Busha has said Zimbabwe's deepening economic woes can only be resolved through a complete change of government leadership, accusing the ruling Zanu-PF part...Published: 12 hrs ago | 324 | by Staff reporter
Harare plunged into darkness as Zesa switches off tower lights
Harare's last remaining tower lights were switched off this week, plunging Zimbabwe's capital further into darkness - a stark metaphor for the city's deepening governance crisis and financial dysfunct...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:46hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
Harare among Africa's least liveable cities
The annual report, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), measures cities based on stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and environment, key indicators that affect overall qua...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:14hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 marks a new low in government overreach - and it d...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers vote to work 3 days a week
Teachers across Zimbabwe, particularly those affiliated with the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ), have resolved to reduce their working days to three per week, citing poor conditi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Govt workers stage a flash protest at Mthuli Ncube's office
Civil servants staged a flash protest yesterday at the New Government Complex before marching to the offices of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Harare, pressi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 694 | by Staff reporter
Africa's inequality crisis: How government systems fuel corruption and entrench elitism
A recent Oxfam report has ignited renewed scrutiny of Africa's political and economic order, revealing a disturbing truth: while a handful of billionaires accumulate staggering wealth, hundreds of mil...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:12hrs | 181 | by James Mathonsi
Hwange's new CBD takes shape
The Hwange Local Board (HLB) has officially launched a long-anticipated greenfield development project that will see the creation of a brand-new central business district (CBD), in a major step toward...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:43hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda, St Luke's hospitals still lack capacity to handle mental patients
A recent parliamentary investigation into youth empowerment, development, vocational training, and the state of drug and substance abuse treatment in Zimbabwe has exposed a severe shortage of rehabili...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1097 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Vote-buying for beginners: A Zvigananda guide to electoral philanthropy
Meet Taurai Kandishaya - philosopher of the gutter, hustler by vocation, and a loyal missionary of the Zvigananda gospel: "In Harare, money speaks; morals take a kombi." He recently took to Facebook t...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:19hrs | 407 | by Reason Wafawarova
Zimbabwe govt to set up oxygen plant in Lupane
The Government is setting up a medical oxygen production plant in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, as part of a broader national strategy to boost self-sufficiency in critical healthcare supplies....Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Mkhwanazi gains public backing
South African KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has received an outpouring of public support after his explosive allegations implicating Police Minister Senzo Mch...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 16:01hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Minister Machakaire, instead of suing, just tell us: Are you corrupt or not?
When someone resorts to diversionary tactics instead of addressing legitimate questions, it naturally raises suspicion.In a disturbing turn of events that strikes at the heart of democratic ac...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 896 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 611 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe civil servants decry unpaid allowances
Discontent is mounting across Zimbabwe's civil service over the government's continued failure to pay outstanding travel and subsistence allowances - some of which date back as far as 2023 - despite r...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Mmusi Maimane criticizes SA govt over Zimbabwe crisis
South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ruling African National Congress (ANC) of "folding its arms" amid Zimbabwe's ongoing political crisis. He ar...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:18hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
Gata declared national hero
ZESA Holdings executive chairperson, Dr Sydney Gata, who passed away last Thursday in Harare after a short illness, has been declared a national hero and will be buried at the National Heroes Acre on ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 17:50hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Men urged to break the silence on mental health struggles
Men across Zimbabwe are being urged to open up about their mental and physical well-being amid growing concerns over the silent battles many face and the rise in unhealthy coping mechanisms.At...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:34hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?
Zimbabwe is embarking on a fresh push to reform its prison rehabilitation system, aiming to better prepare inmates for reintegration into society. This initiative, announced recently by Cabinet, inclu...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Mafume defends Harare's water quality
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, along with senior city officials, on Thursday appeared before the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to respond to allegations of violating residents' environmental and...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:25hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Ousted NSSA boss tags Mnangagwa in letter blasting ministerial move
Emmanuel Fundira, the recently dismissed chairperson of the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), has mounted a bold legal challenge against his abrupt termination, casting a spotlight on governa...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:29hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's Sydney Gata dies
Sydney Gata, the long-serving executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79.Gata passed away late Thursday night at a private hospital in Ha...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority in hunt for new CEO
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has officially begun the hunt for a new substantive Chief Executive Officer, a strategic leadership role expected to shape and deliver Zimbabwe's vision of becomin...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:43hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ideological training for Zimbabwe Judges
In a move widely condemned as a blatant act of executive interference in the judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), under the coordination of its secretary Walter Chikwana, has convened an ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 14:58hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn
Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, ina...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:08hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Fundira challenges dismissal as NSSA Board Chair
Ousted National Social Security Authority (NSSA) board chairperson Emmanuel Fundira has challenged his recent dismissal by the Minister of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare, Edgar Moyo, descri...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 21:16hrs | 879 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo urged to adopt inclusive budgeting
An agenda activist and human rights lawyer, Prisca Dube, has called on Bulawayo City Council to adopt a more inclusive budgeting process that addresses the diverse needs of all its residents.S...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:17hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans to tell their own stories
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has called on Zimbabweans to embrace the power of storytelling and intellectual authorship as a way to shape the nation's future and preserve its ideological legacy...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:37hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans warned over Kenya job scam
The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern warning about a fraudulent job recruitment scam circulating on social media platforms, targeting Zimbabwean job seekers with false promises of employ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Former Wenela miners call for Mnangagwa intervention
Former Zimbabwean miners who worked in South African mines under the Witwatersrand Native Labour Association (Wenela) have appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in efforts to secure th...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unveils new land policies and service standards
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched the Minimum Service Delivery Standards Framework and the Urban State Land Management Policy, ushering in what government officials have called a ne...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:23hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for fiscal discipline among councillors
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has stressed the need for Zimbabwe's local councillors to improve their understanding of budgeting and financial planning, warning that national development efforts could ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:26hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns of Facebook page advertising bogus Embassy jobs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has issued a public alert over a fraudulent Facebook page impersonating the Zimbabwe Embassy in Kenya and luring job seekers with fake employmen...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:22hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns underperforming councils
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has raised alarm over the persistent failure by some local authorities to produce audited financial statements, warning that decisive action is being considered to enforce...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:20hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Town Clerk appointed NSSA board chair
The City of Bulawayo's Town Clerk, Mr. Christopher Dube, has been appointed as the new chairperson of the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), following the government's dissolution of the previ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:20hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei breaks silence on Dema power plant tender
Zimbabwean multi-millionaire tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei has for the first time publicly explained how he secured the highly controversial tender to construct the ill-fated Dema Power Plant project in ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 8444 | by Staff reporter
Prison launches driving school at Chikurubi
The Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has commissioned a new driving school at Chikurubi Training School, aimed at providing comprehensive driver training to correctional officers, inm...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:22hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimra surpasses revenue target by 10%
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has exceeded its 2024 revenue collection target by 10.26%, raking in ZWG116.47 billion against a projected ZWG105.63 billion, according to its latest annual repo...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:33hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Minister fires entire NSSA Board
Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo has dismissed the entire board of directors of the National Social Security Authority (NSSA), led by prominent businessman and tourism mog...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:57hrs | 2456 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo exposed as the beneficiary of cancer machine contract
Embattled businessman and ZANU PF-linked tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has been exposed as the beneficiary of a staggering US$437 million government contract for the supply of cancer treatment equipm...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:15hrs | 1235 | by Staff reporter
Professional beggars told to go back to Mnangagwa
A Zimbabwean woman begging at a traffic light in South Africa was publicly humiliated and forcibly driven away by a group of local women who accused her of damaging South Africa's image and demanded s...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:46hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
Tax evasion bleeds Zimbabwe economy
Humanitarian organisation ActionAid Zimbabwe has expressed deep concern over the rampant levels of tax evasion in the country, warning that this undermines the pool of funds available for national dev...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:44hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers
As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless.The government's recent announcement of a ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:36hrs | 579 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Job losses plague Zimbabwe's retail, mining sectors
Zimbabwe is facing a deepening employment crisis, with thousands of workers losing their jobs across the retail and mining sectors, as worsening power shortages, policy inconsistencies, and a sluggish...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:31hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ministers, top officials loot broke parastatals
Senior government officials, including cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and directors, are siphoning millions of dollars from state-owned enterprises to finance extravagant lifestyles, in a g...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:28hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's refugee population to rise to 18,000 by year-end
Zimbabwe's refugee population is projected to reach 18,000 by December 2025, driven by the country's continued political stability and peaceful environment, government officials have revealed....Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:17hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teachers take salary dispute to ILO
Zimbabwean teachers have escalated their long-standing labour dispute with the government to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), citing deteriorating working conditions, low pay, and continue...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 19:15hrs | 3578 | by Staff reporter
Explosive corruption report handed to Mnangagwa
A political firestorm is erupting at Town House following the submission of a damning report to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, which exposes endemic corruption, systemic mismanagement, and the virtual ...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 2557 | by Staff reporter
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