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Poaching threatens US$10m black pepper project
A lucrative US$10 million black pepper farming venture at Sable Ranch Farm in Marondera is under serious threat from rampant firewood poaching, with allegations that state security agencies are involv...Published: 12 hrs ago | 34 | 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: 12 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins Makonde rural seat uncontested
ZANU-PF has strengthened its hold on Makonde District after its candidate, Bothwell Madhishi, was declared the winner of the Rural Ward 8 seat uncontested.The announcement was made by Zimbabwe...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:14hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
497 Zimbabwe soldiers graduate and ready for deployment
A total of 497 recruit soldiers will graduate today at Imbizo Barracks in a ceremony officiated by Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Commander, Lieutenant-General Emmanuel Matatu.Of the graduating ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:13hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for sexual abuse of child victims
A PAEDOPHILE from New Lobengula suburb allegedly carried out sickening sex acts with children, having threesomes with minors as young as nine years old.Amendo Nyathi is accused of also strippi...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:47hrs | 397 | 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 | 112 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cop arrested for treasonous videos
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer, Assistant Inspector Simbarashe Mandizvidza, has been arrested after videos of him making treasonous statements on social media went viral.Mandizvidza ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:36hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
How our love for violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe
Entertainment may seem like harmless fun, but the evidence shows it can unravel the very fabric of a society.Three recent stories from Zimbabwe have pierced my heart this past few days-tragic ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 169 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Government debt cripples Masvingo City
Masvingo City Council is facing mounting challenges in delivering basic services due to the government's failure to settle substantial debts owed to the local authority, with claims that various gover...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:04hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mugabe faces backlash over school fee collection scheme
Chief Mugabe, born Matubede Mudavanhu, has stirred controversy after authorizing village heads in his jurisdiction to collect outstanding school fees, offering a 10 percent commission on each collecti...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:59hrs | 404 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges ZDF to confront emerging security threats
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to broaden their operational scope beyond traditional military defence to address evolving security challenges, including c...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers to get salary hike, improved welfare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is prioritising the welfare of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), with measures underway to address salary structures, housing, healthcare, and tra...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Roadblocks do not prevent accidents; they annoy motorists
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) approach to road safety continues to rely heavily on static roadblocks manned by police officers, often positioned along major highways and inner-city roads....Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:06hrs | 476 | by Engineer Jacob K Mutisi
Defend the Constitution of Zimbabwe and the Will of the People
To my fellow Zimbabweans,Our nation stands on a foundation built upon the supreme law of the land , the Constitution of Zimbabwe. It is the very document that guides our governance, protects o...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 21:22hrs | 186 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Madagascar shows how a mature leadership handles a SADC Chairmanship
There is never a shortage of the village clown, always ready to bring embarrassment and shame to the community.As Madagascar prepares to host the 45th Southern African Development Community (S...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 18:30hrs | 488 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa promises better salaries for the military
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his government is expediting the construction of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) Referral Hospital at Manyame Air Force Base, upgrading military health facilities, ...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 15:54hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket hits back at Coltart over racism claims
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has launched a strong rebuttal against what it describes as a long-running smear campaign by Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart, accusing him of targeting black administrators with unf...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 14:41hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
Vote of no confidence moved on Bosso Chairman
Highlanders Football Club is facing internal turbulence following a formal vote of no confidence motion against executive chairman Kenneth Mhlophe.The motion, authored by club member Pilate Ma...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 14:26hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
UZ lecturers withdraw application to stop graduation ceremony
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has confirmed that an urgent court application seeking to block its upcoming 44th Graduation Ceremony has been withdrawn.In a statement issued on Tuesday, 12 Au...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 13:45hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
R150,000 reward for fugitive linked to murder of 2 SAPS members
Police are offering a R150,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Jabulani Thabang Moyo, who is wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of two police officers in Roodepoort on Friday...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:34hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Punish errant liquor operators
Bulawayo councillors have called on the Liquor Licensing Board to revoke licences of bottle stores and bars that operate outside the law, particularly those located in residential areas.Ward 2...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:21hrs | 120 | 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 | 680 | by Staff reporter
ZCC blames Zimbabwe govt for road carnage
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has urged the government to take responsibility for the recent surge in road traffic accidents, pointing to the failure to resuscitate a reliable public transpor...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Legal clerk in impersonation storm
A legal clerk with Munangati and Associates, Adiel Shingai Mushore, appeared in court over the weekend charged with impersonating a police detective in an alleged scam targeting a commuter omnibus ope...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
To be President is the highest job most Africans dream of
The best job an African dream of is to become a President: not medicine, not teaching, not becoming a university professor, not engineering or physicists, Chemists, social scientists or whatever. What...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 15:50hrs | 244 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sandra Ndebele funds 11 solar powered boreholes
A total of 11 solar-powered boreholes have been drilled in Bulawayo's Nkulumane suburb to help alleviate the area's worsening water crisis, as residents in the high-density area continue to endure pro...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:06hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Something is wrong at Zifa
AT one time, we thought everything was well at Zifa until information filtered through that the Zimbabwe Under 17 and Under 20 teams are still to be paid their allowances three months or so after thei...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 12:02hrs | 317 | by Michael Kariati
Zimbabwe needs US$10 billion to fix power crisis
Zimbabwe will require up to US$10 billion in energy sector investment over the next decade to meet rising electricity demand and address chronic power shortages, according to a new report by Veritas, ...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo industrial decay raises alarm
Once a proud hub of Zimbabwe's industrial might, Bulawayo now stands as a hollow shell of its former self. The city's industrial parks, once teeming with workers and humming with production, are large...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 678 | by Staff reporter
SA police hunt for Zimbabwean gold mining kingpin
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has amended the indictment against eight suspects accused of involvement in an alleged illegal mining syndicate following the repeated failure of the suspected...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:07hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Unknown Kuretu declared national hero
The late former Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Ex-Political Prisoners, Detainees and Restrictees Association (ZEPPDRA), Comrade Victor Kuretu, has been officially declared a National Hero.The ann...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:03hrs | 566 | by Staff reporter
MPs raise alarm over fake news threat
Members of Parliament have sounded the alarm over the growing threat of fake news, warning that the rapid spread of misinformation is undermining public policy, distorting democratic processes, and fu...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1079 | by Zimfieldguide
Hichilema can have Lungu's corpse, rules SA court
A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family's opposition.The Pretoria high...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 12:23hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
SA court orders repatriation of Edgar Lungu
The full bench of the Pretoria High Court in South Africa has ruled that the body of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu must be repatriated to Zambia to allow for a state funeral. This decision come...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 10:57hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
RBZ upholds tight monetary policy to protect ZWG
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday reaffirmed its tight monetary policy stance as a key strategy to conserve the local currency, despite mounting pressure from industry players to ease bor...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Pythons invade Mutare suburb
Residents of Darlington Extension in Mutare are living in constant fear after discovering a den of giant pythons mere metres from their homes, prompting urgent calls for their removal.A visit ...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa blocks ZCDC diamond sale
Zimbabwe's state-owned diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has been plunged into a deeper financial crisis after its sole shareholder, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), ve...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:25hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Vic-Falls Road rehab to take 10 months
The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is gaining significant momentum, with five contractors now actively working on different segments of the critical trade and tourism corridor. The...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 20:15hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Kemi Badenoch is bad enough: Thanks to Socialist East Germany: GDR!
I was about 22 years old when I landed in East Germany on scholarship to study metallurgy. To put everything into context, I was facilitated with a Zapu PF scholarship to study in East Germany, a soci...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 17:10hrs | 382 | by Nomazulu Thata
US embassy pauses most visa processing in Zimbabwe
The United States Embassy in Zimbabwe will temporarily pause all routine visa services starting Thursday, according to a memo from the U.S. State Department obtained by Semafor. The suspension affects...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Man mourns non-existent baby, nearly buries a doll
KwaZulu-Natal man Nkululeko Zulu, 44, from Machibini in Mandeni, says his ex-girlfriend tricked him into thinking their baby had died.His hopes of becoming a father turned into heartbreak when...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:13hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:11hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's brief gold coin revival ends with little impact
Zimbabwe's central bank has ended its short-lived reintroduction of gold coins, citing high demand and rising international prices, but economists say the effort had little macroeconomic effect and of...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:07hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors split over Egodini mall project
City councillors remain deeply divided on how to handle the stalled Egodini Mall redevelopment, as frustrations mount among residents over continued delays and traffic congestion attributed to the fai...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:00hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree renaming streets to reflect Kalanga history
The Plumtree Town Council has renamed several streets to reflect the town's deep Kalanga history and cultural identity. The initiative forms part of a broader urban renewal programme aimed at modernis...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:00hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's health sector hit by severe shortages
Botswana's Ministry of Health has issued a stark update on the country's public health system, revealing a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies that has forced the suspension ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 17:46hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum in spotlight over match-fixing allegations
Zimbabwean football has been rocked by fresh match-fixing allegations, this time involving Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants FC Platinum, who are accused of deliberately losing a match against Scottl...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:34hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's deteriorating roads and malfunctioning traffic lights
Bulawayo city councillors have expressed deep concern over the worsening state of roads and malfunctioning traffic lights, warning that the deteriorating infrastructure poses serious risks to motorist...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:31hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
No politics for Zimbabwe civil servants
The Government has gazetted the Public Service Amendment Bill, which seeks to tighten rules on political office for civil servants, extend maternity leave benefits, and restrict industrial action by e...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
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