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Hungry Lion enters Zimbabwe market
South African fast-food giant Hungry Lion has officially entered the Zimbabwean market, launching its first branch at the newly opened Greenfields Retail Centre in Harare. The move marks the brand's i...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 15:17hrs | 2142 | by Staff reporter
UZ lecturers' strike enters 100 days
Today marks 100 days since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) downed tools in protest against dismal salaries and deteriorating working conditions - an indefinite strike that has paralysed o...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
18 Zimbabwe prosecutors arrested for corruption charges
At least 18 public prosecutors stationed across Zimbabwe have been arrested on corruption-related charges, predominantly bribery and extortion, the country's Prosecutor-General, Justice Loice Matanda-...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:22hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Wangu Mazodze faces mass resignations
It never rains but pours for FC Wangu Mazodze following their 2-0 defeat to city rivals Masvingo United in a Division One league match on Sunday, a result that has deepened the crisis within the club'...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 13:30hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revives push for Mnangagwa term extension
ZANU-PF is reigniting its fading calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his presidency beyond the constitutionally mandated two-term limit, with senior party officials now openly championing...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 12:58hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Niece snatches aunt's husband and house
A Glen View woman has secured legal protection from her niece, whom she accused of wrecking her marriage and attempting to take over her matrimonial home.Sunday Sande approached the Harare Civ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:44hrs | 1466 | by Staff reporter
Pirate taxis resurface at Harare City Council offices
Pirate taxis, commonly known as mushikashika, have resurfaced at an illegal rank along Leopold Takawira Street in Harare's central business district (CBD), operating openly just metres from municipal ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:42hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revives push for ED2030
ZANU-PF is reigniting fading calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in office beyond the constitutionally mandated two-term limit, with senior party officials leading the charge ahe...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 18:45hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Sables Path to RWC 2027
Zimbabwean rugby has re-emerged as one of Africa's most compelling sporting stories, with the national team, the Sables, charting a historic course toward the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia. After ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 18:28hrs | 78 | by Marilyn Mutize
University of Zimbabwe lecturers strike continues
It has been months since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe, the country's oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, walked out of their lecture halls, citing salaries that have...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Dembare continue to sink
In a season that has become a painful saga, Dynamos - Zimbabwe's most decorated football club with 20 league titles - now teeters dangerously close to relegation from the Premier Soccer League....Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa using luxury vehicles to silence critics?
Zanu-PF party benefactors are reportedly handing out luxury vehicles to critics of President Emmerson Mnangagwa as a means to buy their silence, with some leaders of war veterans allegedly receiving n...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 1479 | by Staff reporter
Pushcart operators blamed for City chaos
Pushcarts, once seen as a harmless tool of livelihood for many struggling Zimbabweans, have become a growing source of frustration and danger for Harare residents. The city's central business district...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:18hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Rev. Dongo, so you'll gladly accept cash from the Devil just to avoid looking for money?
As the saying goes, the love of money is the root of all evil - and it seems some so-called "churches" are finding that temptation far too irresistible.It is astonishing - and frankly heartbre...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1011 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Marshals hijack Gweru bus terminus toilets
The Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has confirmed widespread concerns over the deteriorating state of bus terminuses across the country, highlighting ongoing complaints from travellers being ...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:32hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide after being reprimanded for wasting cooking oil
A 21-year-old man from Bulawayo's Cowdray Park suburb has died after ingesting rat poison in a fit of rage following a domestic dispute with his mother over spilled cooking oil.Police confirme...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 21:22hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Council ropes in Mnangagwa
Amid escalating losses and allegations of deep-rooted corruption, Harare City Council has turned to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office to intervene in the stalled acquisition of a critical Enterpri...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 21:01hrs | 682 | by Staff reporter
Sophie Mokoena bids farewell to SABC
Veteran journalist and international news editor Sophie Mokoena is leaving the SABC after an illustrious 31-year career, marking the end of an era at South Africa's public broadcaster. The announcemen...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 19:33hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to bolster R&D and Resilience in move toward NDS2
Zimbabwe's economy could take a major leap forward - if it boosts research, innovation, and industrial resilience, experts say. The Zimbabwe Competitiveness Report has sparked calls for all sectors to...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:42hrs | 55 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
The Irony of Innovation: How Tech’s Hardest Workers Built a System That Rewards Laziness
A thought-provoking look at how tech's unsung builders laid the groundwork for a digital culture that rewards viral ease over innovation and substa...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 21:49hrs | 570 | by Libz Mbanje
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 | 482 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment, voucher fraud rock Simbisa Brands
Fast-food giant Simbisa Brands has been thrust into the spotlight following serious sexual harassment allegations levelled against some of its senior officials in Gweru, accused of abusing their posit...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Harare to ban kombis, pirate taxis
The City of Harare has announced ambitious plans to ban commuter omnibuses (kombis) and pirate taxis (mishikashika) within the next three years, a move it says is part of efforts to transform the capi...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 907 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ranks 2nd globally for HIV-related stigma
Zimbabwe has been ranked as having the second highest proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) who reported experiencing stigma while seeking health services, acco...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:50hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Fastjet launches students fares on Harare-Lusaka route
Award-winning budget airline, Fastjet Zimbabwe, has announced the introduction of discounted student fares on its newly launched Harare to Lusaka route, as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:29hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu's circular overrides Chinamasa's in Tagwirei saga
A senior official in Zanu-PF's secretary-general's office has clarified that internal circulars issued by the secretary-general take precedence over those from party departments, unless formally overt...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 20:28hrs | 2809 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF turns party office into illegal night club
The Government has ordered the immediate closure of a Zanu-PF party office converted into a nightclub in Harare's Borrowdale area following mounting complaints from local residents over persistent noi...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1293 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man who controlled the development of Microsoft Windows
Zimbabwean-born Paul Maritz discovered his passion for computers at a South African university and became one of Microsoft's core executives, directing much of the early development of Windows....Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:04hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Battle over Zanu-PF co-option process
Zanu-PF is scrambling to finalise an internal circular clarifying its co-option procedures following a fierce internal dispute over the controversial attempt to usher businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei i...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 1839 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide at in-laws' homestead
A 64-year-old man from Mutukwa Village under Chief Zimunya tragically died last Thursday after allegedly consuming poison at his in-laws' homestead in Gwese Village, following a heated dispute over hi...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 1254 | by Staff reporter
Ziyakhala manje: Mchunu, Cele summoned by ANC integrity commission
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and his predecessor, Bheki Cele, have been summoned to appear before the African National Congress (ANC) Integrity Commission following damning allegations linking them to...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:47hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
ZRP bans officers from kombi business
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has imposed an immediate ban on all its officers from participating in the passenger transport sector, following a damning internal inquiry that revealed rampant mis...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:14hrs | 1772 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Republic Police to audit food rations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to conduct a thorough audit of food rations distributed to police stations nationwide following allegations that some senior officers have been abusing the sy...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Ruhanya critiques Chamisa's 'movement' concept
In a thought-provoking analysis sparked by Nelson Chamisa's recent interview on ZiFM with DJ MISSRED, political analyst Dr. Pedzisai Ruhanya has raised serious questions about the viability of Chamisa...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:59hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa flies into a storm
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to return from the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro into a storm of controversy sparked by damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commission...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean who went from earning R1,500 to R5m per month
July Ndlovu went from a rural village in Zimbabwe to becoming the CEO of Thungela Resources, one of South Africa's most successful coal mining companies. He began his career as a graduate...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:14hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Geza, Mukupe replaced in Zanu-PF restructuring
The ZANU PF Mashonaland West provincial leadership has announced the replacement of two Central Committee members, Blessed Geza and Terrence Mukupe, as part of internal restructuring aimed at reinforc...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:47hrs | 2666 | by Staff reporter
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 | 612 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Temba Mliswa speaks the ugly truth
He can be a pain at times, a thorn in the flesh and a source of discomfort. But this time, on a balance of improbabilities, he chose his words with a bit of tact. I mean this non-conformist maverick c...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:54hrs | 1048 | by Vukani Madoda
Egodini Mall project in turmoil
The long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopment project has hit yet another major stumbling block, with South Africa-based contractor Terracotta Trading (Pvt) Ltd requesting to revise its investment downw...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
SA's Ibrahim Traore makes damning allegations against Senzo Mchunu
The gloves are off. In an explosive press briefing on Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal's top cop, Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi proclaimed he was combat ready and willing t...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 14:25hrs | 1595 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall project tarnishes BCC
As delays and controversy continue to dog the long-awaited Egodini Mall and Transport Hub redevelopment project, calls for greater accountability in local governance have reached fever pitch. The stal...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:22hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
'Tagwirei lacks Zanu-PF grassroots support,' says activist
Political activist and editor of 'Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala' Rejoice Ngwenya has dismissed the possibility of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei succeeding President Emmerso...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa publicly denounces 'zviganandas'
In a dramatic twist in Zanu PF's internal power dynamics, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has publicly denounced the party's controversial and influential group of politically-connected business dealers,...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 15:43hrs | 3278 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' movement slams 13 unions for inaction
The Zimbabwe Teachers Remuneration Struggle Movement (ZTRS) has launched a scathing attack on 13 registered teacher unions, accusing them of failing to effectively advocate for improved salaries and w...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:06hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Bosso star eyeing Czech Republic breakthrough
Highlanders midfield sensation Mason Mushore is on the brink of a major breakthrough in his football career, with trials scheduled in the Czech Republic as he eyes a move to European football....Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:02hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo warns against use of money in Zanu-PF
Former Zanu-PF politburo member, cabinet minister, and MP Professor Jonathan Moyo has issued a cautionary statement on the limitations of wealth in politics, saying money may be influential, but it ca...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 15:04hrs | 4230 | by Staff reporter
Nyoni signs new deal with Liverpool FC
Highly-rated midfielder Trey Nyoni has signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool FC, extending his stay at Anfield just days after turning 18.Nyoni, who joined the Reds from Leicester Cit...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:39hrs | 805 | by Staff reporter
Umdala Wethu: The Statesman who united a nation
In the story of Zimbabwe, there are names that echo. And then there is Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - a man whose name is etched not merely in memory, but in the bedrock of the nation itself. As Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:30hrs | 355 | by Dereck Goto
Police officer at centre of explosive love triangle scandal
A scandalous love affair involving a married police officer stationed at Chikato Police Station in Masvingo has sent shockwaves through the local law enforcement community and beyond.Officer M...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:01hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
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