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Man arrested for defrauding home seekers of over US$2m

Lloyd Maungira, 50, has appeared in court facing fraud charges after allegedly duping desperate home seekers out of more than US$2 million by selling residential and commercial stands without authorization.Authorities say Maungira, directo…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 10:02hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo leads Zimbabwe in business formalisation

Bulawayo has emerged as Zimbabwe's top-performing province in terms of formal business establishments, according to new data from the 2023 Economic Census conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). The city's formal bu…

Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:56hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter

Magunje cement project accused of rights abuses, displacements

The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a scathing report accusing developers of the US$1 billion Magunje cement and mining project of widespread human rights abuses, forced displacements, and environmental degradation…

Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:50hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter

Preparations for 2025/26 tobacco season underway

Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers have begun sowing seedbeds for the 2025/26 irrigated crop, with seed sales starting to pick up despite a slower start compared to the same period last year.According to Kutsaga Research, farmers had purchased 482…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:45hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter

Chrome mining boon for Shurugwi families

In a major step toward community empowerment and inclusive resource management, Shurugwi North legislator Joseph Mpasi has launched an ambitious mining initiative aimed at directly benefiting local families in the mineral-rich district of …

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter

Tobacco farmers urged to prepare their lands for better yields

Mashonaland Central province senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has urged tobacco farmers to decide on their cropping program and do early deep ploughing on the field and seedbed sites they intend to plant tobacco in the upcoming 2025-26 agr…

Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:51hrs | 186 | by Paul Ndou

Zimbabwe airports see surge in passengers

The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has commended the surge in air traffic witnessed at the country's airports during the ongoing Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) 2025, describing it as a strong indicator of renewed interest and…

Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 21:15hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter

Peace be unto our motherland, Zimbabwe!

Sometime in 2018 - it must have been on December 19 - protests broke out in a small town in Sudan, Atbara, which was relatively unknown to the world, after bread prices more than tripled.It was yet another spark in Sudan's combustible poli…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 85 | by Bishop

Mutsvangwa, wake up - Zimbabweans are not fooled!

The delusions never end! Christopher Mutsvangwa, the spokesperson for ZANU-PF, held a press conference today basking in the supposed triumph of Zimbabweans not participating in the planned 31st March protests against President Emmerson Mna…

Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 22:57hrs | 1357 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe takes delivery of 700 tractors, 80 combine harvesters

Zimbabwe has significantly boosted its farming capabilities by acquiring 800 units of state-of-the-art farm equipment from Belarus, including over 700 tractors, a move that promises to revolutionise the country's agricultural sector.The eq…

Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter

ED can achieve vision 2030 earlier if he obsessed over it as he did extending his presidency

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid to extend his presidency beyond the constitutionally mandated two five-year terms has sparked intense debate, particularly given the justification being touted for this move. His supporters argue that he …

Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 11:10hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Mnangagwa says mineral-rich countries must not remain poor

As the world transitions toward renewable energy, Zimbabwe and other mineral-rich nations must not remain impoverished but should harness opportunities to drive sustainable growth, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has asserted. Speaking at a H…

Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:24hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter

ANC of Ramaphosa must brace itself for a messy implosion

For over six months, everyone argued about whether there would be consequences for former state president Jacob Zuma's action to support the Umkhonto WeSizwe Party (MKP) in the last national and provincial elections while still an ANC memb…

Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:00hrs | 177 | by Nkosikhulule Nyembezi

Debunking mischief about Tagwirei, Sakunda

There has been a sustained casting of aspersions over the success of businessman Mr Kudakwashe Tagwirei, whom I will simply call Kuda, from anti-Zimbabwe media and activists both locally and outside the country in recent days.This misguide…

Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 16:49hrs | 20 | by Rutendo Bereza Matinyarare

Mnangagwa goes after Mugabeâ€™s family, relatives

President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has reportedly repossessed extensive land holdings belonging to former first lady Grace Mugabe, her daughter Bona, and other relatives, in a move believed to be a targeted assault orchestrated by t…

Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 17:34hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter

War veterans confront Emmerson Mnangagwa

War veterans are calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to revamp his Cabinet and politburo to eliminate newcomers and make room for former combatants.Zanu-PF central committee member and former lawmaker Blessed Geza voiced concerns that …

Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:48hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter

Churches that support Mnangagwa benefit from Zimbabweans' suffering!

I HAVE written quite a bit on the deceitful and misleading teachings of Christian organizations that support the ZANU PF regime.I do not feel it necessary repeating the same things I have raised before since that would merely be recycling …

Published: 02 Apr 2024 at 12:09hrs | 7 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

People will follow Chamisa everywhere he goes

Former MDC Alliance and the Citizens Coalition for Change Organizing Secretary Amos Chibaya has claimed that Zimbabweans do not follow political parties but people.Chibaya who was speaking to Masvingo residents aligned with former CCC pres…

Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 10:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Who is reaping now?

In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a rather alarming phenomenon: the emergence of what can only be described as "gospel-preneurs." These are individuals who have cunningly crafted churches with the sole purpose of robbing the hard-ear…

Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:56hrs | 4 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

Zimbabwe electricity imports down 57%

ZIMBABWE has started reaping savings from reduced energy imports following improved domestic electricity generation mainly from the upgraded Hwange Thermal Power Station and the rising contribution by independent power producers (IPPs).Des…

Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 04:22hrs | 24 | by Staff reporter

Witch hunters wreak havoc in Mhondoro-Ngezi

Stories of witch hunters wreaking havoc in rural areas have been told repeatedly, but gullible villagers continue to fall victim to the scammers.Known as tsikamutandas or gauras, the purported witch hunters are on the rampage yet again in …

Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:40hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe is one big Zanu-PF society

You guys are not serious at all!I told everyone who reads my social media as far back as April that there was a rift at the top of the opposition party after the deliberate but unstrategic marginalisation of the senior leadership in the op…

Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 13:04hrs | | by Hopewell Chin'ono

Russian corporation assists Zimbabwe in fighting hunger

Over 23,000 metric tons of bulk potash and NPKS fertilizer intended for Zimbabwe have been fully loaded onto a vessel in the ports of Riga, Latvia, and Ghent, Belgium; the shipment is intended for humanitarian purposes, the press service o…

Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 07:22hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter

Russia ships 23 000t of fertiliser to Zimbabwe

RUSSIA's giant fertiliser manufacturing company, Uralchem Group, is in the process of shipping 23 000 tonnes of humanitarian fertiliser to Zimbabwe to complement the country's efforts to boost food and nutrition security.The consignment wo…

Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 05:52hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter

New firewood saving Tsotso stove introduced for tobacco farmers

Senior agronomist Lazarus Gatawa has introduced new technology of tsotso stove to small scale tobacco farmers in Chiweshe communal lands, Mashonaland Central province. The Tsotso stove is hand-built using locally available materials and th…

Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 07:00hrs | 62 | by Staff Reporter

Mthuli Ncube targets revenue from backyard chicken producers, informal businesses

Unregistered small businesses reaping profits from the country's money-spinning environment could soon find themselves elbowed out of the supply chain, finance minister Mthuli Ncube said recently, as he took measures to drag the country's …

Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 06:53hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's 'prophets of Baal'!

This may help them understand how some in the Christian community have opted not only to dine with the devil but also sell their souls to him - whilst at the same time pretending to be serving God.The book of Kings gives an interesting acc…

Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:10hrs | 22 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Gwayi-Shangani, Kunzvi dam works expedited

The construction of major dams such as the Kunzvi and Gwayi-Shangani to augment supplies to Harare and Bulawayo is being expedited.Most suburbs in the cities have been facing water challenges for several years resulting in diarrhoeal disea…

Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa can't benefit from removal of presidential term limit!

It is common knowledge that Zimbabwe has become a lawless place.Some may even call it a jungle - where the ruling elite flagrantly flout the country's laws with arrogant impunity.In fact, is that not why several election observer missions …

Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:32hrs | 17 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

'Zimbabwe not yet ready to develop lithium batteries'

The Chinese ambassador to Zimbabwe, Zhou Ding, has expressed that Zimbabwe currently faces challenges in developing battery-grade lithium, despite possessing significant lithium reserves, a vital mineral in clean energy technology producti…

Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:27hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter

Everton Mlalazi wins big at Nigerian gospel show

From his homeland to Nigeria, the multilingual praise and worship singer, Everton Mlalazi, is now reaping the rewards of his artistic investments.As he continues to garner attention across the continent for his musical efforts and accompli…

Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF's well-oiled campaign raises eyebrows

A day after President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rally in Harare on August 9, thousands of empty boxes of fast foods were strewn across the venue spanning up to more than the size of four soccer fields.These were the remnants of a feast that bro…

Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:57hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe lines up 40 000 tonnes maize exports

Zimbabwe is ready to resume grain exports this year with initial exports of 40 000 tonnes of grain to East Africa from the substantial surpluses grown by the farmers as the Second Republic's agriculture policies continue to guarantee good …

Published: 07 Aug 2023 at 06:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Forex Trading: Indispensable tools for generating maximum profits

Forex trading is one of the best ways to diversify investment portfolios and earn a living. This activity has become incredibly popular, especially with the youth battling chronically high unemployment levels and crippling poverty.If youâ€…

Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 11:14hrs | 29 | by Staff Reporter

Chamisa, Mnangagwa must be stopped for Zimbabwe to win

The only result acceptable from the August 23 elections is a win for Zimbabwe, not a victory for an individual or a political party. Our nation is in dire straits and no single individual or political party can save it. Our beloved but bro…

Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1 | by Trevor Ncube

Mangwe, Bulilima villagers go online

VILLAGERS in Mangwe and Bulilima districts are reaping immense benefits from infrastructural development spearheaded by the Second Republic's philosophy of leaving no place and no one behind.On Monday 19 June a base station based at Nswazi…

Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Chivayo imports US$3.5 million super cars, mystery over new fortune

A new fleet of luxury cars imported by controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo is turning heads in Harare.In a four-week period in April and May, Chivayo imported four brand new Rolls Royce vehicles from London â€“ and then splashed on …

Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 19:59hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean Senator caught in love triangle

MDC'S Nyanga Senator Edith Baipai has dragged her husband Allan Chinowaita to court as he has been allegedly abusing her physically and financially, it has been established.It has also emerged that while Chinowaita had told Senator Baipai …

Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 10:30hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

Even ZANU PF supporters now thoroughly disgruntled with ruling establishment!

Now that the ruling ZANU PF primary elections for parliamentary and ward candidates have come and gone, what lessons can the nation draw?Of course, there can never be only one thing to be read from these internal processes - with some peop…

Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 11:15hrs | 117 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Al Jazeera documentary on Zimbabwe's gold mafia won't change anything

THE whole hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash.The countryâ€˜s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearly miffed and terribly disappointed that Zimbabw…

Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:51hrs | 5 | by Chris Mutsvangwa

The whole gold hullabaloo about Zimbabwe illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash

The whole gold hullabaloo about illicit gold is plain codswallop and balderdash. The countryâ€˜s detractors coalesced around George Soros and his Open Society Institute of Southern Africa are clearly miffed and terribly disappointed that Z…

Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 20:33hrs | 6 | by Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa

Mugabe never accounted billions to build Blue Roof, talents he received and wasted; instead blamed British for everything

Let me say from the on-set that white colonial exploitation of Africa has a lot to answer for why the continent is in the economic and political mess it is today. But this is not say the whites are solely to blame for Africa's problems; we…

Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 14:11hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori

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