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Zimbabwe's Silent Struggle: A Nation on the brink but too fearful to rise
Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis, and the time for silence has passed. Power cuts are routine, water supplies are unreliable, and roads are riddled with potholes. The healthcare system has collapsed, wi...Published: 8 hrs ago | 312 | by Vusani Magwala
Raped Granny (96) Still Admitted in Hospital
The Mbire community remains deeply distressed after a 96-year-old grandmother, who was allegedly raped by a 26-year-old villager, continues to receive med...Published: 12 hrs ago | 581 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Government of Zimbabwe remains silent as land dispute affects more than 800 families close to Harare
There are more than 800 families who are being disadvantaged of their right and privilege to own land in Zimbabwe by an individual who is not even resident in Zimbabwe but stays in Canada. Bulawayo24....Published: 18 hrs ago | 637 | by Nevison Mpofu
Is it legal to keep US$70,000 cash at home in Zimbabwe?
In recent weeks, Zimbabwe has experienced an alarming increase in armed robbery cases, with criminals specifically targeting individuals and businesses that keep large amounts of cash at their premise...Published: 19 hrs ago | 540 | by Staff writer
Bulawayo assures residents of water safety
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced that it has resumed pumping safe drinking water to Tshabalala after rectifying a fault that had led to contamination concerns.Last week, residents in ...Published: 22 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak spreads in Mashonaland
The cholera outbreak that was initially concentrated in Mashonaland Central has now spread to Mashonaland East, prompting the government to deploy health personnel to Dindi in the Uzumba-Maramba-Pfung...Published: 22 hrs ago | 109 | by Staff reporter
Several feared dead in Harare road accident
Several people are feared dead, while others have sustained serious injuries following a tragic accident involving a commuter omnibus and a truck along Bulawayo Road in the early hours of today....Published: 22 hrs ago | 579 | by Staff reporter
Jeff Radebe signed IPPs to benefit Patrice Motsepe?
Former Energy Minister Jeff Radebe is still irritated by claims that by authorising Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to supply the government, he was creating a market for his brother-in-law Patrice...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:40hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
US Consulate threatens to leave Johannesburg
The United States consulate in Johannesburg may shut down if the city proceeds with renaming Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive, US officials have warned.On Thursday, 13 March 2025, a motion ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1410 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbery suspects killed in Bulawayo shootout
Six armed robbery suspects were shot dead in a gunfight with police near the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls tollgate in the early hours of Tuesday.According to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), the...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:31hrs | 1514 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Pirate taxi knocks down woman, crashes into oncoming vehicle
Bulawayo residents have raised concerns over reckless driving by pirate taxi operators following an incident on Tuesday in the city's Central Business District (CBD), where a fleeing driver knocked do...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:54hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tap water smells like sewage?
The City of Bulawayo has launched an investigation into suspected water contamination in Tshabalala following reports of foul-smelling tap water in the area. The incident, which was reported on Monday...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 12:52hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland calls for transparency in army, police recruitment
Residents of Matabeleland have called for a decentralized recruitment process for civil servants, including soldiers, police officers, and nurses, amid growing concerns that the region is being overlo...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 08:49hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces delays in infrastructure projects
Bulawayo City Council is struggling to progress on major projects aimed at improving infrastructure and addressing ongoing water challenges, as the Local Government Ministry has yet to approve the cit...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:27hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda shuts down crime infested youth centre
The Gwanda Municipality has officially announced the closure of the Greenland Youth Centre in Phakama Township following years of complaints from residents about rampant drug abuse, violent crime, and...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
BCC dithers on vendors
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has taken a less confrontational stance on the ongoing vending crisis, allowing the Government's 48-hour ultimatum to lapse without any major enforcement measures. Inst...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:23hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter
BCC reduces parking exemption hours for senior citizens
The City of Bulawayo has announced a reduction in monthly parking exemption hours for senior citizens, citing financial losses exceeding US$119,000 from the initiative last year. As a result, the exem...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:23hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
South Africa blackmailed on United States consulate in Johannesburg
South Africa could lose its United States consulate in Johannesburg if the city changes the name of Sandton Drive to Leila Khaled Drive.On Thursday, 13 March 2025, a motion to rescind renaming...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 13:27hrs | 1647 | by Staff reporter
Zinara, villagers on collision course over trenches
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) has drawn the ire of villagers near the Lutumba tollgate after the road authority began trenching traditional roads and paths to prevent motorists fr...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:58hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
Politics collapsed Zimbabwean economy
The Political atmosphere in Zimbabwe is changing dramatically almost every few years since the forced departure of the brutal, long serving late nonagenarian.The current scenes are synonyms wi...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:13hrs | 414 | by Sithembiso Hadebe - Political activist
Armed robbers attack home of Kirsty Coventry's parents
Armed robbers stormed the home of Robert Edwin and Lyn Coventry, parents of Zimbabwe's Minister of Youth, Sport, Arts and Recreation, Kirsty Coventry, tying them up before making off with valuables wo...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 16:05hrs | 1589 | by Staff reporter
Massive pothole at busy Bulawayo intersection causes havoc
A massive pothole, roughly the size of two beds, has developed at the intersection of Lobengula Street and Third Avenue in Bulawayo, posing a significant challenge for motorists navigating in and out ...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:57hrs | 2765 | by Staff reporter
Harare residents threaten legal action over church noise
Residents in a Harare suburb are threatening legal action against a local church, accusing it of operating without the necessary permits and disrupting the neighborhood with excessive noise.A ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:24hrs | 1335 | by Ndou Paul
Mnangagwa's govt orders immediate removal of vendors from CBDs
The Zimbabwean government has issued a directive ordering municipalities across the country to remove all vendors operating within central business districts (CBDs) and other undesignated selling poin...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 18:23hrs | 1610 | by Staff reporter
Marondera introduces annual bicycle license fee
The Municipality of Marondera has announced that all bicycle owners and cyclists are now required to pay an annual bicycle license fee of US$5. This fee is mandatory and must be paid annually for each...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:23hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dam levels show upward trend
The Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) has reported that dam levels across the country continue to rise, although the rate of increase has slowed down due to reduced rainfall in some regions. D...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:15hrs | 2560 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo to repossess 130 undeveloped stands
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a notice to repossess 133 undeveloped housing stands in Cowdray Park, Luveve, and Pumula South, citing long-standing non-compliance by beneficiaries....Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Gweru mayor blames sewer blockages on dumped pets, utensils
Gweru Mayor Martin Chivhoko has blamed costly sewer blockages on residents who improperly dispose of waste, including dead pets, sanitary products, and kitchen utensils, in sewer manholes.Spea...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 15:08hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
BCC, TTI launch crackdown on illegal taxis
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) and Tendy Three Investments (TTI) have teamed up for a joint operation aimed at curbing the growing problem of illegal taxis, locally known as Mshikashika, in the city ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 11:39hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo identifies new cemetery site
Bulawayo City Council has identified a 43-hectare site at Goodhope Farm as a potential new cemetery, with the capacity to accommodate 80,000 graves. The farm, located 17 kilometres from the city centr...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:40hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Deaths from infrastructure collapse are usually the tragic cost of corruption
There's always a human cost to corruption.The recent tragedy at Bandama Farm Dam in Chipinge, where five lives were lost due to the dam's sudden collapse, is a stark reminder of the perilous s...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:14hrs | 372 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Vic Falls City signs US$1.6 million land servicing deal
Custodian of Zimbabwe's premier tourism hub, the City of Victoria Falls has signed a US$1.6 million agreement with Integrated Construction Projects (ICP), a civil engineering company for servicing of ...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 11:26hrs | 4999 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Victoria Falls
Harare Mayor preaches accountability amid council salary scandal
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume on Monday called for accountability and good governance among city officials, even as a recent commission exposed exorbitant salaries being paid to council directors. The com...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:19hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
SAPS to launch Operation Shanela 2
The South African Police Service (SAPS) will roll out the second phase of its high-density crime-fighting initiative, Operation Shanela 2, in March 2025. The operation, aimed at tackling crime hotspot...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 14:00hrs | 1403 | by Staff reporter
Failed heist suspect gets instant justice
Police in Beitbridge have arrested a man suspected of attempting to rob shopkeepers in Dulivhadzimu, a busy area in the border town. The arrest came after a violent altercation with an angry mob, whic...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 11:38hrs | 825 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe woman loses hand in attack by hyena
A woman from Quarry area in rural Kariba is fortunate to be alive after she was attacked by a hyena while sleeping outside her homestead on Sunday evening.The terrifying incident occurred arou...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:34hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF makes inroads into Harare
The Secretary for Environment in the Zanu-PF Youth League, Tsitsi Taomera, has secured victory in the primary elections for the Glen View South constituency.The 37-year-old politician triumphe...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:31hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
200 houses in Harare face demolition
Two hundred houses and properties, including two opulent mansions near the National Heroes Acre, were illegally built on land reserved for the Harare Drive expansion project and now face demolition, T...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:30hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter
Minister optimistic on Gwayi-Shangani Dam deadline
Matabeleland North Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Richard Moyo, has called on Treasury to urgently release funds for the Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, emphasizing that the project's complet...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:21hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over major city dam's low water inflows
Bulawayo's water supply faces a growing crisis as one of its main water sources, Inyankuni Dam, has received only 6% of its designed inflows, a situation worsened by rampant illegal gold mining in the...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:20hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo dams remain critically low since Independence
Despite this year's above-normal rainfall season, Bulawayo could still face extended periods without water, with the local authority warning of a potential crisis that could rival some of the worst in...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:17hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks to tap into diaspora market for economic growth
Bulawayo councillors are advocating for the creation of an inter-departmental team to market the city to potential investors in the diaspora. The move comes as the city prepares to host its inaugural ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:16hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
BCC struggles with water bursts
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is facing significant challenges in addressing water bursts and leaks across the city, largely attributed to a severe shortage of resources. As a result, many residents...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:15hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo tops national crime rate
Bulawayo has been named the city with the highest crime rate in Zimbabwe, standing at 2,506.1 crimes per 100,000 people, nearly double the national average of 1,356.6 per 100,000.The latest st...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:14hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1609 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Masvingo faces open defecation challenge
A recent report from the 2022 National Housing Census reveals that 35.1 percent of the population in Masvingo Province still practices open defecation, posing significant health and environmental risk...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:46hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi continue absconding Parliament
Deputy President of Senate, Michael Nyambuya, has expressed disappointment over the persistent absence of the country's two vice presidents and Cabinet ministers during crucial parliamentary Question-...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:38hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Tempers flare at Bulawayo Council Chambers
A crucial feedback meeting on the formation of a water utility for Bulawayo ended in chaos on Thursday as tempers flared among city officials, residents, and civic society representatives. The meeting...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 19:15hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF
Decoding and explaining the co-existence between Nelson Chamisa and ZANU-PF in the Zimbabwean authoritarian context: A case of captured popular opposition leadership1. Introduction...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 09:34hrs | 1987 | by Justice Alfred Mavedzenge
Team Lozikeyi detective shot dead
A detective from Bulawayo's renowned all-female police unit, Team Lozikeyi, tragically lost her life while on duty last night. The brave officer, identified as Cassandra Hove, was shot dead while purs...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:26hrs | 1744 | by Staff reporter
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