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Kumalo headmistress' fraud case postponed to August
The trial date for Kumalo Primary School headmistress Stella Mhlanga remains uncertain after the State once again requested a postponement, citing incomplete police investigations. The case has now be...Published: 7 hrs ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
Bail revoked for headmaster in Cambridge exam scandal
Cynthia Gambiza, the proprietor of Destiny Achievers College, was last week remanded in custody after the State successfully applied for the revocation of her bail in a case where she is facing seven ...Published: 7 hrs ago | 123 | by Staff reporter
Jokonya's farm invaders to remain in custody
Eight men accused of criminal trespassing at the farm of the late national hero and diplomat, Tichaona Jokonya, will remain in custody for two more nights after a Harare magistrate postponed their bai...Published: 9 hrs ago | 214 | by Staff reporter
National dam levels reach over 85%
Zimbabwe's national dam levels currently stand at more than 85 percent full, indicating a strong water security position as the winter cropping season gains momentum, the Zimbabwe National Water Autho...Published: 12 hrs ago | 250 | by Staff reporter
6 arrested over Mapanzure High protest
Tensions flared at Mapanzure High School in Masvingo province after a group of disgruntled parents staged a protest against the school head, demanding urgent intervention over what they described as p...Published: 12 hrs ago | 264 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's decision to halt gold coin sales has drawn warnings
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s decision to suspend the sale of gold coins has drawn warnings from an economic analyst, who says the move could expose the Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) currency to inflatio...Published: 16 hrs ago | 867 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 16 hrs ago | 216 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks reviews elephant plan
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021–2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communit...Published: 16 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
Swallowfield Estates dispute reignited by EIA certificate
The long-running legal wrangle over ownership and development rights at Swallowfield Estates in Norton has taken a fresh twist following the issuance of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) certif...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:06hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Panic at Sally Mugabe Hospital as fire breaks out
Panic gripped Sally Mugabe Central Hospital, formerly known as Harare Hospital, on Saturday, June 28, 2025, after a fire broke out in one of the hospital's buildings, sending plumes of smoke into the ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:21hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Parents call on police to act over fake Cambridge exams
Parents of 16 students from Destiny Achievers College in Harare are demanding urgent police action after discovering they were victims of a fake Cambridge O-Level examination scam allegedly orchestrat...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 16:09hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi sparks transformation at Mtetengwe primary school
The rural village of Mtetengwe, located 20 kilometers west of Beitbridge, experienced an extraordinary day of celebration and transformation recently, following a wave of attention sparked by a Januar...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate arrested
Thomas Chidzomba, a ZANU-PF member and the losing candidate for the Chinhoyi parliamentary seat in the August 2023 elections, spent last night in police custody alongside his colleague Esau Chizombe f...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:47hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bank heist now treated as attempted robbery
What was initially reported as a major armed robbery in Mt Darwin, in which US$700,000 and 2.4 kilogrammes of gold were allegedly stolen, is now being treated as an attempted robbery, the Zimbabwe Rep...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 19:47hrs | 1614 | by Staff reporter
Landlord brutally attacked over missing property
A Lobengula West landlord was left bruised, bloodied, and traumatised after a furious tenant and his friend launched a brutal midnight assault in a violent row over missing belongings.The inci...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered neighbours arrested
Two Nkulumane youths have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after allegedly smashing a neighbour's car window and stealing just US$20 and two white reflectors - a petty crime now threateni...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Pervert uncle jumps from 3rd Floor in wild suicide bid
In a jaw-dropping courtroom spectacle, a 38-year-old man convicted of attempted rape shocked onlookers at the Bulawayo Magistrates' Court on Thursday by hurling himself from the third floor in a despe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors steal from sangoma
Two prosecutors based at Rusape Magistrates' Court, Takunda Chinakidzo Muzenda (30) and Marlon Makamba (32), were arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Wednesday on allegations...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights spill into public
Deepening factional tensions within Zanu-PF's Manicaland women's league were on full display during a Provincial Co-ordination Committee (PCC) meeting held in Mutare, as rival camps clashed over leade...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Parly pushes for urgent overhaul of Zimbabwe's outdated steel laws
Parliament has called for swift amendments to Zimbabwe's antiquated Iron and Steel Act of 1942, warning that the outdated legislation is stifling the country's steel industry, undermining export compe...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:18hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Armed trio escapes with over US$500,000 in daring Bulawayo mine heist
Three suspected armed robbers carried out a daring heist at the Old Nic Mine in Killarney, Bulawayo, on Wednesday, making off with over US$500,000 in cash.The robbery took place shortly before...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 10:39hrs | 1833 | by Staff reporter
Pokello reacts to Chombo's death hoax
Zimbabwean socialite and entrepreneur Pokello Nare has dismissed false reports circulating on social media claiming that her stepfather, former cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo, has died.On We...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:48hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Charges against Mzembi will be dropped
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi is set to be released on Monday, with all charges against him expected to be dropped under a secret agreement reportedly brokered with President Emmerson ...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:37hrs | 3850 | by Staff reporter
Chombo is not dead
Former Minister of Finance Ignatius Chombo is alive and in good health, contrary to widespread rumours circulating on social media claiming he had died of prostate cancer. The clarification came from ...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:48hrs | 530 | by Staff reporter
Online investment scam backfires for EcoCash agents
An attempt to make quick profits through an online investment scheme ended disastrously for two Mutare women who were convicted of fraud after misusing their employer's US$1,500. The crime came to lig...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 12:34hrs | 1077 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema goes to SA court in a bid to have Lungu's corpse
The Zambian government has filed an urgent case in a South African court seeking to stop the burial of former President Edgar Lungu, state media reports.This is the latest twist in a row betwe...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:46hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Grade 5 learner allegedly abused by Guardians taken to Zimbabwe
A Grade 5 learner from Skeen Primary School, who is allegedly a victim of abuse by her guardians, has been secretly taken to Zimbabwe, causing a significant delay in the investigation as critical evid...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Police recover stolen tipper truck
Police in the Midlands province have recovered a tipper truck that was recently stolen from Fidelis Lin Gold Mine in Shurugwi under the guise of a driver recruitment exercise.Midlands provinci...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Fire guts Bulawayo stock feed factory, truck destroyed
A devastating fire tore through a local stock feed manufacturing plant in Bulawayo yesterday, destroying hundreds of hay bales and gutting a truck and trailer after sparks from a welding machine ignit...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:58hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman with 3 husbands sues 1 for neglect
A Warren Park woman in a rare polyandrous marriage has taken one of her three husbands to court, accusing him of neglecting his responsibilities, financial abuse, and causing emotional distress to the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:11hrs | 1616 | by Staff reporter
Jairos Tapera sent on forced leave
Manica Diamonds head coach Jairos Tapera has been sent on forced leave following a disappointing string of results, in what appears to be the beginning of a quiet managerial reshuffle at the Premier S...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:39hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Pitbull owner denied bail over fatal dog attack
A Harare man whose unmuzzled pit bulls fatally mauled a passerby has been denied bail by Magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa, who ruled that the gravity of the offence and public interest justified his contin...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:18hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
PSL promises tough action against Dembare, FC Platinum
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has broken its silence following Sunday's dramatic abandonment of the Castle Lager Premiership clash between Dynamos and FC Platinum at Mandava Stadium, triggered by a ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:46hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
'Detective Kedha' convicted of kidnapping Harare woman
Notorious private investigator Tafadzwa Chidawa, widely known as "Detective Kedha," has been convicted of kidnapping a Harare woman in a dramatic case that unfolded last year. The conviction came afte...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo pair jailed for selling same stand twice
Two Bulawayo residents, Henessy Dube (46) and Flora Moyo (45), have been jailed for fraud after they were found guilty of duping a homebuyer by selling a residential stand in Highmount to two differen...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:24hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa critic set free
The assault case against former Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi has been withdrawn by a Harare magistrate due to the absence of the key state witness.Musengezi faced charges of assaultin...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy fails to appear in court again
Self-proclaimed prophet Tapiwa Freddy has, for the tenth time, failed to appear at the Kadoma Magistrate's Court, where he is a key witness in a legal battle over a disputed land donation involving pr...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
ZACC joins fight against education corruption
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has intensified efforts to root out corruption in schools across Manicaland by enlisting the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and the po...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:34hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo City, Ministry of Health in standoff over donated vehicle
A standoff has erupted between Masvingo City Council and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) over a vehicle donated by the Global Fund, amid allegations that the vehicle, intended to support...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:43hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi returns with a whimper, not a bang
After years of silence and self-imposed exile, former cabinet minister Walter Mzembi has quietly returned to Zimbabwe - a development that has generated more speculation than substance in the po...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:40hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter
Fresh details on collapsed US$2,5bn CBZ bid emerge
An ambitious plan by CBZ Holdings to create Zimbabwe's largest financial services powerhouse has collapsed after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) imposed a series of restrictive conditions ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:36hrs | 186 | 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 | 150 | by Staff reporter
CID boss assaulted, robbed of service pistol
The head of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) homicide division in Harare, Superintendent Alexandra Jachi, was violently assaulted and robbed of US$140 and his service pistol in a shocking ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:20hrs | 1377 | by Staff reporter
RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm
Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar wit...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:45hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man uses live snake to scare and rape woman
A 25-year-old man from Chitungwiza has been arrested for allegedly raping a 23-year-old woman multiple times while threatening her with a live snake, a lizard, and alleged ritualistic paraphernalia, p...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:13hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean communities raise alarm over lithium mining impacts
As global demand for lithium surges to power electric vehicles and household solar batteries, the scramble for Zimbabwe's rich lithium deposits is exposing deep-rooted tensions between economic intere...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:09hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
SA cops arrest man trying to smuggle stolen car into Zimbabwe
South African police on Monday arrested a 44-year-old man who attempted to smuggle a stolen vehicle into Zimbabwe using counterfeit registration documents.The suspect was intercepted at the De...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:05hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Fraudsters use AI to impersonate Chivayo
Zimbabwe is facing a new and alarming wave of cyber fraud involving sophisticated scammers who are using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo in a ploy to...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:05hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Protesters stranded after Auxillia Mnangagwa skips London summit
Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, was notably absent from the First Ladies of Africa Impact and Resilience (FLAIR) Summit in London on Tuesday, following mounting pressure from activists and ...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:03hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
11 cars stolen in single day in Zimbabwe
At least 11 vehicles were stolen in Zimbabwe in a single day, prompting police to issue a warning to motorists over the growing trend of vehicle thefts, some involving cars left unlocked or with keys ...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:45hrs | 13257 | by Staff reporter
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