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Harare man in trouble over US$11,000 visa scam
A 36-year-old Harare man, Crispen Zhou, appeared in court this week facing two counts of fraud and charges related to the Money Laundering and Proceeds of Crime Act after allegedly duping two victims ...Published: 1 hr ago | 20 | by Staff reporter
Council embroiled in US$18k advance salary scandal
Chiredzi Town Council is embroiled in a financial scandal after it emerged that nearly US$18,000 in salary advances given to employees remains unaccounted for, with some beneficiaries having already l...Published: 22 hrs ago | 146 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei mocks 'foolish' Zimbabweans who have not won tenders
Prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei ignited controversy on Wednesday after declaring that Zimbabweans who have not secured government tenders are "foolish" - effectively labelling the vast major...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 14:12hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize imports to decline
Zimbabwe's maize imports are set to decline significantly this year as better rainfall has boosted crop yields across the country, easing pressure on food security.According to the latest repo...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:59hrs | 264 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, coach summoned over match chaos
Embattled Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants Dynamos FC and their outspoken head coach Saul Chaminuka have been summoned to appear before the PSL Disciplinary Committee following the dram...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer threatens legal action over SDA pulpit 'desecration'
Prominent lawyer Advocate Thabani Mpofu has demanded a formal apology and disciplinary action from the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe following an incident he has described...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:24hrs | 1406 | 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 | 823 | 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 | 207 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's online visa system now fully operational
Zimbabwe's Online Border Management System (OBMS) is now fully operational, ushering in a new era of digitised immigration services that allow travellers to apply for visas and complete border formali...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:12hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Massive fire guts Steelworks Industrial yard in Bulawayo
A towering blaze tore through the Steelworks Industrial area in Bulawayo on Thursday afternoon, destroying property estimated to be worth millions of dollars and leaving a trail of devastation....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:06hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
When Mnangagwa buries his colleagues, does he ever reflect on the legacy he will leave behind?
Life offers us countless moments for introspection - but it is up to us to seize them.This evening, I watched a news bulletin covering the burial of the late Luke Mushore - another in a long l...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 648 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fuel tanker leaks thousands of litres near Umguza river
A potentially devastating catastrophe was narrowly avoided on Saturday when a fuel tanker carrying 37,000 litres of petrol and diesel was involved in a road accident along the Bulawayo-Harare Highway,...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
Even the government's own excuses prove it's to blame for drug shortages in hospitals
When incompetence runs deep, even your excuses end up exposing you. The recent state-sanctioned explanation in The Sunday Mail on why public hospitals in Zimbabwe are running out of basic...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:12hrs | 151 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Harare's disappearing hills
From a distance, the jagged ridgelines cutting across parts of Harare might appear to be natural geological remnants — monuments of the city's ancient terrain. But up close, these formations tell a ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:58hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Employee brutally attacked by Chinese over NSSA injury claim
An employee at Chinese-operated Huaman Investments (Private) Limited has accused company management of violently assaulting him and fellow workers after they sought assistance from the National Social...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe woman sells infant via Facebook
A 27-year-old woman from Bulawayo, Christable Muringani, appeared before Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande on Wednesday facing charges of human trafficking after allegedly selling her newborn bab...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:20hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
US resumes student visas but orders enhanced social media vetting
The US State Department says it will resume scheduling appointments for international student visas, but will ask all applicants to make their social media accounts public for enhanced screening....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
The Real Reason Small Brands Are Winning on Social Media in 2025
I work with brands for a living - large, small, and those still being managed from the back room of someone's apartment. And here's the wild part: in 2025, it's not the big players scoring the wins on...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 10:06hrs | 140 | 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 | 269 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro stadium on the brink of condemnation amid rapid decline
Rufaro Stadium, the historic heart of Zimbabwean football, is facing the grim possibility of being condemned once again-barely a year after it was reopened for top-flight matches.The Mbare-bas...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:07hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's UK trip flops
Organisers of the First Ladies African Impact & Resilience (Flair) Summit scheduled for London next week have reportedly withdrawn the invitation extended to Zimbabwe's First Lady, Auxillia Mnanga...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:21hrs | 2154 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa critic seeks SA asylum
Wellington Masiiwa, popularly known by his activist name Nyokayemabhunu, has formally applied for asylum in South Africa as he fights extradition to Zimbabwe, citing fears of political persecution....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:12hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
State gem miner pushes ahead with hazardous mining facility
The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) has commenced operations at a high-risk deep diamond processing facility in Chiadzwa, despite internal warnings flagging serious safety failures that p...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:23hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Trump adds Zimbabwe to list of countries facing US travel ban
Zimbabwe is one of 36 countries whose citizens could be banned from travelling to the United States over alleged identity documentation fraud and visa violations, the Washington Post reported on Sunda...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 12:28hrs | 580 | by Staff reporter
Midlands grapples high rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission
The Midlands Province continues to record higher-than-average cases of HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, despite extensive national efforts to eliminate new pediatric infections, official...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:23hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ex-Minister of ICT's X account hacked
Zimbabwe's former Minister of Information Communication Technology and opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has become the latest high-profile political figure to fall ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 14:13hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
4,912 injuries, 76 fatalities recorded in workplaces in 2024
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has revealed alarming statistics for workplace safety in 2024, reporting a total of 4,912 injuries and 76 fatalities across various sectors. The labour fed...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:51hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Divorced 'man of god' abuses pupils at Milton High
A TEACHER at the elite boys-only Milton High School has been arrested and suspended from duty following explosive allegations of improper conduct with learners.Tyson Lunga, an Advanced Level c...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:29hrs | 1630 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa ov...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 959 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exporters sound alarm over tough new forex rules
Zimbabwean exporters are facing fresh turbulence following the government's move to tighten foreign currency controls - scrapping critical export incentives and enforcing tougher surrender requirement...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 2962 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested over violent voice on chat group
A 27-year-old woman from Kadoma, Vernah Madhlangove, has been remanded in custody after allegedly using WhatsApp to incite public violence in her community.Madhlangove appeared before the Kado...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:00hrs | 1490 | by Staff reporter
Second group of white Afrikaners arrive in the US
A SMALL small batch of white Afrikaners quietly arrived in the US on Friday, as part of President Donald Trump’s offer to resettle them amidst false claims of white genocide and persecution in South...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1432 | by Staff reporter
Midlands make strides in HIV/AIDS fight
The fight against HIV/AIDS in Midlands Province has seen remarkable progress, according to Provincial Affairs Minister Owen Ncube, who spoke during the recent Midlands Chiefs' HIV and AIDS sensitizati...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:54hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates Town Council Auditor amid ongoing resistance
A Labour Court ruling last week overturned the dismissal of Manasseh Mhlolo, the internal auditor at Gokwe Town Council, who was fired eight months ago over a minor US$80 vehicle damage expense. Despi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Bus rank chaos and reckless competition plague Zimbabwe's public transport sector
A disturbing video recently surfaced showing two buses dangerously tailgating and jostling for a loading bay at a terminus, rekindling painful memories of the tragic 2023 Rimbi-Zebra Kiss fatal bus cr...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:18hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Man loses US$65,000 in stand scam
Simbarashe Mwanandimai, a 43-year-old director of EDI Resources from Borrowdale, appeared before Harare Magistrates' Court facing allegations of defrauding a home-seeker of US$65,500 by selling a resi...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:01hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 294 | by Staff reporter
ZPA urges Mnangagwa to address road carnage in the country
Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to try and address road carn...Published: 28 May 2025 at 22:27hrs | 431 | by Stephen Jakes
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1346 | by Staff reporter
ZEC completes printing of ballots for June by-elections
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finalized the printing of 53,550 National Assembly and 8,450 Local Authority ballot papers ahead of the by-elections scheduled for June 14, 2025.The...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Trabablas Interchange commissioning on Friday
The state-of-the-art US$88 million Trabablas Interchange is scheduled for official commissioning this Friday, heralding a significant infrastructural milestone under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adm...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
12 dead in Zimbabwe fuel tanker horror crash
Twelve people died instantly yesterday morning when a fuel tanker collided with two other vehicles near the Sebakwe River on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway in Kwekwe, Midlands Province. The tragic acci...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:55hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Garwe calls for inclusion of Chiefs in Council meetings
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has urged local authorities to allow chiefs to actively participate in council meetings, highlighting their crucial role in community governance...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:44hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Court officials arrested for extortion
The prosecutor at Mutasa Magistrate Court, Shephard Chavarika, along with two police officers stationed at Mutasa Police Station, Liberty Tivafukidze and Sencia Masase, have been arrested and charged ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:01hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
United Freedom Party Africa Day Statement
Dear fellow Africans and esteemed leaders,Today, as we celebrate Africa Day, we are reminded of the strength and beauty that our great continent holds. Africa is a land blessed with abundant r...Published: 24 May 2025 at 23:12hrs | 234 | by United Freedom Party
Another coup won't solve Zimbabwe woes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is currently at odds with a faction of liberation war veterans from the 1970s struggle for independence. This group has publicly pledged support for Vice-President Constan...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:59hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
MP's vehicle shot at in hotel brawl over married woman
Masvingo South Member of Parliament Tanatsiwa Mukomberi was involved in a tense incident at a Harare hotel on May 20, where the windscreen of his vehicle was damaged after he was allegedly caught with...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Treasury launches last-ditch push to stabilise Zimbabwe economy
Zimbabwe's Treasury has embarked on a last-ditch effort to stabilise the country's fragile economy, amid growing fears that policy inconsistency, inflation, and currency volatility could derail indust...Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:33hrs | 619 | by Staff reporter
Only 10,85% of Zimbabwe's arable land under irrigation
Only 10.85% of Zimbabwe's two million hectares of irrigable land is currently under irrigation, a shortfall that continues to limit the country's food security and grain export potential, Deputy Minis...Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:29hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
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