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South Africa ripe for a coup
Recent developments within South Africa's military and government circles, combined with warnings from national intelligence, suggest the country may be facing a precarious period of political instabi...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:25hrs | 987 | by Staff reporter
VW urges Zimbabwe owners to respond to airbag recall
Volkswagen owners in Zimbabwe are being urged to take immediate action following the automaker's global recall of certain models fitted with potentially defective Takata airbags. The airbags, which we...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:25hrs | 430 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe insurers urged to adapt or perish
The Insurance and Pensions Commission (Ipec) has called on Zimbabwean insurers to adapt to digital transformation while expanding into untapped sectors to boost resilience and competitiveness....Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube warns Ministries over 'procurement chaos'
Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has issued a stern warning to government ministries over unchecked procurement practices, describing over-contracting as a "bleeding wound" on the Treasury that...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:25hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Authorities crack down on smuggling and fake goods
Authorities have intensified a nationwide crackdown on smuggling and consumer rights violations, inspecting 3,779 businesses across the country, prosecuting 419 offenders, and seizing more than 4,800 ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:46hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Indigenous Churches Pledge Support in Combating Road Carnage, Child Marriages, and Drug Abuse
HARARE - Indigenous churches have pledged to support government efforts to reduce road accidents, end early child marriages, and combat drug abuse, citing their ethical, moral, and spiritual responsib...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:56hrs | 336 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Ministry steps up unannounced business inspections
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has announced that more impromptu inspections will be carried out to ensure businesses comply with legal and regulatory standards.In an interview, Communi...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 13:01hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Community pushes for official recognition of Tji Zhawunda
The community of Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province is taking steps to have Tji Zhawunda officially recognised as one of Zimbabwe's national languages.Tji Zhawunda is spoken in par...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:22hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hits US$44,9bn in digital transactions
Zimbabwe's financial sector has marked a major milestone in its digital transformation, processing a record 381 million electronic transactions worth ZiG1,2 trillion (US$44,9 billion) in the first hal...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
6 ZCC members die in road crash
Six members of the Zion Christian Church (ZCC) lost their lives early Monday morning when the Toyota Quantum they were travelling in overturned along the Mutare - Masvingo Road, police have confirmed....Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:24hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans challenge govt to fulfil liberation promises
The Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) Veterans Association has issued a sharp rebuke of the government's handling of liberation war veterans and the broader citizenry as the nation marks Her...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:23hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
0 pass rate teachers to be fired
A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited co...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga will need a coup, or it will be over
Zimbabwean tenderpreneur and sanctioned businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is now a Central Committee member, according to ZANUPF.This places him in pole position to become Zimbabwe's president a...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 14:43hrs | 1529 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Econet to launch new data packages
Zimbabwe’s largest telecommunications and technology provider, Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced it will soon roll out new data packages aimed at enhancing its popular SmartBiz offering, follo...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:52hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Harare accounts for most accidents in Zimbabwe
Harare Metropolitan Province accounted for more than half of the road traffic accidents recorded across Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the latest Extreme Events and Disasters Report released this week...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks appoints Professor Patience Gandiwa
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has congratulated its Director of International Conservation Affairs, Professor Patience Gandiwa, on her appointment as Chairperson of t...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 16:04hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans pledge property for loans
Zimbabweans are increasingly pledging household items such as beds, fridges, and other personal property as collateral to secure small loans from financial institutions, highlighting the dire state of...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 09:03hrs | 427 | by Staff reporter
RBZ upholds tight monetary policy to protect ZWG
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Thursday reaffirmed its tight monetary policy stance as a key strategy to conserve the local currency, despite mounting pressure from industry players to ease bor...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces new threat from AI voice cloning scams
Last month, a disturbing case emerged from Canada where fraudsters used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of elderly Americans' grandchildren. Between 2021 and 2024, the ring targeted senior...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Forestry Commission regulatory weaknesses exposed
A report by Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga has exposed serious regulatory weaknesses at the Forestry Commission, revealing how poor oversight may be enabling trophy hunters to bypass state payments and...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:21hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt licences more import assessors
The Government has expanded the Consignment Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) Programme by appointing two additional service providers, effective 1 August 2025.The Ministry of Industry and Co...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:11hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Fake car parts flood Zimbabwe
The Central Mechanical Equipment Department (CMED) has issued a strong warning about the increasing circulation of counterfeit motor vehicle spare parts and maintenance products in Zimbabwe. The depar...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:07hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Police deploy for holidays, warn reckless motorists
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has rolled out extensive deployments across the country's roads, residential areas, industrial zones, and Central Business Districts (CBDs) to ensure peace, law, and...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:33hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
No politics for Zimbabwe civil servants
The Government has gazetted the Public Service Amendment Bill, which seeks to tighten rules on political office for civil servants, extend maternity leave benefits, and restrict industrial action by e...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe culls 120 000 quelea birds to protect winter wheat
Close to 120,000 quelea birds have been culled in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces as the Government intensifies efforts to protect the country's winter wheat crop from one of its most destructive mi...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:25hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Director arrested over US$7.6m payments for LP gas imports
Grant Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd, represented by its director Grant Chitate, has been dragged before the courts on allegations of making unauthorised foreign payments totalling US$7.6 million for th...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:44hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
The silent struggle facing Zimbabwean mothers
Motherhood is often celebrated as a national duty - a role expected to produce the country's future leaders, scientists, doctors, and innovators. For many women, the birth of a first child is a joyful...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:13hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers bank on 6% economic growth
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says it expects consumer spending to rise this year, buoyed by the government's projected 6% economic growth, despite continued pressure on household inco...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tobacco farmers demand indigenous tobacco policy
The government has been urged to develop an indigenous tobacco policy aimed at promoting production and supporting farmers who form the backbone of Zimbabwe's golden leaf sector.Speaking at a ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
South Africa deports 10,000 illegal immigrants
The Border Management Authority (BMA) of South Africa has deported nearly 10,000 illegal immigrants who attempted to cross into the country during the first quarter of 2025. This was revealed in a sta...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:54hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Funding delays teacher recruitment in Zimbabwe
The government's ambitious plan to recruit 8,000 new teachers to address Zimbabwe's critical teacher-to-student ratio has hit a major snag, with delays in the disbursement of funds from the Treasury s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:14hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
+120k litres of Zimbabwean milk rejected for export
Zimbabwe's dairy sector is under scrutiny after it was revealed that over 120,000 litres of milk earmarked for export were rejected by mid-year due to contamination, a staggering increase from the 39,...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:18hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Bindura neglects billing 1,598 households
Bindura Town Council has come under fire following revelations that it neglected to bill 1,598 households in the Garikai area for water services, resulting in a significant loss of revenue. The disclo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:12hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
1 in 5 Zimbabwean infants receive exclusive breastfeeding
As the world observes World Breastfeeding Week from August 1 to 7, Nutrition Action Zimbabwe (NAZ) has raised alarm over the country's sharply declining exclusive breastfeeding rates, warning of a loo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:11hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Econet defends fair usage policy amid backlash
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has come under fire from some of its SmartBiz customers following the enforcement of its Fair Usage Policy (FUP) on "unlimited" data packages.Critics say the move unde...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:47hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
RBZ Chief charts path to monetary stability
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu says the central bank is making steady progress in consolidating price stability, growing foreign reserves, and reinforcing the banking se...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:12hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
AMA reveals agro-input pricing disparities
The Agricultural Marketing Authority (AMA) has disclosed significant price disparities in agricultural inputs across Zimbabwe, sparking warnings from farming unions about a potential crisis that could...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women trapped in Russian drone factory scheme
At least four young Zimbabwean women have allegedly been trafficked to work under deceptive conditions at a Russian drone factory producing weapons used in the Ukraine war, in what human rights observ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 674 | by Staff reporter
Woman granted protection order against abusive ex-lover
A local woman has been granted a protection order against her ex-boyfriend who has allegedly been harassing and abusing her following the end of their relationship.Ms Lexina Mabato approached ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:30hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean-born prophet jailed in Scotland
Walter Masocha, a self-styled prophet and founder of the Agape for All Nations Church in Scotland, has been sentenced to 14 years following his conviction on charges of rape, attempted rape, and sexua...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:35hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt risks losing millions in undelivered goods
The Zimbabwean government faces the risk of losing millions of dollars after revelations that several ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) have yet to receive vehicles and other assets paid fo...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Boy (4) drowns in sewage
Two separate drowning incidents claimed the lives of a young boy and an adult man in Manicaland Province on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed.In the first incident, four-year-old Takudzwa Mu...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Zimsec Amendment Bill falls short, says teacher union
The Federation of Zimbabwe Educators Unions (FOZEU) has criticised the newly gazetted Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) Amendment Bill, saying it fails to adequately address the stru...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean elephants trample SA soldier to death near border?
A South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldier deployed on border patrol duty was killed after being trampled by a herd of elephants near the Limpopo River on Sunday night.The tragic i...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:33hrs | 637 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi tours Dinson steel plant
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has arrived at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) plant in Manhize to assess the ongoing progress in the country's flagship steel manufacturing project.The v...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 15:04hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Johanne Masowe ropes in health workers
In a remarkable shift blending faith with health consciousness, Johanne Masowe eChishanu members are leading the way in integrating medical support into their spiritual gatherings. During a recent thr...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:24hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment tops cases reported
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has revealed that sexual harassment is the most reported issue among more than 4,000 gender-related complaints it has received over the past decade.Speakin...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:44hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in South Africa for 2025 Liberation Movements Summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today joined fellow heads of revolutionary parties at the Liberation Movements Summit, which enters its decisive final phase amid growing concerns over the future and rele...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:23hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Arrests in plane haunt airports firm
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has summoned the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) to explain the circumstances surrounding the forcible removal and subsequent torture of three activists ...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:19hrs | 634 | by Staff reporter
'Better Schools Program Zimbabwe, a huge scam'
A damning audit has revealed that the Better Schools Program Zimbabwe (BSPZ) Fund in Masvingo Province is operating illegally, lacking a registered constitution and failing to secure mandatory approva...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:12hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
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