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Zimbabwe's GMB rolls out AI-powered silos
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has begun a nationwide rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart silos, with 14 state-of-the-art facilities set to transform Zimbabwe's grain handling and s...Published: 3 hrs ago | 105 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's real problem isn't tinted windows
Only in Zimbabwe can a government decree be born in the morning and die by sundown. On Tuesday, Presidential Affairs secretary Tafadzwa Muguti thundered against tinted windows, ordering citizens to st...Published: 9 hrs ago | 230 | by Staff reporter
Rotten beef bust in Bulawayo
Bulawayo health authorities have destroyed more than 700 kilograms of beef, including meat sourced from a major fast-food chain and a city police station, after it was deemed unwholesome and unfit for...Published: 9 hrs ago | 195 | by Staff reporter
Next they will ban sunglasses and pockets
The government has found a new enemy. It's neither hunger nor corruption. It's not the crumbling clinics that turn the sick into corpses either. It's tint.Permanent Secretary for Presidential ...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1874 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Norton roads reopened after 3-year rehabilitation
Two major link roads in Katanga, Norton - Shonhiwa Drive and Koshen Drive - have officially reopened to traffic following over three years of rehabilitation under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Pro...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:48hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's urban cash transfer scheme collapses
In the heart of Bulawayo, where daily life is already defined by struggle, the collapse of the government's Urban Cash Transfer Programme has left families facing deepening hunger and despair. Once ha...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:37hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bans tinted vehicle windows in nationwide crime crackdown
In a sweeping move aimed at curbing rising crime and drug abuse, Zimbabwe's government has officially banned tinted windows on all private and public vehicles. The directive, announced by Home Affairs...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 17:39hrs | 2478 | by Staff Reporter
CUT's student DJ dies in crash
Another tragedy has struck Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) after the death of Mclarian Chando, a popular student DJ, who succumbed to injuries sustained in a road accident in Chiredzi. His pas...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:03hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cracks down on counterfeit products
Zimbabwean authorities have launched a major crackdown on counterfeit goods amid growing concerns about consumer safety and the influx of fake products in local markets.The Zimbabwe Republic P...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:54hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends new urban fuel station licences
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has announced a suspension on issuing new licences for fuel stations in urban centres, citing concerns over uncontrolled growth and clustering.T...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:40hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Weighbridges key to saving Zimbabwe road infrastructure
Stakeholders have urged the Government to install weighbridges on all major highways and promote rail transport to prevent rapid deterioration of the country’s roads. The call was made during a Publ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 829 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe airports undergo major upgrades
Zimbabwe is carrying out major rehabilitation and modernisation works at some of its leading airports, with Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo and Victoria Falls International Airp...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:24hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Toy guns fuel crime wave in Zimbabwe
A worrying crime trend is emerging in Zimbabwe's Midlands Province, where robbers are increasingly turning to fake firearms to terrorise communities.Once dismissed as toys or harmless props, t...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:22hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
ZRP confirms 20 road accident deaths in just days
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has confirmed that at least 20 people have died in a series of road traffic accidents recorded across the country in recent days, raising fresh alarm over reckless d...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:06hrs | 104 | by Styaff reporter
Bulawayo hit by wave of armed robberies
Bulawayo residents have been left living in fear after three armed robbery incidents rocked the city in a single day this week, leaving victims traumatised and police racing to track down the suspects...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bust syndicate with smuggled weapons
Police in Kwekwe have uncovered a criminal syndicate in possession of smuggled offensive weapons, including an SP500 bleak barrel pistol, an Atumers rifle with a scope, pellet guns, okapi knives, axes...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:36hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Tensions rise at Harare sewage plant
Tensions erupted yesterday at the City of Harare's Firle Sewage Plant after municipal workers clashed with management following the deaths of two colleagues, amid allegations of negligence over safety...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:28hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Harare city expands crackdown
The City of Harare is set to broaden its campaign against illegal businesses in the capital, following the closure of over 500 establishments in the central business district (CBD). The initiative, pa...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:54hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Reckless commuter driver sentenced in Harare
In a separate case, the Harare Magistrates Court has sentenced 32-year-old commuter omnibus driver Ruzvidzo Freedom of Hatcliffe to two years in prison for endangering public safety. Freedom was caugh...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:52hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
5 killed in kombi crash on Harare-Murewa highway
Five people were killed in a tragic accident along the Harare-Murewa highway after a private commuter omnibus carrying passengers, bricks, and a tombstone overturned.Budiriro South Member of P...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 64 | by Staff reporter
Scottland hike Dembare match gate charges
Scottland have followed the well-trodden path of clubs cashing in on the pulling power of traditional giants by hiking gate charges for their high-stakes clash against Dynamos at Rufaro Stadium on Sat...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:51hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Harare-Mazowe Road dualisation begins
Work has begun on the long-awaited dualisation of the Harare–Mazowe Road, with contractors now on site to transform one of Zimbabwe's busiest highways.The project is expected to ease congest...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:49hrs | 349 | by Staff reporter
Retired police officer launches new political party
Senior retired police officer Togara Fambi has launched a new political party, the National Progressive Democrats (NPD), despite warnings from his mother about the dangers of opposing ZANU PF....Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:59hrs | 834 | by Staff reporter
U.S. extends visa validity for Zimbabwean applicants
The validity of C1/D (transit and crew member) visas for Zimbabwean applicants has been extended to 24 months with multiple entry. Applications for these visas can currently be submitted at U.S. embas...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Only You Can Stop The Abuse of Passengers on Zimbabwe's Public Transport
Public transport in Zimbabwe has become a nightmare for many citizens, not because of the distance travelled or the fares charged, but because of the daily abuse passengers suffer at the hands of komb...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:46hrs | 145 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ZRP hits back at Securico over armed robbery claims
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed a widely circulated report by Securico Security Services claiming that armed robberies were spiralling out of control, warning that only law enforcemen...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 19:33hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia hold high-level meeting to curb smuggling
Rising cases of drug trafficking and the influx of cheap and counterfeit goods have prompted Zimbabwe and Zambia to convene a high-level security meeting aimed at strengthening border co-operation....Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt cash transfer scheme runs dry
Zimbabwe's urban cash transfer programme, designed to support vulnerable families, has effectively collapsed, with Social Welfare Minister Edgar Moyo revealing in Parliament that no funds have been di...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:21hrs | 534 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rehabilitation reaches key milestone
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the US$294 million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, completing the final leakage test on Sluice 6 of the dam's spillway....Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 07:57hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu's revival mission lifts Dynamos
Many believed Kelvin Kaindu had lost his mind when he took up the unenviable task of rescuing Dynamos from relegation. But the Zambian coach, recently shown the door at Highlanders, is beginning to wo...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 1258 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts Qatari delegation at State House
A high-level Qatari delegation led by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani is set to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House today to deepen diplomatic and economic coope...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:05hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold boom masked by environmental ruin
Zimbabwe's gold sector is experiencing one of its strongest rallies in years, but behind the production surge lies a darker reality of smuggling, lawlessness, and environmental collapse that threatens...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:22hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
PSL won't save Dynamos
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa has dismissed speculation that the league could bend its rules to prevent Dynamos from relegation, insisting that fair play will prevail no matte...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:41hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Yadah goalkeeper assault sparks outrage
Drama erupted at Yadah FC after their defeat to Ngezi Platinum Stars when goalkeeper Godknows Gurure was allegedly assaulted by a club board member inside the changing room.The shocking incide...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 882 | by Staff reporter
Qatari royalty to meet Mnangagwa
His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani, a senior member of Qatar's ruling family, expressed admiration for the grandeur of the Victoria Falls Rainforest during a visit yesterday, ah...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce GPS tracking for motorists
The Government of Zimbabwe is set to roll out roadside drug and alcohol testing for motorists alongside GPS tracking of public service vehicles, as part of intensified efforts to enforce traffic regul...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Mercedes Benz hit by train in Bulawayo
A mother and her three children had a narrow escape on Thursday morning when their Mercedes was struck by a train at a level crossing in Mahatshula North, Bulawayo.Witnesses said the woman ove...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:08hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Dembare training as owner's son blocks team bus
A tense standoff erupted at Dynamos Football Club's training grounds in Belvedere on Thursday afternoon when club owner's son and kit manager, Harry Lusengo, blocked the team bus, preventing players f...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Man sentenced to community service for witchcraft accusations
A 37-year-old man from Simelamela Village in Mphoengs, Plumtree, has been ordered to perform 210 hours of community service for insulting and confronting his aunt, Gabagake Phuthi (49), over alleged w...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:25hrs | 473 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
MPS push for registration, uniforms for touts
Legislators have called for the formalisation of touts as part of efforts to curb rising crime and gender-based violence at the nation's bus termini, where lawlessness has become a growing concern....Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:21hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
ZRP faces rising corruption, public safety at risk
Zimbabwe's police service, once hailed as a guardian of law and order, is increasingly under scrutiny as allegations of corruption threaten public safety. Under Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba, r...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Street vending ban could worsen economic hardship?
Economists have raised concerns over the government's decision to ban street and night vending across Zimbabwe's central business districts (CBDs), warning that the move could intensify economic hards...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
PSL warns of tough action as stadium violence escalates
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has raised alarm over rising incidents of violence at domestic football matches, warning that it will impose tough sanctions on offenders to protect the integrity of th...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:10hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Temporary road closures for Mabvuku Interchange project
Motorists on the Harare - Mutare Highway will face traffic diversions from September 9, 2025, as construction begins on the new Mabvuku Traffic Interchange, a key infrastructure project aimed at easin...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:02hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Smart condom detects STIs through colour change
A revolutionary innovation in sexual health is drawing global attention: a condom that changes color when it comes into contact with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhea...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 23:25hrs | 1617 | by Staff reporter
Bryden School in Chegutu battles Chinese firm
Bryden Country School in Chegutu is embroiled in a heated legal battle with Chinese-owned Shuntai Holdings over the construction of a lime and cement factory just 497 metres from its boundary - a proj...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 14:50hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Avenues clinics shuts down Baines' Radiology Department
The Baines Imaging Group (BIG) has raised serious concerns over patient safety following the forcible closure of its Radiology Department at Avenues Clinic, warning that the unprecedented action is je...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:46hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Residents urge police to prioritise safety over cash
Bulawayo residents have called on police to put the protection of lives ahead of revenue collection, accusing officers of focusing more on areas where fines can be easily collected than on crime hotsp...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Unsafe wiring, blocked hydrants blamed for Glenview fires
A fire broke out at the Glen View 8 SMEs complex in Harare early yesterday morning, destroying several market stalls. Authorities suspect the blaze was sparked by illegal electricity connections....Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:36hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Fresh fire razes Glen View complex again
Barely three weeks after President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared the Glen View Area 8 Home Industry Complex a state of disaster, another fire has gutted part of the bustling market, leaving scores of tr...Published: 17 Aug 2025 at 18:42hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
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