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HStv takes challenge to ConCourt
Heart & Soul TV (HStv) is set to challenge a recent court ruling that allowed the company to be placed on remand after it was accused of disseminating information that allegedly violated Zimbabwea...Published: 11 mins ago | 7 | by Staff reporter
Bed bug infestation spreads across Zimbabwe?
What started as a localized issue in Harare's Mbare suburb has now escalated into a nationwide concern, with several cities, including Mutare, Bulawayo, and Gweru, on high alert as the bed bug infesta...Published: 13 mins ago | 9 | by Staff reporter
Minister calls for fact-based journalism
Journalists have been urged to prioritise fact-based reporting to effectively convey the true Zimbabwean story and contribute to the development of the Matabeleland South province. This call was made ...Published: 16 mins ago | 4 | by Staff reporter
South Africa based Ndebele king claimant responds to Zimbabwe govt
The office of King Bulelani Lobengula kaMzilikazi has called for calm and constructive dialogue following criticism from Zimbabwean government officials over the monarch's recent visit to Bulawayo....Published: 21 mins ago | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt blocks 4,000 nurses from leaving
The Zimbabwean government has reportedly withheld verification letters for more than 4,000 nurses, effectively blocking their chances of securing employment abroad in a controversial attempt to stem t...Published: 21 mins ago | 4 | by Staff reporter
Boreholes are not the solution to Zimbabwe's water crisis - they may worsen it
There has been a growing disturbing trend.The Zimbabwean government has, in recent years, taken to vigorously drilling boreholes across the country as its signature approach to solving the cou...Published: 10 hrs ago | 326 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Africa's Underdevelopment: A Criminal Enterprise Enabled by Complicit Leadership
Africa's continued underdevelopment is not a mystery - it is a direct result of kleptocratic leadership, entrenched corruption, and systemic human rights abuses. The so-called liberators, once hailed ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 85 | by Wa Malikongwa
Who Owns the Future When the Youth Are Just Campaign Props?
Every election season in Zimbabwe brings with it a familiar theatre: politicians parading youth like trophies, cladding them in party regalia, praising their energy, and promising them a future that n...Published: 10 hrs ago | 66 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Machakaire exposes the detachment of Zimbabwe's ruling elite from ordinary citizens' suffering
The surprises keep coming!It is not often that we hear a sitting Zimbabwean Cabinet minister openly acknowledge the painful reality faced daily by millions of citizens. That is why Min...Published: 10 hrs ago | 272 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister Machakaire Just Discovered What the Rest of Us Live With
I saw the post on X just after 9 a.m., while waiting in a queue for my grandmother's antibiotics at a local clinic. The power had gone out, again. There was no doctor on duty, again. And someone's mot...Published: 10 hrs ago | 85 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Govt cannot block the exodus of professionals through force
Let's not kid ourselves. You can burn the letters, double the fees, threaten the nurses, and chain the airport gates if you want - but people will still find a way to leave this crumbling husk of a na...Published: 10 hrs ago | 92 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Fake Health Ministry officer jailed 12 yrs for nurse training scam
A woman who masterminded an elaborate scam targeting job seekers by impersonating a Ministry of Health official has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, with 10 years suspended. Patricia Muyambo Maga...Published: 17 hrs ago | 416 | by Staff reporter
Herentals skipper Benza apologises
Herentals College FC captain Tino Benza has issued a public apology to Scottland FC midfielder Vasilli Kawe following a late tackle during their Premier Soccer League clash at Rufaro Stadium last Thur...Published: 17 hrs ago | 110 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt must protect citizens from corruption'
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) vice-president Valentine Chikosi has called on the government to urgently act against rampant corruption, warning that unchecked graft is inflicting severe har...Published: 17 hrs ago | 29 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe minister exposes dire hospital conditions in rare rebuke
Youth Empowerment Minister Tinoda Machakaire has delivered a rare and candid assessment of Zimbabwe's ailing public health sector, calling on President Emmerson Mnangagwa to personally visit hospitals...Published: 19 hrs ago | 469 | by Staff reporter
RBZ's market-determined exchange rate spurs ZiG stability
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s adoption of a market-determined exchange rate system has ushered in a new era of stability and confidence in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency, with the recent remo...Published: 04 May 2025 at 09:15hrs | 686 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe introduces rebate for EV Charging systems
In a bid to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and strengthen sustainable energy infrastructure, the Government of Zimbabwe has introduced a duty rebate on imported equipment used to s...Published: 04 May 2025 at 09:13hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
NetOne champions cleaner Zimbabwe, partners with Harare City
The streets of Harare were alive with action early Friday morning as hundreds of NetOne and Harare City workers came together, brooms in hand, to answer President Mnangagwa's call for a cleaner nation...Published: 03 May 2025 at 12:42hrs | 330 | by Simbarashe Sithole
It's high time foreign governments took the lead in investigating Zimbabwe's corrupt elite
The Zimbabwe ruling elite clearly won't act against high-level corruption.There is something profoundly disturbing about the silence of Zimbabwean authorities in the wake of the damning exposĂ...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:48hrs | 605 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why community engagement and dialogue are key for Zimbabwe's development
Communities are the backbone of any country.I was recently privileged to moderate the Multi-Stakeholders Dialogue on Bridging Community Solutions and National Policy - organized by the Institu...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:45hrs | 142 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Garwe must not bully the mayor'
Opposition party ZAPU has come out strongly in defence of Bulawayo mayor David Coltart, following a public rebuke by Local Government minister Daniel Garwe over the mayor's decision to host self-procl...Published: 02 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe restricts steel imports
The Zimbabwean government has introduced new restrictions on the importation of specific steel products, requiring importers to obtain licences before bringing them into the country, in a move designe...Published: 02 May 2025 at 19:44hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe at a Crossroads: A Time for Inclusive Renewal
'The hardest lesson of my life has come to me late. It is that a nation can win freedom without its people becoming free' Dr Joshua NkomoZimbabwe's post-independence story is one of betrayal. ...Published: 02 May 2025 at 14:34hrs | 470 | by Fikile Motsamai Malikongwa
Garwe must change colonial mentality
SOMETIME last year in August, the Zimbabwean government issued a strong condemnation and warning against Mike Moyo and Timothy Chiminya for claiming titles as ceremonial King Mambo and King Munhumutap...Published: 02 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 914 | by Phakathwayo Gumede
Chamisa slams 'working poverty'
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned the "slavery-like" conditions faced by Zimbabwean workers, vowing to prioritise worker welfare and restore dignity to the country's labour force...Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:06hrs | 579 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora slams Mnangagwa third term bid,
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora has issued a stern warning against attempts to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally permitted two terms, saying the move would drain an ...Published: 02 May 2025 at 08:05hrs | 1237 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares vacancies in Gutu East and Insiza North
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially declared Gutu East and Insiza North constituencies vacant, paving the way for by-elections following the expulsion and death of their respective former Memb...Published: 02 May 2025 at 07:58hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rot of corruption began at the top - that's where it must end
No one can deny that Zimbabwe has become synonymous with corruption.This morning, I woke up to deeply disturbing news reports that shook me to the core - not because they were shoc...Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 964 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Kings for Harare, But Not for Matabeleland? Garwe's Letter Exposes a Deep Hypocrisy
Minister Daniel Garwe's recent rebuke of Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart over his meeting with King Bulelani Lobengula Khumalo has sparked a storm of outrage across Matabeleland. The letter, reeking of c...Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:48hrs | 1070 | by Mfan'ufikile kaMalikongwa
Chiwenga touches down in Italy
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has arrived in Italy for a working visit that will see him engage with the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church and explore social development and investment ...Published: 01 May 2025 at 16:40hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
Race storm at Peterhouse as black teachers cry foul
Black teachers at the elite Peterhouse Boys School have made a passionate plea for government intervention amid serious allegations of racial discrimination within the institution’s staff structures...Published: 01 May 2025 at 12:03hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
Zoho Corp injects $15 million into Zimbabwe's digital future
Indian cloud software giant Zoho Corporation has announced a $15 million investment in Zimbabwe aimed at accelerating the digital transformation of small and medium enterprises (SMES) and large organi...Published: 01 May 2025 at 10:39hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Striking UZ lecturers tell deans of faculties to stop interfering
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Association of University Teachers (AUT) has written a stern letter to the deans of faculties, calling for an immediate end to alleged attempts to interfere with the on...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe extends pensionable age for workers to 70
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works has announced a significant change in the pensionable age for local authority workers, extending it to 70 years, a move that has been welcomed by many...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:55hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Garwe letter 'a direct insult to Ndebele cultural rite'
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has come under fire from cultural activists, politicians, and other groups after he wrote a controversial letter criticizing Ndebele King claimant Bulelani, accu...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:54hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Jere led Caps United slip back into relegation zone
CAPS Utd 1 - 2 FC PlatinumHarare – CAPS United's inconsistent Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another downward turn on Sunday, as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga meets Iranian dialysis machine manufacturers
Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga has met with representatives of an Iranian company that has committed to supplying dialysis machines to hospitals across Zimbabwe, in a move aimed at strengtheni...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 19:39hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Ncube Strike seals home win for Highlanders over Bikita Minerals
Highlanders 1-0 Bikita MineralsBrighton Ncube's 19th-minute strike was enough to hand Highlanders a hard-fought 1-0 victory over a spirited Bikita Minerals side in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer Le...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 19:35hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Bed Bugs Appear to Have a Genetic Resistance to Pesticides
A mutation that helps insects survive our chemical onslaught has been found in one of the worst places imaginable: the genome of the common bed bug.For better or worse, we had these itchy litt...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 09:16hrs | 1985 | by Erick Matotoba
Nick Mangwana doesn't listen to Winky D's music
The Zimbabwean government has firmly denied claims that it imposed a ban on popular musician Winky D's songs from being played on State-controlled radio stations, with Ministry of Information Permanen...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:16hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
CBZ hails Zimbabwe's less volatile economy
CBZ Holdings Limited has praised Zimbabwe's improving economic environment and easing inflationary pressures, which have played a key role in the financial institution achieving a profit of ZWG537.5 m...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:15hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
ZACC to recruit 30 new investigators
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) is set to bolster its capacity by recruiting 30 additional investigators, raising its operational workforce from 90 to 120 as part of ongoing efforts to ...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:12hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa appoints Dr Zimbwa Coroner-General
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Dr Innocent Zimbwa as the Acting Coroner-General of Zimbabwe, with effect from April 22, 2025, in a move aimed at strengthening the country's capacity to inv...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:11hrs | 770 | by Staff reporter
Commission to probe sexual violations at universities, tertiary colleges
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has announced the launch of a nationwide investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and abuse within tertiary institutions, following years of growing con...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 07:10hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Minister under fire over 'Ndebele King'
In a striking letter dated 22 April 2025, Zimbabwe's Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable Daniel Garwe, launched an unprecedented attack on the cultural identity of the Ndebele pe...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:28hrs | 1336 | by Mzingaye Khumalo
2 killed in high-speed chase with police
Two people lost their lives in a tragic accident along Gweru-Bristol Road on Sunday night after their vehicle crashed into a tree during a high-speed chase with a police officer.The Zimbabwe R...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:00hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
Zacc arrests NetOne company secretary
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested NetOne company secretary Plaxedes Chikutu on charges of obstructing justice in an ongoing criminal investigation involving two of the compan...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 17:40hrs | 1292 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls tax haven takes solid shape
The Zimbabwean government has taken a bold step toward transforming Victoria Falls into a leading regional financial hub with the establishment of the Victoria Falls International Financial Services C...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 12:06hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Foreigners tighten grip on Zimbabwe's retail sector
Foreign nationals are increasingly dominating Zimbabwe's retail sector, raising concerns over the flouting of laws that reserve the industry for indigenous Zimbabweans.Despite legal provisions...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Ibhetshu LikaZulu defends Ndebele King claimant
Ibhetshu LikaZulu has expressed deep concern over the letter written by the Minister of Local Government and Public Works, which condemned Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart for meeting with King Bulelani K...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 07:42hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
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