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Councillors accused of death threats over allowances dispute
Two City of Harare councillors, Zodiac Duri and Austin Munamba, allegedly threatened Acting Chamber Secretary Warren Chiwawa with death after he refused to authorise allowances for a trip to Victoria ...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:08hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter
UK to Ban Sale of Energy Drinks to Under-16s
The British Government has unveiled plans to introduce a law banning the sale of energy drinks to anyone under the age of 16, tightening rules around high-caffeine products that health experts warn po...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 20:05hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Inmate bites off fellow prisoner's tongue
A 35-year-old inmate at Khami Maximum Prison has been sentenced to six months in jail after biting off a portion of another prisoner's tongue during a violent altercation.Dumisani Sibanda, fro...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:57hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parly divided over state of health sector
Parliament on Thursday was engulfed in a heated debate over Zimbabwe's deteriorating health sector, with opposition lawmakers pressing for a declaration of a national emergency, while ruling party MPs...Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 17:45hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Mark Zuckerberg sues Facebook for account shutdowns
A US lawyer with the same name as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is suing the social media platform, arguing it keeps suspending his account while falsely accusing him of "impersonating a celebrity"...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:40hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Woman kidnaps child to please lover
A Kadoma woman has been arrested after allegedly kidnapping a two-year-old boy and falsely presenting him to her lover as their biological child.The suspect, Sibongile Dzvairo, reportedly took...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:31hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Revolt grows against Zimbabwe's punitive tax regime
Zimbabwe's fragile fiscal environment is fast morphing into a full-blown corporate crisis, with major companies publicly condemning government's "highly complex and punitive" tax system and increasing...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:26hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe probes foreign involvement in reserved sectors
Government is conducting a study to assess the extent of foreign participation in economic sectors legally reserved for locals, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi told t...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:13hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Woman performs oral sex on 5-year-old boy
A 25-YEAR-OLD woman appeared in court after she allegedly performed oral sexual acts on a five-year-old boy, who is an ECD pupil at a Bulawayo school.Veronica Sibanda from Mzilikazi appeared b...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:08hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for stealing from parked car
A 24-year-old woman from Mzilikazi suburb appeared in court on Thursday, accused of stealing a Samsung S24 phone and US$1 410 in cash from a man outside a local club.Musawenkosi Ncube appeared...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:52hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori assault passerby over witchcraft, jailed
Two Solwezi-based (Plumtree) apostolic prophets, Eriya Magumise (25) and Trevor Mandishona (29) under the Johane Masowe eChishanu Nyenyedzimomwe wer...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:09hrs | 315 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Woman bashes friend over boyfriend
Mphoengs-based Doris Ndlovu was convicted yesterday after she assaulted her friend over a boyfriend.The 21-year-old woman was sentenced to 18 months in jail, which was conditionally suspended ...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 21:37hrs | 519 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa allies renew ED2030 pressure
The Zanu-PF succession battle is set to resurface at the ruling party's annual conference in Mutare next month, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies are lobbying for a constitutional amendment ...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 19:10hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife in drunken fight
A Bulawayo man who killed his wife during a drunken altercation in 2021 and went into hiding for more than two years has been jailed for an effective five years.Godfrey Ndlovu (38) appeared be...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:51hrs | 822 | by Staff reporter
Maid brutally murdered her employer
A 31-year-old maid has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after the High Court in Hwange found her guilty of helping her husband murder their employer in a calculated plot to loot property and raise...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:49hrs | 906 | by Staff reporter
RBZ defends exchange rate system
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Deputy Governor Dr Innocent Matshe has dismissed claims that the central bank is manipulating the foreign exchange market, insisting that the willing-buyer willing-selle...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 08:33hrs | 588 | 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: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:42hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Man's child maintenance reduced from US$300 to US$50
A Harare man who was previously paying US$300 per month in child maintenance will now pay US$50, after Harare Civil Court Magistrate Ms Faina Makumbe granted his application for a downward variation....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:35hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Man secures protection order against ex-lover
A Harare man has successfully obtained a protection order against his former girlfriend, who allegedly tried to interfere with his marriage.Harare Civil Court Magistrate Ms Johanna Mukwesha gr...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:35hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!
To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in So...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:36hrs | 585 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zanu-PF Central Committee rift deepens
Ruling Zanu-PF party commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has stated that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a central committee member, contradicting earlier claims by party legal supremo Patrick Ch...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:23hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Dispute over Spitzkop property continues in court
The legal battle over a $29 million property in Spitzkop, Harare, continued on Tuesday at the Harare Magistrates Court, with Thomas Masango alleging that his brother-in-law, Tendai Jemwa, fraudulently...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:43hrs | 148 | 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 plans overhaul of liberation war shrines abroad
Government will soon embark on a major facelift of liberation war heritage sites in neighbouring countries where thousands of Zimbabwe's fallen heroes lie in mass graves, many of them still unmarked....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:30hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman in court over illegal forex scheme
Harare businesswoman Tariro Masiwa Musekiwa has been hauled before the courts alongside her company, Chrisha Boutique, on allegations of running an unlicensed foreign currency transmission business in...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:28hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei’s Zanu-PF Central Committee bid back in the spotlight
Zanu-PF national political commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has clarified that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a member of the party’s central committee, despite claims by senior officials t...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:11hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
4 arrested in US$500 extortion scam
Police in Manicaland have arrested four suspects accused of attempting to extort US$500 from a woman by promising to influence her husband's ongoing criminal case.The accused - Nigel Godwin Mu...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 06:33hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter
Uncle jailed 20 years for impregnating niece
A Shamva-based man was arraigned before the Bindura regional magistrates courts on Friday.The 24-year-old man, who cannot be named for ethical reasons, was jailed for 20 years by magistrate Am...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 11:49hrs | 1488 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Drug addicts sent to Border Gezi camp
More than 100 young people battling drug and substance abuse have been enrolled in a National Youth Service (NYS) camp in Zvishavane, Midlands Province, for a three-month rehabilitation and skills tra...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:28hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Mourners told to limit cemetery burials to 1 hour
Bulawayo residents have been urged to strictly observe cemetery burial booking timeframes in order to decongest burial sites and prevent clashes, amid reports that some funeral parlours were harassing...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 21:25hrs | 624 | 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
Girl attempts suicide after misdiagnosis
A 14-year-old girl from Chitungwiza allegedly attempted suicide after being arrested on charges of abortion, following what has since been confirmed as a misdiagnosis by Citimed Chitungwiza Hospital....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:33hrs | 1038 | by Staff reporter
Municipality audit exposes 92 000 litres fuel scandal
A damning internal audit at Chitungwiza Municipality has revealed shocking levels of fraud, mismanagement and possible collusion among officials, with more than 92 000 litres of diesel worth US$138 00...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:30hrs | 177 | by Styaff reporter
Bulawayo teen sentenced over fatal Luveve road crash
A 19-year-old Bulawayo man, Melusi Nkomo, has been sentenced to an additional 24 months in prison following a fatal road accident that claimed the life of a Zimpapers staff member earlier this month....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:55hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Murewa district to get three more government appointed chiefs
The government plans to appoint three additional chiefs in Murewa district, Mashonaland East, to curb corruption and improve governance in the vast district currently under the sole jurisdiction of Ch...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
Cleansing ritual rape lands prophet in court
A self-proclaimed prophet from Filabusi has been arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old teenager who is also his niece under the pretext of healing her. The prophet who cannot be named for ethica...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:38hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
False murder reports spark panic
Norton residents were thrown into panic this week following the circulation of false reports claiming multiple arrests in connection with the recent gruesome murders in the town. Hundreds of residents...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:21hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe risks missing out on AfCFTA gains
Zimbabwe is at risk of missing out on the vast opportunities of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as bureaucratic delays stall the gazetting of tariffs and rules of origin needed to unl...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo sidesteps Tagwirei co-option issue
The issue surrounding local business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei's potential co-option into Zanu-PF's Central Committee was not discussed at yesterday's ruling party politburo meeting, party director fo...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 2095 | by Staff reporter
Public demand tough jail terms for Zimsec exam leaks
Bulawayo residents have called for a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) employees found guilty of leaking or facilitating the leakage of examination ma...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:52hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Rescue Bosso from cartels, secure legacy
The 1926 club, the oldest such institution still in the PSL, is the strongest such brand that must be protected with everything the ecosystem can hold, and any attempts, subtle or otherwise, to compro...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:11hrs | 447 | by Chizuzu Hope
President Mnangagwa secures ancestral land and launches Production Booster Kit in Mazowe
President Dr ED Mnangagwa on Monday 25 August 2025, at Craigengower Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, presided over the National Launch of the Production Booster Kit Programme where he als...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:33hrs | 163 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
Localised food shortages hit several districts
Some districts in Zimbabwe are facing food shortages despite improved yields in the 2024/25 agricultural season, prompting government intervention.The shortages come after the devastating El N...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe vows to prosecute environmental law violators
The government has pledged to clamp down on companies and individuals violating environmental laws, warning that offenders will face prosecution regardless of nationality.Environment, Climate ...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:06hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Chinese medical team treats over 7,000 Zimbabwean patients
Nearly six months on, the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe has delivered treatment to more than 7,000 local patients.In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday in Harare, the capi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:24hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Councillor back in court over US$20,000 fraud case
Bulawayo's Ward 26 Councillor, Mpumelelo Moyo, who is facing fraud charges involving US$20,000 allegedly solicited from Labenmon Investments, returned to court today to explain the circumstances of hi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:52hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Villagers report councillor of 'embezzling' US$942
Villagers in Gutu Ward 12 have reported their councillor, Lovemore Runde, to the police for allegedly converting US$942 raised for a community water project at Magombedze Clinic to personal use....Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:39hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's food insecure received pay outs
More than 39 000 vulnerable and food-insecure people in Bulawayo received monthly allowances of up to US$13 between October 2024 and mid-2025, Parliament has been informed.Public Service, Labo...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stop Chinese plunder of our country and destruction of our future
When will Zimbabweans finally rise and say enough is enough?Zimbabwe is a nation blessed with breathtaking landscapes, abundant natural resources, and a rich heritage that stretches back centu...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 22:20hrs | 464 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Former Senator dies
Former Senator for Kwekwe, Silobela and Chirumhanzu, Clarissa Vongai Muchengeti (76), a trailblazing educationist and politician, has died.Muchengeti, who was also the mother of Manyame Rural ...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 20:00hrs | 1142 | by Staff reporter
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