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Mtukudzi family set to hold separate events in September
LAST year, the family of the late Zimbabwean music legend Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi was thrust into the national spotlight amid a public fallout involving his daughter Selmor Mtukudzi. The drama, marked ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 225 | by Staff reporter
Sophie Mokoena bids farewell to SABC
Veteran journalist and international news editor Sophie Mokoena is leaving the SABC after an illustrious 31-year career, marking the end of an era at South Africa's public broadcaster. The announcemen...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 19:33hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
Luton open to selling Nakamba
LUTON Town manager Matt Bloomfield has indicated the club is willing to sell midfielder Marvelous Nakamba this summer if a suitable offer is received.Nakamba still has a year remaining on his ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 1472 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Chimhama: are you in South Africa?
Dear Madam Chimhama, I hope I find you well, daughter of the African soil!I am writing this letter because I am deeply concerned about your utterances of violence in your video yo...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 16:04hrs | 475 | by Nomazulu Thata
Beitbridge residents alarmed over contaminated Limpopo river
Residents of Beitbridge have expressed growing concern over the unusual green colouration of the Limpopo River's water, which they fear signals possible contamination that could pose a threat to human...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe investigates contamination of Limpopo river water
The Civil Protection Committee in Beitbridge is conducting thorough investigations following reports of water contamination in the Limpopo River caused by an unknown substance....Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:48hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
State closes case against Harare couple
The State has closed its case against a Harare couple, Clark Makoni and his wife Beverly Aisha Makoni, who are facing allegations of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Gov...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:51hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Zacc officer nails Gono stolen property couple
A Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) investigating officer has told a Harare magistrate how a couple allegedly forged company registration documents to illegally take control of a lodge owned ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:22hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
50 Joshualites awarded Scholarships amid debate over tribal bias
Fifty academically gifted students from across Zimbabwe's 10 provinces have been awarded the prestigious Joshua Nkomo Scholarship, administered by the Higherlife Foundation, in the latest effort to su...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 22:52hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean who went from earning R1,500 to R5m per month
July Ndlovu went from a rural village in Zimbabwe to becoming the CEO of Thungela Resources, one of South Africa's most successful coal mining companies. He began his career as a graduate...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 10:14hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 610 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Po...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Machakaire launches scathing personal attack on Mahere
Youth Empowerment Minister Tinoda Machakaire has launched a blistering personal attack on former opposition legislator and lawyer Fadzayi Mahere after she posted a series of pointed questions on socia...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:54hrs | 699 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Men urged to break the silence on mental health struggles
Men across Zimbabwe are being urged to open up about their mental and physical well-being amid growing concerns over the silent battles many face and the rise in unhealthy coping mechanisms.At...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:34hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Gono exposes former employees
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has laid bare explosive allegations against his former employees Clark and Beverly Makoni, accusing the couple of fraudulently taking control...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:53hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Mafume defends Harare's water quality
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume, along with senior city officials, on Thursday appeared before the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) to respond to allegations of violating residents' environmental and...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:25hrs | 57 | by Staff reporter
US Congress proposes sanctions against South Africa
A controversial bill introduced in the United States Congress aims to cut off direct aid to South Africa and impose targeted sanctions on its political leaders, citing the country's legal action again...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 19:57hrs | 2338 | by Staff reporter
Gata died a bitter, angry, broken man
Sydney Gata, the long-serving and controversial executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79 - just days after his tenure was terminated by Energy ...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 15:46hrs | 7914 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's million-dollar supercar collection vanishes
Five years after his tragic death in a fiery car crash, the once-glorious supercar collection of Zimbabwean socialite and businessman Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure has all but vanished - sold off, scatte...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:47hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
EU Warns Zimbabwe
The European Union (EU) has issued a stark warning to Zimbabwe, urging the government to implement urgent reforms to strengthen the rule of law, combat corruption, and ensure policy predictability. Wi...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Jesus, not 'divine apples', is the source of our blessings
Must Christians be the most easily deceived people on earth?It is both heartbreaking and infuriating to witness how the Christian faith is being manipulated and commercialized in Zimbabwe unde...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 10:07hrs | 294 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South Africa set Zimbabwe world record 537 target for victory in Bulawayo
Corbin Bosch claimed the wicket of Zimbabwe opener Takudzwanashe Kaitano in the final over to leave the home team on 32 for one in 18.2 overs in their second innings, still 505 runs shy of the unlikel...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 21:19hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans to tell their own stories
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has called on Zimbabweans to embrace the power of storytelling and intellectual authorship as a way to shape the nation's future and preserve its ideological legacy...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 18:37hrs | 755 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi sparks transformation at Mtetengwe primary school
The rural village of Mtetengwe, located 20 kilometers west of Beitbridge, experienced an extraordinary day of celebration and transformation recently, following a wave of attention sparked by a Januar...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:49hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe steps up fight against HIV stigma
Zimbabwe is intensifying efforts to tackle HIV-related stigma following alarming new data indicating a rise in the number of people facing discrimination because of their HIV status.The renewe...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:21hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Pokello reacts to Chombo's death hoax
Zimbabwean socialite and entrepreneur Pokello Nare has dismissed false reports circulating on social media claiming that her stepfather, former cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo, has died.On We...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:48hrs | 1726 | by Staff reporter
Book Review - A 'Job' that you don't really know
This coming Friday, 27 June 2025, at 17:30hrs Central Africa Time, SAPES Trust, located on number 4 Deary Avenue, (just after Parirenyatwa Main Gate on Mazowe Street) Belgravia, Harare witnesses launc...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:53hrs | 135 | by Rejoice Ngwenya, book editor
David Coltart: handsome Matabele warrior with brains
I must confess, I feel jealous whenever I see the Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart in his Matabele traditional regalia. The man looks more handsome especially when he is wearing his head gear (umqhele...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:12hrs | 808 | by Israel Dube
Good Deeds Africa leadership seminar takes off in Harare
More than 150 delegates from across Africa are gathered in Harare for the Good Deeds Day Zimbabwe Regional Leaders Conference, a landmark event promoting community service, inclusion, and sustainable ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:13hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
New powerful gukurahundi film premiers
As traditional chiefs from Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region embark on a controversial, state-sanctioned process to investigate the Gukurahundi massacres, questions persist about whether the initiative w...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 13:10hrs | 633 | by Staff reporter
Surely, what lessons in business success can Tagwirei teach our youth?
Our youth are the greatest asset to our nation's future, and we cannot afford to lead them astray.Zimbabwe is a nation desperate for authentic leadership, especially for its youth. ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:24hrs | 282 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwet engages UK on repatriating stolen archives
Zimbabwe is making significant progress in negotiations with the United Kingdom to reclaim valuable historical records taken during the colonial era, aiming to follow the successful example set by Ken...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:56hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa declares full-time political comeback
Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has announced his return to full-time politics, vowing never to abandon Zimbabweans who believe in him as a challenger to Zanu-PF's prolonged grip on power. Spe...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:15hrs | 2726 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos score off-field victory
Struggling on the pitch but winning big off it, Dynamos Football Club have sealed a landmark kit sponsorship deal with Pakistan-based sportswear giant, Sport De Vitara - a move hailed as a major boost...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1824 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's hospital tour confirms health system collapse
The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has described President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent tour of major hospitals as a clear confirmation that the country's public health system is in total collapse,...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:42hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls out advanced TB detection technology in high-risk areas
Zimbabwe has launched a groundbreaking health initiative aimed at strengthening the fight against tuberculosis (TB) and related lung conditions through early detection in high-burden communities. The ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers
As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless.The government's recent announcement of a ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:36hrs | 578 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo's arrogance is an insult to millions of suffering Zimbabweans
There's a saying: "A soft answer turneth away wrath" - but what happens when arrogance and contempt are the response to a nation's cry for accountability?There is something profoundly disturbi...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 19:25hrs | 679 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fraudsters use AI to impersonate Chivayo
Zimbabwe is facing a new and alarming wave of cyber fraud involving sophisticated scammers who are using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate prominent businessman Wicknell Chivayo in a ploy to...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:05hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Coach poisoned over player selection
Tongogara United FC head coach, Takaendesa Valentine Mukwashi, is counting himself lucky to be alive after enduring a harrowing episode of persistent vomiting for over 12 hours in what is suspected to...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 17:47hrs | 1280 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF sweeps all 4 by-elections
Zanu-PF maintained its stronghold on Zimbabwe's political landscape by sweeping all four by-elections held on Saturday, capturing two National Assembly constituencies and two Rural District Council (R...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council flats 'a time bomb'
City officials in Bulawayo have expressed deep concern over the worsening service delivery and living conditions at Sidojiwe Flats, a colonial-era housing complex in the Belmont Industrial area that w...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
The spectacular failure of ZANU-PF, ANC and Frelimo
Recently, heavy rains hit a town called Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. The resulting floods killed 49 people across the province, but Mthatha was the worst-hit. On the day of the flooding, there were re...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:50hrs | 108 | by Chris Kabwato
Chiefs meet to finalise long-delayed gukurahundi outreach programme
Traditional leaders from Matebeleland North and South have convened in Bulawayo to finalise preparations for the long-awaited Gukurahundi Community Engagement Outreach Programme, a government-backed i...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:32hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Teen kills aunt, violates her corpse
High Court Judge Justice Munamato Mutevedzi has delivered a scathing rebuke of increasingly horrific crimes in Zimbabwe, saying recent cases suggest that the world may be nearing its end. His comments...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:26hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe elected for global tourism position
Zimbabwe has been elected Vice-President of the 26th United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly, set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this November.The country wi...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:26hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe held to 1-1 draw by Niger in friendly encounter
The Zimbabwe senior men's national football team was held to a 1-1 draw by Niger in an international friendly match played on Tuesday at Stade Père Jégo Stadium in Morocco.The encounter saw ...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:16hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's whites are more patriotic than the majority blacks
I am a black Zimbabwean, born and bred in this land of striking beauty. But in my lived experience, I have observed something that continues to trouble me. Among my circle of friends, it is often my w...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 21:59hrs | 1088 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
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