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SA election supply firm paid Chivayo R800 million
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance paid more than R1.1 billion to a South African company contracted to supply materials for the country's 2023 general elections - and over R800 million of tha...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:40hrs | 1458 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime targets Kasukuwere
Former Cabinet minister and Zanu PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has emerged as a primary target of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's intensifying crackdown on political dissent, as th...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:33hrs | 4600 | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono challenges Jonathan Moyo's view
Who holds the reins of power in Zimbabwe - civilian politicians or the military? The longstanding debate has resurfaced following a fiery analysis by award-winning investigative journalist Hopew...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:23hrs | 2020 | by Staff reporter
Can America have an act that protects the wellbeing of white South Africans?
The idea of the United States establishing an act specifically to protect the wellbeing of white South Africans is bound to stir deep and complex debate, particularly given South Africa's painful hist...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 21:47hrs | 654 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Tsitsi Dangarembga receives honorary PhD from Rhodes University
Renowned Zimbabwean author, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga continues to rise as one of Africa's most celebrated literary icons, cementing her legacy with the conferment of an Honorary Do...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 16:10hrs | 4587 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean academic joins Abu Dhabi University
Zimbabwean academic Professor Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga has recently joined Abu Dhabi University (ADU) in the United Arab Emirates as an associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences. In ad...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 12:48hrs | 1879 | by Staff reporter
New book on Zimbabwe coup highlights gender factor
A new book by Professor Blessing-Miles Tendi, a leading academic in Politics at the University of Oxford, sheds light on a crucial but often overlooked aspect of Zimbabwe's 2017 military coup - the ro...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 12:03hrs | 1854 | by Staff reporter
US dollar suffocates the ZiG
A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe is deepening the economy's embrace of the US dollar and undermining the bullion-backed currency introduced by the government almost a year ago.The ZiG, short for...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:38hrs | 3373 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 3 month ARV supply
Zimbabwe has secured an additional three-month supply of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs to ensure uninterrupted treatment for people living with HIV, Health and Child Care Minister Dr. Douglas Mombeshora ...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:32hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa rallies Africa to align education with industry needs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on African governments, private sector players, academic institutions, and the diaspora to scale up investment in research and development (R&D) as a key dr...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:30hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillors demand US$4,000 vehicle loan
BULAWAYO City Councillors have controversially resolved to receive US$4,000 each in personal loan facilities for the purchase of vehicles - a move that defies a Government directive and comes at a tim...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:28hrs | 613 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks face backlash over excessive charges
Zimbabwe's banking sector is celebrating strong financial results, with shareholders across financial institutions enjoying substantial dividend payouts following another profitable year. However, the...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:26hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders' ex-CEO faces police probe
Highlanders Football Club has been thrust into the eye of a storm following explosive allegations of corruption and financial misconduct involving former chief executive officer Brian Moyo, who resign...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:25hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
109 Geza31 demo activists arrested! Nyokayemabhunu, Geza, tell us, what are you doing about it?
The government of Zimbabwe gave SADC & South Africa feedback about the effects of Geza M31st demonstration that was quiet, with sporadic incidences, and insignificant. But 109 activists were arres...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 19:40hrs | 1080 | by Nomazulu Thata
Unpacking the Great Legal Controversy: Zimura vs Nacz and the Zimbabwe Musicians Association (Part 1)
The recent public disagreement between the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) and the National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ), (established under Chapter 25:07), along with the involvement of...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 18:17hrs | 502 | by Sindiso Shepherd Mazibisa
Justice Ministry suspends Zimura's controversial US$150 cover band tariff
The Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs has suspended a controversial US$150 tariff imposed by the Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) on local cover bands and artistes, citing...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 17:18hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
G4S sells South African Cash-in-Transit business
A South African company owned by a former G4S director has received approval from the Competition Commission to acquire G4S's local cash-in-transit (CIT) business. The acquiring entity, Izi Africa, is...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 16:26hrs | 1342 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross apologies to Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's former economic adviser Eddie Cross has apologised following his public claims that the First Family is involved in corruption. Cross revealed that he met with the Presi...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 16:11hrs | 3324 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's dodgy mandatory electrical inspections suspended
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has proposed a temporary suspension of mandatory electrical inspections for households and commercial buildings, citing the need for broader consultatio...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 14:58hrs | 3685 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean challenges Gerda Steyn at the Two Oceans Marathon
Nobuhle Tshuma did not flinch. With Gerda Steyn to her left, the Entsika Athletic Club starlet threw down the gauntlet to the darling of South African road running."This race is not all about ...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 14:26hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council staff caught in illegal forex deals
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that several of its employees have been implicated in illegal foreign currency exchange dealings, further fueling public frustration over poor service delivery...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:20hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Zapu councillor seeks US$400,000 for dam construction
Opposition Ward 17 councillor in Matobo-Mangwe constituency, Mpendulo Ncube of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu), has launched an appeal to well-wishers for donations in cash or kind to suppo...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:19hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Health warns public about nurse recruitment scam
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has issued a warning to the public about fraudulent individuals posing as facilitators for nurse recruitment in Zimbabwe. The scam is reportedly being orchestrate...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 10:06hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter
Shortage of contraceptives hits Zaka amid fears of smuggling to SA
A serious shortage of contraceptive tablets has rocked clinics across Zaka District, triggering suspicions of smuggling operations targeting the South African black market.The revelation was m...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battle within Zanu-PF
A heated internal contest is unfolding within Zanu-PF as five candidates prepare to battle it out in the party's upcoming primary elections to fill the vacant Gutu East parliamentary seat, following t...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Headmaster on the run after sodomy allegation
A deputy headmaster at Masase High School in Mberengwa has gone into hiding after being accused of sodomising more than 35 male students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe (ELCZ)-run insti...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 14:08hrs | 1388 | by Staff reporter
Choppies exits Zimbabwe with US$1 million loss
Botswana-based retail giant Choppies Enterprises Limited has confirmed it incurred a loss of P14 million (approximately US$1.02 million) following the disposal of its Zimbabwean operations in December...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 13:39hrs | 1096 | by Staff reportetr
LIVE - Chief Dakamela host Imiklomelo KaDakamela
Chief Mbusi Bekithemba Dakamela of Nkayi, KoDakamela, is hosting the third edition of the Imiklomelo KaDakamela awards from 4 April to 5 April 2025.Chief Dakamela's awards are aimed at hon...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 11:48hrs | 859 | by Staff reportetr
'Rapist' teacher loses labour court appeal
A teacher, who lost his appeal at the Labour Court after being dismissed by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education on allegations of raping a student, has turned to a traditional court seekin...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 10:45hrs | 729 | by Sgtaff reporter
Why is Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028.Recent mano...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1371 | by Staff reporter
Woman missing after crocodile attack
A woman is missing and feared dead after being attacked by a crocodile while fetching water from Lake Kariba near Fothergill Island on Thursday evening, in yet another tragic incident on the country's...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo steps up efforts to revive Central and Centenary Parks
The City of Bulawayo has launched a major initiative to restore Central and Centenary Parks, two of the city's most iconic recreational spaces, following years of neglect that left the once-vibrant pa...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:20hrs | 1835 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe prisons officer arrested for illegal sex booster drugs
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer stationed at Zvishavane Prisons has been sentenced to three months imprisonment, wholly suspended on condition he pays a US$250 fine, after ...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:19hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Hwindi President accuses ZIMRA official of unfairly seizing his car
Musician Hwindi President has accused Tendai Kusosa, a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official, of unjustly confiscating his vehicle despite having all the required paperwork. According to Hwindi ...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 07:05hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Social Media Influencer's Asia Guide
Asia is a dream destination for social media influencers, offering stunning landscapes, bustling cityscapes, and rich cultural experiences. From Tokyo's neon-lit streets to Bali's tranquil beaches, ev...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 20:00hrs | 24 | by Ndou Paul
Zinara unveils stricter clampdown on errant motorists
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has announced plans to enhance compliance initiatives, including licensing at tollgates, as part of its goal to license one million vehicles by the e...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 18:46hrs | 1588 | by Staff reporter
Zifa launches competition for new Warriors kit and logo
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has launched a design competition inviting local designers to create the next Warriors kit and logo. The contest, titled "Warrior Pride Brand Design Battle," w...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 17:54hrs | 1571 | by Staff reporter
Arresting protesters in Zimbabwe exposes an Illegitimate government that fears its own people
Fear breeds monsters, and these monsters, in turn, seek to instil fear in others.Those who seek to instil fear in others are often the most fearful themselves.The recent arrests of at ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:58hrs | 334 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Geza revolution - A catalyst for change
According to available reliable information about the protests that occurred on 31 March 2025, in Harare commerce was very unusual in the Central Business Centre and other parts of the country....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:47hrs | 348 | by Leonard Koni
Man claims goblins forces him to sell grandmother's property
A 28-year-old man, Armstrol Nyondoro, appeared in court on Thursday, where he blamed goblins for his alleged habit of selling his grandmother's property to fund his drug addiction. Nyondoro's grandmot...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 11:35hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Judge condemns inhumane prison conditions
A High Court judge has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and prison authorities to ensure that inmate holding cells across the country, specifically at Mutare Central Police Station and Mutare Rem...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
The abuse of freedoms and upending of Constitutional order
THE freedoms of expression, assembly, and association are fundamental human rights, essential for the flourishing of democratic societies.However, these rights are not absolute, and their limi...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 338 | by Nick Mangwana
Geza announces plan to table Mnangagwa impeachment
Days after his call for nationwide protests against the government, war veteran Blessed Geza has sensationally claimed that there is growing support among lawmakers to impeach President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:35hrs | 7067 | by Staff reporter
Cross says corruption poses major threat to Mnangagwa's leadership
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's biographer, Eddie Cross, has pointed to the rampant corruption in Zimbabwe as the most significant challenge to the President's leadership, highlighting the growing diss...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1136 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mental health is impairing his leadership, says Geza
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mental fitness to lead Zimbabwe has been called into question by firebrand war veteran Blessed Geza, who claims the president is suffering from vascular dementia. Geza, ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
BCC sinks US$600,000 on 4 refuse compactors
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has invested over US$600,000 in the acquisition of four new refuse compactors to strengthen its refuse collection capacity and improve service delivery throughout the city....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:18hrs | 1216 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over council's vanished US$4,5m loan deepens
A forensic audit has revealed that Harare City Council's US$4.5 million loan to Harare Quarry Private Limited was advanced without a formal agreement, raising concerns over governance and financial mi...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:16hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaign in Glen View
Zanu-PF has ramped up its campaign efforts in Glen View South as the party prepares for a decisive by-election on April 12. With all structures mobilized, teams have been deployed for roadshows and do...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | 176 | by Staff reported
Zimra's digital transformation boosts taxpayer engagement and compliance
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra)'s digital transformation is revolutionizing the country's tax landscape, with new registrations on the recently introduced Tax and Revenue Management System (TaR...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:08hrs | 71 | by Staff reported
New e-passport centres set to enhance service delivery
THE Mutare e-passport enrolment centre has been completed and is poised to open to the public shortly.This development comes as the Government plans to establish two additional centres in Masv...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:06hrs | 221 | by Staff reported
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