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Chiwenga visits Rtd Air Chief Marshal Moyo after accident
Retired Air Chief Marshal Elson Moyo, the former Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Commander, is in stable condition and receiving specialized care at a Harare hospital after being involved in a road accide...Published: 12 hrs ago | 402 | by Staff reporter
Sihlangu Dlodlo honoured
The Highlanders Football Club's chief executive officer, Sihlangu Dlodlo, was found dead at his Nketa home, prompting tributes from the Bulawayo City Council, which has honored him for his significant...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:47hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
South Africa to cancel IDs of Chidimma Adetshina and her mother
The Home Affairs Department says it will cancel the identity and travel documents of former Miss South Africa contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, and her Mozambican-born mother.They are also facin...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 15:18hrs | 3020 | by Staff reporter
Dembare players snub their Chairman
Dynamos players are intensifying their protests over unpaid bonuses and sign-on fees ahead of Sunday's Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash against Manica Diamonds at Rufaro Stadium, which they see as t...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 15:35hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Minister Garwe declares that Mnangagwa is 'God-Anointed'
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has sparked controversy by asserting that removing President Emmerson Mnangagwa from power is not a simple task, claiming that he is "God-anointed." Garwe's rema...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Bopoma dam Project moves upstream to protect sacred ponds
The construction of Glassblock Bopoma Dam in Matabeleland South must be preceded by traditional rituals to appease the ancestors, according to local traditional leaders. Initially, the dam's planned l...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
The sanctions lie: How Zimbabwe's ruling elite is misleading the nation
As Zimbabwe moves towards the so-called "SADC Anti-Sanctions Day" on the 25th of October, the need arises again to unpack the shameful lies spread by the ruling establishment about these measures....Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 16:57hrs | 527 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Make your daughter marry me or I will kill you'
A 34-year-old man from Gamba Village in Hwange has been fined US$150 after threatening to murder a fellow villager who refused to marry off his daughter to him. Irvine Shoko appeared at the Hwange Mag...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:10hrs | 697 | by Staff reporter
Former ZANU-PF MP under fire for supporting alleged child abuser
Former ZANU PF Chivi South Member of Parliament Killer Zivhu has faced backlash on social media after pledging support for Shaw Mushati, a woman arrested for allegedly abusing her baby.Zivhu a...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 552 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Man rapes lover's mother
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his girlfriend's elderly mother, who is 80 years old. The horrific incident was heard in the Rusape Magist...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 18:38hrs | 2337 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi mourns Edison Mbedzi
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday visited the Mbedzi family in Bulawayo to offer his condolences following the death of liberation hero Edison Mbedzi, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 64...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:17hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Putin's arrest failed
Since March 17, 2023, Vladimir Putin has been under an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. The Russian president is allegedly responsible for war crimes in Ukraine and specifically f...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1428 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water crisis deepens
Bulawayo residents are grappling with a severe water crisis as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) announced the extension of the water-shedding schedule from 120 hours to 130 hours per week, effective to...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:42hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
IOM Council chair visits Zimbabwe and South Africa
The Chair of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Council and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Katharina Stasch, has visited Zimbabwe and...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:42hrs | 954 | by Stephen Jakes
Missing head found in Rushinga
The missing head of the late Grace Murenza (28) who was allegedly beheaded by her husband was found in a blair toilet recently.Barnabas Murenza (42) who was on the run after the gruesome murde...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 18:51hrs | 2279 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Bosso mourn Tshinga Dube
Highlanders Football Club has joined the nation in mourning the loss of liberation struggle hero and esteemed club benefactor, Retired Colonel Tshinga Dube, who passed away on Thursday evening at Bula...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 14:10hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Kudenga, Masunda bid to grab Oliver Chidawu's estate flops
Attempts by chartered accountant Ngoni Kudenga and former Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda to grab late former Harare Metropolitan Affairs and Devolution minister Oliver Chidawu's estate have been stopp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:09hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Another State-assisted funeral for Mashonaland accident victims
Eight victims of a tragic road accident that occurred near Hwedza on Tuesday have been granted State-assisted funerals, Youth Empowerment, Development and Vocational Training Minister and Hwedza South...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:22hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Declining state of Bulawayo worries residents
Bulawayo residents have lamented the decline in the status of the city, once an industrial powerhouse and considered the smartest in the country. They attribute this decline to poor governance and an ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 10:58hrs | 565 | by Stephen Jakes
Muchadeyi Masunda applies for acquittal in indecent assault case
Lawyers representing former Harare mayor Muchadeyi Masunda have filed an application for the dismissal of an assault charge against their client, arguing that the State has failed to establish a prima...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:55hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Former Harare Mayor in court for indecent assault
Former Harare mayor Muchadei Masunda recently appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing charges of indecently assaulting his client, Ms. Ropafadzo Sibusiso Chidawu (34). Masunda, who has denied ...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 16:14hrs | 1761 | by Staff reporter
5 girls from one family perish in horror crash
Five girls aged between 10 and 14, all from the same family, tragically lost their lives on Saturday after being struck by a vehicle that veered off the road near Bindura, along the Harare-Mukumbura R...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:17hrs | 1877 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Mutapa Fund clinches US$350m power deal
The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has approved a significant joint venture valued at US$350 million between Indian firm Jindal Africa Investments and Zesa to refurbish six units at Hwange Thermal Power...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 14:25hrs | 3209 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe era farm grab victims to make way for Mnangagwa's wife
In a distressing echo of past land disputes, villagers residing at Arnold Farm, commonly known as Manzou, are reportedly facing pressures to vacate their homes to make way for First Lady Auxilia Mnang...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:40hrs | 2207 | by Staff reporter
2 Royal baLozi graves in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo's Athlone Cemetery is the oldest formal graveyard in the modern city, being established in December 1893 in the vicinity of what was known as White Man's Camp. There are many significant pers...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:12hrs | 944 | by Paul Hubbard, Independent Researcher, Bulawayo
Man kills mum with pot
A man believed to be mentally challenged has been accused of violently attacking and killing his mother in Nkulumane suburb, Bulawayo, earlier this week. The victim, 54-year-old Prisca Hombarume, was ...Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 08:05hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwe Grand Tour can now be yours - for US$21 000 per person
You can now experience a recreation of the Grand Tour: One for the Road route across Zimbabwe – minus Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond – if you have about US$21 000 (per person) to s...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 07:35hrs | 1205 | by Staff reporter
Prophet in Zimbabwe jailed for raping congregate
A SUSPECTED fake prophet from Kuwadzana has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for raping a teenage congregate.The convict, Kudzanayi Chivivike (31), had pleaded not guilty before Harare magis...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 18:34hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Woman attacks 'husband's mistress'
Three women from Dzimbiti Village in Nyanga, Manicaland, have been sentenced to 16 months in prison for assaulting a fellow villager after one of them accused her of having an affair with her husband....Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 19:44hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cricketer arrested on charges of attempted murder
Zimbabwean cricketer Tarisai Musakanda has been arrested and faces a serious charge of attempt to murder following a domestic dispute with his wife, Tinodiwanashe Makunike, also known as Mai Dewei....Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 17:17hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Gordhan gave tenders to his cronies, leaves a fractured legacy
ONCE praised as an "incorruptible" crusader in South Africa, Pravin Gordhan has left behind a legacy tarnished by mistakes, poor leadership, and growing corruption claims, giving rise to the question ...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1138 | by Sizwe Dlamini, Thabo Makwakwa, Manyane Manyane
Mnangagwa golf tourney tees off
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made history yesterday by inaugurating the first-ever Presidential Golf Day at Royal Harare Golf Club, marking the first time a Head of State has visited the club in its 1...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:08hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Suspected mine extortionists in court
Two of the five suspects involved in a mining extortion scandal in Matabeleland South appeared before the Bulawayo Magistrate's Court on Friday, where they were granted bail set at US$300 each. The su...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 09:46hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
ActionSA exposes DA in Tshwane
The gloves are off between ActionSA and the DA in Tshwane following this week's social media crusade by the former to expose the appalling state of service delivery experienced by residents in townshi...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 16:46hrs | 1764 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa took brother-in-law to China-Africa summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's huge entourage during his week-long trip to China included his son and brother-in-law, ZimLive reported.Mnangagwa flew to China on August 28 aboard a Boeing Busi...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 10:20hrs | 8494 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya claims Zanu-PF stole his land
Thomas Mapfumo, a Zimbabwean musician known for his politically charged songs, has alleged that the ruling Zanu-PF party revoked land that was allocated to him by the Harare City Council in the early ...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 15:15hrs | 968 | by Staff reporter
A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe - afraid that the earth will give away from beneath her feet, dragging her underground....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
HCC workers exploit desperate toilet-seeking Hararians
Harare City Council workers have been exploiting a scheme to charge citizens for the use of public toilets, which are meant to be free, pocketing the money from desperate users. An investigation by Tr...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:08hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe falling behind in digitisation efforts
Caston Matewu, Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Media and Broadcasting Services, has expressed deep concerns over Zimbabwe's slow progress in digitising its radio and television infrastructur...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 15:15hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa continues engagements with corporate China
President Mnangagwa continued his diplomatic and corporate engagements aimed at advancing Zimbabwe's infrastructure development in line with Vision 2030. ...Published: 05 Sep 2024 at 07:06hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
HIV+ Zanu-PF MP up for raping ex-wife at gunpoint
Tsungai Makumbe, a Zanu-PF legislator for Mazowe North, has appeared in court on charges of raping his ex-wife, impregnating her, and infecting her with HIV. Makumbe, who was brought before Ma...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:01hrs | 1183 | by Staff reporter
Chief Kandana dies at 72
Chief Kandana of Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province, has passed away at the age of 72 after a brief illness at Plumtree District Hospital. Born Michael Magutshwa, he had been a traditional...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:26hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nostalgic moment
President Mnangagwa recently revisited the Nanjing Army Command College, where he had trained in 1964 with four fellow Zimbabweans. This visit was a nostalgic reflection on his journey from a revoluti...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:24hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt, Ndabambi family meet over hero's burial
Family representatives of Brigadier General (Retired) Shadreck Dingani Ndabambi, who passed away last Wednesday at his farm in Glendale, Mashonaland Central, will meet with government officials today ...Published: 02 Sep 2024 at 11:20hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
Father, son reunite at Khami Prison after 27 years
Tafadzwa Hove's story is an extraordinary tale of fate and family reunion in the most unexpected of places - prison. Hove, who was sentenced to 369 years in prison for multiple robbery and rape charge...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:19hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
When dark babies are not good enough! Thank you Andile: what an article!
It is a pity such articles never attract attention they deserve. Your article Andile was a good read and spot on. I do not need to seek far, why our African communities do not see the need to read it....Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:28hrs | 1343 | by Nomazulu Thata
Ex-hubby stoned in a love triangle
A Chiweshe man is battling for life after he was allegedly stoned by his estranged wife's boyfriend in a jealous affair. Kennedy Nyakudya (30) is battling for his life at Concession Hospi...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:11hrs | 665 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean man survives deadly shooting in South Africa
The man who survived the deadly Limpopo shooting, where two women lost their lives at a farm, has recounted the harrowing experience when he escaped and left his wife gasping for life."The fir...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1789 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to achieve targeted metric tonnes of winter wheat
The government has announced that Zimbabwe is on track to meet its goal of producing 600,000 metric tonnes of winter wheat by the end of the 2024/25 season, a crucial step in its pursuit of food secur...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 17:12hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Granny burnt alive, child smashed to death
MANYAYA Village under Chief Mutema in Chipinge was last Sunday plunged into deep mourning following a spine-chilling and mind-boggling incident in which a man burnt a defenceless granny beyond recogni...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
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