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Wangu Mazodze faces mass resignations
It never rains but pours for FC Wangu Mazodze following their 2-0 defeat to city rivals Masvingo United in a Division One league match on Sunday, a result that has deepened the crisis within the club'...Published: 11 hrs ago | 552 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records surge in LPG consumption
Zimbabwe is experiencing a significant surge in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consumption, signalling a growing shift among households and small businesses towards cleaner and more affordable energy a...Published: 11 hrs ago | 99 | by Staff reporter
Private companies drawing water from Kalope Dam condemned
Communities in Hwange have raised serious concerns over mining companies extracting water from Kalope Dam, warning that the practice threatens to cause severe water shortages for locals who rely on th...Published: 15 hrs ago | 114 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wants to teach maths & physics in Shona and Ndebele
Zimbabwe's Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Hon. Torerai Moyo, has revealed plans to introduce the teaching of technical subjects such as Mathematics, Physics, Geography and Accounting in ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:43hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa, Jindal Steel seal US$455m deal
The Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has finalized a $455 million concession agreement with Indian conglomerate Jindal Steel and Power Company for the rehabilitation of Units 1 to 6 at Hwange Therma...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 20:58hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Haulage trucks damage Matebeleland roads
MATEBELELAND South Senator Solani Moyo has expressed concern over the damage caused by haulage trucks to road infrastructure in Matebeleland and other areas across the country.Moyo made the re...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland North embarks on waste water infrastructure overhaul
Urban councils in Matabeleland North have initiated a comprehensive programme to modernise waste water treatment and reticulation systems as part of efforts to improve environment...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Fake Red Cross first aid certificates flood black market
Criminal syndicates are allegedly selling fake Zimbabwe Red Cross Society (ZRCS) first aid certificates in a countrywide scam that the humanitarian organisation has described ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:50hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa to shake-up State firms
Mutapa Fund Plots Major Shake-Up of State-Owned Enterprises to Enforce Governance and ProfitabilityZimbabwe's sovereign wealth vehicle, the Mutapa Investment Fund, is preparing to roll out swe...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:12hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Hwange's new CBD takes shape
The Hwange Local Board (HLB) has officially launched a long-anticipated greenfield development project that will see the creation of a brand-new central business district (CBD), in a major step toward...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:43hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for 'new breed of heroes'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on Zimbabweans to emulate national hero Dr Sydney Gata by becoming trailblazers, innovators and nation builders, saying the country is ready for a new generatio...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 16:41hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Mai TT apologises
In a dramatic U-turn, popular comedienne and socialite Mai TT has issued a heartfelt public apology to businesswoman Shingirayi Ziwange Jere, wife of CAPS United football boss and Zanu PF legislator F...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:12hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cricket hapless and hopeless
It was a comprehensive and ruthless display of cricketing dominance at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo today, as South Africa completed an innings and 236-run demolition of Zimbabwe to seal a 2-0 Test ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 15:58hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Hwange faces ecological crisis
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe's largest wildlife sanctuary, is facing a looming ecological disaster as its overpopulation of elephants threatens to wipe out one of the park's most vital tree species ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:53hrs | 337 | by Staff reporter
No more free water across Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe is set to begin the nationwide rollout of prepaid water meters in a landmark move aimed at improving water management, curbing wastage, and enhancing revenue collection. The...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:38hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi United eyes promotion to PSL
Football in the Southern Region Division One League is proving to be no walk in the park, but Nkayi United assistant coach Chipo Tsodzo says his side is determined to fight all the way to the finish a...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:16hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
Mai TT slapped with US$100,000 lawsuit
Controversial Zimbabwean comedienne Felistas Murata, popularly known as Mai TT, is facing a US$100,000 defamation lawsuit from Harare businesswoman Shingai Ziwange-Jere, the wife of Murehwa West legis...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 714 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt slams shoddy workmanship
The government has strongly condemned the poor construction standards at Bhale Rural Health Centre in Hwange District, warning the contractor to urgently rectify the substandard work or risk having th...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:30hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zesa's Sydney Gata dies
Sydney Gata, the long-serving executive chairman of the Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority (ZESA), has died at the age of 79.Gata passed away late Thursday night at a private hospital in Ha...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hit by nationwide power outage
Zimbabwe experienced a nationwide power outage on Thursday afternoon after a major system disturbance knocked out power generation at Kariba and Hwange power stations, the country's main electricity s...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 16:41hrs | 1547 | by Staff reporter
'Unregistered pharmacies serious health threat'
A growing number of pharmacies in Bulawayo and the Matabeleland North and South provinces are reportedly operating without licenses from the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), raising ala...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
There's nothing visionary about a president who only acts after public pressure
It is hardly praiseworthy for a father to feed his family only after their cries of hunger grow too loud to ignore.I was watching a news report on the state broadcaster this evening, and by th...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:05hrs | 332 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Warrant of arrest for Shawashi Agri boss
A warrant of arrest has been issued against Shawashi Agri Private Limited managing director, Lillian Nyamasoka, after she failed to appear in court to answer to serious fraud allegations involving ove...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:35hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks reviews elephant plan
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021–2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communit...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Harare company director dupes Chinese investors
A local businesswoman, Lilian Nyamasoka, is now a fugitive from justice after a Harare magistrate issued a warrant for her arrest on Thursday for failing to appear in court to answer to two counts of ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Harare company director dupes Chinese investors
A local businesswoman, Lilian Nyamasoka, is now a fugitive from justice after a Harare magistrate issued a warrant for her arrest on Thursday for failing to appear in court to answer to two counts of ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Chinese-funded project power Zimbabwe
The Chinese-funded expansion of Hwange Thermal Power Station, specifically Units 7 and 8, emerged as the main source of energy supply for Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:42hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
3 elephants shot in Bulilima
A herd of elephants has invaded villages in Bulilima District over the past week, destroying crops and threatening the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in an escalating human-wildlife conflict trigg...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:21hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Surge in wildlife road deaths alarms conservationists near Hwange Park
Wildlife conservationists have sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in road accidents involving endangered animals in and around Hwange National Park, warning that reckless driving, poor road design, a...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:25hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Loafers rob security guard at knife-point
BUHERA - Two Murambinda-based loafers turned blind eyes on dire straits experienced by a local security guard during current cold spells and robbed him of a cellphone and only subsistence US$12 in his...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 08:03hrs | 208 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Murambinda
Hwange mining concessions, rights taken by outsiders
Shocking revelations have surfaced showing that all mining concessions and rights in Hwange District are held by non-residents, sparking widespread outrage over what critics say is the government's de...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted of murder charges due to procedural violations
In a landmark ruling handed down at the Chinhoyi High Court, three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers charged with the 2018 murder of a suspected poacher have been acquitted after the court ruled...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:42hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Hwange locals marginalised in coal mining rights
Only three residents from Hwange currently hold mining rights in the coal-rich district of Matabeleland North, raising alarm over the systematic exclusion of locals from the region's lucrative mining ...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
3 shortlisted for Bosso CEO job
Highlanders Football Club are poised to appoint a new chief executive officer, with final interviews for the vacant post expected to conclude on Friday morning.The CEO position has been unoccu...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Sibanda calls for ban on road coal transport to revive NRZ
Outspoken Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Jabulani Sibanda has called for a ban on the transportation of coal by road, urging the government to enact laws that protect the ailing National Rail...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:34hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Midlands empowerment seminar turns sour
A national youth empowerment seminar held in Gweru from June 12 to 14 has drawn outrage from participants, who allege they were subjected to abuse, neglect, and broken promises by organisers of the ev...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:00hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
US$300 ATM thief caught using CCtv footage
A 48-year-old Victoria Falls man has been sentenced to nine months in prison after being convicted of stealing US$300 from a malfunctioning ATM at a ZB Bank branch in Hwange.Kaleb Murahwa was ...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 10:15hrs | 1081 | by Staff reporter
'No government funding, equipment for Hwange'
The government has acknowledged its failure to fully deliver devolution funds and essential equipment to Hwange Rural District Council (RDC) and other local authorities, a matter raised in the Nationa...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:31hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Robbery victims clash with Sangoma claiming to send bees to recover stolen goods
Two robbery victims have confronted a Ruwa-based sangoma, Sekuru Muzura, after his claimed supernatural method of sending bees to recover stolen property failed to deliver results.A Concession...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter
Land wrangle victim still in mortuary 4 years on
Four years after the alleged assault and killing of Headman Taurayi Lovemore Takawira, his body remains in the mortuary at Masvingo Provincial Hospital, as the murder case involving Chief Fortune Char...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:48hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam project to miss deadline again
The long-anticipated Gwayi-Shangani Dam project, a cornerstone of the Matabeleland Zambezi Water Project aimed at resolving Bulawayo's chronic water shortages, requires an additional US$84 million to ...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:26hrs | 817 | by Staff reporter
Councillors slam inaction over bus terminus revival
Frustration is mounting among Masvingo city councillors over the local authority's continued failure to renovate and revive Mucheke Bus Terminus, despite multiple resolutions aimed at restoring order ...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 13:09hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Love triangle ex-Minister transferred to Mpilo Hospital
Former Cabinet minister and Binga legislator Joel Gabbuza is fighting for his life at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo after sustaining serious injuries in a brutal attack last Friday in Kamativi, M...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:58hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Gated communities redefine Bulawayo's residential landscape
Once considered exclusive enclaves for the elite, gated communities are rapidly transforming the urban fabric of Bulawayo, introducing new standards of security, lifestyle, and legal property ownershi...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:42hrs | 5115 | by Staff reporter
MDC bigwig fighting for life after vicious stabbing in adultery row
Former Public Works minister Joel Gabbuza was yesterday said to be fighting for his life at a Hwange hospital after he was allegedly attacked with an axe by another man. Gabbuza was admitted at the Hw...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:08hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls: A world wonder at risk as Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road crumbles
A weekend trip to Victoria Falls offers breathtaking experiences - from a serene breakfast at Makuwa Kuwa Restaurant, perched on the cliffs of Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, to mesmerizing views stretch...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:45hrs | 3015 | by Staff reporter
IPPs unveil 16 000MW power project in Zimbabwe
Private players are spearheading over 16,000 megawatts (MW) worth of power generation projects across Zimbabwe to help ease the country's worsening electricity shortage, Intensive Energy Users Group (...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:06hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Man survives hyena attack
A 34-year-old man from Mabaleni area in Dete, Matabeleland North province, is recovering at St Patrick's Hospital after surviving a vicious hyena attack last Thursday evening.The victim, Wisem...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:12hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Spike in wildlife poaching alarms Victoria Falls conservationists
The Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit (VFAPU) has raised the alarm over a surge in wildlife poaching, with at least seven animals killed in April alone, including three buffaloes, one kudu, and three ...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:09hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
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