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The Irony of Innovation: How Tech’s Hardest Workers Built a System That Rewards Laziness
A thought-provoking look at how tech's unsung builders laid the groundwork for a digital culture that rewards viral ease over innovation and substa...Published: 6 hrs ago | 71 | by Libz Mbanje
CEO seriously injured in fatal road accident
Makoni Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edmore Chidembo was seriously injured in a fatal road accident along the Chivhu–Nyazura Road last Thursday night. The accident claim...Published: 14 hrs ago | 824 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment, voucher fraud rock Simbisa Brands
Fast-food giant Simbisa Brands has been thrust into the spotlight following serious sexual harassment allegations levelled against some of its senior officials in Gweru, accused of abusing their posit...Published: 20 hrs ago | 861 | by Staff reporter
Regime change foundation closes down
The Brenthurst Foundation, a Johannesburg-based think tank established and funded by the Oppenheimer family, known for funding regime change players...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:12hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes price relief towards end of 2025
After years of persistent inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe is approaching the latter half of 2025 with cautious optimism, as recent economic indicators and government policy measu...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:56hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Kenya scraps visa requirements for African countries
Kenya has officially removed visa requirements for all African nations and most Caribbean countries, in a bold step aimed at fostering intra-African trade, tourism, and integratio...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi doorsteps Ramaphosa over denied health services
Matabeleland-based secessionist political outfit, the Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP), on Friday petitioned South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling for urgent intervention to stop the barring ...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:28hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Govt workers stage a flash protest at Mthuli Ncube's office
Civil servants staged a flash protest yesterday at the New Government Complex before marching to the offices of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Harare, pressi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to Host Groundbreaking Technology Dialogue: Smart Zimbabwe Conference & Expo 2025
The Smart Zimbabwe Conference & Expo 2025 will be held from 17 to 18 July 2025 at the Golden Conifer Functions Venue, Harare, under the theme: "Smart Solutions, Smarter Economy: Integrating Global...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:39hrs | 253 | by Ndou Paul
Mudenda calls for pro-poor budgeting to promote equity
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to ensure that public resources are equitably channelled towards programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of citizens, emphasising t...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:57hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
200 ambulances for all provinces in Zimbabwe
The government, in collaboration with Discovery Ambulance Services, has begun rolling out a free medical service initiative under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, with plans to deploy at lea...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Lenient sentence for unlicensed driver sparks public outcry
The 24-month suspended sentence handed to a 20-year-old unlicensed driver who fatally knocked down a Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) student has ignited fierce debate and ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt fiddles while UZ burns
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has suspended six students accused of mobilising their peers to participate in a protest against the institution's administration, as the ong...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:55hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
'Surge in forex inflows a boon for ZiG stability'
Zimbabwe's foreign currency receipts surged by 22 percent to US$6 billion in the first five months of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), a development anal...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Olinda Chapel's healthcare company loses tribunal case
A manager at a healthcare company has won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked just two days following her complaint that her boss's husband behaved in a sexually inappropr...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over new Zinara vehicle exemption rules
There is growing outrage among Zimbabwean vehicle owners following the introduction of a new, cumbersome vehicle licence exemption policy by the Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara)....Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to decentralise treatment of cancer
Stakeholders in Zimbabwe's health sector have commended the Government for taking significant steps to improve cancer diagnosis and treatment, with plans now in motion to decentralise services beyond ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:33hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Extra US$26m splashed on Trabablas raises stink
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube was grilled by legislators over concerns of excessive expenditure on the Trabablas Interchange project in Harare, with questions raised about the total cost and sources o...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:13hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Traditional healers plead with govt, chiefs for land
Prominent Glendale-based traditional healer, Sekuru Nyangatayani (born Peter Chingudzi) has this Friday appealed for a commercial farm from the government and local chiefs, claiming that traditional h...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 08:38hrs | 138 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Mazowe
Fadzayi Mahere v Edmund Kudzayi - Plea to set aside proceedings
Return correspondence to the address on record (Ref: .H4531/22). High Court of Zimbabwe Civil Division Mapondera Building Corner 3rd Street & Samora Machel Aven...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 1256 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3003 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Bosso eye goals as they host Green Fuel at BF
Highlanders are hoping to break their recent goal drought and return to winning ways when they host Green Fuel in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter at Barbourfields Stadium this Sunday....Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:16hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Gauteng-Limpopo bullet train takes another giant step
The planned "bullet train" between Gauteng and Limpopo has taken another step towards its eventual completion.The project, which was first announced in 2023 and is titled the Limpopo-Gauteng S...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:08hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
BCC starts 2025 budget review consultations
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has begun its 2025 budget review consultations with residents and stakeholders, with calls growing louder for the local authority to take community input seriously in s...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 10:09hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
X-rated confession: What were Mai Jeremaya and DJ Ollah 7 thinking?
There has been widespread outrage across social media, on the streets of Harare, and various public forums following an X-rated podcast episode aired on Tuesday featuring DJ Ollah 7 and Mai Jeremaya. ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 09:07hrs | 1655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now 5th largest economy in Sadc
Zimbabwe has become the fifth-largest economy in Southern Africa following a major upward revision of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), reflecting the inclusion of previously unrecorded economic activ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter
Govt tasks ARDA to deliver 850 000t grain annually
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially restructured the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), assigning it a pivotal role as the country's main food security agency. ARDA is now mand...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:04hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally takes over City Sports Centre
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special advisor, Paul Tungwarara, has been handed the reins to oversee the long-awaited renovation of the City Sports Centre, a once-proud Harare landmark that has suffe...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to set up oxygen plant in Lupane
The Government is setting up a medical oxygen production plant in Lupane, Matabeleland North Province, as part of a broader national strategy to boost self-sufficiency in critical healthcare supplies....Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:56hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe revises GDP upwards to US$44.4 billion
Zimbabwe has recorded a significant rise in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), now revised to ZiG168.5 trillion (approximately US$44.4 billion), marking a substantial increase from the previous estimat...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
The Zezuru-Korekore empire died with its founding King, Robert Mugabe
Through astonishing political ignorance, those who claim to be the successors to the Zezuru throan today, Constantino Chiwenga, 1st Vice President of Zimb...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 06:58hrs | 636 | by Israel Dube
Resident backlash forces Plumtree to scrap US$12 levy
Plumtree Town Council has scrapped the controversial infrastructure development levies imposed on residents and businesses earlier this year, following a wave of opposition from the local community....Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:11hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF vows to clinch Chivhu urban seat
Zanu-PF has declared its intent to seize the vacant Chivhu Ward 10 urban council seat in an upcoming by-election scheduled for July 26, despite competition from an opposition-aligned independent candi...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 17:36hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Sables cruise psst Morocco in Rugby Africa cup opener
Zimbabwe's Sables launched their Rugby Africa Cup campaign in emphatic style on Tuesday, thumping Morocco's Atlas Lions 43-08 to secure a place in the tournament semi-finals.Flyhalf Ian Prior ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 13:29hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
MCAZ targets WHO Maturity Level 4 certification
Zimbabwe's medicines regulator, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has embarked on an ambitious journey to achieve Maturity Level 4 under the World Health Organization (WHO)'s G...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Prophet jailed for sex with minor(s) seeking journey mercy
CHIPINGE - A 28-year-old predatory prophet will serve an effective 10-year jail term after Chipinge regional court sentenced him on two counts for having sexual intercourse with two minors (including ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 532 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
ZANU-PF summons churches for dialogue, Tagwirei to address
The ruling ZANU-PF party has summoned churches (mainly indigenous apostolic, zion and pentecostal churches) for an inaugural two-day clergy indaba dubbed 'National Multi-faith economic dialogue' (NAMF...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 08:57hrs | 649 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Man jumps from moving vehicle, dies on spot
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced a fatal road traffic accident at the 54 kilometre peg along Harare-Mukumbura road (Mazowe towards Bindura), which claimed the life of a male adult only ide...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 21:30hrs | 2132 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabweans shine at Southern Africa engineering awards
Top engineering minds from across the Southern African region were celebrated for their excellence and leadership at the Southern Africa Federation of Engineering Organisations (Safeo) General Assembl...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 15:07hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Masimirembwa named in 2025 African Genius Awards
Renowned innovator Professor Collen Masimirembwa has been named a finalist in the 2025 African Genius Awards (AGA), recognizing his groundbreaking work that has placed Zimbabwe at the forefront of bio...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean stars Shone and DJ TatendaLXA rejoin Coldplay
As British supergroup Coldplay resumed their Music of the Spheres World Tour in the early hours of today at Rogers Stadium in Toronto, Zimbabwean hip-hop sensation Shone and DJ TatendaLXA reignited th...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:39hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Energy Mutodi fires back at ZPP
A fierce political storm is brewing in Masvingo following damning allegations by the Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) that Bikita South legislator, Energy Mutodi, threatened to exclude certain wards from ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:36hrs | 1419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean consumer sector poised for improvement
An uplift in volumes has been projected for Zimbabwean consumer companies despite rising cost structures, a volatile policy and monetary environment as well as higher taxation, say analysts at IH Secu...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:57hrs | 117 | by Staff reporter
NatPharm boosts medicines availability
The National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) announced it expects to receive close to 400 different lines of medicines and health consumables over the next three months as part of its efforts to imp...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall project in turmoil
The long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopment project has hit yet another major stumbling block, with South Africa-based contractor Terracotta Trading (Pvt) Ltd requesting to revise its investment downw...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over council procurement processes
Bulawayo residents have voiced growing concern over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) procurement and tender procedures, accusing the local authority of a lack of transparency that has led to shoddy w...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead near tuckshop after cellphone dispute
Mazowe - Mystery surrounds the death of a Gokwe man who was found murdered in a trench near a tuckshop in Chiweshe Village, Jumbo, Mazowe, after a late-night visit to collect his cellphone on July 1, ...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 18:02hrs | 771 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Councillor fumes over toilets
Ward 25 Councillor Mpumelelo Moyo has taken a swipe at the Bulawayo City Council's Department of Works for stalling the construction of public toilets at Tashas Business Centre in Emganwini, despite f...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:05hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Calls grow for overhaul of councils procurement systems
Government officials, civil society actors, and policy experts have called for urgent reforms to strengthen procurement systems in Zimbabwe's local authorities, arguing that improved procurement...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:36hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt privatising prisons?
Zimbabwe is embarking on a fresh push to reform its prison rehabilitation system, aiming to better prepare inmates for reintegration into society. This initiative, announced recently by Cabinet, inclu...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
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