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Zimbabwe's Gugu (7) crowned first Princess in Egypt
Nothando Gugulethu Sibanda, a 7-year-old pupil from Victoria Junior Primary School in Masvingo, has made her country proud by being crowned first princess at the Toto Miss Little Africa pageant held i...Published: 05 May 2025 at 16:14hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Gugugu Magorira you are faking! Welshman Ncube the worst politician in town!
Citizens must be told that Sengezo Tshabangu is Welshman's brainchild. A lot was cooked behind the curtains. Welshman wants to make a comeback into politics using Tshabangu as a doormat. Gugugu, you a...Published: 30 Apr 2025 at 15:06hrs | 618 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo-Victoria Falls road upgrade to begin next month, claims govt
The long-awaited rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is finally taking shape, with Government confirming that construction work is set to commence next month. The project, which is expe...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:45hrs | 4525 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa in court for defrauding Guramatunhu of over US$500k in cryptocurrency
A 31-year-old man from Harare, Lloyd Chiyangwa, appeared before regional magistrate Mr. Donald Ndirowei on Friday, facing fresh money laundering charges after allegedly defrauding prominent eye surgeo...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:17hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa defrauds Dr Solomon Guramatunhu of US$500,000
Renowned ophthalmologist Dr Solomon Guramatunhu has reportedly fallen victim to a massive fraud scheme after his employee, Lloyd Chiyangwa, allegedly siphoned US$500,000 from him and used the funds to...Published: 27 Apr 2025 at 22:08hrs | 2076 | by Staff reporter
Botswana doctors go on strike
A growing dispute between the Botswana government and the Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) has led to widespread disruptions in emergency healthcare services, with numerous doctors across the country repo...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:06hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ignore stayaway call
Zimbabweans across the country yesterday overwhelmingly rejected calls for a nationwide stayaway, choosing instead to go about their daily routines as usual. Shops, Government offices, vegetable marke...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:29hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
High Court strikes procurement law challenge off the roll
A legal challenge mounted by Harare lawyer Mr Naison Machingauta against a controversial provision in Zimbabwe's public procurement law has been struck off the High Court roll, with the court citing c...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:26hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
Rwodzi steers sports tourism, officiates SDA church cook-out
Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry (MOTHI), Barbara Rwodzi has this Wednesday in Harare reaffirmed the government's commitment towards utilising sports as a catalyst for tourism growth, with...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 19:38hrs | 1269 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
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 | 637 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland South Celebrates Monica Mkandla's achievement
The Zimbabwe National Boxing and Wrestling Control Board (ZNBWCB) Matabeleland South provincial coordinator has expressed immense pride and congratulations to South African-based Zimbabwean pugilist, ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
King Mzilikazi and the MaKoni (Mabvakure) people
King Mzilikazi, in his long march North from Zululand, arrived in a territory between the Oliphants and Steelport Rivers in what became known as Transvaal. The year was 1822, exactly 2 years after a g...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 09:49hrs | 1753 | by Chief Mayisa
Zezuru imposition has done more harm than good
The imposition of Zezuru as the standard dialect has done more harm than good, writes Douglas Mutepaire, sharing his personal experiences of language discrimination. To build true national unity, he w...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 14:05hrs | 1566 | by Douglas Mutepaire
Geoff Nyarota betrayed the people of Matabeleland and Midlands
The recent passing of Geoff Nyarota, an award-winning veteran journalist and writer, has reopened a painful chapter in Zimbabwe's history.While lauded by others as a doyen of journalism, both ...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
Brendan Taylor eyes international comeback after sanction ends
Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Brendan Taylor, currently serving a three-and-a-half-year ban for breaching the International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption code, has set his sights on a retu...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 08:13hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national acquitted for attempted murder
Gweru regional magistrate Christopher Maturure on Wednesday acquitted Chinese national Liu Haifeng, who had been facing a charge of attempted murder.The State had alleged that in January this ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:47hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Zinara allocates ZiG11.6bn for road rehabilitation in 2025
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has set aside ZiG11.6 billion for the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme 2 (ERRP2) this year, marking a significant increase from the ZiG4.6 bil...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 07:43hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Chinese boss guns down gold miner in Zimbabwe
A Chinese mining supervisor, Yang Zhian, 36, has been remanded in custody following the fatal shooting of 31-year-old Pardon Gumbo at Long Fortune Mine in Collen Bawn on March 5, 2025. Zhian is facing...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 15:29hrs | 1908 | by Staff reporter
Mutare Museum displays lightning making tools
The Mutare Museum holds many captivating exhibits, but few are as mystifying as the "mheni" or "umbane" (lightning) collection. These objects, reportedly used in the summoning of lightning for retribu...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:37hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube on Kaizer Chiefs radar again
Zimbabwe international striker Prince Dube has been linked with a potential return to the South African Premier Soccer League, with Kaizer Chiefs reportedly keen on securing his services in the upcomi...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 10:41hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
2 inmates escape from prison
Two inmates have escaped from Mutimurefu Prison in Masvingo, the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) has confirmed.The escapees, Feliciano Simango (also known as Fidelis Jorum Mau...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 06:53hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa monopolises 2030...as govt extorts servants behind Wi-Fi
Local Government and Public Works minister, Daniel Garwe announced that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has the monopoly to continue presiding over the country's affairs until and beyond 2030, while prom...Published: 04 Mar 2025 at 15:02hrs | 2666 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Manyame (Mahusekwa/Chihota)
Corporate Raiding Plot Unraveling: Nssa and RTG Directors Meet to Tackle Manipulation of Share Prices and Takeover Attempt
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) and Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) directors and management executives are set to meet today to deal with the plot to take over the tourism and hospitality giant...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:16hrs | 347 | by NewsHawks
Chivayo gifts Leonard Dembo's widow a Toyota Fortuner and US$50,000
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has gifted a brand-new 2024 Toyota Fortuner and US$50,000 in cash to Eunice Dembo, the widow of Zimbabwean music legend Leonard Dembo, in response to her pub...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 16:29hrs | 1023 | by Staff reporter
Crisis meeting over RTG alleged takeover plot
Directors and senior executives from the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) and Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) are set to meet today in an urgent bid to address a suspected plot to manipulate the ...Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:25hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand Rainbow Tourism Group takeover bid
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:01hrs | 1526 | by NewsHawks
Truck submerged in Tshangani River after sudden water rise
A truck loading river sand at Tshangani River near Zinyangeni Business Centre in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North, was completely submerged last Friday when water levels unexpectedly surged....Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 12:47hrs | 1945 | by Staff reporter
Jailed Buyanga in critical condition
Lawyers representing incarcerated businessman Frank Buyanga Sadiqi have raised concerns over the impact of his continued detention on his health. Reports from South Africa indicate that Buyanga has fa...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:03hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Man kills 'cheating' wife after busting her with lover
Police in Mashonaland Central province have arrested a Bindura man for allegedly murdering his wife after catching her in a compromising position with another man suspected to be her lover.Zim...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:51hrs | 2416 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver sentenced to 4 years for fatal road accident
A truck driver who was found negligent in a road traffic accident that resulted in the deaths of six people has been sentenced to four years' imprisonment. Denny Taziva, 36, appeared before the Nyanga...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:51hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube nets brace in Yanga's thrashing of KenGold FC
Tanzanian topflight football powerhouse, Young Africans (Yanga SC), continued their dominant run in the league on Wednesday evening, with Warriors striker Prince Dube starring in a 6-1 victory over Ke...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:08hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's lawyers respond to Buyanga's freedom bid
Attorneys representing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa have stated that they will abide by the Constitutional Court's ruling following an application by Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga Sa...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:30hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Brother frequently rapes own sister
In a bizzare incident derived from sharing solitary bedroom as siblings, a 29-year-old Kezi man was dragged to court after raping his own juvenile sister ...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:25hrs | 901 | by Gideon Madzikatidze recently in Kezi
Man fined for stealing and wearing mother's clothes
A 24-year-old man from Nyanga, Manicaland Province, has been fined US$80 after being caught wearing clothes he had stolen from his mother.Simbarashe Chinjikupi was taken to court by his mother...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 21:15hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Trending video from Blessed Geza - I don't buy it for once!
It's stuff and nonsense. When has Zanu PF become sympathetic to the Ndebele people? With all due respect, Mr. Geza, made a presentation on video now making rounds. Curiously he acknowledges the presen...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 17:57hrs | 2533 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chivayo in Zifa Presidential race vote manipulation scandal
Controversial millionaire businessman Wicknell Chivayo has been accused of attempting to manipulate Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) elections after he promised to buy brand-new vehicles for all 7...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 16:16hrs | 2447 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman launches fresh freedom bid in South African
Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga, who has been in detention at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre for more than two years, has launched a renewed legal challenge for his freedom. Buyanga, arrest...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:03hrs | 1645 | by Staff reporter
Ncube and Chamisa are one coin with two sides: Gugugu Magorira
Please do not play with our intelligence. Welshman Ncube is the worst politician we can think of today. Ncube is part of the problem too, just like Chamisa. Professor Mandaza told Chamisa to come clea...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 19:50hrs | 711 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe govt rolls out 250,000 housing stands
The Government of Zimbabwe, in collaboration with private players, has launched a major initiative to develop 250,000 residential stands and flats in Manyame, set to benefit both civil servants and or...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:29hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Parents feel financial strain as back-to-school costs soar
With the new school term set to begin next Tuesday, parents and guardians are grappling with rising costs for uniforms and stationery, turning the annual back-to-school preparations into a financial c...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:23hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimra auctions off goods, 'seizes' them
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) at Beitbridge has seized a consignment of alcoholic beverages worth US$84,741.58—despite having previously sold it to a successful bidder at an auction just da...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:48hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Primonent Zimbabwean Pastor in court for raping in-law
A prominent Chinhoyi-based cleric, 40-year-old Lloyd Kanyangarika Karuru, founder of Followers of Christ Church International, has been charged with raping one of his in-laws on multiple occasions. Ka...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:55hrs | 2548 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans keep watching their money go up in smoke
It was 10 p.m. when a frantic pounding on Modester Nyangoni's door dragged her out of a deep sleep.That hot October day, she had been on her feet manning her stall at the largest market in Zim...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:24hrs | 3082 | by Staff reporter
Businessman robbed of US$5,000, vehicle, and valuables by armed gang
A Nyanga-based businessman, Edward Tsarwe, was severely assaulted and robbed of US$5,000 in cash, a vehicle, and various valuables by a group of five armed robbers who attacked him as he returned home...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 15:29hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Driver steals haulage truck
A daring theft involving a 30-tonne haulage truck has left a local employer grappling with the loss of valuable property after his driver allegedly stole the vehicle last month. The truck, valued at U...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 09:02hrs | 738 | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube nets hat-trick
Prince Dube, the Zimbabwean forward and Warriors' striker, was in sensational form on Thursday, scoring a brilliant hat-trick for his Tanzanian club, Young Africans (Yanga), in their 3-2 win over Mash...Published: 21 Dec 2024 at 08:30hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Kazembe focuses on graveyards, as National Heroes Acre nears full
Zimbabwe's national shrine (National Heroes Acre) is facing acute burial slots insufficiency and the government is rolling out extension programme to ensure more space is availed for heroes and heroin...Published: 19 Dec 2024 at 12:28hrs | 616 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa praise singer bounces back
Musician Chief Hwenje, known for his songs glorifying President Emmerson Mnangagwa, has expressed his gratitude to the First Family for their generous support that enabled him to travel to India for m...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 14:02hrs | 1598 | by Staff reporter
Cousins' feud over stolen thatching grass
A long-standing feud between two Nyanga cousins has escalated into a troubling series of allegations involving theft, violence, and abuse, with the matter now before Chief Saunyama's community court. ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:19hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Chipanga released on US$400 bail
Former Makoni West legislator, Kudzi Chipanga, who is accused of stealing Presidential inputs valued at US$11,200, was granted bail of US$400 on Tuesday. Chipanga appeared before Rusape regional magis...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:12hrs | 478 | by Staff reporter
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