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US moves Zimbabwean visa applications to Johannesburg
Zimbabweans seeking U.S. immigrant visas will now have their applications processed at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, under new rules from the U.S. Department of State. Effective No...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 2412 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seals nuclear energy deal
Zimbabwe's Centre for Education, Innovation, Research and Development (CEIRD) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) to conduct a preliminary feasibility ...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 1505 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accountant's estate sequestrated for R17 million fraud
A Zimbabwean accountant has had his estate finally sequestrated after stealing millions of rand from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU)....Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 07:20hrs | 1358 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face midfield crisis
Michael Nees has named his 24-man Warriors squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Rwanda, but serious midfield problems threaten to derail Zimbabwe's campaign before a ball is k...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 654 | by Staff reporter
Boom in gated communities reshaping Zimbabwe's urban living
Zimbabwe is witnessing a surge in the development of gated communities, fuelled by growing demand for security, privacy and exclusivity among middle- to high-income earners.These communities, ...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:56hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Mutambara calls for standalone AI ministry in Zimbabwe
One of Zimbabwe's foremost academics and artificial intelligence (AI) experts, Professor Arthur Mutambara, has called for the creation of a fully-fledged Ministry of AI, warning that relegating the te...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:53hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
1,4 million youths jobless in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is grappling with a staggering 1,4 million unemployed youths, a figure United Nations resident and humanitarian co-ordinator Edward Kallon described as "disturbing" during the launch of the U...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 05:48hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
ArcelorMittal SA flags Zimbabwe steel imports as unfair competition
ArcelorMittal South Africa CEO Kobus Verster has raised concerns over Zimbabwean steel imports, describing them as one of several "unfair" pressures on South Africa's struggling steel sector.S...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:52hrs | 902 | by Staff reporter
Televised DNA testing must be banned in Zimbabwe
DNA testing and its use in private family matters of biological relationships must be regulated by law.It should be restricted to resolve family issues privately in line with other regulations...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:36hrs | 243 | by Glanis Changachirere
Govt to absorb 22,000 Community Health Workers into civil service
Zimbabwe will integrate 22,000 Community Health Workers (CHWs) into the civil service by the end of the year as part of efforts to strengthen primary health care amid dwindling donor support, Health a...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:54hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Mushekwe buried alone in Germany, sparking family controversy
The mysterious death of Zimbabwean journalist Itai Mushekwe in Cologne, Germany, has drawn attention to the apparent absence of family and friends during his final days and burial. Mushekwe, 42, passe...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:07hrs | 1974 | by Staff reporter
U.S. extends visa validity for Zimbabwean applicants
The validity of C1/D (transit and crew member) visas for Zimbabwean applicants has been extended to 24 months with multiple entry. Applications for these visas can currently be submitted at U.S. embas...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
We must be careful in interpreting DNA paternity results to avoid unnecessary alarm
When statistics are not handled with care, they can cause more harm than good and even pose real danger.The recent report released by Global DNA Zimbabwe has understandably ignited heated deba...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:52hrs | 349 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Only You Can Stop The Abuse of Passengers on Zimbabwe's Public Transport
Public transport in Zimbabwe has become a nightmare for many citizens, not because of the distance travelled or the fares charged, but because of the daily abuse passengers suffer at the hands of komb...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:46hrs | 129 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa's title deeds scheme is unconstitutional and farmers risk losing their land
This article serves as a warning to farmers to be cautious today before they regret it tomorrow.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent handover of title deeds to 1,000 farmers at Craigengower F...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:40hrs | 157 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
President Mnangagwa secures ancestral land and launches Production Booster Kit in Mazowe
President Dr ED Mnangagwa on Monday 25 August 2025, at Craigengower Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central Province, presided over the National Launch of the Production Booster Kit Programme where he als...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:33hrs | 160 | by Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai
ZRP hits back at Securico over armed robbery claims
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed a widely circulated report by Securico Security Services claiming that armed robberies were spiralling out of control, warning that only law enforcemen...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 19:33hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Zambia hold high-level meeting to curb smuggling
Rising cases of drug trafficking and the influx of cheap and counterfeit goods have prompted Zimbabwe and Zambia to convene a high-level security meeting aimed at strengthening border co-operation....Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:58hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
ZEP holders in limbo as expiry deadline looms
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) have expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), w...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 706 | by Staff reporter
Britain cosies up to Zimbabwe
In early June, Britain's Africa minister Lord Collins flew to Harare to meet Zimbabwe's octogenarian president, Emmerson Mnangagwa.The meeting in the capital city, which focused on trade betwe...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:08hrs | 1695 | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo bids goodbye to UK fans
It was a night heavy with emotion as Chimurenga music legend Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo bid farewell to his fans in the United Kingdom with a sold-out performance at New Bingley Hall in Birmingham on Sa...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 08:05hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Chinese medical team treats over 7,000 Zimbabwean patients
Nearly six months on, the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe has delivered treatment to more than 7,000 local patients.In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday in Harare, the capi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:24hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Qatar sign 3 agreements
Zimbabwe and Qatar have signed three agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation across key sectors of the economy.The deals, signed between Qatar's Al Mansour Holdings and various Zimbabwea...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:51hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's blueberries become 'blue gold'
Zimbabwe is cashing in as its blueberry exports surge, making the fruit a prized commodity in international markets from Singapore to Europe and the UK.Trade promotion body ZimTrade announced ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Bodies of 3 Zimbabweans recovered from river in Mpumalanga
Police in Elukwatini, Mpumalanga, are investigating the deaths of three Zimbabwean men whose bodies were recovered from the Nkomazi River at a local game reserve.Provincial police spokesperson...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:44hrs | 196 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe demining expert dies in explosive accident in Argentina
Henry Martin Douglas Macharaga, a 52-year-old Zimbabwean explosives and demining expert, died in Argentina on 19 August after an explosive detonated accidentally while he was conducting extraction wor...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:42hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamond sector gets boost
Zimbabwe's diamond cutting and polishing sub-sector is set for a major boost following a landmark partnership with Indian diamond processing giant, Harry Krishna Exports.The cooperation agreem...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 07:58hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa hosts Qatari delegation at State House
A high-level Qatari delegation led by His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Jabor Bin Jassim Al Thani is set to meet President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State House today to deepen diplomatic and economic coope...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:05hrs | 642 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco producer seeks ban on public smoking
The Zimbabwean Parliament is considering a proposal to amend existing tobacco control regulations to ban smoking in high-traffic public areas, amid growing concerns over the health risks associated wi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
RBZ guarantees US$ contracts beyond 2030
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reassured markets that U.S. dollar contracts will remain valid even after the government's 2030 de-dollarisation deadline, a major policy shift aimed at preventi...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:19hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamond wealth enriches elites
For decades, diamonds have been celebrated as symbols of wealth and transformation — precious stones capable of reshaping entire nations. But in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich fields, the reality for local...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:42hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
PSL won't save Dynamos
Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa has dismissed speculation that the league could bend its rules to prevent Dynamos from relegation, insisting that fair play will prevail no matte...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:41hrs | 617 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's food insecure received pay outs
More than 39 000 vulnerable and food-insecure people in Bulawayo received monthly allowances of up to US$13 between October 2024 and mid-2025, Parliament has been informed.Public Service, Labo...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stop Chinese plunder of our country and destruction of our future
When will Zimbabweans finally rise and say enough is enough?Zimbabwe is a nation blessed with breathtaking landscapes, abundant natural resources, and a rich heritage that stretches back centu...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 22:20hrs | 454 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ex-headmaster stuns Zanu-PF funeral
A high-profile Zanu-PF funeral in Gutu took an unexpected turn on Tuesday when retired Hellen McGhie Primary School head, Herbert Horuno Zengeya, openly denounced the ruling party, accusing it of dece...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 19:56hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
Zvigananda laugh while words replace justice in Zimbabwe
In Zimbabwe, corruption is no longer an occasional scandal; it has become a daily torment. Every time Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga steps up to speak, Zimbabweans are treated to fiery speeches c...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 18:01hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga courts major diamond firm
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who arrived in India on Friday morning, has immediately set to work by engaging Hari Krishna Exports, one of the world's leading diamond processing firms.T...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:56hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Air Ambulance Servicesaves 778 lives nationwide
Zimbabwe's Government-backed Air Ambulance Service has successfully responded to 778 civil emergency cases across the country since its launch in August 2024, a new report has revealed.The ser...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Rethinking the global village
ZIMBABWE at the turn of the century lived true to the meaning of global village.Its citizens were migrating all over the world, setting up bases and immersing themselves in cosmopolitan capita...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
WFP donates off-road vehicles to Zimbabwe
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday handed over nine off-road vehicles to the Government of Zimbabwe to strengthen its capacity to deliver social protection services, especially in hard-to-reac...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Canadian University, Zimbabwe forge sports alliance
A new international partnership between Brock University's Sport Management (SPMA) program and the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee (ZOC) is set to open opportunities for athletes, researchers and sport lea...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:13hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Shamu praises Mnangagwa's SADC leadership
Former Information Minister Webster Shamu has praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa for his recently concluded tenure as chair of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), describing it as a s...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:07hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
South Africans fined for obstructing traffic at Zimbabwe crash scene
Two South Africans and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for obstructing traffic at the site of a deadly accident in Chitungwiza that claimed 17 lives in July.Cooper Daniel Coli...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 913 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student dies after brutal attack in India
A Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, has died after spending eight days in hospital following a violent attack outside Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo. Leeroy, 22, passed away on Thursday at AI...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:46hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for formalisation of informal sector
MEMBERS of Parliament (MPs) have urged government to formalise Zimbabwe's vast informal sector, broaden the tax base and urgently review what they described as an unfair tax burden on the poor....Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:40hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drafts sports ethics bill to combat match-fixing
The Government is set to introduce a new Sports Ethics Bill aimed at stamping out match-fixing and protecting the integrity of Zimbabwean sport, a move authorities say is long overdue.Permanen...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Nearly four years on, still no answers to Douglas Munatsi death
IT is now three years and nine months since the tragic and mysterious death of Douglas (Doug) Tawanda Munatsi, yet the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the government of Zimbabwe have offered no off...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:34hrs | 617 | by Eng. Jacob K Mutisi
Nyokayemabhunu's court case postponed to September
The immigration case of Zimbabwean social media personality Wellington Masiwa, popularly known as Nyokayemabhunu, has been postponed to 10 September 2025 after prosecutors told the court they were not...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:22hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
'Fraud' kingpin arrested in UAE, extradited to Zimbabwe
A key figure in the collapsed Beven Capital Ponzi scheme has been arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and extradited to Zimbabwe to face multiple fraud charges, the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:21hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
Are Zimbabwe economic growth rates real?
Every year, the Zimbabwean government and multilateral financial institutions project that the economy will grow by huge margins, yet the current economic situation does not meaningfully change, and i...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 13:08hrs | 289 | by Delani Mangena
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