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Akashinga Anti-Poaching unit rocked by scandal
The high-profile Akashinga anti-poaching unit is facing a leadership shake-up and internal turmoil following the deaths of two suspected unarmed poachers in December 2024. The fallout has triggered di...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Lake Kariba black market fish trade fuels illicit financial flow
A booming black market fish trade along Lake Kariba, driven by the illegal use of cheap twine nets, is undermining Zimbabwe's formal fishing economy and fuelling millions of dollars in illicit financi...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
DDT's toxic legacy haunts Zambezi Valley
Five decades after Zimbabwe defied international regulations by continuing to use the pesticide Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), alarming signs of ecological and human health damage are emerging...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:52hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Daniel Chapo courts Zimbabwe investors at ZITF
Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo has emphasized the importance of expanding economic cooperation between Mozambique and Zimbabwe, calling for more robust trade relations and foreign direct ...Published: 28 Apr 2025 at 12:31hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Fear grips Maphisa after mine spillage
The usually calm and serene community of Maphisa in Matobo District is currently on edge following a suspected chemical spillage from the Nevada 24 Mine dump site that has led to the contamination of ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:04hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe explores the use of nuclear energy
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has reaffirmed the Zimbabwean government's commitment to pursuing nuclear energy, particularly through small modular reactors (SMRs), as part of efforts to build a ...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:05hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
China's meddling in Zimbabwe's internal politics unwelcome and against international law
China's actions in Zimbabwe are becoming increasingly disturbing, with its flagrant interference in the country's internal political affairs going beyond what is acceptable under international law. ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 23:11hrs | 595 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Elephantiasis outbreak hits Zimbabwe
The government has been urged to take swift action following an outbreak of elephantiasis in Mashonaland West province. Elephantiasis, a parasitic disease affecting the lymph nodes and vessels, is spr...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:22hrs | 10555 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks ranger survives 10 shoot-outs with poachers
The dedication and bravery of Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers in protecting wildlife and natural habitats were recently recognized at the belated World Ranger Day c...Published: 25 Aug 2024 at 11:20hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe national park to get 3 new airstrips
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority is set to enhance connectivity in Matusadona National Park by opening three new airstrips at Tashinga, Fothergill, and Kanjedza. This development a...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 12:01hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines
At 5pm at the Victoria Falls border post, Margaret Tshuma - who has a 24-hour day pass to be in Zambia - is in a rush to return home to Zimbabwe before dusk.This is not the first time Tshuma, ...Published: 12 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Falcon Air introduces regular flights to Kariba
Falcon Air has launched regular flights into Kariba and Matusadonha National Park, a move that has been positively received by local operators. Using a 12-seater Cessna F406 Caravan, Falcon Air will f...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:41hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
The history of the liberation struggle is incomplete without mentioning Sipolilo (Guruve) Battles
Sipolilo was the entry point for freedom fighters in Rhodesia from Zambia and Mozambique during the liberation struggle. ZANLA and ZIPRA freedom fighters infiltrated in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) through the...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:04hrs | 75 | by Givestar Kamuzonde
Zimbabwe licences US$9,7 billion investments
THE Zimbabwe Investment and Development Agency (Zida) said this week it issued 615 licences to investors worth almost US$9,7 billion during the year ended December 31, 2023.Tafadzwa Chinamo, c...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:01hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Colourful place names of Rhodesia and their origin
THE TRACING of place names in a country in Africa can be both fascinating and frustrating. One must know – or quickly learn – something about history, about geography and the origins of word...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 17:59hrs | 134 | by Phillippa Berlyn with some amendments by Tony Tanser
Heavy rains, strong winds expected in Zimbabwe until Saturday
Localised heavy rains and strong winds are expected countrywide until Saturday, with Midlands, all Mashonaland provinces and Harare Metropolitan expected to have downpours exceeding 50mm.The l...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:24hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Floods warning for Zimbabwe
THE Meteorological service Department (MSD) yesterday warned that heavy rains accompanied by violent storms will hit the country starting tomorrow until December 30, 2023.In a statement, MSD s...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 09:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Community Wildlife Scouts to complement sustainable human-wildlife relations - AWF
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has built capacity of 118 community wildlife scouts through targeted professional trainings that equipped them with basic and advanced skills in ecological monito...Published: 21 Dec 2023 at 07:53hrs | 36 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Zpra veterans want their colleagues to be honoured
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) liberation are pleading with the government to declare a national holiday in remembrance of their colleagues, who were bombed by the Rhodesian army i...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 10:42hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Thunderstorms expected in some parts of Zimbabwe this week
Thunderstorms are forecasted in certain regions of the country from tomorrow through Wednesday. However, farmers are advised against planting crops solely reliant on rain-fed agriculture.The t...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Binga chieftainship wrangle spills into High Court
A CLAIMANT to the Binga chieftainship, Mr Peter Mweembe has approached the High Court challenging the recent appointment of Mr Grey Sikalelu Muleya as Chief Binga.Muleya was appointed Chief Bi...Published: 18 Sep 2023 at 06:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe business upbeat over Richard Branson's visit
THE Zimbabwe Business Council says the recent visit by one of the world's richest men and owner of Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson offered the country an opportunity to market its tourism potential....Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Richard Branson in Zambezi conservation walk
One of the world's richest men and owner of the Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson, is in Zimbabwe taking part in the Zambezi Valley Walk for Wild Expedition covering Mana Pools and Matusadona national ...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 13:48hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Kariba: Zimbabwe's dormant tourism jewel
IT'S 6am on a Tuesday morning in the resort town of Kariba.The sun is already hot as usual and temperatures are on a high at 41 degrees Celsius.And taking a stroll on the streets of Ka...Published: 17 Jun 2023 at 08:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Chief Binga installed
GOVERNMENT yesterday installed Grey Sikalelu Muleya as the new Chief Binga at the Bulawayo Kraal Primary School in Binga.Muleya (73), who becomes the area's third chief, takes over from the la...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
July Moyo petitioned over Binga chieftainship wrangle
A traditional leader in Binga, Matebeleland North has petitioned Local Government and Public Works minister July Moyo over a chieftainship row in the district.In a letter dated May 11, directe...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Overfishing depleting Kariba yields
GOVERNMENT says unsustainable fishing is contributing to the depletion of fishing yields in Lake Kariba.Addressing delegates during the launch of the Lake Kariba inshore fisheries management p...Published: 10 May 2023 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mugabe installed by Chiwenga
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday presided over the installation of Mr Matubede Mudavanhu as the 12th substantive Chief Mugabe, where he challenged Zimbabweans to work together with tradit...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:09hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Why army was deployed in oil-drilling precincts of the Zambezi Valley
FEARS of a Mozambican Cabo Delgado-style Islamic insurgency in the northern Zambezi Valley where the Zimbabwean government and an Australian Securities Exchange-listed Invictus Energy are engaged in o...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe deploys military in newfound oilfields
ZIMBABWE'S military incursion into the Mashonaland Central province for a routine training exercise is part of efforts by the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to familiarise itself with the area as the S...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 20:43hrs | 52 | by Staff reporter
Zambezi Valley braces for more dinosaur excavations
The discovery and excavation of remains of a two-legged dinosaur, that lived 230 million years ago, according to carbon dating in Mbire, has opened floodgates of explorations by archaeologists and loc...Published: 12 Sep 2022 at 06:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Africa's oldest known dinosaur unearthed in Zimbabwe
The remains of a new species of plant-eating dinosaur has been unearthed in northern Zimbabwe. It is part of a huge assemblage of fossils from the Late Triassic that could help us understand how the p...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 06:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Game-changing oil rig Zimbabwe-bound
INVICTUS Energy, the southern Africa-focused resources firm, says a rig that is set to drill test wells at the Cabora Bassa project in Zimbabwe has begun the crucial journey from Tanzania.#Exa...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dares West on fossil fuels
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has criticised industrialised nations and climate activists for pushing a ban on fossil fuels.Vowing that Zimbabwe would continue to use its fossil fuels until it ...Published: 30 May 2022 at 07:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Super-sub rescues United
Mashonaland Central division two side Mvurwi United had to be rescued by their super substitute Tadiwanashe "Jowa" Sithole who assisted in an equalizing goal against Centenary based Zambezi Valley thi...Published: 30 Apr 2022 at 22:19hrs | 16 | by Staff Reporter
'Zanu-PF looks down on Tonga people'
BINGA North MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda (Citizens Coalition for Change) has claimed that Tonga people have consistently rejected Zanu-PF after realising that the ruling party was not keen on developing t...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 13:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
Binga, 41 years on but no development
AS by-elections beckon, underdevelopment continues unabated in Binga with very little imprints of positive strides within communities.By-elections will be held on March 26 and candidates from ...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 05:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hunt puts oil barons' capacity to the test
THE Australian firm exploring for gas and petroleum resources in Zimbabwe's Muzarabani district this week said the quality of data coming out of swathes of their claims in the Zambezi Valley had surpa...Published: 08 Nov 2021 at 05:27hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance councillor arrested for snubbing chief in development projects
POLICE have arrested and detained Nyaminyami Rural District Council Ward 3 MDC Alliance councillor, Taiti Busumani for deliberately sidelining traditional leaders in developmental projects in the wild...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
BaTonga communities sue for lack of development
HAVING been displaced during the construction of the Kariba Dam and now living at the peripheries of Zimbabwe's largest hydro-electric power project, Kariba, it is only logical that the Batonga people...Published: 31 Jul 2021 at 05:50hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe reintroduces black rhino in Gonarezhou
GONAREZHOU National Park has reintroduced the black rhino species, seven years after it became extinct.The last original black rhino population in Gonarezhou was seen in the 1940s, presumably ...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Earthquake hits north-west Binga
NORTH-WEST Binga and parts of the Zambezi Catchment area on Monday experienced an earthquake, but no damage was reported.The tremor hit the area around 12:32pm.Meteorological Services ...Published: 30 Jun 2021 at 17:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Invictus pushes for million-hectare oilfield
AUSTRALIA Stock Exchange-listed oil and gas explorer, Invictus Energy yesterday requested government to expand its exploration claims in Muzarabani by 10 times, marking another phase in the firm's hun...Published: 04 Jun 2021 at 07:14hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has reduced malaria cases, deaths'
ZIMBABWE has made huge strides in reducing malaria cases and deaths, Vice-President and Health minister Constantino Chiwenga has said.In a statement to mark World Malaria Day yesterday, Chiwen...Published: 26 Apr 2021 at 06:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commends his wife
President Mnangagwa has hailed the philanthropic work by First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa through her Angel of Hope Foundation. The President said this during yesterday's 41st Independence Day ce...Published: 19 Apr 2021 at 06:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secretly deploys key special forces to Mozambique
FOLLOWING a recent military siege on the northern Mozambican town of Palma by Islamist insurgents, killing dozens, including a Zimbabwean, while leaving a trail of bloodshed and destruction in its wak...Published: 17 Apr 2021 at 16:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's porous borders 'now a security threat'
ZIMBABWE's porous borders are posing a serious security risk as they expose the country to a litany of illegal activities, including smuggling and criminal syndicates roaming undetected, a damning rep...Published: 14 Mar 2021 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Rainfall intensity to decrease: Met dept
RAINFALL frequency and intensity will be reduced countrywide as the 2020 to 2021 rainfall season is heading towards its end in April, the Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has said. However, th...Published: 12 Mar 2021 at 06:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam upgrade delayed by two years
Upgrades to Kariba Dam, the main source of electricity for Zambia and Zimbabwe, have been set back by at least two years because of technical challenges and supply disruptions caused by the coronaviru...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 19:20hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records highest rains in 5 years
THE country has recorded about 1 000 millimeters (mm) of rains on average in the ongoing rain season surpassing last year's average rains by about 100 percent, the Meteorological Department has noted....Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
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