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Axed wife survives, husband commits suicide
A woman in Waterfalls, Harare, is fighting for her life after being viciously attacked by her husband with an axe, in a case reportedly triggered by jealousy over a contact saved in her phone....Published: 3 hrs ago | 321 | by Staff reporter
Women drown during 'manjuzu' rituals
The tragic drowning of two women performing "manjuzu" (mermaid) rituals at Nyaure River in Bindura on Monday has shocked the local community and stirred anger among traditional leaders. The incident, ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 313 | by Staff reporter
90,000 Zimbabweans in SA apply for exemption permits
More than 90,000 Zimbabweans living in South Africa have applied for waivers to regularise their stay and avoid the threat of deportation, the Zimbabwe Community in South Africa has revealed. The disc...Published: 3 hrs ago | 109 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda Municipality in payroll dilemma
Gwanda Municipality is facing serious questions over its financial management after the Auditor-General's 2024 report revealed significant discrepancies in payroll processing and financial reporting....Published: 3 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Top banker exposed in land deal
A senior official at FBC Bank, Rena Kunonga Sambaza, is currently embroiled in a legal dispute involving allegations of fraud related to the acquisition and subsequent exchange of a residential stand ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 183 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale Methodist Church land dispute rages on
A United Methodist Church pastor in Borrowdale could face a 90-day jail term after local residents filed an urgent High Court application accusing the church of contempt of court for resuming services...Published: 3 hrs ago | 30 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women trapped in Russian drone factory scheme
At least four young Zimbabwean women have allegedly been trafficked to work under deceptive conditions at a Russian drone factory producing weapons used in the Ukraine war, in what human rights observ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces malaria crisis
Zimbabwe is grappling with a sharp and alarming rise in malaria cases, with nearly 112,000 suspected infections and over 300 deaths reported in the first half of 2025 alone - a surge that has sparked ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula perpetrating genocide: Black on Black violence in SA
Operation Dudula is hunting down people and killing them by burning and stabbing them to death. Zimbabweans, together with other foreign nationals, all blacks are hunted down by criminals - Operation ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 701 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man in court over US$9,300 fraud in botched car import deal
A 32-year-old Harare man has been hauled before the courts for allegedly defrauding a client of US$9,310 in a failed vehicle importation scheme.Owen Matamai appeared before Harare magistrate T...Published: 19 hrs ago | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean appointed director of water and sanitation by Polokwane
The Polokwane Municipality has appointed Zimbabwean national Chihota K. as the new Executive Director of Water and Sanitation, a decision that has triggered both political debate and public concern ov...Published: 19 hrs ago | 669 | by Staff reporter
Methodist Pastor in trouble
Methodist Church's pastor from Borrowdale Circuit is facing a potential arrest following a High Court chamber application for contempt of court, filed on July 25, in Harare.The application, br...Published: 20 hrs ago | 626 | by Paul Ndou
Cop jailed for demanding US$15 bribe
A police officer stationed at ZRP Milton Park in Harare has been jailed for 10 months after he was convicted of criminal abuse of duty for attempting to extort just US$15 from a motorist during an ill...Published: 20 hrs ago | 252 | by Staff reporter
Urban lifestyles linked to rising colon cancer risk in Zimbabwe
People living in urban areas with higher incomes and those suffering from diabetes are more susceptible to colon cancer than those who consume traditional diets, according to findings presented by pro...Published: 20 hrs ago | 241 | by Staff reporter
Rangers injured following elephant attacks
Two Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) rangers were critically injured in a shocking elephant attack at Sengwa Chirisa Safaris on Tuesday afternoon. According to ZimParks spok...Published: 20 hrs ago | 194 | by Staff reporter
Charamba retreats on Tagwirei attacks
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba and prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei have mended relations following a heated exchange sparked by a controversial social media post that appeared to ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:41hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders immediate reforms to ease doing business
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the immediate implementation of wide-ranging reforms aimed at easing the cost of doing business in Zimbabwe. The reforms, announced after a Cabinet meeting on...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:06hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
CIO operative acquitted of rape charges
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operative who was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman has been acquitted by a Gweru court due to lack of evidence.Makopa Manyadze (45) was found not...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:04hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Half of Zimbabwe's youth population is idle
Almost half of Zimbabwe's youth aged between 15 and 35 are neither in education, employment, nor training (NEET), according to alarming new data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zi...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:46hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Exemption Permit deadline nears
More than 90,000 Zimbabwean nationals have submitted applications for various visa categories, permits, and waivers to South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) as the clock ticks down to the fi...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 23:45hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
Teenager killed in love triangle stabbing
A 19-year-old boy has died following a brutal stabbing in a suspected love-related dispute that has left a rural community in Matabeleland South reeling in shock and grief.Police confirmed tha...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:27hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco, gold dominate Zimbabwe's exports
Zimbabwe's export economy remains firmly anchored in its traditional staples of tobacco and gold, while imports are still dominated by fuel, vehicles, and machinery, according to the latest Trade and ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:26hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Man kidnapped over teen romance allegation: Family demands ransom
A Ruwa man was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted, and held for ransom over the weekend by six neighbours who accused him of being romantically involved with a 14-year-old girl. The suspects, who include ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:23hrs | 641 | by Staff reporter
+20 injured in another Seke Road commuter omnibus crash
More than 20 people were injured on Tuesday morning when a commuter omnibus travelling from Ziko to Harare's central business district veered off Seke Road and crashed near Chinhamo Service Station af...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 18:22hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Concern over rise in street children
A deepening social crisis is gripping the city of Bulawayo, with a disturbing surge in the number of children living and working on its streets - many of whom now hail from the city's own suburban nei...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:24hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council's business clampdown
The Harare City Council (HCC) has launched a sweeping operation to shut down non-compliant businesses across the capital, as part of an aggressive campaign to enforce municipal by-laws and recover out...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 16:23hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gripped by late-winter cold snap
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing a pronounced cold snap that has swept across much of the country, prompting meteorologists to describe it as potentially the "tail end" of the winter season. While t...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:55hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Female body with bruised face discovered floating in a Bulawayo river
A suspected murder has sent shockwaves through the suburb of New Magwegwe after the body of an unidentified woman was discovered floating in a stream last Friday, July 26, 2025.According to a ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:44hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter
PPC Zimbabwe fined for excessive dust emissions
Cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe has been fined US$3,000 by the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) for excessive dust emissions from its kiln stack and fallout dust, highlighting growing regulatory...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 15:43hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Uber shutdown warning in South Africa
The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (Nefsa) has warned that e-hailing drivers will down tools nationwide unless their demands regarding pay and working conditions are met.Speakin...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 1316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt risks losing millions in undelivered goods
The Zimbabwean government faces the risk of losing millions of dollars after revelations that several ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs) have yet to receive vehicles and other assets paid fo...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:04hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Govt unveils low-cost fuel retail outlets for rural areas
In a major step towards improving fuel accessibility in underserved communities, the Zimbabwean government has announced plans to roll out containerised, portable, and low-cost fuel retail outlets in ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:58hrs | 878 | by Staff reporter
Robbery suspect buys house, kombi with proceeds from heist
Another suspect linked to the high-profile armed robbery in which prominent businessman and former Dynamos chairman Rafik Adam was robbed of US$600,000 has been arrested, with police alleging he used ...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1604 | by Staff reporter
Boy (4) drowns in sewage
Two separate drowning incidents claimed the lives of a young boy and an adult man in Manicaland Province on Tuesday, authorities have confirmed.In the first incident, four-year-old Takudzwa Mu...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council rot exposed
The Auditor-General has raised red flags over Harare City Council's financial records for the year 2021, citing major inconsistencies and missing documentation that hindered a proper audit of the city...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:35hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Whipping system in Parliament silencing Matebeleland MPs
The parliamentary whipping system employed by Zimbabwe's political parties is stifling the voices of legislators from the Matebeleland region, contributing to the region's continued marginalisation an...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 08:32hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
Traffic lights scandal hits Trabablas, authorities mum
HARARE - Over US$2 million might have been siphoned towards procurement and installation of counterfeit traffic lights at the Trabablas Interchange (former known as Mbudzi roundabout/interchange), wit...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 22:46hrs | 1345 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Tragedy strikes FC Platinum family again
TRAGEDY has once again struck the FC Platinum family, after a supporters' bus was involved in a fatal road accident while returning from the club's Premier Soccer League away match against GreenFuel i...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 19:01hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique tops labour migration into Zimbabwe
Mozambique has emerged as the leading source of labour migrants in Zimbabwe, according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT)'s latest second-quarter data for 2025. The findings reflect ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 19:00hrs | 575 | by Staff reporter
Police smash cattle rustling syndicate
Police in Beitbridge, with vital assistance from vigilant community members, have dismantled a notorious cattle rustling syndicate that had terrorised livestock farmers in the district for over a year...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:59hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's July inflation shows mixed trends
The latest inflation figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) for July 2025 show a modest rise in prices for goods and services measured in both the United States Dollar (...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:58hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Cop, council worker drown
Tragedy struck the Lupane community on Sunday afternoon after two men drowned at Bubi Lupane Dam when their boat capsized amid rough waters.The victims have been identified as Joseph Masvora (...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:56hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Top health council official in court over alleged abuse of funds
A senior official at the Medical and Dental Practitioners Council of Zimbabwe (MDPCZ) is facing serious allegations of criminal abuse of office after reportedly authorising the use of public funds to ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:53hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi tours Dinson steel plant
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has arrived at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (DISCO) plant in Manhize to assess the ongoing progress in the country's flagship steel manufacturing project.The v...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 15:04hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa, RBZ push for economic transformation
The Mutapa Investment Fund and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have pledged to play pivotal roles in driving economic transformation and ensuring financial stability as the nation accelerates effor...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:18hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Delta driver in $17,000 beer heist
A beer delivery driver employed by Delta Beverages in Hwange has been hauled before the courts after allegedly masterminding a booze-related scam that siphoned nearly US$17,000 worth of Chibuku Super ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 13:26hrs | 824 | by Staff reporter
UN top official jets into Zimbabwe
The Chairperson of the United Nations Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, Laura Nyirinkindi, is expected to arrive in Zimbabwe today for a 10-day working visit aimed at evaluating...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
AG flags legal risks in Trabablas interchange land acquisition
The Auditor-General has raised alarm over procedural lapses by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development in the acquisition of land for the recently completed US$114 million Trabablas ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:54hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Financial mismanagement at Parliament of Zimbabwe exposed
The Auditor-General has exposed alarming financial irregularities at the Parliament of Zimbabwe, including unauthorised fuel allocations, ballooning payment arrears, and undelivered government vehicle...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:49hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Actions against the exploitation of Africa took place in Italy and Austria
Representatives of international human rights organisations went to the centers of Milan and Vienna, unfurled banners with calls saying "Europe! Stop robbing Africa!": they demanded to stop using Afri...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 21:02hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
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