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If civil servants must declare assets, then let's start with the president and his ministers
As the old saying goes, what's good for the goose must be good for the gander - yet in Zimbabwe, accountability seems reserved only for the powerless.The government's recent announcement of a ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 454 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Masvingo City, Ministry of Health in standoff over donated vehicle
A standoff has erupted between Masvingo City Council and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MoHCC) over a vehicle donated by the Global Fund, amid allegations that the vehicle, intended to support...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:43hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Fresh details on collapsed US$2,5bn CBZ bid emerge
An ambitious plan by CBZ Holdings to create Zimbabwe's largest financial services powerhouse has collapsed after the Competition and Tariff Commission (CTC) imposed a series of restrictive conditions ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:36hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Prospectors slam Zimbabwe 'secretive' Mines and Minerals Bill
Zimbabwe's long-anticipated Mines and Minerals Bill is under fresh scrutiny, with industry stakeholders warning that the proposed legislation remains opaque, exclusionary, and dangerously susceptible ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:35hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's sugar giant gets rescue deal
A consortium of Zimbabwean and Pakistani investors has officially taken over Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe, offering renewed optimism for one of Zimbabwe's most strategic agro-industrial players. The acquis...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:03hrs | 159 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
RioZim in eye of financial misconduct, fraud storm
Mining giant RioZim Limited is at the centre of a deepening scandal as allegations of financial misconduct, asset stripping, and systematic fraud continue to surface. According to sources familiar wit...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:45hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rebuilds correspondent banking ties
The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has confirmed that some regional and niche international financial institutions have begun cautiously re-engaging with Zimbabwean banks, following the lifting...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:10hrs | 143 | by Staff reporter
Proposed law to compel civil servants to disclose assets
Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved the Public Service Amendment Bill, a major legislative step aimed at modernising the civil service, increasing transparency, and aligning the current framework with the...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:06hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya faces estate liquidation
Prominent cleric and founder of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, Walter Magaya, is facing the possible liquidation of his estate after allegedly failing to settle a US$420,140...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:04hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe liquidates four failed banks
Four banks that collapsed between 2004 and 2008 have been officially liquidated, marking a significant milestone in Zimbabwe's financial sector. Hopewell Zinyau, Chief Executive Officer of the Deposit...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:08hrs | 16475 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa claims Shared Law School history with Edgar Lungu
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has asserted a personal connection with the late former Zambian President Edgar Lungu, claiming the two were contemporaries at law school.Speaking at the Zambian E...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:44hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's RTG reports sharp rebound in foreign tourist arrivals
Zimbabwe's largest hotel operator, Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG), has reported a strong rebound in foreign guest arrivals, signaling a wider recovery in the region's hospitality sector as international ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:42hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe returns 418 hectares to PPC after 12-year wait
The Zimbabwean government has returned 418 hectares of land to cement manufacturer PPC Zimbabwe Limited, more than a decade after seizing the property, in a move valued at a nominal R37 million (US$2,...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:24hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo proposes US$13.4 million fleet overhaul amid tracking system lapse
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has recommended a US$13.4 million phased investment over five years to replace its ageing and unreliable municipal vehicle fleet, amid growing concerns over operational...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 17:37hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over multi-million-dollar land transfer deal to Chiyangwa
A controversial land compensation deal between the Government of Zimbabwe and businessman-cum-politician Philip Chiyangwa has sparked public outrage and renewed scrutiny over how state land is being a...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 20:34hrs | 3029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women make gains in property ownership
Women in Zimbabwe are making significant strides in securing access to economic resources such as land, property, and digital financial services, according to findings from the 2023–2024 Zimbabwe De...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:30hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Tensions rise in Matebeleland North
Tensions are escalating within Matebeleland North's lucrative safari hunting sector amid allegations that the Forestry Commission has been leasing prime state-owned properties through backdoor deals f...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Woman vows celibacy until jailed 'fake doctor' fiancé is freed
In a poignant tale of love tested by crime and conviction, 23-year-old Hazel Mangwiro has vowed to remain celibate until the release of her fiancé, Taurai "Prosper" Vanhuvaone, a man recently jailed ...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 16:12hrs | 845 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa villagers praise Kuvimba Mining House
Mberengwa, Midlands Province - Villagers in Mberengwa district have applauded Kuvimba Mining House (KMH) for generating employment opportunities for local youths and easing social pressures within the...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:42hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Gold panner digs under railway line, faces 10 years behind bars
A daring artisanal miner is facing a possible 10-year prison sentence after being caught illegally digging for gold directly beneath an active railway line in Mvuma - a reckless act that endangered bo...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:10hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Silent jobs massacre sweeps through Zimbabwe
A silent but brutal jobs massacre is sweeping across Zimbabwe's construction industry, as companies contracted by the government for key infrastructure projects plunge into financial turmoil due to ch...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Kariba turns into ghost town
The eastern shoreline of Kariba, once a crown jewel in Zimbabwe's tourism industry, is fast slipping into obscurity as tourism operators flee the area amid plummeting visitor numbers, collapsing infra...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:04hrs | 11392 | by Staff reporter
How gold incentives work in Zimbabwe
IN the past few days, social media and media outlets have been awash with claims that there is grand looting of state funds between Treasury and a selected few individuals, especially after a payment ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 17:10hrs | 1329 | by Trymore Sibanda
Zimbabwe gold reserves surge to nearly US$700 million
The reserves backing Zimbabwe's structured currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), have soared to an impressive US$683 million, more than doubling since the currency's launch in April 2024 and significantly st...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:03hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council is dead, needs complete overhaul
Former chairperson of Harare City Council's audit committee, Councillor Blessing Duma, has delivered a scathing indictment of the local authority, declaring that "the council is dead" and requires not...Published: 31 May 2025 at 14:03hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Multiple marriage claims as legal dispute erupts over estate of ex-Zanu-PF MP
A fierce legal battle has broken out over the estate of the late Zanu-PF legislator for Insiza North, Farai Taruvinga, amid revelations that he may have had four wives at the time of his death on Marc...Published: 30 May 2025 at 14:18hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt suppliers plot Treasury showdown at funeral parlour
In an extraordinary show of desperation, Zimbabwean government contractors used the funeral wake of one of their own last Thursday to plot emergency engagements with Treasury officials, warning that u...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's pension crisis: Full compensation for 2008 losses may take 100 years
Zimbabwe's pension funds have sounded the alarm over their inability to compensate retirees who lost their life savings during the 2008 economic collapse, warning that, at current fund levels, full re...Published: 30 May 2025 at 12:08hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
African Sun asset stripping continues
Hospitality giant African Sun Limited (ASL) has announced plans to sell its iconic Caribbea Bay Resort in Kariba, marking the latest move in the company's continued disposal of non-core assets....Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:36hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Govt engages children, spouses of national heroes on title deeds
In a landmark move aimed at resolving long-standing issues around land ownership, the Government has initiated dialogue with children and spouses of national liberation heroes to transition them from ...Published: 29 May 2025 at 13:25hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Crypto not yet subject to exchange controls
In a landmark ruling, the Pretoria High Court has clarified that cryptocurrencies do not fall under South Africa's exchange control regulations. The judgment came in a case between Standard Bank and t...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:40hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
There were no Zvigananda under Smith because Rhodesians loved Zimbabwe more than ZANU-PF!
There is something tragically ironic about the state Zimbabwe finds itself in today.A country that was once described by none other than former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere as the "jewel...Published: 27 May 2025 at 20:45hrs | 1237 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe vehicle insurance now tied to propaganda licence
Zimbabwe has officially ushered in a new era in media regulation with the gazetting of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act (No. 2 of 2025), following President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assent. The law...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:39hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Lack of political will to resolve Gukurahundi genocide
As Zimbabwe joined the rest of the continent in commemorating Africa Day, human rights watchdog Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has amplified calls for global reparations and justice for Africans ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:35hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Pumula man arrested with 6kg Ivory in broad daylight bust
A 30-year-old man from Pumula South, Blessed Matibenga, is facing serious charges after he was allegedly caught red-handed attempting to peddle a 6kg chunk of elephant ivory in broad daylight -&...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:57hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
How the NRZ Can Fund Zimbabwe's Pensioners on Its Own
As Zimbabweans, do we pause to look inward and realise that some of the solutions we desperately seek already lie within our own institutions. The National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) stands as a t...Published: 24 May 2025 at 23:02hrs | 425 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Where are the once touted Zupco buses?
As members of the fourth estate, our role is clear: to hold power to account and to speak truth to those entrusted with public resources. Remaining silent in the face of Zimbabwe's ongoing transport c...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:00hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans align property reclamation drive with Vision 2030 goals
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) combatants have emphasised that reclaiming properties acquired during the liberation struggle is more than just restitution - it is a strategic effor...Published: 20 May 2025 at 09:53hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
NMBZ finalises US$70m external credit lines
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed financial services group NMBZ Holdings is on the verge of securing external lines of credit worth over US$70 million, as part of its broader strategy to unlock US$100 mi...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:19hrs | 84 | by Staff reporter
Patrice Motsepe to buy ANC next Presidency?
Senior ANC members want to convince the billionaire Patrice Motsepe to make himself available to stand as the party's next president.Rapport cited two well-placed sources who said many ANC mem...Published: 18 May 2025 at 13:37hrs | 1204 | by Staff reporter
Delta highlights Zimbabwe's economic
Delta Corporation, Zimbabwe's leading brewer and soft drinks manufacturer, has painted a stark picture of the nation's economy, highlighting its persistent fragility despite signs of resilience in con...Published: 16 May 2025 at 15:03hrs | 667 | by Staff reporter
FBC blames tight policy for choking transaction volumes
Financial services giant FBC Bank has attributed a sharp decline in transaction volumes to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) continued tight monetary policy, which it says has squeezed liquidity an...Published: 16 May 2025 at 09:50hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZIPRA veterans, widows, and children demand return of seized properties
Former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA) combatants, alongside widows and children of fallen fighters, have spent three cold nights camping on a piece of land in Chinhoyi, Mashonaland West,...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:46hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe emerges as hotspot for scalable fintech solutions
Zimbabwe is rapidly positioning itself as a fertile ground for scalable Financial Technology (fintech) innovations, with leading local financial institutions at the forefront of this transformation. B...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:23hrs | 567 | by Staff reporter
Kereke wins legal battle
Former Zanu PF legislator Munyaradzi Kereke has won a legal battle against the Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS), which had sought a refund of US$138,000 over a failed bid to purchase Fortr...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:48hrs | 994 | by Staff reporter
Land earmarked for public schools sold to land barons
Residents of Eastview and Caledonia in Harare have called for an urgent investigation into the alleged illegal sale of State land, initially earmarked for the construction of a public school, to a pri...Published: 13 May 2025 at 18:29hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Baker's Inn accused of staging fake donation to visually impaired entrepreneur
BAKER'S INN, a bread manufacturing company under Innscor Limited, has been accused of making a fake donation of a scooter bike and a container to partially visually impaired entrepreneur John Jemwa. T...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:01hrs | 3558 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's steel industry set for a significant revival
Zimbabwe's steel industry is set for a significant revival as the Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (Zisco) collaborates with Dinson Iron & Steel Company to drive growth and development in the secto...Published: 10 May 2025 at 13:11hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mines ministry steps up EPOs review
The Ministry of Mines and Mining Development is intensifying its review of Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) as part of a broader effort to eliminate speculative land holding and unlock Zimbabwe's v...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:01hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
MK Party targets 'lavish lifestyle' of South African judges
Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has called for sweeping reforms to ensure greater transparency and accountability within South Africa's judiciary. The party has demanded the immediate impleme...Published: 08 May 2025 at 16:45hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
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