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Zimbabwe and Zambia Strengthen Bilateral Trade Ties Amid Shifting Global Dynamics
Mt Hampden, Zimbabwe - In a bid to fortify economic cooperation, Zimbabwe and Zambia have outlined clear strategies to enhance their bilateral trade, emphasizin...Published: 8 hrs ago | 87 | by Staff Reporter
Bafana Bafana revive COSAFA hopes with win over Harare Select
Bafana Bafana reignited their 2025 COSAFA Cup campaign with a crucial 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe in a Group A clash at the Toyota Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Goals from Kabelo Dlamini - via a...Published: 11 hrs ago | 410 | 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: 11 hrs ago | 457 | by Staff reporter
Government contractors warned against dishonesty
The Zimbabwe Construction and Allied Trades Workers Union (ZCATWU) has called on government contractors to stop abusing delayed payments from the Treasury as a justification for poor performance and d...Published: 16 hrs ago | 105 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mugabe demands power to try murder, rape cases
Chief Mugabe, born Matubede Mudavanhu of Masvingo District, has voiced concern over the diminishing judicial authority of traditional leaders in Zimbabwe, particularly their inability to formally pres...Published: 17 hrs ago | 89 | by Staff reporter
Bogus Mpilo doctor swindled prospective nurse trainees US$8,000
A 29-year-old Bulawayo man, Prosper Taurai Vanhuvaone, has been sentenced to an effective 42 months in prison after being convicted of multiple counts of fraud for posing as a qualified medical doctor...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 13:29hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Rogue cop remanded over shocking murder of rape victim
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer accused of facilitating the cold-blooded murder of a rape complainant by handing her over to her alleged attacker has been remanded in custody alongside his co...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:16hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Bloodshed after cellphone theft
A Bulawayo man was brutally stabbed to death in a suspected mob justice attack after being accused of stealing a cellphone from a fellow reveller at a sports bar in Nkenyane, along the Bulawayo-Nkayi ...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:14hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Bosso midfield beast scoops top player gong
Highlanders midfield anchor Mason Mushore is in the form of his life, and his teammates have made sure the whole football fraternity knows it.The combative midfielder has been crowned Player's...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:12hrs | 102 | 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 | 88 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Dembare captain neglects daughter
Former Dynamos and Warriors captain Ocean Mushure has been accused of neglecting his 12-year-old daughter, who has reportedly dropped out of school due to lack of financial support over the past two y...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:09hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
IPPs unveil 16 000MW power project in Zimbabwe
Private players are spearheading over 16,000 megawatts (MW) worth of power generation projects across Zimbabwe to help ease the country's worsening electricity shortage, Intensive Energy Users Group (...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:06hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tourism industry bleeds US$40 million in 90 days
Zimbabwe's tourism industry is reeling from a steep downturn after losing nearly US$40 million in potential revenue during the first quarter of 2025, amid a silent but deadly investor exodus and persi...Published: 06 Jun 2025 at 12:03hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A country where a Ferrari can't travel!
We live in a curious country.In traversing Zimbabwe's diverse and often rugged landscapes, one cannot help but notice the overwhelming presence of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). F...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 3668 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Has democracy failed in Zimbabwe?
This is the million-dollar question we all need to ask ourselves.Democracy, by its very nature, is a noble and necessary concept. It is anchored on the principle that every human ...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:28hrs | 257 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe showers rare praises on America
Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Amon Murwira has extended rare and glowing praise to the United States of America, acknowledging its significant humanitarian and investment contributions throughou...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabweans oppose development
There is a growing and deeply troubling trend among certain segments of our society—an unsettling comfort with the status quo of decay and underdevelopment. It is as if, for some, the sight of crumb...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:26hrs | 488 | by Kudzai Mutisi
Cruise company bans recruitment of Zimbabweans
Princess Cruises has suspended shore leave privileges for all Zimbabwean crew members aboard its vessels docked in Canadian ports, following a series of desertion incidents that have raised security a...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:25hrs | 1615 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exporters sound alarm over tough new forex rules
Zimbabwean exporters are facing fresh turbulence following the government's move to tighten foreign currency controls - scrapping critical export incentives and enforcing tougher surrender requirement...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Fresh Harare mass demolitions on the cards
The City of Harare is poised to commence demolitions of illegal structures following a High Court ruling that ordered Brickstone Builders and Contractors, a land development company, to vacate a dispu...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:14hrs | 10720 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo bogus doctor caged 5 and half years
A man who spent two years posing as a qualified medical doctor - defrauding patients and promising fake nursing placements at Mpilo Central Hospital - has been sentenced to five and a half years in pr...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:05hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's McKinnon Mushore goes AWOL
Highlanders midfielder McKinnon Mushore has not reported for training or match duty for over a week, with early signs indicating he may be pushing for a contract review and seeking payment of outstand...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:03hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
India rewrites rulebook on counter-terrorism
HARARE - In its quest to counter terrorism and nuclear blackmail, India (under Prime Minister Narendra Modi) has embraced Operation Sindoor, the country's established policy in the fight against this ...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 19:55hrs | 384 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
King imposter to stand trial in Zimbabwe
Timothy Chiminya, the man at the centre of a controversial royal saga, is set to appear before the Harare Magistrates' Court on Thursday, 5 June, to face charges of undermining the authority of the Pr...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:27hrs | 1273 | by Staff reporter
Widow ridiculed after being caught With a man just after hubby's burial
A young widow has come under intense fire from both her in-laws and social media users after a now-viral video surfaced showing her with another man barely a week after her husband was laid to rest....Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 18:24hrs | 2157 | by Staff reporter
Underperforming Kaindu reaches for Bosso reset button
Highlanders FC head coach Kelvin Kaindu is viewing the current international break as a valuable opportunity to regroup, refocus, and revive the team's fortunes after a turbulent start to their Castle...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:40hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man forced to witness lover's rape in highway robbery
A harrowing case of rape and robbery has shaken the Kuwadzana community after a 33-year-old man was assaulted and forced to watch as his 21-year-old lover was raped by two armed robbers along the Hara...Published: 04 Jun 2025 at 09:29hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Judge interviews: Why worthy legal minds will not offer themselves for the bench
LIKE most lawyers who heavily litigate, I followed the recently ended interviews from which it is hoped eight Labour Court judges will be appointed.As the interviews progressed, I became incre...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:46hrs | 974 | by Beatrice Mtetwa
Beatrice Mtetwa slams CJ Malaba
Renowned human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has sharply criticised Chief Justice Luke Malaba and other members of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) over what she describes as the "haranguing, hum...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 14:42hrs | 2852 | by Staff reporter
Controversy erupts over expulsion of grade 7 pupil from Bulawayo school
A 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil at Robert Tredgold Primary School in Bulawayo has been expelled after a tribal led disciplinary committee found him guilty of four serious charges relating to misconduct be...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 12:08hrs | 2296 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver steals US$680 hidden in female passenger's underwear
A taxi driver in Kwekwe has been sentenced to three years in prison after he allegedly robbed a female passenger of US$680 that she had hidden in her underwear, following a dramatic diversion and conf...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:56hrs | 1440 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe assumes ILO Conference presidency
Zimbabwe has marked a significant milestone on the global stage by assuming the presidency of the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland....Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:17hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt wins Trabablas land dispute
The High Court has ruled in favour of the State in a high-profile land dispute, reaffirming the legal precedence of public infrastructure development over individual property claims when fair compensa...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:01hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested in Bulawayo over series of armed robberies
A 36-year-old man from Magwegwe suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested in connection with a series of armed robberies that took place across the city during March 2025. The police have linked Nhlanhla N...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:47hrs | 800 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 1751 | by Staff reporter
Fading giants in a goalless draw
Dynamos 0 - 0 HighlandersThe highly anticipated Battle of Zimbabwe between giants Dynamos and Highlanders ended in a 0-0 stalemate at Rufaro Stadium yesterday, with neither side able t...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Villagers get free medical care
Hundreds of villagers in Chikomba West constituency received free medical treatment over the weekend as part of the Presidential Medical Care initiative, aimed at improving healthcare access for under...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Honeymoon over for land barons
The Zimbabwean government has announced a new offensive against land and space barons who have been illegally allocating State land in urban and peri-urban areas, following the unveiling of a comprehe...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:00hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
9,000 Harare tenants face eviction
Approximately 9,000 residents renting accommodation from the Harare City Council (HCC) are at risk of eviction due to failure to pay rentals, city officials have confirmed.The revelation came ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 08:59hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala to launch a book
Zimbabwean opposition stalwart and human rights defender Job Sikhala is set to launch his much-anticipated autobiography titled Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala on 27 June 2025,...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 21:35hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
George Shaya's wife delivers a stinging rebuke of Dembare
Agnes Shaya, widow of the late Dynamos and Zimbabwe football legend George Shaya, has delivered a stinging rebuke of the club’s leadership, accusing them of abandoning her husband in his darkest hou...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:37hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Kirsty Coventry's George Shaya state funeral promise unfulfilled
The widow of the late football legend George "The Mastermind" Shaya has broken her silence, revealing that a government promise of a state-assisted funeral - allegedly made by then Sports Minister Kir...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:36hrs | 976 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt mum on teachers' distress petitions
The government has yet to respond to a petition submitted by teachers demanding a salary increase and improved working conditions following the start of the second school term. Teacher unions presente...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 15:00hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland firms shine at ZNCC awards
Mr. Hafiz Muhammad Naeem of Evergold was the star of the evening on Friday as he took home the Overall Winner and Businessman of the Year awards at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) 202...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:57hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Strugglers Dembare, Bosso seek redemption at Rufaro
The historic rivalry between Dynamos and Highlanders, once a fierce and feared fixture in Zimbabwean football, reignites today at Rufaro Stadium in what promises to be the first chapter of the 2025 le...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs, sangomas bemoan cultural rot
Traditional chiefs and healers have been called upon to play a proactive role in restoring cultural decency by promoting Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) across communities.Chief Chiweshe, b...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Bogus cop repeatedly rapes of maid in Bindura
A man impersonating a police officer, Patrick Vashco (25) from Gereendale, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for raping a maid three times without protection.Vashco appeared before Bind...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records strong forex surplus
Zimbabwe has experienced sustained foreign currency inflows that not only meet its external payment obligations but have generated a substantial surplus averaging US$400 million per month over the 14-...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Harare remand prison a haven for drugs and corruption
Despite being guarded round the clock, Harare Remand Prison has become a notorious hub for drugs, smuggling, and illicit trading, activities abetted by some of the very guards assigned to enforce orde...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:27hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Harare ratepayers face US$3 million monthly bill in secretive deal
Harare's ratepayers are set to pay nearly US$3 million every month for refuse collection and street cleaning under a murky new contract involving the government, the City of Harare (CoH), and Geo Pomo...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:20hrs | 3009 | by Staff reporter
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