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Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay c...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dragged into Mamombe, Nyandoro fight
Bridget Nyandoro I have remained silent for too long. Your ongoing attacks on me both on social media and in private WhatsApp groups have not started today.But today, I am compelled to respond...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 13:13hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
'RBZ walks the talk on ZiG'
Zimbabwe's efforts to stabilise its currency and foster price stability are showing significant progress, with foreign currency reserves backing the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) surpassing US$600 million, sign...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:20hrs | 3692 | by Staff reporter
The reality of '9 wasted years' - A decade WMC failed to capture Zuma
For too long, South Africans have been bombarded with a dishonest narrative coined by the very architects of our economic servitude, that the period of President Jacob Zuma's administration represents...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 735 | by Mzwanele Manyi
'White Monopoly Capital and ANC allies are behind Chris Hani's death'
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP, Carl Niehaus has dropped a bombshell, pointing fingers at "white Monopoly Capital', along with their allies within the ANC over the assassination of SACP leader Chr...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:08hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa insult prisoner released
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has dropped charges against Alfred Ngonidzaishe Machakaire, a 34-year-old man from Gowo village in Chiendambuya, who spent more than a month behin...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 410 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fast-tracking ZiG banknotes rollout
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is accelerating efforts to deliver new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) banknotes, with Governor Dr John Mushayavanhu assuring the public that the rollout will happen "in the sho...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:28hrs | 1061 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga bail bid ruling deferred to Monday
Harare Magistrate Donald Ndirowei yesterday deferred to Monday the bail ruling of Heart & Soul TV senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is facing an incitement to violence charge. Mhlanga, repres...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 10:13hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Prison guard arrested for aiding inmate's dramatic escape
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer has been arrested for allegedly supplying a firearm to an inmate, who later used it to stage a dramatic escape from custody at the Harare Ma...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Housemaid injured after pistol accidentally discharges in Kariba
A housemaid in Kariba was accidentally shot and injured after a pistol fell from the bed she was making and discharged, striking her in the lower limb.The firearm is believed to belong to her ...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:25hrs | 650 | by Staff reporter
Police probe NSSA boss over RTG extortion plot
NSSA chairman, Emmanuel Fundira was on Wednesday questioned by the police in connection with an extortion case involving former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior employee Paula January.The de...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 10:45hrs | 636 | by Nathan Guma
Allegations surface against Lupane District Chief Medical Officer for misuse of authority and decline in hospital services
Lupane District Chief Medical Officer, George Mutizira, has come under scrutiny following allegations that he has contributed to the decline in service delivery at St. Luke's Hospital. It is claimed t...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 14:57hrs | 1050 | by Stephen Jakes
NSSA chair implicated in extortion case
National Social Security Authority (NSSA) chairman Emmanuel Fundira was questioned by police on Wednesday in connection with an extortion case involving former Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior emplo...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 09:37hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders surrender 2-goal lead
Greenfuel FC 2-2 HighlandersHighlanders FC suffered a heartbreaking last-minute equalizer as they surrendered a 2-0 first-half lead to settle for a 2-2 draw against Greenfuel FC in a Castle Lager ...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:22hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe asset management landscape shifting
The asset management landscape in Zimbabwe is undergoing a significant transformation, with notable shifts in the allocation of funds under management (FUM), signaling a more cautious and strategic ap...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 12:01hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national acquitted for attempted murder
Gweru regional magistrate Christopher Maturure on Wednesday acquitted Chinese national Liu Haifeng, who had been facing a charge of attempted murder.The State had alleged that in January this ...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:47hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over major city dam's low water inflows
Bulawayo's water supply faces a growing crisis as one of its main water sources, Inyankuni Dam, has received only 6% of its designed inflows, a situation worsened by rampant illegal gold mining in the...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:20hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo roads crumble
BULAWAYO'S road network is crumbling under the strain of heavy rains, deepening potholes and forcing commuter omnibus operators to avoid smaller roads in both western and eastern suburbs.The w...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 12:32hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must ignore Geza's signal to give the swapping of yet another set of dictators political legitimacy
Jeremiah Masawi aka Nyoka Yamabhunu, the self-appointed spokesperson of Blessed Geza and company, is just a rabble-rouser with no clue why Zimbabwe is a failed state much less what should be done to g...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:29hrs | 1494 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe inflation in major downtrend
Zimbabwe's inflation rate experienced a notable downturn in February, decreasing by 10 percentage points to 0.5 percent, signaling progress toward long-term economic stability and price predictability...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:02hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe evacuates 200 wounded soldiers from M23-controlled Goma
About 200 wounded and sick South African soldiers, along with their Tanzanian and Malawian allies, were evacuated from the M23 rebel-controlled city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:04hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe's Chimanimani carries SA soldiers home from Kigali
An Air Zimbabwe Boeing 767-200, famously known as Chimanimani, recently completed a remarkable mission, flying under the call sign FSK150, to transport injured soldiers from South Africa, Tanzania, an...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 11:30hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's liberation was the greatest farce of all time
The truth can be a bitter pill to swallow, but it needs to be taken if we are to heal our nation.Zimbabwe's liberation struggle, celebrated as a triumph over colonial oppression when independe...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 21:11hrs | 1156 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
War veterans agree with Geza
A growing faction of Zimbabwe's war veterans is throwing its weight behind Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed "Bombshell" Geza's call for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down, as discontent...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 16:28hrs | 5271 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa loyalists defiant on 2030
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's home province, Midlands, has defied the leader's recent declaration that he will step down in 2028, with local loyalists vowing to press ahead with their controversial p...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 12:52hrs | 1453 | by Staff reporter
Vitor Pereira praises Marshall Munetsi after Bournemouth win
WOLVES picked up a massive three points in their quest for Premier League survival by beating Bournemouth on the road.Wolves entered their clash at the Vitality Stadium above the relegation zo...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:51hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's Raila Odinga loses election again
Kenyan political heavyweight Raila Odinga's streak of electoral misfortunes continued yesterday as he lost the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairpersonship to Djibouti's Foreign Affairs...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:44hrs | 1507 | by Staff reporter
Thabo Mbeki still 'bitter' since the 2007 ANC Polokwane conference
Former ANC president Thabo Mbeki stunned the party's national executive committee (NEC) members when he questioned the existence of the trial that resulted in his successor Jacob Zuma being convicted ...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:23hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
Spy caught at Geza's farm?
Workers at firebrand war veteran and Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Runesu Geza's farm in Sanyati apprehended a 19-year-old suspected spy on Monday after catching him taking pictures of Geza...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 16:26hrs | 2298 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo registers 200 diarrhoea cases, one death
The City of Bulawayo reported over 200 cases of diarrhoea and one related death as of December last year, according to the latest council disease surveillance report. The city has implemented intensif...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:45hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Robber drops wallet, lands gang in jail
Police in Bulawayo have arrested three suspects involved in an armed robbery at Bambanani Shopping Center in Gumtree after one of the suspects accidentally dropped his wallet at the crime scene....Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 14:32hrs | 1085 | by Staff reporter
RBZ predicts inflation to trend down in 2025
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is optimistic about continued inflation moderation, forecasting the monthly inflation rate to average 3% or less in 2025. The central bank expects the annual inflati...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:31hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
ZACC clashes with NPA over Chisango's acquittal
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has announced plans to bring new criminal charges against former Harare Town Clerk Josiah Chisango and four other officials who were acquitted last Frida...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:06hrs | 620 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council maintains water shedding
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced that the city's water-shedding regime will remain in place, despite recent heavy rains and the recommissioning of uMzingwane Dam. The move comes as the counci...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:01hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nurse in Nottinghamshire struck off after rape conviction
A Nottinghamshire nurse has been permanently struck off the medical register after being convicted of raping a junior colleague and persuading a co-worker to provide a false alibi. Edmore Manjengwa, 5...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:56hrs | 1543 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's Yadah TV channel shuts down
In a shocking turn of events, Yadah TV, a controversial television channel run by Zimbabwean preacher and self-proclaimed prophet Walter Magaya, has officially closed its doors. The channel, which air...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:48hrs | 2333 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is never short of scammers
They came and beguiled nobles and laity by claiming gasoline was oozing out of a sacred rock formations somewhere in rural Chinhoyi. Innocent boulders were soaked in a deluge of diesel and people fell...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 12:07hrs | 1178 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Hwange Power Station breaches 1 000MW output
Consumers across Zimbabwe have expressed their satisfaction with the recent improvement in power supply, attributed to the successful completion of maintenance works at the Hwange Power Station. The f...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 06:52hrs | 3147 | by Staff reporter
Will Zimbabweans finally stand up against oppression or continue trapped by fear?
Zimbabwe is at a crossroads! From various segments of Zimbabwean society - including social justice advocates like myself, opposition groups, and pro-democracy activists - there has been relen...Published: 22 Jan 2025 at 10:20hrs | 956 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa: 'We refused to be lured by trappings of power' - Why did you fail to implement even one token reform in 25 years?
The people of Zimbabwe have risked livelihoods, limbs and even their lives (over 500 were murdered by Zanu PF during the 2008 presidential run-off alone) to elect MDC/CCC leaders not power on the unde...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 19:57hrs | 813 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabwe cops drop bribe money and flee as ZACC officials close in
Two police officers stationed in Mutare have appeared before the Mutare Magistrates' Court on charges of demanding a bribe from an illegal taxi driver. The officers, Dudzai Jennifer Chiponda (47) and ...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:26hrs | 1998 | by Staff reporter
SA in record-high grain exports to Zimbabwe
The Port of Durban is currently receiving a shipment of imported white maize, marking the first import of the grain since March 2017 when South Africa was grappling with a severe drought.The A...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:44hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland dams spill
Several dams in Matebeleland South province, including Zhovhe Dam, Silalabuhwa Dam, and Tuli Makwe, have started spilling, providing much-needed relief to farmers who had endured a challenging year du...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:36hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors fail to break 10-year jinx
The 2024 season has come to a close with mixed fortunes for Zimbabwean football, and the Warriors have ended the year outside the FIFA top 100 for the tenth consecutive year. Zimbabwe's national team ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa claims ZIFA Ethics Committee compromised, to appeal
The Zimbabwe Football Association presidential hopeful, Temba Mliswa, who did not meet the eligibility criteria this Monday alleges that the country's football governing body is compromised and too co...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:58hrs | 1030 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Harare bustles with last-minute Christmas shoppers
Harare was a hive of activity yesterday as shoppers crowded the city's stores for last-minute Christmas purchases, while hundreds of travelers rushed to rural areas to reunite with their families ahea...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops caught with bribe money at Chinese tile manufacturer
Two Norton-based police officers have been arrested for extortion after attempting to escape arrest moments after accepting a US$5,000 bribe from the Chinese-owned Sunny Yifeng Tiles Zimbabwe Company....Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 08:20hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Michael Jackson arrested for rape
A GWERU traffic officer (32) has been arrested for allegedly raping a form four pupil after buying her a burger and a soft drink.This was heard when Police Constable Michael Jackson appeared b...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 12:43hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko leaves family legacy of ruins?
Zimbabwe's liberation struggle hero and former Vice President, Phelekezela Report Mphoko, whose death in India has left the nation in mourning, returns home tomorrow to be laid to rest in a tragic fam...Published: 12 Dec 2024 at 07:43hrs | 3662 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa tells Harare Commission of Inquiry to summon Mnangagwa
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to appear before the Commission of Inquiry amid allegations linking his name to corruption ...Published: 09 Dec 2024 at 19:02hrs | 2801 | by Staff reporter
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