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High Court orders Leengate to vacate Rainham land
The High Court has ordered Leengate (Private) Limited, a local property developer, to vacate land at Rainham Farm within 30 days after it was found to have illegally encroached on land owned by Mitche...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:20hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Secrecy shrouds launch of Gukurahundi public hearings
Zimbabwe's long-awaited public hearings on the 1980s Gukurahundi atrocities officially began today under a cloud of secrecy and mounting criticism, with observers and victims' groups describing the pr...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:58hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Lithium rush a crossroads for Zimbabwe's future
Africa, which holds significant estimated shares of the world's total reserves of bauxite (24%), cobalt (49.4%), copper (7%), graphite (21%), lithium (6%), manganese (43%), nickel (4.2%) and rare eart...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 10:27hrs | 314 | by Sikhululekile Mashingaidze and Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
High Court upholds appointment of Chief Mugabe
The High Court has dismissed a legal challenge to the appointment of Matubede Mudavanhu as Chief Mugabe of Masvingo Province, bringing an end to a protracted dispute over the traditional leadership....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:14hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Freddy fails to appear in court again
Self-proclaimed prophet Tapiwa Freddy has, for the tenth time, failed to appear at the Kadoma Magistrate's Court, where he is a key witness in a legal battle over a disputed land donation involving pr...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:03hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Chinhoyi fails to account for 6 700 litres of fuel
The Municipality of Chinhoyi is under scrutiny after failing to account for 6,700 litres of fuel intended for road rehabilitation projects in the city, the National Assembly heard recently.The...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to procure tar, patches roads with soil
The City of Harare (CoH) has been without tar for over a year, forcing municipal workers to patch roads using soil and rubble, a stark indicator of the worsening state of basic service delivery in the...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:54hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt threatens to take over council operations
The central government has issued a stern warning to local authorities across Zimbabwe, threatening to assume control of their operations if they fail to meet basic service delivery standards as outli...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:21hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere criticizes Nick Mangwana's spin on IMF economic assessment
Former Mt Pleasant legislator and constitutional lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has publicly rebuked Information Permanent Secretary Nick Mangwana for attempting to portray the International Monetary Fund's (I...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 18:56hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Mandatory radio licence risks fuelling Zimbabwe corruption
The recently enacted Broadcasting Services Amendment Act No. 2 of 2025, which makes it mandatory for all motorists to pay for a Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) radio licence before renewing ve...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 951 | by Staff reporter
Bed bugs invade Bulawayo
The dreaded bed bug plague that haunted Harare earlier this year has now crept into Bulawayo, leaving residents of Mpopoma's Ward 9 in a state of panic, discomfort, and growing despair.The inf...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:35hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Town Council cracks down on land hoarding
Rusape Town Council has passed a bold resolution aimed at curbing land hoarding by requiring both residential and commercial landowners to develop their stands within 12 months or risk repossession....Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 13:19hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's stray dog operation fails to launch due to police inaction
A citywide operation aimed at curbing the growing threat of stray dogs in Bulawayo has failed to get off the ground after the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) reportedly failed to cooperate, city offici...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Zifa fails to pay Young Mighty Warriors after tournaments
The plight of Zimbabwe's women's footballers continues to mirror a tragic cycle of neglect, broken promises, and unfulfilled dreams. Despite bold pledges of reform and support, the Zimbabwe Football A...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:35hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt challenged over elephants culling programme
The Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) has issued a strong condemnation of the Zimbabwean government's plan to cull 50 elephants in the Save Valley Conservancy, labelling the move as cruel,...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:30hrs | 369 | 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 | 122 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fails to avail land for development
Bulawayo City Council is facing a deepening housing crisis after failing for more than a year to secure contractors to develop new housing stands in the city. Despite multiple attempts and repeated ad...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:17hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Former ZBC employee still waiting for pension after retrenchment
A former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) employee is making a desperate appeal for justice - ten years after being retrenched by the national broadcaster without receiving his pension....Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:49hrs | 343 | by Staff reporter
Teachers petition Rights Commission over labour injustices
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has filed a formal complaint with the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), accusing the government of systematically violating the rights o...Published: 26 May 2025 at 07:55hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume removed from remand as State fails to produce witnesses
Transform Zimbabwe leader Jacob Ngarivhume has been removed from remand after the State failed to bring witnesses to testify in a case in which he was charged with attending an unlawful gathering and ...Published: 24 May 2025 at 11:01hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Teachers doorstep Mnangagwa over poor salaries
A delegation of teachers from the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) visited President Emmerson Mnangagwa's offices on Tuesday to seek urgent intervention over deteriorating salaries and wo...Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:38hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Education fails to pay rent for 16 years
Zimbabwe's education system is rapidly collapsing, driven by a combination of chronic underfunding, rampant corruption, indiscipline, and government failure to disburse allocated budgets. Despite prom...Published: 18 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
30% surrender requirement sparks export concerns
The Zimbabwean export sector, a vital source of foreign currency and a key pillar of economic stability, is expressing growing concern over the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) recent increase in the ...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:05hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean exemption permits saga returns to South African court
The legal saga over the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) returns to court on Tuesday as the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) hears the Department of Home Affairs' appeal against a ruling that temporaril...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:22hrs | 10301 | by Staff reporter
Why Kingship in Zimbabwe is Constitutional
True to the proverb that a stitch in time saves nine, the controversy surrounding Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe's letter dated 22 April 2025, to Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart, in which he grat...Published: 09 May 2025 at 11:32hrs | 522 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Zanu-PF youth kingpin's attempted hijack of Bulawayo building fails
A politically charged attempt by Milton Maposa, a self-styled Zanu-PF youth figure, to forcibly reclaim a building from which he was legally evicted has failed, sparking outrage over the abuse of poli...Published: 08 May 2025 at 14:08hrs | 1026 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe govt must protect citizens from corruption'
Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) vice-president Valentine Chikosi has called on the government to urgently act against rampant corruption, warning that unchecked graft is inflicting severe har...Published: 05 May 2025 at 15:45hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter
Mid-Level managers are Destroying Zimbabwe's Health Sector
Zimbabwe's health sector is in critical condition, unfortunately no amount of propaganda or spin can change the facts on the ground. The problem with our health care system is not because of lack of f...Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:51hrs | 890 | by Hector Madzima
Prophet T Freddy fails to appear in court again
Popular cleric Tapiwa Freddy, widely known as Prophet T Freddy, failed to appear at the Kadoma Magistrates Court on Wednesday in a protracted legal battle over a disputed land deal.Freddy, who...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 07:25hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Supreme Court awards UZ bursar US$320,000
A former bursar of the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), Vengai Mugabe, has been awarded US$323,046 in damages after a lengthy legal battle over his dismissal in 2018. Mugabe was fired after he refused to ...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:34hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
CIO ordered to pay employee US$132,000
A High Court judge has ordered the director-general of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) to pay an employee, Tryness Kabiti, US$132,152 after her salary was unjustly reduced, marking a signi...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:17hrs | 2405 | by Staff reporter
How to Bypass FRP on Any Android Phone
Introduction to FRP and Common Scenarios Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a Google security feature introduced with Android 5.1 and later. It prevents unwanted device access...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 22:29hrs | 908 | by Staff Reporter
Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 78 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Dembare fails to polish the Diamonds
Manica Diamonds 1-0 DynamosA first-half stunner from Charles Teguru was all Manica Diamonds needed to edge Dynamos 1-0 in a fiercely contested Castle Lager Premier Soccer League showdown at Sakubv...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:29hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross fails to provide evidence of Mnangagwa corruption
Unconfirmed reports claim that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa launched a blistering attack on prominent economist and former presidential adviser Eddie Cross following ...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 20:35hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Supplier fails to deliver 50 cars to Zimra
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) reportedly paid a staggering US$209 million for 85 vehicles but only received 15 Toyota Hilux vehicles, with none of the 50 Toyota Corolla vehicles delivered, Pa...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
SA university rejects claims by 'lecturer' who favoured Zimbabwean students
The University of Johannesburg (UJ) has distanced itself from Joel Sangweni, who claimed to be a lecturer at the institution after a post on social media that he intentionally fails South African stud...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:40hrs | 898 | by Staff reporter
Geza's selective apology fails to extend the same for Gukurahundi atrocities
Geza apologizes unreservedly for the atrocities he and war veterans committed between the year 2000 and 2008 and he stops there: Gukurahundi atrocities are consciously excluded for fear of opening a p...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 21:13hrs | 1615 | by Nomazulu Thata
Weapons ban spreads across Zimbabwe as police gird for March 31 protests
Police in Beitbridge have announced a ban on the possession of dangerous weapons in the lead-up to anti-government protests planned for Monday, March 31, 2025. Chief Superintendent Mesuli Ncube made t...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:47hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo faces water crisis as ageing infrastructure fails
The City of Bulawayo is grappling with yet another serious water supply challenge due to its ageing and deteriorating water infrastructure, affecting both residential and industrial areas.Town...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:46hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Has Mnangagwa played his joker too soon?
By removing Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe, a key military commander, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has boldly played his joker in the high-stakes political game of succession. This move is emblem...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:34hrs | 2110 | by Staff reporter
Pfumvudza pearl millet variety grows unusually tall without maturing
Farmers in Manjolo, Binga District, are growing increasingly anxious as the new pearl millet variety, Okhatshana 1, continues to exhibit abnormal growth patterns. The crop, which was distributed under...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:15hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa missed one fact: Unlike Mugabe, he has never been genuinely respected within ZANU-PF
Who can deny that ZANU-PF is teetering on the brink? As factional fighting within the ruling ZANU-PF intensifies - and even threatens to get ugly with the so-called "uprising" slated for 31st ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:52hrs | 984 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's Silent Struggle: A Nation on the brink but too fearful to rise
Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis, and the time for silence has passed. Power cuts are routine, water supplies are unreliable, and roads are riddled with potholes. The healthcare system has collapsed, wi...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 21:22hrs | 1443 | by Vusani Magwala
'Buy Zimbabwe' won't work until local products meet quality standards
To "Buy Zimbabwe" or not to buy Zimbabwe - that is the question! The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Buy Zimbabwe and the Content Creators Association of Zimbabwe signa...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:18hrs | 1182 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe govt connects 3,500 schools to internet
The government has announced that it has successfully connected at least 3,500 schools to the internet as part of efforts to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban learners.Many sch...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 14:40hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Open Campaigning for ZANU-PF Leadership
Be it VP or the people decide, the remarks by Mabel Chinomona, ZANU-PF Women's League boss, will spark discussions about leadership transitions and democratic participation within the ruling party. As...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:39hrs | 1783 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mnangagwa's attempts at portraying Zimbabwe and Cuba as 'sanctions victims' is absurd as Havana succeeds where Harare fails
The Zimbabwe regime appears unable to stop ridiculing itself on the global stage.The recent visit to Zimbabwe by the President of the National Assembly of People's Power and the Council of Sta...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:29hrs | 903 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
There should never be anything criminal about criticising the president
Why is the Zimbabwe government at war with its own citizens?The recent arrest of journalist Blessed Mhlanga following his interview with war veteran and ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blesse...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:16hrs | 1444 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe teachers demand urgent salary review, threaten strike
Zimbabwean teachers have renewed their salary demands, citing unbearable working conditions and government inaction on their grievances.Teachers' unions have repeatedly written to the governme...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 12:37hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
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