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Journalist Blessed Mhlanga to surrender to police
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga has vowed to present himself to the police after authorities launched a manhunt for him on allegations of distributing content deemed harmf...Published: 4 hrs ago | 314 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt for journalist Blessed Mhlanga
Zimbabwean police have launched a manhunt for senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga of Alpha Media Holdings, accusing him of distributing content deemed harmful to the state.National Police Spokes...Published: 6 hrs ago | 296 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife drops fraud charges
The State on Monday withdrew criminal charges against Harare couple Annavestah Mudiwa (39) and her husband, Gray Mudiwa, who were accused of defrauding Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Mini...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:45hrs | 4381 | by Staff reporter
Woman jumps to death
In a heart-wrenching incident of gender-based violence, 33-year-old Siphiwe Ndlovu from Burombo Flats in Bulawayo has died after allegedly being assaulted by her husband before she jumped from a third...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:38hrs | 3593 | by Staff reporter
Ghanaian striker at Highlanders
Ghanaian midfielder Paul Orape was one of the new faces in Highlanders' first team at the club's Family Fun Day on Sunday, signaling a potential addition to the squad ahead of the 2025 Castle Lager Pr...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:35hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter
Openly gay Islamic priest shot dead in South Africa
Muhsin Hendricks, a pioneering figure dubbed the world's first openly gay imam, has been shot dead in South Africa.The 57-year-old cleric ran a mosque in Cape Town intended as a safe haven for...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 10:57hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's children snubbed memorial service organised by Mwonzora
The children of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the founding leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), have reportedly snubbed a memorial service organised in his honour by Douglas Mwonzora, the...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
Slain woman's family dumps body at boyfriend's house
In a shocking and dramatic protest, the relatives of a murdered woman, Ms. Anna Matambo, dumped her body at the residence of her boyfriend, who is accused of killing her, in Kwekwe's Mbizo suburb. The...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 08:59hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Married teacher dies at girlfriend's place after sex
A 50-year-old married teacher from Mutimwi Secondary School tragically passed away at his alleged girlfriend's residence after engaging in sex.The deceased, identified as Nyasha Gambe, was pro...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 18:00hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
SA family reunited with boy who vanished in Zimbabwe
An 11-year-old South African boy who vanished from his home in May 2023 and took a bus to Zimbabwe has been reunited with his family.The Department of Social Development said the child was bro...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:07hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man stoned to death over US$0.50
A man from Harare's Mufakose suburb was stoned to death on Thursday night in what police are describing as a brutal altercation over a mere US$0.50.Mike Sallimon, 33, was attacked by Bison Man...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:06hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
Montrose High School achieves 100% pass rate at Advanced Level
Montrose High School, one of Bulawayo's esteemed single-sex institutions, continues to uphold its reputation for academic excellence, delivering remarkable results year after year. Located in the hear...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:49hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Johane Masowe's remains to be exhumed
The High Court has issued a declaratory order affirming the inalienable rights of Peter Jack Masedza's children to exhume and rebury their father's remains, 50 years after his passing.Masedza,...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
State-assisted burial for Beitbridge crash victims
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the tragic head-on collision in Beitbridge, which claimed 25 lives yesterday, a national disaster. Victims of the accident will be accorded State-assisted bur...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:04hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to receive his 14 troops killed in DRC
The arrival of the bodies of the 14 South Africans soldiers will be a challenging reality for some families who have not seen their slain loved ones since January last year.According to report...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 11:10hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Trump's Afrikaners refugees will not lose South African citizenship
Trump signed an Executive Order on February 7, 2025, titled "Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa", granting Afrikaners refugee status and facilitating their resettlement in th...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 10:56hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman threatened with death, kidnapping of children
A Harare businessman, Musa Muteteli, is reportedly living in fear after a bouncer from Dzivarasekwa allegedly threatened to kill him and kidnap his children. The accused, Malcom Sikitara (42), appeare...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 10:04hrs | 1999 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge grapples with rising suicide cases
Residents of Beitbridge have voiced alarm over a recent spike in suicide cases, with three females, including a 14-year-old girl, taking their lives in just three weeks. The deaths, which appear to be...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Biti slams title deed plan, calls it a reversal of land reform
Former Finance Minister and legal expert Tendai Biti has criticized the government's plan to issue title deeds to farm owners, calling it a legal and policy blunder that undermines Zimbabwe's land ref...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 06:32hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Kalisto Pasuwa appointed Malawi head coach
Zimbabwean football coach Kalisto Pasuwa has been appointed as the new head coach of Malawi's national men's football team, The Flames. Pasuwa, affectionately known as "Manabundu," has signed a two-ye...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:02hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over BCC leases
Decades-old family businesses at Iminyela Shopping Centre in Bulawayo face an uncertain future as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to lease the premises to new tenants, raising fears among the cu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zuma cracks down on Duduzile
South African opposition MK leader Jacob Zuma has intervened in the public feud between his daughter, Duduzile Zuma, and party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu, demanding that she retract her insults ...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 08:12hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
Man uses slasher to kill mother
A 32-year-old man from Sandton Park, Harare, has been arrested for allegedly committing a shocking act of violence, fatally attacking his own mother with a slasher.The horrifying incident occu...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:41hrs | 819 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe fraud trial deferred
The much-anticipated trial of business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, accused of misappropriating millions of dollars from Zimbabwe's Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, has been postponed to F...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:38hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni's death rumors denied by close friend
Reports circulating on social media claiming that former Finance Minister Simba Makoni has passed away are false, according to his close friend Dr. Ibbo Mandaza. The rumors had suggested that the 74-y...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 07:48hrs | 4938 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records 49% surge in divorce cases
Zimbabwe has experienced a significant increase in divorce cases, with 3,214 recorded across the country in 2024, up from 2,149 in 2023. Despite this rise, only 1,562 of the cases have been finalised,...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe diplomat defrauded of US$1.3 million in international scam
Interpol London has confirmed that Richard Kaye, the alleged mastermind behind an elaborate investment scam that defrauded the late Zimbabwean diplomat Ambassador Hurudza Punungwe and his wife of US$1...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Dembare signs Evans Gwekwerere's son
Dynamos Football Club has bolstered their squad with the signing of 18-year-old forward Ephraim Gwekwerere, the son of their former star striker Evans Gwekwerere. The young attacker joins the Glamour ...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 19:26hrs | 602 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nujoma
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined leaders from across the world in mourning the passing of Namibia's inaugural President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, who tragically died on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Nuj...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:45hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namib...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 09:05hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt fails to honour promises
Traders who lost goods worth over US$20 million in a devastating fire at Mbare Musika last October are expressing frustration over the government's failure to fulfill its promises of interest-free loa...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:53hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teacher and human rights activist struggles after 4 years without salary
Robson Chere, a 40-year-old trained teacher and passionate human rights activist, has spent the past four years without receiving a salary after the government halted his payments. As the secretary-ge...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:47hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Turf wars among Bulawayo's street kids highlight struggle for survival
As the sun dips below the horizon in Bulawayo, known as the City of Kings and Queens, the city's lively streets transform into tense battlegrounds. Once places of laughter and connection, the pavement...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:38hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Saints appoint Philani 'Beefy' Ncube as head coach
Zimbabwe Saints, affectionately known as Chikwata, have appointed Philani "Beefy" Ncube as their head coach for the 2025 season, as the club continues its mission to revive its legacy and return to th...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:35hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Woman seeks peace order against uncle over deceased father's house
A Harare woman, Rachel Bunduri, has approached the Harare Civil Court seeking a peace order against her uncle, Ishmael Bunduri, whom she accuses of forcing her out of her late father's house. Rachel a...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:30hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Tinaye Chigudu declared national hero
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has paid tribute to veteran liberation fighter and former Manicaland Governor, Tinaye Elisha Nzirasha Chigudu, describing him as a "principled cadre" whose unwavering comm...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 17:22hrs | 625 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa fails to explain SANDF deployment in DRC
Independent political analyst and senior lecturer at the University of Limpopo, Dr Metji Makgoba, criticised Ramaphosa for not addressing national concerns about the conflict or explaining why troops ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's New Start Centre suspends ART, PrEP refills
The Population Solutions for Health (PSH) New Start Centre in Harare's Central Business District (CBD) has temporarily suspended its services for patients on Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) and those s...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 912 | by Staff reporter
Mafume fingers wife
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has found himself at the center of controversy after a report surfaced implicating his family in the questionable construction of a luxury hostel in Belvedere. The project, i...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 2641 | by Staff reporter
Hero status sought for Chigudu
The ZANU PF Manicaland Province has formally recommended to the Politburo that Tinaye Elisha Nzirasha Chigudu be declared a national hero in recognition of his significant contributions during and aft...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:34hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Trump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court
U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday to sanction the International Criminal Court for targeting the United States and its allies, such as Israel, a White House official...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 20:06hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa dragged into Masvingo chieftainship dispute
A former Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) Lieutenant Colonel, Elliot Piki, has approached the High Court seeking to prevent President Emmerson Mnangagwa from installing a new Chief Hama in Chirumanzu. Pik...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:22hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Man kills own mother and attacks niece
Police in Marimba, Harare, have arrested 22-year-old Nyasha Bandawe after he allegedly murdered his mother and viciously attacked his five-year-old niece in a disturbing domestic violence incident. Th...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:07hrs | 717 | by Staff reporter
Airforce of Zimbabwe pilot dies in Gweru jet crash
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) has confirmed the tragic death of Air Lieutenant Nesbert Tambudza, a pilot with the Air Force of Zimbabwe, following a jet crash in the Guinea Fowl area of Gweru....Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 15:52hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
Modern homes for old Gwanda Road displaced families
The reconstruction of the 120km Old Gwanda Road in Matabeleland South has begun, bringing significant benefits to the region while also necessitating the relocation of 42 families. The project, valued...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:35hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Police seek relatives of man killed by haulage truck in Wange
Police in Hwange, Matabeleland North, are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the relatives of a man who was fatally struck by a haulage truck along the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Highw...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:31hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man sentenced to 23 years for murder
James Munyaradzi from Gokwe South has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Gweru High Court Circuit for the brutal murder of 28-year-old Knowledge Jenhe. The tragic incident occurred on January...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:30hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Sotsha Moyo: A humble legend and Cultural Ambassador of Zimbabwe
Sotsha Moyo, the leader of the legendary music group Black Umfolosi, exemplifies the rare combination of humility and remarkable talent. Though he may blend into the bustling streets of Zimbabwe, his ...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:25hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Daughter sues father over abuse allegations
In a case that has shocked local communities, 20-year-old Dion Jiri has obtained a peace order against her father, Arnold Jiri, following allegations of repeated physical and emotional abuse. The case...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:21hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Tsenengamu warns musharukwa Mnangagwa to step down
Former Zanu PF Youth League Political Commissar Godfrey Tsenengamu, now leader of the Front for Economic Emancipation in Zimbabwe (FEEZ), has issued a stern warning to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, wh...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 19:52hrs | 5357 | by Staff reporter
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