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Fake goods uncovered in Harare tuck shops
Zimbabwe has intensified efforts to root out counterfeit products from the market amid growing concerns over the health risks these goods pose to unsuspecting consumers.During a routine inspec...Published: 16 hrs ago | 314 | by Staff reporter
2 sales agents charged with fraud and money laundering
Two sales agents have appeared in court facing charges of fraud and money laundering after allegedly orchestrating a scheme to defraud their employer, Goldenclem Credit, of over US$23,000 through fict...Published: 21 hrs ago | 291 | by Staff reporter
Report exposes dire working conditions in Zimbabwe's education sector
Zimbabwe's public education sector is teetering on the brink of collapse due to poor working conditions, meagre salaries, and government neglect, according to a new report released by the Amalgamated ...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:14hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe lecturers strike continues
It has been months since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe, the country's oldest and most prestigious institution of higher learning, walked out of their lecture halls, citing salaries that have...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:14hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Pushcart operators blamed for City chaos
Pushcarts, once seen as a harmless tool of livelihood for many struggling Zimbabweans, have become a growing source of frustration and danger for Harare residents. The city's central business district...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:18hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
RBZ exposes massive money laundering
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has unearthed large-scale illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the country's real estate and motor vehicle dealership sectors, revealing industrial-scale money launderi...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 14:40hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army, police flee angry travellers
Armed security personnel manning an anti-smuggling roadblock at Bubi, approximately 80km outside Beitbridge, were forced to flee on Wednesday after a group of angry passengers violently resisted attem...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:33hrs | 917 | by Staff reporter
9 Facebook hacks to earn real money in Zimbabwe
Discover how to monetise your Facebook presence with 9 practical strategies - from selling products and running paid groups to earning through Reel...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 306 | by Libz Mbanje
Zacc's roadblock searches face public resistance
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed frustration over reports of the travelling public refusing to be searched at roadblocks in its anti-corruption drive.Zacc pleaded w...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 500 | by Staff reporter
Zacc arrests Zimra official over fraud
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official and four clearing agents for their alleged involvement in a fraudulent smuggling syndicate ope...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rife at Beitbridge border post
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed that it has recorded 150 cases of corruption at the Beitbridge Border Post over the past four years, primarily involving collusion between Z...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1711 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes price relief towards end of 2025
After years of persistent inflationary pressures, Zimbabwe is approaching the latter half of 2025 with cautious optimism, as recent economic indicators and government policy measu...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:56hrs | 445 | by Staff reporter
Truckload of fertilizer destined for Charamba's farm stolen
A truck driver has vanished with a 26-tonne consignment of ammonium nitrate fertilizer meant for delivery to the Battlefields farm of Deputy Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet and Presidenti...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:55hrs | 1468 | by Staff reporter
Police officer arrested over armed gold mine robbery
A serving Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officer is among ten men arrested in connection with a violent armed robbery at the MMC Mining Syndicate gold mine in Mbire, Mashonaland Central. The raid, whi...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:28hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed three years for robbing EcoCash agent
A 29-year-old man from Chitungwiza, Providence Shumba, has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison for robbing an EcoCash agent and her friend of US$2,340 in cash and goods, threateni...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:17hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Primary School head charged with procurement violations
Mezah Mazambiri, headmaster of Glaudina Council Primary School, appeared before Harare magistrate Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa on charges of criminal abuse of office linked to alleged violations of the Mini...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zacc raises red flag over corruption in shipping and forwarding sector
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has raised alarm over a growing number of corruption cases linked to the shipping and forwarding of goods, warning that such practices are costing the co...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:32hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
CZR calls for crackdown on rampant sale of counterfeit electronics
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has raised alarm over the growing sale of counterfeit and fraudulently marketed electronic goods across the country, calling for an urgent multi-agency la...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:31hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Health Director's corruption case flops
The much-anticipated trial of Portia Manangazira, Health Director responsible for planning, coordination, and management of health programs at the Ministry of Health and Child Care, once again failed ...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:02hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe revises GDP upwards to US$44.4 billion
Zimbabwe has recorded a significant rise in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), now revised to ZiG168.5 trillion (approximately US$44.4 billion), marking a substantial increase from the previous estimat...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:52hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean consumer sector poised for improvement
An uplift in volumes has been projected for Zimbabwean consumer companies despite rising cost structures, a volatile policy and monetary environment as well as higher taxation, say analysts at IH Secu...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:57hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
UK-based couple files complaint against Bulawayo prosecutors
A Bulawayo couple now living in the United Kingdom has lodged a formal complaint against prosecutors at the Bulawayo Tredgold Courts over delays and alleged mishandling of a fraud case involving a wom...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over council procurement processes
Bulawayo residents have voiced growing concern over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) procurement and tender procedures, accusing the local authority of a lack of transparency that has led to shoddy w...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 107 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe
On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Po...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Crossborder4ED condemns smuggling
The Crossborder4ED Association has condemned the smuggling of goods into Zimbabwe but voiced concern over what it described as excessive and repetitive roadblock searches faced by cross-border traders...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:35hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for stealing condoms, cigarettes and bread
A 32-year-old man from Njube suburb has been sentenced to five months in prison - wholly suspended on condition of good behaviour and community service - after he was caught stealing condoms, cigarett...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:58hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Nestle battling with counterfeits on the market
Nestle Zimbabwe has announced a collaborative crackdown on counterfeit products, working closely with government agencies to identify and remove fake items masquerading as genuine Nestle goods from th...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:54hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's RBZ scraps heavy-handed forex controls
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has officially abandoned its stringent enforcement of exchange rate controls, marking a significant policy shift aimed at fostering market stability, restoring busin...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:32hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Fong-kong receipts ring busted
Two men, Chamunorwa Paul Anesu and Nakai Hodera, have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment each for fraud and theft involving counterfeit receipts at a retail shop. The sentences were handed dow...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Zim industry leaders call for Unified Taxation System
Zimbabwe's business community has raised concerns over the country's fragmented taxation system, urging the government to adopt a unified tax framework to alleviate the heavy burden of multiple taxes ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Delta beer truck overturns in Zimbabwe, looters descend on scene
A Delta Beverages truck transporting opaque beer overturned early Monday morning along the notorious Christmas Pass, with scenes of chaos unfolding as passersby looted crates of beer from the crash si...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:07hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Woman gets rewarded for being lost at Trabablas Interchange
Patience Guni, the Harare woman who recently went viral after sharing her confusing experience navigating the newly constructed Trabablas Interchange, has been generously rewarded by the contractor re...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:19hrs | 547 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers abandon vehicle, contraband in police chase
Police in Manicaland have impounded an abandoned Honda Fit packed with smuggled bales of second-hand clothes following a high-speed chase involving an anti-smuggling crack team on June 23, 2025....Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Presidential scheme disburses US$200 000 for vendors
Thousands of informal traders across Zimbabwe have received a major financial boost following the launch of the Presidential Vendors Empowerment Scheme, which has availed US$200,000 in seed capital to...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Sticky-fingered neighbours arrested
Two Nkulumane youths have found themselves on the wrong side of the law after allegedly smashing a neighbour's car window and stealing just US$20 and two white reflectors - a petty crime now threateni...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:02hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Police bust second-hand clothing smuggling syndicate
Police in Gweru have dismantled a suspected second-hand clothing smuggling syndicate following an early morning raid in the Daylesford suburb, which led to the arrest of two suspects and the recovery ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 17:21hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zimra faces deepening tax enforcement crisis
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) is grappling with a growing tax enforcement crisis as the dominance of the cash economy, rampant informality, and high-profile tax disputes expose critical weakn...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament demands removal of punitive taxes
Parliament has sharply escalated pressure on Treasury to urgently scrap punitive taxes, including the highly contentious 2% Intermediated Money Transfer Tax (IMTT), by August 31, 2025, in a bid to hal...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:25hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Parly pushes for urgent overhaul of Zimbabwe's outdated steel laws
Parliament has called for swift amendments to Zimbabwe's antiquated Iron and Steel Act of 1942, warning that the outdated legislation is stifling the country's steel industry, undermining export compe...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:18hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter
Thabani Mpofu against Tagwirei's influence in SDA
Growing frustration is simmering within the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church amid accusations that the institution is being used as a political platform by ZANU-PF benefactor Kudakwashe Tagwirei. Th...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Kwekwe-Gokwe road upgrade complete
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has successfully completed a 40-kilometre asphalt overlay on the Kwekwe-Gokwe Road, a major development hailed by residents and commuters for ...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Smugglers dump Honda Fit, contraband after cops chase
An anti-smuggling crack team operating along Zimbabwe's Manicaland border with Mozambique intercepted a suspected smuggling operation after discovering an abandoned vehicle packed with contraband seco...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:53hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman with 3 husbands sues 1 for neglect
A Warren Park woman in a rare polyandrous marriage has taken one of her three husbands to court, accusing him of neglecting his responsibilities, financial abuse, and causing emotional distress to the...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:11hrs | 1646 | by Staff reporter
Massive fire guts Steelworks Industrial yard in Bulawayo
A towering blaze tore through the Steelworks Industrial area in Bulawayo on Thursday afternoon, destroying property estimated to be worth millions of dollars and leaving a trail of devastation....Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 17:06hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Man assaulted for refusing to visit Tsikamutanda
A disturbing incident involving a self-styled traditional healer, or Tsikamutanda, has sent shockwaves through the Zaka community under Chief Bota, after a local man was allegedly assaulted and forcef...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Consumer watchdog wants tough stance against substandard products
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has urged the government to strengthen enforcement of the Consignment-Based Conformity Assessment (CBCA) programme to shield consumers from substandard, co...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:26hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police bosses steal rations
Junior officers in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have accused their superiors of diverting and selling food rations intended for rank-and-file personnel, raising serious concerns over internal co...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:10hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Lodge guest sentenced for stealing towels, bedsheets and bulbs
A 24-year-old man from Entumbane suburb in Bulawayo has been sentenced to 315 hours of community service after breaking into two city lodges and stealing property worth US$480.Witness Sibanda ...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, SA approve tourists only border crossing
Zimbabwe and South Africa have jointly approved a seasonal tourism-only border crossing linking Kruger National Park and Gonarezhou National Park via the Pafuri-Sengwe corridor, in a groundbreaking in...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
It will take more than Mnangagwa's gold vault tour to restore public trust in the ZiG
There's a saying: trust is built over time - but can be destroyed in an instant, and once broken, confidence is not only shattered, but painfully difficult to rebuild.President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 18:56hrs | 351 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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