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Jonathan Moyo's Praise-Singing to Return: It's Cold Outside the ZANU PF Bubble
I strongly advise Jonathan Moyo never to make the mistake of thinking he can return to Zimbabwe. Makuruwane is still alive and kicking. Dr. Walter Mzembi's incarceration is a clear warning of what awa...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 21:30hrs | 1491 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chinese gang busted at 'sex and drugs' party in Harare
Nine out of 10 Chinese nationals who appeared in court this week for illegal possession of dangerous drugs were yesterday granted bail, while one remains in custody.The group was arrested duri...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:30hrs | 1259 | by Staff reporter
Woman arrested for stealing from parked car
A 24-year-old woman from Mzilikazi suburb appeared in court on Thursday, accused of stealing a Samsung S24 phone and US$1 410 in cash from a man outside a local club.Musawenkosi Ncube appeared...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:52hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Man's child maintenance reduced from US$300 to US$50
A Harare man who was previously paying US$300 per month in child maintenance will now pay US$50, after Harare Civil Court Magistrate Ms Faina Makumbe granted his application for a downward variation....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:35hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Man secures protection order against ex-lover
A Harare man has successfully obtained a protection order against his former girlfriend, who allegedly tried to interfere with his marriage.Harare Civil Court Magistrate Ms Johanna Mukwesha gr...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:35hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fraud drama drags on
The trial of former Highlanders CEO Brian Busani Moyo, accused of defrauding the club of US$2 000, has been postponed to September 8 after his lawyer requested additional time to attend to another Hig...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:33hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate postpones decade-old sibling feud case
A Harare magistrate has postponed to September 11 a case involving two brothers embroiled in a legal battle dating back more than a decade.The matter, presided over by Magistrate Amanda Dhlami...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:29hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Man axed for refusing to give villagers scotch cart lift
A 38-year-old man, Tabona Ndlovu from village 13, Dombodema (Plumtree), under headman Khesari Nkomo, was heavily assaulted and struck with an axe by other villagers for allegedly turning down their de...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 13:56hrs | 692 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
UK court rejects Zimbabwean father's bid to bring son home
The United Kingdom High Court has dismissed a Zimbabwean father's attempt to secure the return of his 11-year-old son, ruling that his parental rights under a Zimbabwean court order amounted only to a...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:29hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Norton roads reopened after 3-year rehabilitation
Two major link roads in Katanga, Norton - Shonhiwa Drive and Koshen Drive - have officially reopened to traffic following over three years of rehabilitation under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Pro...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:48hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's investment advisor awarded UAE Golden Visa
Zimbabwe's Special Presidential Investment Advisor, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, has been granted a 10-year Golden Visa by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a move seen as deepening the country's economic ties ...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:33hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Businesswoman in court over illegal forex scheme
Harare businesswoman Tariro Masiwa Musekiwa has been hauled before the courts alongside her company, Chrisha Boutique, on allegations of running an unlicensed foreign currency transmission business in...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:28hrs | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital transactions surge to ZiG89bn
Zimbabwe has seen a sharp rise in digital payments, with the value of retail transactions jumping 35 percent in the second quarter of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The total v...Published: 02 Sep 2025 at 07:05hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Is China's red carpet for Mnangagwa a thank you for allowing Chinese companies to plunder our natural resources?
My late father used to warn me: be careful, for those who act as your friends may, in fact, be using you.When President Emmerson Mnangagwa takes his place among world leaders at China's Grand ...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 16:09hrs | 422 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Director faces court over US$80 000 Zimra fraud
Rutendo Hazel Chiveso (42), director of Sinyochiv Procurement Services (Pvt) Ltd Zimbabwe, appeared in Harare Magistrates’ Court yesterday over allegations of defrauding the Zimbabwe Revenue Authori...Published: 01 Sep 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1324 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa top official in alleged abuse of office
A senior executive at the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF) has been accused of governance breaches and abuse of office, raising fresh concerns about accountability within Zimbabwe's sovereign wealth fund....Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:34hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa linked tycoon displaces 30 Ex-MPs
More than 30 former Zimbabwean legislators have approached the High Court to contest the expropriation of residential stands that were originally allocated to them, alleging that the properties were t...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 10:27hrs | 269 | by Styaff reporter
Businesswoman faces court over US$79 986 Zimra fraud
Rutendo Hazel Chiveso, 42, director of Sinyochiv Procurement Services (Pvt) Ltd, a Zimbabwean company importing goods from China, appeared at Harare Magistrates' Court on allegations of defrauding the...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:40hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa granted audience with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is expected today at the Vatican to meet with Pope Leo XIV, marking one of the first occasions an African leader has held an audience with the newly elected pontiff since ...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:29hrs | 29 | by Staff reporter
Businessman in court over alleged tax fraud
A company director has appeared in court accused of falsifying invoices and misrepresenting imports, in a case that allegedly cost the state more than US$40,000 in lost revenue.Ian Genesesi (3...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:27hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
PPC Zimbabwe land sale faces legal challenge
A multimillion-dollar land deal involving cement giant PPC Zimbabwe has hit a major legal snag after a housing cooperative claimed ownership of the same property.PPC Ltd, in a notice to shareh...Published: 31 Aug 2025 at 09:27hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
US moves Zimbabwean visa applications to Johannesburg
Zimbabweans seeking U.S. immigrant visas will now have their applications processed at the U.S. Consulate in Johannesburg, South Africa, under new rules from the U.S. Department of State. Effective No...Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 10:24hrs | 2674 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean accountant's estate sequestrated for R17 million fraud
A Zimbabwean accountant has had his estate finally sequestrated after stealing millions of rand from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU)....Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 07:20hrs | 1473 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe oil and gas project gains momentum
The Muzarabani oil and gas project has advanced into a new phase following the signing of a consolidated Production and Profit-Sharing Agreement (PPSA) between the Government and Invictus Energy, a la...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:44hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Mshikashika driver 'vandalises' traffic cop's vehicle
A well-known Masvingo mshikashika driver has appeared in court for allegedly vandalizing the vehicle of Traffic Police Officer-in-Charge Melton Simari following a crackdown that saw over 50 kombis and...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:33hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa freed on bail
Former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa was on Wednesday granted US$300 bail by a Karoi magistrate after spending two nights in police custody.The 53-year-old outspoken politician faces three ch...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:56hrs | 1969 | by Staff reporter
U.S. extends visa validity for Zimbabwean applicants
The validity of C1/D (transit and crew member) visas for Zimbabwean applicants has been extended to 24 months with multiple entry. Applications for these visas can currently be submitted at U.S. embas...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 22:58hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Court halts RioZim's asset sales
The High Court has granted an urgent interdict to the Zimbabwe Diamond & Allied Minerals Workers' Union (ZDAMWU), barring RioZim Limited from disposing of its mining assets while corporate rescue ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:04hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
ZEP holders in limbo as expiry deadline looms
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) have expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), w...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo socialite Gary Bell released on bail pending appeal
Convicted Bulawayo drug dealer Gary Bell has been released from prison after the High Court granted him US$500 bail pending appeal.Bell, a well-known socialite, was sentenced last month to 18 ...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:52hrs | 291 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe High Court bans Chinese miner
The Chinhoyi High Court has barred Beijing Broadtec Investments (Pvt) Ltd from conducting any mining activities at the disputed Mukovo 12 Mine in Mashonaland West Province, ruling that the Chinese com...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:56hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi denied bail again
High Court Judge Justice Regis Dembure has dismissed former Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi's bail application, upholding a Harare magistrate court ruling that he remain in custody.Justice Demb...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rehabilitation reaches key milestone
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the US$294 million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, completing the final leakage test on Sluice 6 of the dam's spillway....Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 07:57hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Schools close over spousal dispute
A bitter ownership dispute between former business partners Janet Dapi and Watson Mirio Magwenzi is putting the education of more than 300 learners at Elizzy and Dyllan Primary and Secondary Schools a...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:56hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Rethinking the global village
ZIMBABWE at the turn of the century lived true to the meaning of global village.Its citizens were migrating all over the world, setting up bases and immersing themselves in cosmopolitan capita...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe takes over Kaza Chairmanship
Zimbabwe has officially taken over the chairmanship of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (Kaza TFCA) from Zambia, reaffirming its commitment to advancing regional cooperation and pla...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:19hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Court orders Avenues clinic to restore radiology department
Baines Imaging Group (BIG) has won a major legal battle against The Avenues Clinic (Medical Investments Ltd) after the High Court granted a spoliation order compelling the hospital to restore the radi...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:32hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor grabs farm, jailed
A Zanu-PF councillor in Bulawayo has spent nearly a month behind bars after defying a series of court orders to vacate a disputed farmhouse in Umguza district, Matabeleland North.Ward 1 counci...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:15hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Naked night brawl lands Bulawayo men in court
Bulawayo's nightlife descended into chaos after a bizarre street brawl involving a half-naked man, two sex workers, and a would-be Good Samaritan — a scene that has since gone viral on social media....Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:30hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for illegal abortion
A 30-year-old Bulawayo woman was on Thursday arraigned before the courts after she was allegedly caught trying to dump a foetus in a bushy area in Entumbane suburb.Rumbidzai Tanewe of Entumban...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 16:19hrs | 543 | by `
Teenager dies after 3-year ordeal of abuse in Chitungwiza
A 16-year-old boy from St Mary's, Chitungwiza, who was locked in a filthy room for three years and denied food by his father and stepmother, has died at Chitungwiza Central Hospital.The victim...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani to power Binga irrigations
Government has commenced work on two new irrigation schemes in Binga District near Lake Gwayi-Shangani, with master plans and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments underway for 200 hectare...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Justice Katiyo in fresh storm
High Court judge Justice Never Katiyo is once again under scrutiny after granting the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) leave to appeal in a politically sensitive case before the deadline for respo...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:49hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
The horrors of Gukurahundi and complicity of World Bank and IMF
To put it into perspective, Gukurahundi was characterised by inversion of human rights violations, including torture, disappearances, abductions, sexual molestation, rape, ethnic profiling and arbitra...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 13:40hrs | 343 | by Dr Gorden Moyo
US halts visa services for Zimbabwean nationals
The US Embassy in Zimbabwe suspended most visa services in the southern African nation until further notice, while indicating that the move doesn't constitute an outright travel ban."We have p...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 12:03hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Malema urges Zimbabweans to seek jobs at home
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has urged Zimbabweans to seek employment opportunities within their own municipalities, such as Harare, instead of South Africa, while reiterating ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 14:30hrs | 773 | by Staff reporter
'Over 2 000 jobs created at Manhize'
Over 2,000 jobs have already been created at Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) in its first operational phase, with the number expected to double as the US$1 billion project expands, a senior gove...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 20:48hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Bryden School in Chegutu battles Chinese firm
Bryden Country School in Chegutu is embroiled in a heated legal battle with Chinese-owned Shuntai Holdings over the construction of a lime and cement factory just 497 metres from its boundary - a proj...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 14:50hrs | 781 | by Staff reporter
Residents urge police to prioritise safety over cash
Bulawayo residents have called on police to put the protection of lives ahead of revenue collection, accusing officers of focusing more on areas where fines can be easily collected than on crime hotsp...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Gweru fails to confirm receipt of ZWL$226,9m govt grant
Gweru City Council has once again come under scrutiny after the Auditor-General's (AG) 2024 report revealed serious financial irregularities, including failure to confirm receipt of a ZWL226,9 million...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
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