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Lenient sentence for unlicensed driver sparks public outcry
The 24-month suspended sentence handed to a 20-year-old unlicensed driver who fatally knocked down a Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) student has ignited fierce debate and ...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:00hrs | 883 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Councillors propose harsher penalties for littering
Bulawayo city councillors are pushing for stiffer penalties against littering, arguing that current fines are too lenient to effectively deter illegal dumping and growing urban filth, especially in th...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:07hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe anti-drug fight disjointed, MPs warn
Members of Parliament have raised grave concerns over Zimbabwe's disjointed and under-resourced response to the country's escalating drug and substance abuse crisis, citing a lack of coordination, ina...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:08hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Coventry faces difficult task
The world that Zimbabwean sports icon Kirsty Coventry steps into today as the new president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is already vastly different from the one that elected her just ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:32hrs | 245 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans and Zambians stage counter-protests at Chirundu Border Post
Trade and commercial activity ground to a halt on Monday, 28 April, at the Chirundu Border Post as Zimbabwean and Zambian nationals staged rival protests, escalating tensions at one of Southern Africa...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 08:52hrs | 2670 | by Staff reporter
Exam cheats to be jailed 9 years
Individuals caught leaking public examination question papers could now face up to nine years in prison, while schools involved in the offence risk deregistration and permanent closure, under tough ne...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:57hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
A leader who fears prison will always imprison his opponents!
Fear can be a tyrannical leader's downfall!There is a peculiar irony in how some leaders choose to deal with their political opponents, journalists, and human rights defenders—imprisonment. ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:21hrs | 429 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Touts pounce on drug addicts, peddlers
In an effort driven by the need to tame drugs and substance abuse scourge, Mvurwi touts have declared war on addicts and peddlers who are wrecking havoc in town.The touts have been raiding bas...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 22:28hrs | 888 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Mvurwi
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 | 2001 | by Staff reporter
Sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders raises concern
The Zimbabwe Gender Commission (ZGC) has expressed serious concerns over the sexual exploitation of female cross-border traders at the country's ports of entry, highlighting a systemic problem of sexu...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:48hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Axe-wielding ZANU PF Bulawayo Councillor Josiah Mutangi faces Jail over murder threats
ZANU PF Ward 1 Councillor Josiah Mutangi stands at the center of a sensational legal storm after defying multiple court orders to vacate Rosebank Farm Number 10 in Umguza. The embattled Councillor is ...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 14:24hrs | 507 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Man whips stepson with bicycle chain, attempts to kill him
A shocking case of child abuse has emerged from Juta village in Beitbridge, where a 53-year-old man and his 32-year-old wife were arrested for torturing and attempting to kill the man's 12-year-old st...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold panners jailed in Botswana
A Zimbabwean woman, Lucadia Ndlovu (38), has been handed a three-month suspended jail term and fined 100 pula for illegal gold panning in Botswana. Ndlovu was arrested on October 16, 2024, along with ...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:35hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Ntshavheni's 'concomitant action' moment to kill zama zamas
In a controversial statement on Wednesday, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the government intends to "smoke out" as many as 4,000 illegal miners reportedly trapped underground nea...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 18:16hrs | 472 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man killed SA lover over lobola money, caged for life
A security guard who killed his partner after finding out that she spent the money he had been saving to pay lobola for her has been handed a life sentence.Louis Serenetra Moyo, 49, an undocum...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 14:48hrs | 1862 | by Staff reporter
Zera shuts down 73 unlicensed fuel stations
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has taken decisive action against unlicensed fuel stations, shutting down more than 70 facilities suspected of selling petroleum products from unauthori...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 12:19hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Mpilo 'fake doctor's' troubled past resurfaces
The drama surrounding Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, also known as Prosper Mpofu, continues to unravel after the 29-year-old was arrested for the second time at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1819 | by Staff reporter
29-year-old rapes granny (92), forgets underwear at crime scene
THIS story should sicken us all!In a despicable act of sexual violence that has left the community reeling in shock, a 29-year-old man from Mathe Line in Tshotsholo, Matabeleland North Provinc...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1252 | by Staff reporter
Botswana to 'send' 20,000 elephants to Germany
Botswana's president has threatened to send 20,000 elephants to Germany in a dispute over conservation.Angered by proposals in Berlin to restrict the import of hunting trophies, President Mokg...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 10:16hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Ulunyoka, the spell that binds love and punishes betrayal
IN the shadowed corners of tradition lies the practice of ulunyoka - a spellbinding ritual that binds a spouse to fidelity with consequences dire enough to stir the soul. This ancient art of "centrall...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:43hrs | 73 | by Leonard Ncube
ZB Bank heist suspects to be reimbursed forfeited US$234,000
Four individuals who were acquitted in the ZB Bank money heist case, which made headlines two years ago, will have their forfeited money returned to them.The four individuals, Trymore Chapfikw...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 19:31hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Grade 7 exams start
The ZIMSEC Grade Seven examinations commenced smoothly yesterday, with no reported hitches or delays.Parents, when interviewed, expressed their appreciation for the seamless start of the exami...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 06:09hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Results for 4 961 0-Level cheats nullified
Results of Ordinary-Level examinations written in November last year have been released and are available online immediately and at schools from Monday, but 4 961 candidates had their results nullifie...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inhlokomoyesizwe SikaMthwakazi condemns arrest of innocent, prayerful citizens
As Inhlokomoyesizwe SikaMthwakazi pressure group we have learnt that ZRP has arrested 36 Citizens of Zimbabwe for organising a Christian response to the c...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:40hrs | 15 | by IYS Info-Desk
Biden sends Indian to threaten India over Russian sanctions
A US national security official – who played a leading role in crafting US economic measures against Russia over its military assault on Ukraine – will travel to India to discuss New Delhi's respo...Published: 30 Mar 2022 at 12:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa condemns 'terrorist' cops
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has come out guns blazing against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration following the savage bashing of his incarcerated supporters by...Published: 19 Feb 2022 at 18:27hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to enforce rights of mineworkers on Chinese
HARARE: NMWUZ - National Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe President Kurebwa Javangwe Nomboka has urged Government to put stringent measures to enforce all Chinese mining firms to revise the manner in wh...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 19:01hrs | 16 | by Maxwell Teedzai
On unfair treatment of Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma: A personal view
Zuma and all the ANC chaps are not holy, including the late Mandela. What is at issue or at play here is whether Zuma is being treated fairly in comparison with others! A number of apartheid criminals...Published: 04 Jul 2021 at 12:19hrs | 1 | by Thembani Lukhuni Sibhalwa Dube
South Africa returns to Level 2
South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a return to level 2 lockdown, which will see the reintroduction of harsher and more stringent measures on gatherings, in response to a worrying sur...Published: 31 May 2021 at 06:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe ill-prepared for COVID-19 3rd wave'
HEALTH experts yesterday expressed concern over the country's state of preparedness in the event a third wave of COVID-19 hits the country, amid reports that most health institutions still do not have...Published: 16 Mar 2021 at 06:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Indiscipline driving up COVID-19 infections in Zimbabwe
THE government has raised a red flag over failure by Zimbabweans to respect the hard lockdown regulations as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 infections and deaths.This comes as...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 13:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga urges Zimbabweans not to panic
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has urged Zimbabweans not to panic, but to be even more vigilant in their daily lives as the country reels from the second wave of the lethal coronavirus.Th...Published: 16 Jan 2021 at 15:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lockdown - with 18:00 to 06:00 curfew - is far harsher than South Africa's
While South Africa battles its own second wave of Covid-19 infections, neighbouring Zimbabwe has returned to hard lockdown as already embattled healthcare services face a dire surge in hospitalisation...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 06:28hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Why SADC countries still 'oppose' rhino horn trade
SADC countries have individually decided not to get involved in the non-commercial international trade in rhino horn. This questionable decision has happened despite approval for such trade by the UN ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 07:38hrs | 3 | by Emmanuel Koro
Separation of Matabeleland from Zimbabwe will end in bloodshed and tears
"Zimbabwe is a liberated country. It did not come through democracy, there was no vote to say Zimbabwe now wants to become independent. It was fought for." This is word of mouth by Patrick Chinamasa, ...Published: 18 Oct 2020 at 09:05hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
Mnangagwa mourns of ill-treatment by way of sanctions at the UN
Mnangagwa says Sanctions against Zimbabwe are in breach of international law. May I remind this illegitimate President that it is actually his poor governance and policies also his refusal of all form...Published: 26 Sep 2020 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Bigboy Sibanda
Mashaba calls for harsher action on Zimbabwe
South Africa should adopt harsh policies against the Zimbabwean government which includes freezing the assets of Zanu-PF leaders in South Africa, the leader of the newly launched Action SA party, Herm...Published: 29 Aug 2020 at 16:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's strategy is reaping diminishing returns
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is reported to have said that he will "doorstep" South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa when the latter comes to Zimbabwe in a fortnight.To doorstep someon...Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 07:40hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Zanu-PF wants Mugabe stripped of honours
ZANU-PF youth league has escalated its attacks on former leader Robert Mugabe whom it now wants stripped of all honours bestowed on him during his disastrous 37 years at the helm of the country....Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is weaker than he wants the world to believe
MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa is reported to have said that he will "doorstep" South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa when the latter comes to Zimbabwe in a fortnight. To doorstep someone is to...Published: 26 Feb 2019 at 06:43hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Southern Africa's problem of political elite impunity
Former South African deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad's support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela throws into sharp relief the acceptance by political elites in Southern Africa of die-hard ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Tendai Biti and Mills
Zimbabwe security services to use brutal force
The government has warned it will not hesitate to use brutal force on people who are out to destroy the country's security infrastructure.Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Perma...Published: 20 Jan 2019 at 16:57hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
16 days activism, so what?
South Africa my motherland is in agony, Africa my home is bleeding. The agony carried by women and children in their hearts on daily basis. Each and everyday women and children are physically and emot...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1 | by Eric Shikobela
Mnangagwa and the economic melt down
As Zimbabwe entered into the end of the first year without Cde Mugabe, elites all over the country were gripped by austerity fever, a strange malady that combined extravagant fear with blithe optimism...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 19:22hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Quotable quotes on Biti sags
STATEMENT ON RELEASE OF TENDAI BITITendai Biti was released earlier today following my intervention. At such a crucial time in the history of the new Zimbabwe, nothing is more important than u...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 19:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
A look at some top trends and advancements in the use of angle sensors today
Designers specialising in their application have always tried to look for different ways through which to expand the features and capabilities of angle sensors, and the angle position sensors of today...Published: 23 Jun 2018 at 14:07hrs | 3 | by Agencies
US and the Zimbabwe elections
What the US government should know Before Zimbabwe Elections in July 2018 who is the true Democrat President Mnangagwa vs opposition leader Nelson Chamisa The US government is one of the key o...Published: 15 May 2018 at 17:18hrs | | by Simplisio Muvunde
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