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Bulawayo battles seasonal health challenges
As winter bids a frosty farewell and Bulawayo braces for the sun's early summer heat, residents find themselves caught in a tricky weather pattern - cold mornings, scorching afternoons, an...Published: 36 mins ago | 13 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery sinks US$3,5m in new Equipment
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has injected over US$3.5 million into the acquisition of new equipment as part of its ongoing modernisation and turnaround strategy aimed at boosting Zimbabwe's ...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors split over Egodini mall project
City councillors remain deeply divided on how to handle the stalled Egodini Mall redevelopment, as frustrations mount among residents over continued delays and traffic congestion attributed to the fai...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:00hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Bhila set to light up Bulawayo theatre
Bulawayo music sensation Bhila is set to deliver an electrifying performance at the Bulawayo Theatre on 24 August, headlining a major concert under his own media house, Bhilabong.The highly an...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:04hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Busi Ncube set for long-awaited Bulawayo stage comeback
Legendary Zimbabwean contemporary traditional musician Busi Ncube will make her much-anticipated return to the local stage with a live performance at the Bulawayo Amphitheatre on Wednesday, 14 August ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:00hrs | 449 | by Staff reporter
Kariba mayor under fire for attending Zanu-PF meeting
Kariba mayor Ralph Nyasha Maoneyi finds himself at the centre of controversy after reportedly attending a Provincial Development Committee (PDC) meeting in Chinhoyi that included Zanu-PF leadership, g...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe culls 120 000 quelea birds to protect winter wheat
Close to 120,000 quelea birds have been culled in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces as the Government intensifies efforts to protect the country's winter wheat crop from one of its most destructive mi...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:25hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Jiri praises farmers at disputed Springs farm
Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development permanent secretary Obert Jiri last week officiated at a field day at the hotly contested Springs Farm in Mashonaland East Provin...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:46hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa faces backlash over Tagwirei tweet?
Zanu-PF Legal Affairs Secretary Patrick Chinamasa is embroiled in a heated internal dispute following his controversial tweet asserting that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been co-opted into the ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:36hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Woman in brutal assault on 1-month old baby after DNA test dispute
A 35-year-old Domboshava woman has appeared in court accused of severely assaulting a one-month-old baby belonging to her husband's second wife after DNA test results revealed the child was not father...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:40hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Bhila set for electrifying first solo concert in Bulawayo
Bulawayo-based musician Bhila, born Patriach Welcom Joel Manyabi, is preparing to make history with his first solo show, "Bhila Live in Concert", set for Sun...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:29hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF battlelines drawn over Tagwirei
Zanu-PF's simmering succession battle has erupted into open confrontation, with the party's legal affairs secretary Patrick Chinamasa clashing head-on with secretary-general Obert Mpofu and spokesman ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Pursuing Excellence: The Key to Success
Excellence is about being the best at something, and it's not just a goal, but a mindset. Many people believe that excellence comes at a cost, but the truth is, it pays dividends in the long run. Exce...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:46hrs | 89 | by Tatenda Hwari
Stunner, Olinda rekindled romance rumours
Controversial ex-lovers Stunner and Olinda Chapel are once again at the centre of public attention after being spotted getting cozy at this year's edition of Zimfest in the United Kingdom. The sightin...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Economists slam Mthuli Ncube's budget
Economists have sharply criticised Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube's 2025 mid-term budget and economic review, accusing the government of failing to deliver the structural reforms needed to address Zimb...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:59hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Musona mania grips PSL
Knowledge Musona's shock arrival at Castle Lager Premier Soccer League contenders Scottland FC is more than just the biggest signing of the season - it could be the decisive twist in what is shaping u...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 16:16hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zinwa thieves fight over loot and get busted
What began as a seemingly flawless inside job by three Zimbabwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) employees quickly spiralled into a public farce and legal nightmare, after the trio turned on each othe...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:22hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Govt backs Bulawayo's Khumbul'Ekhaya Investment drive
The government has thrown its support behind Bulawayo's Khumbul'Ekhaya Investment initiative, a programme designed to attract both local and diaspora investors to help revive the city's struggling eco...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:17hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Tagwirei tiff is not a fragmentation of Zanu-PF
It's unfortunate that whenever we speak, we're quickly dismissed as immature, but you all ain't reading this one right. What is unfolding between Chiwenga and Tagwirei is not a fragmentation of ZANU-P...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:57hrs | 1163 | by Charline P Chikomo
Smuggled Zambian tobacco seeds raise alarm in Zimbabwe
Tobacco industry stakeholders in Zimbabwe have sounded the alarm over a surge in cheap, low-quality tobacco seeds allegedly smuggled from Zambia, warning that the influx threatens to erode the country...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:18hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Simba Bhora strengthens amid Scotland heat
The Zimbabwean Premier League title race is boiling over with intensity as Simba Bhora FC and Scotland FC go head-to-head in what is shaping up to be one of the most thrilling campaigns in recent memo...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:14hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
My take on Tendai Biti and the scarcity of visionaries
Biti, by all means, embodies the archetype of the political activist: vocally critical of power, sharply articulate, and willing to agitate against institutional decay. He thrives on confrontation wit...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:55hrs | 481 | by Charline P Chikomo
Charamba retreats on Tagwirei attacks
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba and prominent businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei have mended relations following a heated exchange sparked by a controversial social media post that appeared to ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:41hrs | 1165 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United beat Highlanders
Nyasha Chintuli's second-half strike proved decisive as CAPS United edged Highlanders 1-0 in a tightly contested match at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday.The first half was a cagey affair with both s...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:28hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube promises major cuts within 2 weeks
Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has pledged sweeping policy reforms within the next two weeks aimed at boosting the viability of small-scale businesses across Zimbabwe...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 20:59hrs | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Tungwarara slams Chivhayo, NAMFED leaders
HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Paul Tempter Tungwarara was forced to apologise to religious grouping under the Vapostori nemaZion for Economic Development (VED) yesterday for neglecti...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 10:57hrs | 731 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Vapostori, Chivhayo fights over Mnangagwa's audience split ZANU-PF
HARARE - The fight for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's audience (favour and attention) between controversial tenderpreneur, Wicknell Chivayo and Vapostori nemaZion for Economic Development (VED) leader...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 20:45hrs | 2090 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Tagwirei, Mnangagwa golf video sparks outrage
A video showing controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei casually interacting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa during a golf outing has ignited public outcry and intensified speculation over the...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 18:37hrs | 1715 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts street evangelist 2025 Toyota Fortuner and US$50,000
Business mogul Wicknell Chivayo has once again grabbed headlines after gifting a brand-new 2025 Toyota Fortuner 2.4 GD6 and USD50,000 in cash to popular street preacher Evangelist Trymore Muparinga, i...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 18:02hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Hulk Hogan dies
Iconic wrestling superstar Hulk Hogan has died at the age of 71. Emergency medical services were called to the WWE legend's home in Clearwater early Thursday morning in response to what dispatchers de...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 17:04hrs | 1578 | by Staff reporter
UZ lecturers' strike enters 100 days
Today marks 100 days since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) downed tools in protest against dismal salaries and deteriorating working conditions - an indefinite strike that has paralysed o...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora slams Tagwirei's political ambitions
MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has launched a scathing attack on controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him one of the worst politicians to emerge in recent times and accusing him o...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe stockpiles quelea bird chemical, aircraft tech
The Zimbabwean government says it is prepared to deploy aircraft to combat the spread of quelea birds as part of urgent efforts to safeguard the country's winter wheat crop, which has now entered its ...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:05hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mnangagwa late-night send-off explained
A long-observed but rarely explained tradition of Zimbabwe's presidency - the ceremonial send-off and reception of the Head of State at the airport - has come under the spotlight once again, this time...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:15hrs | 1653 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala book launch disruptor served with letter of demand
The Messenger of Court in Masvingo has successfully served a letter of demand for US$150,000 on Zanu-PF activist Esau Mutanho, who recently made headlines after disrupting the launch of opposition pol...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 16:00hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Private companies drawing water from Kalope Dam condemned
Communities in Hwange have raised serious concerns over mining companies extracting water from Kalope Dam, warning that the practice threatens to cause severe water shortages for locals who rely on th...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:23hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, Mohadi woken up at 2AM for Mnangagwa airport welcome
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga, alongside fellow Vice-President Kembo Mohadi, Cabinet ministers and other senior government officials, were roused from their beds in the early hours of Monday m...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 11:33hrs | 1651 | by Staff reporter
Experts predict prospects of another good rainy season
Zimbabwe could be set for another season of above-average rainfall later this year, with weather experts forecasting a possible return of La Nina conditions. If confirmed, this would mark the second c...Published: 20 Jul 2025 at 09:17hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Is this health justice or state overreach?
In the swiftly evolving drama of Zimbabwean healthcare, a new bill in Parliament has stirred both hope and alarm. The Medical Services Amendment Bill, championed by Justice and Parliamentary Affairs M...Published: 19 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 1331 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Man (48) axes wife (68)
A 63-year-old woman is battling for life at Bindura Hospital after she was axed twice by her husband during a domestic dispute.Stembeni Nego has since filed a police report, and her husband, F...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1438 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Bindura
Olinda Chapel's healthcare company loses tribunal case
A manager at a healthcare company has won an unfair dismissal case after being sacked just two days following her complaint that her boss's husband behaved in a sexually inappropr...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Prophet demands US$6K from stranger's dead dad's 'spiritual debt'
A self-styled prophet who claimed divine powers to extort money from a woman over a fabricated debt allegedly owed by her deceased father has been convicted and sentenced to community service in a cas...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:09hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
Youths violently disrupt Job Sikhala's book launch in Masvingo
A group of suspected Zanu-PF youths violently disrupted opposition politician Job Sikhala's book launch at the Charles Austin Theatre in Masvingo on Friday, forcing the event to be called off....Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:17hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3051 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Mahere is a criminal practitioner who ought to be struck off
The default order in Mahere v Kudzayi rests not on merit but on a single demonstrable falsehood.In her condonation application, Advocate Fadzayi Mahere swore, under oath, that when the matter ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 1002 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Trabablas Interchange scandal deepens
The cost of constructing the controversial Trabablas Traffic Interchange in Harare has surged to US$114 million, sparking a storm in Parliament amid growing concerns over fiscal transparency and poten...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 21:10hrs | 1301 | by Staff reporter
Popular liquor chain closure linked to Zanu-PF wars
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has declined to comment on the abrupt closure of a popular liquor retail chain in Harare owned by a senior Zanu-PF youth leader, sparking a flurry of speculation...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Man commits suicide at in-laws' homestead
A 64-year-old man from Mutukwa Village under Chief Zimunya tragically died last Thursday after allegedly consuming poison at his in-laws' homestead in Gwese Village, following a heated dispute over hi...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 18:07hrs | 1255 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies rift between Mnangagwa and Chiwenga
ZANU PF has categorically dismissed rumours of a rift between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Vice President Dr Constantino Chiwenga, reaffirming the strong bond and unity that have defin...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 14:58hrs | 1052 | by Staff reporter
Govt tasks ARDA to deliver 850 000t grain annually
The Government of Zimbabwe has officially restructured the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), assigning it a pivotal role as the country's main food security agency. ARDA is now mand...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:04hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
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