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Zimbabwe gold shaft collapse kills seven people
Police in Zimbabwe said on Monday that seven artisanal miners were killed in a disused gold shaft when it collapsed at the weekend.Few details were given on the circumstances of the collapse o...Published: 18 hrs ago | 971 | by Staff reporter
War veteran warns against Constitutional amendments to extend Mnangagwa term
Outspoken war veteran Andrew Ndlovu has issued a strong warning to the government against attempts to amend the Constitution, arguing that such actions will lead to chaos and negatively impact future ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1626 | by Staff reporter
Chombo ordered to settle US$100,000 legal fees
The High Court has ordered Mashonaland West Provincial Affairs and Devolution minister Marian Chombo to pay lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa US$100,000 in legal fees accrued during her divorce proceedings with ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lifts ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports from South Africa
The Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO) and Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed Zimbabwe's recent move to lift the ban on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals an...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:23hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Hit and run cases irks police
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to motorists to exercise caution on the roads amid a worrying rise in hit-and-run accidents, particularly during the night.In a st...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:11hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
'Only 30% of Zimbabwe teachers report for duty'
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has revealed that only 30% of the country's educators reported for duty as schools reopened for the first term on Tuesday. The low turnout is a...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:07hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo left to count the cost
Torrential rains accompanied by strong winds wreaked havoc in Bulawayo on Tuesday afternoon, leaving scores of families homeless as roofs were ripped off homes, schools, and a church. The storm, which...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:06hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe banks can't seize farmers' land'
The introduction of bankable title deeds for State-owned land will not result in financial institutions seizing control of land or reverse the gains of Zimbabwe's Land Reform Programme, according to M...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:04hrs | 501 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed over missing dried meat
A 38-year-old man from Kezi, Matebeleland South, has been sentenced to a one-year and three months (15 months) imprisonment for assaulting other villager over missing dried meat at Esibayeni slaughter...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 20:11hrs | 827 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kezi
Foreign funded NGO questions Tshabangu's motive
The Zimbabwe Election Support Network (ZESN) has expressed concerns over the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s support for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's bid for a third term, questioning the moti...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:43hrs | 1920 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ready to implement Constitutional amendments for Mnangagwa's term extension
Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi has confirmed the government's readiness to implement constitutional amendments extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 05:50hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe economy heads for a bloodbath'
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has issued a stark warning of a potential economic bloodbath if Zimbabwe does not liberalize its exchange rate and inject liquidity into the economy. His concerns c...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:16hrs | 900 | by Staff reporter
Zifa elections face first hurdle
The upcoming Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board elections on January 25 are facing significant legal challenges as two High Court cases and a pending decision at the Court of Arbitration for S...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:15hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Boy drowns in Tsholotsho
An eight-year-old boy from Nhlangano Village, Tsholotsho District, in Matabeleland North Province, tragically drowned while attempting to cross a flooded Godzo Stream near the Jahe area.The in...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 17:34hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Red flag over SA food poisoning crisis
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified its vigilance on food safety following reports of food poisoning incidents in South Africa, where more than 20 children died and nearly 890 incidents of foo...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:23hrs | 1033 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu suffers setback as CCC MPs boycott Mnangagwa farm tour
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu suffered a significant setback yesterday after most of the party's lawmakers snubbed his call to tour President Emmerson...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 07:20hrs | 2646 | by Staff reporter
Poor Grade 7 results are no basis for denying Form 1 places, says Court
In a landmark decision, High Court Judge Justice Fatima Maxwell has declared the refusal by Harare High School to enroll students for Form 1 based on their Grade 7 examination results as unlawful....Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:26hrs | 3137 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains and thunderstorms expected across Zimbabwe until January 21
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms across much of Zimbabwe until January 21, warning of potential flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas....Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:02hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns schools against manipulating exchange rates
As Zimbabwean schools prepare to open for the first term this Tuesday, the Government has issued a stern warning to schools engaging in fraudulent foreign exchange practices. Reports have surfaced of ...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:58hrs | 459 | by Staff reporter
'Flush out illegal Zimbabwean immigrants' children from our schools'
South African opposition leader Herman Mashaba has sharply criticized his government's decision to permit children of undocumented foreigners, including Zimbabweans, to enroll in public schools for th...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 11:52hrs | 762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe safe from severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has assured Zimbabweans that the country will not be affected by Severe Tropical Storm Dikeledi throughout the week of Friday, January 10 to Wednesday, Jan...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:46hrs | 1202 | by Staff reporter
'There is only one CCC, led by Welshman Ncube'
The Welshman Ncube-led faction of the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has declared itself the sole legitimate authority within the party as internal power struggles continue to fragment Zimbabwe'...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:36hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
CCC faction rejects call to postpone 2028 elections
A faction within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), led by Jameson Timba, has vehemently opposed a proposal to defer Zimbabwe's 2028 harmonised elections to 2030. The suggestion, made by party c...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 18:33hrs | 342 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube says Timba doesn't represent any faction
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) factional disputes have intensified, with the Welshman Ncube-led faction firing accusations at a top member of another splinter grouping using the same party name....Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:43hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu labels suspension a 'sideshow, null, void'
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-proclaimed interim secretary-general, Sengezo Tshabangu, has dismissed his suspension from the party as a "sideshow" and null and void.On Thursday,...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:38hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Forgery rap sparks fresh legal war in US$48m-Pfugari estate
The contentious battle over the late property mogul Edward Nyanyiwa Sr's multi-million-dollar estate has intensified, with his daughter Naume Makumbe facing allegations of forgery.Edward Nyany...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:34hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu gives Ncube headache
The Welshman Ncube-led Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction has issued a stern warning to self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu, condemning his recent appointments and thr...Published: 05 Jan 2025 at 14:40hrs | 2423 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa announces a significant Cabinet reshuffle
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has announced significant changes to his Cabinet and the leadership of the Central Intelligence Organisation. Two Cabinet Ministers have been reassigned, and a new Directo...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 05:55hrs | 5158 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe warns of armyworm outbreak
The government has issued a stern warning to farmers to be vigilant as two destructive species of armyworms, the African Armyworm and the Fall Armyworm, pose a serious threat to crops across the count...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:52hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Transport woes affects Nkayi food aid delivery
Nkayi South Member of Parliament (MP) Jabulani Hadebe has raised concerns over the government's decision to place the responsibility of transporting food aid from Harare to constituencies on parliamen...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over imminent Lower Gwelo evictions
Disgruntled villagers from Nsukunengi Village, located under Chief Bunina in the Midlands' Lower Gwelo area, are expressing growing fears of being evicted from their ancestral land to make way for a m...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:47hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Branch manager disappears with US$35,390
A shocking scandal has unfolded in Victoria Falls after a trusted 23-year-old branch manager allegedly made off with a staggering US$35,390, funds that were intended for deposit into a wholesaler's ba...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:41hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn against drunk driving
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to drivers to refrain from drinking and driving during the festive season, a period typically associated with a spike in road traffic acci...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:55hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Tongaat Hulett to sell Zimbabwe operations in ZAR5.9 billion deal
South African agriculture and agri-processing giant, Tongaat Hulett Limited (THL), has announced its decision to offload its Zimbabwe operations to the Vision Group, a South African investment consort...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:49hrs | 1031 | by Staff reporter
Clergy urges Mnangagwa, Sadc to act on Mozambique unrest
The Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in his capacity as chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), to leverage his position to enco...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:46hrs | 323 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for international respect for Mozambique's sovereign will
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the current Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has urged the international community to respect the sovereign will of the people of Mozambi...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:44hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Plumtree/ Ramokgwebana Border post operating 24 hours
As the festive season travel surge continues, the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has announced a 24/7 operating schedule at the Plumtree/Ramokgwebana Border Post to facilitate the smooth movement ...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:43hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
77 die, 401 injured in Zimbabwe road accidents
The festive season has turned tragic for many families as 77 lives have been lost and 401 people injured in 1,211 road traffic accidents recorded across the country between December 15 and December 28...Published: 29 Dec 2024 at 08:42hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe braces for heavy rains over Christmas
The Meteorological Service Department (MSD) has issued a weather warning for widespread rains across Zimbabwe during the Christmas and Boxing Day holidays, urging the public to exercise caution, parti...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:19hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Police ready to maintain law, order during, after holidays
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has assured the nation of heightened security during the festive season, with officers strategically deployed across major roads, neighborhoods, central business dis...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:14hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Harare travel agency implicated in scam
A Harare travel agency, Five Bulls Leisure, its director Tichatonga Mudzonga (55), and employee Eve Tsvangira (29), have been accused of defrauding a client of US$17,364 through a fraudulent holiday p...Published: 25 Dec 2024 at 08:11hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police warn against mob violence
Police in Bulawayo have issued a stern warning to the public against taking the law into their own hands, following a tragic incident of mob justice in Lobengula suburb. In a statement, Bulawayo Deput...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:39hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge Border staff beefed up
Border authorities from Zimbabwe and South Africa have deployed additional staff at the Beitbridge Border Post to manage the significant increase in human and vehicular traffic during the festive seas...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:38hrs | 1389 | by Staff reporter
1 dead, baby missing as bus swept wway in Gwanda flood tragedy
Tragedy struck in Gwanda District on Monday when a long-distance bus belonging to Green Horse Bus Company was swept away while attempting to cross the flooded Mletshane River on a narrow bridge. The i...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1567 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo mourns former social soccer icon 'Horsepower'
Former Bulawayo social soccer stalwart Madodana "Horsepower" Tshabangu has passed away at the age of 60.His son, Maradona, confirmed the news from Johannesburg, South Africa, revealing that Ts...Published: 24 Dec 2024 at 12:34hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
ZAPU to establish Gukurahundi genocide museum, expose ZANU-PF
Preparations are at an advanced stage for the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) to establish a Gukurahundi Genocide Museum in Bulawayo and all people should [instead] wear black in remembrance of...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 11:15hrs | 975 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Rural people need title deeds as well
Zimbabwe's largest demographic is its rural population, who have cultivated their land for generations, often for hundreds of years, without formal title deeds. Recently, the government announced plan...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 00:45hrs | 155 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe's narrative: A view from the outside!
In the case of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe's government was democratic, economically savvy and politically astute, until one day, overnight, it became oppressive and intolerable.The sudden change ...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 12:04hrs | 598 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Zimra to garnish Chinese firm with US$2m sting over taxes
Chinese-owned mining company, AfroChine Smelting, has been unsuccessful in its attempt to stop the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) from garnishing its bank account to recover US$2 million in unpaid...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 11:08hrs | 4632 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police urge parents to protect minors from alcohol abuse
As the country enters the festive season, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a stern warning to parents and guardians to be vigilant and prevent minors from consuming alcohol and other into...Published: 22 Dec 2024 at 10:43hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
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