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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 | 1365 | by Staff reporter
Dembare continues to sink
Defending champions Simba Bhora stormed to the summit of the league standings on Saturday after coming from behind to defeat Herentals FC 3-2 in an entertaining match at Rufaro Stadium.The Sha...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:46hrs | 434 | by Staff reporter
Bosso eye goals as they host Green Fuel at BF
Highlanders are hoping to break their recent goal drought and return to winning ways when they host Green Fuel in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League encounter at Barbourfields Stadium this Sunday....Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:16hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
8 suspended for Castle Lager Match Day 20
THE Highlanders duo of Talent Dube and Melikhaya Ncube are amongst the eight players who are suspended for the Castle Lager Match Day 20 Premier League fixtures this weekend.Also suspended thi...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:42hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
Bosso hopeful over Chihweta
Highlanders attacking midfielder Mafios "Junior" Chihweta faces a late fitness test ahead of their crucial Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash against GreenFuel at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:08hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
MP raises alarm over Kwekwe Council's 'exorbitant' rates
Member of Parliament for Mbizo Constituency, Corban Madzivanyika, has raised alarm over what he described as exorbitant municipal rates being charged by Kwekwe City Council, saying the current billing...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:36hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders' goal drought continues
Kwekwe United 0-0 HighlandersHighlanders' goal drought stretched to a third consecutive game on Sunday as they were held to a goalless draw by bottom-placed Kwekwe United in a Castle Lager Premier...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United pip Scottland FC
CAPS United's new striker Chris Mugalu marked his debut in style on Sunday, scoring a decisive first-half goal that secured a vital 1-0 victory over high-flying Scottland FC at Rufaro Stadium....Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:41hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos' relegation woes deepen
Dynamos' woeful 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another nosedive yesterday after a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Herentals College at Rufaro Stadium, leaving the Harare giants dang...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:31hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba granted bail after 'Mafia State' Column lands her in court
Veteran journalist and editor Faith Zaba was granted ZW$200 bail on Thursday by the Harare Magistrates Court after spending three days in custody over a newspaper column in which she described Zimbabw...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 10:49hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba spends third night in detention
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba will spend her third night behind bars after a power outage at the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday delayed the delivery of a crucial bail ruling.Mag...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 16:19hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
6 armed robbers storm shopping centre
An armed robbery at a fast-food outlet in Mbizo 4 shopping centre, Kwekwe, left patrons shaken after six unidentified suspects raided the premises and escaped with cash and a Mercedes-Benz vehicle....Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:27hrs | 809 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum fixtures postponed as club mourns Brian Banda
FC Platinum have been granted a postponement of both their men's and women's fixtures this week following the tragic passing of midfielder Brian Banda, who died in a road traffic accident on Sunday....Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zaba remanded in custody
Faith Zaba, editor of the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent weekly newspaper, has been remanded in custody ahead of her bail hearing scheduled for Thursday, 3 July.Zaba appeared briefly bef...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Ministry fails to pay US$180 000 CDU workshop allowances to teachers
Nearly a year after hosting nationwide syllabus review workshops, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) is yet to pay over US$180,000 owed to participants, sparking outrage among edu...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:03hrs | 252 | by Staff reporter
Dembare avert Fifa transfer ban
Dynamos Football Club have avoided a potentially crippling FIFA transfer embargo after clearing outstanding payments owed to their former Ghanaian players, Emmanuel Paga and Fredrick Ansa-Botchway....Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
MWOS edge Highlanders to regain top spot
MWOS FC solidified their grip at the summit of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) with a crucial 1-0 victory over Highlanders at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.A decisive 87th-minut...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 08:55hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Climate change takes toll on tomato farmers
For decades, villagers in Madzivazvido, Gokwe North, have relied on tomato farming to sustain their families and communities. But climate change is rapidly eroding this once-reliable livelihood, as so...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:10hrs | 67 | by Staff reporter
Zimasco worker dies in chrome ore accident
A tragic accident occurred this morning at Zimasco's Kwekwe Division, one of Zimbabwe's leading ferro-chrome mining operations, when a CAT tipper operator was buried underneath a large pile of chrome ...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:58hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Bosso players shaken by Kaindu exit
Highlanders interim coach Try Ncube has admitted that players were emotionally affected by the shock sacking of head coach Kelvin Kaindu earlier this week, but insists the team is regaining focus ahea...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
Ncube warns against Zanu-PF factionalism
Midlands Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Owen Ncube, has issued a stern warning to Zanu-PF members in the province, cautioning them against using the ongoing cell verification exercise to ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:25hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Police seek relatives of unidentified body
Police in the Midlands province are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying the relatives of a male adult whose body has remained unclaimed at Kwekwe General Hospital mortuary for more t...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:24hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2 595 councillors to blow US$1 million
An estimated US$1 million of ratepayers' money is set to be spent as 2,595 councillors from Zimbabwe's 92 local authorities prepare to attend a brief meeting with President Emmerson Mnangagwa - the se...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 09:08hrs | 139 | 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 | 233 | by Staff reporter
Pressure to investigate Chivayo mounts
Prominent Kwekwe-based human rights activist, writer, and artist Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo has threatened to take legal action against Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda for allegedly failing to act o...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:49hrs | 2086 | by Staff reporter
Smallholder farmers dominate potato market
Smallholder farmers are fast becoming the dominant force in Zimbabwe's potato industry, now supplying the bulk of produce arriving daily at Mbare Musika, the country's largest agricultural market....Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 09:04hrs | 98 | by Staff reporter
Prophetess arrested after forcing man to drink deadly concoction
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have arrested Charity Mafirowanda, a self-proclaimed prophetess aged 46, along with eight of her congregants following the death of 54-year-old Micky Chuma at a chur...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:01hrs | 223 | by Staff reporter
Bosso midfielder eyes Czech Republic breakthrough
Highlanders and Warriors midfielder Mason Mushore is on the verge of a possible move to Europe, with a trial stint lined up in the Czech Republic - a move that could mark a significant step in the you...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:36hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Dembare claims first win under new coach
Dynamos 1-0 YadahDynamos FC finally gave their fans something to cheer about, at Rufaro Stadium, edging Yadah FC 1-0 in a tightly contested Harare derby. The victory marked Saul Chaminuka's first ...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 539 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records rise in HIV/Aids deaths
Zimbabwe has seen a rise in HIV/AIDS-related deaths during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, raising concerns among lawmakers that reductions in foreign aid to critical hea...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:19hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Zvishavane emerges as Midlands HIV hotspot
Zvishavane district has emerged as the new epicentre of HIV in the Midlands Province, recording the highest number of new infections and the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to recent stat...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:16hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United players offered no bonus to beat MWOS
CAPS United president Farai Jere has ruled out any increase in players' winning bonuses ahead of Thursday's Premier Soccer League showdown against high-flying MWOS, insisting the Ruwa-based side does ...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 16:50hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Gweru, Kwekwe flagged as hotspots for fuel adulteration
The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has raised alarm over rampant fuel fraud in Gweru and Kwekwe, identifying the two Midlands cities as high-risk zones where unscrupulous traders are adul...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:30hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mini-interchange for Bulawayo to ease traffic
The Government is exploring plans to establish a mini-interchange in Bulawayo, modeled after Harare's iconic Trabablas Interchange, to alleviate congestion and improve traffic flow in the city....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:01hrs | 3219 | by Staff reporter
Midlands grapples high rates of mother-to-child HIV transmission
The Midlands Province continues to record higher-than-average cases of HIV transmission from mothers to their babies, despite extensive national efforts to eliminate new pediatric infections, official...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 06:23hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Dog eats newborn baby in Kwekwe
Residents of Mbizo 19 in Kwekwe are reeling in shock after a gruesome discovery this week involving a stray dog feeding on the remains of a new-born baby near a local church construction site....Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:09hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest suspect in US$46 000 Kwekwe vehicle robbery
Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Homicide in Bulawayo have arrested a 40-year-old man, Linas Tshuma, in connection with the theft of US$46,000 from a vehicle parked in Kwek...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:14hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses firearm and US$185,000 at girlfriend's house
A Harare businessman suffered a major loss on Saturday night after his firearm and nearly US$185,000 in cash were stolen while he was spending the night at his girlfriend's house in Ruwa.Josep...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:42hrs | 953 | by Staff reporter
US$46,000 stolen in Kwekwe robbery
A bold and brazen daylight robbery unfolded in Kwekwe's city centre on June 4, 2025, leaving the community shaken and authorities racing to find the perpetrators. The incident occurred along E.D. Mnan...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver steals US$680 hidden in female passenger's underwear
A taxi driver in Kwekwe has been sentenced to three years in prison after he allegedly robbed a female passenger of US$680 that she had hidden in her underwear, following a dramatic diversion and conf...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:56hrs | 1440 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Air Force crisis exposed
In August 2021, President Emmerson Mnangagwa experienced a harrowing emergency when his VIP helicopter crash-landed at a farm in Sandringham, approximately 64 kilometres southwest of Harare. The incid...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:29hrs | 2248 | by Staff reporter
Silicosis kills 15 in Kwekwe
Kwekwe General Hospital has reported a troubling rise in silicosis-related deaths, with at least 15 people succumbing to the incurable lung disease since the beginning of 2025.Dr. Bruce Mhondi...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:48hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe expands access to advanced surgeries
Zimbabwe's public health sector is making major strides in specialist healthcare provision, with the Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals having successfully conducted 62 open-heart surgeries to date, whil...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:05hrs | 63 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
ZPA urges Mnangagwa to address road carnage in the country
Zimbabwe Passengers Association Secretary general Paul Makiwa has appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to try and address road carn...Published: 28 May 2025 at 22:27hrs | 435 | by Stephen Jakes
War veterans battle Mnangagwa in court
The escalating succession battle within the ruling Zanu PF party has now taken a legal twist, as a group of war veterans has dragged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to court over his controversial land t...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:38hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
12 dead in Zimbabwe fuel tanker horror crash
Twelve people died instantly yesterday morning when a fuel tanker collided with two other vehicles near the Sebakwe River on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway in Kwekwe, Midlands Province. The tragic acci...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:55hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Isaac Moyo, Matanga, Sanyatwe, Ncube, ZDI removed from UK sanctions list
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially removed former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) head Isaac Moyo, Police Commissioner General Godwin Matanga, former army commander Anselem Sanyatwe, Minis...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:42hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Precabe jaunt raises eyebrows
Members of ZANU-PF's central committee and politburo are gathering today at President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm outside Kwekwe in what insiders say is a strategic meeting to prepare the ruling...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:20hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Student to perform community service for academic fraud
In a decisive move against educational corruption, 22-year-old Carlos Tadiwa Mafuwe, a student at Kwekwe Polytechnic, has been convicted of academic fraud and sentenced to perform unpaid community ser...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:19hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
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