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Expropriation of Malunga farm unlawful and unconstitutional
The High Court in Bulawayo has delivered a landmark judgment declaring the government's expropriation of land owned by prominent human rights lawyer Siphosami Malunga and his business partners Zephani...Published: 1 hr ago | 87 | by Staff reporter
Court restores demoted teacher's senior position
The Labour Court in Bulawayo has ruled in favour of a senior teacher, Tandiwe Moyo, ordering the government to reverse her transfer and demotion from her position as teacher-in-charge (TIC).Ju...Published: 3 hrs ago | 289 | by Staff reporter
7 executives arrested over illicit ethanol-laced brews
Police have arrested seven company executives suspected of producing and distributing illicit brews containing ethanol, which were supplied to the public and shops across the country. The Zimbabwe Rep...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
32 arrested in police raid on illicit liquor plant in Harare
Thirty-two people, including seven foreign nationals, have been arrested following a police raid on an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant operating under the name Samna Liquor Company in Harare. The ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:16hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office warns line ministries
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has issued a stern warning to senior Government officials and line ministries who are reportedly undermining the constitutional mandate of local authoriti...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:12hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Chatunga Mugabe arrested over brutal assault
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in connection with a violent assault on mine workers near the Mugabe family estate...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:16hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabweans against misusing visas for 'birth tourism'
The United States Embassy in Harare has issued a stern warning to Zimbabweans against misusing its visa system, particularly for engaging in "birth tourism" - the practice of travelling to the U.S. to...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 16:19hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Police bust drug trafficking rings in Beitbridge
Two major drug trafficking operations have been foiled by Zimbabwean police in Beitbridge, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of illicit substances valued at more than US$34,000...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:26hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant ex-convict locked up for dangerous drugs
PLUMTREE - An unrepentant ex-convict, Sonny Mpofu (45), was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware, for unlawful possession of dangerous drugs.Despite pre...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 191 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
D-Day for Gukurahundi hearings court challenge
The Bulawayo High Court is set to hear a case today brought by ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo, who is contesting the manner in which public hearings into the 1980s Matabeleland massacres, commonly kno...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Pastor sues sister for squandering rentals
A bitter dispute over a family property has spilled into the Harare Civil Court, where a pastor with the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM), Jaslene Mutunhiri, accused her sister of monopolising rental inc...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 15:52hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Poaching fears resurface in Hwange National Park
Wildlife authorities have launched a probe following the discovery of a male elephant carcass with a missing tusk in Hwange National Park. The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimPark...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:13hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF activists granted bail
Magistrate Kudzanai Kapurura has granted bail to several Zanu PF activists accused of unlawfully occupying gazetted land in Chinhoyi. Among those granted bail were Thomas Chidzomba, the party's losing...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:12hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Zapu seeks court order to stop Gukurahundi hearings
The opposition Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (Zapu) has lodged an urgent application in the High Court seeking to stop the commencement of the Gukurahundi community outreach hearings scheduled to beg...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:11hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate arrested
Thomas Chidzomba, a ZANU-PF member and the losing candidate for the Chinhoyi parliamentary seat in the August 2023 elections, spent last night in police custody alongside his colleague Esau Chizombe f...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:47hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
Chiyangwa locked up over US$583 660 cryptocurrency fraud
A Harare woman, Melissa Messe Samantha Chiyangwa, appeared in court this week charged with swindling a prominent eye specialist of nearly US$600,000 in a complex cryptocurrency scam spanning over two ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:19hrs | 663 | by Staff reporter
Mum, daughter hack down would-be rapist
A MBEMBESI mother and her teenage daughter turned the tables on a suspected attempted rapist, hacking him with an axe after he broke into their home and tried to force himself on the girl.Kwan...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
Landlord brutally attacked over missing property
A Lobengula West landlord was left bruised, bloodied, and traumatised after a furious tenant and his friend launched a brutal midnight assault in a violent row over missing belongings.The inci...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:03hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutors steal from sangoma
Two prosecutors based at Rusape Magistrates' Court, Takunda Chinakidzo Muzenda (30) and Marlon Makamba (32), were arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) on Wednesday on allegations...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:31hrs | 403 | by Staff reporter
Zumra to appeal 'unfair' conviction
The Zimbabwe Music Rights Association (ZIMURA) has announced plans to appeal the fraud conviction of its Executive Director, Polisile Ncube Chimhini, describing the ruling as "unjust" and based on mis...Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 16:06hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Dr Guramatunhu loses money in cryptocurrency scam
Renowned ophthalmologist Dr Solomon Guramatunhu has reportedly lost more than US$583,000 in a cryptocurrency scam allegedly orchestrated by a business associate and her husband, a Harare court heard y...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 856 | by Staff reporter
5 women arrested in dagga and illegal drug bust
Police in Manicaland have arrested five women after they were caught with dagga, unregistered medicine, and illicit beer during a crackdown on illegal vendors at Redwing Mine in Penhalonga earlier thi...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:40hrs | 356 | by Staff reporter
Man assaulted for refusing to visit Tsikamutanda
A disturbing incident involving a self-styled traditional healer, or Tsikamutanda, has sent shockwaves through the Zaka community under Chief Bota, after a local man was allegedly assaulted and forcef...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 12:36hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
High Court orders return of US$78,000 seized in abandoned theft case
The High Court has overturned a magistrate's decision to withhold US$78,000 seized from two men previously accused of theft, ruling that the funds were unlawfully kept in police custody after the case...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 09:02hrs | 209 | by Staff reporter
Illegal immigrant fined and deported
A 39-year-old woman from Eswatini, Precious Luphoko, has been convicted by the Gwanda Magistrates' Court for unlawfully entering and remaining in Zi...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 20:08hrs | 1020 | by Stephen Jakes
Detective Kedha fights back after police deny Interpol link
Controversial private investigator and social media personality Tafadzwa Chidawa, popularly known as Detective Kedha, has fired back at the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) after the force publicly diso...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:45hrs | 720 | by Staff reporter
Cops acquitted of murder charges due to procedural violations
In a landmark ruling handed down at the Chinhoyi High Court, three Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers charged with the 2018 murder of a suspected poacher have been acquitted after the court ruled...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 11:42hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
19 arrested over Chinhoyi farm invasion
Chinhoyi magistrate Nyasha Marufu on Friday granted bail to nineteen individuals charged with unlawfully occupying gazetted land at Dandrennam Farm in Lions' Den. Each accused was released on bail of ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:57hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
'Detective Kedha' convicted of kidnapping Harare woman
Notorious private investigator Tafadzwa Chidawa, widely known as "Detective Kedha," has been convicted of kidnapping a Harare woman in a dramatic case that unfolded last year. The conviction came afte...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:31hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Chief blames rising HIV cases on marital infidelity
Traditional leader Chief Ndanga, born Wilson Makono, has expressed deep concern over the alarming rise in HIV infections in Zaka District, particularly in the Ndanga area, attributing the trend to gro...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 10:56hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Woman dies after swallowing drugs during police arrest in Harare
A 55-year-old woman, Josephine Tinarwo, died on Thursday after swallowing a large quantity of drugs she was attempting to deliver to another peddler, only to fall into a police trap, authorities have ...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:51hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
ZACC arrests opposition MP for 'illegal' land occupation
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Patrick Sagandira, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Makoni Central, on allegations of unlawfully occupying a...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:47hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Bodies and drugs smuggled across Beitbridge border
A chilling smuggling syndicate involving cross-border bus and truck drivers, allegedly operating with the help of corrupt customs, police, and health officials, has been exposed for illegally transpor...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:41hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Land dispute and murder allegations stir tensions at Dandrennam farm
A storm is brewing at Dandrennam Farm in Lions Den, Mashonaland West Province, as a long-standing land dispute intensifies amid revived murder accusations and alleged political interference. The 578.5...Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 09:39hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ministers, top officials loot broke parastatals
Senior government officials, including cabinet ministers, permanent secretaries, and directors, are siphoning millions of dollars from state-owned enterprises to finance extravagant lifestyles, in a g...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 17:28hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema forcing himself into Lungu burial programme
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has officially ended the national mourning period for the country's sixth Republican President, the late Edgar Chagwa Lungu, citing a breakdown in funeral arrangem...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:50hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
US resumes student visas but orders enhanced social media vetting
The US State Department says it will resume scheduling appointments for international student visas, but will ask all applicants to make their social media accounts public for enhanced screening....Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 11:34hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Released psychiatric patient commits double murder
A psychiatric patient who was previously institutionalised for murder has been re-committed to the Chikurubi Psychiatric Unit after allegedly killing two more people, in a chilling case that has reign...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 07:05hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Couple loses Trabablas court case
The High Court has ruled in favour of the State in a high-profile land dispute, reaffirming the legal precedence of public infrastructure development over individual property claims when fair compensa...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:36hrs | 16939 | by Staff reporter
Deep-rooted corruption at Harare City Council
Harare City Council has for decades been run by unscrupulous individuals whose corrupt activities continue to cripple service delivery, a damning Commission of Inquiry report has revealed. The finding...Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 07:29hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Family of torture victim to sue Zimbabwe police
The grieving family of Blessed Believe Juruvenge, who died after allegedly being tortured by a police officer at Ruwa Police Station, has formally notified authorities of their intention to sue for da...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:06hrs | 581 | by Staff reporter
New Zimsec Bill proposes stiff penalties for exam cheats
Examination candidates caught cheating or engaging in other malpractices could face up to five years' imprisonment under the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Amendment Bill recently gazet...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:34hrs | 166 | by Staff reporter
Real Estate mogul arrested in Zimbabwe
Patrick Kennan, a prominent real estate tycoon and owner of Kennan Properties, has been arrested amid serious allegations of corruption and judicial fraud involving a high-value property in Borrowdale...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:26hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Mourners arrested for killing burglar breaking into house next door
Four men attending a funeral in Bhule Village, Tsholotsho, have been arrested for allegedly beating a suspected burglar to death after catching him trying to break into a nearby home.The incid...Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 07:17hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Robbery victims clash with Sangoma claiming to send bees to recover stolen goods
Two robbery victims have confronted a Ruwa-based sangoma, Sekuru Muzura, after his claimed supernatural method of sending bees to recover stolen property failed to deliver results.A Concession...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:20hrs | 1056 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activists ordered off invaded farm
Thomas Chidzomba, the Zanu-PF losing candidate for the Chinhoyi constituency in the August 2023 elections, has been ordered to vacate a farm he allegedly invaded along with three other party members. ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:14hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cracks down on illegal construction
The City of Bulawayo has issued a stern warning to residents and developers engaging in illegal construction, announcing that anyone building without council approval will face a hefty fine of US$575....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 1843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe human rights violations in decline by 10%
The Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has reported a slight improvement in the country's human rights situation, noting a 10 percent decrease in violations during May 2025 compared to the previous month....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 78 | by Staff reporter
Airtime vendor sues ZRP for US$40,000
Airtime vendor Michael Zumba from Masvingo has filed a US$40,000 lawsuit against Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba and Minister of Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:47hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police under fire over fresh allegations of brutality and abuse
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is under intense scrutiny following a series of incidents that have raised serious concerns about heavy-handed tactics, including alleged killings, torture, and assa...Published: 12 Jun 2025 at 19:09hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
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