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Zimbabwe's gold exports soar
Zimbabwe's gold exports surged to US$1,385 billion in the first seven months of 2025, a 60,5 percent increase from the US$863,1 million recorded during the same period last year, according to the late...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:53hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
ZEP holders in limbo as expiry deadline looms
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the Consortium for Refugees and Migrants in South Africa (CoRMSA) have expressed concern over the uncertainty surrounding the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), w...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:57hrs | 700 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold boom masked by environmental ruin
Zimbabwe's gold sector is experiencing one of its strongest rallies in years, but behind the production surge lies a darker reality of smuggling, lawlessness, and environmental collapse that threatens...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:22hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2008 financial crash continues to haunt regulators
More than 15 years after Zimbabwe's 2008 financial collapse, the country's financial sector is once again under scrutiny as an estate developer has taken legal action against the Reserve Bank of Zimba...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Police Station escapee jailed
A 25-year-old man who made a dramatic escape from Nkulumane Police Station by crawling through the ceiling and smashing a window has been sentenced to an effective one year in prison.Joseph Ma...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 18:56hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
3 killed in mine shaft collapse
THREE artisanal miners lost their lives and two others were seriously injured when a mine shaft collapsed in the Mandindi area near Sino Cement on Wednesday, local authorities confirmed.Gweru ...Published: 16 Aug 2025 at 13:32hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's forex receipts jump 23%
Zimbabwe recorded a 23,1 percent surge in foreign currency receipts during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, signalling growing confidence in the country's formal channels ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
How Britain plans to keep Zimbabwe poor
After decades of isolation, Britain has returned to Zimbabwe - not with apologies, but with a billion-dollar shopping list and a polished script about "mutual benefit." At the centre of the conversati...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 14:25hrs | 730 | by Sizwe SikaMusi
Zimbabwe's forex receipts surge to US$7.3 billion
Zimbabwe recorded a significant boost in foreign currency receipts, raking in US$7.3 billion during the first half of 2025, according to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s (RBZ) latest Monetary Policy S...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 10:01hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
How Mutare and Manicaland were annexed from the Portuguese
First - a tributeIn carrying out the background research I have been greatly impressed by the articles written by J.C. Barnes, who taught at Umtali Boys' High School and published both in Rhod...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1119 | by Zimfieldguide
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 | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zinasu slams UZ over deepening academic crisis
Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU), University of Zimbabwe (UZ) Chapter, has raised alarm over what it describes as a "deepening academic crisis" affecting final-year Social Work students and t...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 21:59hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sees sharp rise in credit registry inquiries
Zimbabwe recorded a marked increase in credit registry inquiries between September 2024 and March 2025, with the most dramatic spike occurring in February this year, according to the Mid-Term Budget R...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
The silent struggle facing Zimbabwean mothers
Motherhood is often celebrated as a national duty - a role expected to produce the country's future leaders, scientists, doctors, and innovators. For many women, the birth of a first child is a joyful...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:13hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Magunje cement must follow established processes
Presidential Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has raised alarm over suspected corruption in the licensing of a Chinese-owned cement and power plant project in Magunje, Mashonaland West...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Burial abandoned after relative goes berserk
A burial ceremony in Village Njobela under Chief Chisadza in Lower Gweru ended in chaos on Thursday after a close relative of the deceased went on a violent rampage, attacking mourners, including the ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Controversial penalty gives Dembare a win
In a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season filled with more lows than highs, Dynamos FC finally saw a glimmer of hope, thanks to the inspiring leadership of veteran midfielder Denver "Mundikumbuke...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:54hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Funding delays teacher recruitment in Zimbabwe
The government's ambitious plan to recruit 8,000 new teachers to address Zimbabwe's critical teacher-to-student ratio has hit a major snag, with delays in the disbursement of funds from the Treasury s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:14hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe to release results
The Association of University Teachers (AUT) has launched a scathing attack on the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), accusing the institution's leadership of academic fraud, governance failures, and trampl...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:26hrs | 422 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe inflation surges to 95.8%
Zimbabwe's inflationary strain deepened in July, with annual inflation accelerating to 95.8%, up from 92.5% in June, underlining the fragility of the country's monetary framework despite tighter polic...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 12:58hrs | 346 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces malaria crisis
Zimbabwe is grappling with a sharp and alarming rise in malaria cases, with nearly 112,000 suspected infections and over 300 deaths reported in the first half of 2025 alone - a surge that has sparked ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt halts state seizures of peri-urban land without compensation
In a watershed decision with major implications for property rights and urban development, Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court has ruled that the government cannot compulsorily acquire peri-urban land und...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 20:43hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans caught between two broken health systems
When Matilda Sibanda left Bulawayo for South Africa ten years ago, her decision was driven by Zimbabwe's collapsing healthcare system. Now 34, she finds herself in a devastating limbo - unable to acce...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 14:19hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
PPC unveils 30MW solar energy project in Zimbabwe
South African cement manufacturer PPC Limited has announced it is developing a 30 megawatt (MW) solar energy programme in Zimbabwe, aimed at reducing operational costs and lessening dependence on the ...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Land dispute turns ugly as war vets clash over control
A bitter feud has erupted within the Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company (Zevic), pitting two rival factions of liberation war veterans against each other in a chaotic battle over control of prime...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:24hrs | 475 | by Staff reporter
Harare drug kingpin convicted over 175kg of cannabis
Notorious drug trafficker Ali Allan Mamudu (55), who was found in possession of a trailer-load of 175kg of mbanje smuggled from Eswatini and headed for Malawi via Zimbabwe, has been convicted and is a...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:12hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
New Zealand crushes Zimbabwe
New Zealand continued their dominant run in the T20 tri-series with a comprehensive 60-run victory over hosts Zimbabwe on Thursday, securing their fourth consecutive win in the league stage. Tim Seife...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 12:17hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Nurses in desperate bid to flee Zimbabwe
Thousands of Zimbabwean nurses are stranded and financially drained after spending up to US$2 000 each in failed attempts to migrate for better-paying jobs abroad, as government authorities allegedly ...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 09:03hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Referees undermining Dynamos' survival bid?
Under-fire Dynamos coach Saul Chaminuka has hinted at a possible conspiracy by match officials to sink the struggling Harare giants deeper into relegation danger, following a string of contentious dec...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:07hrs | 359 | by Staff reporter
Woman hires people to assault ex-husband, the taxi driver killed
A woman from Chegutu, Sekai Apinzi (41), and her lodger Munyaradzi Munyaradzi (24), have been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of taxi driver Alec Sinoia, whose body was discovered three ...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | 718 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's political ambitions up in smoke barred from Zanu-PF CC
Zanu-PF has formally barred controversial business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei from joining its influential Central Committee, insisting he must return to the grassroots and start from the bottom if he...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:41hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
'Dynamos will survive relegation'
Despite the growing threat of relegation, Dynamos coach Saul Chaminuka is maintaining a positive outlook as his team struggles near the bottom of the Premier Soccer League standings.The Harare...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:32hrs | 321 | by Staff reporter
Govt workers stage a flash protest at Mthuli Ncube's office
Civil servants staged a flash protest yesterday at the New Government Complex before marching to the offices of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion in Harare, pressi...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Power struggle behind Tagwirei's expulsion
Further revelations have surfaced surrounding the dramatic expulsion of business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei from a Zanu-PF Central Committee meeting in Harare last week, exposing a fierce behind-the-sc...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 20:26hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims divided over Govt's compensation promise
As community hearings into the Gukurahundi atrocities continue across Matabeleland, the Zimbabwean government's recent promise to compensate victims has sparked a range of emotions among survivors and...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:14hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe currency reserves backing ZiG climb to record
Gold and foreign-currency reserves backing Zimbabwe's bullion-linked monetary unit rose to a record in June, the central bank said.The reserves climbed to $731 million from $639 million in May...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:55hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos set to re-sign former stars Mukamba and Mushure
Struggling Dynamos FC is gearing up for a mid-season boost as the club moves to re-sign former key players Denver Mukamba and Ocean Mushure in a bid to revive the squad and stave off relegation fears....Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 443 | 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 | 327 | by Staff reporter
Chinhoyi Municipality in by-election dilemma
Chinhoyi Municipality is under fire after prematurely declaring a ward seat vacant, triggering a by-election before the matter had been finalised in the courts- raising questions over procedural integ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:51hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Nkayi United eyes promotion to PSL
Football in the Southern Region Division One League is proving to be no walk in the park, but Nkayi United assistant coach Chipo Tsodzo says his side is determined to fight all the way to the finish a...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 17:16hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 616 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 130 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos' slow but obvious death
Dynamos' downfall is no longer a rumor - it's a reality show, and the doubting Thomases are now the panic-stricken prophets, DeMbare DotComs reported. The problem isn't the coaching staff...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 11:31hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Securico ordered to pay mine US$675,000 over gold bullion heist
Security firm DDNS Security Operations, trading as Securico, has been ordered by the High Court to pay US$675,000 to How Mine after it lost nearly 12 kilograms of gold bullion in an armed robbery whil...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 14:35hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Starafrica feels the pinch of sugar tax
Local sugar producer Starafrica Corporation says it is grappling with weak demand for industrial sugar, with the government-imposed sugar tax on beverages negatively affecting some of its key customer...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:33hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's digital connectivity expands
Zimbabwe's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector experienced robust growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, with the national ICT index rising by 17.8% to reach 121.1. This significant i...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 07:51hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Dzvukamanja joins Scottland FC
Zimbabwe international Terrence Dzvukamanja has officially joined Premier Soccer League side Scottland FC as their first signing of the mid-season transfer window, bolstering the club's attacking opti...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 18:29hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo warns against use of money in Zanu-PF
Former Zanu-PF politburo member, cabinet minister, and MP Professor Jonathan Moyo has issued a cautionary statement on the limitations of wealth in politics, saying money may be influential, but it ca...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 15:04hrs | 4251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's teacher shortage crisis worsens
Zimbabwe's education sector is facing mounting pressure as the teacher-to-pupil ratio has climbed to an alarming 1:45-far above the recommended standard of one teacher for every 20 learners in early c...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Foreign investment fuels Matabeleland gold rush
A surge in foreign investment and exploration activity in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region is being hailed by mining analysts as a strong vote of confidence in the country's mining sector. This renewed ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:02hrs | 2707 | by Staff reporter
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