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Chillmaster back in court
Top musician Kudakwashe Gift Hombarume, popularly known as Chillmaster, will face a fresh inquiry into his culpable homicide case after the High Court ordered the Mbare Magistrates Court to reopen pro...Published: 2 hrs ago | 52 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce AI at schools
The Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, in collaboration with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, is working on a plan to introduce Artificial I...Published: 21 hrs ago | 420 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scales up crocodile exports
The Government of Zimbabwe has stepped up efforts to scale up crocodile farming and exports, focusing on Binga District as a key node in its agro-wildlife economy. The move comes amid growing global d...Published: 21 hrs ago | 218 | by Staff reporter
Kemi Badenoch is bad enough: Thanks to Socialist East Germany: GDR!
I was about 22 years old when I landed in East Germany on scholarship to study metallurgy. To put everything into context, I was facilitated with a Zapu PF scholarship to study in East Germany, a soci...Published: 22 hrs ago | 311 | by Nomazulu Thata
Former CCC MP jailed
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of fraud involving the bogus sale of a residential stand...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:11hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
ZICC labels corruption a Human Rights Violation
The Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission (ZICC) has issued a strong condemnation of corruption in both public and private sectors, describing it as not only a governance failure but a fundamenta...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:19hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
WhatsApp takes down 6.8 million accounts
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts that were "linked to criminal scam centers" targeting people online around that world, its parent company Meta said this week.The account deletions...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Zida launches eRegulations portal
The Zimbabwe Investment Development Agency (Zida) has launched a new digital platform, the eRegulations portal, aimed at reducing bureaucratic red tape and enhancing the quality and ease of doing busi...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 39 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, Rwanda strengthen ties
The third session of the Zimbabwe-Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation (JPCC) concluded yesterday in Kigali with the signing of five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), marking a new chapte...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:04hrs | 64 | 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
US$0.597 billion paid by Zimbabwe Treasury unaccounted for
The latest report from Zimbabwe's Auditor General has exposed serious violations of public finance management laws, revealing that more than US$597 million in Treasury payments remain unaccounted for ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 21:21hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Botswana's health sector hit by severe shortages
Botswana's Ministry of Health has issued a stark update on the country's public health system, revealing a critical shortage of essential medicines and medical supplies that has forced the suspension ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 17:46hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Retired Judge Cheda to testify in threat-to-kill case
Retired High Court judge Justice Maphios Cheda is expected to testify in the forthcoming trial of Bulawayo businessman Mohammed Daka, who stands accused of threatening to kill a service provider durin...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:23hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to act on speculative pricing
The Consumer Council of Zimbabwe (CCZ) has urged enhanced cooperation between the Ministry of Finance, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), and consumer rights bodies to tackle rampant speculative pric...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
Investor loses US$60K in botched lithium deal
A United Arab Emirates-based company has allegedly lost US$60,620 in a failed lithium deal with a local firm, prompting fraud charges against Nasha Weal Musa, director of Nasha Industries and Commodit...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:27hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
Boy, 9, mauled to death by boerboel dogs
A nine-year-old boy was mauled to death by four Boerboel dogs while playing with friends at Bornvalley Farm in Darwendale, police have confirmed.The fatal attack occurred on July 17, 2025, whe...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:17hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Girl (13) dies in labour, 'lover', father jailed
A 13-year-old girl from Masvingo Rural, who was a member of the Johane Marange Apostolic sect, has died in childbirth and was buried without the police being notified, in a case that has sparked outra...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe retailers bank on 6% economic growth
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) says it expects consumer spending to rise this year, buoyed by the government's projected 6% economic growth, despite continued pressure on household inco...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF consolidates power in by-elections
Opposition political parties in Zimbabwe have struggled to nominate candidates in several recent by-elections, raising concerns about the weakening of democratic forces challenging the ruling Zanu-PF ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
Majome exposed by SA Public Protector?
The Office of the Public Protector South Africa (PPSA) has firmly refuted media reports suggesting it received a formal complaint from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) concerning the allege...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 20:32hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Security guard steals US$6,865 from Delta
A 36-year-old woman, Barbra Chaleka, has been arrested in connection with the theft of US$6,865 in trust funds from the Delta Beverages depot in Rusape.Acting Manicaland provincial police spok...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:57hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national up for US$300,000 fraud
A 40-year-old Chinese national, Xiang Jun, appeared before the Harare Magistrates' Court on Friday, facing a fraud charge involving US$322,381.Magistrate Donald Ndirowei granted Xiang bail of ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:46hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Mbare is NOW the Heart Beat of Zimbabwe's Economy
In a country beset by economic challenges and political uncertainties, it is often in the most unexpected corners that we find resilience, innovation and growth. Mbare, a densely populated township in...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:42hrs | 439 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Gold Backed Currency vs Dollarisation: Lessons from Zimbabwe's New ZiG
Since April 2024, Zimbabwe has started a new monetary policy by introducing a gold-backed currency known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), to get rid of its reliance on the U.S. dollar. In t...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 23:27hrs | 442 | by Staff Reporter
Company faces exchange control violation charges
A Harare-based company, Grant Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd, has been hauled before the courts on allegations of violating Zimbabwe's exchange control regulations after it allegedly misrepresented the amount of m...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:17hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF grabs Chinhoyi council seat
The ruling Zanu PF party has secured the Chinhoyi Ward 14 council seat in a by-election marred by low voter turnout and a boycott by the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).Zanu PF ...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:18hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Serial car fraudster jailed over rental scams
A 36-year-old serial fraudster, Christen Nketa, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of stealing multiple vehicles from car rental companies using a string of fake identities...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:03hrs | 167 | 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
Custodial sentences, demerit system for Zimbabwe reckless drivers
Drivers responsible for fatal accidents could soon face custodial sentences, while serial traffic violators may have their licenses suspended or revoked under new, more stringent measures being consid...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:57hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Man torches villager's house over memory card dispute
BINDURA - Failure to control emotions over a memory card misunderstanding has landed Tatenda Nyamayaro (20) of Chipfurutse village under Chief Dotito (Mt Darwin) in jail upon conviction for setting fi...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 21:55hrs | 231 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
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
Fresh displacement looms under Tugwi-Mukosi development plan
A new wave of forced displacements is set to strike Chivi and Masvingo Rural districts, with over 17,000 people-estimated to be from 3,652 households-expected to be relocated under the Government's Tu...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 13:24hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean birth control pills smuggled into South Africa
A growing syndicate involving hospital staff, informal cross-border transporters, and backyard traders is siphoning government-issued birth control pills from Zimbabwe's public health facilities and s...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 134 | by Staff reporter
African Bishops push for greater autonomy in UMC
African bishops in the United Methodist Church (UMC) have resolved to push for the regionalisation of the denomination's structures, seeking greater autonomy and a stronger voice in global decision-ma...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:38hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Lake Chivero crisis pushes wildlife and people to the edge
The stench of decay hangs heavy over Lake Chivero, long before the water even comes into sight. Once a shimmering lifeline for Harare's three million residents and a sanctuary for wildlife, the lake i...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:07hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on track for 6% growth
Zimbabwe is on track to achieve a forecasted 6% economic growth in 2025 helped by good agricultural output and strong commodity prices, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said on Thursday.The South...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 10:00hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube commits to easing business costs
Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, Professor Mthuli Ncube, delivered the 2025 Mid Term Budget Review Statement on Thursday, affirming Zimbabwe's economic recovery whil...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:43hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Zimra prosecutes over 50 employees over corruption
Zimbabwe's tax authority says it has prosecuted more than 50 employees for corruption during the first seven months of 2025 and suspended 306 since 2016 - part of a sweeping purge sparked by lifestyle...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:41hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe miners weather power crisis
Zimbabwe's mining industry says it has largely been shielded from the worst of the country's electricity shortages thanks to a targeted power rationing strategy that prioritises the sector. But operat...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Police destroy tonnes of illicit drugs
Police yesterday publicly destroyed 18,896 litres of illicit brews, 30 kilograms of banned skin lightening products, and 121 kilograms of dagga as part of intensified efforts to curb drug and substanc...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:07hrs | 105 | by Staff reporter
Hawks get forfeiture order on cigarette smuggling truck
South Africa's elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks, working in conjunction with the National Prosecuting Authority's Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU), has secured a court order to permanently forfeit a co...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:48hrs | 168 | by Staff reporter
Harare shuts down 121 businesses in CBD crackdown blitz
The Harare City Council has shut down 121 businesses in the central business district (CBD) in an intensified campaign targeting non-compliant operations. The crackdown, now in its second day, follows...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 18:46hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
The Tide is Turning - Israel's War on Gaza Under Global Moral Siege
A profound shift is underway. For nearly two years, Israel's relentless military offensive in Gaza has unfolded under a fog of impunity, shielded by the language of self-defense, the memory of histori...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:42hrs | 190 | by Fikile wa Motsamai
Women drown during 'manjuzu' rituals
The tragic drowning of two women performing "manjuzu" (mermaid) rituals at Nyaure River in Bindura on Monday has shocked the local community and stirred anger among traditional leaders. The incident, ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 992 | by Staff reporter
Borrowdale Methodist Church land dispute rages on
A United Methodist Church pastor in Borrowdale could face a 90-day jail term after local residents filed an urgent High Court application accusing the church of contempt of court for resuming services...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean women trapped in Russian drone factory scheme
At least four young Zimbabwean women have allegedly been trafficked to work under deceptive conditions at a Russian drone factory producing weapons used in the Ukraine war, in what human rights observ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Guti's widow reveals why she rejected luxury car and US$250,000
Eunor Guti, a senior leader in the Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Forward in Faith Ministries and widow of the late Archbishop Ezekiel Guti, has revealed that she rejected a generous gift o...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:16hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
Operation Dudula perpetrating genocide: Black on Black violence in SA
Operation Dudula is hunting down people and killing them by burning and stabbing them to death. Zimbabweans, together with other foreign nationals, all blacks are hunted down by criminals - Operation ...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 17:12hrs | 867 | by Nomazulu Thata
Methodist Pastor in trouble
Methodist Church's pastor from Borrowdale Circuit is facing a potential arrest following a High Court chamber application for contempt of court, filed on July 25, in Harare.The application, br...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:10hrs | 658 | by Paul Ndou
Urban lifestyles linked to rising colon cancer risk in Zimbabwe
People living in urban areas with higher incomes and those suffering from diabetes are more susceptible to colon cancer than those who consume traditional diets, according to findings presented by pro...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:09hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
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