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Zimbabwe faces new threat from AI voice cloning scams
Last month, a disturbing case emerged from Canada where fraudsters used artificial intelligence to clone the voices of elderly Americans' grandchildren. Between 2021 and 2024, the ring targeted senior...Published: 8 hrs ago | 86 | by Staff reporter
ZimRe pushes to recover funds frozen in US
Financial services giant ZimRe Holdings Limited (ZHL) is mounting a fresh bid to reclaim more than US$1,1 million still locked in the United States from the sanctions era, chief executive officer Stan...Published: 9 hrs ago | 140 | by Staff reporter
Mutapa blocks ZCDC diamond sale
Zimbabwe's state-owned diamond miner, the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), has been plunged into a deeper financial crisis after its sole shareholder, the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), ve...Published: 9 hrs ago | 113 | by Staff reporter
Forestry Commission regulatory weaknesses exposed
A report by Auditor-General Rheah Kujinga has exposed serious regulatory weaknesses at the Forestry Commission, revealing how poor oversight may be enabling trophy hunters to bypass state payments and...Published: 9 hrs ago | 77 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo-Vic-Falls Road rehab to take 10 months
The rehabilitation of the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls Road is gaining significant momentum, with five contractors now actively working on different segments of the critical trade and tourism corridor. The...Published: 21 hrs ago | 758 | 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: 24 hrs ago | 224 | by Staff reporter
CBZ appoints Mthimukhulu as Managing Director
CBZ Bank has appointed Valeta Mthimukhulu as its new Managing Director, marking a new chapter for Zimbabwe's largest financial institution.Mthimukhulu brings with her over 20 years of executiv...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 15:15hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Harare Council closes 40 CBD buildings
The City of Harare has shut down 40 buildings in the Central Business District (CBD) for being constructed without approved building plans, as part of a broader compliance operation targeting building...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 13:08hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Hwange Colliery sinks US$3,5m in new Equipment
Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) has injected over US$3.5 million into the acquisition of new equipment as part of its ongoing modernisation and turnaround strategy aimed at boosting Zimbabwe's ...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 154 | 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
2 men arrested for vehicle smuggling near Botswana border
Police in Matabeleland South province have arrested two men and recovered three smuggled vehicles in a late-night operation near the Botswana border.The suspects, Martin Muzamba (45) from Emak...Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 200 | by Staff reporter
Police launch manhunt for tout accused of raping a minor
Police have launched a manhunt for a tout suspected of raping a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil at Rezende bus terminus in central Harare earlier this week.National police spokesperson Paul Nyathi c...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 22:11hrs | 529 | 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 | 454 | by Staff reporter
No politics for Zimbabwe civil servants
The Government has gazetted the Public Service Amendment Bill, which seeks to tighten rules on political office for civil servants, extend maternity leave benefits, and restrict industrial action by e...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 12:49hrs | 478 | 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 | 378 | 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
Zimbabwe culls 120 000 quelea birds to protect winter wheat
Close to 120,000 quelea birds have been culled in Manicaland and Masvingo provinces as the Government intensifies efforts to protect the country's winter wheat crop from one of its most destructive mi...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:25hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Goat tender fraud trial resumes
The trial of businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, accused of defrauding the Government of US$7 million under the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme, resumed yesterday with Mpofu outlining the fina...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally, Zim dually celebrate ZANU-PF terror gangsters' death
MANICALAND - Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) founder, Nelson Chamisa's ally, Gift Ostalos Siziba and several netizens simultaneously celebrate death of two Zanu-Pf Manicaland provincial sta...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 23:12hrs | 1620 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Buhera
ZBC appoints Sugar Chagonda as new CEO
The Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) has appointed veteran corporate communications executive Sugar Chagonda as its new Chief Executive Officer, the national broadcaster's board announced yeste...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 11:59hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Lake Gwayi-Shangani project to begin round-the-clock operations
Construction at the Lake Gwayi-Shangani multi-purpose dam has entered an intensive new phase, with contractors set to begin round-the-clock operations as government funding ensures uninterrupted progr...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Surge in bogus police officers mounting fake roadblocks
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has raised alarm over a growing number of bogus officers setting up fake roadblocks and harassing motorists, particularly in Harare, amid mounting public concern ove...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:27hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
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 | 443 | by Staff Reporter
Hwange units 7 and 8 power Zimbabwe's energy stability
Zimbabwe's energy security has received a major boost from Hwange Thermal Power Station's Units 7 and 8, which have emerged as vital contributors to the national grid, powering key economic sectors in...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 19:16hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Mutoko locals question true benefits of granite mining
The Mutoko Rural District Council (MRDC) has praised the black granite-rich district as a key pillar of Zimbabwe's mining economy, even as local communities raise concerns over whether they are seeing...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:55hrs | 182 | by Staff reporter
Dairy farmers cry foul over low milk prices
Dairy farmers in Bubi district are struggling to stay afloat as they face a worsening mismatch between the prices offered by milk processors and the rising costs of production, particularly for supple...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:54hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
South Africa deports 10,000 illegal immigrants
The Border Management Authority (BMA) of South Africa has deported nearly 10,000 illegal immigrants who attempted to cross into the country during the first quarter of 2025. This was revealed in a sta...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 18:54hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's emails hacked by SAPS crime intelligence
The SAPS' crime intelligence (CI) division has been fingered as the culprits who hacked President Cyril Ramaphosa's emails while he was serving as deputy president. The unit was fin...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:11hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Govt Pension Fund acquires Monomotapa Hotel
Zimbabwe's largest hospitality group, African Sun Limited (ASL), has agreed to sell the historic Monomotapa Crowne Plaza Hotel and its adjacent car park to the Public Service Pension Fund in a deal va...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:18hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Garwe orders council probe
Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Daniel Garwe, has lambasted local authorities for poor service delivery, which has contributed to low revenue collection and growing salary arrears for w...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 12:15hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei delivers Epwotth to Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has claimed a decisive victory in Harare's Epworth Ward 6 by-election, where its candidate, Civilised Bushe, secured 3,022 votes, leaving rivals trailing by a wide margin. MDC-T's Alice Nyahun...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 11:48hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Harare Council crackdown leaves hundreds stranded
In a sweeping move aimed at restoring order in the central business district, the City of Harare has shut down hundreds of shops, launching an operation dubbed "Operation Restore Order." The crackdown...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Police arrests 2 long-time fugitives in drug raid
A routine drug raid in Budiriro, Harare, on Monday led to the dramatic arrest of two fugitives who had been on the police wanted list since 2023 for unrelated criminal offences.The suspects, A...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 19:13hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Garwe approves residential stands for councillors
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has authorised the allocation of a single residential stand - at a discounted rate - to councillors who do not reside wi...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:18hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national shot dead in armed robbery at Zimbabwe mine
Zimbabwean police have confirmed a fatal armed robbery that occurred last Friday at Pin 3 Mine, a Chinese-owned operation in Shurugwi, Midlands Province, amid reports that a Chinese employee was fatal...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:13hrs | 201 | by Staff reporter
Bindura neglects billing 1,598 households
Bindura Town Council has come under fire following revelations that it neglected to bill 1,598 households in the Garikai area for water services, resulting in a significant loss of revenue. The disclo...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:12hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter
Paramount, Alliance dispute over redress spills into court
Paramount Garment Works has taken its dispute with Alliance Insurance to the High Court, seeking enforcement of what it says was the insurer's commitment to rebuild its Southerton factory destroyed by...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:14hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Marange communities protest ZCDC retrenchments
Communities in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich Marange fields have launched a rare protest against the state-owned Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), demanding an immediate halt to a retrenchment e...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 13:06hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt commits to service delivery reforms
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing service delivery through robust monitoring, evaluation and learning systems across all ministries, departments and agencies.Speaking at a ...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 12:25hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Govt backs Bulawayo's Khumbul'Ekhaya Investment drive
The government has thrown its support behind Bulawayo's Khumbul'Ekhaya Investment initiative, a programme designed to attract both local and diaspora investors to help revive the city's struggling eco...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:17hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube admits economy chaos
The government has admitted that companies in Zimbabwe often make more money operating outside the law than when complying with regulations, in a rare acknowledgement of a system that punishes honesty...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:12hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Kariba Dam rehabilitation nears completion
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has successfully completed a critical "test on completion" under the ongoing Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project (KDRP), marking a major milestone in efforts to secure ...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 09:05hrs | 136 | 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
Illegal logging costs Zimbabwe millions
Deep in the misty Eastern Highlands, along the Zimbabwe–Mozambique border, the whine of chainsaws has replaced the natural chorus of birdsong. Towering indigenous and exotic trees, some centurie...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:29hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
High Court to hear bid to block Borrowdale office complex
The High Court will urgently hear an application by Trauma Centre Hospital and a Borrowdale resident seeking to halt the construction of large office buildings in the upmarket residential suburb....Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:11hrs | 145 | 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 | 316 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube declares surplus despite only 35% of budget spent
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Thursday declared a budget surplus of ZWG3.3 billion for the first half of 2025, despite revealing that just 35.5% of the approved National Bu...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 15:46hrs | 266 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police officers receive drone pilot certificates
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has stepped up its technological capabilities, introducing drone operations as part of its crime-fighting arsenal.On Thursday, 27 police officers were ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 13:58hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
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