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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: 6 mins ago | | by Staff reporter
Girl (12) rescues 3 minors from burning house
A 12-year-old girl from Chitakatira, Mutare, is battling for her life at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after sustaining severe burns while rescuing three young relatives from a raging house fir...Published: 11 mins ago | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banking sector profits drop
Zimbabwe's banking sector has reported a steep drop in earnings for the first half of 2025, with aggregate profits plunging to ZiG5,0 billion (US$184,07 million) from ZiG10,4 billion (US$760,37 millio...Published: 13 mins ago | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets former US envoy Simbi Mubako
President Mnangagwa yesterday held back-to-back engagements at State House, first meeting academic and Zimbabwe's former Ambassador to the United States, Professor Simbi Mubako, before hosting Apostle...Published: 19 mins ago | 10 | 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: 15 hrs ago | 200 | 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: 16 hrs ago | 219 | by Nomazulu Thata
Bulawayo water crisis now more than a national disaster
Bulawayo councillors have raised alarm over the deepening water crisis in the city, warning that the situation poses serious risks to residents' livelihoods and the city's long-term development....Published: 16 hrs ago | 205 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora finally weighed and measured
The recently held by-election in Epworth, Harare, was the final straw for MDC-T candidate Douglas Mwonzora, who raised a political query over why the electorate was undermining his political stamina....Published: 16 hrs ago | 287 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwean rapper Awa Khiwe marries into Zulu royal heartland
Zimbabwean rapper Awa Khiwe has officially tied the knot with her longtime partner, a Qwabe man from KwaNongoma, KwaZulu-Natal, in a culturally rich traditional wedding that celebrated African unity a...Published: 17 hrs ago | 426 | by Staff reporter
Chinese firm sues Zimbabwe police boss
A Chinese-owned mining firm, Jiayuan Investments, has taken Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Commissioner-General Shepherd Mutamba to court for contempt, accusing him of defying a High Court order to re...Published: 18 hrs ago | 355 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally disburses nearly US$200K to Zanu-PF affiliates
Special Advisor to the President, Dr Paul Tungwarara, has disbursed nearly US$200,000 from the Presidential Revolving Fund to eight Zanu-PF-affiliated groups in Masvingo Province, urging beneficiaries...Published: 19 hrs ago | 311 | by Staff reporter
Retailer fined for selling fong kong maize meal
A local business, Natbase Investments (Private) Limited, has been fined US$300 after it was caught selling counterfeit maize meal falsely labelled under a prominent Zimbabwean brand.The compan...Published: 19 hrs ago | 264 | 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: 23 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, China seal US$55m technical cooperation agreement
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday presided over the signing of a US$55 million Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement between Zimbabwe and China, in a move set to boost the country's dev...Published: 23 hrs ago | 94 | by Staff reporter
Court reinstates ex-Lobels bread foreman
The Labour Court has ordered the reinstatement of Christopher Rufaro Mashaire, a former Electrical Foreman at Lobels Bread, with full salary, benefits, and back pay after ruling that his 2021 dismissa...Published: 23 hrs ago | 419 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's brief gold coin revival ends with little impact
Zimbabwe's central bank has ended its short-lived reintroduction of gold coins, citing high demand and rising international prices, but economists say the effort had little macroeconomic effect and of...Published: 24 hrs ago | 137 | 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: 24 hrs ago | 190 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Company Director Arrested Over US$6 Million LP Gas Forex Scandal
The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has announced the arrest of businessman Grant Chitate and his company Wellington Thulisa (Pvt) Ltd in connection with a massive foreign currency v...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:35hrs | 312 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa govt claims major milestones in housing
The Second Republic says it has surpassed its housing delivery targets under the National Development Strategy One (NDS1), claiming to have built almost one million housing units since 2021.Un...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:20hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo's deteriorating roads and malfunctioning traffic lights
Bulawayo city councillors have expressed deep concern over the worsening state of roads and malfunctioning traffic lights, warning that the deteriorating infrastructure poses serious risks to motorist...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 14:31hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested over spate of robberies, attempted murder
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested a 25-year-old Bulawayo man linked to a series of violent robberies and an attempted murder in Cowdray Park and surrounding areas.Police spokespe...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:43hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15,000 for some tourist and business visas under a pilot program launching in two weeks,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 10:22hrs | 392 | by Reuters
Call for ban on touts after rape of Grade 7 learner at rank
ZIMBABWEANS have called for the outright ban on touts operating at ranks and streets of Harare after a Grade 7 school girl was raped in a parked kombi at Rezende Parkade last Friday.Initially,...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 09:18hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes, impregnates maid's daughter
A 41-year-old Manyame man was on Monday arrested for raping and impregnating his domestic worker's daughter.The matter was however, withdrawn before plea.Everson Zimondi was reported t...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:59hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Garwe flags mismanagement in local authorities
Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe has raised serious concerns over mismanagement in Zimbabwe's local authorities, highlighting the widespread issue of key positions being filled ...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Govt sets guidelines for August school learning
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has announced official guidelines for the upcoming vacation school programme, which will run from August 8 to August 21, 2025. The initiative is aimed a...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 18:32hrs | 850 | 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
Man jailed for stabbing girlfriend on the bum
Thembani Ngwenya(20) of Bambanani village, Tshitshi area, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware facing physical abuse charges after stabbing his girlfriend for infidelity. ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:41hrs | 534 | by Edson Mapani in Plumtree
Accused Livestock Thief Seeks High Court Relief After Alleged Theft of 485 Cattle
Gwanda - Timothy John Schultz (57), a former farm manager at Maphaneni Ranch under African Dreams Safaris (Hillcrest Farm, Gwanda), has approached the High Court seeking relief from further placement ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 526 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Chinamasa faces backlash over Tagwirei tweet?
Zanu-PF Legal Affairs Secretary Patrick Chinamasa is embroiled in a heated internal dispute following his controversial tweet asserting that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been co-opted into the ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:36hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Sulu dismisses claims of romantic advances towards Grace Mugabe
Popular Dendera musician Sulumani Chimbetu has dismissed as false sensational social media claims that he made romantic advances towards former First Lady Grace Mugabe.Over the weekend, unveri...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1062 | 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
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 | 354 | by Staff reporter
Court interpreter arrested for fraud
A Bulawayo-based court interpreter has appeared in court facing charges of criminal abuse of office after allegedly posing as a senior court official and soliciting money to influence the release of a...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:13hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Woman in court for alleged sexual assault of form 4 pupil
A 33-year-old Harare woman yesterday appeared before Harare magistrate Donald Ndirowei facing charges of aggravated indecent assault on a Form 4 male learner.Zvikomborero Maria Makedenge was n...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 12:12hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Jeys Marabini charms fans with 'Umjolo' album
Legendary musician Jeys Marabini has returned to the spotlight with the release of his 10th studio album, Umjolo, a captivating 10-track project exploring themes of love, trust, and faith.The ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 09:41hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Student raped in parked kombi at CBD rank
A 13-year-old girl was raped in parked Kombi at Rezende Parkade rank.Initially, the Grade 7 learner was humiliated by touts, who were dragging her to various Kombis at the rank.One of ...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 09:03hrs | 1347 | by Staff reporter
Chicken Inn accused of abandoning injured goalkeeper
Chicken Inn FC has come under fire after goalkeeper Issah Ali accused the club of abandoning him following a serious training ground injury, despite being under contract until December 2025.In...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo urged to shun imported 'waste' goods
A solid waste management expert has urged Bulawayo residents and businesses to avoid importing goods considered waste in other countries, warning that low-quality imports are driving illegal dumping i...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 253 | 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 | 1619 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Buhera
Man bashes nephew over ex-wife
Jealousy can lead one to be in soup, as shown by Daniel Dube's actions, who assaulted his nephew for talking to his ex-wife.The matter came to light at Plumtree Magistrates Court, where Dube a...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 23:10hrs | 905 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mliswa pushes for schools' inclusive sporting curriculum
ZVIMBA - Vibrant sports enthusiast and former Norton Independent legislator, Temba Mliswa has called for an inclusive and enabling sporting curriculum environment amongst rural and urban schools in th...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 23:07hrs | 435 | by Gideon Madzikatidze in Kutama
Man (30) severely bashes suspected witch (70)
A man from Mutizhe compound, Scott farm in Chipinge has been caged after he severely assaulted his neighbour after accusing her of bewitching his mother.Thomas Sithole was sentenced to one yea...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 21:44hrs | 643 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Chipinge
Woman in brutal assault on 1-month old baby after DNA test dispute
A 35-year-old Domboshava woman has appeared in court accused of severely assaulting a one-month-old baby belonging to her husband's second wife after DNA test results revealed the child was not father...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:40hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor to face trial over fraud
A Zanu PF councillor in Bulawayo is set to stand trial later this month over allegations that he defrauded 14 informal traders of more than US$2,000 by falsely promising them vending bays in the city ...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 18:38hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Why was Makate penalised for SCA Judges' mistakes?
Nkosana Makate has criticised the Constitutional Court for requiring him to pay Vodacom's legal costs in the latest round of his case against the operator over compensation for his Please Call Me Idea...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 15:03hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Cyanide poacher arrested in Chizarira National Park
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) has arrested a 45-year-old suspected poacher in Chizarira National Park after he was found in possession of cyanide and other tools comm...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 13:04hrs | 387 | by Staff reporter
Ghost workers at Zimbabwe's major hospitals
Zimbabwe's biggest hospitals are losing billions of dollars in public funds due to ghost workers, missing drugs, and a complete lack of oversight, a damning Auditor-General's report has revealed....Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 13:00hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Vaccine hesitancy a threat to Zimbabwe's immunisation drive
Vaccine hesitancy, once largely associated with impoverished communities and apostolic sects, is now increasingly taking root among Zimbabwe's wealthy urban elite, sparking concern among health expert...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 12:51hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
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