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Lies about injured nurse exposed
Government claims of supporting an injured rural nurse have been exposed as misleading after the nurse, Progress Muzuva, produced receipts and medical records showing she has been paying her own medic...Published: 16 mins ago | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tightens carbon market regulations
Zimbabwe has lost tens of millions of United States dollars over the years through unregulated carbon credit trade, prompting the Government to introduce strict new regulations and a national registry...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 14:48hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
History will judge us by our social media timelines
When the story of Zimbabwe in these years is finally written, I suspect it will not be remembered for what we suffered, but for how lightly we took it. The record will not be one of famine, misman...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 251 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zimbabwe hits US$44,9bn in digital transactions
Zimbabwe's financial sector has marked a major milestone in its digital transformation, processing a record 381 million electronic transactions worth ZiG1,2 trillion (US$44,9 billion) in the first hal...Published: 12 Aug 2025 at 08:32hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Chief ordered to retract Zanu-PF slogans
The High Court has found Chief Seke, Stanley Chimanikire, guilty of breaching the Constitution by chanting Zanu-PF political slogans while addressing a gathering, and ordered him to publish a public r...Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 10:18hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga dumps wife - 1 Corinthians 7 v 10-11 haunts him
Popular Zimbabwean preacher Apostle Talent Muzuva Chiwenga has publicly confirmed that his marriage to Nyasha Vanessa has ended, revealing that the relationship disintegrated almost immediately after ...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:36hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
0 pass rate teachers to be fired
A recent threat by the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education to dismiss teachers in Matabeleland South's Bulilima district for recording zero pass rates over the past five years has reignited co...Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
Explosive testimony at ex-Highlanders CEO's fraud trial
The fraud trial of former Highlanders Football Club Chief Executive Officer, Brian Busani Moyo, began this week with dramatic revelations after his alleged accomplice, Andrew Mandigora, turned state w...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 13:21hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Harare accounts for most accidents in Zimbabwe
Harare Metropolitan Province accounted for more than half of the road traffic accidents recorded across Zimbabwe in 2024, according to the latest Extreme Events and Disasters Report released this week...Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Kariba water level declines
Lake Kariba is recording a steady drop in water levels, closing the latest monitoring period at 478,77 metres as of August 5, 2025, according to the Zambezi River Authority (ZRA).This represen...Published: 08 Aug 2025 at 08:45hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
University of Cape Town give white students higher marks
University of Cape Town (UCT)'s academics in the faculty of social development have allegedly been awarding higher marks to white students while penalising black students in a perpetuation of racism a...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 21:48hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
Mathibela faces vote of no confidence over Zanu-PF ties
Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) amid mounting calls for a vote of no confidence in its embattled chairperson, Andreas Ethan M...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 15:52hrs | 583 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo leads Zimbabwe in business formalisation
Bulawayo has emerged as Zimbabwe's top-performing province in terms of formal business establishments, according to new data from the 2023 Economic Census conducted by the Zimbabwe National Statistics...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:56hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe smashes tobacco records again
Zimbabwe has reached a historic milestone in its agricultural sector, recording an all-time high tobacco output of 350 million kilogrammes for the 2025 marketing season. This unprecedented achievement...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 10:08hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Half of Zimbabwe's youth population is idle
Almost half of Zimbabwe's youth aged between 15 and 35 are neither in education, employment, nor training (NEET), according to alarming new data released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zi...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:46hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Villagers cry foul over forced maize contributions to chiefs
Rural communities across Zimbabwe are up in arms after traditional leaders reportedly ordered each household to contribute buckets of maize to the chiefs' granaries under the guise of the cultural pra...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt chefs scramble to save cement project
Senior government officials have stepped in to rescue a multi-million-dollar Chinese-run cement plant in Magunje, Mashonaland West, as mounting community resistance and environmental concerns threaten...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 09:38hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Uber shutdown warning in South Africa
The National E-hailing Federation of South Africa (Nefsa) has warned that e-hailing drivers will down tools nationwide unless their demands regarding pay and working conditions are met.Speakin...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 10:27hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins 6 by-elections
Zanu-PF secured a clean sweep in all six by-elections held across Chikomba, Chiredzi, Gutu, Mazowe, and Marondera Rural District Councils (RDCs) on Saturday, cementing its dominance on Zimbabwe's poli...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
'Cars bribes' for war vets scandal deepens
Tempers are flaring within a faction of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) as reports emerge of a planned vote of no confidence against the association's leader, Andrea...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit 3 Sai Mart Shops in Bulawayo
In a brazen and coordinated operation, a gang of armed robbers hit three Sai Mart retail outlets in Bulawayo on Saturday morning, escaping with over US$4,000 in cash. The suspects were reportedly movi...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:11hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions Zimplats 35MW solar plant
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has praised platinum mining giant Zimplats for setting a benchmark in Zimbabwe's mining sector through enhanced production and responsible environmental practices....Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:25hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
JSC probe Senior magistrate over leaked corruption audio
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has begun investigations into Inyathi Senior Magistrate Samukeliswe Gumbo's leaked audio on corruption circulating on social media.According to JSC spokes...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 17:07hrs | 523 | by Paul Ndou
Highlanders free fall continues
Former Orlando Pirates forward Terrence Dzvukamanja was the hero for Scottland FC on Sunday, netting a decisive brace to hand his side a crucial 2-1 victory over Highlanders FC in a tightly contested ...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Aids council focuses on street dwellers
PEOPLE living on the streets are recording a high default rate on antiretroviral treatment (ART), largely due to inconsistent access to medication and challenges in adhering to the treatment regimen, ...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 09:02hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's AMH charged for 'insulting' Mnangagwa
A week after the arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, the Zimbabwean government has escalated its legal crackdown on independent media by charging the newspaper's parent company, Alpha Me...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 19:15hrs | 1055 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe women's bank opens 11 000 accounts in 2024
The Zimbabwe Women Microfinance Bank (ZWMB) opened 11,120 new savings accounts in 2024 as part of the Government's ongoing push to promote financial inclusion and empower marginalized groups - particu...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:52hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Viral audio exposes judicial corruption in Beitbridge
The Beitbridge magistrates' court is under intense scrutiny following the circulation of a damning voice note in which a woman allegedly narrates how she met with a prosecutor to influence the outcome...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:04hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Gono accused of extortion, fabrication
A Harare couple embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has accused him of attempting to extort US$50,000 from them by leveraging his allege...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:28hrs | 841 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba arrested over satirical article attacking Mnangagwa
Faith Zaba, the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a satirical article published in the weekly newspaper, reigniting deep concerns over the state of press f...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 20:39hrs | 1724 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mobile network operators hit by currency woes
Zimbabwe's mobile network operators (MNOs) are reeling from a sharp decline in profitability, with spiralling costs and exchange rate volatility emerging as key culprits, according to a new industry r...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:07hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
When a Child President wears the 'Mnangagwa scarf', we must all be concerned
Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say - but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they've even begun.There was so...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:33hrs | 552 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zvishavane emerges as Midlands HIV hotspot
Zvishavane district has emerged as the new epicentre of HIV in the Midlands Province, recording the highest number of new infections and the highest HIV prevalence rate, according to recent stat...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 06:16hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
The Real Reason Small Brands Are Winning on Social Media in 2025
I work with brands for a living - large, small, and those still being managed from the back room of someone's apartment. And here's the wild part: in 2025, it's not the big players scoring the wins on...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 10:06hrs | 170 | by Staff Reporter
Varakashi tweets can never mask Zimbabweans' suffering under the Mnangagwa regime
There are some things under the sun that can never be defended or glossed over.The desperation of the ruling ZANU PF regime has never been more apparent than in its feverish attempt to strengt...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 732 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Oriyano faces backlash over 'shaky' live shows
Musician and dancer Oriyano, best known for his hits Ndakuda and Makarima Mupoto, is currently under fire following a series of poorly received live performances. The backlash came after shows at the ...Published: 08 Jun 2025 at 12:01hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to benefit from surge in remittances
Zimbabwe stands to gain significantly from a projected surge in remittance inflows into Africa, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) forecasting that the continent will receive US$100 billion in r...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:58hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
White student found not guilty after urinating on black student's belongings
Theuns du Toit, the former Stellenbosch University student caught on camera urinating on a fellow student's belongings, has been found not guilty on all charges.Du Toit, whose actions were cap...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:21hrs | 1375 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dissident's mother abducted, dumped near Norton
The 73-year-old mother of suspended Zanu-PF politician Godwin Gomwe was abducted on Friday night and later dumped near a police roadblock in Norton, in what appears to be a targeted act of intimidatio...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:35hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Is trap money enough? Questioning the over-reliance on sting operations in corruption cases
We need to be very careful when dealing with corruption. In the pursuit of a corruption-free Zimbabwe, it is imperative that we not only strengthen the tools used to hold public officials acco...Published: 24 May 2025 at 22:59hrs | 508 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Woman admits forging O-Level certificate to gain nurse training spot
A 29-year-old woman from Greendale, Harare, has pleaded guilty to forging an Ordinary Level certificate in a desperate attempt to secure a place in a nursing training programme.Tendai Florence...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:24hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
NMBZ finalises US$70m external credit lines
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed financial services group NMBZ Holdings is on the verge of securing external lines of credit worth over US$70 million, as part of its broader strategy to unlock US$100 mi...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:19hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Mupostori in graveyard sex scandal
A sex scandal has stirred controversy in Honde Valley involving Talent Nyabanga, a married woman and member of the Johane Marange Church, who stands accused of having an illicit affair and allegedly c...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:11hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Parliament asked to investigate Chivayo
A Kwekwe resident, Emmanuel Nkosilathi Moyo, has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, urging the legislature to launch an investigation into allegations of money laundering and corrupt...Published: 07 May 2025 at 16:29hrs | 3782 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo, Bushiri cases dominate Anti-Corruption Conference
The high-profile cases of fugitive Malawian preacher Shepherd Bushiri and controversial Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo have taken centre stage at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:47hrs | 2002 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council enforces dog tie-up order
The Bulawayo City Council has launched a month-long operation to enforce a dog tie-up order as part of efforts to control the growing population of stray dogs and curb the increase in dog bite inciden...Published: 07 May 2025 at 09:33hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga to spend more days in remand
The case against Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is facing charges related to transmitting messages allegedly intended to incite public violence, has been postponed to April...Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:30hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Zec ducks Chivayo millions saga
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has pleaded with journalists to stop asking questions regarding the controversial US$40 million elections tender allegedly awarded to Zanu PF-linked businessman...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:29hrs | 560 | by Staff reporter
Richard Tsvangirai accused of lying over land-for-votes scandal
Norton Member of Parliament Richard Tsvangirai has come under fire after denying claims that he received land from the government in exchange for supporting efforts to shield President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 14:22hrs | 325 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo 'kickbacks' probed in South Africa
Financial watchdogs in South Africa and Zimbabwe are investigating Johannesburg-based printing firm Ren-Form for possible money laundering linked to a high-profile election procurement scandal involvi...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:08hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
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