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Harare City Council demolishes Ngezi Restaurant in Milton Park
Harare City Council has demolished makeshift structures at Ngezi Restaurant, a popular eatery operating without proper authorisation from a residential property in Milton Park. The action forms part o...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:41hrs | 961 | by Staff reporter
CBDs struggle as suburbs gain traction
Zimbabwe's property market is grappling with a complex mix of economic pressures and changing tenant preferences, according to a recent report by Knight Frank.Vacancy rates in prime urban area...Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 08:47hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
Killer pitbulls put down
In the aftermath of a brutal dog attack that claimed the life of 39-year-old Samuel Machara, the Zimbabwe National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ZNSPCA) has issued a strong stateme...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:20hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Catch and release: Mnangagwa's Minister walks free again
In a development that has reignited concerns about Zimbabwe's compromised legal system, the High Court in Masvingo has removed from the roll a high-profile land dispute case involving Masvingo Pro...Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:53hrs | 2706 | by Staff reporter
Critical evaluation of the South Africa's 2025 Budget effect on the property market
The 2025 Budget presents a multifaceted impact on South Africa's property market, balancing fiscal stability, infrastructure development, and housing affordability with rising taxation, debt-servicing...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:43hrs | 78 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Will SA become the next Zimbabwe with Expropriation Act?
The signing of the Expropriation Act into law has been one of the most topical subjects of 2025 so far, with the recently elected US President Donald Trump taking aim at the law on Monday, sending the...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:08hrs | 759 | by Staff reporter
Delma Lupepe faces eviction by Obert Mpofu
Once a flamboyant businessman in Bulawayo, Delma Lupepe is now embroiled in a legal battle after allegedly refusing to vacate a rented residential property in Burnside despite owing US$20,000 in unpai...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 13:12hrs | 3099 | by Staff reporter
Benefits of Having the Maltese Passport for Retired Footballers
For retired footballers looking to enjoy their golden years, obtaining a Maltese passport can open up a world of opportunities. One of the key benefits of having a Maltese passport is the ability to t...Published: 29 Jul 2024 at 12:16hrs | 549 | by Staff Reporter
Chivayo leverages proximity to power to make a fortune
AS flamboyant Zimbabwean tycoon Wicknell Chivayo splurges money on an imposing mansion and donates cars to selected individuals weeks on end, while also making cash donations, questions abound as to w...Published: 19 May 2024 at 11:53hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Police arrest 6 suspects after money transfer agency robbed
A gang of 12 armed robbers stole US$716,340 cash after breaking into the offices of a financial services company in Harare and blowing up safes, police said on Tuesday.Six suspects have been a...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube's budget has strong traits of capitalism
THE Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has slammed the just passed 2024 National Budget describing it as largely anti-welfare.This follows the tabling of a ZW$58,2 trillion National Budg...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:45hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Motsoaledi's ministry targeting Zimbabwean/ African professionals for deportation
The Pretoria High Court issued an urgent interim interdict this week against the minister and Department of Home Affairs prohibiting them from deporting an investment banker working in South Africa. H...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 21:37hrs | | by Ciaran Ryan
Mnangagwa's govt sells Elizabeth Tsvangirai her late husband's mansion
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government technically took possession of and sold the late former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Highlands mansion to his widow after it had appeared to be willing ...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:10hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Deputy Chief Justice in soup
WOMEN's Comfort Corner founder Rita Mbatha has filed a letter of complaint against Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza to Justice minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and the Judicial Service Commission ...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
More details emerge in Justice Gwaunza saga
LOCAL businessman Tendai Mashamhanda has accused Deputy Chief Justice Elizabeth Gwaunza of working in cahoots with lawyers to tarnish High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi‘s image for presiding o...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank assists more than 600 individuals and companies with residential and commercial property needs
Leading financial services institution, Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has assisted over 600 individuals and corporates acquire residential and commercial properties over the last year as part of its efforts t...Published: 20 Jul 2022 at 21:49hrs | 19 | by Agencies
Egodini to open for buses, kombis in December
COMMUTER buses and kombis are set to return to Egodini by December when Phase 1A of the much-anticipated Egodini Mall and Bus Terminus upgrading project is expected to have been completed, Bulawayo Ci...Published: 08 Jul 2022 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
UK-based Zimbabwean loses US$53,000 in bogus house deal
A UNITED Kingdom-based Zimbabwean lost US$53 000 after a Bulawayo woman she had tasked to buy her a house converted the money to her own use.Mary Bayephi Matewele, through her lawyer, Godfrey ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 09:14hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Bona, hubby get 20ha prime land for a song
Then Cabinet minister Ignatius Chombo reportedly facilitated a deal whereby the daughter of the late former President Robert Mugabe, Mrs Bona Nyepudzai Mutsahuni, and her husband, Mr Simbarashe Mutsah...Published: 30 Mar 2021 at 06:41hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former minister to lose property over $30,000 debt
FORMER Health deputy minister Edwin Muguti's property is set to go under the hammer after a Harare woman, Joyce Marko-Mushaninga, obtained a High Court order to force the Sheriff to auction his reside...Published: 05 Sep 2019 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi's passport temporarily released
SOCIALITE and businessman Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, who is on remand over fraud, tax evasion and money-laundering charges involving over $3,5 million, was yesterday granted a repri...Published: 23 May 2019 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi tax evasion investigations complete
Businessman Genius Kadungure was back in court yesterday for continuation of his $22 million tax evasion case.Kadungure was represented by Jonathan Samkange when he appeared before Harare regi...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 19:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans among top property buyers in SA
In spite of a crippling foreign currency crisis ravaging the Zimbabwean economy, locals are finding the hard currency to buy real estate in South Africa.Interestingly, when it comes to splurgi...Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:06hrs | 1 | by Fin24
Biti still banned from addressing gatherings
MDC deputy national chairperson Tendai Biti whose bail conditions were relaxed Wednesday is however, still barred from addressing journalists and political gatherings.The court on Wednesday 12...Published: 13 Dec 2018 at 08:10hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Biti bail conditions relaxed, passport returned
A ZIMBABWEAN court on Wednesday 12 December 2018 ordered authorities to return the passport for human rights lawyer Tendai Biti and title deeds to his residential property, which were being held as pa...Published: 12 Dec 2018 at 15:56hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Ginimbi's bid to escape weekend detention flops
THE bid by embattled Harare socialite, Genius "Ginimbi" Kadungure, to avoid spending the weekend in remand prison hit a brickwall after his urgent chamber application at the High Court was heard on Sa...Published: 19 Nov 2018 at 06:03hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Ginimbi denied bail in $3,5m fraud, money-laundering case
SOCIALITE and businessman Genius Kadungure, popularly known as Ginimbi, was yesterday denied bail by a Harare magistrate in a case in which he is accused of prejudicing Treasury of $3,5 million in a t...Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo man takes Sedco to court
A Bulawayo resident, Mandlenkosi Ndlovu, has filed a chamber application for leave to file a Constitutional Court application, challenging the constitutionality of the Small Enterprises Development Co...Published: 02 Sep 2018 at 09:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Losing MDC MP up for illicit $370,000 diamond deals
MDC Alliance losing candidate for Chimanimani West Canaan Matiashe has been dragged before a magistrate here facing a $370 000 money laundering charge involving illicit diamond dealings.Matias...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Safeguard brings automated traffic barrier spikes to Zimbabwe
Safeguard Security's Engineering division has introduced to the Zimbabwe market high security automated retractable traffic barrier spikes, which can be used for traffic control, preferably in conjunc...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 10:55hrs | 1 | by Agencies
Prophet Makandiwa 'mansion' up for auction
A MANSION at the centre of a US$6,5 million lawsuit filed by businessman Upenyu Mashangwa against United Family International Church (UFIC) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa is set to be auctioned....Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 16:16hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Safeguard brings automated traffic barrier spikes to Zimbabwe
Safeguard Security's Engineering division has introduced to the Zimbabwe market high security automated retractable traffic barrier spikes, which can be used for traffic control, preferably in conjunc...Published: 05 Jun 2018 at 17:35hrs | 2 | by Agencies
Cuthbert Dube demands $918,000 from Chiyangwa's Zifa
Former Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) president Cuthbert Dube, has written requesting an urgent refund of $918 049,30 he advanced to the local football mother body during his reign that coincide...Published: 21 Apr 2018 at 16:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga ex-wife falls on hard times
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Jocelyn and her company Rugnet Ventures, has fallen on hard times and risks losing her residential property in Harare's leafy Glen Lorne suburb after she...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 07:53hrs | | by Staff rpeorter
Our chiefs can now campaign for us, Cdes
Dear Cabinet and Politburo membersCOMRADES, I am glad that as we prepare for the upcoming elections which we have no excuse not to win by the 98 percent margin now standardised by peer d...Published: 02 Nov 2017 at 12:18hrs | 2 | by CZ
Harare to recruit 300 municipal police officers
Harare City Council has resolved to recruit an additional 300 municipal police officers to enforce the ban on pushcarts in the central business district as the local authority moves to bring sanity in...Published: 08 Aug 2017 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army general abandoned family, move in with 'mistress'
One of the country's decorated liberation war icons, retired Air Vice Marshal Henry Muchena, is entangled in an acrimonious divorce with his wife of 31 years, who is claiming in court papers that the ...Published: 12 Jul 2017 at 13:12hrs | 48 | by Staff reporter
Khupe and other senior MDC-T officials in land scam
Harare City Council pampered senior MDC-T officials, including party deputy president Ms Thokozani Khupe, Mayor Councillor Bernard Manyenyeni and some councillors, with huge tracts of land in the leaf...Published: 04 Jun 2017 at 10:03hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Councillor in night club scam
COWDRAY park councillor, Collet Ndhlovu was has been given the consent by the local authority to turn a sports bar into a night club despite owing the Bulawayo City Council more than $6 000 and the pr...Published: 28 May 2017 at 09:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Mujurus wealth revealed
DETAILS of the late Retired General Solomon Mujuru's vast empire have started emerging despite concerted efforts by his widow, former Vice President Joice Mujuru, to conceal the riches, The Herald can...Published: 13 Mar 2017 at 12:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mujuru's property - Number 4 Springfield Close, Chisipite in Harare
After Professor Jonathan Moyo twitted a letter addressed to Dr JTR Mujuru, we were keep to check our her crib. We used google maps to try find the location, unfortunately Zimbabwe does not have st...Published: 06 Mar 2017 at 08:01hrs | | by Ndou Paul
Harare Council descends on residents using homes for business
Harare City Council has said it is descending on residents who are using their homes for business.Harare Residents Trust revealed that the council started the raids and has already raided eigh...Published: 02 Apr 2016 at 07:25hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Council gets tough on home businesses
HARARE City Council has descended on residential property owners who illegally converted their homes into business premises. Eight suburbs where home owners have taken advantage of their proximity to ...Published: 30 Mar 2016 at 23:59hrs | | by Rutendo Rori
Top cop seeks divorce after cheating on wife with nurse
A police assistant commissioner, who is accused of having an adulterous affair with a Harare nurse, is now seeking a decree of divorce from his wife of 19 years.The marriage of Assistant Commi...Published: 06 Feb 2016 at 09:21hrs | 2 | by Daniel Nemukuyu
City of Bulawayo selling residential stands
CITY OF BULAWAYONOTICE FOR RESIDENTIAL STANDS FOR SALEPotential Beneficiaries who are able to develop a house...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 18:03hrs | 3 | by BCC
Prominent Zimbabweans sink in debt
As the economic climate in Zimbabwe gets more unforgiving, a number of prominent citizens are failing to service their debts, resulting in many of them losing their assets.Last week, the Sheri...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 16:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chase Skuza escapes jail
Bulawayo based musician Nicholas Chase Skhuza was on Monday sentenced to 280 hours of community service for selling a residential property which did not belong to him.His behaviour in co...Published: 06 Oct 2015 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff Reporter
AfriForum challenge is less about Zimbabwe but more about South African and Namibian land reform
LAST week I promised to tackle the issue of the sale by auction of a property of the Zimbabwe Government in Cape Town, over a court action involving AfriForum, a white legal outfit defending colonial ...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 09:28hrs | 12 | by Nathaniel Manheru
High Cost Of Doing Business Choking Retailers
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers has said the high cost of doing business in Zimbabwe is seriously choking retailers.In a statement CZR said it is deepily concerned about the stagnation...Published: 30 Aug 2015 at 07:32hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Borrowers lose property as loans bite
A number of companies and individuals are losing their properties which are being auctioned at almost 20 percent of the market value as banks and local authorities have stepped up efforts to recover m...Published: 12 Jul 2015 at 09:26hrs | 2 | by Ngonidzashe Chiutsi
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