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Harare Mayor announces smart water meter rollout
Mayor Jacob Mafume has confirmed that Harare's smart water meter project is underway, with installation expected to be completed by the end of the year despite strong opposition from resident groups....Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa reposts deleted Tagwirei appointment tweet
ZANU PF Legal Affairs Secretary Patrick Chinamasa has reignited political debate after reposting a once-deleted tweet declaring businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei's controversial appointment to the party...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 646 | by Staff reporter
Magunje cement must follow established processes
Presidential Affairs and Devolution secretary Tafadzwa Muguti has raised alarm over suspected corruption in the licensing of a Chinese-owned cement and power plant project in Magunje, Mashonaland West...Published: 05 Aug 2025 at 08:55hrs | 157 | 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 | 100 | by Staff reporter
Magunje cement plant licence sparks corruption fears
Government officials have raised alarm over the controversial licensing of a Chinese-owned cement plant in Magunje, Mashonaland West, amid allegations of corruption, regulatory breaches, and community...Published: 04 Aug 2025 at 08:29hrs | 157 | 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
Chiwenga cracks the whip in Zanu-PF
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has issued a stern reprimand to the Zanu-PF Harare provincial executive, led by Goodwills Masimirembwa, over a series of internal transgressions that party insiders...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 10:04hrs | 1467 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crumble to 9 wicket defeat
Zimbabwe's Test cricket struggles continued on home soil as they slumped to a nine-wicket defeat to New Zealand inside three days in the opening match of their two-Test series at Queens Sports Club in...Published: 02 Aug 2025 at 10:15hrs | 37 | 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
Zimbabwe govt mulls fresh taxes
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube yesterday unveiled plans to impose new taxes, despite growing resistance from businesses and taxpayers who argue that Zimbabwe's current tax burden is already suffocating...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:02hrs | 381 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe faces malaria crisis
Zimbabwe is grappling with a sharp and alarming rise in malaria cases, with nearly 112,000 suspected infections and over 300 deaths reported in the first half of 2025 alone - a surge that has sparked ...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Hwende spurns portfolio committee reassignment
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Charlton Hwende has rejected his reassignment from the influential Public Accounts Committee to the Portfolio Committee on Energy and Power De...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:15hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Politburo convenes amid Tagwirei power struggle
As Zanu-PF's politburo convenes today, deepening tensions over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's succession have emerged, with the spotlight now firmly on the party's 2030 agenda. The high-stakes interna...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 12:27hrs | 766 | 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 | 255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fails to immunise 34,000 children every year
Zimbabwe is falling behind in its efforts to fully immunise every child, with approximately 34,000 children going without basic vaccinations each year, exposing them to life-threatening diseases. This...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:26hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Comic Pastor to retire
Zimbabwean comedian and social media personality Prosper Ngomashi, widely known as Comic Pastor, has announced that he will retire from the entertainment industry at the end of 2025. The UK-based cont...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:15hrs | 1133 | by Staff reporter
MCAZ issues urgent warning
The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has sounded the alarm over the distribution of counterfeit Cloxacillin 250mg capsules, warning that the falsified antibiotics pose a significant thre...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:23hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF SG Obert Mpofu arrives in Johannesburg
Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, Secretary-General Obert Mpofu has arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was warmly received by leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) ahead of the L...Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 20:15hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
SADC liberation movements share notes in South Africa
Former Liberation Movements from Southern Africa will gather in Johannesburg from Thursday for a high-level three-day summit aimed at forging a unified response to the region's shifting political and ...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 15:07hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies youth mobilisation drive in Bulawayo
Zanu-PF's Bulawayo province has launched an aggressive youth mobilisation campaign in a bid to strengthen its grassroots support in the traditionally opposition-dominated city ahead of future election...Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 09:11hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora slams Tagwirei's political ambitions
MDC-T President Douglas Mwonzora has launched a scathing attack on controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, branding him one of the worst politicians to emerge in recent times and accusing him o...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 17:41hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Mukanya set for farewell show in the UK
The curtain is set to fall on a music journey as Zimbabwean icon Thomas Mapfumo, fondly known as "The Lion of Zimbabwe," prepares to retire from live performances. A farewell show slated for August 23...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 14:38hrs | 666 | by Staff reporter
Zacc faces resistance as anti-corruption efforts stall
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) is facing stiff resistance in its fight against graft in the border town of Beitbridge, with insiders revealing that some State agencies, suspected to be...Published: 22 Jul 2025 at 09:25hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF revives push for ED2030
ZANU-PF is reigniting fading calls for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his stay in office beyond the constitutionally mandated two-term limit, with senior party officials leading the charge ahe...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 18:45hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei has constitutional right to aspire for presidency - Pastor
Prominent cleric and former Zimbabwe National Army chaplain, Pastor Solomon Ndlovu of Holy Spirit Ministries, has defended businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, asserting that he has a constitutional right...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 15:18hrs | 1346 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe army, police flee angry travellers
Armed security personnel manning an anti-smuggling roadblock at Bubi, approximately 80km outside Beitbridge, were forced to flee on Wednesday after a group of angry passengers violently resisted attem...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:33hrs | 929 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree rolls out prepaid water meters
The Plumtree Town Council has announced plans to introduce prepaid water meters, a move that has sparked outrage among residents who argue the system threatens their right to water and risks deepening...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Harvest House as Mudzuri moves to oust Mwonzora
A fierce power struggle has erupted within the opposition MDC-T party after Vice President Elias Mudzuri, allegedly working alongside former party Chairperson Morgen Komichi, launched a bold attempt t...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 18:57hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zacc's roadblock searches face public resistance
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has expressed frustration over reports of the travelling public refusing to be searched at roadblocks in its anti-corruption drive.Zacc pleaded w...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:56hrs | 502 | by Staff reporter
Harare moves to ban 3-wheeled taxis from City roads
The Harare City Council has announced plans to ban three-wheeled taxis from operating on city roads as part of sweeping reforms aimed at bringing order to the capital's chaotic public transport system...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 19:15hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe conducts second joint external evaluation
Zimbabwe recently completed its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE), a critical assessment of the country's capacity to prevent, detect, and respond to public health threats under the International...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's ally takes over City Sports Centre
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special advisor, Paul Tungwarara, has been handed the reins to oversee the long-awaited renovation of the City Sports Centre, a once-proud Harare landmark that has suffe...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:58hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei's risky play in Zimbabwe's Game of Thrones
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei's dramatic ejection from Zanu-PF's 126th Ordinary Session of the Central Committee has thrown a harsh spotlight on the formidable political headwinds he faces as he...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 07:57hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei unveils a wave of philanthropic gestures
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei made a dramatic return to the political spotlight over the weekend in Epworth, just days after ZANU PF postponed a decision on his admission to the party's Central ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:19hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland still waiting for justice, says Sikhala
The launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's memoir, Footprints in the Chains, turned into a powerful platform for raw and impassioned calls for truth, justice, and national healing-particularly ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:15hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
CCC abandoned Sikhala during jail time
In a dramatic and emotional moment during the Bulawayo launch of Job Sikhala's memoir, "Footprints in the Chains – The Life Story of Job Sikhala," Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator for ...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 09:57hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
It's time Zimbabwe redefined who we call a national hero
The recent declaration of the late ZESA executive chairman, Sydney Gata, as a national hero has once again reignited a longstanding and deeply divisive debate in Zimbabwe. At the core of ...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 11:07hrs | 614 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Injury-hit Zimbabwe under siege as South Africa dominates
Zimbabwe's national cricket team finds itself in deep trouble as they battle South Africa in the second and final Test at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. The visitors have taken firm control of the ma...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 46 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe doesn't need a Preacher - It needs a Champion
Nelson Chamisa is back.After months of political silence and speculation, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader has re-emerged, promising a new political vehicle and a "cleaner...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:38hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei blundered, says Mutsvangwa
Business tycoon Kudakwashe Tagwirei's presence at a recent Zanu-PF central committee meeting has been described as a violation of the party's constitution, potentially complicating his swift rise into...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:15hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe considering a Congestion Tax?
Harare is facing escalating challenges due to increasing motorisation, which has led to a congested and often polluted central business district (CBD). This congestion is affecting timely access to wo...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 290 | by Staff reporter
'Tagwirei lacks Zanu-PF grassroots support,' says activist
Political activist and editor of 'Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala' Rejoice Ngwenya has dismissed the possibility of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei succeeding President Emmerso...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Ousted NSSA boss tags Mnangagwa in letter blasting ministerial move
Emmanuel Fundira, the recently dismissed chairperson of the National Social Security Authority (Nssa), has mounted a bold legal challenge against his abrupt termination, casting a spotlight on governa...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 12:29hrs | 467 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa issues a signal for 'next Zimbabwe'
Nelson Chamisa has issued a passionate appreciation message to Zimbabweans, reaffirming his commitment to the country's democratic struggle and signalling a renewed strategy for political change follo...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 13:21hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
Ministry fails to pay US$180 000 CDU workshop allowances to teachers
Nearly a year after hosting nationwide syllabus review workshops, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) is yet to pay over US$180,000 owed to participants, sparking outrage among edu...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:03hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
South Africa crushes Zimbabwe
South Africa powered to its ninth consecutive Test victory on Tuesday, crushing Zimbabwe by a staggering 328 runs at Queens Sports Club to equal the country's longest winning streak in men's Tes...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 153 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remembers Dr Joshua Nkomo, 26 years on
Today marks 26 years since the passing of Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as "Father Zimbabwe," with the nation pausing to reflect on the enduring legacy of the late liberat...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:59hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Umdala Wethu: The Statesman who united a nation
In the story of Zimbabwe, there are names that echo. And then there is Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - a man whose name is etched not merely in memory, but in the bedrock of the nation itself. As Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:30hrs | 355 | by Dereck Goto
CIO agent faces rape charge
A Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) officer stationed in Gweru has been granted US$200 bail in a case where he stands accused of raping a 20-year-old woman in the city's Kopje suburb.The...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:17hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans fume over 'extortionate' car duty valuations
A promotional campaign by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA), launched on June 29, 2025, to encourage voluntary compliance among vehicle owners has ignited widespread public outrage. Instead of fo...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:18hrs | 3932 | by Staff reporter
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