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Boom in gated communities reshaping Zimbabwe's urban living
Zimbabwe is witnessing a surge in the development of gated communities, fuelled by growing demand for security, privacy and exclusivity among middle- to high-income earners.These communities, ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 427 | by Staff reporter
Civil servants' right to collective bargaining under threat
Proposed amendments to the Public Service Act could strip Zimbabwe's civil servants of key labour rights, including the right to fight for better wages and conditions, legal experts and labour activis...Published: 16 hrs ago | 211 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate fined for land invasion
Zanu-PF aspiring candidate for Chinhoyi constituency, Thomas Chidzomba, has been convicted of illegally occupying gazetted land.Chidzomba, who lost in the 2023 parliamentary elections, appeare...Published: 16 hrs ago | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mshikashika driver 'vandalises' traffic cop's vehicle
A well-known Masvingo mshikashika driver has appeared in court for allegedly vandalizing the vehicle of Traffic Police Officer-in-Charge Melton Simari following a crackdown that saw over 50 kombis and...Published: 24 hrs ago | 296 | by Staff reporter
Milton High teacher acquitted of sodomy charges
A male teacher at Milton High School in Bulawayo has been acquitted of all charges relating to alleged improper conduct with learners at the boys-only school.Bulawayo magistrate Beverly Madzik...Published: 24 hrs ago | 157 | by Staff reporter
Scottland hike Dembare match gate charges
Scottland have followed the well-trodden path of clubs cashing in on the pulling power of traditional giants by hiking gate charges for their high-stakes clash against Dynamos at Rufaro Stadium on Sat...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:51hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
British tycoon loses posh house in Harare
British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an app...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 313 | by Staff reporter
British tycoon loses posh house in Harare
British tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten has lost a High Court bid to compel the transfer of a Harare property, Stand No 4 Wroxham Road, The Grange, to his name.Van Hoogstraten had filed an app...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:48hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Rescue Bosso from cartels, secure legacy
The 1926 club, the oldest such institution still in the PSL, is the strongest such brand that must be protected with everything the ecosystem can hold, and any attempts, subtle or otherwise, to compro...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:11hrs | 419 | by Chizuzu Hope
We must be careful in interpreting DNA paternity results to avoid unnecessary alarm
When statistics are not handled with care, they can cause more harm than good and even pose real danger.The recent report released by Global DNA Zimbabwe has understandably ignited heated deba...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:52hrs | 344 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Schoolgirl's suicide stuns community
The Highfield community is reeling after the death of a 12-year-old Grade Seven pupil, who took her own life on August 15 in a cabin at her family home.Anesu Mudzukuri, a prefect at Houghton P...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 06:06hrs | 1592 | by Staff reporter
Harare fails to act on 27 of 28 audit red flags
Residents of Harare have condemned the city council for what they describe as gross negligence, following the Auditor General's 2023 annual report, which revealed that the local authority failed to ac...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:51hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Dubai-based Leva Hotels to debut in Zimbabwe
Dubai-born hospitality brand Leva Hotels is set to make its Southern African debut with the opening of a new property in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare.The hotel, located at 88 Speke Avenue in the...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:48hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
Police probe widow in murder of Mutangadura
Police are intensifying investigations into the brutal murder of prominent Harare businessman Joseph Mutangadura, with his wife, Patience Dambudzo, now at the centre of scrutiny.Mutangadura, w...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 13:05hrs | 2885 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe High Court bans Chinese miner
The Chinhoyi High Court has barred Beijing Broadtec Investments (Pvt) Ltd from conducting any mining activities at the disputed Mukovo 12 Mine in Mashonaland West Province, ruling that the Chinese com...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:56hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Nicholas van Hoogstraten's 16-year-old property claim dismissed
The High Court has rejected businessman Nicholas van Hoogstraten's bid to revive a 16-year-old lawsuit over a Harare property, ruling that the claim was long dormant, overtaken by events, and unenforc...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:19hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Mutingwende linked to major land fraud
Aspire Mutingwende, chairperson of the Children of War Veterans and Heroes Dependants Forum, has been implicated in a high-profile land fraud case in Harare.According to Windmill (Private) Lim...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:11hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
White farmer to stand trial over 65 missing cattle
The High Court in Bulawayo has dismissed an application by a man accused of stealing trust cattle to avoid trial, ruling that the State presented enough evidence to place him on his defence.Ju...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:00hrs | 426 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo fire destroys US$500,000 property in Burnside
A fire has destroyed property valued at an estimated US$500,000 in Bulawayo's Burnside suburb, with authorities blaming the blaze on illegal and uncontrolled burning.The incident occurred at s...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:52hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Man fires 11 shots at cops after assaulting neighbour
Chaos erupted in Borrowdale last week when a man allegedly assaulted his neighbour, injured himself while attempting to break free from handcuffs, and later fired 11 shots at police officers.R...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 446 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's blueberries become 'blue gold'
Zimbabwe is cashing in as its blueberry exports surge, making the fruit a prized commodity in international markets from Singapore to Europe and the UK.Trade promotion body ZimTrade announced ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 267 | by Staff reporter
FRAUD ALERT: Windmill warns public against illegal land sales
Windmill (Private) Limited has issued a stern warning to the public over fraudulent land sales involving its property, Lot FA Kinvara, measuring 65.2436 hectares, which is being illegally marketed as ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 08:01hrs | 895 | by Staff reporter
Kariba rehabilitation reaches key milestone
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the US$294 million Kariba Dam Rehabilitation Project, completing the final leakage test on Sluice 6 of the dam's spillway....Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 07:57hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold boom masked by environmental ruin
Zimbabwe's gold sector is experiencing one of its strongest rallies in years, but behind the production surge lies a darker reality of smuggling, lawlessness, and environmental collapse that threatens...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:22hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
IDBZ manager probed in student facility fraud
The Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has launched an investigation into former senior manager Suckson Muswe, formerly known as Makwasha, over allegations that he inflated costs d...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:16hrs | 624 | by Staff reporter
Zimra's new system sees number of tax payers double
Zimbabwe's new Tax and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) has more than doubled taxpayer registrations within a year, marking a major breakthrough in the country's tax administration.Figures pr...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:51hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
+40,000 vehicles vanish after entering Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has failed to account for more than 40 000 vehicles that entered the country under Temporary Import Permits (TIPs), according to the latest Auditor-General's rep...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:23hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Traders seek Chiwenga's help over market fees
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has been dragged into a heated dispute at Harare's Mbare Musika retail market, where traders are protesting against what they describe as "extortionist fees" and ex...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 09:21hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans must stop Chinese plunder of our country and destruction of our future
When will Zimbabweans finally rise and say enough is enough?Zimbabwe is a nation blessed with breathtaking landscapes, abundant natural resources, and a rich heritage that stretches back centu...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 22:20hrs | 453 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Former Senator dies
Former Senator for Kwekwe, Silobela and Chirumhanzu, Clarissa Vongai Muchengeti (76), a trailblazing educationist and politician, has died.Muchengeti, who was also the mother of Manyame Rural ...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 20:00hrs | 1130 | by Staff reporter
Harare suburban office rentals surge
Rental rates for office space in Harare's suburbs have jumped by 20% over the past year, as corporates accelerate their decade-long migration from the city's central business district (CBD), a new rep...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 18:04hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Rethinking the global village
ZIMBABWE at the turn of the century lived true to the meaning of global village.Its citizens were migrating all over the world, setting up bases and immersing themselves in cosmopolitan capita...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:54hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge pupils sue Green Fuel for US$110,000 over assault
ELEVEN Chipinge schoolchildren have dragged ethanol producer Green Fuel and three of its security guards to court, demanding more than US$100,000 in damages after they were assaulted earlier this year...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:53hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to tighten gun licensing
The Government of Zimbabwe has pledged to tighten gun licensing laws and crack down on criminals using illegal firearms, following growing concerns over a surge in gun-related murders.During W...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 14:52hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Hararians told to flush with bigger buckets
The City of Harare has urged residents to adopt the use of larger buckets when flushing toilets in order to ease mounting sewer blockages. The directive comes as officials warn that small containers b...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:20hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders gamble on return of 'The Dutch Nomad'
By all accounts, Hendrik Pieter de Jongh is a man of many clubs and fleeting commitments. Nicknamed "The Dutch Nomad," the Dutchman has built a reputation for tactical flair and abrupt exits, le...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:16hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
AFM pastor in land ownership dispute
Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) church advisory board chairperson and pastor, Titus Murefu, is facing accusations of harassing former farm workers by cutting off their water supplies despite allegedly f...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:11hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Court orders Avenues clinic to restore radiology department
Baines Imaging Group (BIG) has won a major legal battle against The Avenues Clinic (Medical Investments Ltd) after the High Court granted a spoliation order compelling the hospital to restore the radi...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 18:32hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Vic Falls residents push for clarity in Town Clerk probe
The Victoria Falls Residents Consortium has petitioned police to speed up a corruption probe into Town Clerk Ronnie Dube, who has been at the centre of controversy over the allocation of stands and ot...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:19hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councillor grabs farm, jailed
A Zanu-PF councillor in Bulawayo has spent nearly a month behind bars after defying a series of court orders to vacate a disputed farmhouse in Umguza district, Matabeleland North.Ward 1 counci...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:15hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after bizarre self-harm incident in Budiriro
A 21-year-old man from Budiriro, Harare, has died after reportedly inflicting severe injuries on himself in a shocking and disturbing incident last Saturday.Aaron Mutize was seen by neighbours...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 914 | by Staff reporter
NSSA, NBS drive affordable housing
Over the past three years, the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) has developed more than 1,700 residential stands, while its banking arm, the National Building Society (NBS), has constructed o...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:44hrs | 237 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drafts sports ethics bill to combat match-fixing
The Government is set to introduce a new Sports Ethics Bill aimed at stamping out match-fixing and protecting the integrity of Zimbabwean sport, a move authorities say is long overdue.Permanen...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
Nearly four years on, still no answers to Douglas Munatsi death
IT is now three years and nine months since the tragic and mysterious death of Douglas (Doug) Tawanda Munatsi, yet the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) and the government of Zimbabwe have offered no off...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:34hrs | 617 | by Eng. Jacob K Mutisi
Zimbabwe to cap civil service wage bill
Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has unveiled plans to cap civil service expenditure at 50% of the national budget, aiming to rein in rising wage ...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 1451 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe trials Czech fuel additive
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has begun testing a revolutionary fuel additive from the Czech Republic in a bid to cut fuel consumption and harmful emissions.The addi...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:57hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Harare to host 44,000 for Jehovah's Witnesses Convention
Harare is set for an economic boom this weekend as more than 4,000 foreign delegates from 14 countries, including the United States and Europe, and 40,000 local participants converge for the Jehovah's...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:53hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Robbery gang arrested after tracking of AirPods and $10 phone
A four-member gang of suspected armed robbers has been arrested after police tracked a pair of stolen AirPods and a US$10 cellphone to one of the suspects, linking them to a string of violent robberie...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:49hrs | 1723 | by Staff reporter
EMA orders halt of cement plant over violations
The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has ordered Wih-Zim Cement to immediately stop construction of its Magunje plant after inspectors found the company violated Environmental Impact Assessment (...Published: 21 Aug 2025 at 08:29hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Jilted lover remanded in custody for unlawful entry
A jilted lover, Mgcinumuzi Ndlovu (35) from Nxele village in Plumtree, appeared before Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware, facing unlawful entry and physical abuse charges. He was remanded in cus...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:16hrs | 418 | by Edson Mapani
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