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Trabablas immortalised?
Yesterday, President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially inaugurated the Trabablas Interchange, a flagship US$88 million infrastructure project designed to transform north-south traffic flow in Harare by re...Published: 7 hrs ago | 435 | by Staff reporter
Cement importer takes Mthuli Ncube to court
Leading cement importer Augutich Investments (PVT) LTD has taken Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube to the High Court, accusing him of unlawfully imposing a 30% surtax on cement imports covered under the C...Published: 7 hrs ago | 103 | by Staff reporter
Armed robbers hit Gain Cash and Carry Wholesale
A group of armed robbers struck Gains Cash and Carry Wholesale in Murambinda on May 24, 2025, making off with a total of US$11,187 and R31,300 in a well-coordinated heist. Authorities have revealed th...Published: 7 hrs ago | 146 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners face deportation from South Africa
South Africa has arrested over 400 illegal miners, including Zimbabweans and other foreign nationals, during a large-scale operation targeting illicit artisanal mining activities across the country. T...Published: 30 May 2025 at 09:00hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa declares Kwekwe fuel tanker crash a national disaster
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared the fatal accident involving a fuel tanker, a two-tonne truck, and a van near Kwekwe, which claimed 12 lives, a national disaster.The tragic collision...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:36hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe businessman jailed over US$125,000 theft
Businessman Vhurumu Mutero was sentenced on Tuesday to 48 months imprisonment after being convicted of theft of trust property involving US$125,000. The funds were entrusted to him for the purchase of...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:32hrs | 612 | by Staff reporter
Child dies after being hit by a dump truck in Gweru
A six-year-old child tragically lost his life on Saturday morning after being struck by a refuse collection truck operated by Gweru City Council near Clifton Park suburb.Midlands Provincial po...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:27hrs | 219 | by Staff reporter
Teen killed in hit-and-run on Harare-Mutare highway
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched an intensive manhunt for a hit-and-run motorist who struck and killed a 16-year-old boy along the Harare-Mutare highway, before fleeing the scene withou...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 73 | by Staff reporter
Gas explosion turns car into fireball in Bulawayo
Bulawayo was rocked by another terrifying gas explosion on Monday night when a car burst into flames near the Amakhosi Cultural Centre, reducing the vehicle to a charred shell and raising fresh concer...Published: 28 May 2025 at 12:14hrs | 1331 | by Staff reporter
South Africa in talks with Zimbabwe, Zambia to run Grand Inga transmission line
South Africa's Minister for Minerals and Petroleum Resources, Gwede Mantashe, announced on Tuesday that his country is engaging in discussions with Zambia and Zimbabwe regarding the potential routing ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 11:03hrs | 692 | by `
12 dead in Zimbabwe fuel tanker horror crash
Twelve people died instantly yesterday morning when a fuel tanker collided with two other vehicles near the Sebakwe River on the Harare–Bulawayo Highway in Kwekwe, Midlands Province. The tragic acci...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:55hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
Kapfupi begs Chivayo for another car
Zimbabwean comedian Freddy Manjalima, popularly known as Kapfupi, has publicly appealed to flamboyant businessman Wicknell Chivayo to gift him another car.Kapfupi, who was previously gifted a ...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:50hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man fined R1.5 million for smuggling cigarettes to SA
A 52-year-old Zimbabwean, Desperate Chinomona, has been ordered by the Giyani Specialised Commercial Crime Court to pay a fine of R1.5 million for smuggling illicit cigarettes from Zimbabwe into South...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:37hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
Bail for man accused of assaulting MP in hotel car park
A Harare man appeared in court Friday charged with assault and malicious damage to property after allegedly attacking Masvingo South MP Tanatsiwa Mukomberi, accusing him of having an affair with his w...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:33hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to rein in illegal chrome miners
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has raised serious concerns over the escalating illegal chrome mining activities along the Great Dyke, warning of extensive environmental damage, water pollution, ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:42hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed 4 years for killing hubby
A Mwenezi woman, Daisy Makanaka Moyo (25), has been convicted of culpable homicide and sentenced to an effective four years in prison for stabbing her husband to death after confronting him at a love ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:41hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man makes history with solo road trip from London to Harare
Zimbabwean adventurer Hugh Ndudza has made history by becoming the first black Zimbabwean to successfully complete a solo overland road trip from London to Harare. He touched down in the capital on Su...Published: 26 May 2025 at 19:37hrs | 1565 | by Staff reporter
Dismembered body found on railway tracks
A police investigation is underway following the discovery of a dismembered body believed to be that of a man in his early 20s on railway tracks beneath the Luveve Road flyover yesterday morning. Auth...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:30hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo needs US$40,000 to repair refuse trucks
The Bulawayo City Council has revealed it requires approximately US$38,900 to repair 13 broken-down refuse compactor trucks, a critical factor contributing to ongoing challenges in waste collection ac...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:22hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Court officials arrested for extortion
The prosecutor at Mutasa Magistrate Court, Shephard Chavarika, along with two police officers stationed at Mutasa Police Station, Liberty Tivafukidze and Sencia Masase, have been arrested and charged ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:01hrs | 66 | by Staff reporter
ZRP chief kills senior prison officer trying to save trapped CIO boss
A tragic accident on May 21 has claimed the lives of two senior Zimbabwean security officials, turning an act of heroism into a devastating loss. Principal Correctional Officer Masimba Mandimutsira di...Published: 26 May 2025 at 08:00hrs | 1249 | by Staff reporter
Chinese miner rehabilitates BCC roads
Haulin Quarry Mine, a Chinese-owned mining company operating in Pumula, Bulawayo, has joined forces with local construction company ZADA to rehabilitate some of the city's most damaged roads. The init...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:57hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Fisherman's remains found inside a crocodile
Tragedy struck the Chikuyu fishing camp at Lake Kariba last week after a local fisherman, Jethro Moyo, was fatally attacked by a crocodile. The grisly aftermath revealed the horrifying extent of the i...Published: 24 May 2025 at 08:57hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
2 senior security agents killed in pile-up accident
Tragedy struck last evening when two senior security service members lost their lives in a road accident involving a vehicle pile-up at the Mutimurefu Prison Bus Stop along the Masvingo-Mutare Road....Published: 22 May 2025 at 18:12hrs | 2192 | by Staff reporter
Driver, passenger jumped out of truck which rammed train
A truck driver and his passenger jumped out of their vehicle moments before it rammed into a passing train in Kadoma on Wednesday night causing a derailment, the National Railways of Zimbabwe said....Published: 22 May 2025 at 11:41hrs | 723 | by Staff reporter
Truck driver fined $400 for fatal accident at truck stop
A 43-year-old truck driver from Nyaradza, Gokwe, has been fined US$400 or, alternatively, sentenced to six months in prison after he accidentally ran over and killed a man who had fallen asleep beneat...Published: 22 May 2025 at 09:20hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Gweru gets new vehicles
The Gweru City Council has taken delivery of four brand-new vehicles valued at approximately US$165,000, marking a significant step toward improving service delivery in the city.The new fleet ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 19:50hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Man acquitted after axing wife on the head
A 65-year-old woman from Filabusi, Matabeleland South, has lodged a formal complaint with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), accusing the Filabusi and Esigodini Magistrates' Courts of mishandling ...Published: 21 May 2025 at 11:13hrs | 419 | by Staff reporter
BCC battle illegal environmental activities
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has intensified efforts to clamp down on illegal gold mining, sand poaching, and firewood theft-activities that are wreaking havoc on the environment and jeopardising t...Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:56hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Head-on collision in Glendale
A Toyota Buble allegedly encroached into an on-coming truck resulting in a head-on collision on Sunday in Glendale.According to witness...Published: 19 May 2025 at 23:24hrs | 1432 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Glendale
Welshman Ncube should seek political settlement with Tshabangu
PROF WELSHMAN NCUBE SHOULD FORGET HIS LOSING COURT LITIGATION AGAINST SENATOR TSHABANGU AND SEEK A POLITICAL SETTLEMENTFor Prof Welshman Ncube when it rains, it pours. The Supreme Court this w...Published: 17 May 2025 at 15:16hrs | 405 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Weighbridges, truck arrestor beds at tollgates
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has launched a comprehensive transport system modernisation programme aimed at enhancing road safety and streamlining regulatory services in M...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:19hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Rusape suspends engineer, cites incompetence
Rusape Town Council has resolved to suspend its Head of Engineering Department, Engineer Charles Chindenga, over allegations of incompetence. The decision, which was ratified during a special full cou...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:15hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers in PrEp dilemma
Sex workers operating near the Forbes Border Post in Mutare are grappling with a dire crisis following the withdrawal of USAID-funded organizations that previously supplied them with critical HIV prev...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:13hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Attempted murder over R15 debt lands man six-year jail term
A 29-year-old man from Chipinge will spend the next six years behind bars after being convicted of attempted murder for attacking his neighbour with a machete over a ZAR15 debt.Vengai Sithole,...Published: 17 May 2025 at 12:02hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
BCC mulls tougher penalties as litterbugs cause havoc
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is considering introducing stiffer penalties to curb rampant illegal waste disposal, as the city grapples with a growing number of illegal dumpsites and a crippled refu...Published: 16 May 2025 at 14:48hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Nguwaya taking over waste management in all towns, cities
Geo Pomona Waste Management, the company controversially contracted by the government to manage Harare's refuse, is now expanding operations to all provinces of Zimbabwe - without entering agreements ...Published: 16 May 2025 at 14:07hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe eyes regional manufacturing hub status
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for the swift implementation of agreements between Zimbabwe and Belarus, as he concluded a successful State visit to the East European nation, highlighting Hara...Published: 16 May 2025 at 10:00hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
Supreme court strikes Tshabangu, Parliament speaker's appeal off the roll
The Supreme Court has struck off the roll appeals filed by self-styled Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) interim secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu and the Speaker of the National Assembly, who wer...Published: 16 May 2025 at 09:46hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Daylight machete attack chilling details heard in court
A Bulawayo woman, Mrs. Samukelisiwe Chieza, suffered serious head injuries after she and four young church members were violently robbed by a notorious machete-wielding gang operating in parts of the ...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:34hrs | 903 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe land reform scam - 13 years after the genocide in Matebeleland and Midlands
This article intends to capture the poignant moment when Zanu began its unpunished abuse of public office soon after Zimbabwe's independence.All along Zanu felt a false sense of achievement in...Published: 14 May 2025 at 21:00hrs | 351 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange (Ndlovu)
$5 bribe cops' trial opens
Five Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers appeared in court yesterday as their trial opened over allegations that they accepted a US$5 bribe from a truck driver during an anti-sand poaching operati...Published: 14 May 2025 at 12:49hrs | 561 | by Staff reporter
Train collides with ZRP vehicle
A Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) vehicle was severely damaged in Gweru today after it was struck by a train at a level crossing, in an incident that has raised renewed concerns over road safety awaren...Published: 14 May 2025 at 10:15hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
England legend Sol Campbell in Bulawayo
Former England football international and Arsenal legend Sol Campbell is taking time out to discover the charm of Bulawayo while in Zimbabwe for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Under-18 tour...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:33hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Mberengwa community complain over deteriorating bridge
Mberengwa community in the Midlands have complained about the state of the Jeka river bridge, with the government being accused of neglecting their infrastructure.An academic and villager in M...Published: 13 May 2025 at 14:37hrs | 459 | by Stephen Jakes
17 tonnes of T-shirts land Zimra officials, NGO director in court
Two Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officials, along with five other individuals, have been arrested and brought before the Harare Magistrates' Courts following allegations of smuggling 17 tonnes o...Published: 13 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 5798 | by Staff reporter
Five church members perish in road accident
At least five people died yesterday in Bakasa, Guruve, when a truck they were travelling in veered off the road and overturned.The deceased are members of Mugodhi church who were coming from M...Published: 13 May 2025 at 08:13hrs | 1020 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Guruve
Why Zimbabweans should worry about our relationship with Belarus
How is it that Zimbabwe consistently chooses to engage with questionable figures?President Emmerson Mnangagwa is in Minsk for a working visit, marking his third trip to Belarus since assuming ...Published: 12 May 2025 at 19:32hrs | 705 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Sunway City targets 70% growth in five years
Sunway City, one of Zimbabwe's flagship special economic zones (SEZs) and a major smart city development project, is aiming to reach at least 70 percent completion within the next five years as part o...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:57hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders left to rue missed chances
Highlanders 1–1 FC PlatinumHighlanders will spend the week kicking themselves after letting FC Platinum off the hook in a match they thoroughly dominated — only to walk away with a frustrating...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:57hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
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