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Mnangagwa concludes Japan visit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday concluded a five-day working visit to Japan aimed at deepening diplomatic and economic ties, strengthening Zimbabwe's investment appeal, and positioning the coun...Published: 52 mins ago | 17 | by Staff reporter
Govt should fix public health, not meddle in private medical practice
This week, Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi announced that the government will keep a close eye on private medical practices, particularly concerning issues of pricing...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:31hrs | 70 | by Staff reporter
9 Facebook hacks to earn real money in Zimbabwe
Discover how to monetise your Facebook presence with 9 practical strategies - from selling products and running paid groups to earning through Reel...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 14:07hrs | 294 | by Libz Mbanje
An open letter to Chimhama: are you in South Africa?
Dear Madam Chimhama, I hope I find you well, daughter of the African soil!I am writing this letter because I am deeply concerned about your utterances of violence in your video yo...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 16:04hrs | 479 | by Nomazulu Thata
Man (61) threatens to kill stepmom (70) over witchcraft
A 61-year-old Armson Ngwenya from Matanka village under Chief Bango has been sentenced to six months imprisonment by Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware, after being found guilty of threatening to k...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 13:44hrs | 312 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Zimbabweans must boycott vehicle licence renewals
Zimbabweans are no strangers to economic hardship, but the recent enforcement of the Broadcasting Services Amendment Act of 2025 marks a new low in government overreach - and it d...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 22:02hrs | 885 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe fears HIV setbacks despite global praise
Zimbabwe has earned widespread international praise for its achievements in the fight against HIV, with the latest UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2025 placing the country among a selec...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:49hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Man (48) axes wife (68)
A 63-year-old woman is battling for life at Bindura Hospital after she was axed twice by her husband during a domestic dispute.Stembeni Nego has since filed a police report, and her husband, F...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 16:36hrs | 1415 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Bindura
Woman in court for assault with cooking pot
30-year-old Siphilisiwe Ndlovu has been hauled before the courts after allegedly assaulting her neighbour, Ms Ellen Chakanyuka, by striking her on the head with a cooking pot.Prosecutor Mrs Po...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:59hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda calls for pro-poor budgeting to promote equity
Speaker of Parliament Jacob Mudenda has challenged legislators to ensure that public resources are equitably channelled towards programmes aimed at improving the livelihoods of citizens, emphasising t...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 15:57hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
200 ambulances for all provinces in Zimbabwe
The government, in collaboration with Discovery Ambulance Services, has begun rolling out a free medical service initiative under the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme, with plans to deploy at lea...Published: 14 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 769 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa govt expecting 200 ambulances
The Government, through the Presidential Emergency Medical Scheme (PEMS), is set to bolster emergency health services across Zimbabwe by deploying a fleet of 200 ambulances to health facilities spanni...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:34hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Fadzayi Mahere v Edmund Kudzayi - Plea to set aside proceedings
Return correspondence to the address on record (Ref: .H4531/22). High Court of Zimbabwe Civil Division Mapondera Building Corner 3rd Street & Samora Machel Aven...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 1259 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3036 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Prophet brutally murders boy
A self-proclaimed prophet from Harare has appeared in court accused of brutally murdering a 12-year-old boy and burying his body in a backyard garden. Panashe Mukura, aged 31, faced Harare magistrate ...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 08:43hrs | 572 | by Staff reporter
Old Mutual high school quiz finals kick off
After months of fierce academic competition across zonal and provincial stages, the much-anticipated finals of the Old Mutual High School Quiz have officially begun in Harare. Finalist teams from acro...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 17:02hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Abusive ex-hubby jailed
Jealousy can lead one to commit a crime if it is not managed; this was the case when Martin Maphosa assaulted his ex-wife, Ntombizodwa Moyo.Maphosa was convicted of physical abuse by Plumtree ...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 13:21hrs | 711 | by Simbarashe Sithole
When it rains for Professor Welshman Ncube, it pours
PROFESSOR WELSHMAN NCUBE'S FRAUDULENT HEADS OF ARGUMENT BASED ON FICTITIOUS OR FALSIFIED CASE LAW AUTHORITIES FILED WITH THE SUPREME COURT: When it rains for Professor Ncube, it pours. Just as he is e...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 12:50hrs | 2395 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
Open letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema
An Open Letter to the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema: I will not be silenced until death or a better Zambia emerges, whichever comes firstDear President Hichilema,Yesterday, I...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 09:24hrs | 1096 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
MCAZ targets WHO Maturity Level 4 certification
Zimbabwe's medicines regulator, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ), has embarked on an ambitious journey to achieve Maturity Level 4 under the World Health Organization (WHO)'s G...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:11hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Republic Police to audit food rations
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) is set to conduct a thorough audit of food rations distributed to police stations nationwide following allegations that some senior officers have been abusing the sy...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 12:07hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF summons churches for dialogue, Tagwirei to address
The ruling ZANU-PF party has summoned churches (mainly indigenous apostolic, zion and pentecostal churches) for an inaugural two-day clergy indaba dubbed 'National Multi-faith economic dialogue' (NAMF...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 08:57hrs | 650 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
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 | 611 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Detective Kedha' in the eye of a storm
The highly publicised rape trial of social media influencer Mai Jeremaya has come to a controversial end, with Harare magistrate Letwin Rwodzi dismissing the charges against the two accused men, Thabo...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:09hrs | 455 | by Staff reporter
NatPharm boosts medicines availability
The National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) announced it expects to receive close to 400 different lines of medicines and health consumables over the next three months as part of its efforts to imp...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:50hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo residents raise alarm over council procurement processes
Bulawayo residents have voiced growing concern over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) procurement and tender procedures, accusing the local authority of a lack of transparency that has led to shoddy w...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:45hrs | 106 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean PhD graduate stabbed to death in Scotland
A female Zimbabwean immigrant and newly graduated PhD holder, Dr. Fortune Gomo, has been stabbed to death in a shocking incident that has sparked outrage within the local African community in the Unit...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 18:53hrs | 661 | by Staff reporter
SA's Ibrahim Traore makes damning allegations against Senzo Mchunu
The gloves are off. In an explosive press briefing on Sunday, KwaZulu-Natal's top cop, Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi proclaimed he was combat ready and willing t...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 14:25hrs | 1593 | 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 | 237 | 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 | 1218 | by Staff reporter
8 millions of Zimbabweans still need of food aid
A staggering eight million Zimbabweans remain in urgent need of food assistance following severe crop failures caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon and an extended drought that disrupted food pro...Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 10:13hrs | 47 | by Staff reporter
Teacher hangs self, leaves phone numbers as note
A quiet morning at Kwite Primary School in Mangwe turned into a scene of shock and sorrow after Shelton Kasere Lubimbi, a Grade 5 teacher aged 34, was found hanging inside his quarters on Thursday, 3 ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 15:32hrs | 1456 | by Staff reporter
Man bashed for trying to fall in love with a Sangoma
A 56-year-old Plumtree man was allegedly bashed by a jealous man who accused him of trying to lure his wife into a relationship.Richard Bhekithemba filed a police report after he was assaulted...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 22:25hrs | 768 | by Simbarashe Sithole
US Congress proposes sanctions against South Africa
A controversial bill introduced in the United States Congress aims to cut off direct aid to South Africa and impose targeted sanctions on its political leaders, citing the country's legal action again...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 19:57hrs | 2338 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe losing billions in tax revenue to informal sector'
Zimbabwe is losing between US$7.5 billion and US$8 billion in potential tax revenue every year due to the dominance of its informal sector, according to new estimates by the African Development Bank (...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 14:22hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF violence changed man's life forever
He was an energetic man, running his own life and fending for his family. He loved and embraced the supposed freedom brought by the country's liberators hence multi-partyism was just one of those frui...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 11:04hrs | 524 | by Matthew Takaona
Dr Malusi Gigaba has completed his PhD
Former finance minister Knowledge Malusi Nkanyeni Gigaba has achieved a significant academic milestone by completing his PhD at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), with his graduation confirmed for 2...Published: 04 Jul 2025 at 10:57hrs | 537 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo Trust clarifies on Chivayo US$250k donation
The Joshua Nkomo Legacy Restoration Trust (JNLRPT) has issued a formal clarification denying that it received the recent US$250,000 donation announced by businessman Sir Wicknell Chivayo.In a ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Teachers' movement slams 13 unions for inaction
The Zimbabwe Teachers Remuneration Struggle Movement (ZTRS) has launched a scathing attack on 13 registered teacher unions, accusing them of failing to effectively advocate for improved salaries and w...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 12:06hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Jesus, not 'divine apples', is the source of our blessings
Must Christians be the most easily deceived people on earth?It is both heartbreaking and infuriating to witness how the Christian faith is being manipulated and commercialized in Zimbabwe unde...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 10:07hrs | 294 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Potraz certifies 700 data protection officers
In a parallel development focused on digital regulation, the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has announced that over 700 data protection officers (DPOs) have be...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 17:20hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Man kills chief's messenger
A 37-year-old man from Munukwa village in Gokwe is facing murder charges following the fatal assault of a chief's messenger, police have confirmed.According to Midlands provincial police spoke...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
UN in Zimbabwe to investigate women, girl rights situation
The United Nations Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls will be visiting Zimbabwe from June 28 to July 8, 2025, as part of its global mission to assess the state of rights, protecti...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 13:08hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
ZimParks reviews elephant plan
The Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) has commenced a comprehensive review of its Elephant Management Plan (2021–2025), prompted by growing frustration among local communit...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 09:05hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings turned into 'a farce'
An international researcher and leading authority on state-sponsored atrocities has sharply criticised the ongoing Gukurahundi public hearings, describing the closed-door process as a "final betrayal"...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:00hrs | 821 | by Staff reporter
If Chiwenga is genuine about fighting corruption, then we need action - not just words
There's a saying: action speaks louder than words. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's recent bold remarks against corruption have stirred debate across Zimbabwe. To direct...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:23hrs | 245 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'You are good thief, not a leader', Tyson flows Tagwirei
Former Local Government Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has torn into President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ally, businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei, describing him as only a good thief but faring badly as a politi...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:10hrs | 2166 | by Paul Ndou
'US probably not the right place to host the World Cup'
Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says the decision to suspend the Club World Cup last-16 tie with Benfica for two hours because of extreme weather was "a joke" and said the US is "probably not the right p...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 13:05hrs | 524 | by Staff reporter
Presidential scheme disburses US$200 000 for vendors
Thousands of informal traders across Zimbabwe have received a major financial boost following the launch of the Presidential Vendors Empowerment Scheme, which has availed US$200,000 in seed capital to...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
AFM pastor in US$158K fraud storm
A reverend from the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) Church and his wife appeared in court yesterday on allegations of defrauding a private school operator of US$158,000 in a failed rent-to-buy property ...Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 09:27hrs | 357 | by Staff reporter
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