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Zimbabwean accountant's estate sequestrated for R17 million fraud
A Zimbabwean accountant has had his estate finally sequestrated after stealing millions of rand from his former employer, Johannesburg-based non-profit company Education and Training Unit (ETU)....Published: 29 Aug 2025 at 07:20hrs | 1401 | by Staff reporter
Televised DNA testing must be banned in Zimbabwe
DNA testing and its use in private family matters of biological relationships must be regulated by law.It should be restricted to resolve family issues privately in line with other regulations...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:36hrs | 248 | by Glanis Changachirere
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: 28 Aug 2025 at 22:32hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Public demand tough jail terms for Zimsec exam leaks
Bulawayo residents have called for a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) employees found guilty of leaking or facilitating the leakage of examination ma...Published: 28 Aug 2025 at 06:52hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe records rise in father-daughter abuse
Zimbabwe is witnessing a disturbing surge in sexual gender-based violence (SGBV), with fathers emerging as the primary perpetrators, authorities have warned.Speaking at the Women's Coalition o...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 23:02hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Only You Can Stop The Abuse of Passengers on Zimbabwe's Public Transport
Public transport in Zimbabwe has become a nightmare for many citizens, not because of the distance travelled or the fares charged, but because of the daily abuse passengers suffer at the hands of komb...Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 21:46hrs | 132 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Top Zimbabwe business executive arrested for fraud
Prominent corporate executive Never Mhlanga is expected to appear in court this morning facing fraud charges linked to the controversial sale of Montclair Hotel and Casino in Juliasdale, Nyanga, to th...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 13:09hrs | 2835 | by Staff reporter
Teachers forced to attend 4ED gigs
Teachers across Zimbabwe have raised alarm over being allegedly forced to attend Teachers for Economic Development (Teachers4ED) workshops, with claims that participation comes at a compulsory US$35 f...Published: 26 Aug 2025 at 07:50hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Chinese medical team treats over 7,000 Zimbabwean patients
Nearly six months on, the 22nd batch of the Chinese medical team in Zimbabwe has delivered treatment to more than 7,000 local patients.In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday in Harare, the capi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 22:24hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi denied bail again
High Court Judge Justice Regis Dembure has dismissed former Tourism Minister Walter Mzembi's bail application, upholding a Harare magistrate court ruling that he remain in custody.Justice Demb...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga accused of funds misuse
Apostle Chibanda has publicly accused Apostle Chiwenga of misappropriating funds collected from church members. Chibanda alleges that Chiwenga solicited money under the pretext of building a new churc...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 21:12hrs | 1271 | by Staff reporter
Public hearings on ZIMSEC amendment bill begin
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Primary and Secondary Education has launched public hearings on the Zimbabwe Schools Examinations (ZIMSEC) Amendment Bill, starting in Lupane today, with proce...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 20:46hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter
Govt tightens grip on council recruitment
The Ministry of Local Government and Public Works will now play an active role in the recruitment of senior council employees following serious concerns about the caliber, skills, and competencies of ...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:07hrs | 843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is losing over US$6bn to illicit financial flows
Zimbabwe is losing an estimated US$6,15 billion to illicit financial flows (IFFs) between 2020 and 2025, a drain that experts say is depriving the country of critical resources needed for development....Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 06:01hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco producer seeks ban on public smoking
The Zimbabwean Parliament is considering a proposal to amend existing tobacco control regulations to ban smoking in high-traffic public areas, amid growing concerns over the health risks associated wi...Published: 25 Aug 2025 at 05:59hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Bureaucracy fuels tender loopholes
The Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) has raised alarm over weaknesses in the country's public procurement system, warning that bureaucratic loopholes are being exploited by "tenderp...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 19:27hrs | 249 | 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 | 626 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's diamond wealth enriches elites
For decades, diamonds have been celebrated as symbols of wealth and transformation — precious stones capable of reshaping entire nations. But in Zimbabwe's diamond-rich fields, the reality for local...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:42hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo water, sewer woes persist
As Bulawayo enters the final quarter of 2026, water shortages, frequent sewer bursts, and crumbling service delivery continue to fuel tensions between residents and the city council.Interviews...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Yadah goalkeeper assault sparks outrage
Drama erupted at Yadah FC after their defeat to Ngezi Platinum Stars when goalkeeper Godknows Gurure was allegedly assaulted by a club board member inside the changing room.The shocking incide...Published: 24 Aug 2025 at 14:40hrs | 881 | 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 | 1016 | 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 | 455 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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
WFP donates off-road vehicles to Zimbabwe
The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday handed over nine off-road vehicles to the Government of Zimbabwe to strengthen its capacity to deliver social protection services, especially in hard-to-reac...Published: 23 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2008 financial crash continues to haunt regulators
More than 15 years after Zimbabwe's 2008 financial collapse, the country's financial sector is once again under scrutiny as an estate developer has taken legal action against the Reserve Bank of Zimba...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:20hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Sexual abuse scandal rocks Bubi Valley Conservancy
A storm is brewing at Bubi Valley Conservancy in Beitbridge after serious allegations of sexual abuse were levelled against a senior security manager, threatening the reputation of one of the region's...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 13:17hrs | 451 | by Staff reporter
MRP defends calls for Mthwakazi restoration
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) has defended its calls for the restoration of Mthwakazi, insisting that the movement should not be mischaracterised as reckless secessionism but as a legitimate purs...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:50hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean student dies after brutal attack in India
A Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, has died after spending eight days in hospital following a violent attack outside Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo. Leeroy, 22, passed away on Thursday at AI...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:46hrs | 983 | by Staff reporter
Funding shortfalls undermine Zimbabwe's pharmaceutical supply chain
Severe funding constraints are crippling Zimbabwe's public health procurement system, disrupting the National Pharmaceutical Company (NatPharm) and its ability to maintain a reliable medical supply ch...Published: 22 Aug 2025 at 09:42hrs | 162 | 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
Is Muswere a lying civil servant?
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa came to power in November 2017, his message was loud and clear: "To remove criminals surrounding President Mugabe." It was a motto that inspired hope among Zimbabwean...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:46hrs | 706 | by Rumbidzai Motsi
Zimbabweans will never be fooled into celebrating looters disguised as entrepreneurs
The gaslighting and deception may continue, but a wolf in sheep's clothing will never become a sheep.When Chief Presidential Communications Director Dr. Anyway Mutambudzi declared that Zimbabw...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 22:38hrs | 546 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MPS push for registration, uniforms for touts
Legislators have called for the formalisation of touts as part of efforts to curb rising crime and gender-based violence at the nation's bus termini, where lawlessness has become a growing concern....Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 18:21hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
70 year old man rapes step-granddaughter (16)
A 70-year-old pensioner from Hurungwe has been sentenced to an effective 20 years in prison for raping his 16-year-old step-granddaughter on three separate occasions. The sentence was handed down by t...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:39hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
ZRP faces rising corruption, public safety at risk
Zimbabwe's police service, once hailed as a guardian of law and order, is increasingly under scrutiny as allegations of corruption threaten public safety. Under Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba, r...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Shuntai appeals US$10 000 contempt fine
Manufacturing firm Shuntai Investments has appealed against a US$10 000 fine imposed by the High Court for contempt of court in its ongoing legal battle with Bryden Country School over the constructio...Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:09hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Hospital accountant jailed 12 years for US$123,000 fraud
A 30-year-old accountant has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after defrauding his employer, a private hospital in Harare, of more than US$123,700, ZW$15.3 million, and ZiG95,409.Tonderai ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 19:12hrs | 1164 | by Staff reporter
Harare paid millions on roads that don't exist
Harare faces fresh scrutiny after reports revealed that millions of US dollars were paid for the rehabilitation of 43 roads that were never constructed. A 2019 internal audit confirmed that, despite f...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 12:08hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter
US releases a scathing assessment of Zimbabwe
The United States Department of State has issued a scathing assessment of Zimbabwe's human rights situation, citing persistent abuses and the government's failure to hold perpetrators accountable. The...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 09:04hrs | 795 | by Staff reporter
Digital shift boosts Zimbabwe's tax collections
Zimbabwe's domestic resource mobilisation drive has received a significant boost following the launch of a fully digital tax collection system, a move set to improve efficiency, reduce costs, save tim...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 09:02hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA suspends referee
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended referee Rusununguko Mutero from officiating in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) for six match days following concerns over his recent...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:51hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
If Mnangagwa wants to know what 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' really means, he should learn from Rhodesians!
Sometimes, words are cheap, and it is often those who boast the most who achieve the least.When the late Robert Mugabe popularized the phrase 'nyika inovakwa nevene vayo' - and his successor E...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 08:08hrs | 427 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Fight Against Corruption: A Collective Responsibility
Corruption is a pervasive and insidious pandemic that has infected our societies, leaving no one unscathed. It's a cancer that eats away at the fabric of our nation, causing irreparable harm and suffe...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:58hrs | 71 | by Tatenda Hwari
Government Officials Who Lied About Progress Muzuva, the Injured Nurse, Must Resign
Government Officials Who Lied About Progress Muzuva, the Injured Nurse, Must ResignThe lies told by government officials over the plight of injured rural nurse, Progress Muzuva, have been brut...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:55hrs | 241 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
ZIMRA Officially Commissions TaRMS
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) proudly announces the official commissioning of its Tax Administration and Revenue Management System (TaRMS) on the morning of August 18th. This landmark occasio...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:53hrs | 827 | by ZIMRA
Young female entrepreneur turns NDS1 clean-up dream into thriving youth-led business
REJOICE Tatenda Phalula, Director and Founder of Phal Cleaning Legacy, is a young business leader whose dream has been planted firmly in the soil of the Second Republic under the astute leadership of ...Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:42hrs | 126 | by HMedia - Maxwell Haitengeswinyika Teedzai Taskforce
Chiwenga takes fresh swipe at Wicknell Chivayo
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has taken a fresh swipe at controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo, warning that his practice of doling out vehicles and cash handouts to individuals of his choo...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 16:23hrs | 1832 | by Staff reporter
Bryden School in Chegutu battles Chinese firm
Bryden Country School in Chegutu is embroiled in a heated legal battle with Chinese-owned Shuntai Holdings over the construction of a lime and cement factory just 497 metres from its boundary - a proj...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 14:50hrs | 780 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa delivers stark warning on SADC's economic weakness
In his final act as Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivered a blunt critique of the regional bloc, warning that its failure to strengthen econ...Published: 18 Aug 2025 at 12:47hrs | 577 | by Staff reporter
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