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Zimbabwe, AfDB launch new fertiliser initiative
Zimbabwe is set to strengthen agricultural productivity through a new fertiliser initiative backed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Agricultural Financial Services Group (AFSG), aimed at...Published: 2 hrs ago | 17 | by Staff reporter
US NGO slaps Zimbabwean woman with cease-and-desist order
International Christian humanitarian organisation Samaritan's Purse has issued a strong cease-and-desist order against a Zimbabwean woman accused of falsely claiming to represent the US-based charity ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 55 | by Staff reporter
ZRP disowns purported Crime Prevention Summit
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has distanced itself from an event being advertised as the "Annual Crime Prevention Summit 2025," scheduled for September 10 in Harare.In a statement issued ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi arrest sparks wider rift among exiled Zanu-PF figures
The arrest of former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has deepened divisions within Zimbabwe's political exiles, exposing long-simmering tensions among former Zanu-PF allies now scattered across...Published: 2 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Govt revokes mining licence near school
The Government has cancelled the operating licence of a gold mining company that had been carrying out gold leaching activities near the newly built US$600,000 Globe and Phoenix Primary School in Kwek...Published: 2 hrs ago | 39 | by Staff reporter
Econet restricts SmartBiz to routers only
Econet has announced that its SmartBiz data lines will stop functioning in mobile phones from September 10, 2025, and will only be accessible through Wi-Fi routers. The change was communicated to subs...Published: 2 hrs ago | 19 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere rallies behind Mzembi
Exiled former Zanu-PF political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has publicly defended his longtime ally and "brother," former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi, following his recent arrest in Zimbab...Published: 2 hrs ago | 17 | by Staff reporter
High court orders eviction in land dispute
A long-running property wrangle in Bulawayo has been settled after the High Court ordered the eviction of a woman who claimed to have bought land nearly 20 years ago, but could not produce valid proof...Published: 2 hrs ago | 49 | by Staff reporter
Garwe tells councils to enforce vending ban
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has urged councils across Mashonaland West province to ban illegal street vendors, with a particular focus on traders selling second-hand clothes.The dir...Published: 2 hrs ago | 32 | by Staff reporter
Calls for separation of medical insurance and health services
Health and Child Care Deputy Minister Sleiman Kwidini has urged that medical insurance be strictly separated from the provision of clinical and pharmaceutical services, warning that combining the two ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in Eswatini
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Eswatini ahead of the country's National Day celebrations and the official opening of the 57th International Trade Fair scheduled for Saturday.The P...Published: 3 hrs ago | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chamber of Commerce calls for 'Marshal Plan'
Zimbabwe's retail and wholesale industry has lost an estimated US$3 billion in value, according to a report released this week by the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC), with business leader...Published: 3 hrs ago | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe parly divided over state of health sector
Parliament on Thursday was engulfed in a heated debate over Zimbabwe's deteriorating health sector, with opposition lawmakers pressing for a declaration of a national emergency, while ruling party MPs...Published: 5 hrs ago | 101 | by Staff reporter
US$20,000 reward for Sikhala bombing information
Opposition leader Job Sikhala has announced a US$20 000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of the perpetrators behind the bombing of his house last weekend while his child...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 11:06hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-Sino ties reach new heights to the chagrin of malcontents
Earlier today, Deputy Chief Secretary for Presidential Communications George Charamba posted an insightful thread on X detailing the pivotal meeting between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Chinese Pr...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:55hrs | 464 | by Jonathan Moyo
Gideon Gono's bid to avoid trial flops
Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Gideon Gono has suffered a setback in his bid to avoid trial in a US$3 million debt case, after the High Court dismissed his latest application for absol...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:39hrs | 1221 | by Staff reporter
Revolt grows against Zimbabwe's punitive tax regime
Zimbabwe's fragile fiscal environment is fast morphing into a full-blown corporate crisis, with major companies publicly condemning government's "highly complex and punitive" tax system and increasing...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:26hrs | 452 | by Staff reporter
Businesses ordered to place bins at premises
GWERU City Council has directed business operators and property owners to place bins outside their premises as part of efforts to promote cleanliness in the Midlands capital.In a public notice...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:25hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Harare seeks US$500,000 for drug rehab centres
HARARE Metropolitan Province urgently needs at least US$500 000 to build and equip rehabilitation centres for drug addicts, as authorities warn that substance abuse has reached crisis levels.W...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:16hrs | 49 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa endorsed for 'life presidency'
A traditional leader from Manicaland has landed in hot water after endorsing President Emmerson Mnangagwa for a "life presidency," reigniting concerns over chiefs' involvement in partisan politics....Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:12hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Liberals slam calls to bring back the cane in schools
As calls grow from some lawmakers and parents to reintroduce corporal punishment in Zimbabwean schools, child rights experts and organisations are warning that such a move would do more harm than good...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 07:09hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Tollgate evaders cost Zimbabwe millions
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars annually to toll fee evasion, a development lawmakers say threatens the sustainability of the nation's road infrastructure.During a debate in the Nationa...Published: 05 Sep 2025 at 06:55hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies renew ED2030 pressure
The Zanu-PF succession battle is set to resurface at the ruling party's annual conference in Mutare next month, where President Emmerson Mnangagwa's allies are lobbying for a constitutional amendment ...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 19:10hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's GMB rolls out AI-powered silos
The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) has begun a nationwide rollout of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart silos, with 14 state-of-the-art facilities set to transform Zimbabwe's grain handling and s...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 13:20hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sits on damning Harare corruption report
Two months after President Emmerson Mnangagwa received the Justice Cheda Commission of Inquiry report into alleged corruption and financial mismanagement at Town House, no action has been taken, raisi...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 13:17hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Man kills wife in drunken fight
A Bulawayo man who killed his wife during a drunken altercation in 2021 and went into hiding for more than two years has been jailed for an effective five years.Godfrey Ndlovu (38) appeared be...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:51hrs | 820 | by Staff reporter
Gwayi-Shangani Dam targeted completion moved to 2027
The construction of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam has reached 72,1 percent completion, marking a major milestone for the multi-purpose project that is expected to transform Matabeleland North and surrounding...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 12:50hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Confusion over CCC political fund allocation
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has raised concerns over the disbursement of state funds under the Political Parties (Finance) Act, with party spokesperson Willias Madzimure accusing the gover...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 08:34hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe civil servants falling prey to loan sharks
Thousands of Zimbabwean civil servants are falling prey to loan sharks, with some operating through the Salary Service Bureau (SSB) to directly access workers' salaries. A recent survey by Business Ti...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 08:31hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
SA axe murder suspect arrested while fleeing to Zimbabwe
Police in Limpopo have arrested a 51-year-old Zimbabwean man who had been on the run after a violent love triangle turned deadly at Wegdraai Village, Maleboho.On Wednesday morning, IOL reporte...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:57hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
Cash dependency threatens Zimbabwe's digital economy goals
Banking experts have warned that Zimbabwe's heavy reliance on cash is undermining the country's push towards a digital economy, despite widespread mobile penetration and modern payment infrastructure....Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:41hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
'These borders we now worship were never ours'
Advocate Dali Mpofu, a senior figure in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party led by former South African president Jacob Zuma, has decried growing divisions among Africans and called for continental develo...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:40hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe plans to compel vendors to use POS machines
The government is drafting a legal framework that would compel informal traders to use point-of-sale (POS) machines, in a move aimed at formalising the informal economy and broadening tax revenue coll...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:38hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diaspora drives property boom
Zimbabweans living abroad are increasingly turning to real estate as a way to maintain ties with their homeland, according to recent market trends. In 2024, diaspora remittances to Zimbabwe rose to US...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:36hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere accuses Mliswa of betraying Mzembi
Former ZANU PF national political commissar and Generation 40 (G40) leader Saviour Kasukuwere has accused former Norton legislator Temba Mliswa of betraying exiled former Foreign Affairs Minister Walt...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:34hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sets 2030 deadline for mono-currency regime
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced that the country is on course to adopt a mono-currency system by 2030, with the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) set to become the sole legal tender for all domesti...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:28hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
14 Chinese nationals arrested in Zimbabwe
Fourteen Chinese nationals were arrested on Tuesday morning in Harare after they were allegedly found in possession of cocaine.The group was apprehended at a lodge in the Newlands suburb, alth...Published: 04 Sep 2025 at 07:28hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
Strive Masiyiwa among Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa has been recognised in the Times 100 AI Personalities of 2025, earning global acclaim for his ambitious push to democratise artificial intelligence access across...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 22:34hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
South Africa Eyes Cashless Future Following Zimbabwe's Digital Economy Lead
South Africa is struggling with a surge in violent cash-in-transit (CIT) heists, prompting calls for a cashless economy, a path Zimbabwe has already embraced as a fully digital economy, according to t...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:49hrs | 136 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!
To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in So...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:36hrs | 573 | by Nomazulu Thata
Smear campaign against Attorney General Virginia Mabiza
The political chicanery unleashed on social media against Zimbabwe's Attorney General, Virginia Mabiza, by self-styled influencers peddling baseless innuendos and insinuations - without offering even ...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:48hrs | 740 | by Prof Jonathan Moyo
ZIFA to host refresher courses
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has announced plans to conduct refresher courses for coaches holding Confederation of African Football (CAF) A, B, and C badges.Coaches wishing to upgr...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:34hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
UK court rejects Zimbabwean father's bid to bring son home
The United Kingdom High Court has dismissed a Zimbabwean father's attempt to secure the return of his 11-year-old son, ruling that his parental rights under a Zimbabwean court order amounted only to a...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:29hrs | 1374 | by Staff reporter
Mawarire labels Mnangagwa's title deeds programme 'fraudulent'
Political commentator Mbizvo Jealousy Mawarire has criticized the Presidential Title Deeds Programme, launched last week by President Emmerson Mnangagwa, describing it as fraudulent and illegal. The i...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:28hrs | 424 | by Staff reporter
ZACC denies allegations of selective arrests
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has rejected claims that it is being used as a political tool to target rivals or retired police officers.Speaking at a joint press briefing with...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:27hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean refugee family resettled in the US
A family that spent the last 20 years in Tongogara Refugee Camp in Zimbabwe has finally been resettled in the United States, marking a new chapter in their lives, according to The New England Media....Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:26hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Central Committee rift deepens
Ruling Zanu-PF party commissar Munyaradzi Machacha has stated that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is not yet a central committee member, contradicting earlier claims by party legal supremo Patrick Ch...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:23hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Mafume calls on developers to meet legal standards
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has urged property developers to adhere to legal obligations by delivering fully compliant infrastructure, including roads, sewer systems, and street lighting, in line with s...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 09:01hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Holy Ten sparks controversy ahead of new album release
Two days after announcing his upcoming album, Holy Ten has ignited a social media storm with provocative posts targeting his wife, Kimberly Richards.Known for creating controversy ahead of his...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:47hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Funding cuts threaten decades of HIV progress in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's hard-won gains in HIV care are under serious threat as funding cuts from the U.S. and other donor nations disrupt critical treatment and support services. Community advocates, including Ang...Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 08:45hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
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