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Teen cleared after nightclub stabbing incident
A 19-year-old Mashava man, Collen Majoni, has been acquitted of murder charges after a sex worker used a knife he had provided to fatally stab a patron at Legacy Night Club.Majoni appeared bef...Published: 14 hrs ago | 154 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's broken railways threaten lithium, tobacco exports
Zimbabwe's crumbling railway system, once the backbone of the economy, has become a major obstacle to growth, inflating transport costs, stifling exports, and threatening emerging sectors such as lith...Published: 14 hrs ago | 134 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Cricket president Coltart
Zimbabwe Cricket president Tavengwa Mukuhlani has hit back at critics, defending his administration and accusing former Bulawayo mayor David Coltart of misleading the public in a heated war of words o...Published: 14 hrs ago | 125 | by Staff reporter
Ex-bank consultant jailed for US$23,000 fraud
A former ZB Bank loan consultant, Cosmas Bhude, has been sentenced to an effective three years and nine months in prison for defrauding clients of more than US$23,000 through a series of fraudulent lo...Published: 14 hrs ago | 84 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's lithium smugglers defy export ban
Zimbabwe is losing millions of dollars through the illicit export of raw lithium, despite a government ban introduced in 2022 to force miners to process the mineral locally. The ban, first imposed und...Published: 14 hrs ago | 82 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa caps 6,918 UZ graduates
President Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday capped 6 918 graduates at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), with authorities declaring that the institution's growing human capital base has positioned it as a le...Published: 14 hrs ago | 62 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabweans have been conditioned to celebrate regression as progress
Life in Zimbabwe is never easy; each day brings circumstances so far from normal that they are often hard to comprehend.As I sit in my house in Redcliff, I hear the unmistakable sound of a mun...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 22:44hrs | 360 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mugabe minister's farm assets auctioned over $750,000 debt
Farming equipment and livestock belonging to former Water Resources minister Munacho Mutezo are set to be auctioned today in Odzi, Manicaland, as part of efforts to recover a US$750,000 debt owed to h...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 22:19hrs | 523 | by Staff reporter
Racism accused Coltart fires back as Zimbabwe Cricket
Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has found itself under intense public scrutiny after its attempt to dismiss Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart's criticisms as a “racially motivated smear campaign” drew widespread...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 20:49hrs | 796 | by Staff reporter
Minister defends SANDF General's Iran trip
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has strongly defended South African National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya's recent visit to Iran, insisting the trip was properly approved las...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:20hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo teen stabs neighbour over childhood grudge
`A Bulawayo teenager has been sentenced to five years in prison, with three years suspended, for stabbing his neighbour in a long-standing dispute dating back to childhood. Qhawelenkosi Mnkandla (18) ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 17:12hrs | 361 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC MP jailed for 2 years for defrauding Bulawayo woman
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Obert Manduna has been sentenced to an effective two years in prison after being found guilty of defrauding a Bulawayo woman of US$5,900 in a fail...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 16:17hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Shell companies siphon US$450m from Zimbabwe, SA
A network of 23 shell companies operating between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been implicated in laundering US$450 million through illicit financial flows (IFFs), part of an estimated US$3 billion i...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:22hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Businessman trapped in married woman's bedroom, assaulted
Prominent businessman and political figure Saymore Mhene, 48, owner of Bestdue Driving School, has found himself at the centre of a sensational court case after being lured into the bedroom of a marri...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:19hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally declares 'no elections in 2028'
Mashonaland East Zanu-PF provincial chairperson Daniel Garwe has declared there will be "no elections in 2028," in remarks likely to intensify speculation over a plan by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 14:17hrs | 366 | by Staff reporter
Man vanishes with ZAR4k after rape flops
A 23-year-old man from Ingwizi Growth Point in Mphoengs (Plumtree) has been remanded in custody for allegedly attempting to rape a female victim and stealing her cash savings amounting to ZAR4000 afte...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 13:45hrs | 367 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole in Plumtree
Bosso's transfer delay sparks executive sabotage claims
Highlanders Football Club's last-minute signings on deadline day have raised eyebrows, with insiders suggesting the executive deliberately stalled player acquisitions to undermine interim coaches foll...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:50hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for sexual abuse of child victims
A PAEDOPHILE from New Lobengula suburb allegedly carried out sickening sex acts with children, having threesomes with minors as young as nine years old.Amendo Nyathi is accused of also strippi...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:47hrs | 397 | by Staff reporter
Govt moves to penalise rural teachers over 0% pass rates
A government plan to penalise teachers in Bulilima district, Matabeleland South, over zero pass rates recorded in the past five years has sparked outrage among legislators and teachers' unions, who ac...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:39hrs | 214 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's forex receipts jump 23%
Zimbabwe recorded a 23,1 percent surge in foreign currency receipts during the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, signalling growing confidence in the country's formal channels ...Published: 15 Aug 2025 at 08:33hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
'Gold war' in Filabusi
Residents of Filabusi in Matabeleland South are calling on the Ministry of Mines and other authorities to urgently address deep-rooted problems driving violence in the gold mining sector.They ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 19:51hrs | 1139 | by Staff reporter
5 Unique Cultural Experiences You Can Only Have in Vietnam
Vietnam is a land of contrasts, where old traditions blend with vibrant city life and peaceful countryside. Ancient villages and bustling markets thrive alongside modern skyscrapers and high-tech fact...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 17:37hrs | 96 | by Staff Reporter
If Zimbabwe Wants Rugby Glory, We Must Play All Year Round
Now that Zimbabwe is back in the Rugby World Cup final 2027, countries that dominate the world rugby stage share one common trait, they play the sport throughout the year. Whether it is New Zealand, S...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 16:48hrs | 88 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe labs struggle with a surge in mineral samples
Zimbabwean laboratories are struggling to cope with a surge in mineral samples submitted by mines ramping up exploration activity in response to record gold prices, a mine executive said on Wednesday....Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:48hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt pledges timely wheat payments
The government has vowed to pay all wheat farmers on time this season to secure grain supplies and help producers prepare for the next planting cycle.Lands and Agriculture Minister Dr Anxious ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 15:28hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe tightens carbon market regulations
Zimbabwe has lost tens of millions of United States dollars over the years through unregulated carbon credit trade, prompting the Government to introduce strict new regulations and a national registry...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 14:48hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda court complex nears completion
Chief Justice Luke Malaba has confirmed that the construction of the new Gwanda Court Complex, one of the judiciary's largest infrastructure projects, is in its final stages, with completion expected ...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 12:03hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
PSMAS ranked Zimbabwe's worst medical aid provider
The Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) has been ranked the worst-performing medical aid provider in Zimbabwe in a new nationwide survey of doctors conducted by the Zimbabwe Medical Associatio...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:48hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's rumored political move sparks tensions
Factionalism is intensifying within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) camp linked to former party leader Nelson Chamisa, amid speculation that he is preparing to launch a new political movement....Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:45hrs | 1138 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabweans rue plan to ditch US dollar?
Zimbabwe's plans to drop the US dollar in five years is already causing jitters in an economy that has suffered nearly two decades of currency volatility and bouts of record hyperinflation.Har...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:44hrs | 919 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army major implicated in cross-border car theft syndicate
A Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) major has been implicated in a cross-border vehicle theft syndicate after the recovery of a stolen Toyota Fortuner in Mozambique, exposing what authorities say is a soph...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:43hrs | 517 | by Staff reporter
Mbare residents face eviction
Harare City Council (HCC) has issued a 14-day ultimatum to tenants living in Mbare flats to settle outstanding rental arrears or face eviction, despite the residents enduring squalid and deteriorating...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:39hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for posing as lawyer
A 26-year-old man from Budiriro, Prosper Tapiwa Manyagadze, appeared before Harare Magistrate Musaiona Shotgame on charges of fraud and forgery after allegedly posing as a registered legal practitione...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:37hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
British soldiers using sex workers in Kenya
An investigation by the British Army has revealed that some personnel stationed at the British Army Training Unit Kenya (Batuk) continue to engage sex workers despite a formal ban, with the practice o...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:36hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
Road accidents spike over Heroes & Defence Forces holidays
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reported a worrying increase in road traffic accidents during the 2025 Heroes and Defence Forces holidays, with fatalities and injuries rising sharply compared t...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:34hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Harare's special unit to tackle past corruption
The Harare City Council (HCC) has set up a dedicated Special Legacy Department to investigate historical corruption, implement corrective measures, and begin rebuilding public confidence after years o...Published: 14 Aug 2025 at 10:30hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Indigenous Churches Pledge Support in Combating Road Carnage, Child Marriages, and Drug Abuse
HARARE - Indigenous churches have pledged to support government efforts to reduce road accidents, end early child marriages, and combat drug abuse, citing their ethical, moral, and spiritual responsib...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:56hrs | 336 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Round nut dispute lands Plumtree man in court
A 43-year-old man from Plumtree, Hlanganiso Ncube, has appeared before magistrate Joshua Nembaware facing charges of physical abuse. He was remanded in custody until 13 August.According to the...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:47hrs | 483 | by Edson Mapani
Man remanded over alleged rape of sleeping woman
A 32-year-old man from Masenda Central village, under Chief Masendu in Madhlambuzi, has appeared before Plumtree magistrate Josha Nembaware facing charges of rape. He was remanded in custody until 13 ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:30hrs | 1394 | by Edson Mapani
The rise of short-term loans in the UK
In recent years, financial flexibility has become increasingly important for individuals facing unexpected expenses or temporary cash flow challenges. One popular solution is to ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 23:12hrs | 495 | by Staff Reporter
Tendai Ruben Mbofana is Confusing a Mirror For a Weapon
Every few years, whenever crime rates rise, someone will dust off a moral panic that blames the latest boogeyman for our social decay. In the 1980s, it was "Satanic" heavy metal. In the 1990s, it was ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:06hrs | 883 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
The Silent Killer in Zimbabwe's Medicine Cabinet
Walk into any pharmacy in Zimbabwe and you will find them. Antibiotics sold for headaches, for colds, for a sore throat after a night in the rain. No lab test, no prescription from a doctor who has ch...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 21:04hrs | 878 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
How our love for violent entertainment is breeding a violent Zimbabwe
Entertainment may seem like harmless fun, but the evidence shows it can unravel the very fabric of a society.Three recent stories from Zimbabwe have pierced my heart this past few days-tragic ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 20:59hrs | 169 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The hidden costs of commodities trading without proper education
The Real Price of Jumping into Commodities Trading Clueless Alright, let's get real for a sec. Scroll through Instagram or TikTok, and you'll see a...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 18:32hrs | 103 | by Staff Reporter
Elderly man axed after rejecting sex demand
An 85-year-old caretaker in Kensington sustained serious injuries after being attacked with an axe by a woman who allegedly demanded sex, police confirmed.The incident occurred around 5 PM on ...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:59hrs | 1198 | by Staff reporter
2030: Zimbabwe will be using domestic currency
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has announced plans for a structured transition from the current multicurrency system to a domestic monetary framework, aimed at ensuring business continuity and eco...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:35hrs | 425 | by Staff reporter
Zera announces drop in LPG prices
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has announced a reduction in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices in both US dollars and local currency for August 2025.In its latest update, Ze...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 12:10hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa urges ZDF to confront emerging security threats
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) to broaden their operational scope beyond traditional military defence to address evolving security challenges, including c...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:15hrs | 485 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe soldiers to get salary hike, improved welfare
President Emmerson Mnangagwa says his administration is prioritising the welfare of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF), with measures underway to address salary structures, housing, healthcare, and tra...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:14hrs | 657 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe banks show strong capital buffers
Most Zimbabwean banking institutions have exceeded minimum regulatory capital requirements, signalling stability, resilience, and soundness in the country's financial system, the latest Reserve Bank o...Published: 13 Aug 2025 at 09:08hrs | 202 | by Staff reporter
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