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Zacc commissioners visit Beitbridge to clean agency's image
Three commissioners from the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) recently visited Beitbridge Border Post as part of an awareness campaign aimed...Published: 3 hrs ago | 215 | by Staff reporter
Stolen R2.5 million Nissan Patrol: Zimbabwean man remains behind bars
A 48-year-old Zimbabwean man, Stephen Nyoni, has been remanded in custody after appearing in a Limpopo court for possessing a stolen vehicle.L...Published: 3 hrs ago | 247 | by Staff reporter
Aids council focuses on street dwellers
PEOPLE living on the streets are recording a high default rate on antiretroviral treatment (ART), largely due to inconsistent access to medication and...Published: 3 hrs ago | 70 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean serial thief locked up in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN man residing in Botswana illegally, who is facing multiple car theft charges, has been denied bail.Clement Passmore Gondo (40) wa...Published: 3 hrs ago | 177 | by Staff reporter
BCC, police patrol nets 13 gold panners in Esigodini
A JOINT operation conducted by Bulawayo City Council (BCC) rangers and police in the city's catchment areas in Esigodini, Matabeleland South province,...Published: 3 hrs ago | 110 | by Staff reporter
Harare among Africa's least liveable cities
The annual report, compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), measures cities based on stability, healthcare, education, infrastructure, and e...Published: 23 hrs ago | 441 | by Staff reporter
Retired SDA Church pastor dies
Retired Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church pastor, Paul Moyo, has died. He passed away on July 14, 2025, in Bulawayo, bringing to an end a long and de...Published: 23 hrs ago | 880 | by Staff reporter
Woman steals US$5k, uses loot to pay sangoma in bid to avoid arrest
A 33-year-old woman from Penhalonga has been convicted of stealing US$5,000 from her employer and using part of the stolen cash to pay a traditional h...Published: 23 hrs ago | 414 | by Staff reporter
MultiChoice warns DStv customers
MultiChoice Zimbabwe has issued a strong warning to DStv customers over a new scam involving fraudsters posing as company representatives and visiting...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1124 | by Staff reporter
CEO seriously injured in fatal road accident
Makoni Rural District Council (RDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Edmore Chidembo was seriously injured in a fatal road accident along the Chivhu–Ny...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1123 | by Staff reporter
1.5 million people are homeless in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has renewed its call for the repeal of the colonial-era Vagrancy Act, arguing that the law unjustly ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe teachers join night-time gold rush
In a startling development highlighting Zimbabwe’s worsening economic crisis, teachers from Fusira, Musvovi, and Madzivanyika schools in Masvingo So...Published: 23 hrs ago | 583 | by Staff reporter
Woman stealing US$24,000 after armed robbery at workplace
A 35-year-old Bulawayo woman, Nothando Banana, has been sentenced to an effective six years in prison after she took advantage of an armed robbery at ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 351 | by Staff reporter
Corruption rife at Beitbridge border post
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has revealed that it has recorded 150 cases of corruption at the Beitbridge Border Post over the past f...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 1266 | by Staff reporter
Illegal miners threaten Bulawayo infrastructure projects
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has raised alarm over the escalating invasion of its Khumalo gravel pit by illegal gold miners, warning that the activ...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:43hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
US$1 000 bounty for wanted Chitungwiza fraudster
Police have launched a manhunt for David Matanda, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case currently under investigation by the Criminal Investig...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 457 | by Staff reporter
Sexual harassment, voucher fraud rock Simbisa Brands
Fast-food giant Simbisa Brands has been thrust into the spotlight following serious sexual harassment allegations levelled against some of its senior ...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:42hrs | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge residents alarmed over contaminated Limpopo river
Residents of Beitbridge have expressed growing concern over the unusual green colouration of the Limpopo River's water, which they fear signals possib...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt warns Chinese firms over illicit deals
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has issued a sharp and public rebuke to Chinese businesses operating in Zimbabwe, warning them to immedi...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Harare to ban kombis, pirate taxis
The City of Harare has announced ambitious plans to ban commuter omnibuses (kombis) and pirate taxis (mishikashika) within the next three years, a mov...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:41hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Court ruling reopens Norton land dispute
A protracted legal battle over land rights in Norton has been reignited after the High Court ordered the reinstatement of a previously dismissed case ...Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 07:40hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Ballot stuffing claims rock elections in Kariba
The just-ended National Association of Secondary School Heads (NASH) elections held during the annual congress in Kariba have been marred by shocking ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 16:08hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police enlist Interpol in manhunt for Geza
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has intensified its search for fugitive war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Geza, enlis...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:45hrs | 1111 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda, St Luke's hospitals still lack capacity to handle mental patients
A recent parliamentary investigation into youth empowerment, development, vocational training, and the state of drug and substance abuse treatment in ...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 108 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over new Zinara vehicle exemption rules
There is growing outrage among Zimbabwean vehicle owners following the introduction of a new, cumbersome vehicle licence exemption policy by the Zimba...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:42hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa under fire over farms title deeds
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial land tenure reforms have come under intense scrutiny amid criticism from war veterans and political obser...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:40hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls in danger
One of Africa's most celebrated natural wonders, Victoria Falls, is facing mounting threats from climate-related water risks, particularly recurrent d...Published: 13 Jul 2025 at 11:39hrs | 567 | 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&n...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 10:03hrs | 1256 | by Edmund Kudzayi
Bosso eye goals as they host Green Fuel at BF
Highlanders are hoping to break their recent goal drought and return to winning ways when they host Green Fuel in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:16hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe asset managers shift away from equities
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe (SecZim) has called on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) to urgently work on recovering lost market...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:15hrs | 514 | by Staff reporter
Ebenezer Academy principal up for raping student
THE principal of Ebenezer Academy in Harare's Budiriro suburb, Kudakwashe Mawone, has appeared in court on allegations of raping a 16-year-old student...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:33hrs | 421 | by Staff reporter
Zacc raises red flag over corruption in shipping and forwarding sector
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has raised alarm over a growing number of corruption cases linked to the shipping and forwarding of goo...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 18:32hrs | 363 | by Staff reporter
Egodini Mall project in turmoil
The long-delayed Egodini Mall redevelopment project has hit yet another major stumbling block, with South Africa-based contractor Terracotta Trading (...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:46hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Scottland FC dominate mid-season transfer race
The mid-season transfer window has burst into life with big-spending Premier Soccer League debutants Scottland FC leading the race for marquee signing...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:33hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe activists under scrutiny over Mnangagwa wife's UK visit?
There are unconfirmed reports that the Government of Zimbabwe has ramped up its surveillance and crackdown on diaspora-based citizens accused of engag...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:29hrs | 899 | by Staff reporter
Man tries to sell human flesh in Zimbabwe
In a disturbing and gruesome incident that has shocked the capital, a 19-year-old Harare man was arrested after he allegedly picked up a human foetus ...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:29hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Gono accused of extortion, fabrication
A Harare couple embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono has accused him of attempting to e...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:28hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Maphisa to host Zimbabwe's 2026 independence celebrations
THE ZIMBABWE Cabinet has approved Maphisa Open Space in Matobo District, Matebeleland South Province, as the official venue for the 46th Independence ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 15:31hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo warns against use of money in Zanu-PF
Former Zanu-PF politburo member, cabinet minister, and MP Professor Jonathan Moyo has issued a cautionary statement on the limitations of wealth in po...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 15:04hrs | 4223 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF ideological training for Zimbabwe Judges
In a move widely condemned as a blatant act of executive interference in the judiciary, the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), under the coordination ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 14:58hrs | 749 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe, MSU unveils scholarship programme
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe and Midlands State University (MSU) have formalised a landmark partnership through the launch of an undergraduate scholarship pr...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:44hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to lead wetlands dialogue at COP15
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to lead key discussions on wetlands preservation when Zimbabwe hosts the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:41hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Student gets car for 8As at O'level
A student who achieved eight As in his 2024 O-Level examinations has received a car as a reward for his exceptional academic performance, thanks to a ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:40hrs | 15516 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe pupils learning in tobacco barns and fowl runs
A joint parliamentary committee has raised the alarm over the deplorable state of school infrastructure across Zimbabwe, revealing that some pupils ar...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:37hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Police bust drug trafficking rings in Beitbridge
Two major drug trafficking operations have been foiled by Zimbabwean police in Beitbridge, resulting in the arrest of three suspects and the seizure o...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:26hrs | 352 | by Staff reporter
Zimparks tracks lion spotted In Chegutu
A lion has been spotted roaming along Chakari Road in Chegutu, triggering widespread alarm among residents and prompting swift action from the Zimbabw...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:25hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Confusion as Bosso acting CEO retracts resignation
Highlanders Football Club has confirmed that Kindman Ndlovu will continue serving as the club's Acting Chief Executive Officer after retracting his re...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:25hrs | 292 | by Staff reporter
Fidelity Gold launches elite enforcement unit
Fidelity Gold Refinery (Private) Limited has launched a dedicated Gold Trade Enforcement Unit (GTEU), a landmark development aimed at clamping down on...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 12:23hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi challenges placement on remand
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has launched a fresh legal challenge, this time contesting his continued placement on remand as he seeks...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:56hrs | 671 | by Staff reporter
Failure to invest in youth sexual health could cost Zimbabwe $3.6bn
A new report by UNAIDS reveals that Zimbabwe stands to save billions of dollars by investing in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) servi...Published: 30 Jun 2025 at 18:36hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter
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