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Zaba remanded in custody
Faith Zaba, editor of the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent weekly newspaper, has been remanded in custody ahead of her bail hearing scheduled for ...Published: 48 mins ago | 28 | by Staff reporter
3 men killed by trains in 1 day
A man wearing earphones and listening to music was fatally run over by a train near Bulawayo Station on Tuesday afternoon, in what has become the thir...Published: 52 mins ago | 37 | by Staff reporter
Man murdered after stopping to help a stranded couple
What began as a selfless late-night gesture ended in tragedy after a 32-year-old man was hacked to death while helping a stranded couple restart their...Published: 52 mins ago | 146 | 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 t...Published: 53 mins ago | 19 | by Staff reporter
First Mutual Holdings suffers US$27 million loss
Financial services group First Mutual Holdings Limited (FMHL) has reported a significant after-tax loss of US$27.11 million for the financial year end...Published: 54 mins ago | 45 | by Staff reporter
Presidential inputs scheme beneficiaries urged to deliver grain to GMB
Beneficiaries of the Presidential Inputs Scheme are being encouraged to deliver at least 10 kilogrammes of grain, as well as any surplus produce, to t...Published: 55 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Earth tremor shakes Bikita South
An early morning earth tremor jolted several wards in Bikita South on Sunday, sparking fear among residents and renewing concerns over the region's se...Published: 56 mins ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Ministry fails to pay US$180 000 CDU workshop allowances to teachers
Nearly a year after hosting nationwide syllabus review workshops, the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) is yet to pay over US$180,00...Published: 56 mins ago | 23 | by Staff reporter
Bosso star eyeing Czech Republic breakthrough
Highlanders midfield sensation Mason Mushore is on the brink of a major breakthrough in his football career, with trials scheduled in the Czech Republ...Published: 57 mins ago | 17 | by Staff reporter
Top cop in rape storm!
A SENIOR Lupane police OFFICER (39) is facing serious rape and indecent assault charges after allegedly preying on a 16-year-old schoolgirl. Adding to...Published: 57 mins ago | 74 | by Staff reporter
No water from the tap. They're asked to pay a tax anyway
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The cholera outbreak that swept through Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 killed more than 4,000 people and sickened nearly 100,000. Parts of H...Published: 3 hrs ago | 136 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe lawyers to march against Chitepo training for judges
Zimbabwean lawyers will take to the streets tomorrow in protest against what they describe as a blatant attempt by the government to undermine judicia...Published: 3 hrs ago | 278 | by Staff reporter
Geza resurfaces, warns Mnangagwa, Tagwirei faction
Firebrand war veterans leader Blessed Geza has resurfaced with renewed political attacks against President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close business a...Published: 3 hrs ago | 663 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says he is giving Mnangagwa sleepless nights
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has declared that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the ruling Zanu-PF are "having sleepless nights" following his dec...Published: 3 hrs ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son granted $200 bail
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the son of the late former President Robert Mugabe, was on Tuesday granted US$200 bail by the Concession Magistrates Court...Published: 3 hrs ago | 254 | by Staff reporter
South Africa crushes Zimbabwe
South Africa powered to its ninth consecutive Test victory on Tuesday, crushing Zimbabwe by a staggering 328 runs at Queens Sports Club to equal t...Published: 3 hrs ago | 73 | by Staff reporter
Dembare avert Fifa transfer ban
Dynamos Football Club have avoided a potentially crippling FIFA transfer embargo after clearing outstanding payments owed to their former Ghanaian pla...Published: 3 hrs ago | 78 | by Staff reporter
TelOne suffers liquidity crunch
State-owned telecommunications giant TelOne Private Limited is facing a serious liquidity crisis amid revelations that the government owes the company...Published: 3 hrs ago | 98 | by Staff reporter
Another heavy blow for Zimbabwe's 'Patriotic Act'
In a significant blow to Zimbabwe's controversial Patriotic Act, the High Court has ruled that sections of the Criminal Law (Codification and Re...Published: 4 hrs ago | 117 | by Staff reporter
7 executives arrested over illicit ethanol-laced brews
Police have arrested seven company executives suspected of producing and distributing illicit brews containing ethanol, which were supplied to the pub...Published: 4 hrs ago | 152 | by Staff reporter
Residents cry out over escalating sewage crisis
Residents of Chitungwiza have voiced growing frustration and alarm over the local authority's continued failure to resolve the town's worsening sewage...Published: 4 hrs ago | 49 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves to outlaw biological weapons
Zimbabwe is stepping up its national security and commitment to international peace by introducing tough new legislation aimed at outlawing the use an...Published: 4 hrs ago | 57 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF convenes high-level meetings this week
ZANU-PF is set to hold a series of high-level meetings this week, beginning with a Politburo session scheduled for today at the party's national headq...Published: 4 hrs ago | 61 | by Staff reporter
32 arrested in police raid on illicit liquor plant in Harare
Thirty-two people, including seven foreign nationals, have been arrested following a police raid on an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant operating u...Published: 4 hrs ago | 197 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi to protest at UN Office in Pretoria
The Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) is set to stage a demonstration outside the United Nations (UN) offices in Pretoria this Friday, July 4, as the par...Published: 4 hrs ago | 92 | by Staff reporter
Riot police besiege Bulawayo High Court
Heavily armed riot police yesterday descended on the Bulawayo High Court, blocking journalists and activists from attending a high-profile hearing in ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 190 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's office warns line ministries
The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has issued a stern warning to senior Government officials and line ministries who are reportedly undermi...Published: 4 hrs ago | 176 | by Staff reporter
Fishers want ZimParks to extend fishing depth reprieve
Kapenta fishing operators on Lake Kariba have called on the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) to extend the reprieve allowin...Published: 4 hrs ago | 39 | by Staff reporter
Edgar Lungu did not hold a Zimbabwean diplomatic passport
Zimbabwe's Permanent Secretary for Information, Nick Mangwana, has denied widespread claims that the late former Zambian president Edgar Chagwa Lungu ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1413 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba arrested over satirical article attacking Mnangagwa
Faith Zaba, the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a satirical article published in the weekly newspaper, ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa fired as CP Chemicals Chair
Outspoken politician and businessman Temba Mliswa has been dismissed from his roles as Director and Chairperson of CP Chemicals (Private) Limited with...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1512 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe remembers Dr Joshua Nkomo, 26 years on
Today marks 26 years since the passing of Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as "Father Zimbabwe," with the nation pausing to ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 315 | by Staff reporter
Prosecutor's application for late appeal dismissed
The Labour Court has dismissed an application for condonation by Willbrought Muleya, an employee of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), after he...Published: 20 hrs ago | 340 | by Staff reporter
Fraud case against two Harare businessmen crumbles
Two Harare businessmen, Brian Murphy and Adam Wood, have been acquitted of fraud and providing false information to a public official after a Harare m...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2227 | by Staff reporter
ZRA to conduct leakage test on Kariba Dam plunge pool
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has announced that a controlled leakage test on Sluice 3 at Kariba Dam will take place on 2 July 2025, marking a cri...Published: 20 hrs ago | 331 | by Staff reporter
High Court dismisses ZAPU bid to halt Gukurahundi hearings
The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed an urgent application by the opposition party ZAPU seeking to stop the government-led Gukurahundi Outreach Progr...Published: 20 hrs ago | 276 | by Staff reporter
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 tha...Published: 20 hrs ago | 203 | by Staff reporter
Illegal gambling machines in Beitbridge to be destroyed
The Lotteries and Gaming Board of Zimbabwe will on Wednesday, July 3, destroy a consignment of illegal gaming machines confiscated earlier this year d...Published: 20 hrs ago | 244 | by Staff reporter
Zifa suspends officials after 'shocking' blunders
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has suspended three match officials following what it described as "shocking" performances during recent Cast...Published: 20 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
Chatunga Mugabe arrested over brutal assault
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in connection with a violent ass...Published: 20 hrs ago | 615 | by Staff reporter
Sex scandal in schoolyard
The headmaster of Bikita Fashu High School, Happson Dina, is at the centre of a storm following explosive allegations of an illicit affair with a subo...Published: 20 hrs ago | 921 | by Staff reporter
US warns Zimbabweans against misusing visas for 'birth tourism'
The United States Embassy in Harare has issued a stern warning to Zimbabweans against misusing its visa system, particularly for engaging in "birth to...Published: 21 hrs ago | 851 | by Staff reporter
Unrepentant ex-convict locked up for dangerous drugs
PLUMTREE - An unrepentant ex-convict, Sonny Mpofu (45), was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment by Plumtree magistrate, Joshua Nembaware, for unlawful...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:15hrs | 187 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Blow for Mutsvagwa as Mabika wins in factionally tense polls
Manicaland - Women's Affairs minister Monica Mutsvangwa and her husband, Christopher Mutsvangwa, who dealt a deadly blow at the weekend after Dorothy ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:56hrs | 571 | by Simbarashe Sithole In Mutare
Zimbabwean farmers embrace AI
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is advancing agrifood systems through integration of effective digital technologies ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:25hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Sadza eater sentenced for attempting to smuggle stolen Toyota
The Mokopane Regional Court has imposed six years of direct imprisonment against a 37-year-old Zimbabwean man, Joseph Kungwengwe, after he was found i...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:24hrs | 1710 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to clear pre-2009 pensions backlog
The Zimbabwean Government is finalizing amendments to Statutory Instrument (SI) 162 of 2023 to fast-track compensation payments to private sector ...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:23hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for Gukurahundi hearings court challenge
The Bulawayo High Court is set to hear a case today brought by ZAPU leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo, who is contesting the manner in which public hearings i...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:22hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Fong-kong receipts ring busted
Two men, Chamunorwa Paul Anesu and Nakai Hodera, have been sentenced to five years' imprisonment each for fraud and theft involving counterfeit receip...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 430 | 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....Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 08:20hrs | 542 | by Staff reporter
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