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BREAKING: Rovos Tourist train collides with goods train in Zimbabwe, several injured
A luxury Rovos Rail train carrying 47 international tourists en route to Victoria Falls was involved in a collision with a goods train operated by the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) affiliat...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 14:27hrs | 6969 | by Staff reporter
Modi acquires Choppies Zimbabwe for US$260,000 after selling it for US$22 million
Deputy Industry Minister and prominent businessman Raj Modi has acquired Choppies Zimbabwe for just US$260,000, marking a dramatic turn in the retail chain's fortunes more than a decade after the Bots...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 20:46hrs | 2472 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North demands fulfilment of 2023 election promise
Villagers in Matebeleland North have renewed calls for the government to deliver on long-standing promises to establish irrigation schemes along the Zambezi River, as the region continues to grapple w...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 09:01hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lifts exchange rate controls
Zimbabwean businesses have been granted greater flexibility in pricing their goods and services, following the Government's decision to scrap exchange rate controls amid increased currency stability a...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:36hrs | 9718 | by Staff reporter
Breathalysers to be used at Zimbabwe roadblocks during holidays
The Government has unveiled a major initiative aimed at curbing the alarming rise in road accidents caused by reckless and drunk driving, through the deployment of more breathalysers and the rollout o...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:34hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mineral revenues decline despite volume surge
Zimbabwe's mining sector delivered a mixed performance in the first quarter of 2025, with mineral export volumes registering notable growth, but overall revenues falling sharply. This is according to ...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:34hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's steel revolution begins
Zimbabwe has taken a major step toward economic transformation and self-sufficiency with the launch of full-scale finished steel production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant in Manhiz...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:29hrs | 6459 | by Staff reporter
Zimra in tax compliance drive
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has introduced a series of taxpayer self-service kiosks across the country in a bid to simplify and improve the tax compliance process for individuals and busine...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:29hrs | 365 | by Staff reporter
Caledonia Mine sets new gold production record
Caledonia Mining Corporation Plc, a Jersey-domiciled miner focused on Zimbabwe's gold sector, has reported a near 10% increase in gold production for the first quarter of 2025, with a total of 18,671 ...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:24hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get share of US$300m Afreximbank dividend
The Zimbabwean government is set to receive a significant payout from Afreximbank's recently declared US$300 million dividend, following the bank's exceptional financial performance in the year ending...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:22hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
New policy to cut Zimbabwe's energy intensity
The Government of Zimbabwe has launched the National Energy Efficiency Policy, a new initiative aimed at reducing the country's energy intensity to meet global standards. The policy, introduced last w...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:21hrs | 90 | by Staff reporter
Belarus to establish bus and tractor assembly plant in Zimbabwe
Belarus is set to establish a bus and tractor assembly plant in Zimbabwe by December 2025, further cementing the growing ties between the two nations. This announcement was made by Mr Pearson Chigiji,...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:18hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
NUST enlists police to combat illegal gold mining on campus
The National University of Science and Technology (NUST) has called in the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) to help tackle a growing crisis of illegal gold panning that has infiltrated its main campus i...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:56hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa welcomes Afrikaner business delegation in Harare, South African angry
A delegation from the Afrikaner business community received a warm welcome from Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week in Harare's State House, according to a Zanu-PF official contacted by ...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:48hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
JOC blocks ZANU-PF ex-MP, Tongaat Hullets' farmers eviction ploy
Members of the Joint Operation Command (JOC) in Masvingo withdrew and crippled an attempt by former ZANU-PF Chiredzi West legislator and central committee member, Farai Dumo Musikavanhu who in conniva...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 10:37hrs | 2053 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole recently in Chiredzi
Zimbabwe steel production cuts import reliance
A monumental step forward for Zimbabwe's import substitution strategy has been achieved with the commencement of extensive finished steel production at the Dinson Iron and Steel Company (Disco) plant ...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Zimra blitz disrupts Bulawayo traders
Scores of traders operating within Bulawayo's city centre were left reeling last week after the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) implemented a series of business closures, as part of a wider nationa...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 1949 | by Staff reporter
Tredgold fake IDs masterminds arrested
Two suspects, Brian Veririzhe and Thamsanqa Moyo, have been arrested for allegedly operating a sophisticated identity card forgery racket at the Umguza Civil Registry Department, located in the Tredgo...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 665 | by Staff reporter
Harare City Council officials continue to pocket hefty salaries
Despite mounting public criticism and repeated promises of reform, senior officials at the Harare City Council continue to earn hefty salaries, raising serious concerns about misplaced priorities and ...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 328 | by Staff reporter
Why compensate white farmers, not ZPRA?
Veteran freedom fighter and opposition politician Moses Mzila Ndlovu has strongly criticised the Zimbabwean government's recent payment of compensation to white former commercial farmers, calling it a...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 19:02hrs | 1563 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans plead with Chivayo to assist ailing Rahman Gumbo's widow
A wave of sympathy and support is sweeping across social media platforms in Zimbabwe following news that Virginia Sibanda, the widow of legendary Warriors midfielder and Highlanders FC coach Rahman Gu...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 14:34hrs | 2810 | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers faces US$13 million scandal amid Audit revelations
A shocking internal audit at Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Ltd (Zimpapers), the country's largest and oldest media conglomerate, has uncovered a potential US$13 million misappropriation of funds, raising...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:57hrs | 1757 | by Staff reporter
Social unrest warning in South Africa
Critical issues such as the government's overreliance on taxes and the deterioration of basic services threaten social unrest in South Africa. Renowned economist Dawie Roodt warned that the go...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:33hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter
South Africa shows off new border patrol drone tech
Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber has unveiled the Border Management Authority's (BMA) new drones and body cameras that will be piloted over the Easter weekend to enhance border security....Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 12:30hrs | 585 | by Staff reporter
Motorist knocks dead police officer walking on roadside
A tragic incident occurred on Saturday evening when a female police officer, Constable Amanda Katanha, was knocked dead by a passing vehicle while walking with two colleagues along the Mazowe-Centenar...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:21hrs | 1329 | by Staff reporter
Hwange communities seek govt's nod to draw water from Zambezi
Communities living along the Zambezi River in Hwange are urgently appealing to the government for help in harnessing the river's water for irrigation schemes aimed at ensuring food security. Hwange Ea...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council seeks ideas to revive city's industries
In a bid to combat urban decay and rapid de-industrialisation, Bulawayo city leaders are urging residents, policy experts, and various stakeholders to contribute innovative solutions that can drive su...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:13hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo cracks down against gold panners
In a bid to curb the increasing menace of illegal gold panning and sand poaching in Matabeleland South province, the Bulawayo City Council is planning to establish a permanent base for its rangers and...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:13hrs | 172 | by Staff reporter
Kariba floodgates partially opened
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has begun commissioning tests on the newly rehabilitated sluice gates at Kariba Dam, marking a critical phase in the near-completion of a major rehabilitation project...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
Govt boosts completion drive on Harare-Beitbridge highway
The Government has released a new tranche of funding to expedite the completion of outstanding sections of the Harare–Beitbridge Highway, with contractors now back on site and working at full thrott...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
The reality of '9 wasted years' - A decade WMC failed to capture Zuma
For too long, South Africans have been bombarded with a dishonest narrative coined by the very architects of our economic servitude, that the period of President Jacob Zuma's administration represents...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 731 | by Mzwanele Manyi
Crackdown on police corruption nets 9 officers
As corruption continues to plague the lives of ordinary Zimbabweans, the Southern Africa Regional Anti-Corruption Organization (SARACO) has intensified its nationwide operations, dismantling entrenche...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 13:59hrs | 1579 | by Staff reporter
EFF calls for review of Orania's status
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the Northern Cape have intensified their campaign against the status of Orania, a predominantly Afrikaans town of about 3,500 residents, calling it a modern-day ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 13:43hrs | 816 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
How to start a small tutoring business in Zimbabwe
STARTING a tutoring business in Zimbabwe might sound like an easy hustle - print a flyer, post an advert on WhatsApp and you are in business. However, digging into the numbers and realities, it become...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:45hrs | 136 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Brave security guards foil armed robbery
Two Real Star Security guards have been hailed as heroes after they bravely thwarted an armed robbery at a Petrotrade Service Station in Mabvuku early Thursday morning.Bhekimpilo Sibanda and I...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:42hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Fake ID scam exposed at Bulawayo's Tredgold building
A fake national identity document scam operating from within the Civil Registry Department's Tredgold Building in Bulawayo has been uncovered, implicating an employee of a private company contracted b...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:40hrs | 2494 | by Staff reporter
Nust embarks on high impact projects
The National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has announced plans to launch three major high-impact projects as part of its strategy to achieve self-sustainability, fully utilize human reso...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:39hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
ZITF urges hotels, lodges to moderate rates
The Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) has urged the hospitality industry to reconsider its pricing structure, as exhibitors and visitors have raised concerns over high accommodation rates durin...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:39hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Gwanda police thwart brazen ore heist
Police in Gwanda Rural have successfully foiled a daring, movie-style gold ore theft operation, arresting six suspects and impounding equipment worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The heist was th...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:38hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-China tobacco expo to be held in third quarter
ZIMBABWE will hold the first Zimbabwe-China tobacco expo in the third quarter of this year to promote the country's tobacco, the country's industry regulatory body, the Tobacco Industry and Marketing ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:35hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zec ducks Chivayo millions saga
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has pleaded with journalists to stop asking questions regarding the controversial US$40 million elections tender allegedly awarded to Zanu PF-linked businessman...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:29hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
UN humanitarian agency set to lay off staff in Zimbabwe
The United Nations' emergency and disaster response agency will reduce its global workforce by 20% and scale back operations in nine countries, as it confronts a severe funding crisis and escalating g...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:55hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa signs PVO Amendment Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the contentious Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law, marking a significant shift in Zimbabwe's regulatory framework for civ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:45hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
'No to megaphone criticism'
Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs and International Relations Minister, Professor Amon Murwira, has urged citizens living abroad to refrain from public criticism of national leaders and instead support the c...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:43hrs | 133 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF apologizes to Hichilema
Zimbabwe's ruling party, ZANU-PF, has officially apologized to Zambia's United Party for National Development (UPND) over inflammatory remarks made by some of its members against Zambia's President Ha...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 13:05hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Ministry of Transport suspends bus timetables to ease holiday travel surge
The Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development has announced the immediate suspension of all bus timetables until 18 May 2025 to facilitate smoother passenger transportation during the upco...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:59hrs | 68 | by Staff reporter
US$950,000 Somgolo Bridge commissioned in Zimbabwe
After years of suffering and loss of young lives due to the treacherous waters of the Mbembesi River, the residents of Lupanda Village in Lupane have finally found relief. The newly constructed Somgol...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:55hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi demands restoration of Mpilo radiotherapy machines
Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo is in urgent need of close to R1 million to purchase a new Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) system that will ensure continuous radiation sessions for cancer patients...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:54hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens Mbare market
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially launched Phase 1 of the Mbare Musika Traders Market, a state-of-the-art facility aimed at providing a modern and conducive environment for Small to Medium E...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:54hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
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