OPINION

Footprints in the chains: The life story of Job Sikhala

Author: Munyaradzi SavanhuReviewed by: Ibbo MandazaThe book, Footprints in Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala, is less biographical than an indelible account of human rights abuses, the excesses of...

By Munyaradzi Savanhu | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Foreign investment fuels Matabeleland gold rush

A surge in foreign investment and exploration activity in Zimbabwe's Matabeleland region is being hailed by mining analysts as a strong vote of confidence in the country's mining sector. This renewed ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

POLITICS

Gukurahundi hearings turned into 'a farce'

An international researcher and leading authority on state-sponsored atrocities has sharply criticised the ongoing Gukurahundi public hearings, describing the closed-door process as a "final betrayal"...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Sally Mugabe Hospital operations unaffected by fire incident

The government has confirmed that no major damage was sustained at Sally Mugabe Central Hospital following a fire that broke out on Saturday, affecting a storeroom and solar power infrastructure.Healt...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Postal, courier volumes decline 4%

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (POTRAZ) has released its abridged sector performance report for the first quarter of 2025, revealing a 3.88% decline in total postal...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

ZERA defends US$191,000 IT equipment purchase

The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has issued a statement defending its recent US$191,679.50 procurement of laptops and desktop computers, following growing public interest and criticism ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Prophet Magaya's apple anointing sparks social media frenzy

Zimbabwean preacher Prophet Walter Magaya has once again set tongues wagging online after images emerged of him praying over and anointing crates of apples, sparking a flood of humorous and skeptical ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

POLITICS

Sikhala reunites divided Zimbabwe opposition leaders

In a historic and unprecedented gathering, Zimbabwe's long-divided opposition leaders came together on Friday night, sharing the same stage and microphone in a unified call to end Zanu-PF's decades-lo...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Maphisa Hospital set for major upgrade

Plans are underway to transform Maphisa Hospital into a functional nurse training centre, in a move aimed at revitalising the healthcare system and fast-tracking development in Matabeleland South prov...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

OPINION

Zanu-PF arsonists pose as firefighters

On June 11, 2025, my friend sent me a message I'll never forget: his wife had delivered a stillborn baby. The young couple was shattered. He said delays at the Harare hospital had cost them their chil...

By Reward Magadhi | Published: 29 June 2025

LIFESTYLE

Thomas Mapfumo in final United Kingdom performance

Zimbabwean music legend and Chimurenga pioneer Thomas "Mukanya" Mapfumo will perform his final concert in the United Kingdom on August 23 at the New Bingley Hall in Birmingham, marking the end of an e...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Harare company director dupes Chinese investors

A local businesswoman, Lilian Nyamasoka, is now a fugitive from justice after a Harare magistrate issued a warrant for her arrest on Thursday for failing to appear in court to answer to two counts of ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

POLITICS

Ian Khama compares Zimbabwe to colonial Rhodesia

Former Botswana president Ian Khama launched a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF and government leadership during the launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's book, Footprints in the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Digitisation of Zimbabwe Magistrates' Courts begins

The Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS), a digital platform aimed at modernising Zimbabwe's justice delivery, will be rolled out in Magistrates' Courts across Mashonaland Central and ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Medical waste scandal at Bulawayo's dumpsite

A grave public health threat is festering at Bulawayo's Richmond landfill, commonly known as Ngozi Mine, where hazardous medical waste has been discovered dumped in the open - sparking fears of diseas...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Geo Pomona model to be forced on Bulawayo

The Government has announced that Bulawayo is set to become the next city to implement the Geo Pomona Waste Management model, as part of a nationwide strategy to modernise waste management and bolster...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's falling birth rate a burden

Two seemingly ordinary moments tell a deeper story of Zimbabwe's shifting reproductive landscape. In Harare, a woman welcomes her second child five years after her first - exactly as planned. In rural...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

EDUCATION

Mass exodus of teachers hits Zimbabwe's education sector

Zimbabwe's education sector is facing a worsening crisis as thousands of government-employed teachers continue to resign each year due to poor salaries, lack of job satisfaction, and growing politicis...

By Staff reporter | Published: 29 June 2025

POLITICS

Chamisa opens up on Zanu-PF agent allegations

Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has finally responded to persistent and long-running rumours accusing him of secretly working with ZANU-PF, describing the claims as "profitless gossip" and enc...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Zimbabwe's ZiG annual inflation rate surges to 92,5%

Zimbabwe's local currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG or ZWG), recorded a sharp annual inflation surge of 92.5% in June 2025, up by 0.4 percentage points from May, according to the latest data released by the...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

POLITICS

Shuvai Mahofa's family faces eviction threat

The family of the late Zanu-PF politician, Shuvai Mahofa, may soon be evicted from a farm she seized during Zimbabwe's land reform era, amid claims that Deputy Minister of Environment, Climate and Wil...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

LIFESTYLE

Mnangagwa's son releases third album featuring Jah Prayzah

Zimbabwean producer and musician Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior, known professionally as St Emmo, has released his much-anticipated third studio album titled The Producer's Album 2, marking a major milesto...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

POLITICS

Smugglers abandon vehicle, contraband in police chase

Police in Manicaland have impounded an abandoned Honda Fit packed with smuggled bales of second-hand clothes following a high-speed chase involving an anti-smuggling crack team on June 23, 2025.The ve...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

POLITICS

Zimbabweans warned over Kenya job scam

The Zimbabwean government has issued a stern warning about a fraudulent job recruitment scam circulating on social media platforms, targeting Zimbabwean job seekers with false promises of employment o...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Outdated regulations stifling development in Zimbabwe

Councils across Zimbabwe must urgently modernize and adopt private sector-friendly reforms to eliminate bottlenecks in local government systems that threaten the country's ambitious economic transform...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 June 2025
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