POLITICS

ZRP warns against illegal transport of explosives

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has issued a strong warning against the illegal possession and transportation of explosives following a deadly commuter omnibus explosion that claimed several lives ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 22 April 2026

POLITICS

Mnangagwa facing an imminent legal challenge

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing an imminent legal challenge following his decision to reassign Jessie Majome from her position as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 April 2026

BUSINESS NEWS

Illegal mining threatens Mavhuradonha

The National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe (NMMZ) has raised the alarm over ongoing illegal mining activities in the Mavhuradonha Wilderness, warning that the operations pose a serious threat to o...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 December 2025

POLITICS

Illegal miners invade Zanu-PF senator's farm

Illegal miners have reportedly invaded a farm belonging to Zanu-PF Matabeleland South Senator Maduke Ndlovu, where they began digging for gold without authorization.Senator Ndlovu revealed the incide...

By Staff reporter | Published: 07 November 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo steps up crackdown on illegal vendors

Despite Bulawayo City Centre boasting more than 10 000 designated vending bays - enough to accommodate all informal traders - many vendors continue to defy regulations by operating illegally in undesi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 28 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Sakupwanya's Betterbrands accused of illegal riverbed mining

The Centre for Research and Development (CRD) has accused Betterbrands Mining Pvt Ltd, a company owned by Zanu PF legislator Scott Sakupwanya, of leading a two-month-long illegal riverbed mining oper...

By Staff reporter | Published: 20 October 2025

POLITICS

Zanu-PF orders legal steps to extend Mnangagwa’s term

The ruling Zanu-PF party has directed the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs to begin legal processes aimed at extending President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office by two years,...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 October 2025

OPINION

Unpacking Mnangagwa's legal coup against Chiwenga

When Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi stood before the ZANU PF Politburo on Tuesday to present a formal rebuttal to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's allegations, he did not merely read a document...

By Gabriel Manyati | Published: 18 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo council loses revenue to illegal shops

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) is losing significant potential revenue due to a growing number of shops operating illegally across the city.According to the latest council minutes, the Health Inspec...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Illegal gold mining threatens Inyathi hospital

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health and Child Care has sounded the alarm over illegal gold mining activities taking place directly beneath Inyathi District Hospital, warning that the faci...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

POLITICS

Judge's promotion sparks legal twist in fraud case

The High Court has granted local businessman Tinaapi Nyawo bail pending appeal against his three-year prison sentence for fraud, a conviction originally handed down by former regional magistrate Clev...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Illegal gold mining halted in Bulawayo's affluent suburbs

Residents of Bulawayo's upscale suburbs, New Parklands and Mqabuko Heights, have received a reprieve following extensive illegal gold mining that plagued the communities for over a year. Miners had ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 04 October 2025

POLITICS

Mugabe's son arrested over illegal drugs possession

Former President Robert Mugabe's son, Robert Mugabe Jr. (33), is expected to appear in court in Harare today following his arrest earlier this week.Mugabe Jr. was taken into custody on Wednesday afte...

By Staff reporter | Published: 02 October 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Illegal sale of stands in Umganin Phase IV

The City of Bulawayo has issued a stern warning to home seekers over the illegal sale of residential stands in Umganin Phase IV, cautioning that unscrupulous developers could leave buyers out of pock...

By Staff reporter | Published: 30 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Bulawayo police to tackle illegal mining activities

The officer commanding Bulawayo Province, Commissioner Jasper Chizemo, has warned that the police are ready to act against those behind illegal mining operations on private properties, including the N...

By Staff reporter | Published: 15 September 2025

POLITICS

Over 2 000 illegal firearm holders arrested

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have arrested more than 2,000 suspects for illegal possession of firearms and other weapons during an ongoing operation dubbed "No to Illegal Firearms, Misuse of To...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 September 2025

OPINION

How Zimbabwe police protect illegal mining

Zimbabwe's environmental laws are among the strictest on the continent when it comes to preventing illegal mining, yet along the banks of the Mutare River, these regulations exist in name only. The st...

By Staff reporter | Published: 06 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

7 illegal forex dealers await bail ruling

Seven suspected illegal foreign currency dealers accused of engaging in money laundering and running an underground forex trading operation are expected back in court today for their bail ruling.The ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Businesswoman in court over illegal forex scheme

Harare businesswoman Tariro Masiwa Musekiwa has been hauled before the courts alongside her company, Chrisha Boutique, on allegations of running an unlicensed foreign currency transmission business in...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 September 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

PPC Zimbabwe land sale faces legal challenge

A multimillion-dollar land deal involving cement giant PPC Zimbabwe has hit a major legal snag after a housing cooperative claimed ownership of the same property.PPC Ltd, in a notice to shareholders l...

By Staff reporter | Published: 31 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Windmill warns public against illegal land sales

Windmill (Private) Limited has issued a stern warning to the public over fraudulent land sales involving its property, Lot FA Kinvara, measuring 65.2436 hectares, which is being illegally marketed as ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 25 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

EMA to deploy drones in crackdown on illegal mining

The Environmental Management Agency (Ema) says it will soon deploy drones to monitor rampant illegal mining activities in Matabeleland South, as authorities intensify efforts to curb land degradation...

By Staff reporter | Published: 19 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

BCC blitz uncovers 800 illegal shops in Bulawayo CBD

A recent crackdown by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on lettable unit shops in the city's Central Business District (CBD) has revealed that about 800 out of more than 1 300 premises are operating wit...

By Staff reporter | Published: 11 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Chinese national illegally transfer US$880,000

A 52-year-old Chinese national has appeared in court in Harare facing allegations of illegally transferring US$880,000 to China without authorisation from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ).Sun Limin...

By Staff reporter | Published: 05 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Illegal logging costs Zimbabwe millions

Deep in the misty Eastern Highlands, along the Zimbabwe–Mozambique border, the whine of chainsaws has replaced the natural chorus of birdsong. Towering indigenous and exotic trees, some centuries ol...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 August 2025
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