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Council Faces Backlash Over Mbare Bed Bug Crisis
 Residents of Matererini, Matapi and Shawasha flats in Mbare are living under worsening unhygienic conditions that have triggered a severe bed bug infestation, amid delays by Harare City Council to co...
CID Officer in Court Over Alleged US$300 Extortion Scheme
 A 38-year-old Zimbabwe Republic Police officer has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing extortion charges linked to an alleged abuse of authority.Tafadzwa Takawira, who was stationed...
Epworth man in Court Over Grange robbery
 A 42-year-old Epworth man has appeared before the Harare Magistrates’ Court facing armed robbery charges linked to a housebreaking incident in the upmarket Grange suburb.Musarurwa Chikwari is accused...
Zimbabwe Launches Six-Month HIV Prevention Injection Lenacapavir
 Government  has officially launched Lenacapavir, a six-month injectable that prevents HIV and AIDS, in Epworth on Thursday.Speaking at the launch, Minister of Health Douglas Mombeshora highlighted th...
Corruption Claims Escalate in Mutare DANET Dispute
The unfolding dispute between Destiny of Afrika Network (DANET) and its former Projects Manager, Wilson Masokowere, is increasingly being framed not merely as a labour matter, but as a case that could...
Former President’s Son Held in Johannesburg After Guard Shot
 Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of late former president Robert Mugabe, has been arrested in Johannesburg following a shooting incident at a residence in the city’s affluent Hyde Park ar...
High Court Rejects Bid to Block US$180k Property Transfer to Church
 The High Court has ordered Fransisca Zinyemba to transfer a Harare property sold for US$180 000 to the Reformed Church in Zimbabwe, after registering an arbitral award in the church’s favour and dism...
US$12k Speed Hump Fine Exposes Harare’s Deepening Housing Crisis
 The controversy surrounding a US$12,450 fine imposed on a Harare homeowner for installing a speed hump without council approval has intensified, exposing deeper frustrations over unserviced stands, m...
Bulawayo-bound bus crash on South Africa’s N1 leaves four dead, 31 injured
Image supplied- Four people have been confirmed dead and 31 others injured after a Zimbabwe-bound bus veered off the N1 highway and plunged into a ditch near Ingwe Lodge outside Makhado in Limpopo Pro...
Tobacco Output Seen Topping 360m kg in 2026
 Zimbabwe’s tobacco production is projected to surpass 360 million kilogrammes in 2026, exceeding the 2025 record of 355 million kg, as planted area expands and export momentum remains strong.Permanen...