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PSC in Bid to Fix Pension, Retirement Systems Crisis
PSC Chairman Vincent HungweThe Public Service Commission is attempting to overhaul how the Government prepares its workers for retirement, but the move comes against a difficult history in which Zimba...
Govt gives Harare vendors seven-day ultimatum
Thousands of informal traders operating from undesignated spaces in Harare face eviction from the streets next week after the Government issued a September 9 deadline for vendors to relocate to approv...
Bulawayo Trio Jailed 15 Years Each for Kidnapping
 Three Bulawayo men were each sentenced to an effective 15 years in prison this week after being convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a Ntabazinduna man whom they accused of knowing a suspected robb...
Masvingo Opens Its Doors to Global Tourism
Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry Barbara Rwodzi flanked by Permanent Secretary Dr Takaruza Munyanyiwa (left) and ZTA Chief Executive Officer Dr George Manyaya By Munyaradzi Blessing DomaMA...
ARTUZ blasts ‘grade injustice’ in teachers’ pay
Zimbabwe's teachers' unions are challenging the Government's new salary structure, arguing that the use of the same US dollar component across some grades has weakened the financial reward for promoti...
‘Liquid’ Mnangagwa daughter-in-law denied bail
Harare regional magistrate Francis Mapfumo has denied bail to Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika, President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s daughter-in-law, who is accused of laundering US$9 million.Mapfumo said Tafireny...
Saintfloew, Voltz JT Lead Shoko Festival’s 2026 Mash Up Night
 Zimbabwean hip-hop stars Saintfloew and Voltz JT will headline this year’s Shoko Festival Mash Up Night alongside rising rapper Mugaratia, as the country’s longest-running urban culture festival retu...
Politicians shielding land invaders, Zvimba council chair tells Parliament
Politicians are shielding land invaders from enforcement action, with Zvimba Rural District Council chairperson Councillor Spencer Magaya telling Parliament that some settlements are deliberately allo...
Author Urges Youths to Resist Peer Pressure in New Book
 By Munyaradzi Blessing DomaAuthor Rutendo Tanyanyiwa has challenged young people to resist growing pressure to conform to society’s superficial standards, urging them to embrace their identity, set b...
Mhondoro Man Jailed 10 Years for Stealing ZESA Copper Cables
 A 20-year-old Mhondoro man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after he was convicted of vandalising ZESA infrastructure and stealing copper cables worth US$740.Delvin Majuta appeared before the...