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Stay in Your Lane”: Zimbabweans Clap Back at US Over ED 2030 Warning
 A chorus of angry voices from across Zimbabwe’s political divide has erupted online after a United States lawmaker warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against extending his stay in power — with many...
Chitungwiza Gang Targets MP, Deputy Minister in High-Profile Thefts
 A daring theft syndicate targeting high-profile individuals has landed in the Harare Magistrates’ Court, with Prosper Dexter Muderede ,36, facing charges for his alleged involvement in a series of lu...
FAWEZI pilots anti-violence model in Chitungwiza schools
  The Forum for African Women Educationalists Zimbabwe (FAWEZI), in partnership with Together for Girls under the Data for Change programme, has launched a pilot model to combat school-related gender-...
Murderess Bridget Makaza jailed 27 years
High Court judge Justice Emilia Muchawa last week sentenced Bridget Makaza, 38, to 27 years in prison for the murder of her husband, McCloud Zvavovaviri Mapanga, the owner of Kurai Bus Company.The cou...
Govt Orders PSMAS to Split from Business Arm in Major Health Sector Overhaul
  The Ministry of Health and Child Care has announced plans to separate the Premier Service Medical Aid Society from its business arm, Premier Service Medical Investments, in a bid to restore efficien...
Chidawa Rejects 'Misleading Boasting' Over 2017 Political Shift
  The Zimbabwe Youth Action Platform, an affiliate of the ruling ZANU-PF party, has urged the public to recognise the 2017 Operation Restore Legacy as a collective national effort rather than the work...
Teenage Student Dies After Electrocution While Working on Power Line in Harare
 A 19-year-old student lost his life after being electrocuted while working on a ZESA power line in Budiriro 1 Extension, Harare, on Wednesday, 22 October 2025.The Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission an...
Ivory Coast Heads to Divisive Election as Ouattara Seeks Fourth Term
 Ivory Coast is set for a tense presidential election on October 25, with five candidates vying for power amid growing concerns over democracy and political exclusion. President Alassane Ouattara, 83,...
South Africa Welcomes Zim’s Lifting of Maize Import Ban
South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen South Africa’s Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, has applauded Zimbabwe’s decision to lift its ban on the importation of maize and oth...
Chinese Business Partners in Court Over US$400k Fraud
 Two Chinese nationals, Mu Jirui and Li Miao, have been hauled before the Harare Magistrates Court facing allegations of defrauding their business partner of more than US$400,000 in a deal gone wrong....