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Duty-Free, But Under Scrutiny: ZIMRA Sets Rules for Returning Zimbabweans
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has announced a flexible customs administration mechanism that will allow Zimbabweans returning from South Africa amid anti-immigrant tensions to bring personal...
Svikiro Twist Sparks Big Brother Zim Backlash
“Why should we allow ourselves to become the joke of the continent?” Big Brother Zim, which began yesterday, has drawn criticism from some Zimbabweans after the inclusion of a svikiro-a traditional Sh...
Public Pressure Forces Econet to Cancel Buddie Beats Concert
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has been forced to  cancel its Buddie Beats concert following mounting public pressure from Zimbabweans who argued that the event was inappropriate while fellow citizens remai...
Coach Wesley Chideme Named Among Africa’s Under 40 CEOs
 Coach Wesley Chideme, Chief Executive Officer of Devine International Travel, has been recognised among Africa’s Under 40 CEOs at an awards ceremony held in South Africa last week, a platform celebra...
Why Lenacapavir Won Me Over: A Woman's Journey Through Every PrEP Option
 At 29, Emily Chikoto has tried almost every HIV prevention option currently available to women in Zimbabwe. From taking a pill every day, to using a monthly vaginal ring, receiving injections every t...
Will ED Stand by His Word?
 President Emmerson Mnangagwa once dismissed suggestions that he could be persuaded to remain in office beyond his constitutional tenure."If you look at me, do you think someone can persuade me?" he a...
When the Taps Run Dry, Rights Run Dry Too
 For thousands of households across Harare Metropolitan Province, access to clean running water has become increasingly unreliable, forcing families to spend between US$10 and US$20 a week buying wate...
Man sells hired Toyota Fortuners using forged documents
 A 53-year-old man is accused of stealing three Toyota Fortuner SUVs from car hire companies by renting the vehicles and allegedly selling them using forged registration documents.Blessing Mangwiro al...
Nexus Finance manager accused of siphoning US$34k through fake supplier payments
 A Chitungwiza-based finance manager is accused of defrauding her employer of US$34,567.56 by allegedly diverting money meant for supplier payments over a 16-month period.Rumbidzai Nyamande, 30, who w...
Two Irish nationals fined after CID hotey raid yields $5 dagga stash
 Three people, including two Irish nationals, were each fined US$110 after police found dagga in their hotel room in Harare.Jodie Kinsella, 37, Tadgh Joseph Byrnes, 23, and Melisa Khan, 42, pleaded gu...