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Two top Bulawayo City officials are in hot water over bribery claims. The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Deputy Mayor Edwin Ndlovu and Finance Committee Chair Mpumelelo Moyo. The officials got into trouble after they asked for money from a business that wanted to build in the...

Cuthbert Mupfuki, a 37-year-old police officer from Buhera, stabbed his wife to death. He believed Brenda Manyara was seeing another man. Mupfuki used an okapi knife to stab her many times all over her body. The courts found him guilty of murder. They sentenced him to 15 years in prison...

The Republic of Zimbabwe faces more blackouts because of problems at its biggest power plant. The power company, ZESA, says the Hwange power plant has broken down again. This old plant often has troubles because its machines are outdated. The situation is worsening because another power plant...

A tragic incident unfolded in Chinhoyi when a man died after being beaten over a missing phone. Three men attacked Benny Chidiwa from the Lion's Den area because they thought he had stolen a phone. The police caught one of the attackers, Goodwill Love, who is 25 years old. The attack happened...

A gang of robbers in Bindura has been caught and punished. Three men who committed armed robberies will serve 38 years in jail. The robbers were Ladma Mutesa, Tapiwa Nyakudya, and Sande Saini. They are all in their 30s. The men broke into homes and stole things from people in Nyakudya Mazarura...

The life of a young Zimbabwean man named Saymore was cut short in a tragic stabbing incident in Leeds, England. The 23-year-old was attacked around midnight on Tuesday in a ground-floor flat in the Belle Isle area of the city. Despite the efforts of paramedics, he was pronounced dead shortly...

In a groundbreaking decision, the Zimbabwe High Court struck down a controversial law that allowed immigration officials to hold foreign suspects for up to two weeks without any court oversight. Justice Christopher Dube-Banda ruled on November 12, 2024, declaring that section 8(1) of the...

Nick Mangwana, the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Information, Publicity, and Broadcasting Services, has warned The Mirror, a local newspaper in Masvingo, that it will face consequences soon. The Mirror wrote an article saying ZANU PF helped Zimbabweans vote in Mozambique's disputed...

The Bulawayo City Council took action on Sunday night. They seized several vehicles in the city's western suburbs, including Emganwini, Nketa, and Nkulumane cars. The vehicles were not parked in the right spots overnight. Some were outside car parks, and others were at shopping centers and gas...

The big match-fixing case between Karoi United and Scottland FC must wait a few more days. The hearing will now happen on November 19th instead of today. Why the delay? The Northern Region Soccer League boss, Martin Kweza, didn't send some key paperwork to ZIFA, Zimbabwe's main soccer body. ZIFA...

Reuben Marumahoko, the former Mashonaland West Minister of State, was arrested on Monday due to fraud allegations. He spent the night in custody after Magistrate Mrs Nyasha Marufu remanded him for a bail application ruling tomorrow. The court agreed with the prosecution to defer the verdict...

There has been much confusion and disorganization in Harare regarding the giving out of permits for building service stations and cluster houses. Councillor Takudzwa Dzumbunu, in charge of the city's works and town planning, made this surprising announcement on Tuesday. She spoke before the...

The rainy season has caused problems for residents in Bulawayo. Heavy downpours have damaged homes and vehicles in the last three days. The Bulawayo Fire Brigade has identified 14 areas in 10 suburbs likely to flood and chosen safe places for residents to go in an emergency. The Fire Brigade is...

In a surprising turn of events, James Chigwende, the CEO of Dorowa Minerals, has found himself in legal trouble. He is accused of forging a contract document and now faces charges in court. Magistrate Dennis Mangosi granted Chigwende bail for US$300 but ordered him to stay away from Chemplex...

Zimbabwe has reported new cholera cases just months after they said a previous outbreak ended. That outbreak was really bad. It killed over 700 people in 18 months. Now, there's a new cholera outbreak in Kariba District. Twenty-one people have gotten sick, and one person died. A doctor named...

Moses Chunga, a Zimbabwean football legend, has shared his thoughts on the new rules for becoming the chairperson of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). ZIFA now says that candidates must have passed at least five Ordinary Level (O-Level) exams. Chunga doesn't think it's fair to call...

A top Harare City Council official got in trouble yesterday for not telling the truth. Takudzwa Dzumbunu, who leads the Works and Town Planning Committee, said the commission is looking into the council that she had a university degree. But it turns out she didn't graduate because she failed a...

On Monday, a truck carried black tea from Malawi to South Africa. The truck had 24,000 kg of tea, worth $83,520. The truck caught fire near Featherstone, burning all the tea until it was just ashes. The fire started when the truck was on the Harare-Masvingo highway at the 89 km marker. The...

Julius Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), says he isn't afraid of Jacob Zuma, the former president and current leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party). Malema says he's ready to fight Zuma if necessary. He made these comments on the EFF's podcast, which was shared on...

An official said there's a lot of confusion and disorganization regarding approving permits for building service stations and cluster houses in Harare. Councillor Takudzwa Dzumbunu shared this surprising news on Tuesday when she spoke to the Commission of Inquiry into the Governance of Harare...