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Paratus Zimbabwe signed a major fiber network deal with PowerTel today. The companies plan to build high-speed internet cables across the country. PowerTel belongs to Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority and already operates fiber systems. Paratus received its communications license earlier...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa toured major hospitals after public criticism about poor healthcare conditions. He visited Parirenyatwa and Sally Mugabe hospitals plus the NatPharm warehouse on Monday. Youth Minister Tinoda Machakaire had challenged the president to see the crisis himself through...

Britain supports Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return but wants democratic reforms first. Lord Collins visited Harare during King Charles birthday celebrations and praised government efforts. The UK minister said Zimbabwe must follow Commonwealth values about human rights and fair elections. He...

Police arrested property tycoon Patrick Kennan for fraud and corruption charges. The Kennan Properties owner faces accusations about a Borrowdale house deal gone wrong. Officials say he worked with Warhurst Attorneys to cheat the court system. The case centers on 51 St Michael's Lane where...

Former Foreign Affairs minister Walter Mzembi asked a Harare court to cancel three arrest warrants because of medical problems. He told magistrate Donald Ndirowei that cancer treatment abroad prevented him from returning earlier. The court will decide today whether to remove the warrants against...

Nollywood actress Annie Idibia traveled to Zimbabwe for a business awards ceremony. The mother of two hosted an event that honored successful men and women across the country. Zimbabwe's First Lady attended the prestigious gathering along with government representatives. Annie praised the nation...

A former Harare city controller stole over one million Zimbabwe dollars from council accounts. Tafadzwa Dzapasi worked as debtors controller between November 2022 and May 2023. Courts sentenced him to three years in prison after proving the fraud charges. The man used his job position to move...

Chinhoyi Municipality cannot explain where 6,700 litres of road repair fuel disappeared. The Zimbabwe National Roads Administration stopped sending money for street fixes until officials find the missing petrol. Local Government Deputy Minister Benjamin Kabikira told Parliament that city workers...

The family of Blessed Believe Juruvenge wants money from police after he died at Ruwa Police Station. His wife Mercy Madenyika and relatives hired lawyers to fight for justice. Officer Prince Ndavambi faces murder charges for beating Juruvenge to death. The policeman told the victim's sister he...

Harare fights climate change through local waste management projects. The Environmental Management Agency opened transfer centers across Mabvuku-Tafara and Budiriro neighborhoods. Workers protect wetlands like Monavale Vlei from illegal dumping and development. The city builds the Geo Pomona...

Zimbabwe fought wars during the 1970s and 1980s before gaining independence. The country faced many changes after freedom came to the former Rhodesia. Politics and economics shifted constantly during these difficult years. Progress mixed with serious problems across the new nation. Independence...

Government spokesman Nick Mangwana defended the $439 million cancer equipment deal without public bidding. TTM Global Medical Exports from South Africa won the four-year contract to supply hospitals across Zimbabwe. Mangwana confirmed on social media that Cabinet approved the transaction...

A widow fights for justice after police killed her husband at Ruwa Police Station. Mercy Madenyika lost her husband Blessed Believe Juruvenge during brutal police torture. Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights represents the grieving family against authorities. Officer Prince Ndavambi faces murder...

Harare city council members fight over raising retirement age to 70 years. President Mnangagwa ordered all government workers to stay longer before retirement. Ward 16 Councillor Denford Ngadziore strongly opposes the new rule. He says young graduates wait decades for jobs as older workers stay...

Wicknell Chivayo scored a massive $439 million contract to supply cancer machines through his South African company TTM Global Medical Exports. The government awarded this deal without public bidding to a firm that started last November. Opposition lawyer Fadzayi Mahere questioned how such a new...

President Mnangagwa switched from his official cars to regular vehicles for surprise hospital visits. He wanted to see real conditions without warning staff ahead of time. Minister Machakaire and other officials had asked him to check public hospitals personally. Presidential spokesman George...

Church leaders kicked out Pamela Bako after she visited a traditional healer. The woman ran naked from Sekuru Sinaro's mountain shrine over the weekend. Her church forbids members from seeking help from sangomas. Bako explained her actions to church elders but they refused to listen. She cannot...

Three armed men broke into a Road Angels director's Mt Pleasant home and stole $13,000. The masked robbers held the businessman's family hostage during the attack. Police Inspector Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the violent crime happened at the vehicle assistance company owner's residence. The...

Zimbabwe's central bank stopped selling gold coins on Monday. The Reserve Bank cleared out leftover inventory from previous sales. Officials never started making new coins after production ended last April. Governor John Mushayavanhu said the cleanup sale worked perfectly. People can still trade...

Teachers marched through Manicaland province on Monday demanding better pay. The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe organized the protest against low wages and poor working conditions. Teachers want monthly salaries of $1,260 instead of their current $300 paychecks. Many educators say...