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Police caught an armed robbery suspect Monday after he escaped from court last Friday. Luke Zinyengere, 29, shot at prison guards and stole a car during his breakout. They found him in Harare and added new charges - illegal gun possession, escaping custody, and carjacking a Mazda Demio outside...

The governor of Akwa Ibom State has paid for every ticket to the upcoming soccer game between Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Umo Eno bought all 30,000 seats to help bring fans to support the Nigerian team. Nobody needs money to attend the match at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on March 25. The...

Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe served Zimbabwe as a military leader before becoming an ambassador to Tanzania. He comes from the Nyanga area and reached high ranks in the army. Back in August 2018, he commanded the Presidential Guard when soldiers shot six protesters during election result...

President Mnangagwa kicked army boss Sanyatwe out of his military job. He gave him a new job as the sports minister right away. This big change happened on March 25, 2025. Mnangagwa's office sent out papers saying the switch follows all the right laws. Sanyatwe takes over for Kirsty Coventry...

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa removed General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwa from his army leadership position. The general served as the right-hand man to Vice President Constantino Chiwenga before this change. Mnangagwa then placed Sanyatwa directly into the Sports Minister role instead. Many believe...

President Mnangagwa has picked a new leader for sports and arts in Zimbabwe. He chose Lieutenant General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe to run the ministry after Kirsty Coventry left for a big job. Coventry just became the president of the International Olympic Committee last week, which led her to step...

Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe has been the commander of the Zimbabwe National Army since October 20, 2023. Before his promotion, he headed the presidential guard unit. His career includes controversy from the August 1, 2018, events when he directed actions that left eight people dead. Sanyatwe comes...

Zimbabwe's leader, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has moved his army chief into a cabinet position. The President decided to end Lieutenant General Anselem Sanyatwe's military career and immediately place him in charge of the sports ministry. This change happened on March 25, 2025, according to an official...

The police arrested a prison guard for giving a gun to Luke Zinyengere, who escaped from the Harare Magistrates Court on March 21. Donald Madzinga faces charges for helping Zinyengere break free. Madzinga allegedly supplied the revolver that Zinyengere used during his escape. The guard will...

Zimbabwean singer Trevor Dongo talked about his hard times because of internet lies and mean comments. He shared his feelings on social media about fake stories people spread just to make money from clicks. These false tales upset him deeply as he already faces big personal problems. Trevor...

Fans worry about singer Trevor Dongo after he shared scary messages online following a fire at his home. The fire happened last weekend and destroyed many things he cared about. Some stories said a jealous ex started the fire when she caught him with another woman. Dongo strongly denied these...

Harare businessman Mudiwa Hood stepped up to assist singer Trevor Dongo after flames destroyed his Harare apartment. Fans worry about Dongo following this disaster that ruined his home amid unclear stories about what really happened. Reports clash about the actual cause of the blaze that left...

A village leader in Zimbabwe faces trouble after his brother cut him with a machete. Frederick Matika, age 41, leads Zimunya but suffers major wounds when his younger brother Tendai attacks him. The fight happened because Tendai believed Frederick slept with his wife. This violent act raises...

Zimbabwe police just stopped all vacation time for its officers and called back everyone already off duty. All this happened because Blessed Geza, known as Bombshell, plans to lead protests against the government on March 31. Geza used to work with the ruling Zanu-PF party, but they kicked him...

Fights about who takes over from President Emmerson Mnangagwa have turned violent. People broke into the homes of those who spoke against him. War veteran Blessed "Bombshell" Geza saw his house attacked last week. His workers had to hide in bushes when armed men came looking for him. Armed men...

Armed robbers hit a farm in Marondera where businessman Wicknell Chivayo's wife grew up. Twenty men with guns and weapons stole $74,100 cash plus phones and other stuff. Police caught three guys from Hopley who might have done it. A cop named Constable Mukuva ran away because he helped plan the...

Zimbabwe plans to fix its debt problems by early next year. The country needs to restructure what it owes and make all debt current instead of late. Things are moving forward smoothly. The next step involves the International Monetary Fund starting a Staff Monitored Programme. This works like...

Zimbabwe joined many countries to mark World TB Day recently at Mahusekwa District Hospital in Mashonaland East Province. People gathered under the banner, "Yes! We can end TB. Commit, Invest, Deliver." The event drew thousands of attendees, and various partners promised ongoing help against...

Zimbabwe's Industry Minister Ndlovu asked SADC countries to match their standards and technical rules. He believes this helps cut down barriers when trading across borders. His message came through Dr. Runyowa, who spoke at the start of an important meeting about trade barriers in Victoria...

Leaders from southern and eastern Africa are meeting online today to solve the fighting problems in eastern Congo. Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa leads the Southern African team, and Kenya's President William Ruto heads the East African side as they run this meeting together. Both gave short...