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The High Court rejected a bid by former Health Ministry official Lloyd Machacha to enforce a Labour Court ruling that declared his dismissal unlawful. Justice Joel Mambara said the court could not hear the case because Machacha failed to use enforcement procedures outlined in the Labour Act...

A Chegutu pig farm set a national record after a sow delivered 25 piglets in a single litter. Letwin Nyagano and her husband, Joel, imported the large white sow from Danbred in South Africa, and the delivery marked the highest count ever documented in Zimbabwe. The two-and-a-half-year-old sow...

A Harare man who battled drug addiction for 15 years has dedicated his life to helping others avoid substance abuse. Tonderai Maphosa began drinking at age 21 while attending Selous University, which led to marijuana use and eventually crystal meth addiction. Maphosa broke into a university...

China called on Western nations to remove sanctions against Zimbabwe, describing the measures as illegal acts that harm the country's economic development and violate its sovereignty. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters in Beijing on Tuesday that a small group of Western...

Beitbridge has emerged as a major citrus farming center in Zimbabwe, with farmers cultivating export-grade oranges, grapefruit and lemons across 4,100 hectares. The district's warm climate and irrigation systems attract commercial operations and communal farmers seeking better incomes. District...

A Kwekwe tenant received a 15-year prison sentence after fatally stabbing his landlord, who demanded overdue rent and attempted to force an eviction. The High Court in Bulawayo convicted Victor Moyo of killing Prayer Banda at a Mbizo residence in the early morning of July 5, 2021. Banda entered...

ZANU PF selected Thadius Pesanai Chadenga as its new Director General, succeeding Brigadier General Ezekiel Zabanyana, who received a different assignment. Secretary General Jacob Mudenda made the announcement in Harare on Tuesday afternoon. President Mnangagwa relieved Zabanyana of his...

The National AIDS Council urged journalists in Mashonaland Central Province to help shape public attitudes and drive behavior change in the fight against HIV and AIDS. Provincial manager Edgar Muzulu told reporters at a three-day training workshop in Bindura that media outlets serve as a vital...

A police officer died after being shot by an armed robbery suspect at the Sanyati Charge Office on Sunday. National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said the weapon used matched the firearm from a businessman's killing in Ruwa this past August. Authorities arrested Vengesai Jabulani...

Zimbabwe's education minister praised religious institutions for addressing classroom shortages after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built a primary school in Caledonia. Minister Torerai Moyo commissioned Runyararo Peace Primary School, which features five blocks and 10...

Mutare officials partnered with community groups to gather household-level input for the 2026 municipal spending plan through visits to 20,000 homes across ten days. The city trained surveyors from multiple organizations to collect resident priorities after previous consultation efforts reached...

PlugInGuru launched Unify 2, a software container that consolidates multiple audio processors and synthesizers into a single workspace. The program ships with more than 60 built-in tools and 850 preset configurations. Users can replace bundled components with third-party plugins through simple...

Developer Peter Semiletov released version 11.1.0 of Drumlabooh, a free percussion instrument plugin for Linux and Windows. The update addresses a technical problem that caused drum kits to load twice when users first launched the software. Engineers improved the main audio processing routine...

Black Salt Audio released Telos - Vocals, a software that combines multiple processing stages for voice recording work. The plugin operates on Apple and Windows computers through VST3, AU, and AAX formats. The company designed the tool to streamline vocal mixing by consolidating equalization...

Desired Sounds updated Sonic BASS Pro to version 1.2 with adjustments for note duration and user customization options. The software developer corrected a technical problem that caused certain high bass tones to end prematurely rather than hold indefinitely. Engineers added controls for...

Berglind Audio released Oolong, a saturation tool for Apple computers that adds harmonic coloring to recordings. The software draws influence from tube amplifiers and tape recorders but uses custom processing rather than circuit emulation. A simplified free edition called Oolong Jr provides...

Windows-G has launched E-ChorusFX700, a no-cost chorus plugin built for REAPER that enhances tracks with spatial qualities and rhythmic variation. The software produces effects ranging from understated transparency to the characteristic saturated tones associated with 1980s and 1990s recordings...

A ruling party official faces custody after authorities detained him for carrying a firearm at the recent annual conference. Brighton Ndebele, 40, who works as an aide to Industry and Commerce Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu, appeared before magistrates in Mutare and was refused release pending...

A civic organization has called on Zimbabweans across all sectors to oppose the ruling party's proposal to extend the president's term past 2028. Mbuso Fuzwayo, who leads Ibhetshu LikaZulu as secretary general, stated that citizens must protect the 2013 Constitution from partisan changes that...

Zimbabwe's president will address lawmakers on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, to open the third session of the 10th Parliament at 2 p.m. Deputy Speaker Tsitsi Gezi announced the State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly on Thursday. The president plans to outline government policies and...