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Villagers at Arnold Farm in Mazowe, Zimbabwe, have deserted their homes and sought shelter in the mountains. They fear for their lives after protesting an attempted takeover of their land by Mafenyadira Mohadi, son of Vice-President Kembo Mohadi. The villagers accuse Mafenyadira of deploying...

A man named Tonderai Robert Mugabe, born on April 20, 1977, at the Chimoio base in Mozambique during the armed struggle, claims to be the son of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. In 2015, authorities arrested Tonderai after he entered the State House demanding to see his alleged father...

The Harare City Council recently halted plans to demolish over 5,000 houses built illegally on council land. This decision followed a government directive requiring the council to provide affected homeowners with at least four months' notice before proceeding with demolitions. Council officials...

The recent council meetings in Bulawayo have revealed significant tensions regarding leadership and governance. The situation centers on Deputy Mayor Ndlovu, who faces bribery charges but remains technically in office. This has created procedural and ethical challenges for council operations...

Armed robbers struck United Refineries in Bulawayo's Kelvin Industrial Area on Friday, December 6, 2024. The intruders entered the administration offices around 1:30 a.m. They immobilized security personnel, disabled surveillance cameras, and used cutting tools to access safes. The thieves stole...

Businessman Wicknell Chivayo donated $15,000 to assist with the medical needs of Geoff Nyarota, a veteran journalist and former Chronicle Editor. Chivayo acknowledged this donation in a statement, noting that Nyarota was an exception to his usual dislike of journalists, especially those who use...

The Minister of Local Government and Public Works, Honourable Daniel Garwe, overturned the suspension of Mr. Ronnie Dube, the Town Clerk of the City of Victoria Falls. Minister Garwe expressed concerns about the council's actions in a letter to the Mayor. The Minister noted two main issues with...

A famous boxer must pay a bank manager US$18,000 for sleeping with his wife. Charles Manyuchi, who won many boxing titles, had an affair with Chengeto Viola Munyaka at his gym in Masvingo. Tapiwa Munyaka found out about his wife's affair when he looked at her phone in 2021. He saw pictures of...

A singer got in big trouble over something she wrote online. Kikky Badass, who makes Zim hip-hop music, must pay US$18,000 to lawyer Rodney Makausi. The problem started in March 2023. Kikky wrote on Instagram that Makausi asked her for sex. She told this to her 235,000 followers. Makausi said...

Gift Banda went to court about a fake school paper. The court let him go after he paid US$500. He must stay at his home and not bother anyone about the case until January 3. The court day had funny parts. Banda came in looking happy in nice clothes. The judge got upset when she saw him in...

Zimbabwe plans to buy new cancer machines fast. PRAZ, the group that checks buying plans, said yes to this quick purchase. The money comes from taxes on sugar, which has brought in US$18 million. Health Minister Dr Douglas Mombeshora shared good news. His team asked cancer doctors what machines...

Harare city leaders face new trouble over housing plots. People say these leaders took fancy house plots for themselves in rich areas. This breaks the rules. This started happening after Mr. Fani Machipisa died. He ran the housing office and had stopped leaders from taking plots wrongly. The...

A man from Plumtree has asked Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to punish two church members. The man, Mr. Chiwawa, says his heart is broken. He tells a story about his wife and another man from their church. Chiwawa says a church leader named Kagande had a secret love affair with his wife. He married...

The court has let Neville Mutsvangwa go free. This happened after he asked the court to stop making him come back again and again. His friends Ellis Majachani and Simbarashe Tichingana also got free. These three men had been in trouble with the law. People said they dealt with money in wrong...

Many people want to be the money boss at Harare City Council. A total of 43 people asked for this big job. The city has not had a real finance director since 2015. Right Mr. Godfrey Kusangaya fills this role for short times. The city just gave him another year to keep working. But some people...

A man named Isaac Matinyarare took someone's car in Chiredzi. The car's owner, Phillip Mafuta, says Matinyarare grabbed his silver Nissan Sulphy Bluebird. Mafuta told The Mirror that Matinyarare took the car because of money he owed. He also took important car papers and keys. The stories from...

Energy Mutodi faces a court case about his child. He serves as a Zanu PF Member of Parliament for Bikita West. His former wife, Polite Dhiyo, wants him to pay US$1,500 each month to help raise their baby. Dhiyo took her case to the Masvingo court this morning. She tells the court that Mutodi...

The High Court made a clear choice about Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu's court case. The court refused to send their case to the Constitutional Court. It said their reasons had no real value. These two men got into trouble over the Presidential Goat Pass-On Scheme. People say they took US$7.7...

A school in Harare took action against 40 students. Mother Patrick Convent Primary School sent out letters to remove these students from grades up to Grade 6. The school gave out these letters on December 2. The letters said the students broke school rules by missing too many days. The acting...

Bad people tricked many young people from Zimbabwe to go to Sierra Leone. They used fake job ads asking for people aged 18 to 35 who passed their O-Levels. The victims thought they would get good jobs. These bad people bought plane tickets for the victims. But when the victims got to Freetown...