Patients at Ngomahuru Psychiatric Hospital have endured nearly five months without electricity after a lightning strike damaged the facility's transformer, prompting health experts to warn of serious risks to patient care.

Chewore Lodge and Campsite has officially closed after a lengthy legal battle with ZimParks, with the Kelly family relocating to a new safari camp in the Mana Pools Wilderness.

Zimbabwean traders and transporters must now obtain "Proceed to Border" status before travelling to Botswana after BURS introduced mandatory pre-lodgment customs declarations for all commercial road freight.

Shingai Dance Troupe won its fourth Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival national title after an outstanding Mbakumba performance at Harare Gardens, earning the US$15,000 top prize.

ZANU-PF won all four council by-elections held in Mutare and Victoria Falls, with official results showing that divided independent candidates helped hand the ruling party victory in three of the four wards.

Fastjet Zimbabwe has deployed its new 168-seat Airbus A320-200 on the Harare-Johannesburg and Victoria Falls-Johannesburg routes, boosting regional connectivity and tourism.

Scottland FC have strengthened their squad with five international signings from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Namibia, Cameroon and Brazil ahead of the second half of the 2026 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season.

Zimbabwe has paid US$40 million in compensation to former commercial farmers protected under Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreements (BIPPAs), with 93 farms now benefiting under a US$130.5 million programme.

Harare South Ward 12 hosted a community soccer and netball tournament aimed at keeping young people off the streets and raising awareness about drug and substance abuse through sport.

The Zimbabwe Combined Residents and Ratepayers Association (ZICORRA) hosted its monthly community outreach at Greencroft Church of Christ, providing assistance to elderly people, orphans, people living with disabilities and other vulnerable residents from Harare and surrounding areas.

Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide in Mahusekwa after a man allegedly killed his wife following a domestic dispute before taking his own life. Their 13-year-old daughter discovered the bodies after returning from school.

Chief Bota was allegedly assaulted after a confrontation at a funeral in Zaka where mourners accuse him of demanding US$120 in burial fees, blocking access to the homestead and insulting attendees.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino is under mounting pressure after abandoning a controversial plan to sell part of FIFA's commercial business following widespread opposition from football stakeholders.

A nurse at Nyamazira Clinic in Makoni North has admitted slapping a woman who was nine months pregnant but denies allegations that he kicked her in the abdomen during an altercation over buckets at the clinic.

Government ministries, departments and agencies spent ZiG123.6 billion during the first half of 2026, with most institutions utilising less than half of their approved annual budgets, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has revealed.

The Gauteng High Court has ruled in favour of Zimbabwean businessman Moreboys Munetsi, ordering Louisa Jembe to remove defamatory Facebook posts, apologise publicly and pay legal costs.

The reported family dispute involving the late constitutional lawyer Alex Magaisa has resurfaced after his son, fashion designer and poet Anotida Magaisa, was buried in the United Kingdom without the reported knowledge of relatives in Zimbabwe.

Zimbabwe will stage three matches during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2027 at Harare Sports Club, Queens Sports Club and the new Victoria Falls stadium.

Ten people, including five children, have died after a Zimbabwe-bound Munenzva Bus travelling from Cape Town overturned on the N1 highway in South Africa's Free State Province.

A 21-year-old mechanic from Domboshava was found dead inside a parked vehicle in Graniteside, with police investigating a suspected case of carbon monoxide poisoning.