ZRP rejects claims by SARACO of a joint sting operation in Marondera, insisting the arrest of five officers for an alleged US$540 bribe was an internal investigation ( image source ) The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed claims by the Southern African Regional Anti-Corruption Organisation (SARACO) that it participated in a joint operation that resulted in the arrest of five police officers accused of soliciting a US$540 bribe at a Marondera roadblock. Clarification

Zimbabweans enter 2026 with rising frustration and persistent hope as economic pressures, stalled reforms and strained public services fuel debate on a long “dream deferred.” ( image source ) HARARE — In many Zimbabwean households, the promise of a “new dawn” remains suspended in time. What once felt bright and imminent now sits in the national consciousness like a framed photograph gathering dust. As 2026 approaches, citizens describe aspirations that feel paused, postponed

A Witbank pastor receives two life sentences for a violent 2024 attack that left a Vosman man permanently disabled ( image source ) The Witbank Regional Court has sentenced Pastor Solomon Mhlanga to two life terms and an additional three years for kidnapping, closing a case that has unsettled communities in both South Africa and Zimbabwe since 2024. The case stems from an incident in March 2024 along Kroomdraai Road in Vosman, where Dumisani Mahlangu was accused by the Mhlang

Zimbabwe cracks down on counterfeit seed as police, regulators and seed producers unite to protect farmers and the 2025/26 agricultural season ( image source ) With the first signs of the 2025/26 rainy season forming over Mbare, optimism fills Zimbabwe’s oldest market — but so does a hidden threat. Police have uncovered a counterfeit seed operation that could devastate farmers before the first drop of rain even falls. The scam, discovered last week, involved ordinary grain be

Carol Henchie School of Dancing dazzles Reps Theatre with a nostalgic, decade-spanning ballet showcase celebrating childhood, creativity and intergenerational artistry ( image source ) A colourful sweep through 90 years of music and movement lit up Harare’s Reps Theatre on Saturday as the Carol Henchie School of Dancing presented Dancing the Decades, a nostalgic and joyous production featuring performers as young as three. The show opened softly before bursting into applause

The Hawks’ Crimes Against the State unit is investigating allegations that Zuma family members were involved in recruiting 17 South African men for the Russia-Ukraine war ( image source ) The story began as a whisper a rumour that young South African men had vanished into the fog of the Russia-Ukraine battlefield. Then, like many political scandals in South Africa, it widened into a family saga with national-security implications. Now it sits squarely on the desk of the Hawks

A Limpopo father has been arrested after police found his two-year-old child’s mutilated body ( image source ) A man has been arrested in Shongoane village, Limpopo, after police discovered the mutilated body of his two-year-old child—a case that has horrified the local community and prompted renewed calls for strengthened child-protection interventions in vulnerable rural areas. According to police, the arrest followed an early-morning emergency response after residents aler

Two retirees reveal how slow, purpose-driven travel through Zambia and Zimbabwe created deeper meaning, richer human connections and a more fulfilling experience beyond traditional fast-paced tourism ( image source ) Two retirees have shared how a deliberately slower, purpose-led travel approach transformed their recent journey through Zambia and Zimbabwe into a deeply meaningful experience one shaped less by rushed itineraries and more by presence, reflection and genuine hum

Shamva Mine’s Gift Mapakame has been elected AMMZ president, leading a new presidium focused on safety, professional excellence and modernised mining standards across Zimbabwe through 2027 ( image source ) Shamva Mine general manager Gift Mapakame has been elected president of the Association of Mine Managers of Zimbabwe (AMMZ), taking over from Abel Makura and leading a refreshed presidium and council through 2027 in a move seen as pivotal for operational standards and safet

The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Electoral Committee has released the final list of candidates contesting the 2025 ZIFA Members’ Elections. The announcement formally sets the stage for a busy December in which football administrators across the country will compete for leadership positions within several key structures. According to the committee, the elections will determine executive committees for the Men’s Regional Division One Leagues, Women’s Regional Division O

Kafka (2025) becomes the unlikely sensation of the Cairo International Film Festival, captivating audiences with its haunting study of bureaucracy and modern anxiety ( image source ) Cairo’s bustling downtown—alive with late-autumn heat, stone façades and fluttering festival banners—saw an unusual kind of frenzy during the 46th Cairo International Film Festival. It wasn’t a celebrity entrance or a red-carpet spectacle that stirred the city, but the unexpected magnetism of Kaf

At COP30, experts warned that East and Southern Africa cannot meet climate or food-security goals without reinventing plant nutrition ( image source ) When delegates gathered under the humid Belém skies for COP30, most global attention centred on forests, fossil fuels, and climate finance. Yet in quieter corners of the summit—inside pavilions lined with soil samples, crop models, and renewable-energy schematics—a different revolution was taking shape: one rooted not in carbon

A Zimbabwean man in Ireland has been fined and banned from driving after a high-speed crash that knocked out power to nearly 1,200 homes and caused €60,000 in damage ( image source ) A Zimbabwean national, Tennyson Dube, has appeared in an Irish court after crashing his vehicle into an ESB electricity pole, leaving almost 1,200 customers without power and causing nearly €60,000 in damage. The late-night incident triggered a major emergency response and renewed concerns about

South Africa pushed through a G20 leaders’ declaration without U.S. participation, breaking summit convention and underscoring shifting global power dynamics centred on climate finance and debt relief ( image source ) The G20 summit in Johannesburg opened with a dramatic procedural rupture on Thursday after South Africa pushed through the adoption of a 122-point leaders’ declaration without U.S. participation. In an unprecedented move, the document — traditionally finalised a

Zimra has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification and launched construction of a new headquarters ( image source ) The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has secured ISO 9001:2015 certification while simultaneously breaking ground for a new headquarters in Mt Pleasant Business Park, marking a significant stride in operational excellence and institutional modernisation under the Second Republic’s reform agenda. A Dual Milestone for a Reforming Institution By attaining ISO 9001:20

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