HARARE — The High Court has overturned the conviction and 10‑month jail sentence handed to traditional leader Timothy Chiminya, who styles himself King Munhumutapa, after he was found guilty last year of allegedly undermining or insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The Zimbabwean government has launched a phased programme to place village health workers on the national payroll, marking a significant policy shift aimed at standardising remuneration and reducing reliance on donor funding.

BULAWAYO — Residents of Old Pumula say their hopes for a decent harvest are being undermined by stray donkeys and suspected maize thieves, leaving families, especially the elderly, facing increased food insecurity amid worsening economic pressures.

PRETORIA — The murder investigation into 22-year-old Nigerian e-hailing driver Isaac Satlat has intensified after three additional suspects were formally joined to the case at the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court. The total number of accused now stands at six.

Each year, following the release of Zimbabwe’s Advanced Level examination results, as witnessed again in 2025, the country enters a familiar period of heightened activity as universities urgently compete to enroll successful students. Yet this annual scramble underscores a deeper and longstanding structural concern within the higher education sector, the widespread duplication of academic programmes across state universities. Instead of offering diverse and differentiated aca

HARARE — Residents of Matererini and Matapi Flats in Mbare are reporting a renewed outbreak of bedbugs, locally known as tsikidzi, that is disrupting sleep and daily life in the densely populated apartment blocks.

HARARE — The government will launch a nationwide dog vaccination programme in the coming weeks after authorities recorded a sharp increase in rabies cases across the country, officials said.

Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe, has been detained in South Africa following a shooting incident at his Johannesburg residence. Authorities confirmed that a gardener employed at the property sustained a gunshot wound and remains in critical condition.

MASVINGO — A policewoman based in Masvingo faces allegations of interfering with an investigation into an attempted abduction after her husband and four alleged accomplices were accused of trying to kidnap a 10‑year‑old boy at Yeukai Business Centre on Sunday. The child’s mother, Sarah Fararira, has sought assistance from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), raising concerns that the officer’s involvement has compromised the integrity of the inquiry.

CHIADZWA – UPFUMI Hwepasi Kuvatema leader Mathew Mundondo has described his long-running work of exhuming human remains from diamond mining sites in Chiadzwa and Marange as “not ordinary,” citing the intense psychological, physical, and emotional strain involved.

The coordinated court appearance underscores a growing sense among musicians that the struggle over ZIMURA is no longer just administrative, it is about power, accountability, and the future of Zimbabwe’s music industry. As pressure mounts from members, unions, the courts, and the State, ZIMURA now stands at a crossroads: meaningful reform, or deeper crisis.

Customs officers inspecting cargo in a truck — ZIMRA enforcement operation at the Triangle corridor CHIRENZI — The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) intercepted a truck carrying an estimated 15 tonnes of suspected smuggled meat and assorted processed foodstuffs near the Mutirikwi River corridor at Triangle, a route increasingly associated with illicit cross‑border trade. During a routine enforcement operation, ZIMRA officers stopped a vehicle bearing Zimbabwean registratio

Zimbabwe did not just record two wins and a draw at the ICC T20 World Cup group phase. It found, briefly, a meeting place. For a few days, the country operated on one timetable — match time. Supermarket queues checked scores. Offices delayed departures by overs. The diaspora set alarms for unreasonable hours without complaint. We were not organised by policy or persuasion, but by a scoreboard.

President Bukele framed the raid as evidence of the Salvadoran Navy’s enhanced capacity to disrupt transnational trafficking far from shore and reiterated his administration’s commitment to regional anti‑narcotics efforts.

HARARE — Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals has successfully used a newly acquired heart‑lung bypass machine for an open‑heart operation, a development that significantly strengthens Zimbabwe’s public cardiac surgery capacity and reduces dependence on ageing equipment.

The EU’s action represents a cautious shift from punitive isolation toward conditional engagement: it maintains a clear security safeguard through the arms embargo while removing some of the most visible personal sanctions to allow for renewed diplomatic and economic interaction, subject to continued review and the evolution of the situation in Zimbabwe.

HARARE – The Ministry of Defence of Zimbabwe and the Air Force of Zimbabwe have been ordered to pay more than US$116,000 in damages to a widow whose husband died after being struck by a vehicle driven by an air force employee.

HARARE – Jacob Mafume has ordered the urgent deployment of tractors for grass cutting across several suburbs, warning that overgrown vegetation is contributing to rising criminal activity.

HARARE — The National Prosecuting Authority of Zimbabwe (NPAZ) has rejected an application to recuse its Chief Director of Prosecutions, Ms Tendayi Shonhayi, from participating in the prosecution of televangelist Walter Magaya in his high-profile rape trial.

HARARE — The Prosecutor General has granted a request by Walter Magaya, leader of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries, to remove Harare Provincial Chief Director Tendai Shonhayi from prosecuting his ongoing rape trial, after defence lawyers raised concerns about alleged religious bias.