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Harare Mayor Draws Criticism Over Motorist’s US$70 Fine Complaint
A Harare motorist has questioned two council fines totalling US$70 after claiming his parked car was washed without his permission. Mayor Jacob Mafume responded with a sarcastic social-media remark.

Southerton Business Times
Sep 103 min read


Magistrate orders medical tests after accused allege police assault
A Harare magistrate has ordered medical examinations for Kelsea Tadiwa Tafirenyika and Isaac Arab Jessub after they allegedly told the court they were assaulted by police during their arrest.

Southerton Business Times
Aug 82 min read


Police investigate the death of an unidentified man in Harare
Police are investigating after an unidentified man was found dead along First Street near Kuwana House in central Harare on Friday morning.

Southerton Business Times
Aug 82 min read


OPINION / GOVERNANCE: The Pavement Pharmacy — The Rise of Informal Medicine Trade in Harare
The regulators know all this. Circulars get issued. Licenses get revoked. Blitzes get announced with the appropriate stern language about the full force of the law. Doc is back at the corner the following week, because enforcement without alternative is just a temporary interruption of an economic necessity, the same way the illegal bus terminus behind him reopens within hours of every council crackdown.

Southerton Business Times
Aug 74 min read


Zimbabwe Plans to Introduce AI, Coding, and Robotics in Schools
The Zimbabwean Government is planning curriculum reforms that will introduce Artificial Intelligence, coding and robotics as compulsory learning areas from primary school to prepare learners for a digital future.

Southerton Business Times
Aug 52 min read


ZICORRA Supports Vulnerable Families at Monthly Community Outreach
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.

Southerton Business Times
Aug 22 min read


Development Begins When Maintenance Becomes a National Culture
Every Sunday, teams from GeoPomona Waste Management move through Harare's streets with shovels and disinfectant. They are not collecting rubbish. They are cleaning up human waste, left on open ground, because the public toilets meant to receive it either do not work or do not exist.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 244 min read


Harare Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing a Licensed Pistol During Shop Dispute
Police have arrested a Harare man after he allegedly discharged a licensed pistol during a dispute at a shop in Stonebridge, injuring another man when the bullet ricocheted off the floor.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 232 min read


Police Launch Manhunt for Opposition Activist Godfrey Karembera
Police have appealed for information leading to the arrest of opposition activist Godfrey Karembera, popularly known as Madzibaba Veshanduko, over allegations of undermining police authority.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 222 min read


Police Warn Against Parading Coffins in Harare CBD Funeral Processions
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has warned mourners against parading coffins in city centres or carrying them on top of vehicles, saying the practice endangers public safety and violates the law.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 222 min read


Air Zimbabwe's Harare–London Route Records 1,479 Bookings Ahead of Maiden Flight
Transport Minister Felix Mhona unveils Air Zimbabwe's Airbus A330-300 ahead of the airline's inaugural direct flight between Harare and London Gatwick. By Southerton Business Times Reporter | HARARE Air Zimbabwe's long-awaited direct Harare–London Gatwick service has received a strong market response, with 1,479 passengers already booking seats ahead of the inaugural flight scheduled for 22 July 2026, Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona has announce

Southerton Business Times
Jul 212 min read


Sakunda Holdings Praised for Supporting CAB3 Celebrations in Epworth
Senior Zanu-PF officials have commended Sakunda Holdings for financing and providing logistics for CAB3 celebrations in Epworth, describing the company's support as a contribution to national development initiatives following the enactment of Constitution Amendment No. 3.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 212 min read


Air Zimbabwe Resumes Direct Harare–London Flights After 14 Years
Air Zimbabwe has relaunched direct flights between Harare and London Gatwick for the first time since 2012, with three weekly services expected to strengthen tourism, business and diaspora travel between Zimbabwe and the United Kingdom.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 202 min read


Two Children Die in Mabvuku House Fire as Police Probe Suspected Filicide
Police are investigating a suspected filicide case in Mabvuku after two children died in a house fire allegedly started by their father following a domestic dispute.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 202 min read


The Economics of the Kombi Queue Business Lessons from Zimbabwe's Informal Sector
Mai Chibaya has been queuing since 5:40am. She knows this because the man behind her checks his phone every ninety seconds and announces the time like a town crier nobody asked for. She does not need him. She has the queue in her bones.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 173 min read


Harare council suspects insider behind string of district office robberies
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume says an insider may be helping robbers target City of Harare district offices after another cash theft at a municipal banking hall.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 92 min read


ZERA cuts fuel prices as global oil prices decline
HARARE – The Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) has reduced the maximum pump prices of diesel and petrol, offering motorists and businesses relief after a decline in global crude oil prices driven by easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 92 min read


CHRA urges Government to declare Lake Chivero pollution a national disaster
CHRA calls for Lake Chivero pollution to be declared a national disaster HARARE – The Combined Harare Residents Association (CHRA) has called on the Government to declare the worsening pollution of Lake Chivero a state of national disaster, warning that unchecked contamination is threatening public health, increasing water treatment costs and undermining Zimbabwe's environmental sustainability. Speaking at a media briefing in Harare on Tuesday, CHRA Programmes Manager Mable M

Southerton Business Times
Jul 82 min read


Epworth man in ICU after alleged stabbing over Heroes Acre burial dispute
HARARE – A 27-year-old Epworth man is fighting for his life at Parirenyatwa Group of Hospitals after he was allegedly stabbed several times during a dispute over attending the burial of national hero Evaristo Dzihwema at the National Heroes Acre. The suspect, Bignews Zvarevashe, appeared before Harare magistrate Jessie Kufa on Tuesday facing an attempted murder charge. He was remanded in custody pending further court proceedings.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 82 min read


Rising drug and cybercrime cases strain Zimbabwe's magistrates' courts
HARARE – A sharp increase in drug-related and cybercrime cases is placing growing pressure on Zimbabwe's magistrates' courts, forcing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to accelerate the recruitment of magistrates and expand court services to reduce a mounting case backlog.

Southerton Business Times
Jul 72 min read
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