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70 dead as rains wreak havoc

HEAVY rains pounding the country during the 2025-26 season have claimed 70 lives, injured 51 people and destroyed more than 1 000 homesteads, the Department of Civil Protection

By Sharon Zebra and Kenneth Nyangani and Gracious Daniel 2h ago

Harare residents lament dilapidated road network as incessant rains continue

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network has also indicated that a weak La Niña is anticipated, likely resulting in normal to above-normal rainfall between October and March.

By Online Reporter 7h ago

Harare residents lament dilapidated road network as incessant rains continue

Prisoner stabs guard at court in failed escape attempt

Marondera was apprehended by officers before he could escape.

By Desmond Chingarande 7h ago

Prisoner stabs guard at court in failed escape attempt

Villagers arrested for blocking enrolment of ‘outsiders’ at Mhondoro-Ngezi school

The villagers reportedly insist that the boarding school should prioritise learners from the local community over those from outside the district.

By Nunurai Jena 9h ago

Villagers arrested for blocking enrolment of ‘outsiders’ at Mhondoro-Ngezi school

Traditional healer pays school fees, donates stationery to underprivileged learners

Glengrey Primary School headmaster, Rufasi Kondo, welcomed the gesture, saying it had helped narrow the marginalisation gap between rural and urban learners.

By Staff Reporter 9h ago

Traditional healer pays school fees, donates stationery to underprivileged learners

Govt gazettes new vehicle registration and licensing fees

Government has gazetted Statutory Instrument 10 of 2026, amending the Vehicle Registration and Licencing Regulations to review fees for vehicle registration, licencing and number plates.

By Staff Reporter 12h ago

Govt gazettes new vehicle registration and licensing fees

Contracts in ashes: 2025, Africa’s year of betrayal of its people

2025 will not be remembered as the year of renewal, but as a year of broken contracts when Africa’s political elite shredded the covenant between citizens and leadership,

By Wellington Muzengeza 16h ago

Contracts in ashes: 2025, Africa’s year of betrayal of its people

Tax misstep risks derailing tourism boom

In November last year, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube raised Vat to 15,5% and proposed applying the standard rate to services offered by designated tourist facilities, including safaris and hunting

By Newsday 16h ago

Tax misstep risks derailing tourism boom

Screens, sexism and silence: Zimbabwe’s cyber-bullying crisis

WHILE the nation is currently swept up in the excitement of Afcon and the whirlwind visit of global personality IShowSpeed, a darker trend has emerged beneath the surface of our trending hash tags.

By Joyline Chiedza Basira 16h ago