Chitungwiza- For Farirai Dube, a 40 year old mother of four in Chitungwiza’s Unit K, water is not a utility, it is a currency more valuable than the Zimbabwe dollar. Every morning, before the sun crests the horizon, she joins a queue that snakes meters, buckets in hand, hoping for…
Wicknell Chivayo Pledges US$1 Million to Prophet Makandiwa’s Church
Tinotenda Hove- Businessman Wicknell Chivayo has announced a US$1 million donation towards the development of Emmanuel Makandiwa's church, while also revealing plans to gift the preacher and his wife two luxury vehicles. In a message shared over the weekend as part of his "Sunday Motivation," Chivayo praised Prophet Makandiwa's leadership,…
Zimbabwe Rights Body Sounds Alarm on Technology-Facilitated Human Trafficking
Harare- The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has warned that traffickers are increasingly using technology and deceptive online scams to trap victims, as the country joined the global community in commemorating the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on 30 July. In a statement marking the annual observance under the…
Government Approves August Vacation School for Exam Classes, Caps Fees
Harare – The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has authorised a 10-day vacation school programme for examination candidates during the August 2026 holidays, issuing strict fee caps and prohibiting schools from extending lessons beyond the stipulated period. According to Secretary's Circular Number 7 of 2026, dated June 9, the…
Zimbabwe Declares State of Disaster After Bus Crash Kills 11 Citizens in South Africa
Harare — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a State of Disaster following a tragic road accident involving a Munhenzva Transport Services bus that claimed the lives of eleven Zimbabwean nationals in South Africa's Free State Province, the government announced on Saturday. The bus, travelling from Cape Town to Harare, crashed…
12 Zimbabweans, Including Five Children, Die in South Africa Bus Crash
Tinotenda Hove- Twelve Zimbabwean nationals, among them five children, lost their lives after a long-distance passenger bus travelling from Cape Town to Zimbabwe overturned in South Africa's Free State Province on Wednesday evening. The fatal crash occurred along the N1 highway, approximately 24 kilometres north of Trompsburg, as the vehicle…
Mixed Sentiments Over MP Maoneke Donations
Tinotenda Hove-ZANU PF legislator Exevia Maoneke has sparked mixed reactions after distributing educational equipment, food supplies and agricultural inputs in Chivi Central, with some residents welcoming the assistance while critics questioned the timing and motives behind the donations. Speaking at Mupagamuri Primary School in Ward 19 on Friday, Maoneke handed…
Zimbabwe’s Economic Stability wins Global Acclaim as Nation Marches Towards Vision 2030
Harare – Zimbabwe’s Second Republic is cementing its legacy of macroeconomic transformation, with the country recording its first sustained single-digit inflation in over three decades while securing landmark diplomatic victories that signal its return to the global stage. Presenting the 2026 Mid-Term Budget and Economic Review to Parliament on Thursday,…
Chitungwiza’s Water Crisis Deepens as Government Admits Town Needs Own Source, But Funding Unclear
Harare – Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe's third-largest urban settlement with a population approaching one million residents, remains entirely dependent on Harare for its water supply – a dependency that is failing its residents, the government admitted in Parliament this week. Sewage Responding to a question from St Mary's legislator Brighton Mazhindu, Deputy…
Zimbabwe Bids Farewell To “Father Of Anaesthesia” Professor Chinyanga
Tinotenda Hove- Family, colleagues, former pupils and health professionals gathered in Greendale, Harare this week to honour the life of National Hero Professor Herbert Mapfumo Chinyanga, the trailblazing anaesthetist credited with shaping medical training in Zimbabwe. Professor Chinyanga passed away on July 2 while undergoing treatment in South Africa. President…

