Tinotenda Hove - A senior police officer from Gutu has been taken to court in Masvingo over allegations of misconduct after reportedly assigning duties to a junior officer who was officially suspended. Inspector Edward Chiweta, who heads the CID unit in Gutu, is facing charges linked to negligence after allegedly…
By Tafadzwa Munjanja On 18 April 2026, the Zimbabwe marked 46 years of independence from the painful and torturous colonial rule. Far from the largely partisan gathering in Maphisa in Matabeleland South held by the ZANU PF government, the majority of ordinary citizens chose to stay home. Save for ZANU…
By A Correspondent - The Masvingo Women’s Rights Advocacy Group (MWRAG), in partnership with Rural Empowerment and Development (READ), has raised serious concerns over the sanitation and infrastructure crisis at Chikwanda Primary School in Masvingo District, where learning conditions expose children, particularly girls, to daily health risks, indignity, and exclusion.…
Tinotenda Hove - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has strongly criticised the growing trend of recording and sharing footage of road traffic accidents, branding the behaviour as cruel and inconsistent with the principles of Ubuntu. Speaking before a large crowd at Maphisa Stadium during Saturday’s 46th Independence Day commemorations, Mnangagwa voiced deep…
Maphisa – President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa has officially commissioned a new computer laboratory and three classroom blocks at Mahetshe Primary School in Maphisa, announcing that an entire province will be connected to the internet under an ambitious digital education rollout. The President handed over to Primary and Secondary Education Minister…
Harare- Germany has congratulated Zimbabwe on its 46th Independence Day, with the European power expressing a renewed commitment to strengthening bilateral ties between Harare and Berlin. German Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Christoph Retzlaff, issued the congratulatory message as Zimbabwe commemorated its liberation from British colonial rule on April 18, 1980. “Congratulations…
Harare— Newly appointed Lands Minister Vangelis Haritatos has declared that land — the central pillar of Zimbabwe’s liberation struggle — must now serve as the primary vehicle for achieving national food sovereignty, warning that farmers carry the weight of a nation’s reliance. In a public statement issued on Zimbabwe’s 46th…
Harare– Industry and Commerce Minister Ngobizitha Mangaliso Ndhlovu has appointed eight new members to the board of the Zimbabwe Development Corporation (ZDC), effective immediately, according to a government notice published on April 17, 2026. The appointments, made in terms of section 4(1) of the Zimbabwe Development Corporation Act [Chapter 24:15],…
Tinotenda Hove - Citizens leader Advocate Nelson Chamisa has issued a strongly worded statement condemning the Constitutional Amendment Bill (CAB3), describing it as a direct attack on Zimbabwe’s founding ideals as the nation marked its 46th Independence commemorations. In remarks shared under the theme “IGNITING THE INDEPENDENCE PROMISE - Zimbabwe…
Tinotenda Hove - President Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived at Maphisa Stadium, officially kicking off the main Independence Day celebrations amid criticism over what many view as routine political pageantry lacking meaningful impact for ordinary citizens. The President’s arrival marked the ceremonial start of the 46th Independence commemorations, but the…
