Tinotenda Hove - The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Beatrice has confirmed the arrest of 25-year-old Takawira Providence Useni in connection with the murder of his 49-year-old father, Hussin Useni. The suspect allegedly fatally assaulted his father with a knobkerrie and stabbed him in the chest with a knife. The incident…
Tinotenda Hove - A devastating head-on collision on the R63 between Adelaide and Maqoma in the Eastern Cape has claimed 15 lives, with five others seriously injured. The accident involved a fully loaded minibus taxi and a bakkie. According to Unathi Binqose, Provincial Transport Department Spokesperson, the Toyota Quantum taxi…
Tinotenda Hove - Two men have been arrested after police found them in possession of 100 bottles of Broncleer cough syrup—an illegal, codeine-based substance commonly abused for its intoxicating effects—worth an estimated US$1,000 on the street. Officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Drugs Section intercepted a white Toyota Quantum…
By Lloyd Gideon Makonese - Public Health & HIV Intervention Specialist In early 2025, Zimbabwe’s HIV response stands at a perilous crossroads. The abrupt suspension of USAID and PEPFAR funding initiated during Donald Trump’s presidency and only partially lifted, has triggered a cascade of disruptions across the country’s HIV treatment…
Tinotenda Hove - A Zimbabwean national suspected of a series of bag and cellphone thefts was apprehended by alert community members in Vuwani, a town located just outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo province. According to local sources, the suspect had allegedly been involved in several theft incidents that have left residents…
Tinotenda Hove - A man who had been evading capture for nearly three years after escaping from prison has finally been arrested, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed. Acting on a tip-off, officers from Marondera apprehended 38-year-old Hillary Chiduwo on May 1, 2025. Police spokespersons said Chiduwo had been on…
Tinotenda Hove - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially set June 14 as the date for parliamentary by-elections in Gutu East and Insiza North constituencies. This follows the expulsion of former Gutu East MP Benjamin Ganyiwa from Zanu PF for acts of indiscipline and the death of Insiza North legislator Farai…
Tinotenda Hove - Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a Brazilian nun recognized as the world’s oldest living person, passed away peacefully on April 30, 2025, at the age of 116. She was born on June 8, 1908, in Rio Grande do Sul and embraced religious life in her twenties, dedicating decades…
Tinotenda Hove - Reports from Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, suggest that some people living with HIV are being asked to pay unofficial fees to access antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, as the country faces increasing pressure on its ARV supply chain. The situation is believed to have worsened following a 90-day freeze on…
Tinotenda Hove -Zimbabwean national Wellington Masiwa, widely known online as Nyokayemabhunu, has officially been served with an international warrant of arrest in South Africa at the request of the Zimbabwean government. The warrant cites an outstanding fraud conviction which authorities allege Masiwa must return to Zimbabwe to serve. According to…
