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Zimbabwe has an opportunity to turn recent economic stability into stronger investment, higher productivity and more formal jobs, according to a new World Bank...
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has warned that society is not prepared for the consequences of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence and called for...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Nick Mangwana has defended the Government’s directive for vendors to va...
The World Bank has cautioned Zimbabwe against moving too quickly to end the domestic use of the US dollar, warning that a premature shift to the Zimbabwe Gold...
Businessman and philanthropist Wicknel Chivayo has urged the Highlanders executive to exercise financial prudence and ensure accountability following his decis...
KAROI — Vagari veguta reKaroi marangarirwa! Residents of Karoi now have a new shopping, business and entertainment destination following the opening of Twin Ga...
A Midlands State University final-year Computer Science student accused of using malware to facilitate more than US$1.1 million in fraudulent transactions invo...
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted in a major drug manufacturing and...
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to promote a new approach to world maps that more accurately reflects the relative size of countries and continen...
Varun Beverages Zimbabwe will begin importing and distributing Carlsberg beer in Zimbabwe on September 20, marking the first phase of a partnership with Danish...
Government will test laboratory equipment developed by Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE) before considering its procurement for use in schools acr...
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ) is producing about 25 000 loaves of bread daily using a blend of orange-fleshed sweet potato and wheat flour under its Agro-Ind...
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has introduced a new mobile number range, 079, as demand for its products and services grows amid the company’s network investment and...
A 41-year-old Mbare man has appeared in court facing allegations of stealing telecommunications infrastructure and possessing copper without a certificate of o...
Uber has shut down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria and Uganda with immediate effect, ending its 12-year presence in Nigeria and about a decade of operat...
HARARE Provincial Magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai has sentenced Simbarashe Emmanuel Martin Rondozai to 42 months in prison for kidnapping and assaulting his former...
Illegal vendors operating in Harare and other urban centres have until September 9 to vacate unauthorised trading sites or face a Government-led clean-up opera...
OK Zimbabwe Limited has begun a major restocking drive after securing bank guarantees from two leading local financial institutions, a dev...
HARARE, Zimbabwe — FC Platinum head coach Thabo Senong has encouraged South African footballers to broaden their horizons and consider opportunities in Zimba...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thousands of passengers faced flight delays and cancellations at Kenya’s main international airport on Monday as a strike by aviation worker...
South African composer and producer Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake is weighing his legal options after a United States federal court ordered him to pay US$39,560 in...
Liverpool have rejected a £30 million (US$40.7 million) bid from Nottingham Forest for England-born Zimbabwean midfielder Trey Nyoni, with the club unwilling t...
A Las Vegas jury has found former South Side Compton Crips gang leader Duane Keith Davis guilty of the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, bringing a nearly 30...
Plans by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in local football are expected to strengthen accountabi...
South African composer and The Lion King producer Lebohang “Lebo M” Morake has been ordered by a United States federal court to pay US$39,560 in statutory at...
A 24-year-old Midlands State University final-year Computer Science student, Sabelo Malunga, has appeared in court accused of stealing more than US$1.1 million...
Meta will begin charging businesses for certain messages sent through the WhatsApp Business Platform from October 1, 2026, introducing a new per-message pricin...
Twenty-five people have died following a head-on collision between a commuter omnibus and a haulage truck along the Harare–Chivhu Highway on Friday night, in o...
Zimbabwean musician Mukudzei Chitsama, popularly known as Holy Ten, will return to court on September 25 as the State continues investigations into allegations...
South Africa has urged Zimbabwe to settle more than US$228 million owed to platinum group metals (PGM) producers after delays in paying mining companies for th...
A Zimbabwean white man identified as Brett has announced the launch of a new political party called V.V.Z, short for Varanda Ve Zimbabwe, or Servants of Zimbab...
A 45-year-old Zimbabwean national has been remanded in custody after South African police allegedly found manufactured tobacco worth about R3.8 million hidden...
Malian singer and songwriter Salif Keita has cancelled his upcoming commercial performances in South Africa, citing reports of xenophobic violence against Afri...
A confrontation between anti-illegal immigration activists Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini and Nkosikhona “Phakel’umthakathi” Ndabandaba took place during an operation ta...
Massive flash floods and landslides have struck the border region between Nepal and China’s Tibet, leaving scores of people dead and hundreds missing as rescue...
Ghana’s Government has declined a GH¢20 million support offer from MTN Ghana to assist Ghanaians affected by recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa, saying...
Robbers reportedly broke into ZB Bank at Mpandawana Growth Point in Gutu last night and blasted an ATM before escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash. Sou...
Zimbabwe’s Parliament has begun nationwide public consultations on the Whistle-Blowers and Witness Protection Bill (2026), with citizens and organisations bein...
Zimbabwe has removed Mathematics as a prerequisite for people seeking to train as secondary school teachers for indigenous languages, Higher and Tertiary Educa...
Dolly Parton, the country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist whose career spanned more than six decades, has died aged 80, her family has annou...
A new report by Smart DNA Nigeria has found that 23.6% of recorded paternity test results were negative during the company’s 2025/2026 reporting period, meanin...
Australia’s official music charts will no longer accept songs created mostly or entirely by artificial intelligence, under new rules introduced by the Australi...
Kenyan candidates seeking to run for president, governor or Parliament in the 2027 General Election will not currently be required to have a university degree,...
New Zealand is set to introduce a bill seeking to prevent children under the age of 16 from using social media, with platforms that fail to comply potentially...
A 101-year-old great-grandmother has been arrested in Nigeria for allegedly selling cannabis after authorities found her with 90 grams of the drug in Ogun Stat...
Drivers in Zimbabwe could be required to meet minimum educational, competency and ethical standards before being licensed to work as professional dr...
Africa and Zimbabwe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding allowing eligible sentenced prisoners to potentially serve the remainder of their sentences in th...
The Government has warned schools against forcing learners to attend unauthorised holiday classes, saying institutions that breach regulations gover...
Zimbabwe’s National Sports Stadium has been approved by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to host international football matches again, en...
The Zimbabwean Government has begun preliminary work on legislation to protect children from online abuse following the adoption of the Zimbabwe Na...
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho has announced a return to football at the age of 46, joining Italian third-tier club Ravenna and targeting the 300th goal...
Tim Cook will step down as Apple chief executive officer on September 1, 2026, ending a 15-year tenure in the role and handing leadership of the technology com...
A Harare woman has successfully secured a High Court order to buy out her former husband’s share of their nine-bedroom matrimonial home in Philadelphia, Borrow...
Econet has launched ecoAI Token , a new consumer artificial intelligence service that allows users to access multiple AI models through prepaid tok...
HARARE – African Sun Limited plans to sell its Holiday Inn properties in Harare, Bulawayo and Mutare as part of a portfolio restructuring exercise aimed at r...
Residents living near the Wick Street Local Cemetery in Verulam are calling for action following allegations that unidentified men have been using the cemetery...
Two women accused of assaulting four women during the closing stages of the Doek & Slay event at Glamis Arena on Sunday have appeared in court fac...
HARARE – The Zimbabwean Government has launched a formal investigation into the capsizing of the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) Mbuya Nehanda...
The death toll from the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) ferry disaster on Lake Kariba has risen to 93 , with Zimbabwean police confirming that...
HARARE – Zimdancehall musician Ezbornwage Chidamajaya, popularly known as Hulengende, has been released after two complainants withdrew fraud and assault cha...
Western Cape police have arrested a 16-year-old Malmesbury teenager allegedly linked to an international online network associated with child sex...
Zimbabwean academic Blessing-Miles Tendi has been promoted to Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford after receiving the university’s Recognition of...
HARARE – Three inmates at the Chikurubi Prison Psychiatric Unit have appeared in court facing murder charges after allegedly restraining and suffocating a fe...
LUSAKA, Zambia – President Hakainde Hichilema has extended his lead in Zambia’s presidential election as the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) continues...
Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Service (ZPCS) inmate Robert Zivengwa has graduated from the University of Zimbabwe with an Upper Second Class degree in Biol...
The High Court has declared the Apostolic Faith Mission of Zimbabwe (AFM) presidium led by Reverend Dr Cossam Chiangwa unlawful after nullifying the church’s M...
Belgian winger Jeremy Doku has signed a new five-year contract with Manchester City, extending his stay at the club until the summer of 2031 as the squad prepa...
Zimbabwean universities should allow students to complete industrial attachments remotely, ZimWorX co-founder JW Oliver has said, arguing that internship polic...
A 63-year-old woman from Gwanda has been arrested for allegedly killing her 70-year-old husband by striking him twice on the head with an axe while trying to s...
An old preacher’s advice to Apostle Amai Chiwenga is simple: the pulpit must remain centred on the Word of God, not political commentary or personal prediction...
Zimbabwe has exempted students specialising in minority indigenous languages from the mathematics prerequisite for enrolment into secondary teacher training, i...
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended condolences to Zimbabwe following the Lake Kariba ferry tragedy that claimed the lives of 44 people. Rama...
Air Zimbabwe will resume direct flights between Harare and Johannesburg from August 19 , restoring a route that connects Zimbabwe’s capital with South Africa’...
South Africa is seeking reimbursement from several African countries after spending nearly US$18 million on the accommodation, transportation and other costs...
Lionel Messi has said he is unsure how much longer he will continue playing football following the death of his father, Jorge Messi, aged 68, after a long illn...
Uganda has directed bars, malwa joints and other alcohol-selling establishments not to open before 3pm on working days as the government moves to curb early-mo...
BREAKING: Villagers in Ward 10 of Runde Rural District in Zvishavane have gained access to a new hospital after United Kingdom-based businessman and Valley S...
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Colombia on Monday has risen to 224, local authorities said on Tuesday, as rescue teams continue search...
South Africa’s official unemployment rate increased from 32.7% in the first quarter of 2026 to 33.6% in the second quarter, according to the latest Quarterly L...
Employers in South Africa could face significantly higher fines and stricter requirements when hiring foreign nationals under proposed changes to the country’s...
A Zimbabwean woman living in Australia has lost a High Court bid to take custody of her nine-year-old daughter from her former husband in Zimbabwe and move the...
A Porter Airlines flight travelling from Victoria to Toronto was forced to return to the terminal after a young child refused to wear a seat belt, preventing t...
The widow of late sungura musician System Tazvida, Barbara Mabuyaye, is counting her losses after a fire destroyed property and badly damaged four rooms at her...
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has called for lower barriers to open-source artificial intelligence as Meta unveiled a new AI model that can run on a per...
Google Drive for desktop is ending its support for automatic Google Photos backups on August 10, 2026, requiring users who rely on the feature to change how t...
FIFA has criticised what it describes as a continuing campaign to undermine the organisation and its president, Gianni Infantino, as pressure grows over his le...
MASVINGO — Police have launched a manhunt for two convicted prisoners who escaped from Mutimurefu Prison on Saturday, August 8, 2026, with members of the pub...
HARARE — The High Court has set aside a ruling that allowed three women accusing PHD Ministries founder Walter Magaya of rape to testify in a Victim Friendly...
Bulawayo City Council has raised concern over a critical shortage of condoms following reduced international donor funding, warning that the supply gap could a...
