By Tendai Makaripe At 35, Sibusisiwe Dube has never sat in a classroom. Born without a birth certificate, she grew up invisible to the state. Now, in Bulawayo’s Ward 17, the cycle is repeating: none of her five children has papers, and their first years of learning
By Tendai Makaripe Global news outlets show that the smoke has not lifted over Gaza. Ambulances weave through rubble as families count the missing. Yet in New York and across African capitals, the map is shifting: more countries are recognising Palestine, and a UN plan to protect
Former cabinet minister Professor Jonathan Moyo has poured cold water on growing claims that Zanu PF is plotting to scrap presidential term limits to allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to stay in power beyond 2028, describing the fears as uninformed and misleading. Speculation about a so-called 2030
By Parvel H. Makona Zimbabwean comedian and socialite Mai Titi is set to star in a new film Lost in Ashes alongside three Nigerian actors in what is being hailed as a milestone for African cinema. The movie is scheduled to premiere in Harare on 27 September. The
By Judith Nyuke A 25-year-old tout from Whitecliff, Harare, appeared in court accused of raping a 13-year-old Grade 7 pupil at Harare’s Rezende Parkade two months ago. Givemore Mutape appeared before Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa charged with rape. He was advised to apply for bail at the High
By Judith Nyuke A 43-year-old man from Granary, Harare appeared in court after he allegedly deceived his girlfriend into giving him US$2 200 for his father's nonexistent medical bills and then further demanded money by falsely claiming his father had died. Nobert Chifeya (43) appeared before Harare
FIFA has slapped Malawian football giants Nyasa Big Bullets with a transfer ban after the club failed to pay Zimbabwean midfielder Ronald Chitiyo compensation for unlawfully terminating his contract. The world governing body imposed the sanction after Bullets ignored a directive to settle US$15 200 owed
Young people have been hailed as drivers of economic growth as Parliament’s Youth Caucus opened the second Youth Inclusive Budget Consultative Conference in Harare on Friday. Addressing delegates, Youth Caucus chairperson Stanley Sakupwanya said the 2025 National Budget had already demonstrated the power of youth advocacy
Socialites Tarisai Cleopatra Chikocho popularly known as Madam Boss and Admire Mushambi, also known as Mama Vee were at the Harare Magistrates’ Court this morning where they were scheduled to testify in the fraud trial linked to the collapsed E-Creator Ponzi scheme. The matter, however, was
The mining sector posted strong growth in the second quarter of 2025 with gold, diamond and coal production driving a sharp rise in overall output according to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat). The Index of Mineral Production (IMP) climbed to 192.1, marking a 20.2% year-on-year
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