Multi-award-winning South African musician Makhadzi has been injured in a car crash and is being treated in hospital her management says. The singer, whose real name is Ndivhudzannyi Ralivhona was involved in the accident while travelling from Limpopo to Johannesburg where she was scheduled to perform. In
By Tendai Makaripe Twelve-year-old Naledi sat on a cardboard box at the Beitbridge border post, her twisted left leg wrapped in a faded blanket. At the same time, her mother pleaded with an immigration officer for permission to cross into South Africa. They had travelled overnight from
A Zimbabwean-born technology entrepreneur is developing artificial intelligence systems aimed at making African roads safer by predicting risks before accidents happen. Founder of RoadMind AI, Tendai Joe is leading the project from Cape Town where his company is building data-driven tools that analyse road surfaces, identify
By Tendai Makaripe A car pulled up outside an EcoSure outlet in Rusape in November of 2024, and grieving relatives climbed out with their anger showing before their tears did. They opened the boot, lifted out a coffin and carried it toward the entrance as voices rose
By Tendai Makaripe Death does not wait for payday in the scattered homesteads of Romsley’s Village 14, about 90 kilometres outside Nyazura. Here, money comes in bursts, after harvests, a good market day, and a piece job. Not in neat monthly slips. So, when word spreads that someone
Road traffic accidents during 2025 festive season more than doubled compared to the same period last year with at least 100 people killed in crashes recorded between 15 and 26 December, police figures show. According to Police national spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi, a total of 2
The Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has welcomed the government’s introduction of Statutory Instrument 215 of 2025 describing it as a timely policy that balances citizen empowerment with the attraction of meaningful foreign investment. The new regulations, promulgated through the Ministry of Industry and Commerce set
By Judith Nyuke Three men from Chinhoyi have been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of stealing property worth US$114 000 following a failed mining syndicate. Initially, Nelson Mukwazhi, Takunda Mazambani, and Tatenda Nhumbe were sentenced to eight years in prison. However, three
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has reiterated its warning against the spread of false and misleading information online, saying the misuse of digital technologies poses a serious threat to public trust and national institutions. Quoting the Cyber and Data Protection Act, police said it is a
By Judith Nyuke Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries leader Walter Magaya's bodyguard who was accused of assaulting a police officer who was executing a warrant of arrest against the preacher at his Waterfalls prayer mountain last month has been acquitted by a Harare magistrate. Tapiwa Felix
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