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Late Zimbabwean business tycoon Mutumwa Mawere will be buried in South Africa on Monday after a Johannesburg court settled a bitter dispute within his family over where he should be laid to rest. Mawere (66) died in Johannesburg on 15 January after suffering complications from a

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Broadcasting Authority Warns Against Illegal Decoders

January 23, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

By Kudzaishe Chimonera The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) has warned against the growing use of illegal decoders and unlicensed broadcasting services in the country saying the practice violates broadcasting laws and threatens the sustainability of the industry. In a statement, BAZ said it had noted

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PG Promises Hard line on Corruption

January 23, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

By Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo Prosecutor-General Justice Loyce Matanda Moyo has pledged a far-reaching drive to hold powerful offenders to account saying the rule of law is central to the country’s economic stability and future prosperity. Addressing senior managers at Central Prison in Harare yesterday, Justice Matanda-Moyo

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Prosecuting Authority in Drive to Speed Up Justice

January 23, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

By Kudzaishe Chimonera The National Prosecuting Authority (NPAZ) says sweeping internal reforms backed by Treasury funding are starting to ease pressure on the country’s courts and prisons. Addressing journalists in Harare, Prosecutor-General Justice Loyce Matanda-Moyo said government support under the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1) had

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Two Land Developers in Court Over US$8k Stand Scam

January 23, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

By Judith Nyuke Two land developers, Dumfard Property Developers (Pvt) Ltd and All of Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd appeared in court for allegedly swindling a 42-year-old home seeker out of US$8 000 in a botched residential stand deal. Dumfard Property Developers, represented by Melody Priscilla Sikombo (42)

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Harare Developments Blocked as EMA Moves to Save Wetlands

January 22, 2026

author: Elia Ntali

Environmental regulator the Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has rejected 184 development proposals most of them in Harare in a sweeping crackdown on projects planned for wetlands and other sensitive ecosystems. EMA said the projects were blocked because they had been improperly sited in protected areas including

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High Court Frees Businessman After Judge’s Promotion Invalidates Trial

January 22, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

The High Court has quashed the conviction and three-year prison sentence of local businessman Tinaapi Nyawo after his lawyers successfully argued that the ruling by former regional magistrate Clever Tsikwa—delivered two days after his elevation to the Labour Court bench—was unlawful. The judgment convicting the businessman

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Supreme Court Overturns Nine Year Sentence in Pangolin Case

January 22, 2026

author: Elia Ntali

The Supreme Court has overturned the nine-year prison sentence of a man who was convicted in a high-profile operation involving the attempted sale of a pangolin trophy in Harare ruling that he had been wrongly treated as a criminal despite believing the trade was legal. The

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Activist Accuses Harare City of Deliberate Financial Blackout

January 22, 2026

author: Elia Ntali

A local human rights activist has called for the immediate suspension of Harare City Council alleging that more than US$200m in public funds may have been lost through what he describes as a deliberate “accounting blackout” and the manipulation of the city’s financial systems. In a

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Water Relief as Major Dams Reach Near Full Capacity

January 22, 2026

author: Staff Reporter

By Kudzaishe Chimonera The country’s major dams are averaging 89.1 percent full as at 21 January 2026, a significant improvement from 70.9 percent recorded during the same period last year reflecting strong inflows from the current rainy season, authorities have confirmed. The latest update from Zimbabwe