A 30-year-old Buhera woman has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by the Mutare Regional Court on charges of human trafficking. Pelagia Zindiye is said to have lured a 14-year-old girl to Mutare for the purposes of prostitution. According to Court papers, Zindiye approached the victim
Zimbabwe’s longest-running urban culture festival, Shoko Festival has unveiled a star-packed programme as it marks its landmark 15th anniversary under the theme “The Legacy XV.” The festival kicks off today with the Hub UnConference at Harare Gardens running until 25 September under the theme “Decolonize the
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has declared a month-long firearm amnesty giving citizens the chance to surrender unlicensed weapons without fear of prosecution. Running from 24 September to 24 October 2025 the initiative is in line with the SADC Protocol on Firearms Control and allows people to hand
Zimbabwe’s World Cup qualifier against South Africa will now be played at Durban’s Moses Mabhida Stadium after the Botswana venue originally designated for the clash became unavailable. The match scheduled for 10 October had initially been set for Francistown’s Obed Itani Chilume Stadium. But Botswana’s football authorities
By Parvel H. Makona Government has stepped up its nationwide blitz against unfair business practices extending operations on Tuesday to Makoni Shopping Centre in Chitungwiza. The joint exercise, conducted with the Consumer Protection Commission, Zimbabwe Republic Police, the Trade Measures Department is aimed at rooting out counterfeit
Malawi’s President Lazarus Chakwera has conceded defeat in this month’s election stepping aside ahead of the official results in what was billed as one of the most closely fought polls in the nation’s history. In a televised address on Wednesday, Chakwera (70) said he was respecting
Local businesses are set to engage directly with Nordic companies at a high-level business roundtable meeting taking place in Victoria Falls from 2–3 October. The Africa–Nordic Business Roundtable, running alongside the 22nd Africa–Nordic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at Elephant Hills will bring together senior executives, entrepreneurs and
By Anyway Yotamu The Zimbabwe’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, Mutapa Investment Fund has injected US$5.3 million in the struggling Dorowa Mine a subsidiary of Chemplex in an effort to boost local basal fertilizer production in the country. Mutapa will put additional US$ 11 million in January 2026 to
Zimbabwe is set to host one of its biggest Christian gatherings this month, as Evangelist Andrew Palau joins hands with church mother bodies for the official Love Zimbabwe Festival. The event is being organised by the Luis Palau Association (LPA) in collaboration with the Evangelical Fellowship
By Elishamai A Ziumbwa The Harare Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister has issued a tough warning to businesses flouting regulations demanding immediate compliance as the capital prepares to host a high-profile investment conference this week. In a speech read on his behalf by Harare Provincial Affairs secretary
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