· Jan 18 Police in Harare are investigating a fatal hit-and-run road traffic accident which occurred on 16/01/26 along Borrowdale Road, opposite Borrowdale Race Course. A yet to be identified man died on the spot after being hit by an unknown motorist who did not stop after the accident. The body of the victim was…
Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo — The Zimbabwean government has stepped in to try to resolve a high-profile dispute over Chewore Safari Lodge following a Supreme Court ruling that voided a long-term lease agreement. In a statement, the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife said it had engaged all parties involved in the dispute in an effort to…
HARARE – Leading Zimbabwe opposition figures accused the government on Wednesday of a constitutional “coup” after the cabinet approved amendments that would allow President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term in office. Sweeping changes to the constitution accepted by the cabinet on Tuesday include extending the presidential term to seven years and following a decision…
Zimbabwe’s aging white farmers, under the Property and Farm Compensation Association (PROFCA), have engaged Washington-based lobby firm Mercury Public Affairs LLC to help expedite payments under the $3.5bn compensation deal.
.Zimbabwe has rejected a US health deal that would have provided $367m (£272m) in funding over five years because of Washington’s demand for sensitive data. The decision has come to light after a government memo from December was leaked, revealing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa felt the deal was “lopsided”. A government spokesman has since explained…
The youngest son of Zimbabwe’s late former President Robert Mugabe has been formally charged with attempted murder at a brief appearance in a South African court. Bellarmine Mugabe, 28, was arrested last week after a 23-year-old man was shot and injured at a property in an upmarket suburb of Johannesburg last Thursday. He was then…
Abraham Temayi Vumbunu and Elijah Temayi Vumbunu, who are in custody in South Africa as Zimbabwe pursues their extradition over the US$4 million (about R75 million) Ecobank heist in Bulawayo. State-owned The Herald newspaper reported that the two suspects remain in custody in South Africa following their arrest in July 2025, with legal proceedings unfolding to secure…
Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala has been granted bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court and will return to court on February 3, 2026. The former Zengeza West Member of Parliament was arrested alongside his elderly uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema (78), in South Africa for allegedly travelling with explosives. He said that he was the victim of a Zanu…
HARARE – Zimbabwe has hit a major economic milestone. Annual inflation has dropped into single digits for the first time since 1997. READ: Inflation puts damper on Christmas celebrations in Zimbabwe Inflation slowed sharply to just over 4% last month from 15% in December. The development is central to the government’s plan to make the…
Zimbabwe’s ex-President Robert Mugabe may have had financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the latest batch of files related to the convicted US sex offender. In an email exchange from 2015 with Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito, the disgraced financier suggested they approach then-President Mugabe to provide Zimbabwe with a new currency after the local…