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Legal and Judicial Affairs
[New Zimbabwe] Serial rapist and suspected serial killer Anymore Zvitsva has been sentenced to an effective 89 years in prison after pleading guilty to a series of violent crimes committed…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Southern Africa
[New Zimbabwe] CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo's ex-wife Sonja on Wednesday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court alongside her mother, Tabitha Madzikanda, following their arrest.
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Health and Medicine
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) has formally rejected the recently conducted health sector job evaluation exercise, describing it as unfair and not reflective of the realities faced by healthcare…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Children and Youth
[263Chat] Zanu-PF Secretary for Youth Affairs, Tino Machakaire, has urged young party members to avoid being distracted by what he described as "short-term politics" and instead focus on long-term economic…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Legal and Judicial Affairs
[New Zimbabwe] NEARLY 3,000 suspected drug offenders have been taken to court, 381 convicted and illicit substances worth close to ZiG80 million seized under Zimbabwe's escalating crackdown on drug and…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[New Zimbabwe] The Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister has remained optimistic that economic growth projections will be around 5% by year end despite mounting global pressures driven by…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Legal and Judicial Affairs
[New Zimbabwe] Wicknell Chivayo's ex-mother-in-law, Tabitha Madzikanda, has been arrested on allegations of fraud following reports that she had sought to siphon US$1.4 million from her grandchildren's trust account.
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[263Chat] The government has praised the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) Company for its contribution to trade promotion, industrialisation and investment attraction describing the institution as central to the country's…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Education
[263Chat] The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) says teachers across the country are facing worsening living conditions with many struggling to afford transport, healthcare, housing and basic necessities…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Food and Agriculture
[New Zimbabwe] The Southern African Development Community (SADC) will hold a joint meeting of Ministers responsible for agriculture, food security, fisheries and aquaculture on May 29, 2026, in Victoria Falls,…
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Economy, Business and Finance
[New Zimbabwe] Teachers across the country have resorted to risky alternative means of earning an income outside of government salaries, a new survey has revealed.
May 20, 2026
· 1 min read
Aid and Assistance
[263Chat] Zimbabwe's move to expand the Insurance and Pensions Commission's (IPEC) authority over medical aid societies is being framed as a major win for consumer protection. But beneath the reform…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Governance
[New Zimbabwe] The Zimbabwe Peace Project says the country's human rights environment remains under pressure after recording 145 violations affecting 3,675 people in April, with activists affiliated to Zanu PF…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Children and Youth
[New Zimbabwe] Sonja Louise Madzikanda, the estranged wife of Wicknell Chivayo, says she was arrested and detained at Highlands Police Station on allegations of denying the controversial businessman access to…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Governance
[Nyasa Times] The Malawi Government has pledged continued support for the eight survivors of the tragic Zimbabwe bus crash that killed 17 Malawians earlier this month, with authorities promising medical…
May 19, 2026
· 1 min read
Botswana
[Cosafa] The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) concluded its 2026 Elective General Assembly (EGA) in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Sunday, 17 May, with Botswana's Tariq Babitseng elected unopposed as…
May 18, 2026
· 1 min read
Food and Agriculture
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting land, crops, rainfall patterns, and…
May 15, 2026
· 1 min read
Governance
[Daily Maverick] Official voters' rolls from Mozambique's 2024 elections reveal fraudulent registrations, including Zanu-PF activists and Zimbabweans without voting rights.
May 14, 2026
· 1 min read
Human rights
[263Chat] Three African digital rights organisations have condemned the cancellation of the 2026 edition of RightsCon in Zambia, accusing authorities of yielding to foreign pressure and undermining civic freedoms on…
May 8, 2026
· 1 min read
Southern Africa
[New Zimbabwe] The Zambian government has said it has taken possession of the body of former president Edgar Lungu - who died in South Africa 10 months ago - against…
April 23, 2026
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