Air Zimbabwe revives Harare-London flights after 14-year hiatus
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — Air Zimbabwe is set to resume direct flights between Harare and London on Wednesday after the arrival of an Airbus A330 that will operate the long-awaited route under a wet lease agreement with Spanish carrier Plus Ultra. The aircraft, configured to carry 302 passengers, landed at Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport […]
Former Bulawayo deputy mayor Gift Banda dumps CCC for Zanu PF at CAA3 rally
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Former Bulawayo deputy mayor and former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Gift Banda has defected to Zanu PF, ending months of speculation over his political future after he was unveiled at the ruling party’s Constitutional Amendment Act No. 3 (CAA3) “Thank You Rally” in Gwanda on Sunday. Banda, once one […]
ARTUZ launches digital tool to help reintegrate returning learners
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Zimbabwean families returning from the diaspora will now have a platform to report challenges faced by their children in accessing education, following the launch of a digital assessment tool by the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ). Dubbed the Bridge To Belong Education Reintegration Assessment Bot, the platform is designed […]
Geo Pomona, Harare City step up war on illegal public toilets
By Staff Reporter HARARE — Geo Pomona Waste Management (Pvt) Ltd and the City of Harare have rolled out weekly deep-cleaning and disinfection of illegal public toilet hotspots in the central business district, marking a joint effort to tackle one of the capital’s most persistent public health and sanitation challenges. The joint operation, now scheduled for […]
GateCo-ZW under fire as customer alleges botched US$3,000 gate installation
By Staff Reporter HARARE — A disgruntled Zimbabwean customer has publicly accused GateCo-ZW of delivering substandard workmanship on a US$3,000 gate installation, alleging the company ignored repeated requests to rectify the defects before responding with hostility when confronted. Allegations of substandard workmanship surfaced in a public statement shared on various social media platforms, including Facebook, X […]
Beyond the bin — How Dr Dilesh Nguwaya wants Harare to rethink waste
By Marshall Bwanya HARARE — Every morning, refuse trucks from Geo Pomona snake through Harare’s suburbs collecting yesterday’s leftovers. Plastic bottles, food scraps, cardboard, broken furniture and garden waste all end up in the same place. For the past two decades the City of Harare’s relationship with rubbish has been simple, collect it, dump it […]
Harare residents decry homelessness, rising CBD crime
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Harare residents are raising alarm over the growing number of homeless people sleeping on the streets of the capital’s central business district (CBD), saying the situation has fuelled rising crime and accelerated the deterioration of the capital’s urban environment. The Harare Residents Trust (HRT) warns that the trend exposes deepening failures […]
Four-year succession vacuum revives battle over Mashayamombe’s ancestral authority
By Victor Fanuel CHEGUTU — A vacancy of more than four years in the Mashayamombe chieftaincy has reignited a long-running struggle over traditional authority, sacred shrines, and ancestral land in Mhondoro and Chegutu. Members of the Mashayamombe royal family accuse senior traditional leaders of undermining efforts to install an acting chief while encroaching on territory they […]
Mapfumo claps back at sellout claims — “I have not sold out”
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Chimurenga music icon Thomas “Mukanya” Mapfumo has defended his decision to accept businessman Wicknell Chivayo’s reported US$1 million gift and performance deal. Mapfumo insisted that his commitment to human rights activism remains unwavering, rejecting accusations that he has “sold out” or abandoned the principles that made him Zimbabwe’s foremost protest […]
Scabies outbreak spreads in Harare’s Hopley and Stoneridge, children hardest hit
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — The City of Harare has confirmed a scabies outbreak in Hopley and Stoneridge after detecting cases in mid-June, with children under the age of 12 accounting for most infections. In a public health alert issued on Wednesday, the city’s Health Department said it had activated outbreak response measures to contain the […]