Top auctioneer Mubaiwa legally vindicated as NetOne drops fraud case, clarifies contractual dispute
By Staff Reporter Harare – Veteran auctioneer and JEFFM Auctions director Jeffrey Mubaiwa has been formally cleared of all fraud allegations after NetOne Cellular (Pvt) Ltd withdrew its complaint, prompting the Harare Magistrates’ Court to strike the case off the roll. NewsHour can exclusively report that the mobile operator has now acknowledged the matter stemmed from […]
Zimbabwe makes historic leap with rapid approval of twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
By Staff Reporter Harare — Zimbabwe has become one of the first African countries to green-light lenacapavir, a revolutionary long-acting HIV prevention drug. The injectable medication was approved in a record 23 days, the Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) announced last Friday. The drug, administered only twice a year as a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) intervention, […]
Ownega Travels triumphs again with Honourable Cabinet Summit Award —Redefines travel excellence
By Marshall Bwanya Harare — Ownega Travels, the Zimbabwean travel agency renowned for helping Africans relocate safely and efficiently, has once again been recognized for its excellence, this time at the Honourable Cabinet Summit held last Saturday. Held at Rainbow Towers Hotel, the event convened influential business leaders from across Africa. Honourable Cabinet Summit Awards celebrates […]
Lumumba unloads on Zanu PF “beneficiaries,” says Pokello adds nothing, claims Scott linked to drug inflows
By Arts Correspondent HARARE — Firebrand Zanu PF activist and businessman Acie Lumumba has detonated a political grenade, accusing socialite Pokello Nare of contributing “absolutely nothing” to the ruling party while alleging that controversial gold dealer Scott Sakupwanya is linked to drug inflows into the country. Speaking in a video now circulating widely online, Lumumba tore […]
ZIFA blocks PSL plan to freeze relegation, insists four teams must go down
By Sports Reporter Harare — A fresh dispute has erupted between the Premier Soccer League (PSL) and the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) after the national association rejected a PSL decision to suspend relegation for the 2025 season as part of a broader restructuring plan. The PSL on Tuesday announced that its clubs had resolved at an […]
Man finds Pangolin on Kwekwe farm — drives it to Mnangagwa
By Marshall Bwanya Harare — A Kwekwe farmer who discovered a live pangolin on his property drove 215 kilometres to Harare to personally hand it over to President Emmerson Mnangagwa — a well-intentioned move that could easily have put him behind bars. John Mapurazi placed the endangered animal in his vehicle and passed through several police […]
Zimbabwe Media Commission fires top directors over missing fuel
By Marshall Bwanya Harare —The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has fired its executive secretary, Godwin Phiri, and principal director, Academy Bvumayi Chinamhora, over a fuel theft scandal. NewsHour established that the expulsions followed protracted proceedings involving a high-powered disciplinary tribunal. The disciplinary hearings were informed by three audits reports—a preliminary internal investigation followed by a verification […]
Fugitive Chinese national fled Zim after theft charges
By Staff Reporter Harare — A fugitive Chinese national who fled Zimbabwe while facing theft charges is now accused of spearheading a smear campaign aimed at discrediting his former business associates and destabilising a joint mining venture valued in the millions. Xu Zhixue, who was working for Podhill (Private) Limited, escaped to China earlier this […]
Chiwenga’s diplomatic calm hints at unease over Tanzania’s ‘growing’ fragility
By Victor Fanuel DODOMA, Tanzania — Vice President Constantino Chiwenga arrived in Dodoma carrying a ceremonial keg, a symbolic vessel of Zimbabwean solidarity, to attend the swearing-in of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The atmosphere was tense. Tanzania’s election had unfolded under heavy security and sweeping repression. The main opposition, CHADEMA, was barred from participating. Rights […]
Mahere wades into ZESA saga as uproar grows over Gurupira suspension
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Prominent lawyer and opposition politician Fadzayi Mahere has weighed in on the controversial suspension of Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) acting managing director Abel Gurupira, describing the move as a “nonsensical abuse of power” and questioning both its legality and logic. Gurupira’s suspension, which follows a high-profile power […]