Category: Main News

Mother sentenced for facilitating son’s sexual assault of minor

By Victor Fanuel  HARARE — A Harare woman has been sentenced to five years in imprisonment for facilitating the rape of a 15-year-old girl employed as a domestic worker at her residence.  Her 29-year-old son, who committed the assault, received a 15-year sentence. The case was finalized on September 15, 2025, at the Harare Regional […]

Invictus Energy secures three-year renewal for Zimbabwe exploration licences

By Staff Reporter  HARARE — Australia-based oil and gas explorer Invictus Energy Limited has secured a three-year renewal of its Exclusive Prospecting Orders (EPOs) 1848 and 1849 in Zimbabwe’s Cabora Bassa Basin, the company announced Monday. The licences, held through Invictus’s 80% owned subsidiary Geo Associates (Pvt) Ltd, were renewed by the Mining Affairs Board […]

Blue Ribbon Foods halts production amid maize shortage

By Naledi Nyoni BULAWAYO — Zimbabwe’s second-largest milling company, Blue Ribbon Foods, has halted operations at its Bulawayo plant due to an acute shortage of locally available maize. The shutdown, confirmed Monday during a site visit, starkly contrasts with government claims of a national grain surplus.  “We have seven silos outside, each holding about 180 […]

Tanzania’s leader Hassan cleared for October election as key rivals barred

By Reuters DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — Tanzania’s electoral commission on Monday disqualified opposition presidential candidate Luhaga Mpina for the second time, reversing a decision made two days earlier that had approved his nomination. The move leaves President Samia Suluhu Hassan with a clear path to next month’s election, with only candidates from minor parties […]

Malawi faces tough choice as voters head to the polls

By AFP LILONGWE, Malawi — Malawi heads to the polls Tuesday, with incumbent President Lazarus Chakwera and former leader Peter Mutharika vying for a second chance to govern a nation hit hard by soaring costs and severe fuel shortages. Seventeen candidates are on the ballot, but analysts say the race is effectively a duel between […]

Heavy K, DJ Tira to Headline Castle Braai Fest 10th Anniversary at Glamis Arena

By Marshall Bwanya HARARE — Castle Lager is pulling out all the stops to mark the 10th anniversary of the Castle Lager National Braai Festival, with two of South Africa’s biggest music powerhouses, DJ Tira and Heavy K, set to headline the main event at Harare’s iconic Glamis Arena on Saturday, October 18, 2025. This […]

Zimbabwean accountant loses estate in R17m Johannesburg fraud case

By Staff Reporter The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has granted a final sequestration order against the estate of a Zimbabwean accountant who defrauded a Johannesburg-based non-profit organisation, the Education and Training Unit (ETU), of millions of rand. Edward Mwanandimai, who worked as an accountant at ETU between July 2014 and May 2020, was found […]

Zimbabwean priest expelled from UK church after £23,000 fraud scandal

By Victor Fanuel LONDON — A Zimbabwean-born priest has been expelled from the United Reformed Church (URC) in the United Kingdom after admitting to fraudulently claiming more than £23,000 in church allowances over 12 years. Reverend Naison Hove, 59, appeared before Wood Green Crown Court, where he received a two-year suspended prison sentence.  Prosecutors revealed […]

Reason AKA Sizwe Alakine, OneDa round up star-studded Shoko Fest line up

By Marshall Bwanya  Harare – Zimbabwe’s longest-running urban culture festival, Shoko Festival, has unveiled the final headliners for its landmark 15th edition, promising an unforgettable Mash Up Night.  South African hip hop legend turned amapiano innovator, Reason AKA Sizwe Alakine, and award-winning UK rapper OneDa are set to headline the event on Friday, September 26th at […]