Deal reached 10 minutes before Trump’s ‘civilisation will die’ deadline
By Fanuel Chinowaita WASHINGTON/Tehran — The United States and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week…
By Fanuel Chinowaita WASHINGTON/Tehran — The United States and Iran agreed to a conditional two-week ceasefire and safe passage for shipping through the Strait of Hormuz just ten minutes before President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. ET deadline expired, Pakistani mediators announced late Tuesday. Trump had warned he would unleash attacks that would cause “a whole…
By Fortunate Black MUTARE, 7 April 2026 – A public hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment Bill descended into chaos in Sakubva Beit Hall on Tuesday, with citizens alleging intimidation and police inaction, as the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) separately declared that the proposed changes would weaken democracy and must be subjected to a…
5 hours ago Credits: Reporting by Bernd Debusmann Jr & Tom Bateman at the White House for the BBC Trump said that Nato’s failure to participate in the US operation in Iran will long be remembered US President Donald Trump has threatened to take out Iran “in one night” if it fails to make a…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 4 April 2026 – Assistant Commissioner Elliot Muchada yesterday led a road safety campaign in Mutare, urging motorists and the public to exercise caution as the holiday period approaches. The campaign, held at Sakubva Musika Bus Terminus and Mutare Old Rank, brought together the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Manicaland Province and…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MAONDE, Sakubva, 4 April 2026— In the dense, winding lanes of Maonde, where the red dust settles on everything it touches, there is a workshop without walls. There is no electricity meter ticking over, no signboard hanging from a gate. But if you stop and listen past the barking dogs and the…
By FFanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – A horrific crash has just occurred at the BP service station near the Murambi turnoff, with one person confirmed dead on the spot. According to eyewitnesses at the scene, a haulage truck veered off the road and slammed into the back of a BT-50. The smaller vehicle was carrying three…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, Zimbabwe, 2 April 2026 — Zimbabweans will pay significantly more for diesel and petrol effective today after the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) hiked fuel prices, citing soaring global oil costs driven by the ongoing war between the United States and Iran. Diesel (50) now costs 53.60 Zimbabwe Gold (ZWG) per…
By Takudzwa Madondo CHISAMBA GROUND – Just when a frustrating afternoon looked destined to end in a goalless stalemate, Believe Dhlakama rose as the unlikely hero, slamming home an 88th-minute winner to hand Mutare City Rovers a dramatic 1–0 victory over Bikita Chida Athletic in a tense Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League Match Day…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE — For decades, Zimbabwe’s mining sector has operated under a colonial-era legal framework, where paper-based records often led to double allocations, political interference and violent disputes over claims. In response, the government, alongside civil society, is pushing for a digital revolution. The vehicle for this change is the Mining Cadastre System—a…
By Fortunate Black MUTARE, 31 March 2026— Stakeholders convened at Mutare Club on Monday for a Green Governance workshop to discuss findings from a research study on the Computerized Cadastre System under the Manicaland pilot project. The event highlighted both progress and persistent governance gaps in Zimbabwe’s mining sector. Nyasha Frank Mpahlo, Director of Green…