By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 1 January 2026 – The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Mutare have arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly possessing unregistered medicines and cannabis with an estimated street value of US$200, following an operation conducted on Tuesday evening in Sakubva. The suspect was apprehended at Block Yard Car Park at around 6:40pm on…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Kamativi, 31 December 2025 – Human rights activist and Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG) director Farai Maguwu has raised alarm over the alleged transportation of lithium and other undeclared minerals from Kamativi to China, warning that Zimbabwe is losing strategic resources through poor governance and weak oversight. In a statement accompanied…
By Fanuel Chinowaita A thick, red haze hangs over the 40-kilometer track from Murambinda Road to the Sabi Star lithium mine. It’s a new road for a new boom, but the scene is a grim replay of an old story. This choking dust is the same that once swallowed the diamond fields of Chiadzwa, and…
By Fanuel Chinowaita RUSAPE, 30 December 2025 – Pishai Muchauraya has confirmed that he has officially joined the ruling g ZANU PF party, saying the decision was voluntary and driven by political reality rather than inducements. In a phone interview with The Wasu Post yesterday , Muchauraya said his move followed years of opposition politics…
By Fanuel Chinowaita At least 100 people lost their lives in road traffic accidents recorded across Zimbabwe during the 2025 festive season, as the number of crashes more than doubled compared to the same period last year, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said. In a press statement released today December 2025, police said 2,412…
By Fanuel Chinowaita RUSAPE, Manicaland – Rusape Town Council Chairperson Lovemore Chifomboti has publicly denied allegations he has joined the ruling ZANU-PF party, calling the claims “false and misleading.” The denial comes amid circulating reports and video recordings suggesting local opposition councillors have attended ZANU-PF Rusape rally, part of a broader political realignment in Zimbabwe…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 23 December 2025– Scores of less privileged residents, including people living with disabilities, the elderly and orphans, on Monday received food hampers under the Mayor’s Cheer Fund programme held at Mutare Hall, in an initiative aimed at ensuring vulnerable groups enjoy the festive season with dignity. Addressing beneficiaries, Mutare Town Clerk…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 20 December 2025– The National Police Spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, has vowed to eradicate illegal pirate taxis, commonly known as mushikashika, and dismantle their official-looking ranks by the New Year, following concerns raised by journalists in Mutare. Speaking during a Police Media Engagement Programme organised by the Media Institute of Southern…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare – The Climate Action Council of Zimbabwe (CACZ) has welcomed the passage of the Climate Change Management Bill (H.B. 5 of 2025) and Statutory Instrument 48 of 2025, describing the new framework as a “technically strong and internationally aligned” step towards implementing the Paris Agreement, but has cautioned that high fees,…
