By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare – July 16, 2025 – The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has confirmed the arrest of a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official, Collins Chakamavinga, and four clearing agents on allegations of fraud and violation of customs and excise regulations. The clearing agents – Michael Makonye, Batsirai Mangoma, Zondai Bechayi, and Steven Masaraure…
By Heather Buzuzi MUTARE, 16 July 2025 – A tributary that winds from the mountains behind Queens Hall, past the Coca-Cola plant, and into the Sakubva River near Devonshire, is rapidly deteriorating its banks gutted by illegal gold panners who operate under the cover of darkness. Once a vital water source and natural habitat, the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare – July 15, 2025 – In a bold initiative to address youth unemployment and food insecurity, the Manica Youth Assembly (MAYA), under the Urban Future Project’s food systems resilience program supported by HIVOS, in partnership with Green Governance Trust Zimbabwe (GGZ) and the National Association of Youth Organisations (NAYO), convened a…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE; 15 July 2025 – Royal Studio Africa successfully launched the first-ever Manicaland Provincial Debate Tournament on Friday, hosting the event at Herentals Group of Schools and College in Mutare. The milestone occasion was made possible with the support of Mr. Kucherera and the Herentals College Executive, who provided the venue and…
By Fanuel Chinowaita July 14, 2025 Gomorefu, Bocha Marange– Unity Stars, a rural football team based at Gomorefu High School in Bocha Marange, continue to assert their dominance in the ZIFA Manicaland Division 2A League after edging Sisal Stars 1–0 in a crucial top-of-the-table clash over the weekend. The vital away win cements Unity Stars’…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE , 13 July 2025 – The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (VISET) last week held a two-day Public Finance Management (PFM) training in Mutare, bringing together city officials, councillors, informal traders and residents to promote transparency, inclusive budgeting, and accountability in health service delivery. The workshop, held on 8–9…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare, Zimbabwe – July 10, 2025 — The Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) has condemned what it calls a “deliberate and systematic effort to criminalize dissent” following the suspension and expulsion of student activists at several public universities, amid an ongoing lecturers’ strike at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ). In a statement…
By Heather Buzuzi The Wasu Post | July 9, 2025 Mutare – Parents of children living with Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are being encouraged to include their home helpers in coaching programs aimed at improving care and support for affected children. This initiative, which promotes specialized training for domestic workers, is being…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 9 July 2025 – A 29-year-old man from Sakubva, Mutare, has gone into hiding after allegedly impregnating a woman from Chipinge and vanishing with her money that was meant for a small business venture. Pride Tinotenda Bande, who was reportedly employed at the Probation Department, is accused of luring the woman,…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, Marange, Chiyadzwa – 8 July 2025 – The Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) is facing fierce backlash from workers, trade unions, and community leaders following its decision to retrench nearly 300 employees a number that could rise to 600 amid worsening financial troubles. The move has reignited long-standing anger in the…
