Illegal Miner Caught Red-Handed Operating Excavator Along Mutare River, Weeks After Major Penhalonga Sweep

By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA, 8 May 2026 – Barely two weeks after a massive joint security operation forced Chinese miners to abandon thirteen excavators in the bush, police in Penhalonga have arrested another illegal alluvial gold miner who was caught pants down operating heavy machinery along the Mutare River. The arrest occurred on the night…

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Mutare Gloves Up: City to Host 5-Nation Boxing Spectacle, Eyes Own Ring

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 7 May 2026– The Council Chambers buzzed with anticipation yesterday as the Charles Manyuchi Boxing Academy, in partnership with Mutare City Council, officially launched the Pride of Mutare International Boxing Tournament. The event, set for 23 May 2026 at Mutare Sports Club, promises a 17-bout feast of fist, featuring fighters from…

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Mutare Owes Contractors US$3.5 Million for Roads, Central Government Yet to Honour US$8 Million Pledge

By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 6 May 2026– The City of Mutare is grappling with a US$3.5 million debt to contractors for five major road rehabilitation projects, despite a central government commitment of around US$8 million that remains entirely unfunded, a damning report by City Engineer Maxwell Kerith has revealed. The disclosure, contained in a roads…

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Chaos at Chisamba Ground: Destiny Stars Coaches, Players Jump Fence Ahead of Cup Clash

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, May 4, 2026 — The ZIFA Eastern Region faces an early test of its disciplinary machinery following extraordinary pre-match scenes at Chisamba Ground, where Destiny Stars FC’s entire technical team and playing squad allegedly scaled the perimeter fence to gain access to the pitch in direct defiance of competition regulations. An…

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‘Serve Zvigananda, Not the People’ – ZCTU Lashes ‘Worst Economic Policies in Africa’ as Workers Starve

By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 2 May 2026 – The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has launched a blistering assault on government economic policy, accusing the ruling elite of deliberately running “some of the worst economic policies in Africa” to enrich a well-connected cabal while millions of workers sink deeper into destitution. In a combative…

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