By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 11 May 2026 – Zimbabwe Republic Police and Traffic Safety Council of Zimbabwe today conducted a joint road safety awareness campaign in Mutare ahead of schools reopening, urging motorists and parents to prioritise the safety of children travelling back to school. The campaign moved from Sakubva to the Mutare central business…
By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE, 11 May 2026– Zimbabwe’s government has launched a blistering rebuttal of fast-spreading international reports claiming that seized commercial farmland is being quietly returned to its former white owners, branding the narrative “a malicious distortion” of a parliamentary statement that actually cements black tenure. The firestorm was ignited midweek when a clipped…
By Fanuel Chinowaita WATSOMBA, Zimbabwe, 9 May 2026 – The Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) yesterday succeeded in holding a public meeting at Watsomba Business Centre, an event that was only greenlit after a last‑minute approval, despite several earlier notifications being turned down. The gathering dispersed without major incident, but the movement’s momentum was checked hours…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE — Tafadzwa remembers the days that stretched endlessly before her, filled with nothing but uncertainty. At just 20 years old, she had already learned what it felt like to have doors closed to her. Unable to complete her primary education due to financial challenges at home, she spent most of her…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – The Mutare City Council has moved to quell the public uproar over its cemetery access charges, with the Deputy Director of Housing and Community Services, Noel Mushangwe, issuing an unequivocal policy clarification during the 1336th Ordinary Full Council meeting. The statement marks a significant reversal of a widely misunderstood 2026…
By Fanuel Chinowaita PENHALONGA – Two companies have been arrested and charged for allegedly conducting illegal alluvial mining activities along the Mutare River in contravention of environmental regulations, police have confirmed. The Zimbabwe Republic Police said Young Tech Engineering (Private) Limited and Khumbula Mining Syndicate were charged under Section 3(1) of Statutory Instrument 188 of…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 8 May 2026 – The Mutare and District Transporters Association (MDATA) has dragged Mutare City Council to court following the relocation of its commuter omnibus operating rank from the Mudzviti Bus Terminus to the Jameson Street rank, commonly known as the Old Rank. The legal dispute comes amid recent changes by…
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…
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…
By Fanuel Chinowaita For nearly two decades, the families of Garikai 1 have carried a house that was meant to be a gift. Now, they’re being told to pay a price no one ever named — or lose it all. The story of Garikai 1 begins not with a roof, but with a demolition. In…
