By Fanuel Chinowaita HARARE – NetOne has reaffirmed its role as a transformative force in Zimbabwe’s development agenda, with Chief Executive Officer Engineer Raphael Mushanawani declaring the company’s full alignment with national priorities during a press conference for The President’s Cup 2026 today. Speaking at the event, Mushanawani described the tournament as a platform where…
By Fanuel Chinowaita What started off as a routine assignment in Mutare quickly turned into one of the most frightening experiences of my life. On 21 March 2026, I made my way to a gathering in Mutare where Tendai Biti, the Constitution Defenders Forum (CDF) convener and the organisation’s programs director, Morgan Ncube were supposed…
By Heather Buzuzi MUTARE, 30 March 2026— Serious allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement have surfaced at the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC), where employees have reportedly gone nearly five months without receiving salaries, prompting accusations of systemic governance failures at the state-owned diamond miner. An internal source, speaking on condition of anonymity due to…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Shurugwi, 29 March 2026 – Residents of Ward 7 in Shurugwi South, under Chief Nhema in Chikato, have raised serious concerns over alleged financial mismanagement, lack of transparency, and coercive practices by local leadership. The complaints are directed at ward councillor Jabulani Muzwezwe, with residents also referencing development support linked to Member…
By Nadine Black MUTARE, 27 March 2026— Community members, youth representatives, and civic actors gathered in the capital on Thursday to demand greater transparency in Zimbabwe’s mining sector, charging that decades of mineral extraction have left local communities impoverished while revenues remain unaccounted for. The workshop, hosted by the Centre for Natural Resource Governance (CNRG)…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Masvingo, 26 March 2026 – The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has arrested Zanu PF Member of Parliament for Chiredzi South, Joel Sithole, for allegedly diverting over ZWG 1.2 million from the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) meant for critical infrastructure projects in his constituency. Sithole’s arrest follows an investigation into the handling of…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Harare, 26 March 2026 — The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has announced a comprehensive security clampdown effective immediately, warning motorists, unlicensed liquor outlets and drug peddlers of intensified operations as the nation prepares for the Easter and 46th Independence Day holidays. In a statement released yesterday, Commissioner-General S. Mutamba ordered all Police…
By Fortunate Black *MUTARE*— Youth groups in Manicaland are calling for transparency and equitable benefits from Zimbabwe’s extractive sector, arguing that resource-rich communities remain mired in poverty and environmental degradation despite decades of mining activity. At a meeting convened Yesterday by the Manica Youth Assembly at the Anglican Church Hall in Mutare, young people launched…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare — A total of 160 church leaders from Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa graduated on Friday at a National Strategy workshop on Resource Mobilisation and Financial Management held at The Platinum Leisure and Conference Centre in Mutare. The graduation ceremony, hosted by Johane the 5th of Africa International Church under the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 20 March 2026 – Popular Zimbabwean musician Fadza Chikukwa Saungweme, widely known as Mabamura and famed for his hit song “Stumbo,” has died following a mining accident in Penhalonga gold fields on Thursday. Saungweme, 46, reportedly fell into a 30-metre-deep gold pit and sustained fatal head injuries. Sources said the incident…
