Stories that matter to the people of Manicaland, from politics to social issues.
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE, 8 December 2025 – A heated district dialogue on Friday revealed deep-seated crises within Zimbabwe’s mining sector, with local miners accusing the Ministry of Mines of corruption, manipulation and deadly negligence linked to the newly launched Computerized Mining Cadastre System. The meeting, convened in Mutare by the Zimbabwe Mining Advocacy and…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 5 December 2025 – In a landmark celebration of ability, community, and sporting spirit, the City of Mutare this Tuesday successfully hosted its inaugural Paralympic Sports Festival. The event, running under the theme “Community building through sports for persons with disabilities,” transformed sporting venues into arenas of inspiration, fierce competition and…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – December 2, 2025 – Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) Commissioner Chido Mwadiwa delivered the keynote address at a major stakeholders’ meeting in Mutare on Monday, calling for a unified national effort to refine and adopt the country’s next blueprint against corruption. Speaking at the Golden Peacock Hotel, Commissioner Mwadiwa presented the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita MUTARE – 2 December , 2025 – A coalition of trade unions and civil society organizations sounded a national alarm on Saturday, revealing that gender-based violence (GBV) costs Zimbabwe a staggering USD $1.36 billion annually—nearly 4% of the country’s GDP—while issuing urgent demands for workplace reforms to combat a parallel epidemic of…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 26 November 2025 — One person is feared dead after a Honda Fit and an Isuzu double cab were involved in a devastating head-on collision this afternoon at Fernvalley along the Mutare–Masvingo Highway. The crash occurred at around 1500 hours, leaving the two vehicles completely wrecked, their front sections crushed together…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 26 November 2025 – The majority of Mutare residents have thrown their weight behind the city’s proposed 2026 tariff adjustments, with a recent council report showing 76% approval following extensive consultations across all wards. Presenting the findings during last week’s full council meeting, Finance Committee Chairperson Councillor Calvin Matsiya said the…
By Fanuel Chinowaita CHIPINGE, 24 November 2025-Two brothers from Chikwanda Village have been sentenced to an effective 14 years in prison each after pleading guilty to a series of violent robberies that terrorised Chipinge District between October and November this year. Joseph Mafondokoto (25) and Kudakwashe Mafondokoto (29) appeared before Chipinge magistrate Robson Chineka on…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Mutare, 22 November 2025 – Mutare Mayor Simon Chabuka has announced a citywide operation targeting illegal tuckshops, unregulated vending and farming activities in mountains, riverbanks and undesignated areas, saying Council must enforce the law to restore order. Speaking during a Full Council meeting held yesterday, Chabuka said the local authority will issue…
By Takudzwa Madondo Marange: Bocha, 6 November 2025 – An 11-year-old boy from Chiadzwa is receiving treatment at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after being electrocuted by a fallen ZESA electricity pole on Monday. The victim, Tapiwanashe Mapuka, a Grade 5 pupil at Tonhorai Primary School under Chief Marange, sustained serious burns to her legs, chest,…
By Fanuel Chinowaita Odzi, 6 November 2025 – Villagers in Kusena, Odzi, are accusing their local councillor, Pardon Mkwakwami of ZANU PF, of diverting government-funded borehole equipment meant for their community to another area and his own home, leaving them without access to clean water. The residents claim that a borehole was drilled in Kusena…
