PRESIDENT HICHILEMA SWEARS IN TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, URGES DILIGENCE, INCLUSIVITY AND COST EFFICIENCY

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA SWEARS IN TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, URGES DILIGENCE, INCLUSIVITY AND COST EFFICIENCY Lusaka, Friday, October 10, 2025 — President Hakainde Hichilema has urged members of the newly appointed Technical...

Zimbabwe Defence Minister Reels under Zanu PF Infighting

DEFENCE minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has struck a defiant tone as she complained about political opponents and cyber-bullies saying they are attacking her children and that of other ministers for supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s...

Harare slashes hefty executive salaries

The embattled Harare City Council (HCC) has slashed executive salaries by an average of 20% following a directive from the Ministry of Local Government and Public Works, the Zimbabwe Independent has established. The move comes after the completion...

Zimbabwean innovator turns air into drinking water

News / National by Staff reporter 13 mins ago | 17 Views A Zimbabwean innovator is pioneering a breakthrough that could revolutionize access to clean drinking water across Africa. Jimson Chingore, a tech entrepreneur based in South Africa, has...

Zimbabwean engineers in breakthrough energy invention

Two Harare-based engineers have developed a groundbreaking hydropower engine and pump that promises to generate electricity without relying on rivers, lakes, or dams. The invention, which harnesses water stored in tanks mounted on tall buildings,...

Harare taken to court over sewage crisis

The Environmental Management Agency (Ema) has taken the Harare City Council (HCC) to the High Court, demanding urgent action to repair its "deplorable water reticulation system" amid the ongoing discharge of raw sewage into Lake Chivero, the...

Zimbabwe MP dies after his car hits an elephant

Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report. The accident happened in the early hours of Friday morning while Mr Moyo and four other MPs were travelling along the...

Zimbabwean d!es after his car crashed into an elephant

A Zimbabwean Member of Parliament, Desire “Moyoxide” Moyo, has tragically died after the vehicle he was travelling in collided with an elephant near Shangani, a small farming settlement in the country’s Matabeleland region. Moyo, who represented...

Treasury Under Siege — Inside the Cartel That Runs Zimbabwe’s Finances

HARARE — The stunning dismissal of Energy Mutodi from his position as Chairperson of Parliament’s Finance and Budget Committee has ripped the lid off a deeper national scandal — the alleged cartelisation of Zimbabwe’s financial system, where...

Zimbabwe MP killed after car crashed into an elephant

Desire ‘Moyoxide’ Moyo has died after a car crash (Picture: Facebook) An African MP has died after the car he was riding in crashed into an elephant. Desire ‘Moyoxide’ Moyo, who was member of parliament for Nkulumane in Zimbabwe, died early on...

Treasury delays cripple Zimbabwe projects

A new generation of Zimbabwean contractors who once carried the promise of empowerment through the government's Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) are now staring at bankruptcy, lawsuits, and total collapse - victims of chronic payment...

COMESA Heads of State and Government Summit successful – Haimbe

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mulambo Haimbe, has described the 24th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit of Heads of State and Government held in Nairobi, Kenya today as successful. Mr Haimbe...

Durban is ready! Fans make bold predictions on Bafana Bafana's clash with Zimbabwe

The city of Durban is ready. Bafana Bafana arrived yesterday to a boisterous welcome, with supporters waving flags, singing and chanting. Tonight, the team steps onto Moses Mabhida Stadium to face Zimbabwe in a decisive CAF FIFA World Cup...

Chinese shoots dead Zimbabwean employee over salary

News / National by Staff reporter 12 mins ago | 35 Views A wave of grief and anger has swept through Mutoko and beyond following the death of a local worker allegedly shot by his Chinese employers after demanding overdue wages. The victim, whose...

Zimbabwe lawmaker and poet dies after his car hits an elephant

Zimbabwe lawmaker and poet dies after his car hits an elephant

Zimbabwean opposition lawmaker Desire Moyo has died after the vehicle he was travelling in hit an elephant, local media report. The accident happened in the early hours of Friday morning while Mr Moyo and four other MPs were travelling along the...

Zimbabwe plans mandatory drug testing in schools

The government is considering amending the law to introduce mandatory drug testing for learners and employees and empower inspections in schools, Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has revealed. Speaking at the National Prayer Day at Mutare...

KZN pupils excel at Eskom Expo International Science Fair, receiving bursaries for higher education

Mercury Reporter|Published 2 hours ago 3min High flying young scientists from KwaZulu-Natal were awarded bursaries at this year’s Eskom Expo International Science Fair. The fair, which was held at the Convention Centre at Emperors Palace in...

Pastor Benny Hinn arrives in Zimbabwe

World-renowned evangelist Pastor Benny Hinn has officially arrived in Zimbabwe to a rousing and emotional welcome, marking the beginning of what many are calling a historic spiritual moment for the nation. The globally acclaimed preacher and...

Zimbabwe’s Sterling Pairs Champions Fly the Flag at World Finals

Online Reporter Zimbabwe’s top amateur golfers, Samson Mavunga and Tadeous Lazaro, representing the nation at the International Pairs World Finals that ends today at the Sun International Golf Course in South Africa and have become, by default,...