Category: National News
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Femicide Crisis: Zimbabwe Urged to Declare Intimate Partner Murders a National Emergency
Shamwari Yemwanasikana says at least 13 women and children were killed in domestic settings between June and September 2026, and wants the Zimbabwe Gender Commission to escalate the crisis to the highest offices in the land.
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Bulawayo Residents Owe 71% of Council’s $2.7bn Debtors’ Book
Domestic consumers in Bulawayo account for $1.9 billion of the city council’s $2.7 billion debtors’ book, with the local authority warning that weak collections are holding back service delivery and capital projects.
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Econet Urges Zimbabweans to Lock Down WhatsApp Accounts as Scams Surge
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has told subscribers to tighten security on their WhatsApp accounts — switching on passkeys, two-step verification and device checks — as hijackings and social engineering fraud target mobile users.
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Woman and Toddler Detained in Masvingo as MP Plot Takeover Row Escalates
A 42-year-old mother and her two-year-old child spent a night in police cells after she challenged workers fencing off her Clipsham plot — the latest flashpoint in a land rush that has left more than 700 households facing removal.
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Bindura Ends 34-Year Wait as US$3m Masembura Pipeline Starts Flowing
A 22.1-kilometre pipeline linking Bindura to Masembura Dam has been commissioned after three decades on the drawing board, giving the town a second raw water source and easing a supply crisis that threatened both residents and the Freda Rebecca Gold Mine.
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Mahere Warns Professionals Over Chivayo Gifts as Advocate Uriri Turns Down US$350,000
Fadzayi Mahere says accepting luxury gifts from politically connected benefactors turns professionals and clergy into dependents, warning that such generosity often carries an unspoken price.
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Beitbridge Records 258 School Dropouts in a Single Quarter
Health problems, teenage pregnancy and early marriage pushed 258 children out of Beitbridge classrooms between April and June 2026, with girls accounting for nearly seven in every ten cases.
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Man Killed in Elephant Attack at Spurwing Island as Human-Wildlife Conflict Crisis Deepens
ZimParks has confirmed that a man was killed in an elephant attack at Spurwing Island. The incident highlights the escalating human-wildlife conflict crisis in Zimbabwe.
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When Gogo No Longer Knows Your Name: Zimbabwe’s Quiet Dementia Burden
Across Zimbabwe, thousands of families are learning to care for grandparents who no longer recognise them. The emotional and financial weight of dementia is falling almost entirely on households, with little formal support and even less public conversation.
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Chiredzi West MP Darlington Chiwa Remanded to October 19 in CDF Abuse Case
Chiredzi West legislator Darlington Chiwa’s long-running Constituency Development Fund abuse case has been postponed again, with the Masvingo court ordering him to surrender his passport and report monthly until his next appearance on October 19.
