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Rhodes’ grave divides Zimbabweans as calls for removal grow
By Dumani Moyo l The South African CALLS for the removal of Cecil John Rhodes’ remains from Matobo Hills has sparked debate among Zimbabweans, with some supporting the move and others warning of its potential implications for tourism and local communities. Speaking during the…
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Zimbabweans fleeing economic crisis emerge as biggest beneficiaries of Botswana citizenship
By Dumani Moyo l The South African ZIMBABWEANS have emerged as the largest group of foreign nationals granted Botswana citizenship since 2018, accounting for almost half of the successful applicants. A total of 2,947 Zimbabweans acquired Botswana citizenship during the period,…
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Legal Discussions with Vengai Madzima: Flats and Cluster Property Management Issues and Arrears Collection
NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal), to discuss with us legal issues that affect Zimbabweans. The discussions are of a general nature and those seeking specific legal advice should…
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Highlanders beat CAPS United to qualify for Chibuku Super Cup final
HIGHLANDERS FC booked their place in the 2026 Chibuku Super Cup final after overcoming CAPS United 3-1 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in regulation time at Rufaro Stadium on Sunday. Bosso held their nerve in the penalty shootout to eliminate Makepekepe and move a step closer…
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Pressure is a privilege for Sanchez’s Young Warriors
Curtworth Masango Zimpapers Sports Hub FOR a group of young footballers still learning each other’s movements, habits and ambitions, the next assignment…
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Debutants Hardrock storm into Chibuku Cup final
Tongai Mashonga tongimashon@gmail.com The fairy-tale continues. In their debut season in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, Hardrock FC have defied logic,…
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Aberdeen trips inspire Alibaba Dube Youth Tournament
Zimpapers Writer THE Alibaba Foundation has launched the Alibaba Foundation Youth Tournament, with the inaugural edition set for November 14 and 15.…
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Tiger sniffs glory at Hardrock
Tadious Manyepo Zimpapers Sports Hub HARDROCK midfielder Neliswa “Tiger” Dlamini feels the Kwekwe club have the potential to be become a continental…
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l Reason’s reasoning saves Highlandersl Muza’s heroics send Bosso to Chibuku final
Tadious Manyepo Zimpapers Sports Hub CAPS United 1-1 Highlanders (Highlanders won 3-1 on penalties) HIGHLANDERS set up a Chibuku Super Cup final…
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Junior Warriors defy odds
THE Junior Warriors defied the odds at the Fifa Under-15 World Cup and Festival in Azerbaijan, finishing 70 places higher than their…
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Matobo charms global buyers
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw INTERNATIONAL buyers attending the Zimbabwe Export Week Buyers Seminar have pledged to market the country’s tourism attractions in their…
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Substance abuse crisis overwhelms Ingutsheni Hospital
Sikhulekelani Moyo sikhu.moyo@chronicle.co.zw INGUTSHENI Central Hospital in Bulawayo is grappling with overcrowding, with 168 mental health patients admitted against a holding capacity…
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Minister Nguluvhe urges developers to embrace high-rise housing
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu sukulwenkosi.dube@chronicle.co.zw. LAND developers in Matabeleland South have been urged to invest in high-rise housing and provide fully serviced residential stands…
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BOSSO@ 100 MUSIC BASH . . . A century of pride, a night of musical magic
Langalakhe Mabena langamabena@gmail.com Hundreds of Highlanders FC faithful turned the Highlanders Club House into a spectacular sea of black and white on…
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Bosso advance to Chibuku final
CAPS Utd ………. (0) 1 Highlanders…… (0) 1 (Highlanders won 3-1 after penalty shootout) HIGHLANDERS’ substitute goalkeeper Reward Muza put on a…
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Total Football Academy wins Munhumutapa Award for sport development
Total Football Academy (TFA) has received national recognition for its contribution to football development after winning the Excellence in Football Development & Sports Training Award at the 2026 Munhumutapa Exhibition Awards held at Rainbow Towers in Harare on Saturday. The…
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R&B Dancehall Lovers mark first anniversary in style
Langalihle Mhiti Zimpapers Entertainment Hub Nostalgia took centre stage at Belgravia Sports Club on Saturday as R&B and dancehall lovers turned out…
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Mpofu challenges businesses to provide disability-friendly infrastructure
Newshub Reporter BUSINESSES have been challenged to invest in infrastructure that accommodates people with disabilities and ensure they are included in the…
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Pastor Ian Ndlovu challenges celebrity culture among pastors, calls for church to invest in skills development
Limukani Ncube, Intake Editor Divine Kingdom Baptist Ministries General Overseer Pastor Dr Ian Ndlovu has challenged church leaders who place personal celebrity…
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Wounded CAPS Utd face Highlanders
CAPS United are seeking to get the better of Highlanders in the Chibuku Super Cup at Rufaro this afternoon. This is just…
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High Court orders popular Victoria Falls nightspot to turn down the music
Rutendo Nyeve ONE of Victoria Falls city’s popular entertainment venues, Tshisa Nyama, has been ordered by the High Court to stop playing…
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WATCH: Govt, UN agencies push smallholder farmers into formal markets
Theseus Mauruki Shambare in MUTOKO GOVERNMENT and United Nations agencies are stepping up efforts to transform smallholder farming from largely subsistence…
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International buyers impressed by Matopos tourism
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw A cross section of international buyers attending the Zimbabwe Export Week Buyers Seminar have pledged to market the…
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Police arrest 67 land barons in crackdown
Sikhumbuzo Moyo smoyo@chronicle.co.zw THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested 67 suspected land barons between January and October this year for…
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Tourism Minister Rwodzi dedicates African tourism award to President, First Lady
Nqobile Bhebhe Nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw TOURISM and Hospitality Industry Minister Barbara Rwodzi has dedicated her Unstoppable African Minister of the Year Award to…
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WATCH: International buyers tour Matopos
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw INTERNATIONAL buyers attending the Zimbabwe Export Week Buyers Seminar in Bulawayo were this Sunday morning given an opportunity to…
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RBZ moves to address ZiG cash distribution gaps
Nqobile Bhebhe nqobile.bhebhe@chronicle.co.zw THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is moving to address cash distribution bottlenecks in the economy, with a…
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Second-hand clothes smugglers nabbed
Post Reporter LUCK ran out for second-hand clothes smugglers after their two trucks loaded with consignments of bales were intercepted by police…
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Why North Korea’s ‘elite’ hackers are the prime suspect in major Binance hack
By BBC TWO major blockchain analytics firms say they have robust intelligence pointing to a North Korean state-backed group as the likely culprits in the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) hack of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The Lazarus Group, a North Korean hacking unit…
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From the bush to the bottle: Inside Bulawayo’s traditional medicine trade
Peter Matika Zimpapers Writer FOR generations, the scent of dried roots, tree bark and crushed leaves has lingered around eMkambo in Makokoba,…
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More than objects. . . The unfinished business of reclaiming Africa’s stolen artefacts
Mbulelo Mpofu mbulelo.smpofu@gmail.com THE return of African cultural artefacts taken during colonial rule should not be viewed as the end of a…
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Four months of hell, 80 minutes of heaven!
Tinashe Kusema Zimpapers Sports Hub A GRADE 2 calf tear, a nightmarish rehab and a victorious return to the majestic National Sports…
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Smelly Dube scoops top Southern Region Businesswoman Award
Freedom Mupanedemo GWERU-based private property developer and miner Dr Smelly Dube scooped the top gong at the recent Zimbabwe CEOs Network awards…
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Moving towards Form 4 English practice
THIS is the exact bridge you need. Form 3s must stop writing like Form 3s and start writing like O- Level candidates.…
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US$3 billion import bill: A gap local manufacturers can fill
Tawanda Musarurwa Zimpapers Business Hub ZIMBABWE spent US$2,64 billion on manufactured imports in the first nine months of 2026 — a third…
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Stingrays send second swimmer to Olympic stage
Lovemore Dube lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw LEGENDARY Bulawayo swimmer Denilson Cyprianos who participated at the Paris Olympics in 2024 yesterday said he is excited that…
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Hardrock’s great escape seals Chibuku final spot
Tongai Mashonga Hardrock FC 2-2 Hunters FC (Hardrock won 5-3 on penalties) TEN-MAN Hardrock produced yet another miracle comeback to book a…
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Inyathi man jailed 20 years for killing brother
Fairness Moyana in Hwange A 23-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi in Bubi District has been jailed for 20 years for stabbing his elder…
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Hwange dominate Southern Region Soccer Stars Top 11
Innocent Kurira innocent.kurira@chronicle.co.zw THE 2026 Pacific Breeze Southern Region Soccer League season has produced an exciting contest for individual recognition, with the…
NewZimbabweindependent
Duo arrested for looting cellphones, laptops worth $17,000 and setting shop ablaze
POLICE in Gweru, Midlands Province, have arrested two suspects in connection with a fire that gutted four shops in the city centre last week, with investigators alleging the blaze was started to cover up a major theft of electronics. Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national…
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Government turns to private sector to plug ZiG627 billion budget gap
THE government will turn to the private sector and pension funds to plug a ZiG627 billion funding gap between bids by ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and available resources, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has said. Speaking at the close of the 2027 National…
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Highlanders seeks revenge against CAPS United in Chibuku Super Cup semi final
HIGHLANDERS FC will be seeking revenge when they take on CAPS United in a Chibuku Super Cup semi-final clash at Rufaro Stadium in Harare this Sunday afternoon. Bosso head into the encounter with a point to prove after suffering defeats against the Green Machine in both league…
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Finance minister says civil servants’ bonuses guaranteed
TREASURY will pay the 2026 annual bonuses for civil servants without fail, Finance minister, Mthuli Ncube, has assured. Speaking during a press conference after a week-long pre-budget seminar with Parliament and government ministers in Bulawayo, Ncube said payment of bonuses…
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Hardrock FC through to Chibuku Super Cup final
A DEPLETED Hardrock FC showed remarkable character to book their place in the Chibuku Super Cup final after beating FC Hunters 5-4 on penalties in a semi-final clash played at Chahwanda Stadium in Kwekwe on Saturday. Nicknamed the Kasongo Boys, Hardrock went into the break…
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‘Eat porridge, not sadza’— Speaker of Parliament urges Zimbabweans to brace for Super El Niño hunger crisis
ZIMBABWE’S Speaker of Parliament has urged citizens to slash maize consumption and switch to porridge as the country prepares for what he warned could be a brutal Super El Niño drought. Addressing lawmakers at a pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo on Friday, National Assembly…
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Zimbabwean truck driver faces deportation from Poland after illegal weekend taxi work
By Sbu Mzobe l SA Trucker A Zimbabwean truck driver working in Poland has been ordered to leave the country after authorities discovered that he was allegedly transporting passengers for money during his weekends without the required authorisation. The 37-year-old man was…
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President to headline youth empowerment symposium
Oliver Kazunga Senior Reporter ZIMBABWE is stepping up efforts to harness its youthful population as an engine of economic growth, with thousands…
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Bonuses on the way for civil servants Payments will be met without difficulty – Minister
Judith Phiri judith.phiri@sundaynews.co.zw FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has assured civil servants that the Government will pay…
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Fuel firms turn to ZiG sales as budget weighs subsidies
Nqobile Bhebhe Senior Reporter FUEL companies are increasingly selling fuel in Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) through wholesale transactions to generate local currency for…
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STEM strengthened through laboratory construction at Sojini High
Robin Muchetu Health and Gender Editor FOR learners at Sojini High School, dreams of pursuing careers in science are now becoming a…
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Zimbabwe set for bumper wheat harvest … as farmers race to beat Friday harvest deadline
Judith Phiri and Theseus Mauruki Shambare Zimpapers Writers ZIMBABWE is on course to achieve a bumper winter wheat harvest of at least…
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Lone cop’s bush hunt nails murder suspect
Patrick Chitumba patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw WHEN a murder suspect went into hiding in a thicket in Gokwe, Constable David Pikurayi did not wait for…
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From theory to practice: Sojini students ready for a science boom
Robin Muchetu Health and Gender Editor IT is one thing to imagine a scientific experiment and its results and another to carry…
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Rewarding excellence in policing: Courage, integrity and professionalism must remain the standard
The recognition of 44 police officers at the Midlands Province 2025 Quarterly and Annual Awards for Excellence in Policing is a welcome…
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Midlands projects target power generation, industrial growth
Patrick Chitumba patrick.chitumba@chronicle.co.zw MIDLANDS Province has intensified investment in energy, manufacturing and housing, with a 100-megawatt solar power plant, a US$6,6 million…
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‘Make it a century to remember’… Highlanders eye Chibuku final
Innocent Kurira HIGHLANDERS have an opportunity to add another memorable chapter to their 100-year history when they take on CAPS United in…
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Treasury’s fiscal balancing act . . . ZiG300bn revenue against ZiG600bn in requests
Nqobile Bhebhe Zimpapers Business Hub GOVERNMENT faces a widening fiscal balancing act in the 2027 National Budget, with projected revenue of ZiG300…
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Matabeleland, Midlands farmers make strides in irrigated maize planting
Doris Mpala Agriculture Correspondent FARMERS in Matabeleland and the Midlands provinces have made significant progress in irrigated maize planting for the 2026/27…
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Katakura bags inaugural Kings Half Marathon title
Lovemore Dube lovemore.dube@chronicle.co.zw CADENCE Athletics Club runner, Godwin Katakura became the first winner of the just introduced Kings Half Marathon in Bulawayo…
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Government maintains sugar tax to fund healthcare
Judith Phiri judith.phiri@sundaynews.co.zw FINANCE, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube has defended the beverages sugar content tax, insisting that…