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November 5, 2025, 7:07 am
Improve Our Welfare or We Leave - Nurses Tell Government
- [New Zimbabwe] NURSES have bluntly told government to improve their welfare to avoid growing discontent and a mass exodus of medical practitioners seeking better opportunities abroad.
Whitecliff Residents Celebrate Title Deeds Breakthrough After Years of Uncertainty
- [263Chat] Residents of Whitecliff, in Zvimba East constituency on the outskirts of Harare have hailed the government's move to begin issuing title deeds to households under the Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle housing scheme describing the decision as a long-overdue milestone offering security and hope for future development.
Stop Exporting Poverty - U.S. Investor Challenges Africa to Industrialise
- [263Chat] United States-based investor Dr. Farzam Kalambadi, President of Future Trends Investments Group (USA), has called on African nations to end the practice of exporting raw materials and instead build industries that add value locally -- warning that the continent's wealth will continue to enrich others if it fails to industrialise.
Zim Gears Up to Host Africa's Top Procurement Summit
- [263Chat] Procurement Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (PRAZ) Chief Executive Dr Clever Ruswa says the country is fully prepared to host the 5th General Assembly of the African Public Procurement Network (APPN) in Victoria Falls from 11-14 November 2025.
Czi Tips Businesses to Align Prices With Deflationary Trends
- [New Zimbabwe] The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has urged businesses to adapt to the emerging reality of sustained inflation decline and adjust their prices in line with the current deflationary trends.
No Joy for Rape and Fraud Accused Walter Magaya
- [263Chat] Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa has dismissed an application for the immediate release of Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya.
Magaya's Wife Granted Bail As Court Cites No Flight Risk
- [263Chat] The wife of Prophet Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya has been granted bail by a Harare court following her recent arrest.
Chamisa Condemns 'Discredited and Violent' Tanzania Elections
- [263Chat] Former opposition leader Nelson Chamisa has strongly condemned Tanzania's recent elections describing them as "discredited disputed and marred by encyclopedic irregularities" amid reports of deadly violence and state repression.
Sean Williams in Rehab for Drug Addiction, Dropped By Zimbabwe Cricket
- [New Zimbabwe] Veteran Zimbabwean batter Sean Williams has checked into a rehabilitation centre after admitting to a drug addiction.
Shidolo Wins Zimbabwe Premier League Title
- [Namibian] Namibian midfielder Moses Shidolo has reached a major career milestone after winning the Zimbabwe Premier League title with Scottland FC in his debut season, with two games to spare following their emphatic 5-1 victory over Kwekwe United FC on Sunday afternoon.
Magaya to Remain in Custody, Magistrate Rules Overdetention Does Not Warrant Release
- [New Zimbabwe] Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder Walter Magaya will remain behind bars after Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa dismissed his application for immediate release.
Magaya's Wife Granted U.S.$500 Bail in Fraud Case
- [New Zimbabwe] Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya's wife, Tendai, has been granted US$500 bail by Harare magistrate Marewanazvo Gofa in a case she is accused of fraud.
SA Court Blocks Operation Dudula Over Xenophobic Campaign
- [263Chat] A Johannesburg court has barred anti-migrant group Operation Dudula from targeting foreign nationals, ruling that its actions amount to unlawful xenophobic conduct.
SADC Slams Tanzania Election As Intimidation, Arrests and Blackout Mar Vote
- [263Chat] A Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission has delivered a damning assessment of Tanzania's 2025 general election, warning that intimidation, arrests and an internet shutdown prevented citizens from freely exercising their democratic rights.
Brick By Brick, Zimbabwe Companies Fall to Foreign Competitors
- [Global Press Journal] Harare, Zimbabwe -- National laws aimed at redressing colonial imbalances reserve retail sectors, like that of brickmaking, for locals. But companies with outside investment, particularly from China, routinely flout the rules.
Stop Endorsing Tyranny in Africa - Chamisa Blasts AU, SADC
- [New Zimbabwe] Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has criticised the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU), accusing them of failing to act decisively in response to Tanzania's deepening political crisis.
UN Says 90% of Cases in Journalists' Murder Cases Go Unresolved
- [New Zimbabwe] THE UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, says that worldwide 90% of cases involving the murder of journalists have gone unresolved amid calls for member states to put in place watertight measures to protect media practitioners.
Seventh Suspect Arrested Over Businessman Mutangadura's Murder
- [New Zimbabwe] POLICE have confirmed the arrest of a seventh suspect over the cold-blooded killing of prominent Ruwa businessman Joseph Mutangadura.
Chiwenga Rips Into Tanzania's Post-Election Violence - Describes It As Disturbing, Days After Mnangagwa Salutes 'Visionary' Samia Hassan
- [New Zimbabwe] VICE President Constantino Chiwenga has described fatal post-election violence that gripped Tanzania recently as disturbing and something that has to be avoided at all costs.
Zambezi River Authority Allocates 30 Billion Cubic Metres of Water for 2026 Power Generation
- [New Zimbabwe] THE Zambezi River Authority has allocated a total of 30 billion cubic metres (BCM) of water for power generation at Lake Kariba for the year 2026.
Walter Magaya's Bodyguard in Court for Assaulting Police Officer
- [New Zimbabwe] Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya's bodyguard, Tapiwa Felix Chikondo, has appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzayi, charged with obstructing the course of justice.
Rape and Fraud Accused Walter Magaya and Wife Remanded in Custody
- [New Zimbabwe] Prophetic Healing and Deliverance Ministries founder, Walter Magaya, and his wife, Tendai, have been remanded in custody until this Tuesday following their appearance in court on fraud charges.
Walter Magaya, Wife Remanded in Custody
- [263Chat] Prophetic Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya and his wife, Tendai have been remanded in custody until this Tuesday for a ruling after their lawyer argued they were over detained following their arrest by police on Saturday.
Bodyguard Accused of Attacking Police During Magaya's Arrest
- [263Chat] Prophet Healing Deliverance (PHD) Ministries founder Walter Magaya's bodyguard has been remanded in custody until Tuesday for a bail ruling, following his court appearance on allegations of defeating the course of justice after he physically assaulted police officers who were attempting to arrest Magaya.
FlyNamibia and FastJet Announce New Regional Link Via Victoria Falls
- [263Chat] FlyNamibia has announced a new partnership with regional carrier Fastjet offering passengers seamless travel between Windhoek and Harare via Victoria Falls beginning 1 November 2025.
'Life Feels More Stable' - in Zimbabwe, Red Cross Helps Farming Communities Cope With Prolonged Drought
- [IFRC] Rising temperatures and increasingly erratic rainfall have reshaped Zimbabwe's climate, with droughts now striking every two to three years instead of once a decade. The result: 2.7 million rural Zimbabweans face recurrent food insecurity.
Rosalie Chigariro - First Black Zimbabwean to Volunteer Body for Research, Laid to Rest After Four Years of Service to Medical Education
- [New Zimbabwe] The University of Zimbabwe's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences has concluded the medical study of the late Rosalie Chigariro, who in 2021 became the first-ever black Zimbabwean to volunteer her remains for medical research.
Man Bludgeoned to Death Over Game of Pool
- [New Zimbabwe] POLICE in Mashonaland West have launched a manhunt for a suspect over the murder of a patron at a local business centre at Kenzamba, Makonde district, during a fight over a game of pool.
Mnangagwa Was Chosen By God and I Don't Have Ambition to Succeed Him, Says Presidential Advisor
- [New Zimbabwe] President Emmerson Mnangagwa's investment advisor Paul Tungwarara has recited the often-peddled bootlicking statement that God anointed his principal to rule Zimbabwe.
