Harare's US$818.3 million budget criminalises the poor ahead of drought

Tarrystone Estate in Cape Town, where Princess Diana stayed before meeting Nelson Mandela in 1997, is on sale for R150 million, a record price for Constantia.

Nehanda Radio's coup speculation over Constitutional Amendment No. 3 exposes old habits, but Zimbabwe's institutions must settle succession, not soldiers or foreign agendas.

Parliament has passed a Bill forcing every government department to consult the PRAZ blacklist before awarding tenders, ending the era of defaulting contractors recycling through public contracts.

Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele urged opposition unity behind Nelson Chamisa before a packed Dudley audience, while CAB3 and the diaspora's role dominated questions.

The City of Harare and developer Everson Loony have agreed to halt all construction on the Borrowdale West wetland until the High Court rules on an urgent application by conservationists.

A Harare motorist was fined for driving through a green light and spent four hours at Mbare Police Station before being told no offence existed, exposing broken coordination between ZINARA, CVR and police.

<p>Zimbabwe's State-owned Mutapa Energy Resources has broken ground on a US$330 million lithium processing plant at Sandawana, Mberengwa, ahead of the December 2026 ban on raw concentrate exports.</p>

Beatrice Mtetwa and BirdLife Zimbabwe want an urgent order halting construction on the Borrowdale West wetland, which feeds Lake Manyame, Harare's major water source.

Zimbabwe's Health Ministry has warned of dehydration, heat exhaustion and deadly heatstroke as El Niño drives above-normal temperatures into the 2026/2027 season.

The High Court has ordered ZIMRA to release a trailer seized from Bluelight Logistics during an anti-smuggling operation, ruling the company was negligent but did not intend to smuggle goods.

A Bulawayo24 News commentary asks how Zimbabwe's uneducated parents raised doctors while degree-holders raise drug addicts.

A national proposal demands duty-free vehicle imports for all Zimbabweans in 2027, ending privileges reserved for civil servants, MPs and councillors.

</p><p>For Zimbabwe's research workers, the message is blunt: a dollar debt that passes through our courts can be paid back in local currency at the stroke of a statutory instrument.

Zimbabwean-born nurse Chris Dzikiti now leads professional standards at the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council, regulating nearly 868,000 professionals.

A Zimbabwean widow confesses in Bulawayo24 News how an illicit n'anga's love potion laced with mercury killed her husband, and how she rebuilt her life to reach the University of Zimbabwe after independence.

Presidential Envoy Uebert Angel has publicly defended Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, condemning attacks on him and warning Zimbabweans against joining Marry Mubaiwa's criticism of her former husband.

Zanu PF's Chinhoyi conference resolutions of October 2026 extend the congress to 2029, reigniting the Mnangagwa versus Chiwenga feud that mirrors the 2017 fallout.

Total Football Academy has won the Excellence in Football Development & Sports Training Award at the 2026 Munhumutapa Exhibition Awards in Harare.

Two blockchain analytics firms blame North Korea's Lazarus Group for the record $6.3 billion Binance theft, exposing the failure of Western sanctions and financial surveillance.

Activists say Zimbabwe's Termination of Pregnancy Act exists on paper but the lawful pathway is buried in red tape, pushing poor and rural women into unsafe backstreet procedures.

Harare financial group Bard Santner held talks with Mauritian President Dharambeer Gokhool in Port Louis, positioning the island as a gateway for African investment and deepening Zimbabwe financial reach.

Harare hosts four major parties on Saturday, October 31, 2026, featuring NaakMusiQ, Killer T and urban grooves legends across four venues.

Justice Sunsley Zisengwe has dismissed Nicholas Charamba's bid to end the challenge to his appointment, clearing the way for a trial over the contested Ngwangwani village headship in Bikita.

Marry Mubaiwa was removed from remand on 27 October 2026, then accused Vice-President Chiwenga of destroying her health and questioned his fitness for the presidency.

Justice Fatima Maxwell dismissed Shahid Siddiqui's bid to restructure an AUD700,000 divorce settlement, ruling that claims of hard times mean nothing without numbers.

GSM Zimbabwe has launched a $3 WhatsApp IMEI checker that exposes stolen, blacklisted and refurbished phones being dumped on the local market.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife Marry Mubaiwa has spoken out for the first time since 2019, calling her marriage painful and blaming pethidine for the loss of her arm and leg.

Justice Ammy Tsanga rules that a 100 pula note thrown in anger in Botswana is not gupuro, leaving three surviving wives to share Paul Sambadoti's six properties.

A Harare High Court judge jailed Charlotte Choto for 20 years after she strangled her lover over a sadza dispute, rejecting her self-defence claim.