National News
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Zimbabwe’s Mixed Momentum: From Masvingo’s School Bus Miracle to Political Shifts and Sports Triumphs
Key developments in Zimbabwe this week include Vurombo Primary’s historic school bus acquisition, the Warriors’ AFCON preparations, and ongoing political debates surrounding constitutional amendments.
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Young Miners Welcome Multi-Mineral Policy as Zimbabwe Eyes Full Ore Value
Young mining professionals and entrepreneurs have backed Government’s new requirement that future mining investments account for every mineral in an ore body, saying it could deepen beneficiation, sharpen local skills and create jobs across the value chain.
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Former Assa Abloy Zimbabwe MD Convicted Over US$1.38 Million Treasury Bills Fraud
Clive Majoni, former managing director of Assa Abloy Zimbabwe, has been convicted of fraud and money laundering after diverting Treasury Bills worth US$1.38 million intended for his former employer. He will be sentenced on 16 October 2026.
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Zimbabwe Flushes 570 Megalitres of Raw Sewage Into Rivers Every Day as Treatment Works Fail
A parliamentary inquiry has found that only 20 of Zimbabwe’s 63 sewage treatment plants still work, with roughly 570 megalitres of raw or partly treated waste pouring into rivers and dams daily — and Harare’s Mukuvisi River taking the worst of it.
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Zimbabwe Lawyers Petition Human Rights Commission to Inspect Prisons Holding Deaf and Mute Inmates
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights has asked the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission to visit and inspect correctional facilities, arguing that deaf, mute and hard-of-hearing prisoners are being held in conditions that may breach their constitutional rights.
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Tsholotsho Horror: Man Burns Wife to Death Over WhatsApp Messages, Attempts Suicide
A Tsholotsho man allegedly locked his wife and her relatives inside a room and set the house alight, killing his spouse, before attempting to take his own life in a dispute reportedly sparked by WhatsApp messages.
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MPs Turn to Budget Process to Plug Health Funding Gap as US Aid Retreats
With Washington winding down health assistance, Zimbabwean legislators say the national budget must carry more of the load — and patients are being told to get their answers at the clinic, not online.
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Zimbabwe Rules Out Forced Conversion of Foreign Currency Accounts as Mono-Currency Shift Nears
Treasury and central bank officials have moved to reassure depositors that foreign currency account balances will not be compulsorily converted, as Harare prepares the ground for a mono-currency system and businesses weigh the risks to savings, pricing and long-term finance.
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Zimbabwe Group Calls for National Emergency as 13 Women and Children Die in Homes Since June
Shamwari Yemwanasikana says at least 13 women and children were killed in domestic settings between June and September 2026, and wants intimate partner murders declared a national emergency.
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Bulawayo Residents Owe Council $1.9 Billion as Debtors’ Book Reaches $2.7 Billion
Residents in Bulawayo account for 71 percent of the city council’s $2.7 billion debtors’ book, a situation the local authority says is crippling service delivery and capital projects.
