Asaph calls for intentional programming of local acts at Bulawayo Shutdown
Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub Musician Asaph has penned an open letter to Bulawayo Shutdown organisers and event MCs ahead of the December 27 show in Bulawayo, calling for greater…
Floods, storms leave 59 dead, hundreds homeless
Sikhumbuzo Moyo A total of 59 people have died, while 33 schools, four health facilities and 538 households have been damaged or destroyed since the start of the 2025/26…
Dr Faith Mutete bridges Zimbabwe’s artisanal pits and global mining boardrooms
Zimpapers Business Hub Zimbabwean female miners continue to transform the mining landscape as Dr Faith Mutete bridges the gap between artisanal pits and global boardrooms. Following a year of…
WATCH: 50 Christmas babies born in Bulawayo
Peter Matika, Zimpapers Writer A TOTAL of 50 babies were born in Bulawayo’s two largest referral hospitals, Mpilo Central Hospital and the United Bulawayo Hospitals (UBH), on Christmas Day. At…
Bulawayo records highest crime vulnerability
Nqobile Bhebhe Zimpapers Writer BULAWAYO recorded the highest vulnerability to crime in the country during the third quarter of 2025, with a crime rate of 6,321.3 per 100,000 population,…
Rain-induced death toll rises to 60
Sikhumbuzo Moyo THE rain-induced death toll since the start of the 2025/26 rainfall season has risen from 50 to 60 within a week, with three members of one family…
WATCH: Mtshabezi Bridge reopens to traffic after floods subside
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu [email protected] MTSHABEZI River Bridge, which had been overflowing for more than 24 hours, has subsided, allowing motorists and pedestrians to cross once again. The bridge was impassable on…
Three drown as others trapped in flooded rivers across Matabeleland South
Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu [email protected] THREE people have drowned in flooded rivers across Matabeleland South, while four others remain trapped on Thekwane River in Bulilima. Matabeleland South provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Chiratidzo…
Armed robbery gang member arrested as police hunt accomplices
Sikhumbuzo Moyo POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a member of a three-man gang that was terrorising residents in Luveve and Cowdray Park suburbs. Announcing the arrest of Themba Ncube,…
Zimplats Empowerment Model continues to deliver structural transformation
Judith Phiri Zimpapers Business Hub THE Zimplats Community Share Ownership Trust has reaffirmed that its Empowerment Model will continue to deliver structural transformation and not short-term redistribution. In Zimbabwe, Community…











