CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR Warriors’ narrowly missed win

Langton Nyakwenda in MARAKECH, Morocco EVER since their Africa Cup of Nations debut in 2004, Zimbabwe have had a knack for summoning something special in their final group games. They…

How Kadelwa Ndlovu turned ‘no’ into a national ‘yes’

Mbulelo Mpofu, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub FOR Kadelwa Ndlovu, the unassuming digital artist and animator whose name now resonates far beyond his Plumtree roots, 2025 was never just another…

Man steals Honda Fit, tries to sell it online

Danisa Masuku, Court Writer A 28-year-old man from Bulawayo’s Nkulumane suburb who stole a Honda Fit and flaunted its pictures on social media has been jailed for six years. Thembalani…

MKHONTO PACK’S STUNNING COMEBACK Zimbabwe’s painted dogs defy extinction in remarkable conservation triumph

Rutendo Nyeve, Victoria Falls Reporter AT Hwange National Park, a wilderness often dominated by the trumpeting of elephants and the thunderous roars of lions, a quieter yet equally extraordinary conservation…

Bulawayo showbiz in 2025 Triumphs, feuds, and political gambits

Mbulelo Mpofu, Zimpapers Arts and Entertainment Hub FROM celebrity deaths and long-awaited comebacks to artistes venturing into politics, the past year has been nothing short of dramatic in the showbiz…

Kaindu and the year of football’s greatest escape

Stanford Chiwanga, Quality Editor SOME seasons redraw the contours of a man’s career. For Kelvin Kaindu, 2025 was that season — a year that began in the shadows of dismissal…

Once a traveller’s haven, now a crime hotspot — the fall of Jesse Hotel

Sukulwenkosi Dube-Matutu, [email protected] ALONG the long stretch of the Beitbridge-Bulawayo Highway, where travellers once welcomed the sight of a resting place halfway through their journey, Jesse Halfway Hotel now stands…

CAF fines Egypt over post-match incident against Zimbabwe

CAF has fined Egypt for failing to speak to the media after their opening match against Zimbabwe at AFCON 2025. The Pharaohs have been fined US$5,000 for the offence and…

Kwekwe City welcomes seven Christmas babies

Tongai Mashonga in Kwekwe CHRISTMAS cheer filled the maternity ward at Kwekwe General Hospital on Thursday as city leaders paid a special visit to welcome babies born on Christmas Day.…

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…