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2 October 2025 By Andile Vundla The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) has announced major infrastructure upgrades at Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport in Bulawayo, as part of efforts to modernize the facility and strengthen its role as a regional aviation hub. Speaking in a press brief on the sidelines of JM Nkomo Airport media […]

1 October 2025 By SFMNews A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia. The ruling was handed down on yesterday in Kinshasa by tribunal president Lieutenant-General Joseph Mutombo Katalayi. Kabila was convicted of serious crimes including treason, war crimes, crimes against humanity, murder, […]

1 October 2025 By SFMNews The government says major progress has been made under the Binga Development Initiative, a program launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to uplift livelihoods in the district. Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswere told cabinet on Tuesday that projects completed so far include the rehabilitation of Binga Airstrip, […]

1 October 2025 By Nokusa Masuku South Africa’s ambassador to France, Emmanuel Nkosinathi Mthethwa, has died after falling from the 22nd floor of a hotel in Paris. Mr Mthethwa, 58, was reported missing on Monday by his wife, who had received a worrying message from him. Police launched a search in western Paris before finding […]

1 October 2025 By Emelda Jinya A Bulawayo man has been sentenced to five years in prison for dealing in crystal meth, a dangerous and highly addictive drug. 39-year-old Tyron Siegfried Pigors of Matsheumhlophe was convicted by the Bulawayo Regional Court after a lengthy investigation. The court heard he had been supplying the drug, commonly […]

30 September 2025 By Andile Vundla The Premier Soccer League (PSL) disciplinary committee has banned Yadah FC board member Spencer Muvadi for one year after he assaulted the team’s goalkeeper following their match against Ngezi Platinum in August. The PSL Disciplinary Committee found Muvadi guilty of breaching league rules and slapped him with a four-thousand-dollar […]

30 September 2025 By Khulisani Siziba The Chief Executive Officer of NetOne, Raphael Mushanawani, has been arrested by the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission on allegations of fraud involving more than one-point-two million US dollars. Mushanawani is expected to appear before the Harare Magistrates Court today. The case dates back to 2022, when NetOne contracted Farevic Systems […]

25 September 2025 Nokusa Masuku The City of Bulawayo has issued a public notice cautioning three property development companies against selling residential stands in Umganin Phase IV before completing the servicing and official commissioning of the project. In a statement, BCC stated that developers in question are Veluntina Investments (Pvt) Ltd, Cabin Lock Enterprises (Pvt) […]

25 September 2025 By Andile Vundla The Government of Zimbabwe has pledged stronger protection for pensioners through sweeping legal and policy reforms designed to safeguard retirement savings and restore dignity to civil servants after years of hardship caused by past economic shocks. Speaking at the official opening of the 2025 Public Service Retirement Conference in […]

24 September 2025 Nokusa Masuku Zimbabwe has been chosen as one of 10 countries worldwide to introduce lenacapavir, a revolutionary HIV prevention medicine that offers unprecedented protection against the virus. The drug, developed through a partnership between Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund, has shown remarkable efficacy in clinical trials, boasting a 99% success rate […]