4+ hour, 55+ min ago   (238+ words) HARARE – The Lake Kariba boat disaster is now the worst public transportation accident in Zimbabwe’s history, eclipsing the Nyanga bus disaster, after the death toll rose to 92 on Monday. Police said eight more bodies had been recovered, as divers continue…...

15+ hour, 27+ min ago   (482+ words) The Mbuya Nehanda ferry, which was operated by the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA), an agency under the Office of the President and Cabinet, capsized on 11 August near Long Island while on a voyage from Kariba town to Chalala Fishing…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (747+ words) When a nation’s head of state stands before a massive gathering of citizens and offers explicit political absolution to unexplained, ostentatious wealth, the very foundations of public accountability tremble. Earlier today at the Gwanzura Shrine, surrounded by leaders and congregants…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (808+ words) The recent Lake Kariba ferry disaster, which has tragically recorded at least 46 casualties, stands as a heart-wrenching national tragedy. Scores of innocent lives, embarking on what should have been a routine transit across the waters, were needlessly cut short. It…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (303+ words) The overloaded government ferry — a vital link for villagers and fish traders around the vast lake — overturned in choppy waters on Tuesday in one of the country’s worst passenger boat disasters. “Thank God that a wave pushed the sinking vessel…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (426+ words) In a statement issued on 13 August 2026, the Zimbabwe Nurses Association (ZINA) president, Enock Dongo, said morale among frontline staff had collapsed to crisis point. ZINA, together with the Health Apex Team and wider health worker representatives, said it was concerned…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (883+ words) While the deaths attracted few news reports in the UK, in Zimbabwe and South Africa, the tragic case has reignited concern over the region’s high rates of femicide. Many commentators on TV and social media expressed shock that a well-educated…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (702+ words) ​As municipal bulldozers roll through St. Martins in Harare, reducing homes to piles of rubble, the immediate human cost is as heartbreaking as it is devastating. Families stand helpless in the dust, watching their life savings turned to debris in…...

4+ day, 52+ min ago   (243+ words) The shares debuted at 76 US cents apiece on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange on Wednesday and advanced 2.9% to 78.17 cents by the close, valuing Africa’s largest insurer by assets at $51 million. In neighbouring South Africa, where the company is based, the…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (118+ words) Before proceeding, my deepest condolences go to the bereaved families and survivors. I hope a national resolution of the following seven puzzles will help establish the truth, secure accountability and bring some measure of closure. First, what happened after the…...