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Heads roll at RIDA over Kariba ferry disaster which claimed 97 lives

MORE than a month after the Mbuya Nehanda ferry sank on Lake Kariba killing 97 people, the first head has rolled at the Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA) with more set to go.

September 28, 2026

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Pegged for gold: Penhalonga families face losing their homes as council backs a mine it once fought

Two mining companies are moving to start a potentially toxic gold mining project which could affect 824 households and up to 10 000 people in the low-density suburb of Managers Hill in Penhalonga, Manicaland, despite a 10-year-old court order stopping mining in the area.

October 28, 2026

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Pachena reporters scoop awards at NJAMA

Pachena reporters Brenna Matendere and Ruvimbo Muchenje scooped four awards at the 2026 National Journalism and Media Awards (NJAMA) on Friday. Matendere won the Mining Reporter of the Year and the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Reporter of the Year awards, while Muchenje

October 24, 2026

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Mthuli asks MPs to rubber-stamp US$9.6bn mystery spending

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube is asking Parliament to rubberstamp a staggering US$9.64 billion that successive Zimbabwean governments spent without legal authority between 2015 and 2018.

October 16, 2026

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Defence Minister savaged over ‘outrageous, irrational and malicious’ cantonment decree

Falcon Golf Club’s fight to keep control of the Harare course it has run for 55 years has taken another bitter turn. The club has launched a scathing attack on Defence Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, accusing her of a malicious and outrageous decision

October 9, 2026

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Children bore the brunt of the Kariba ferry disaster

“Children were just sinking,” he said. “Most children could not swim so they just died in the water. Others were trapped inside the boat because it had a fence and tent to protect the enclosure.”

October 9, 2026

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Biting the Pen That Feeds It: Trevor Ncube’s ZimInd Sues 36 of Its Own Journalists

Newsroom Mutiny Goes to Court as ZimInd Publishers Demands US$100 000 From Its Own Reporters

October 5, 2026

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Judge-led commission to probe Kariba ferry disaster

RIDA's own probe stopped at lower-level officials. Justice Mafusire's board has the power to climb higher, all the way to the warnings the agency ignored

October 5, 2026

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Orbituary | Wicknell Chivayo: The ‘Ancient of Days’ who ran out of days

“I have no PHD or MBA or any degree whatsoever,” he said, “but the people I employ all have that rubbish.”

October 1, 2026

Photographed and filed as evidence, the plaque states that “this golf estate” was officially opened by the commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe, Air Marshal Jacob Nzvede on 12 September 2026

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Air Force, Defence Minister sued over ‘brazen’ seizure of Harare golf club

Brenna Matendere The Air Force of Zimbabwe has been dragged to the High Court for allegedly seizing Falcon Golf Club in Harare, with the club accusing the military of a “brazen hostile takeover” that ended with the Air Force commander unveiling a

September 18, 2026

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The Warnings Zimbabwe Ignored: How the Mbuya Nehanda Sank, Killing 97

The Kariba Lake Captain Adam Nyekete confirmed receiving their warnings in a 16 August 2026 meeting with Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister Felix Mhona. This revelation peels back the government’s earlier account putting the blame for the tragedy solely on the late Mbuya Nehandaferry captain Sign Patsikadova.

September 11, 2026

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Heads roll at RIDA over Kariba ferry disaster which claimed 97 lives

Pegged for gold: Penhalonga families face losing their homes as council backs a mine it once fought

Pachena reporters scoop awards at NJAMA

Mthuli asks MPs to rubber-stamp US$9.6bn mystery spending

Defence Minister savaged over ‘outrageous, irrational and malicious’ cantonment decree

Children bore the brunt of the Kariba ferry disaster

Biting the Pen That Feeds It: Trevor Ncube’s ZimInd Sues 36 of Its Own Journalists

Judge-led commission to probe Kariba ferry disaster

Orbituary | Wicknell Chivayo: The ‘Ancient of Days’ who ran out of days

Air Force, Defence Minister sued over ‘brazen’ seizure of Harare golf club

The Warnings Zimbabwe Ignored: How the Mbuya Nehanda Sank, Killing 97

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