New Zimbabwe
August 2026
Nepal-China border floods death toll rises to 919, nearly 4,800 missing — NewZimbabwe.com
Legal Discussions with Vengai Madzima: Data Protection Compliance in Zimbabwe — NewZimbabwe.com
Zimbabwe’s fragmented ESG laws create compliance burden for companies, legal expert warns — NewZimbabwe.com
That’s legislation, regulatory provisions and sometimes even in contracts. So broadly speaking, our constitution, I think it’s section 73, guarantees environmental rights. That’s the E part of the ESG. If we go down with the same E, we have the Environmental Management Act, which broadly deals with environmental issues.... But if it’s a property company per se, we have the Environmental Impact Assessment and Ecosystems Protection Regulations,
Two Zimbabweans arrested over P375 000 robbery in Botswana — NewZimbabwe.com
Government declares State of Disaster after highway crash claims 27 lives — NewZimbabwe.com
The accident involved a haulage truck transporting mining equipment from South Africa to Goromonzi and a commuter omnibus carrying members of the African Apostolic (Mwazha) Church who were travelling from Dema to Ndarikure in Mvuma
The two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision, resulting in an immediate fire. Several occupants of the kombi were trapped inside the vehicle, with some sustaining fatal burns,
Government is working closely with the relevant authorities and other stakeholders to consolidate information and establish the identities of the deceased. The names of the victims will be released once the identification process has been completed and the information duly verified,
27 perish in horror crash along Harare-Masvingo highway — NewZimbabwe.com
ZRP confirms a fatal road traffic accident which occured at the 130-km peg along the Harare-Masvingo highway, near Makumimavi Primary School, on 28 August 2026 at around 2030 hours where 27 people died while seven were injured when a Nissan Caravan NV350 kombi carrying an unspecified number of passengers was involved in a head-on collision with a Volvo haulage truck carrying unknown number of passengers,
Finance minister hails World Bank's delisting of Zimbabwe from Fragile and Conflict Affected Economies — NewZimbabwe.com
Ncube welcomed the move as international recognition of policy consistency and macroeconomic stability under the government’s Vision 2030 roadmap
A Super El Niño is coming: 5 hard‑won lessons the world can learn from Africa — NewZimbabwe.com
It can alter weather patterns worldwide, often leading to extreme events such as droughts, floods and heatwaves
VP Chiwenga’s wife Miniyothabo earns doctorate as 7,888 graduate at MSU — NewZimbabwe.com
Today we graduate 7 888 graduands, drawn from the university’s 10 faculties, 55 percent female and 45 percent male, 6 631 graduated with Honours Degrees, 1 027 with Master’s Degrees, and 19 with Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Doctor of Business Leadership Degrees,
Mnangagwa's daughter-in-law tells court fake ID could be AI-made as bail proceedings drag on — NewZimbabwe.com
Johannesburg court postpones Ndodana Tshuma murder, extradition case — NewZimbabwe.com
Ndoda Tshuma back in Johannesburg court as extradition request takes centre stage — NewZimbabwe.com
Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: RIDA official arrested, charged with culpable homicide — NewZimbabwe.com
The ZRP confirms the arrest and subsequent appearance in court of Kariba RIDA District Coordinator, Ignatius Chiome (49), on criminal charges of culpable homicide,
ZWG annual inflation rate falls to 2,9% in August — NewZimbabwe.com
The agency attributed the continued low inflation rates in both ZiG and US dollar terms to ongoing exchange rate stability during the month
Zimbabwe has reached a 50,1 percent weighted progress score on the conditions required to transition from the multicurrency to a mono-currency regime,
Zimbabwean national arrested with suspected stolen Hilux at Beitbridge — NewZimbabwe.com
The vehicle, valued at approximately R36 000, was seized and towed to the Musina police vehicle pound for further investigation,
Further checks conducted on the vehicle raised suspicions regarding its legitimacy, while a document allegedly presented in connection with the vehicle was found to be fraudulent,
Police name three more victims of Lake Kariba boat tragedy — NewZimbabwe.com
The Zimbabwe Republic Police releases the names of three additional victims, bringing the total number of victims whose identities have been confirmed by their next of kin to 96,
Three Zimbabwean, two Mexican nationals in court over R600 million Limpopo drug bust — NewZimbabwe.com
An intelligence-driven joint operation by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) and various South African Police Service (SAPS) units led to the raid of Plot 19, Kamkusi Campbell in Musina on August 20, 2026.”
During the operation, authorities allegedly uncovered a clandestine laboratory manufacturing crystal methamphetamine
US country music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — NewZimbabwe.com
My family and I have shared a lifetime of beautiful memories with Dolly Parton, but so have you,
The doors she opened made and changed history
I ain’t dead yet!”
Zambia courts sealed off as election petition deadline looms — NewZimbabwe.com
Court premises in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, and elsewhere have been shut as the deadline for filing a petition against the outcome of the recent presidential election approaches
The closure of the courts has immediate implications for access to justice, particularly for persons requiring urgent judicial intervention,
Who Owns Zimbabwe’s Opposition? Politicians, Journalists or ZANU-PF? — NewZimbabwe.com
Chamisa dismisses CCC as ‘kids’ play’, teases new political movement — NewZimbabwe.com
Citizens don’t wait for change. Citizens work for change. Citizens make change happen. Chapwati hachimirirwe, Chapwati chinokodzongwa! We mean serious business. CCC was kid’s play and was never fully formed or consummated,
CAF clears National Sports Stadium to host international matches — NewZimbabwe.com
Let’s pack our stadiums, rally behind the Warriors and our clubs, safeguard our sporting assets, and build an environment where international football can flourish in Zimbabwe again,
This achievement reflects deliberate, coordinated efforts by the Government, through the Ministry of Sport, to restore the National Sports Stadium as the nation’s premier football arena,
National Sports Stadium finally cleared to host CAF, AFCON matches after five years — NewZimbabwe.com
Zimbabwean prisoners in South Africa could soon serve time back home — NewZimbabwe.com
South Africa, Zimbabwe identify third Limpopo bridge as key economic project — NewZimbabwe.com
It is therefore incumbent upon all of us to ensure rigorous implementation, effective monitoring and sustained coordination between our respective institutions. I am pleased that we have agreed to deploy an electronic monitoring system to track the implementation of the decisions that we have taken,
We are encouraged by the decision to identify high-impact priority projects, including the construction of the Third Limpopo Bridge, the operationalisation of the Beitbridge One Stop Border Post, a fertiliser manufacturing plant, regional automotive component manufacturing, platinum group and precious metals value-addition plans, as well as industrial parks or Special Economic Zones,
Our partnership must now translate ambition into implementation,
We reaffirm our commitment to managing migration in a lawful, humane and coordinated manner, while unequivocally rejecting xenophobia, vigilantism and all forms of violence directed against foreign nationals,
Our Heads of State rightly expect outcomes that are credible, implementable and capable of improving the daily lives of our citizens,
These agreements are important because they provide a legal framework for our cooperation in various areas. They will strengthen institutional collaboration, expand trade and investment, promote industrialisation, and deepen regional value chains,