Police try to rebuild lost trust
by STAFF WRITER TRUST, once lost, is not easily pinned back on. But across two districts this week, senior officers did their best to staple it in place.
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The Fining Game
Has Zimbabwe’s tourism regulator discovered a new way to improve business and accountability or a new revenue stream through on-the-spot penalties? by BERNARD CHIKETO FOR AN industry that trades on warm welcomes and jaw-dropping beautiful landscapes, Zimbabwe’s tourism sector has always had a slightly edgy relationship with rules.
Mutare City Rovers appoint new coach and announce open trials
STAFF WRITER A RESHUFFLE at Mutare City Rovers aims to revive its fortunes and a return to premier league football ahead of the 2026 Pacific Storm Eastern Region Soccer League.
Arsenal’s long wait ends, and Zimbabwe erupts with it
by STAFF WRITER FOR 22 YEARS, a particular kind of anguish was passed down like a family heirloom among Arsenal supporters. Fathers who had celebrated the “Invincibles” of 2004, watched their children grow into adults who knew only near-misses and annoying collapses.
UNESCO adds 14 new biosphere reserves
by STAFF WRITER FROM the quartzite peaks of Mount Binga to the Rusitu river valley far below, this corner of eastern Zimbabwe has long been a laboratory in the hardest of sciences: survival.
In the Lowveld, a Quiet Revolutionary Rewrites Zimbabwe’s Screen
by BERNARD CHIKETO IT IS THE synopsis that grips, not the scenery. Two detectives are tasked with investigating the kidnapping and disappearance of a 15-month-old baby, only to find that everyone—the mother, a powerful socialite, and even the detectives themselves—has become a prime suspect.
Time Stands Still at Zimbabwe’s White Horse Inn
by Bernard CHIKETO THE first thing you notice is the silence. It’s not an absence of sound, but a profound stillness woven from the drip of moisture on ancient fern leaves, the distant call of a Livingstone’s Turaco, and the soft, persistent embrace of the mist.