PVO Act signals the death of democracy in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony at the National Sports Stadium in the capital Harare, on Monday, September 4, 2023 [Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi/AP] The recent gazetting of the Private Voluntary  (PVO) …

Safety concerns as luxury train collides with locomotive in Zimbabwe

A luxury train travelling from South Africa to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe collided with a locomotive on 18 April 2025 The accident resulted in multiple injuries, and no fatalities as the train travelled from Pretoria carrying international tourists …

Collision of Rovos Rail train and freight train in Zimbabwe leaves several injured

A South African luxury train carrying foreign tourists to Zimbabwe for Easter collided with another locomotive on Friday, derailing carriages and injuring several people on board, the operating company and a local rail employee said. Four crew members of …

SA luxury train crashes in Zimbabwe, several injured

Four crew members of the Rovos Rail train, which was going from Pretoria to the tourist hotspot of Victoria Falls, were hurt in the collision with a freight train in Zimbabwe, the luxury service's spokeswoman Liezl Maclean told AFP. "There were no …

University of Zimbabwe lecturers take police to court over protest crackdown 

By Darlington Gatsi  UNIVERSITY of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers have approached the High Court to interdict the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) from disrupting their industrial action, as they continue to protest against poor renumeration. The lecturers are at …

PICS | Luxury Rovos train slams into freight locomotive in Zimbabwe

Bulawayo – A South African luxury train carrying foreign tourists to Zimbabwe for Easter collided with another locomotive on Friday, derailing carriages and injuring several people on board, the operating company and a local rail employee said. Four crew …

ED in fresh call for Zimbabwe to unite… bemoans abuse of social media to cause national chaos

Luxury Tourist Train to Victoria Falls Derails in Zimbabwe After Collision

A Rovos Rail luxury train, en route from Pretoria to Victoria Falls with foreign tourists for the Easter weekend, collided with a freight train in Zimbabwe on Friday, resulting in the derailment of carriages and injuries to several people, according to the …

US looking forward to reinforcing business and commercial ties with Zimbabwe

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio today said the United States is looking forward to reinforcing business and commercial ties with Zimbabwe. In a message to mark Zimbabwe’s 45th independence celebrations today, Rubio said through rule of law and …

Who’s who in Zimbabwe’s ‘Queen Bee’ Kudakwashe Tagwirei’s inner circle?

Businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has built immense wealth through his close ties to Zimbabwe‘s political elite. His sprawling empire spans mining, fuel, banking, agriculture, logistics, transportation and the import/export sectors. Co-opted into the top …