The Manica Post
Storms wreck infrastructure, isolate communities
HEAVY rains, violent thunderstorms, and strong winds have battered Manicaland, crippling key public infrastructure and leaving roads impassable, schools and homes damaged, and health facilities in ruins. With the cyclone season now at its peak, fears...
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New academic record as 716 candidates score 15 points
IN a stunning display of academic excellence, 716 A-Level candidates who sat for the Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC), November 2025 examinations scored 15 points or better – a feat that has left educators and parents alike buzzing with...
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Lives at risk: Donate blood now!
THE National Blood Service Zimbabwe (NBSZ) has raised alarm over a severe blood shortage across the country, with Manicaland Province also affected, as the national blood bank runs perilously low. The crisis has prompted an urgent appeal for...
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Solar revolution lights up Manicaland
MANICALAND has emerged as a renewable energy leader, with solar power plants, mini-grids, and institutional installations reshaping the province’s development landscape. These projects are driving rural industrialisation, economic growth, and...
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Rural industrialisation uplifts communities
MANICALAND Province is witnessing a remarkable surge in economic growth and development, driven by rural industrialisation and major infrastructure initiatives. High-impact projects in education, roads, and value-addition facilities are transforming,...
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Crackdown on unregistered schools amid poor Grade 7 results
THE Government has announced plans to close all illegal private schools and colleges in Manicaland as part of efforts to uphold educational standards, following disappointing performances in the 2025 Grade Seven examinations. Manicaland Provincial...
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From chaos to order: Sakubva’s big makeover
CONSTRUCTION has officially begun on the long-awaited Sakubva Industrial Hub, with significant progress already visible at the temporary Green Market site near Quest Motors. The modern hub, set for commissioning in November 2026, is being hailed as a...
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E-cigarettes flood Mutare schools
BRIGHTLY packaged disposable vapes, many of them imported, are now being sold openly to school children in uniform, marking a disturbing trend that is fast taking root in Mutare. A recent investigation by The Manica Post revealed shelves in several...
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Child’s injuries expose hidden abuse
A girl has been rescued from an alleged cycle of abuse that persisted for years at the hands of her brutal stepmother, who tortured and burnt her palms with hot melted plastic, inflicting burns and causing severe skin damage in September. The victim,...
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Huge boost for food security
THE commissioning of Artificial Intelligence-powered silos, and launch of the Agriculture Food Systems and Rural Transformation Strategy 2 by President Mnangagwa in Mutare have been hailed as pivotal for the agricultural sector, guaranteeing efficient...
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New projects fuel health access, economic expansion
THE two strategic projects commissioned by President Mnangagwa last weekend will enhance distribution of essential medicines and health commodities in rural areas, and strengthen the agro-industrial value chain, create new jobs and reduce the import...
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Stage set for ZANU PF strategic deliberations
THE stage is set for the ZANU PF 22nd National People’s Conference, set to be officially opened by President Emmerson Mnangagwa today (Friday), and serve as a critical platform for introspection, accountability, robust debate, and alignment with the...
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Manicaland gets slice of Mother Zimbabwe’s cake
MEMBERS of staff at St Joseph’s Mission Hospital in Mutare, patients as well as the public were on Wednesday morning left all smiles after the medical institution received a consignment of blankets, foodstuffs, wheelchairs and beds from Health and...
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From mountains to meeting halls: Mutare stands ready
THE checklist for the 22nd ZANU PF Annual People’s Conference venue is complete with 10 days to spare, allowing the ruling party ample time to make any necessary adjustments to suit the leadership’s desires. The conference will take place from October...
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Classy e-passport office opens in Mutare
GOVERNMENT has commissioned the ultramodern Provincial Registry Office in Mutare in a significant milestone that will enable Manicaland residents to access e-passport services locally, thereby easing years of travel and access challenges. The new...
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Chimoio Shrine gets new life
GOVERNMENT has embarked on a major renovation project at the Chimoio Liberation War Shrine in Manica, Mozambique — the largest war monument in the Frontline States — where remains of at least 1 200 fallen freedom fighters lie in mass graves. The...
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Hats off to Manicaland!
WHEN Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister, Honourable Barbra Rwodzi revealed plans to rotate the Sanganai/Hlanganani/ Kumbanayi World Tourism Expo — starting with Manicaland — the decision was met with scepticism by stakeholders who questioned the...
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Manicaland roads revolution gathers steam
THE long-awaited Christmas Pass Bypass Road project as well as other road upgrading projects in the province, have finally broken ground, with Transport and Infrastructure Development Minister, Honourable Felix Mhona applauding the progress made so...
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Air, rail services for Mutare
THE upgrading of the Grand Reef Airport is now 68 percent complete, with the contractor expressing optimism that it will be ready for operations next Tuesday, as renovation and construction works gain momentum ahead of the Sanganai/Hlanganani/Kumbanayi...
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Provincial hospital’s giant leap in healthcare
VICTORIA Chitepo Provincial Hospital is poised for a major transformation into a stateof-the-art 500-bed referral medical institution as Government ramps up efforts to enhance healthcare infrastructure in line with Vision 2030. During a tour of the...
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US firm pours US$20 million into gold mining
A SIGNIFICANT investment of US$20 million by a United States-based firm, Mining Portfolio (Pvt) Ltd, is set to revive the dormant gold mining industry in Penhalonga, where extensive road rehabilitation works and setting up of heavy-duty mining...
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Girl (12) rescues 3 minors from burning house
A DARING rescue act by a 12-year-old girl has left her fighting for life at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital after sustaining severe burn wounds while saving three minor relatives from a raging fire that had engulfed their bedroom. The heroine,...
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Sanganai Expo unlocks new opportunities
MANICALAND is set to witness significant transformation of its key tourism infrastructure, with major facelift earmarked for Grand Reef Aerodrome, Mutare Flyover, Hot Springs, and Mutare Sports Club, among other notable attractions, ahead of the...
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Makorokoza invade Mutare City
ARTISANAL gold miners (makorokoza) have overrun Sakubva River in the Riverside Industrial Area of Mutare, leaving a trail of environmental destruction in their wake. The river, situated a stone’s throw from the Central Business District (CBD), has...
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Forbes Border Post overtakes Beitbridge
IN a significant development in border clearance processes, Forbes Border Post has emerged as the busiest border crossing in Zimbabwe, overtaking Beitbridge Border Post in terms of clearing incoming and outgoing commercial trucks since January. This...
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BREAKTHROUGH
ZIMBABWE has achieved a significant breakthrough in the production of lithium-ion batteries, with Verify Engineering (Pvt) Ltd, a Government-owned company, recording a zero failure rate on the product after a year-long test run. The lithium-ion...
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Neighbours in prosperity
ZIMBABWE’S trade landscape is witnessing a significant shift, with its neighbour, Mozambique, emerging as a key economic partner. Bilateral trade between the two countries has been on an upward trajectory, with Mozambique now ranking as Zimbabwe’s...
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2 traffic interchanges for Mutare
TWO modern traffic interchanges, similar to the Trabablas Interchange, will be constructed at both ends of the 31,2km Christmas Pass Bypass Road, with preliminary construction works having commenced last Thursday. The contractor, Leengate Private...
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Mutare innovator launches Africa’s first AI smart bench
IN a bold display of home-grown innovation meeting global relevance, Zimbabwean tech entrepreneur, Mr Leonard Muyambo is turning heads with his ground-breaking invention the Pal Smart Bench which is a solar-powered, conversational AI bench that is...
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US$5K fine for litter bugs
LITTERING in undesignated areas within the City of Mutare will attract a substantial fine of US$5 000 under the new by-laws currently being drafted by the local authority, The Manica Post has established. By-laws are localised laws that govern...
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Drones enhance ZimMoza border security
GOVERNMENT has bolstered border security, and cracked down on smuggling by deploying cutting-edge drone technology along its border with Mozambique, including at Forbes Border Post, The Manica Post can reveal. This innovative move has yielded...
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Relief as socialite’s killer gets life sentence
JUSTICE has finally been served, providing closure for the family, relatives, friends, and colleagues of murdered popular Mutare hairdresser — Yvonne Mitchell Mafuta — after her killer was imprisoned for life. The murderer, Thulani Mhlanga (40) — who...
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Mutare’s vision of a modern city
THE City of Mutare has begun developing a Local Development Plan aimed at expanding its Central Business District, easing congestion that is currently choking the eastern border city’s economic nucleus, The Manica Post can reveal. The plan is expected...
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Weighbridges, truck arrestor beds at tollgates
THE Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development is implementing a comprehensive modernisation programme to harmonise the country’s transport systems by installing weighbridges and truck arrestor beds at the Mutare tollgate and around Victoria...
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Rural industrialisation in motion
THE Government’s Rural Industrialisation Policy and thrust has received a significant boost from private investors that are injecting substantial funds into cutting-edge monitoring and production technologies in remote areas of Chipinge, Mutasa and...
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Johane Masowe’s remains at centre of dispute
TWO factions of the Gospel of God Church International are opposed to the intended exhumation of their late leader, Baba Johanne’s remains from the Gandanzara Shrine in Makon District. This comes after the High Court recently authorised Baba Johanne’s...
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Christmas Pass by-pass road project takes shape
LEENGATE Private Limited (Pvt) Ltd — the contractor appointed to construct the Christmas Pass By-Pass Road — is undertaking an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to identify, assess, and address environmental and social consequences of...
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ZIM IS ONE AND FOR ALL
FIFTY (50) children from Manicaland were yesterday (Thursday) part of the 3 050 child delegates who attended the Children’s Party hosted by President Mnangagwa and First Lady, Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa, at Nyamuroro High School in Nembudzia Gokwe in...
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President to commission Mutare NatPharm Warehouse
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is expected to commission the multi-million-dollar NatPharm Warehouse in Mutare within the next eight weeks, Permanent Secretary for Presidential Affairs and Devolution Engineer Tafadzwa Muguti has said. The warehouse, which is...
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13 300 teens impregnated, 55 drop out of school
ABOUT 13 353 teenagers were impregnated in Manicaland last year, marking a worrying trend in which 55 learners completely dropped out of school, including three who were at primary level, The Manica Post has learnt. The statistics, though worrisome,...
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Life saver kills lover, takes own life
IN a fit of rage and driven by jealous, a 47-year-old married nurse from Nyanga brutally murdered his alleged cheating girlfriend by striking her with an adze (mbezo) through the eye moments before taking his own life. The tragic events unfolded after...
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Manicaland targets bumper wheat production
MANICALAND has set a target to produce 58 500 tonnes of wheat in the upcoming winter season, a significant increase from the 52 000 tonnes produced last season, as the province gears to play its part in the country’s Wheat-Based Food Security...
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Chipinge dam breach: Grieving mother recounts ordeal
THE pain of mourning is an inherent part of the being human, but for this Chipinge woman, the agony was unbearable. She was swept away by a raging torrent of floodwater for over five metres, helplessly watching as her four-year-old child and...
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Victoria Chitepo Hospital expands specialist services
THE number of specialist doctors at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital — Manicaland’s referral health institution — has risen substantially, marking a significant milestone in its ongoing efforts to enhance healthcare delivery in the...
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Boss bashed over inappropriate funeral remarks
RUSAPE General Hospital’s human resources officer, Collin Mukondomi, was allegedly bashed by angry mourners during a church service on Tuesday, following a contentious eulogy that purportedly enraged the deceased’s relatives and friends. Mukondomi...
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Govt prioritises armyworm resistant seed research
AFTER grappling with the devastating effects of the fall armyworm, Government is promoting research to develop seed varieties with an inherent resistance to the pernicious pest aimed at enabling farmers to grow crops with reduced susceptibility to...
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Heavy rains overwhelm infrastructure
MOST areas in Manicaland were battered by torrential rains from last Friday night to Tuesday night, leaving a trail of destruction that left infrastructure, roads and drainage systems overwhelmed. The heavy rains’ fury has transformed the once-smooth...
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Manicaland unites behind Presidential term extension
ZANU PF Manicaland is leveraging on its robust, deeply rooted and organic connection to the grassroots masses and the general public to promote the recently passed resolution to extend President Mnangagwa’s term of office beyond 2028. The party’s...
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Anglican Church backs down on mission fund
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education’s prioritisation of dialogue has borne fruit, as the Anglican Diocese of Manicaland, despite winning its case on mission fund in the courts, has reduced, and capped it at US$500 for new learners. This...
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Young lives exploited for spare change
A DISTURBING trend has emerged in Manicaland, where a recruitment agency is luring children from impoverished families in remote areas with promises of city jobs. However, these children are instead being forced to assist physically challenged...
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Game changing technology roll out
GOVERNMENT expects most components of the Zimbabwe Population Registry System (ZPRS) — a ground-breaking automated technology system that will interlink State departments for citizens’ easier access to services in real-time — to be operational by the...
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Knowstics put under corporate rescue
PANIC has gripped parents and guardians of learners attending school at Knowstics Academy, a private learning institution in Mutasa District, after it was placed under corporate rescue late last year. From 2023, the once high-flying institution was...
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Tears, trauma dampen festive spirit
A SERIES of devastating incidents marred the festive holiday spirit, leaving a trail of death and destruction as several families in Manicaland lost loved ones to tragic incidents, including crocodile attacks, drowning, and murder. Numerous others...
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End imminent for artisanal mining
GOVERNMENT is preparing a grand plan to eradicate unorganised and environmentally detrimental artisanal mining activities along Mutare River basin and other parts of Manicaland to enhance local communities’ livelihoods through sustainable and...
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Family buries wrong body
A mix-up has plunged a Chipinge family into unimaginable anguish after they mistakenly buried the body of a Malawian national, believing it was their son who had tragically lost his life in a South African shootout. The shocking discovery, made soon...
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Manicaland tops Grade 7 results
A TOTAL of 536 candidates from Manicaland Province achieved outstanding results in the 2024 Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (ZIMSEC) Grade Seven examinations. Notably, no school in the province recorded a zero percent pass-rate as candidates...
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Hidden world of risk, exploitation exposed
BEHIND closed doors in most urban settlements of Manicaland, a network of illegal abortion clinics and ‘pharmacies’ is thriving, fuelled by desperation, greedy, and a lack of oversight, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake, The Manica Post can...
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60 percent Pfumvudza inputs distributed
MORE than 60 percent of Manicaland’s Pfumvudza inputs allocation — largely seed and basal fertiliser — have been distributed to smallholder farmers at this optimal planting juncture, enhancing early planting, potential yield and food security for rural...
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Police, smugglers in CBD high speed chase
A RISKY high speed chase involving law enforcement agents and a smuggling syndicate brought business to a standstill on Monday morning as the unrelenting smuggler’s getaway car, with a deflated front right tyre, rambled in Mutare’s Central Business...
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Medical specialists boost for Manicaland
IN a milestone achievement for the health sector in Manicaland, whose population of more than two million is currently being served by two obstetricians and gynaecologists, Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital has been accredited to begin training of...
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Pupils cheat death as wind blows classrooms
TWELVE learners at Chirimutsitu Primary in Makoni South cheated death by a whisker after being hit by debris from roofing sheets of their classroom blocks, ruptured by a whirlwind that swept through the school on Tuesday. The 12 learners were injured,...
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Smugglers face full force of the law
A HEAVILY armed and no nonsense police dragnet squad has been deployed to eradicate rampant smuggling of goods along the porous Zimbabwe-Mozambique border, leading to the fatal shooting of a suspected smuggler in a firefight with the law enforcement...
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2025 promises better times
ECONOMIC prospects for 2025 look brighter and better, hinged on agriculture after the forecasting of normal to above normal rainfall for the upcoming 2024/25 summer cropping season. Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion Minister,...
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Unwanted cargo: Coffin dumped in shop
THERE was drama in the usually tranquil Nzvimbe community in Makoni South last Sunday, when touts allegedly seized the coffin of their deceased colleague, and dumped it in his uncle’s shop, accusing him of causing his death. Touts from Harare, where...
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Chilling confession reveals trail of terror
A MOBILE phone that was stolen from a Dangamvura barber, Clever Marumbwa, who was murdered in cold blood in July, assisted homicide detectives in Mutare to track the suspected killer at his hideout in Mozambique. The suspect, Sanele Simbarashe Makono,...
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