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How did things get so bad in Haiti? Here's what to Know
Things in Haiti have gotten so bad that Ariel Henry, the unelected Prime Minister, resigned and called for the installation of a tra...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 18:58hrs | 798 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean mercenaries fighting in Ukraine
FIVE Zimbabwean mercenaries are fighting for Ukraine, according to latest data released by the Russia Defence ministry, with one said to have since been killed on the battle field.But the figu...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:56hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to host military games
ZIMBABWE will play host to the 15th World Military Golf Championships in Victoria Falls in June.The event, to draw participants from 20 defence forces from across the globe, will be held from ...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:08hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Promise Mkwananzi -fake Canadian asylum links unearthed
Our investigative journalism unit is working on a piece that exposes a massive corruption scandal involving some opposition politicians and Canadian officials. The story, which will soon be publ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 2971 | by George Tshuma
Bruce Grobbelaar advises Zimbabwe to move fast on Trey Nyoni
FORMER Warriors and Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar has advised Zimbabwe to move fast on Liverpool's Trey Nyoni before the Warriors lose him out completely.Grobbelaar says Nyoni would be...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 4926 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama blasted over anti-trophy hunting stance
FORMER Botswana President Ian Khama has been criticised for assisting United Kingdom lawmakers in their efforts to enact a ban on imports into Britain of trophy hunting products, a major source of liv...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:04hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo says he can't help everybody
Wait a minute!He said it, he could not help everybody as there are "channels and procedures to follow to get in touch with me".These were the words from businessman Wicknell Chivayo, w...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:36hrs | 733 | by Staff reporter
Nkomo fumes over PVO Bill
OPPOSITION Zapu leader Sibangilizwe Nkomo has rapped the Zanu-PF government for pushing for the enactment of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill that he described as retrogressively against...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:33hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
US$100,000 fraud couple on the run
A BULAWAYO couple that allegedly defrauded residents for 12 months, raking in over US$100 000 in proceeds, is on the run after violating their bail conditions.Melusi Ndlovu and his wife, Gwend...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:35hrs | 794 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nanny was surprised by the way Harry and Meghan first greeted her
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised Prince Archie's former nanny Lorren Khumalo, from Zimbabwe, when she was first introduced to the couple.Lorren, a paediatric nurse and consultant, was ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 19:10hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
Actress unveils tech platform to streamline Zimbabwean immigration to Canada
CANADA-based Nigerian actress and businesswoman, Bukky Abaniwonda has established an entrepreneurial company in Zimbabwe to facilitate the smooth immigration of Zimbabweans to the North American count...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:35hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
51 counts of fraud couple on the run
SENSING a high possibility of being locked up in jail, a couple that was facing 51 counts of fraud has allegedly fled and Bulawayo police have spread a dragnet to arrest them.Melusi Ndlovu (36...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 739 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businesswoman dragged to court over US$2 400 debt
A CANADA-BASED Zimbabwean has dragged a local businesswoman to court over a US$2 400 debt. Primrose Phiri (34) is accusing Lindani Madonko (40) of failing to honour their agreement of sharing profits ...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:59hrs | 453 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's civil servants' US$300 addition 'unfairly' deducted
Public sector workers affiliated with the Zimbabwe Confederation of Public Sector Trade Unions (ZCPSTU) have expressed dissatisfaction with the government's decision to implement substantial deduction...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 04:52hrs | 846 | by Staff reporter
South Africa is testing the West's claim to moral superiority
Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy – and tests the limits of human rightsIt was only a little over six hours of legal a...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 1202 | by Nesrine Malik
'Zimbabwe performs dismally on human rights'
ZIMBABWE has been ranked among the world's worst performers in terms of human freedom, the Human Freedom Index (HFI) has revealed.The country was ranked 153 out of 165 countries with analysts ...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 05:47hrs | 75 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe least free in SADC according to US, Canadian NGO
ZIMBABWE's steady decline on The Human Freedom Index (HFI) has seen it slide to being worse than coup-ridden Niger and Gabon while taking the trophy for being the worst in Southern Africa.The repo...Published: 08 Jan 2024 at 05:43hrs | 2118 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe passport fee includes US$20 QR Code fee
Those who spent the night at the Harare Passport office and the many who arrived early in December received a fortunate advantage as the government confirmed the anticipated increase in passport appli...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 06:05hrs | 1542 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean activist lands top UN post
ZIMBABWEAN-BORN girls and women rights advocate Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda has landed a top post at the United Nations in another global milestone for local female professionals.UN secretary-gene...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 258 | by Staff reporter
Donald Trump suffers Kasukuwere fate
Colorado's Supreme Court has ruled former United States President Donald Trump is ineligible to run for the White House because of his role in the 2021 assault on the Capitol by his supporters and sho...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 05:57hrs | 1320 | by Staff reporter
Thousands stampede to submit CVs at Zimbabwe government's jobs fair
Despite scorching temperatures reaching 34°C, thousands of job seekers, eager for employment, endured the heat to attend the government's job fair at the Museum of African Liberation in Harare on Wed...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:34hrs | 1129 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims to be 5th largest lithium producer
Chinese investors racing to secure lithium supplies could help Zimbabwe rise to become the world's fifth biggest primary producer of the material that's vital to battery electric vehicles and the gree...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 05:29hrs | 307 | by Staff reporter
Zesa signs mega deals
Zesa Holdings has signed three major deals that will see the power utility promote renewable energy utilisation and restructure electricity markets in Zimbabwe.Zesa subsidiary Zimbabwe Electri...Published: 04 Dec 2023 at 04:47hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabwe's health care workers are doing to get UK jobs
When Kundai graduated with a master's degree from a local university, she did not imagine staying unemployed for five years. Even more unexpected was the fact that her path to forging a career as a he...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 2150 | by Evidence Chenjerai
Zimbabwe's open skies policy gets continental recognition
ZIMBABWE's open skies policy has won the country an award from the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) during the recently held 24th Yamoussoukro Decision Day (YD) anniversary in Abuja, Nigeria....Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:03hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Fake permits land man in court
A MAN from Harare has appeared in court on allegations of defrauding six people, mostly contacted through WhatsApp groups, of US$1 700 after misrepresenting that he could process permits to enable the...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe accused of blocking nurses from taking jobs abroad
Struggling to survive on her meagre salary, Zimbabwean nurse Jane decided to start a new life abroad but, one year after landing a job in Britain, she is still waiting to pack her bags.Jane is...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:59hrs | 1030 | by Staff reporter
400 delegates jet into Zimbabwe for diamond Indaba
Approximately 400 delegates hailing from 59 countries, including Zimbabwe, are set to gather in Victoria Falls next week for the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) summit. The focus of thes...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 05:35hrs | 94 | by Staff reporter
Warriors coach takes huge gamble
Warriors coach Baltimore Brito has taken a significant risk by inviting several foreign-based players for the team's World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Nigeria later this month, some of whom have...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 05:50hrs | 297 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean youths flee in droves
According to a recent report, Zimbabwean youths constitute the largest group of people leaving the country in significant numbers following the general elections on August 23. Many of them are choosin...Published: 21 Oct 2023 at 18:54hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe becoming the new 'white gold' capital of the world
ZIMBABWE hopes to become the world's largest exporter of the chemical element Lithium.Lithium, or ‘white gold' as it is often known to investors, has become an incredibly valuable resource, ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Two Zimbabwean Filmmakers selected for South African DFMI Business Lab
After receiving a record number of applications for the third edition of the DFMI Business Lab, the Durban FilmMart Institute is pleased to announce 35 participants from 22 countries across the contin...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 10:58hrs | 293 | by Agencies
Brito chapter begins
A new chapter begins for the Warriors today as they embark on a fresh campaign under the guidance of Brazilian coach Baltemar Brito.Brito, who was appointed as the head coach of the Zimbabwe s...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:55hrs | 239 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe minister to be inducted into International Swimming Hall of Fame
Finally, the long-awaited moment has arrived.Tonight, Zimbabwe's very own Kirsty Coventry will take her place among the legends of international swimming as she is officially inducted into the...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:35hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa back home from United Nations summit
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned to Zimbabwe from New York, USA, where he attended the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (#UNGA78). During the UN General Assembly conference...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:35hrs | 1100 | by Staff reporter
CCC activists flees to Canada
An activist affiliated with the opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has fled Zimbabwe due to concerns of persecution by suspected state security agents. Laizah Kwari, a longstandin...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:12hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions affect citizens, neighbours, says Ramaphosa
THE illegal sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West are causing untold suffering among ordinary citizens and neighbouring countries, and should be lifted, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, s...Published: 20 Sep 2023 at 06:26hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
How hope dies with every election in Zimbabwe
"People died. The fear of being asked whether you wanted a short or long sleeve cut (cutting your hand or your arm) by soldiers made people vote in fear, not with their heads. We were voting with our ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 13:10hrs | 613 | by Beauty Dhlamini
Zimbabwe Warriors to play WC qualifiers outside the country
THE Warriors will play their 2026 World Cup home qualifiers outside the country after Confederation of African Football (Caf) excluded the National Sports Stadium (NSS) from the list of pre-approved s...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:24hrs | 429 | by Staff reporter
Nevers Mumba: From assaulting journalists to Zimbabwean election Observer duties
In a world of Zambian politics, there exists a figure so full of contradictions, you can't help but be bewildered. Nevers Mumba, the self-proclaimed democratic leader, has quite the undemocratic track...Published: 02 Sep 2023 at 15:29hrs | 716 | by Isaac Ncube
Zambian President Hichilema breaks SADC protocols
ZAMBIAN President Hakainde Hichilema breached Southern Africa Development Community protocols when he appointed Dr Nevers Mumba, a man with a criminal record, to head the bloc's Electoral Observer Mis...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 793 | by Staff reporter
'EU observers came to punish Mnangagwa,' says ZANU PF Canada
ZANU PF chairperson in Canada Regis Vusango has said that European Union observers came to punish his party President Emmerson Mnangagwa instead of observing elections.Speaking to Bulawayo24.c...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 22:20hrs | 1185 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Canadian lithium firm unearths evidence of large deposits in Zimbabwe
CANADA-based lithium exploration and development company, Li3 Lithium Corporation, has announced the discovery of lithium mineralisation on a 1,2 kilometre stretch at Nels Luck pegmatite target, durin...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:21hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poised to be fifth largest lithium producer
Zimbabwe is poised to be the world's fifth largest primary producer of lithium by 2025 taking advantage of the several massive investments worth almost a combined $1 billion injected in the past two y...Published: 08 Aug 2023 at 06:47hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Ex-colonial masters says Zimbabwe has duty to hold credible polls
The European Union yesterday said Zimbabwe has a duty to comply with regional and international instruments on the holding of credible elections.EU Election Observer Mission (EOM) deputy chief...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
EU observers target remote areas
THE European Union (EU) says it will deploy more than 150 observers to Zimbabwe's August 23 elections.Brussels revealed this yesterday as it deployed the first batch of 46 observers to the cou...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:39hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
U.S. sanctions take center stage in Zimbabwe elections
When Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's long-time despot, lost power in a 2017 military coup, many Zimbabweans took to the streets, celebrating what they hoped would be the beginning of a new chapter.M...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Loud calls for Musona, Billiat's comeback
DYNAMOS and Warriors defender Frank Makarati has amplified calls for Knowledge Musona and Khama Billiat to reconsider their decision to retire from international football so that they can lead Zimbabw...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 06:49hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Tabani Moyo elected head of IFEX
Dr. Tabani Moyo, Regional Director of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) and a member of the African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX), was today, Wednesday July 19, elected Convenor of...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 08:53hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
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