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Australia tightens visa regime
THE Australian government is proposing controversial laws that could see Zimbabwe and other countries facing a complete visa ban.According to Australia's Herald Sun, other countries that are r...Published: 9 hrs ago | 677 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe, South Africa beef up border teams
ZIMBABWE and South African border authorities have beefed up their teams in preparation for increased human and vehicular traffic during the Easter holidays.South Africa has deployed 400 addit...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:37hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Warriors date Harambee Stars in cup final
FOR the first time in almost four decades, Zimbabwe and Kenya national football teams are set to clash in a cup final when they feature in the Four Nations Tournament decider at Bingu National Stadium...Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 06:33hrs | 139 | by Staff reporter
SA based Zimbabwean man commits suicide over 'mjolo' live on Facebook
A ZIMBABWEAN man based in South Africa committed suicide at the weekend live on Facebook after his girlfriend allegedly cheated on him.The now deceased has been identified as Kelvin Mhofu Ngos...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 05:26hrs | 1499 | by Staff reporter
5 Zimbabweans escape from South Africa's Lindela repatriation camp
SIXTY-NINE foreign nationals, among them five Zimbabweans, on Wednesday escaped from Lindela Repatriation Centre - under South Africa's Department of Home Affairs– where they were staying while awai...Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:38hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus operator yet to submit insurance certificate
A Blue Circle cross-border bus collided with a City bus 10 kilometres outside Beitbridge on Saturday, killing seven people on the spot and four others on admission to hospital.One of the bus c...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:12hrs | 518 | by Staff reporter
Russian elections held in peaceful and conducive environment
The head of Zimbabwe’s electoral observer mission to the 2024 Russian presidential election Priscilla Chigumba says the Russo poll was held in "a peaceful and conducive environment" as well as run i...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 07:50hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa pays tribute to Petronella Mukwende
Main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa made a rare public appearance since he resigned from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), travelling to Chivi over the weekend for the funeral of the late Pet...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 19:55hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Homeless Dembare return to BF for 'home' fixture
Homeless Harare giants Dynamos return to Barbourfields stadium in Bulawayo this weekend for their home fixture against Hwange.Dynamos have once again been forced to use Barbourfields stadium i...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:08hrs | 1148 | by Staff reporter
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Unhappy return for Khama, Kuda Mahachi
MARQUEE signings Khama Billiat and Kuda Mahachi's return to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League got off to the worst possible start after their teams suffered defeats in the opening weekend of the ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | 1104 | by Staff reporter
Shambolic start for Harare minions
CAPS United coach Lloyd Chitembwe was left to rue missed opportunities in his team's defeat to Chicken Inn, as the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season got off to a disappointing start for all th...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Bosso silences Dembare
Highlanders 2 - 1 DynamosKelvin Kaindu could not have hoped for a better kickoff to the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season as his team secured a 2-1 victory over bitter rivals, D...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 18:50hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean farmer buys R1,8m ankole from Ramaphosa
Zimbabwean cattle breeder Collen Tafireyi stole the show at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Ntaba Nyoni cattle auction at his Phala Phala farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo at the weekend, buying one of the S...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 13253 | by Staff reporter
Chemist Siziba dies
Zimbabwean local businessman Chemist Siziba who was one of the pioneers in the mobile telecommunications industry has died.He was 77.Siziba died of kidney failure at Parirenyatwa Hospi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:05hrs | 4752 | by Staff reporter
More changes loom at ZBC
A CHANGE of the editorial team at State broadcaster Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is looming in the wake of a restructuring exercise being implemented by a newly-appointed board.The ...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:17hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Ariel is back in time for Dembare
HIGHLANDERS Zambian head coach Kelvin Kaindu is happy that club captain and goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda is back to full fitness ahead of the start of the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) sea...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 14:39hrs | 131 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa gets backlash on Twitter over controversial tweet
Former politician and ex-leader of the CCC, Nelson Chamisa, has sparked controversy with a cryptic post on X (formerly Twitter), leading to criticism from his online followers.Chamisa took to ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 3492 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF MP to sponsor Bosso?
HIGHLANDERS are set to receive a major boost ahead of their first big Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match of the season following a sponsorship deal between the club and Better Brands to be unvei...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:11hrs | 1527 | by Staff reporter
Kenyan acquitted of illegal possession of bullet
A KENYAN national has been acquitted of illegal possession of ammunition without a firearm certificate following her arrest at the Victoria Falls International Airport over the weekend.Lucy Ka...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu speaks on big game
A FEW days before Highlanders and Dynamos rekindle their rivalry, a rare 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season opener at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday, the big match feeling has undou...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:07hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Highly educated blacks working in South Africa struggle against a system that aims to exclude them
There is the open struggle that is fought with bullets and bombs out on the plains. War is declared. Battle lines are drawn. The enemy is known and identifiable. South Africa had its own taste of this...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:11hrs | 338 | by Wiseman Magasela
Chamisa's zealots disrupts funeral
Moreblessing Ali's family was left fuming when the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist's funeral in Chitungwiza Saturday was disrupted by political zealots who claimed loyalty to former...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 21:11hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders probe into villagers' evictions
THE recent wanton evictions of resettled innocent villagers from their homes across the country was not sanctioned by authorities, suggesting that the genuine blitz against land barons has been hijack...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:57hrs | 1429 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu has some unfinished business at Highlanders
KELVIN Kaindu has some unfinished business at Highlanders. After twice coming close to ending the long-standing title drought at Bosso, which has now stretched to 18 years, the Zambian gaffer ...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 19:36hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
Hit and miss for Bosso
RETURNING Highlanders striker Cleopas Dube featured in a friendly match against Northern Region Division One side MWOS in Norton on Saturday, but the club will not be signing him since the final squad...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1163 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu's political fate has reached a dead end?
SELF-IMPOSED Citizens' Coalition for Change secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu's political fate has effectively reached a dead end after a new steering committee led by former Entumbane-Njube MP Ding...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 5084 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean airports shut over bomb scare
ZIMBABWEAN airports were yesterday forced to shut down following a "possible bomb threat" at Victoria Falls International Airport, which resulted in President Emmerson Mnangagwa cancelling his trip to...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 07:49hrs | 1288 | by Staff reporter
Liverpool starlet's Gwanda roots are revealed
ZIMBABWE football fans have pleaded with Liverpool wonder boy Trey Nyoni to choose the Warriors ahead of England in his international career after the teenager played his first professional match in t...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 19:07hrs | 1171 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, police disown 'marauding' executive
A BUSINESSWOMAN is allegedly using names of high-profile individuals, including President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to lay siege to a Chinese coal mine in Hwange where she has been seizing coke since last w...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 06:29hrs | 2073 | by Staff reporter
Drivers under investigation after fatal pedestrian accidents
Chiweshe drivers Cleopatra Kandemura and Begulia Magwe are currently cooperating with police investigations following two separate road accidents resulting in the tragic deaths of two pedestrians....Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:36hrs | 559 | by Simbarashe Sithole
EXPOSED: America-Europe sets up propaganda fund against China and Zimbabwe over lithium
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has shed light on what he alleges to be an intricate war propaganda scheme devised by American and European interests. According to Charamba, the object...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 21:00hrs | 1050 | by George Tshuma
Starlink has not applied for operating licence in Zimbabwe
POSTAL and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) said internet service provider Starlink has not applied for an operating licence, amid allegations that the government intends t...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
Man fills pantry with beer
A Harare woman has accused her husband of spending big on beer and filling the pantry at their home with alcohol while his family goes hungry.Harare magistrate Meenal Narotam heard that Jeremi...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:23hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi crowned Castle Challenge Cup champions
Ngezi Platinum Stars 2 - 0 DynamosNGEZI PLATINUM STARS sent a strong message of intent, as the defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions picked up their first piece of silverware this...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Highlanders condemns Zanu-PF MP over 'inflammatory' statement
Dynamos and Highlanders have issued a joint statement this Friday, 23 February condemning remarks made by Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman, Farai Jere, which they described as "inflammatory"....Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 15:14hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MP says Bosso/Dembare match deliberately fixed as season opener
The Premier Soccer League says it deliberately fixed the 2024 season opener between Highlanders and Dynamos at Barbourfields Stadium in a bid to defuse tensions between the two clubs.League ch...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 14:00hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Winky D slapped with copyright strikes
The now-defunct music label, Kenako Muzik, has resurfaced to assert its claim for royalties from Winky D, a prominent figure in Zimdancehall.Over the weekend, Kenako Muzik made a move to asser...Published: 21 Feb 2024 at 07:41hrs | 711 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Welshman Ncube tells it as it is
Zimbabwe's deeply divided and chaotic opposition CCC acting president Welshman Ncube speaks to local journalist Zenzele Ndebele about its tumultuous internal strife and the way forward.Ncube b...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 14:51hrs | 3737 | by Staff reporter
The growth, legacy of Pelandaba Bus Company
ESTABLISHED in 1958 by the late Mtshumayeli Joseph Ngwenya in Bulawayo, Pelandaba Buses, born out of poultry selling, is still growing 50 years later.It is also proving to be a lifelong legacy...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 11:03hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter
Dembare clash, a test for Bosso title credentials
HIGHLANDERS assistant coach Try Ncube feels his club is primed to show their league title hunger this season when they kick off the new season with a blockbuster home clash against bitter rivals Dynam...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 09:10hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
81 year old Mnangagwa's third term bid exposed
Ruling Zanu-PF structures are reportedly engaged in covert political manoeuvres to push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's third term in office, it has emerged.Mnangagwa (81) is currently serv...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:05hrs | 3849 | by Staff reporter
'Bulawayo 80% forex rates illegal'
GOVERNMENT has said the decision by the Bulawayo City Council to force residents and businesses to pay 80 percent of rates strictly in foreign currency is illegal and ordered the local authority to re...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | 715 | by Staff reporter
'Highlanders will be ready for Dembare'
HIGHLANDERS face Dynamos in a rare league opening encounter in the first week of March and assistant coach Try Ncube is confident his charges will be ready for the big game.Ncube and former Wa...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:04hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
Billiat's Dynamos deal stalled
DYNAMOS had principally sealed their prime target Khama Billiat's deal before news about his availability triggered a stampede across the top echelons of the league last week, Zimpapers Sports can rev...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 16:44hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Dembare outcast resurfaces at Caps United
Dynamos outcast Tendai Matindife has resurfaced at Caps United where he is training with hopes of earning himself a contract.The winger was an integral part of the Dynamos team at the start of...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | 764 | by Staff reporter
Ex-detainee, JP appeals for GD6 from Chivhayo
Political activist, Paddington Japajapa has appealed and extended his begging bowl to Sir Wicknell Chivhayo if he could summon Victor to handover (him) a GD6 offroad, full service kit and fuel coupons...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 21:35hrs | 902 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Women in court for assaulting 'husband snatcher' in viral video
Five women from Hatcliff who attacked another woman for allegedly stealing a man have appeared in court and pleaded guilty to the charges.The five, identified as Mitchel Kariwo, Zelpa Kanduza,...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:48hrs | 1047 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi tried to avoid Zanu-PF
AT the turn of the millennium, Zimbabwe's government introduced what it called "galas", where top musicians performed at different national events to mark important events in the country's history....Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
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