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Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport now a gateway for smugglers
AFTER watching gold smugglers and money launderers breezing through Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare travelling to and from Dubai to deliver the proceeds of corruption in Al Jazee...Published: 9 hrs ago | 385 | by Staff reporter
As long as Zimbabweans believe flying on a airplane is an achievement then we're going nowhere as a country!
I have noticed a very disturbing trend in Zimbabwe - which I strongly believe is one of the main reasons we are not moving forward as a nation.As much as there is polarization in the political...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 12:46hrs | 794 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe heading nowhere faster!
I HAVE noticed a very disturbing trend in Zimbabwe - which I strongly believe is one of the main reasons why we are not moving forward as a nation.As much as there is polarisation in the polit...Published: 27 Feb 2023 at 07:14hrs | 533 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's tragedy is being led by a coward!
Over the past few days, I was in the breath-taking mountain city of Mutare - attending a dear cousin's funeral.During this visit to this captivating and awe-inspiring place - besides the immer...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 18:11hrs | 827 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Iran exposes Zimbabwe's lies about sanctions crippling economy
As a Zimbabwe delegation, led by foreign affairs minister Fredrick Shava, visits Iran, and is showcased the repressive regime’s phenomenal economic and scientific breakthroughs - amidst enduring arg...Published: 08 Feb 2023 at 21:09hrs | 1310 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's nonentity on global stage leaving Zimbabweans' continued oppression largely unnoticed!
After the November 2017 military coup d'état - which ousted long-time dictator Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and ushering in his protégé Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa as new president - the plight of oppres...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1872 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe in 2023: There is great disorder, chaos under the heavens
GEORGE Orwell wrote so much and so well that one day it became cause for a whole essay to explain to himself and the world why he wrote as such.In the essay of 1946, Why I Write, Orwell recoun...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1112 | by Dr William Jethro Mpofu
Police urged to investigate and hold to account suspected Zanu-PF thugs who assaulted CCC elders
THE Douglas Mwonzora-led MDC party has expressed concern over the brutal assault of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters in Murehwa and demanded that authorities investigate and bring the pe...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1372 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is being led by the Devil himself - please, dear God, intervene!
I have seen evil in this country before. In fact, I believe that my childhood experiences of watching those in my neighborhood of Redcliff being gruesomely beaten up, and their homes burnt to ...Published: 08 Jan 2023 at 09:53hrs | 1798 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangangwa 'wants to inject fear'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has been accused of railroading proposed legislation to punish "unpatriotic citizens" in order to avoid scrutiny and accountability.Critics said the p...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:14hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Why army was deployed in oil-drilling precincts of the Zambezi Valley
FEARS of a Mozambican Cabo Delgado-style Islamic insurgency in the northern Zambezi Valley where the Zimbabwean government and an Australian Securities Exchange-listed Invictus Energy are engaged in o...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:59hrs | 2735 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube raises VAT, restores duty on basics
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube unveiled his 2023 budget on Thursday, raising value added tax (VAT) in a move the main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) described as "an attack on working p...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 10515 | by Staff reporter
Man kills ex-wife over a boyfriend
A 44-year-old man from Marondera has been arrested on murder charges after fatally attacking his ex-wife with a log after finding her with another man.Mashonaland East provincial deputy police...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 18:43hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Obert Gutu under fire over sanctions remarks
NATIONAL Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioner Obert Gutu has come under attack from Zimbabweans in the diaspora after suggesting that they will only be allowed a vote if sanctions i...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3088 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition set for Armageddon in 2023
What a hugely important and symbolic week this will be for Zimbabwe.On Tuesday, African voices, particularly those from Southern Africa, will rise to a crescendo, as they continue to speak out...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:08hrs | 138 | by Bishop Lazarus
Zimbabwean filmmaker selected for Prestigious Creative Producer Indaba
Fifteen diverse producers from around the globe have been selected to participate in the second Creative Producer Indaba (CPI) which takes place from 7 November this year online for a week, at the Atl...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 13:46hrs | 347 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe police intercept 17.2kg of heroin at RGM and Vic Falls airports
Zimbabwean police intercepted a total of 17.2 kilogrammes of heroin in two busts at the Victoria Falls International Airport and the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport.An Indian natio...Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 22:14hrs | 710 | by Staff reporter
Sex workers' paradise at Cross Dete
"Life around here starts exciting from 9pm," a middle-aged truck driver, whom I later got to know as "JR", said as he sipped his not-so-cold beer as we sat in one of the sports bars at Cross Dete in H...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:12hrs | 1564 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa sends Mohadi to funeral of Japan's Abe
Shamed former vice president Kembo Mohadi represented Zimbabwe at Tuesday's funeral of ex-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, ZimLive has learnt.Mohadi, who resigned in March 2020 after being ...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 19:57hrs | 2234 | by Staff reporter
'Toxicity' and 'hater' terms now used by those who don't want to hear the truth!
I have been there! It is only that we did not have such terms as 'toxicity' and 'hater' in my day - but, I have used or thought along those exact lines before.In my youth, I had a fair...Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 10:31hrs | 951 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
At times I feel Zimbabweans deserve ED!
Whenever I observe the ordinary people of Iran, I am always filled with awe and admiration. Here is a nation with one of the most ruthless oppressive theocratic regimes on the planet.H...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:22hrs | 1788 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Africans' 'victim mentality' now sickening and disgraceful!
I know what racism, racial segregation and discrimination are - having spent the first seven years of my life under colonial rule in the then Rhodesia.Thereafter, facing the same at the dawn o...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 12:32hrs | 1186 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Plumtree: A fuel smugglers paradise
FUEL smuggling is rampant along the Zimbabwe-Botswana border, with illicit traders resorting to paying bribes to evade arrest, a practice that has seen the country losing millions of dollars in potent...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:58hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
ZACC in awareness campaign
Corruption could spread to rural areas, potentially in the allocation of inputs and other resources, and so traditional leaders and communities need to be on their guard, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption ...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:47hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans shouldn't blame anyone for failing to fully benefit from British colonial rule
What does Britain mean?In fact, where is the name London, or for that matter, England derived?Britain is a derivative of the Latin name, 'Brittannia', or 'Britannia' - whilst, London i...Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 12:06hrs | 508 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ramaphosa called a 'criminal', 'gangster' as opposition demand release of Phala Phala report
Opposition political parties described President Cyril Ramaphosa as a "gangster", "thief", and a "criminal" as they demanded acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka release her report into the Phala P...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:28hrs | 831 | by Staff reporter
Where is Generation Z age group born 2000-2004? The missing '1.5 million voters'
More than 1.5 million people turn18 since the last general election, and these youngest eligible Generation Z (Gen Z), Gen Zers or Zoomers form a diverse, active, and potentially decisive voting bloc ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 321 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Why are we placing our lives and livelihoods at risk when ordinary Zimbabweans unwilling to play their part for a New Zimbabwe?
There are things we all as human beings keep bottled up in our hearts and minds - usually for long periods of time.These could be hurts...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 10:26hrs | 3096 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
As long as Zimbabweans are such unmitigated cowards - Chamisa will grow old, and go into the grave without ever tasting power!
I have written extensively on how our appalling cowardice as Zimbabweans is the greatest single most outstanding factor holding us back as a nation - preventing us from pushing for the change we despe...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 21:39hrs | 1186 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Radisson Group of Hotels seal Bulawayo deal
A NEW hotel is set to be constructed in Bulawayo after the local authority granted an international hotel group, Radisson Group of Hotels permission to build the hotel.Consultations have been ...Published: 04 Aug 2022 at 06:40hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls to be decommissioned: UNESCO
The United Nations has warned that plans by the governments of Zimbabwe and Zambia for the development of a golf course, lodges and a hydroelectric dam near the Victoria Falls will put the renown...Published: 22 Jul 2022 at 21:32hrs | 1335 | by Shelton Muchena
R Kelly gets 30 years in jail
Fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday for using his fame to subject young fans - some just children - to systematic sexual abuse.Through tears and ang...Published: 30 Jun 2022 at 06:43hrs | 741 | by Staff reporter
Bosso keep fans guessing
HIGHLANDERS have continued to keep the identity of their new coach under wraps, saying the man to steer their ship will be unveiled between today and tomorrow before their home Castle Lager Premier So...Published: 03 Jun 2022 at 07:51hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Harrison eyes Bosso return
BRITON Mark Harrison has declared his interest in filling up the vacant Highlanders coaching post, having vacated the same seat in 2020.Speaking from Kenya where he recently took up the role o...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:34hrs | 335 | by Staff reporter
Deadline for Bosso coach appointment nears
THE Highlanders' executive is running out of time to appoint a Caf A certified coach to take over the vacant post before their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against Harare City at Barbourfi...Published: 01 Jun 2022 at 06:33hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabweans don't need to be reminded of painful history why does regime keep telling us about colonialism?
So, the Zimbabwe ruling establishment believes that the people of this country - especially, those who suffered the brunt of the regime's unimaginable cru...Published: 31 May 2022 at 19:48hrs | 823 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zifa say Highlanders should appoint coach
ZIFA say Highlanders should have appointed a coach for their next game against Harare City as they only allowed Joel Luphahla to be in charge of one game while Bosso sought a qualified gaffer....Published: 31 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 391 | by Staff reporter
Bosso job attracts top coaches
HIGHLANDERS assistant Joel Luphahla will take charge of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against ZPC Kariba at Nyamhunga Stadium tomorrow, with Bosso expected to announce a substantive coach...Published: 27 May 2022 at 06:46hrs | 246 | by Staff reporter
There's absolutely nothing Pan-African and Anti-Imperialist about oppressing one's citizens and looting nation's resources
In all my 48 years of existence on this planet Earth, there has always been one thing that has always thoroughly vexed my intellect - as I have greatly struggled to fathom how something that appears s...Published: 26 May 2022 at 21:13hrs | 517 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Serbian eyes Bosso job
A SERBIAN national based in South Africa, Heric Vladislav, registered interest the vacant Highlanders coaching job after he submitted his curriculum vitae.Vladislav (55) has been adviser at DS...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:40hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Murder, racism claims rock Borrowdale Brooke
GLIDING though the smooth roads lined with a fusion of indigenous and exotic trees marching virtually without interlude but for the occasional glamorous, plush homes, any first timer to this exquisite...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:26hrs | 1560 | by Staff reporter
So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 17 May 2022 at 11:01hrs | 1589 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Clive Chigubu last joke mocked Zim health system'
It begins with a C. It isn't Clive or Chigubu. It's cancer. That he was in pain and couldn't get medical attention should never escape our minds. That he had been booked for an appointment and arrived...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:32hrs | 716 | by Robert Mukondiwa
Zimbabwe @42 where exactly did we go wrong?
It really pains me when I look at what my country has become today four decades into independence. We have regressed so much.I couldn't think that one day I would board a plane to a war torn c...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:40hrs | 712 | by Leonard Koni
Black Umfolosi condemns Elvis Nyathi murder
As Black Umfolosi and international musicians, we totally condemn the most cruel, evil and babaric killing of our dear innocent brother Elvis Nyathi in Diesploot by our own black South African b...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:59hrs | 952 | by Thomeki Dube
EU MP calls for Zimbabwe sanctions removal
A MEMBER of the European Parliament, Fulvio Martusciello, has called for the removal of illegal economic sanctions that were imposed by the Western world on Zimbabwe, saying Harare needs a fresh start...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 08:15hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
How the West is plotting to exploit Africa
IF designs of global money are not stopped in their tracks, Africa is threatened with environmental degradation and nutritional poverty. If we, as Africans, do not begin to think deeply about what is ...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 476 | by Linda Apollo
Zimbabwe Communist Party says to the USA, NATO and their allies hands off Russia!
Russia, under the leadership of Vladimir Putin, has challenged the right of the USA to implement regime change through the use of extremist groups, terrorism and media manipulation and then establish ...Published: 09 Mar 2022 at 07:46hrs | 1600 | by Zimbabwe Communist Party
Mine workers understate 46% wage increment
HARARE - NMWUZ - National Mines Workers Union Of Zimbabwe has vehemently rejected the 46 percent wage increment recently awarded the already financially struggling mineworkers by COMZ - Chamber ...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 06:25hrs | 1110 | by Maxwell Teedzai
Economic attitudes, poverty of mind
THE psychological cost of economic insecurity in Africa today is a damning indictment of poverty and how it warps the way we see our challenges and how to resolve them.It seems when poverty hi...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 88 | by Anotida Chikumbu
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