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AMH editors bail relaxation application dismissed

Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai has dismissed an application for bail relaxation and temporary release by Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) editors Kholwani Nyathi and Faith Zaba, who are facing charges of insulting President Emmerson Mnangagwa…

Published: 09 Sep 2025 at 09:56hrs | 127 | by Staff reporter

AMH workers go 9 months without pay

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has come under fire after going nine months without paying its employees, sparking outrage among journalists and staff who accuse the company of expl…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 14:51hrs | 676 | by Staff reporter

AMH editor-in-chief appears in court

The editor-in-chief of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), Kholwani Nyathi, appeared in court on Thursday representing the media company as it faces charges of undermining the authority of President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The charges stem from the pu…

Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 20:39hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter

Trevor Ncube's AMH charged for 'insulting' Mnangagwa

A week after the arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, the Zimbabwean government has escalated its legal crackdown on independent media by charging the newspaper's parent company, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), with allegedly insu…

Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 19:15hrs | 1058 | by Staff reporter

AMH Crisis Rages On: Journalists humiliated as marketing and distribution staff treated better

The crisis at Zimbabwe's leading privately owned media house, Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), continues to deepen, with journalists bearing the brunt of the company's financial turmoil.Only editorial staff have been placed on two-week forced l…

Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 14:04hrs | 580 | by Staff Reporter

AMH employees receive zero earnings after salary cuts and forced leave

Some employees at Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), one of Zimbabwe's leading private media companies, have received zero net earnings in the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) component of their salaries for two consecutive months, after their salaries were h…

Published: 11 May 2025 at 19:47hrs | 1112 | by Ndou Paul

Blessed Mhlanga to spend more days in remand

The case against Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is facing charges related to transmitting messages allegedly intended to incite public violence, has been postponed to April 30.The postponement follows revelation…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 08:30hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter

Blessed Mhlanga sues Justice and Information ministers

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga has taken legal action against the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Information, and the Attorney General (AG), challenging the constitutionality of his arrest, which he claims was …

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:49hrs | 2738 | by Staff reporter

AMH Chief Executive compromised?

Kenias Mafukidze, the chief executive of Trevor Ncube's privately-owned media house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), is facing intense scrutiny after being caught in a glaring conflict of interest. Mafukidze, who also serves as the chairman of …

Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:32hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter

Trevor Ncube challenges Zimbabwe police to arrest him

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) publisher, Trevor Ncube, has vehemently defended his reporter, Blessed Mhlanga, who remains in custody after being denied bail by a Harare magistrate. Ncube, who previously served as President Emmerson Mnangagwa'…

Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:11hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter

Blessed Mhlanga surrenders to police after manhunt order

Alpha Media Holdings senior reporter Blessed Mhlanga has handed himself over to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Law and Order section at Harare Central Police Station following a police manhunt issued last week.National police spokesper…

Published: 24 Feb 2025 at 09:01hrs | 1731 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe police summon AMH CEO as journalist faces manhunt

Police have summoned Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chief executive officer, Kenias Mafukidze, for questioning after plain-clothes officers visited his home on Friday morning. The visit comes amid a police hunt for AMH senior journalist Blesse…

Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 13:42hrs | 1005 | by Staff reporter

Panic as Trevor Ncube's media empire faces collapse

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), one of Zimbabwe's largest independent media houses owned by media mogul Trevor Ncube, is teetering on the brink of collapse, insiders revealed. The company has failed to update its website since Saturday, allege…

Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 12:00hrs | 2758 | by George Tshuma

AMH Workers in salary arrears quandary

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) workers are grappling with stress over unpaid salary components, particularly the United States dollar portion, which has remained outstanding for five months and is not reflected on their payslips. Workers are d…

Published: 17 Dec 2024 at 11:17hrs | 1424 | by Staff Reporter

Ndaamuwi Sandu appointed NewsDay editor

Ndaamuwi Sandu, a local business journalist, has been appointed NewsDay editor with effect from August 1.He replaces Wisdom Mudzungairi who left ignominiously in January under a cloud of a double-dipping scandal.Mudzungairi was also AMH ed…

Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 21:11hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter

WATCH: Mnangagwa rejects 'Mbavha 4ED' slogan

President Emmerson Mnangagwa rejected self-styled prophet Passion Java's slogan "Thieves for ED".Java had claimed that all thieves are rallying behind Mnangagwa.Java was called at the stage to chant a slogan at a Zanu-PF Star Rally in Hara…

Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 08:28hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

Kholwani Nyathi appointed new AMH group editor-in-chief

Privately-owned Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), whose chair is local publisher Trevor Ncube, has appointed one of the best editors in the country Kholwani Nyathi as its new group editor-in-chief. The appointment is with effect from 1 August 20…

Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 08:21hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

ZMC concerned by lapse in ethical and professional journalism by some registered media houses

The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) has noted with grave concern the lapse in ethical and professional journalism by some registered media houses in the coverage of the 2023 harmonized elections. It is disturbing to note that such levels o…

Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 19:42hrs | 12 | by Zimbabwe Media Commission

Mnangagwa's govt rubbishes Mozambique militia claims

The Government has dismissed as reckless, provocative and malicious, a report in yesterday's edition of the privately-owned daily, NewsDay, alleging the presence in Zimbabwe, of a militia group from neighbouring Mozambique.In statement yes…

Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 06:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Trevor Ncube finally admits that Mnangagwa's son-in-law owns shares in AMH

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) chairperson Trevor Ncube has admitted that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son-in-law Gerald Mlotshwa owns a stake in the company, and has said his involvement in the Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) was nation…

Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

AMH journalists declare incapacitation

Journalists from Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), the biggest privately owned media Company in the country, have declared incapacitation and have not been reporting for work The Mirror reported.A statement addressed to Zimbabwe Union of Journal…

Published: 03 Jun 2023 at 08:25hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF captures Zimbabwe's private media?

FORMER Education minister, David Coltart has accused the ruling party, Zanu-PF, and its leadership of infiltrating the country's privately-owned news outlets to muzzle dissent.A vociferous government critic, Coltart says there was sadly an…

Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 13:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

CIO spooks on the prowl at Trevor Ncube's AMH?

A LEAKED Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) report on the dire situation at privately-owned publishing house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) exposes the rot at the company, accentuated by spooky manoeuvres of former editor-in-chief Wisdom …

Published: 21 Jan 2023 at 09:42hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter

AMH journalists kicked out of State House function

Alpha Media Holdings journalists have been chased out of a function at State House where President Emmerson Mnangagwa was appointing a tribunal to look into the Zimbabwe Anticorruption Commission (ZACC) spokesperson John Makamure's fitness…

Published: 18 Oct 2022 at 05:59hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa son-in-law appoints AMH board rep

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son-in-law, Gerald Mlotshwa, who recently acquired shares in Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard, has appointed a board representative in the publishin…

Published: 11 Oct 2022 at 19:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's son-in-law captures Trevor Ncube's media group

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son in-law Gerald Mlotshwa - a prominent lawyer married to the ruling Zanu-PF leader's daughter Farai - has now formally bought a significant equity stake at the privately-owned multimedia house Alpha Media H…

Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:19hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter

AMH editor, scribe arrested over Glen Forest Memorial Park saga

Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) editor-in-chief, Wisdom Mdzungairi and senior reporter, Desmond Chingarande, arrested Wednesday over the publication of a story on the unfolding saga at the Glen Forest Memorial Park.The two are being charged tog…

Published: 03 Aug 2022 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter

AMH journalists granted bail

ALPHA Media Holdings (AMH) journalists Blessed Mhlanga and Chengeto Chidi were yesterday granted $20 000 bail each by Chitungwiza magistrate Isheanesu Matova following their arrest at the weekend while covering by-elections in the town.Mhl…

Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:45hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter

Jonathan Moyo calls Trevor Ncube an 'intellectual coward'

Exiled former government minister Jonathan Moyo has called Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chairman Trevor Ncube an intellectual coward and a fake champion of freedom of expression. AMH publishes NewsDay, Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard and …

Published: 17 Nov 2021 at 07:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter

AMH gives workers vaccine ultimatum

Local media house Alpha Media Holdings, which publishes Newsday, Standard and Zimbabwe Independent has given an ultimatum to its staffers that they should be vaccinated or risk losing their jobs.The papers, who have been against the countr…

Published: 21 Aug 2021 at 08:55hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trevor Ncube's AMH fails to pay workers their June salaries

Struggling newspaper company Alpha Media Holdings has failed to pay workers for the month of June, ZimLive reported.Staff at the media company owned by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's adviser Trevor Ncube say the company has repeatedly prom…

Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by ZimLive

Trevor Ncube attempted to burn his wife?

National Patriotic Front Spokesman Jealousy Mawarire has sensationally alleged that Alpha Media Holdings Boss Trevor Ncube attempted to burn his wife at a date not revealed. The firebrand politician was responding to Ncube's statements whe…

Published: 17 Nov 2018 at 03:56hrs | 16 | by Mandla Ndlovu

AMH makes key editorial appointments

Alpha Media Holdings has made key editorial appointments as it aligns its self with a new business model.Below is an internal memo sent to staff announcing changes. STAFF NOTICEFROM       :  &nb…

Published: 25 Aug 2015 at 17:09hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou

6 more journalists fired at AMH

Alpha Media Holdings yesterday reportedly fired six more journalists in a bid to cut down on operational costs. This is the second time the publishers of NewsDay, The Zimbabwe Independent and The Standard newspaper, have fired workers in t…

Published: 22 Aug 2015 at 09:26hrs | | by Staff reporter

Outgoing Gwanda town clerk attacks Southern Eye

Outgoing Gwanda town clerk Gilbert Mlilo has accused Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), publishers of the Southern Eye of launching a smear campaign against him.Mlilo who retires at the end of this month said this at a farewell party hosted for h…

Published: 24 May 2014 at 05:31hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter

Alpha Media sued over 'obscene' salary story

KWEKWE Town Clerk, Ngwena Musara, is demanding $75,000 defamation damages from Alpha Media Holdings, publishers of Southern Eye after the paper published a story alleging he earns $136,000 year. AMH are also the publishers of News Day, The…

Published: 08 Feb 2014 at 09:59hrs | | by Staff reporter

Trevor Ncube dismiss Wikileaks claims on NewsDay ownership

Alpha Media Holdings(AMH), publishers of NewsDay says they are in full compliance with Zimbabwean laws contrary to suggestions that the daily's shareholding was in breach of Section 65 of the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy…

Published: 05 Sep 2011 at 14:43hrs | | by Staff reporter

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