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Zimbabwe govt plans to build new stadium in Mt Hampden
In a bid to address the country's long-standing sports infrastructure challenges, Zimbabwe's Cabinet has approved a plan to invite private sector investment for the development, refurbishment, and mai...Published: 32 mins ago | 56 | by Staff reporter
Billionaire Ramaphosa gets a pay rise
Parliament on Tuesday approved a salary increase for President Cyril Ramaphosa despite opposition from his ardent critics, the EFF and MK Party.This after ANC chief whip Mdumiseni Ntuli tabled...Published: 1 hr ago | 191 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF seeks closer ties with clergy
ZANU-PF's Commissariat Department Director, Davison Gomo, has reiterated the ruling party's commitment to fostering closer ties with the church, acknowledging its vital role in promoting peace, unity,...Published: 2 hrs ago | 72 | by Staff reporter
16 Zimbabwe passport office employees face trial over passport scam
The trial of 16 Registrar-General officers accused of fraudulently issuing passports to four Cameroonian nationals will commence on December 18 at the Harare regional magistrate's court.The ac...Published: 2 hrs ago | 122 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says power cuts cast a cloud over Sadc
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has highlighted the persistent electricity shortages facing Zimbabwe and other Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states, calling them a major hindrance ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 47 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt to regulate private security industry
Cabinet has approved the Principles of the Private Investigators and Security Guards (Control) Bill, which aims to regulate and license individuals and companies providing security services in Zimbabw...Published: 2 hrs ago | 61 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean migrants lose jobs in SA after raid on spaza shops
Zimbabweans working in South Africa's spaza shops are facing hardship following a series of raids targeting foreign-owned tuckshops after allegations of food poisoning incidents, which have left child...Published: 2 hrs ago | 97 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF threatens regional sovereignty, says MRP
The clamour for democratic transformation across southern Africa signals the region's desire to rid itself of a "cancerous growth" undermining electoral integrity and national sovereignty, according t...Published: 2 hrs ago | 42 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe boosts border efficiency for festive season
Beitbridge Border Post, one of the busiest entry points into Zimbabwe, is preparing for a surge in traffic as authorities reactivate the Border Efficiency Management Systems (BEMS) in anticipation of ...Published: 2 hrs ago | 32 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gifts Warriors US$6,500 bonus each for AFCON qualification
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the Zimbabwe national football team's qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a historic achievement, describing it as a "milestone sporting...Published: 2 hrs ago | 67 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reaffirms Zimbabwe's commitment to Tripartite Dialogue
President Mnangagwa has reaffirmed the Zimbabwean Government's dedication to maintaining dialogue under the Tripartite Negotiating Forum (TNF), an initiative praised by the International Labour Organi...Published: 2 hrs ago | 38 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF relations with SWAPO will 'backfire'
Namibian opposition party, Affirmative Repositioning (AR), has accused Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, of meddling in the country's recent elections, alleging that the party leveraged its alliance w...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1480 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's economy shrinks 0.3%
The South African economy unexpectedly contracted by 0.3% from the second to the third quarter this year.Economists polled by Reuters expected growth of 0.5%.In the third quarter, the ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 287 | by Staff reporter
Global interventions to end HIV and AIDS: A call for sustained action
As the world marks over four decades since the emergence of HIV and AIDS, the global response has evolved from fear and stigma to hope and determination. Through innovative interventions, robust fundi...Published: 18 hrs ago | 294 | by Marilyn Mutize
Are Zimbabwean immigrants a liability or asset to South Africa
Last Friday, Leon Schreiber, South Africa's Minister of Home Affairs, announced the extension of the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) until 28 November 2025, regardless of whether individuals have app...Published: 23 hrs ago | 615 | by Staff reporter
Fikile Mbalula says ANC in KZN cannot match Jacob Zuma's MK Party
The current African National Congress leadership in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) was no match for former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula said....Published: 23 hrs ago | 510 | by Staff reporter
Parly report flags financial abuse at local authorities
A recent report by a Parliamentary Portfolio Committee has raised concern over financial mismanagement at local authorities saying this has undermined accountability at councils.The report, ta...Published: 24 hrs ago | 100 | by Staff reporter
State withdraws charges against 39 war vets
The State has withdrawn charges against 39 members of the War Veterans Welfare Pressure Group, who were arrested in October 2021 for allegedly participating in an unlawful gathering in Harare....Published: 24 hrs ago | 191 | by Staff reporter
New arrest in flashy car theft case
Another suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of a South African-registered Toyota Fortuner in Bulawayo, a case that has garnered significant public attention due to the alleged invol...Published: 24 hrs ago | 927 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF corruption and mismanagement have turned Air Zimbabwe into an international embarrassment
This once-proud national airline, which began its journey in 1980 with a modern fleet inherited from Air Rhodesia, is now a global laughingstock, a shadow of its former self. At independence, ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:21hrs | 1107 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwean Football: Greatest Players
Zimbabweans are very passionate athletes. The government pays a lot of attention to encouraging people to be more active, do sports, attend gyms and sports classes. It's very helpful for the nation to...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 23:14hrs | 650 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwean family buries Lesotho citizen in tragic body mix-up
A family from Cross Roads, Mangwe, was left in shock after discovering they had buried the wrong body two months ago, a mistake that saw them laying to rest a Lesotho citizen instead of their relative...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:58hrs | 1203 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland chief in legal trouble over abuse directed at woman
The national Council of Chiefs has been petitioned to act on an errant chief who was filmed verbally abusing a woman during a village court sitting.Chief Nyamaropa, of Shamva in Mashonaland Ce...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:56hrs | 1390 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant children, marital rape victims have a right to abortion, High Court rules
A law denying access to legal abortion for children below the age of 18 and married women who are victims of marital rape is unconstitutional, the Harare High Court has declared in a landmark ruling....Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 16:40hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Environmental crisis looms at Vumbachikwe... amid concern over management's non compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL crisis is reportedly looming at Vumbachikwe mine in Gwanda after the management set up an allegedly substandard elution processing facilities wrapped around by a sail above ground surfac...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 316 | by Stephen Jakes
WATCH: Namibia opposition has a responsibility from sponsors to challenge the results
Namibia's main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week's general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.In...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:07hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Biden exposes politicisation of the US judiciary
OUTGOING US PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN EXPOSES POLITICISATION OF THE US JUDICIARY AS HE PARDONS HIS CONVICTED SON HUNTER BIDEN WHOM HE CLAIMS WAS "SELECTIVELY AND UNFAIRLY PROSECUTED"Things are falli...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 08:27hrs | 469 | by Jonathan Moyo
Zimbabwe farmers turn to maggots to survive drought
At first, the suggestion to try farming maggots spooked Mari Choumumba and other farmers in Nyangambe, a region in southeastern Zimbabwe where drought wiped out the staple crop of corn.After m...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:28hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa breaks ground for 720MW power plant in Hwange
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today led the groundbreaking ceremony for a new 720MW thermal power plant in Hwange District, marking a major milestone for Matabeleland North Province and Zimbabwe's ener...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:19hrs | 1785 | by Staff reporter
SA-based Diaspora Kapita to issue US$10m bond in Zimbabwe
South Africa-based investment holding firm Diaspora Kapita (DK) is set to make waves in the Zimbabwean financial landscape as it prepares to list on the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange (VFEX) and raise ...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 07:16hrs | 188 | by Staff reporter
Parliament power outage exposed consequences of corruption and mismanagement
Two days ago, Zimbabwe once again found itself in the throes of an international embarrassment, this time at the heart of its legislative hub. During the presentation of the 2025 National Budg...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 20:56hrs | 946 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MK Party uncovered 'shocking' evidence of vote rigging
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party said it had uncovered "shocking" evidence of vote rigging during the 2024 general elections.The party recently withdrew its vote rigging court case against the ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 13:12hrs | 1173 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa and Mbalula are responsible for ANC losing elections
ANC KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) secretary Bheki Mtolo says they won't take the fall after the party's support dropped to 40% in the May 29 elections, arguing that President Cyril Ramaphosa and secretary-gener...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:59hrs | 685 | by Staff reporter
Msendami continues to raise his profile in South Africa
Warriors striker Daniel Msendami has continued to impress in South Africa, earning his second Man of the Match (MOTM) award of the season after a standout performance in Marumo Gallants' 1-0 victory o...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:50hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Bheki Mtolo says Ramaphosa should also account for electoral drubbing
In what seems to be a pushback ahead of Monday's highly anticipated meeting with the African National Congress (ANC) National Working Committee (NWC), Bheki Mtolo, the provincial secretary of the ANC ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:42hrs | 368 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's personality cult grows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his loyalists have intensified efforts to create a political personality cult as part of a controversial campaign to extend his presidency beyond the constitutional tw...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:21hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
UK opposes Zimbabwe's readmission to club of British colonies
Zimbabwe's efforts to be readmitted to the Commonwealth have encountered a significant obstacle, as the United Kingdom's Labour government has indicated it will not support the move due to ongoing con...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 12:20hrs | 1186 | by Staff reporter
TTI's bitumen plant on cards
Bulawayo City Council is still deliberating on a proposal submitted by vehicle parking management company Tendy Tree Investment (TTI) to establish a bitumen plant in the city.TTI Director Lizw...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 09:00hrs | 1326 | by Staff reporter
Forbes Border Post upgrade project approved
Cabinet has approved a public-private partnership (PPP) between the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructural Development and the Forbes Border Consortium, ushering in a new phase of modernisation for...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:55hrs | 454 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is the big monster
AS recent as last week, Elon Musk's fortune had swelled to a stupendous and eye-watering US$348 billion, making him probably the richest man on the planet.It is just obscene that one person's ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:25hrs | 236 | by Bishop Lazarus
South African commentator downplays Zimbabwe's giant steel plant's capabilities?
'It will just add to surplus capacity in the region, and the only way to safeguard against the commodity trade is to start adding value to the steel product itself' – Charles Dednam, South African I...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 07:33hrs | 3386 | by Staff reporter
Trump threatens BRICS for trying to move away from the dollar
The BRICS nations will be hit with 100% tariffs on their goods if they try to introduce a reserve currency to rival the dollar, US President-elect Donald Trump has warned. Trump has repeatedly threate...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 21:26hrs | 2515 | by Staff reporter
What role have I played in the destruction of Zimbabwe?
For over two decades, Zimbabwe has been trapped in a seemingly endless economic crisis that has brought untold suffering to millions. With over 70% of the population living below the poverty d...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:16hrs | 29608 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget' proves economy on the verge of collapse
Zimbabwe's 'pizza budget,' presented two days ago by Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube as the 2025 National Budget Proposal, is a stark illustration of an economy on the verge of collapse. ...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 19:01hrs | 536 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Minister criticised for his comments on South Africans dating foreigners
Criticism about locals dating foreign nationals in Stilfontein has landed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu in hot water.This after Mchunu blamed undocumented migrants for the crisis of illegal min...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 15:22hrs | 1929 | by Staff reporter
Mahere slams gifted cars to artists
Former Mt Pleasant Member of Parliament and outspoken political figure, Fadzayi Mahere, has sharply criticized the recent trend of gifting cars to Zimbabwean music artists, calling it a form of disres...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:52hrs | 669 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers heighten patrols along South Africa-Zimbabwe border
The South African Defence Forces (SADF) have ramped up security measures along the Malaladrift area, which borders Zimbabwe, as part of a heightened effort to curb cross-border smuggling and prevent i...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:07hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat linked with move to Scottland
Zimbabwean football star Khama Billiat is reportedly on the verge of a move to newly-promoted Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) side, Scottland FC, as his contract with Yadah FC nears its expir...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:06hrs | 1309 | by Staff reporter
China avails US$10 million food aid kitty for Zimbabwe
China has pledged an additional US$10 million in food aid to Zimbabwe as part of its ongoing efforts to mitigate the country's worsening food crisis, which has been exacerbated by the worst drought in...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 13:02hrs | 35 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's fuel black market returns
Illegal fuel dealers have re-emerged on the streets of Bulawayo, selling smuggled petrol and diesel in defiance of government regulations mandating ethanol blending. The illicit traders claim their fu...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 6096 | by Staff reporter
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