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Zanu-PF MP steps down from PSL 'good riddance of bad rubbish
The curtain is coming down on Farai Jere's tenure as the Premier Soccer League (PSL) chairman, a role he assumed on September 9, 2018. As he prepares to step down on December 31, Jere spent yesterday ...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:05hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Open Letter: Zimbabwe Football Association (ZiFA)
Zimbabwe Football Association (ZiFA)66 Bishop Gaul AvenueMilton ParkHarare,ZimbabweDear ZiFA selection Committee,I am writing to express my concerns regarding certa...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 23:12hrs | 856 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Mliswa warns of legal challenges ahead of Zifa presidential election
Former Norton Member of Parliament and veteran sports administrator Temba Mliswa has raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest in the upcoming Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presiden...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 18:14hrs | 589 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa suffers setback in Zambia
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has encountered a significant political setback in the region after Zambia's Constitutional Court barred his ally, former President Edgar Lungu, from contesting...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 13:22hrs | 2280 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema's court bars Edgar Lungu from contesting HH
The Constitutional Court of Zambia stands on the verge of delivering a ruling that could either cement or shatter Edgar Chagwa Lungu's political ambitions. Today, the court will decide whether the for...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1483 | by Staff reporter
8 file papers for Zifa presidency, Prophet Magaya missing
At least eight candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency, with nominations set to close this Wednesday. The much-anticipated elections wil...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:28hrs | 2967 | by Staff reporter
9 vie for Zifa top post
As the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) prepares for its presidential election on January 25, at least nine candidates have formally expressed their interest in running for the coveted position....Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:56hrs | 1279 | by Staff reporter
Nqobile Magwizi considering vying for ZIFA presidency
Nqobile Magwizi, a youthful entrepreneur and board member of Banket United, has confirmed that he is seriously considering running for the presidency of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) in the...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 10:12hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Supreme court upholds disqualification of Victoria Falls candidate
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court decision disqualifying aspiring independent candidate Ephias Mambume from contesting in the Ward 1 by-election for Victoria Falls Municipality. The ruling eff...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 12:56hrs | 41 | by Staff reporter
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years.If SWAPO ca...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:13hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
Zifa sets key poll dates
The ZIFA Normalisation Committee, which is also responsible for overseeing the electoral process ahead of the upcoming Executive Committee elections, has announced that it will reveal the list of elig...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:17hrs | 220 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA opens nominations for 2025 executive committee elections
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) has officially opened nominations for its Executive Committee elections, slated to culminate in an Elective Ordinary Congress on January 25, 2025.In a ...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 18:51hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's disqualified ally takes case to Supreme Court
The disqualified independent candidate for the Victoria Falls City Council Ward 1 by-election, Ephias Mambume, has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court challenging the High Court's decision to bar him...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 15:10hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
Mondlane accepts Nyusi's invitation to meet
VenĂ¢ncio Mondlane announced today that he has accepted the meeting requested by the Mozambican President with the four presidential candidates for the October elections, to resolve the post-election ...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 18:49hrs | 1248 | by Staff reporter
Court disqualifies Chamisa's candidate over unpaid council bills
The High Court has disqualified independent candidate Mr. Ephias Mambume from contesting the November 30 Victoria Falls City Council Ward 1 by-election, following an electoral petition filed by Zanu-P...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 06:23hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi calls for opposition unity to challenge Zanu-PF rule
Former Foreign Affairs Minister Walter Mzembi has urged Zimbabwe's opposition parties and leaders to set aside personal ambitions and entitlement to unite against the ruling ZANU-PF regime. Mzembi, wh...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 13:30hrs | 475 | by `
Chamisa's candidate disqualified from Victoria Falls by-election
The independent candidate for the upcoming Victoria Falls council by-election, Ephias Mambume, has been barred from contesting after a court ruled that he was ineligible due to unpaid council rates. T...Published: 19 Nov 2024 at 12:58hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF suspends 16 members for supporting independent candidates
Sixteen Zanu-PF members have been suspended for five years after being found guilty of supporting independent candidates during the 2023 National Assembly and local authority elections.Fifteen...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:31hrs | 468 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa overjoyed by Botswana's UDC election victory
Botswana's recent electoral shift has drawn praise from former Zimbabwean opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, who commended the country's outgoing president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, for his concession and sm...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1073 | by Staff reporter
Scottland to be promoted into PSL via the backdoor?
The long-awaited judgment regarding the abandoned Northern Region Division One Soccer League match between Karoi United and Scottland will be released today, following delays primarily caused by the u...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 08:00hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
Seed Co sues contract farmer US$270,700
Seed Co Limited has emerged victorious in its legal pursuit against soya bean farmer Christian Falkenberg, successfully recovering US$274,768 after he failed to fulfill the terms of their crop financi...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:50hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Woman grabs estate of late 'boyfriend'
A Harare woman, Portia Rudo Bvekerwa, is facing allegations of falsifying documents in an attempt to claim the estate of her late boyfriend, Stanley Phute, after reportedly staying with him for just a...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 09:00hrs | 401 | by Staff reporter
Jostling for top Zifa posts starts
While the date for the upcoming ZIFA elections is yet to be set, lobbying for votes is already in full swing. Bulawayo-based members of the ZIFA voting cluster met with two prospective presidential ca...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:43hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe football fraternity divided over 5 O' Levels clause
Zimbabwe's football community finds itself divided ahead of the crucial ZIFA elections scheduled for January 2025. With the Lincoln Mutasa-led Normalisation Committee's term expiring at the start of t...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 17:42hrs | 724 | by Staff reporter
War veterans congress starts
The much-anticipated elective congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) will take place today at the Zanu-PF Convention Centre in Gweru. This gathering marks the f...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:13hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube, Timba factions clash over political parties funds
Chaos and disorder continue to plague the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) as internal factions escalate their battle over the distribution of funds under the Political Parties (Finance)...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:42hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's 'bereka mwana' candidate selection method haunts CCC
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson Willias Madzimure has attributed the all-male representation in constituencies like Tsholotsho in Matabeleland North to the party's controversial Berek...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:17hrs | 2214 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CCC activist joins Zanu-PF
Kudakwashe Freeman Chiororo, a former Chipinge CCC activist and businessman, has officially joined Zanu-PF, expressing enthusiasm for his new political alignment and eagerness to attend the party's Sc...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:34hrs | 399 | by Staff reporter
Chief exposes Zanu-PF
Chief Bota, born Tafirenyika Bwazvo, has revealed allegations of interference by the ruling ZANU PF party in the selection of traditional leaders. He stated that traditional leaders have been ordered ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:31hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Fight over Mthuli's boreholes in Cowdray Park
In Cowdray Park, residents are contesting control over boreholes that were drilled by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube ahead of the August 2023 elections. Ncube, who lost the seat to Pashor Siban...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 08:04hrs | 570 | by Staff reporter
Petina Gappah ordered to pay US$18,000 to Fadzayi Mahere
The High Court of Zimbabwe has ordered writer and lawyer Petina Gappah to pay US$18,000 in damages to Nelson Chamisa ally Fadzayi Mahere following a protracted defamation lawsuit.The case, whi...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 21:22hrs | 1065 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa: The Biblical Joshua that never was
With Zimbabwe being largely a Christian nation where religion and politics are juxtaposed, the former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa touted himself as the Biblical Joshua sa...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:17hrs | 644 | by Brighton Chiseva
King Munhumutapa defiant
King Munhumutapa, born Timothy Chiminya, recently installed Johnsias Mugomeri as paramount Chief Goredema in Gokwe. Despite government claims that Chiminya is an impostor, he asserts that his role and...Published: 22 Jul 2024 at 07:58hrs | 1397 | by Staff reporter
High Court stops installation of chief
The installation of Chief Katerere, set to occur at Bande Primary School in Nyanga district, has been halted by the High Court following challenges to the eligibility of Alexio Chinongwa Nyamhute...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 11:32hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimra, Nampak clash over ZW$27bn penalty
Nampak Zimbabwe, a major industrial packaging manufacturer, is contesting hefty penalties imposed by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), amounting to ZW$26.7 billion. The company attributes this d...Published: 30 Jun 2024 at 18:31hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC legislators dump Chamisa
In Harare, a significant number of legislators from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and former allies of Nelson Chamisa publicly aligned themselves with Welshman Ncube during a National Counci...Published: 20 Jun 2024 at 07:33hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Without Zuma's 58 MPs parliament will collapse
Should the MK Party's (MKP) 58 MPs decide not to show up in parliament, as its leader Jacob Zuma has indicated to be a possibility after their contesting of the 2024 national elections, the Natio...Published: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chinamasa crosswords
Reports suggest that former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF politburo member Patrick Chinamasa has allegedly been removed from his influential post as treasury general after conflicting with Preside...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:32hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF title deed bait fails to materialise
Harare residents have raised concerns about the government's commitment to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's pledge to regularize informal settlements, particularly the densely populated Epworth area, wh...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:42hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Mudenda reverses Chamisa linked CCC appointments
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, has revoked the appointments of legislators from the CCC to various parliamentary committees. This decision comes after it was observed th...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dembare protest Chirinda ruling
Despite the ZIFA Player Status Committee clearing Obriel Chirinda to play for Premier Soccer League champions Ngezi Platinum Stars, the striker's troubles are far from over. Harare giants Dynamos, who...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
War Veterans Congress dates set
The much-anticipated congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) is set to take place from June 14 to 16, with preparations well underway.The previous congre...Published: 24 May 2024 at 08:27hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Lessons for Nelson Chamisa
UNIVERSITY of Cape Town-based constitutional law expert Justice Alfred Mavedzenge has rallied the Zimbabwean opposition led by politician Nelson Chamisa to take lessons from events in Senegal that res...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:50hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimra faces parly probe
ZIMBABWE may have lost potential revenues running into millions of United States dollars due to lax systems at the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra), which is now facing parliamentary probe.T...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:21hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Esidakeni Farm case struck off the roll
The Esidakeni Farm case involving Siphosami Malunga, Zephania Dlamini, Charles Moyo, and the State has been struck off the roll by High Court Judge Justice Bongani Ndlovu, who noted that the case file...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:35hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF official arrested for forgery and fraud
A former Zanu PF councillor and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate has been apprehended for fraud, accused of forging land ownership documents in an attempt to claim mining rights at a farm near Gwe...Published: 18 May 2024 at 13:04hrs | 18 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Job Sikhala speech at the UN Geneva Summit
Iwant to greet you, honorable guests of this important summit for Human Rights and Democracy, from all the four corners of the world. I am Job Sikala, the surviving political prisoner from Zimbabwe. I...Published: 17 May 2024 at 16:38hrs | 41 | by Jo Sikhala
Independent candidates ride on Chamisa's coattails
INDEPENDENT candidates for Mount Pleasant and Harare East constituencies in the capital are rallying voters to support former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa by voting them i...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jacob Zuma wins
Former president Jacob Zuma can contest the elections as an uMkhonto weSizwe Party candidate, the Electoral Court has ruled. On Tuesday, the court dismissed the Electoral Commission of South A...Published: 09 Apr 2024 at 20:52hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
66 aspiring judges to write aptitude test
Sixty-six lawyers are next week expected to undergo an aptitude test, in addition to the existing nomination procedure, ahead of interviews for appointment as judges of the High Court.Another ...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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