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8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 813 | by Musa Kika
Joshua Nkomo's son says 'It will be a big mistake to vote for Zanu-PF'
ZAPU leader, Sibangilizwe Nkomo, has criticised how Africa is divided, allowing imperial interests to divide the continent while misgovernance and abuse of human rights by post-independent governments...Published: 26 May 2023 at 17:54hrs | 937 | by Staff reporter
What do we have to show for Africa Day except traditional attire?
When the OAU (Organization for African Unity) was established on 25th May 1963, in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), the main objective of the founding fathers was the unity and solidarity of all the people Afr...Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:31hrs | 253 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa leaves for AfDB forum in Egypt
President Mnangagwa is expected here today to join over 3 000 delegates who include Heads of State and Government, central bank governors and members of the development community, at the 58th annual m...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:25hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
A glimpse into Mnangagwa's wealth
Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi's visit to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Kwekwe farm on Friday gave a glimpse into the Zanu-PF leader's massive wealth after he paraded his prized herd of Ankole cat...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 4574 | by Staff reporter
Upcoming Zimbabwe, DRC polls a bellwether for Sadc, African democracy
IN the era of democratic decline, signs of hope persist. One example in our region is the Electoral Support Network — Southern Africa (ESN-SA) which comprises domestic civic organisations of the 16 ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:23hrs | 361 | by John Stremlau
Zimbabwe stands with DRC
Zimbabwe stands with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) which it enjoys cordial relations with following the death of more than 400 people due to floods and mudslides.President Mnangagwa y...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:55hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's dark trail
CorruptionAs for the optics and visuals, you wouldn't say President Emmerson Mnangagwa - where corruption is concerned - has disappointed.During the hot days - months before the late R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 1502 | by Tawanda Majoni
Judas Iscariot and the Gold Mafia
When we look at the character of Judas in the Bible we notice that one has to belong to a certain group of people in power or has to form his own group th...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 07:27hrs | 187 | by Erick Matotoba
Zimbabwean gold dealer claims to be well-protected
ZIMBABWEAN gold dealer Ewan Macmillan has made a sensational claim that President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whom he pays an undisclosed amount of money every month, jumps to his protection whenever he gets ...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:02hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among Dubai's target tourism source markets
ZIMBABWE is among the key African tourism source markets being targeted by the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Dubai province, which has recently been named the world's leading travel destination....Published: 14 Apr 2023 at 07:33hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide domination
The Coming BRICS Summit: The ending of US worldwide dominationAn African PerspectivePart 1South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit from 22nd-24th August 2023, with the theme;...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | 2227 | by Ian Beddowes
Zimbabwe to give counselling to ZEP holders returning home from SA
The Zimbabwean government says it will officer counselling to people returning to the country from South Africa after the expiry of their Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) to ensure their smooth reinte...Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 06:50hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 881 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Africa: Embattling a Continent
When the IMF goes to warSo the International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff has decided to grant Ukraine some whooping USD15,6 billion?Ukraine is at war with Russia.A war funded and...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 12:59hrs | 237 | by Jamwanda2 on Saturday
'Gold Mafia is bigger than Zanu PF' said Al Jazeera. The tail is wagging the dog - out of spite!
"Gold Mafia Episode 1: Laundry Service" will be aired on Al Jazeera TV tonight Thursday 23 March 2023, an advance version was already circulating on the social media. There are six take home point...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 03:14hrs | 7892 | by Wilbert Mukori
Power outages hit PPC cement sales
REGIONAL cement maker PPC expects sales volumes at its Zimbabwean unit will drop by 14% in the full year compared to the same period last year due to recurrent power outages and grey imports.P...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 179 | by Staff reporter
Canada hails Zimbabwean farmers
Ambassador of Canada to Zimbabwe Christina Buchan appreciated the Zimbabwean farmers for implementing pest management solutions which have concrete and measurable impacts on their livelihoods....Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 08:36hrs | 882 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa regime sees lithium as Zimbabwe's get-out-of-jail card
High demand for minerals in lithium, driven by ion batteries for electric vehicles and other green technologies, may be Zimbabwe's sanctions get-out-of-jail card — or a get-rich-quick card for Zanu-...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 07:50hrs | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt approves construction of another Limpopo bridge
The construction of a third bridge across the Limpopo at Beitbridge between Zimbabwe and South Africa has been approved by Cabinet, as the Government moves a gear up to ensure required infrastructure ...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 05:15hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on the radar of the new US Africa strategy
The United States foreign relations committee held confirmation hearings for President Joe Biden's Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Rwanda and Niger ambassadorship nominees on Wednesday.The four countries a...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 20:59hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe abstains from unbinding UN vote over Russia/Ukraine war
ZIMBABWE is among the 32 countries that abstained from voting in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine on Thursday. Since the invasion of Ru...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:04hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos, Caps United shut out of CAF's multi-million dollar Super League project
ZIMBABWEAN football giants Dynamos and cross town rivals Caps United, whose participation in CAF's multi-million dollar Super League seemed all set when they were invited to one of the initiative's fo...Published: 17 Feb 2023 at 05:00hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Lukashenko's eagerness for Mnangagwa to win elections casts serious doubts over credibility of deals signed!
Normally, when a national leader visits another country, he is expected - on account of common decency, respect and statesmanship - to keep clear of his hosts' domestic politics. It would have...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 12:13hrs | 1264 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Reflecting on the export ban for raw lithium
Through Statutory Instrument 213 of 2022 (Referend to as Base Minerals Export Control for unbeneficiated Lithium Bearing Ores), Zimbabwe banned the export of raw lithium from the country. The regulati...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 09:12hrs | 1443 | by Victor Bhoroma
President Lukashenko, be warned, Zimbabwe will never be a colony again!
Amongst all the hullabaloo, with the pomp and fanfare, surrounding the so-called 'historic' state visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to Zimbabwe - some of us are more wary of a leader ...Published: 31 Jan 2023 at 08:51hrs | 1519 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Manhize steel attracts huge interest
DINSON Iron and Steel Company (Disco), the Chinese firm developing the US$1,5 billion steel plant in Manhize, Mvuma, says it has been overwhelmed by inquiries for its products from the local and forei...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:09hrs | 183 | by Staff reporter
Warriors barred from CHAN
Zimbabwe's suspension from international football has come back to haunt the Warriors with locally-based players being forced to watch their counterparts from other countries taking part at the Africa...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 16:12hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Air Commodore Maketo
President Mnangagwa has mourned the death of decorated Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) general air officer and pilot, Air Commodore Pio Pasipamire Maketo who died in on Saturday describing him as an excep...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:35hrs | 111 | by Staff reporter
A random 10 political questions that will make 2023 an uncertain year
As the euphoria of the New Year begin to fed away, we have to wait to see whether it's clear that the trends we have been seeing over the last few decades show no signs of slowing down. You might say ...Published: 04 Jan 2023 at 01:08hrs | 1301 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Zimbabwean Economy expected to curve-in further into 2023
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU), a global team of Economists with over 70 years of experience in Economic analysis has predicted a continued fall in Zimbabwe's Economy together with the value of ...Published: 30 Dec 2022 at 17:41hrs | 1727 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Biden's US$55 billion fails to entice African countries to ditch Russia
FRESH from the US-Africa Summit in Washington DC, with a US$55 billion financial package over the next three years, African leaders from the region find themselves confronted with a reality check of a...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:09hrs | 675 | by Staff reporter
Africa's Funding Councils Meet for Impact
Participating councils of the Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) deliberated on progress, focus and initiatives to advance research and innovation since the SGCI was est...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 09:04hrs | 191 | by NRF
Zimbabwe braces for dark Christmas
ZIMBABWEANS have to brace for a dark Christmas, with power outages projected to persist until February next year when the water level at Lake Kariba is expected to rise, The NewsHawks reported....Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 09:07hrs | 1641 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa's stolen dollars linked to CIA?
South Africa and the world would have never known about President Cyril Ramaphosa's alleged illicit financial mess if the millions of US dollars had not been stolen from his Phala Phala farm.T...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:16hrs | 6354 | by Staff reporter
Beyond Beijing's 'gift' to Zimbabwe
On November 23, 2022, the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa gave the state of the nation address at the new iconographic parliament building that was designed, funded, built and "donated" by C...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:12hrs | 218 | by Gorden Moyo
Zimbabwe documentary selected for Climate Story Lab ZA
The 2023 Climate Story Lab ZA is excited to announce that nine creative projects from five African countries have been selected to participate in the Lab. The 4-day residential lab brings together cli...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 12:36hrs | 342 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe military shops for arms in Pakistan
A HIGH-POWERED delegation of military officers led by Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) Air Vice Marshall Biltim Chingono was in Pakistan this month to inspect modern aircraft and armaments during a d...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 18:22hrs | 3537 | by Staff reporter
November 2017 military coup promises shattered
PROMISES of a break with the past and a new beginning, economic recovery, freedom, democratic re-alignment and prosperity by military commanders at the onset of Zimbabwe's 2017 coup as well as b...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 18:34hrs | 920 | by Staff reporter
Belarus spreads Zimbabwe footprint
BELARUS has increased its footprint in Zimbabwe after cabinet this week announced that it was concluding a framework to award the Eastern European country a tender to construct a 100-megawatt photovol...Published: 20 Nov 2022 at 15:42hrs | 1195 | by Staff reporter
The economic impact of Zidera
No doubt there are many opinions and interpretations out there with regard to the issue of sanctions and I thought it's important to try and unpack the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act (Zi...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:34hrs | 529 | by Vince Musewe
Zimbabwe securocrats asked to account for proceeds of DRC war
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator, Temba Mliswa has challenged securocrats to account for "proceeds" from Zimbabwe's participation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) war of the late 1990's....Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 05:03hrs | 1828 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Chinhoi dives into Lake Victoria after winning Uganda Open a 2nd time
Robson Chinhoi showed what the Uganda Open victory means to him, by excitedly diving into Lake Victoria after his final putt Saturday.Having totally annihilated the field, the Zimbabwean gave ...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 12:00hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Mnangagwa ignoring his calls
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said President Emmerson Mnangagwa was ignoring his calls for dialogue to end escalating acts of political violence ahead of the 2023...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 07:00hrs | 702 | by Staff rporter
Zanu-PF should not hide under sanctions
The late former President Mugabe was much stronger when he started talking about the removal of sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West but nothing chan...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:38hrs | 965 | by Leonard Koni
Ramaphosa reiterates call to lift Zimbabwe sanctions
Sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe must be lifted urgently as they weaken Harare's economy, resulting in citizens migrating to neighbouring countries where they exert pressure on limited resources, South A...Published: 28 Oct 2022 at 06:20hrs | 118 | by Staff reporter
Businessman loses $24,000 to homeless conman
A HARARE man was duped by a homeless man of US$24 400 cash in a botched scrap metal deal.Jabesi Kabamba (37), who is of no fixed abode appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi charged ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 06:15hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's US$1 billion steel project takes off
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday led the ground-breaking ceremony of the long-anticipated US$1billion integrated Dinson Iron and Steel Industrial Park being established in Manhize, Chirumhanzu District, ...Published: 07 Oct 2022 at 05:57hrs | 980 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting Mnangagwa walking in Mugabe's footsteps
IN June 2017, the late former president Robert Mugabe attracted an angry backlash following his trip to a United Nations (UN) conference in Mexico on oceans even though the country is a landlocked sta...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:49hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
African leaders call for end to Zimbabwe sanction
African leaders are using the ongoing United Nations General Assembly to push for an end to a two-decade-long Western embargo against Zimbabwe, arguing that the sanctions are hurting ordinary people a...Published: 24 Sep 2022 at 06:15hrs | 832 | by Staff reporter
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