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Chombo, Masuka must resign over alleged land reform reversal
The Residents and Peace Network, along with a human rights defender, have called for the resignation of Marian Mhloyi Chombo, the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs in Mashonaland West, and Anxi...Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 16:22hrs | 607 | by Stephen Jakes
Controversial penalty gives Dembare a win
In a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League season filled with more lows than highs, Dynamos FC finally saw a glimmer of hope, thanks to the inspiring leadership of veteran midfielder Denver "Mundikumbuke...Published: 03 Aug 2025 at 09:54hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
Dynamos boost player bonuses, hire psychologists
Facing the real threat of Castle Lager Premier Soccer League relegation, Dynamos have moved to boost morale and performance by increasing player winning bonuses by more than 300% and hiring sports psy...Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:17hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Bosso signs Nigerian strike from Gwanda Pirates
Highlanders FC have bolstered their attacking arsenal with the acquisition of in-form Nigerian striker Benjamin Oluwarotimi Adeogun - popularly known in Zimbabwean football circles by his adopted name...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 16:05hrs | 295 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's online stormtroopers target opposition women
Zimbabwe's ruling ZANU PF party, under President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is increasingly relying on coordinated social media campaigns to silence dissent, with a particular focus on women activists and op...Published: 31 Jul 2025 at 08:21hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Simba Bhora strengthens amid Scotland heat
The Zimbabwean Premier League title race is boiling over with intensity as Simba Bhora FC and Scotland FC go head-to-head in what is shaping up to be one of the most thrilling campaigns in recent memo...Published: 30 Jul 2025 at 15:14hrs | 332 | by Staff reporter
'South African govt complicit in xenophobic violence'
Zimbabwean human rights activist Duke Maplanka Atterbell has accused the South African government of systemic discrimination against foreign nationals, particularly Zimbabweans, and of failing to addr...Published: 29 Jul 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1020 | by Staff reporter
ZRP arrests 6 for assault and kidnapping police officers
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has dismissed reports circulating on social media suggesting police involvement in land-related disturbances at Lea Farm in Nyabira, clarifying that the matter is un...Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 09:58hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Arrests in plane haunt airports firm
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has summoned the Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) to explain the circumstances surrounding the forcible removal and subsequent torture of three activists ...Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 11:19hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu set for Dynamos job
Former Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu is on the verge of a dramatic return to Zimbabwean football, with sources indicating he is close to sealing a deal to take over as head coach of struggling Castl...Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 87 | by Staff reporter
Charamba attacks into Zanu-PF affiliates
Presidential spokesperson George Charamba has slammed Zanu-PF's affiliates, particularly the pro-party digital group Varakashi4ED, accusing them of fostering indiscipline, fueling factionalism, and un...Published: 23 Jul 2025 at 09:21hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Mr Sinkwa Partners with Ten Toes to Boost Junior Football in Bulawayo
Local bread brand Mr Sinkwa has partnered with international organisation Ten Toes Africa to support junior football development in Bulawayo.The initiative, which began in early June, involved...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 19:39hrs | 194 | by Staff Reporter
What does Mnangagwa call a 'brutal colonial regime' when the ZANU-PF government is even more brutal?
It's often easy for the pot to accuse the kettle of being black. I am always left bewildered whenever I hear President Emmerson Mnangagwa express outrage at what he calls ‘the brutal co...Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 403 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Court blocks eviction of indigenous Zimbabwe farmers
High Court Justice Regis Dembure has ruled against the eviction of indigenous farmers at Springs Farm in Goromonzi, Mashonaland East Province, condemning the withdrawal of their offer letters by Land ...Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:53hrs | 760 | by Staff reporter
Relegation-threatened Dembare bolster squad with foreign signings
Struggling Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League giants Dynamos FC have moved to strengthen their squad in a desperate bid to avoid relegation, signing three new foreign players as they fight for survival in...Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders' goal drought continues
Kwekwe United 0-0 HighlandersHighlanders' goal drought stretched to a third consecutive game on Sunday as they were held to a goalless draw by bottom-placed Kwekwe United in a Castle Lager Premier...Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 207 | by Staff reporter
CAPS United pip Scottland FC
CAPS United's new striker Chris Mugalu marked his debut in style on Sunday, scoring a decisive first-half goal that secured a vital 1-0 victory over high-flying Scottland FC at Rufaro Stadium....Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 08:41hrs | 129 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts Jah Prayzah's wife a new Land Rover Defender
Business mogul Wicknell Chivayo has once again flexed his financial muscle, this time gifting a brand new 2025 Land Rover Defender 3.0 D, valued at over US$120,000, to Rufaro Makombe, wife of celebrat...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 14:52hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Chief Sogwala to be laid to rest Sunday
THE curtain will fall on one of Zimbabwe's longest-serving traditional leaders as Chief Sogwala of Lower Gweru is set to be buried Sunday 6 July 2025, at his homestead in Ward 7, Sogwala Village....Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 11:12hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Scottland FC dominate mid-season transfer race
The mid-season transfer window has burst into life with big-spending Premier Soccer League debutants Scottland FC leading the race for marquee signings, headlined by the capture of former Orlando Pira...Published: 05 Jul 2025 at 10:33hrs | 278 | by Staff reporter
Simba Bhora suspension blow
Simba Bhora's squad depth will be put to the test this Saturday at Wadzanayi Stadium when they take on ZPC Kariba, missing key players Isheanesu Mauchi and William Thole due to suspension.The ...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 19:14hrs | 596 | by Staff reporter
Amos Chibaya acquitted of incitement charges
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Amos Chibaya has been acquitted of politically motivated charges of incitement to violence, in a ruling widely welcomed by his party and human rig...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 16:26hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
No water from the tap. They're asked to pay a tax anyway
HARARE, ZIMBABWE - The cholera outbreak that swept through Zimbabwe in 2008-2009 killed more than 4,000 people and sickened nearly 100,000. Parts of Harare and its surrounding suburbs were especially ...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 10:02hrs | 450 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe lawyers to march against Chitepo training for judges
Zimbabwean lawyers will take to the streets tomorrow in protest against what they describe as a blatant attempt by the government to undermine judicial independence and politicise the judiciary throug...Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:57hrs | 528 | by Staff reporter
Legislating patriotism will never silence Zimbabwe's real patriots
The circus of Zimbabwe continues!Once again, we find ourselves witnessing the familiar theatrics of excitable ZANU PF legislators, now feverishly pushing for the enactment of a so-called "Nati...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 11:03hrs | 88 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Dynamos second from bottom after ZPC Kariba draw
Dynamos' nightmare 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign deepened yesterday after they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by ZPC Kariba, a result that leaves the Harare giants languishing ...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 19:03hrs | 392 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama compares Zimbabwe to colonial Rhodesia
Former Botswana president Ian Khama launched a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF and government leadership during the launch of opposition politician Job Sikhala's book, Footprints in the...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 823 | by Staff reporter
When Mnangagwa buries his colleagues, does he ever reflect on the legacy he will leave behind?
Life offers us countless moments for introspection - but it is up to us to seize them.This evening, I watched a news bulletin covering the burial of the late Luke Mushore - another in a long l...Published: 24 Jun 2025 at 11:29hrs | 694 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
MWOS' invincibility crumbles at Baobab
The fairytale debut campaign of MWOS in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League came to a dramatic end on Saturday as the newly promoted side suffered a 3-1 defeat to a motivated Ngezi Platinum Stars. ...Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:54hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe scores badly on questionable global rights index
Zimbabwe continues to slide deeper into repression and deprivation, with a damning new report by the Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) revealing widespread violations of civil, political, and...Published: 22 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 95 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi rejects the genocide interviews: No justice under the perpetrator's gavel
The government of Zimbabwe has announced its so-called Gukurahundi Public Hearings, set to begin soon under the stewardship of none other than Chief Fortune Charumbira, a well-known ZANU-PF loyalist a...Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 277 | by Fikile ka Malikongwa
Zimbabwe marks rise in digital surveillance
Zimbabwe is experiencing an alarming increase in digital surveillance by government authorities, severely impacting civil liberties and intensifying repression against journalists and human rights def...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:45hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter
Varakashi tweets can never mask Zimbabweans' suffering under the Mnangagwa regime
There are some things under the sun that can never be defended or glossed over.The desperation of the ruling ZANU PF regime has never been more apparent than in its feverish attempt to strengt...Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 732 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Gold rally is bringing new riches to rural Zimbabwe
In Filabusi, the streets are packed with BMW X5s and Land Rover Defenders, modern houses paid for in cash are springing up and whisky is only sold by the bottle in the small town's bars.The th...Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 09:43hrs | 2392 | by Ray Ndlovu
Pokello's son in Warriors squad raises dust
The Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is facing intense criticism following the last-minute and unexplained inclusion of Scotland-based midfielder Nathan Mutasa in the Warriors squad set to take pa...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 10:09hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala to launch a book
Zimbabwean opposition stalwart and human rights defender Job Sikhala is set to launch his much-anticipated autobiography titled Footprints in the Chains: The Life Story of Job Sikhala on 27 June 2025,...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 21:35hrs | 593 | by Staff reporter
Strugglers Dembare, Bosso seek redemption at Rufaro
The historic rivalry between Dynamos and Highlanders, once a fierce and feared fixture in Zimbabwean football, reignites today at Rufaro Stadium in what promises to be the first chapter of the 2025 le...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:55hrs | 228 | by Staff reporter
Controversy erupts over Zimbabwe Warriors' squad selections
Zimbabwe's preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) 2025 have come under intense scrutiny following Warriors coach Michael Nees' controversial decision to exclude several key regulars from t...Published: 01 Jun 2025 at 14:21hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
What value systems, dignity and integrity does Mnangagwa know? Stuff and nonsense!
In Shona, I would have said: Ndiko kunonzi kujairira Vahnu uku! This man can just open his mouth wotanga kubukura, ogo bukura ogo bukura! A Portuguese adage says: even a small ass can do it if a stoma...Published: 29 May 2025 at 21:32hrs | 776 | by Nomazulu Thata
Nees announces funny squad for friendlies
Warriors coach Michael Nees has announced the squad for the upcoming international friendlies against Niger and Burkina Faso, set to take place in Morocco.Zimbabwe will face Burkina Faso on Ju...Published: 28 May 2025 at 10:38hrs | 170 | by Staff reporter
Celebrating 10 years of selective activism and ticking boxes!
It pains me when I find myself critiquing Zimbabwean women, especially organisations that want bring change in our broken-down system of fighting gender violence. Sometimes I find it inappropriate to ...Published: 26 May 2025 at 22:15hrs | 673 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mamombe sues CCC counterpart Nyandoro for US$100,000 defamation
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Member of Parliament for Harare West, Joana Mamombe, has filed a defamation lawsuit against fellow CCC MP Bridget Nyandoro of Southerton constituency, seeking US$10...Published: 24 May 2025 at 10:58hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter
Bosso face another bogey side
Highlanders FC will be seeking to bounce back from their shock 2-0 defeat to ZPC Kariba when they welcome another tricky opponent, Herentals College FC, to Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday in a Castle ...Published: 22 May 2025 at 16:18hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Dembare fans boycott call flops
Dynamos 1 - 1 CAPS UtdDespite calls for a boycott in the lead-up to yesterday's Harare Derby, Rufaro Stadium saw a respectable crowd turn out for the heated clash between Dynamos...Published: 19 May 2025 at 09:28hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
England legend Sol Campbell in Bulawayo
Former England football international and Arsenal legend Sol Campbell is taking time out to discover the charm of Bulawayo while in Zimbabwe for the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Under-18 tour...Published: 14 May 2025 at 08:33hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Ariel Sibanda ruled out of FC Platinum clash due to injury
Highlanders goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda has reportedly sustained an injury and will not be available for the team's upcoming Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match against FC Platinum on Sunday....Published: 08 May 2025 at 11:06hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, Zimbabwe already has a new breed of heroes - but your regime persecutes them
A country's liberation struggle never ends.During the burial of the late Air Vice Marshal (Rtd) Winnie Cabby Mandeya at the National Heroes Acre, President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared that Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:35hrs | 587 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jere led Caps United slip back into relegation zone
CAPS Utd 1 - 2 FC PlatinumHarare – CAPS United's inconsistent Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another downward turn on Sunday, as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Bosso to miss key midfielders for Bikita Minerals clash
Premiership giants Highlanders will be without influential midfielders Melikhaya Ncube and Mason Mushore when they host league newcomers Bikita Minerals at Barbourfields Stadium on Wednesday.T...Published: 29 Apr 2025 at 18:03hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
White and black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe's land grabs
Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by three armed men in the early 2000s....Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:49hrs | 808 | by Farai Matiashe, Al Jazeera
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