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Warriors fans call for Nees' dismissal

The National Soccer Supporters Association has called for the immediate dismissal of Warriors coach Michael Nees, accusing the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) of failing the nation by retaining him despite a dismal run of results.The …

Published: 12 Sep 2025 at 09:48hrs | | by Staff reporter

Warriors fans call for Nees' dismissal

The National Soccer Supporters Association has called for the immediate dismissal of Warriors coach Michael Nees, accusing the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) of failing the nation by retaining him despite a dismal run of results.The …

Published: 12 Sep 2025 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's invisible Minister

Let me confess. I never set out to write about Frederick Shava. In fact, I doubted there was anything worth saying. But that doubt is precisely the problem. Silence about him has been easy because he has perfected the art of disappearing i…

Published: 11 Sep 2025 at 09:59hrs | 89 | by Tatenda Mashanda

Fake patriotism is what is killing Zimbabwe

Many things can destroy a country, but few are as dangerous as pretending to love it.On Sundays, I usually switch onto the state-controlled ZTV so that my mother, who loves watching the religious programs, may watch. To directly recei…

Published: 07 Sep 2025 at 19:41hrs | 617 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Organized Crime Syndicates in Southern Africa: We Begin with Our Presidents!

To be politically correct, I will exclude African presidents who have served their citizens with great respect. My article responds to a piece on BYO24 today, which lamented crime syndicates in Southern Africa as if this were a new phenome…

Published: 03 Sep 2025 at 19:36hrs | 592 | by Nomazulu Thata

How could Chiwenga be so near a religious institution

The Zimbabwean Catholic Church is compromised seriously! My reply to your article while still very fresh; about three hours old on Bulawayo 24 social media. I loved reading your input today regarding VP. Chiwenga, his deep connection with …

Published: 19 Aug 2025 at 07:15hrs | 2095 | by Nomazulu Thata

Chevron's shoddy performance blamed on regionalism, tribalism

In the aftermath of yet another dismal showing by Zimbabwe's senior men's cricket team, The Chevrons, a Harare-based lawyer has formally petitioned the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) to investigate alleged nepotism, tribalism, regi…

Published: 10 Aug 2025 at 10:21hrs | 270 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora finally weighed and measured

The recently held by-election in Epworth, Harare, was the final straw for MDC-T candidate Douglas Mwonzora, who raised a political query over why the electorate was undermining his political stamina.Douglas Mwonzora's MDC-T-backed candidat…

Published: 07 Aug 2025 at 16:20hrs | 442 | by Leonard Koni

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 psychologists to help turn around their di…

Published: 01 Aug 2025 at 08:17hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's disastrous Tri-Series sparks calls for reforms

Zimbabwe's dismal performance in the just-ended T20 International Triangular Series, hosted on home soil and featuring South Africa and New Zealand, has exposed deep cracks within the country's cricket setup and triggered renewed calls for…

Published: 28 Jul 2025 at 18:55hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter

Tungwarara slams Chivhayo, NAMFED leaders

HARARE - President Emmerson Mnangagwa's advisor Paul Tempter Tungwarara was forced to apologise to religious grouping under the Vapostori nemaZion for Economic Development (VED) yesterday for neglecting it while pursuing Wicknell Chivayo a…

Published: 27 Jul 2025 at 10:57hrs | 754 | by Gideon Madzikatidze

Kaindu confirms Dembare talks

Former Highlanders coach Kelvin Kaindu has confirmed that he is in negotiations to take over the reins at troubled Harare giants Dynamos, following his recent departure from the Bulawayo-based club.The confirmation comes just days after Dy…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 15:14hrs | 289 | 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 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants, D…

Published: 26 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter

If Regimond Tagwirei became President, he will not steal much!

Stealing revenues in national coffers will continue if Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa became president. It is not the same if Regimond Tagwirei: In Zambia looting became a thing of the past when Hakainde Hichilema became president. Hich…

Published: 25 Jul 2025 at 16:07hrs | 546 | by Nomazulu Thata

UZ lecturers' strike enters 100 days

Today marks 100 days since lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) downed tools in protest against dismal salaries and deteriorating working conditions - an indefinite strike that has paralysed operations at the country's premier inst…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 14:59hrs | 513 | by Staff reporter

Mwonzora extends olive branch to former MDC members

Opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Douglas Mwonzora has extended an olive branch to former party members but with a stern condition: prove your sincerity by campaigning in Epworth.Speaking at the party's headquarters, M…

Published: 24 Jul 2025 at 11:25hrs | 754 | 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 â€˜the brutal colonial regime,' as if brutality is something he…

Published: 21 Jul 2025 at 08:26hrs | 406 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

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 the second half of the season.The Hara…

Published: 17 Jul 2025 at 08:47hrs | 304 | by Staff reporter

An open letter to Chimhama: are you in South Africa?

Dear Madam Chimhama, I hope I find you well, daughter of the African soil!I am writing this letter because I am deeply concerned about your utterances of violence in your video you made and was played in Point 5 Creatives studies plat…

Published: 16 Jul 2025 at 16:04hrs | 545 | by Nomazulu Thata

Jalai sparks storm as Dynamos sink deeper into crisis

Dynamos Football Club captain Emmanuel Jalai has ignited a storm within the camp and among supporters after posting a cryptic but powerful message on Facebook in the aftermath of the team's dismal 0-2 defeat to Herentals at Rufaro Stadium …

Published: 07 Jul 2025 at 09:10hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter

Dembare avert Fifa transfer ban

Dynamos Football Club have avoided a potentially crippling FIFA transfer embargo after clearing outstanding payments owed to their former Ghanaian players, Emmanuel Paga and Fredrick Ansa-Botchway.This significant move allows the Harare gi…

Published: 02 Jul 2025 at 09:40hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter

If Chiwenga is genuine about fighting corruption, then we need action - not just words

There's a saying: action speaks louder than words. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's recent bold remarks against corruption have stirred debate across Zimbabwe. To directly receive articles from Tendai Ruben Mbofana, please j…

Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 18:23hrs | 250 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Bosso players shaken by Kaindu exit

Highlanders interim coach Try Ncube has admitted that players were emotionally affected by the shock sacking of head coach Kelvin Kaindu earlier this week, but insists the team is regaining focus ahead of their crunch tie against log leade…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 15:04hrs | 576 | by Staff reporter

Jabulani Sibanda, you got it wrong about Zimbabwean tribalism

To appease tribalism in that manner will not be solving tribalism anyhow. The politician you are talking to is the worst tribalist and the core problem in Zimbabwe body politics. Jabulani, fighting tribalism does not mean surrendering to C…

Published: 26 Jun 2025 at 20:31hrs | 1669 | by Nomazulu Thata

The death of an African President: Advocate Edgar Lungu!

The philosophy of Ubuntu will not allow me to talk about former President Edgar Lungu using outdoor language. Africa is rid of a ruler that destroyed the image of the African continent; we are yet to recover from the mess Lungu left behind…

Published: 23 Jun 2025 at 10:48hrs | 500 | by Nomazulu Thata

Dynamos score off-field victory

Struggling on the pitch but winning big off it, Dynamos Football Club have sealed a landmark kit sponsorship deal with Pakistan-based sportswear giant, Sport De Vitara - a move hailed as a major boost for the country's most decorated footb…

Published: 21 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 1825 | by Staff reporter

When a Child President wears the 'Mnangagwa scarf', we must all be concerned

Train up a child in the way you want them to grow, they say - but when this guidance is rooted in manipulation and politics, it risks ruining their lives before they've even begun.There was something deeply disturbing about today's sitting…

Published: 20 Jun 2025 at 22:33hrs | 552 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's health system profits from the dead

Blessing Mucharambei's uncle was just having lunch when he stood up, then collapsed. "[He] started bleeding from the nose," she says, "and died on the spot."As far as his family knew, he had no health problems. As they struggled to make se…

Published: 17 Jun 2025 at 08:03hrs | 352 | by Linda Mujuru, GPJ Zimbabwe

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 strengthen its so-called Varakashi - a cyber unit task…

Published: 13 Jun 2025 at 14:39hrs | 735 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

ZiG ranked second worst performing currency

 In a stark contrast of fortunes, Ghana's Cedi has emerged as the world's strongest-performing currency in 2025, gaining nearly 50% against the United States dollar, while Zimbabwe's Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) ranks as the second worst, havi…

Published: 11 Jun 2025 at 11:26hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporyter

Housing stands priced beyond the reach of many residents

Councillors in Bulawayo have voiced growing concerns over the escalating prices of housing stands sold by private developers, warning that many city residents are being effectively shut out of the housing market.During a full council meeti…

Published: 10 Jun 2025 at 17:15hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter

Asiagate 2.1. Harare select in dismal loss to Burkina Faso in friendly match

Burkina Faso secured a 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe's Warriors in a friendly match played on Friday evening at the Stade El Bachir Mohammedia Stadium in Morocco.The selection of players reminds most Zimbabweans of the Asiagate scandal. Asiaga…

Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 10:41hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter

Chicken Inn considers Barbourfields switch

In a bid to revive their faltering 2025 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) campaign, Chicken Inn head coach Joey Antipas has confirmed that the club is contemplating relocating their home matches from Luveve Stadium to Barbourfields …

Published: 21 May 2025 at 08:57hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter

Nyokayemabhunu will not survive!

About Nyokayemabhunu, it has become clear that he was sent by big people in politics to do the dirty work for them outside Zimbabwe. South Africa is a political haven for Zimbabweans; still has a modicum of democratic principles: a politic…

Published: 18 May 2025 at 18:11hrs | 3660 | by Nomazulu Thata

Mnangagwa's CCC coalition gambit mirrors Smith's failed Muzorewa pact

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu PF party appears to be revisiting the script of colonial Rhodesia's failed 1978 internal settlement as it courts Sengezo Tshabangu's faction of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), in a political manoeuvre remini…

Published: 17 May 2025 at 14:05hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter

A letter to Sengezo Tshabangu

Dear cousin Sengezo Tshabangu,I need to explain why I address you as Mzala. Bulawayo is a village, I am sure you could be related to my cousins, Nomusa and Fikile Tshabangu: daughters of Aunt Jenat, the younger sister to my daddy; she marr…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 15:59hrs | 1375 | by Nomazulu Thata

Lusengo's surname will cost him at Dembare

A faction of disgruntled Dynamos Football Club supporters has called for a boycott of all home matches, starting with this Sunday's highly anticipated Harare Derby against arch-rivals Caps United, in protest against what they describe as t…

Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:14hrs | 261 | by Staff reporter

Dynamos appoints Saul Chaminuka as new head coach

Premier Soccer League giants Dynamos have appointed Saul Chaminuka as their new head coach following the sacking of Lloyd â€œMablanyo" Chigowe due to a dismal run of form.Chaminuka joins Dembare from struggling Kwekwe United, who currently…

Published: 13 May 2025 at 16:19hrs | 353 | by Staff reporter

Skills audit for Harare council staff

Harare City Council has announced plans to undertake a comprehensive skills audit as part of efforts to address persistent concerns over poor service delivery and a possible mismatch between staff qualifications and the city's operational …

Published: 07 May 2025 at 15:48hrs | 735 | by Staff reporter

Who Owns the Future When the Youth Are Just Campaign Props?

Every election season in Zimbabwe brings with it a familiar theatre: politicians parading youth like trophies, cladding them in party regalia, praising their energy, and promising them a future that never arrives. Stadiums fill. Slogans ec…

Published: 05 May 2025 at 23:21hrs | 176 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo

It's high time foreign governments took the lead in investigating Zimbabwe's corrupt elite

The Zimbabwe ruling elite clearly won't act against high-level corruption.There is something profoundly disturbing about the silence of Zimbabwean authorities in the wake of the damning exposÃ© by South Africa's Financial Intelligence Cent…

Published: 03 May 2025 at 11:48hrs | 631 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Zimbabwe's rot of corruption began at the top - that's where it must end

No one can deny that Zimbabwe has become synonymous with corruption.This morning, I woke up to deeply disturbing news reports that shook me to the core  -  not because they were shocking, but because they were sadly familiar. One…

Published: 01 May 2025 at 19:53hrs | 991 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

Geza is mobilizing the wrong Zimbabweans for mass action

HERE are more truths we need to understand as Zimbabweans.During the recent Easter holidays, war veteran, former ZANU-PF Central Committee member, and former Member of Parliament Blessed Geza called for a national stayaway. He urged Zimbab…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:59hrs | 1779 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana

45 years of vending & border jumping

Being a former Zimbabwean police officer and a patriot passionate about the history and people of Zimbabwe and our region, my heart bleeds when I see the way our country is being led. 45 years into independence, the Zimbabwe script is so d…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:36hrs | 482 | by Leonard Koni

Badly managed Caps United's crisis deepens

Caps United 0  - 1 Bikita MineralsJust when it seemed things couldn't get any worse for Caps United, they plunged deeper into crisis with a crushing 1-0 defeat at home to league debutants Bikita Minerals - a result that leaves the for…

Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 08:55hrs | 126 | by Staff reporter

What triggered the call for the failed 31 March 'uprising' in Zimbabwe?

The old-age wisdom that facts are stubborn came alive last week after social media platforms and sections of the mainstream media went into a frenzy with sensational claims that the Parliament of Zimbabwe was "tactically shut down" on Tues…

Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 18:22hrs | 2798 | by Jonathan Moyo

Dembare's fall from grace continues

Dynamos 0 - 1 Chicken InnThe once-mighty Dynamos are sinking deeper into turmoil. On Sunday, at a sun-drenched Rufaro Stadium brimming with desperate hope, the Glamour Boys delivered yet another dismal performance - this time falling 1-0 t…

Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:05hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter

The reality of '9 wasted years' - A decade WMC failed to capture Zuma

For too long, South Africans have been bombarded with a dishonest narrative coined by the very architects of our economic servitude, that the period of President Jacob Zuma's administration represents "9 wasted years." This phrase, repeate…

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 756 | by Mzwanele Manyi

More pain awaits Chitembwe at BF

He's a legend of CAPS United, a multiple league winner and the only coach to ever guide the Green Machine into the CAF Champions League group stages. But as Lloyd Chitembwe turns 50, the once-revered gaffer finds himself facing a storm of …

Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter

Sick and tired of sweet-talking! Set 109 activists & Blessed Mhlanga free!

Nyokayemabhunu informed us, the demonstrations on the 31st of March will be safe: nobody will be hurt or arrested or gunned down by Mnangagwa army: he said, he is carrying a true voice from Geza, it will be safe to demonstrate. Contingenci…

Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 21:41hrs | 762 | by Nomazulu Thata

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