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Sir Wicknell, actually you're the poorest man in Zimbabwe!
When I read a recent diatribe by self-proclaimed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, I felt like puking.He exhibited zero shame berating and disparaging legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, as well as...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:12hrs | 3717 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
4.1 earthquake hits Chegutu and other parts of Zimbabwe
A moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake hit 23 km (14 mi) away from Chegutu, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, in the afternoon of Wednesday, Mar 20, 2024 at 5.27 pm local time (Africa/Harare GMT +2). The quake...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 06:57hrs | 1076 | by Erick Matotoba
Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would req...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 2220 | by Staff reporter
Manicaland hunger shocks Zanu-PF
BUHERA North MP Philip Guyo (Zanu-PF) has raised hunger concerns in the district owing to the El Niño-induced drought.Buhera district is one of the most affected districts in Manicaland provi...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:34hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu defends Muduhwa and Mbeba
HIGHLANDERS coach Kelvin Kaindu has come to the defence of his players' conduct after defenders Peter Muduhwa and Andrew Mbeba have been criticised for overly aggressive behaviour on the field of play...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 20:16hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe suspends bus operator's licence
THE Government has suspended the operator's licence for Simlex bus company after a fatal bus accident in South Africa, which has so far resulted in the death of 15 Zimbabweans.In a statement y...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 05:06hrs | 597 | by Staff reporter
13 Zimbabweans die in Cape Town crash
THIRTEEN Zimbabweans were killed and 26 others injured when their coach belonging to Simplex Bus Company collided with a haulage truck on the N1 Highway near Hex River Pass in Western Cape, South Afri...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 04:51hrs | 587 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa niece's legacy woes haunt ZBC
THE Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) is grappling with serious management challenges linked to Helliate Rushwaya - the newly appointed board chair - during her tenure as the acting chief execut...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:51hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter
Schoolchildren in Zimbabwe drop out for lithium mines
In August 2023, Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa inaugurated a lithium processing plant in the eastern province of Manicaland, aiming to support operations at the expansive Sabi Star lithium mi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:30hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Caps United starts season with a loss
CAPS United 0 - 1 Chicken InnJOEY ANTIPAS marked his return to the Chicken Inn dugout yesterday with a hard-fought win over CAPS United during the opening day of the 2024 Castle Lager Premiership ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:21hrs | 56 | by Staff reporter
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | 93 | by @Jamwanda2
Chamisa's zealots disrupts funeral
Moreblessing Ali's family was left fuming when the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist's funeral in Chitungwiza Saturday was disrupted by political zealots who claimed loyalty to former...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 21:11hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages Hichilema
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is talking to his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema about the ongoing El Niño-induced drought after Zambia declared a National State of Disaster and Emergency last w...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 05:02hrs | 3611 | by Staff reporter
New Dynamos goalkeeper not guaranteed jersey
New Dynamos acquisition Martin Mapisa is not guaranteed a place in the starting XI, at least for now, after completing a two-year deal with the Harare giants following a stint in Spain. Mapisa...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:53hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa engages regional peers over drought
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is engaging his counterparts in Southern Africa, to explore collaborative ways aimed at tackling the effects of El Nino-induced drought.Some of the migratory measures that ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:52hrs | 161 | by Staff reporter
Adrian Silla joins GreenFuel
GREENFuel coach Rodwell Dhlakama's ability to redirect players' paths will be tested again this season. The Chisumbanje side appears to have taken heed of Highlanders legend Joel Luphahla's ca...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 19:35hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
The impact of strikes on air travel insurance claims
In an era where air travel has become the linchpin for connecting the global village, disruptions such as flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking due to strikes can throw a wrench into the best-l...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 14:20hrs | 153 | by Staff Reporter
Starlink scandal exposes ZBC rot
One of the reasons former Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) chief executive officer Adelaide Chikurungu was pushed out was because she allegedly acquired a Starlink internet kit for the state br...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 08:50hrs | 2127 | by Staff reporter
Man hammers love rival's testicles
A MAN from Nkayi in Matabeleland North Province sustained swollen testicles after his love rival "struck" them with a hammer upon allegedly catching him having sex with his girlfriend.This was...Published: 02 Mar 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Mother of three remains positive after four cancer operations
The 40-year-old mother of three who on Tuesday was one of the first three patients ever to be operated on in Zimbabwe by means of uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) has had a long battle...Published: 01 Mar 2024 at 11:29hrs | 699 | by Agencies
Zimbabwe national anthem producer dies
PROMINENT Bulawayo resident, Mr Mishack Ndlovu, who is also famed for having played a significant role in harmonising music and lyrics for the Zimbabwean national anthem has passed on.He was 9...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:17hrs | 1091 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi crowned Castle Challenge Cup champions
Ngezi Platinum Stars 2 - 0 DynamosNGEZI PLATINUM STARS sent a strong message of intent, as the defending Castle Lager Premier Soccer League champions picked up their first piece of silverware this...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube is the legitimate CCC leader
The Welshman Ncube Interview with an online publication recently cleared the air on his alleged links with Sengezo Tshabangu and the baseless sellout tag.It needs aprogressive and level headed m...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 18:01hrs | 2008 | by Gugugu Magorira
WATCH: Matanga bemoans ZRP uniform, plans overhaul
The Zimbabwe Republic Police boss, Commissioner General Godwin Matanga has expressed discomfort with officers' STU caps, describing them (the STU cap) as the Achilles heel on the force's intention to ...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 17:33hrs | 4889 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
'CCC chaos to fuel voter apathy'
AN electoral watchdog, the Zimbabwe Election Advocacy Trust (ZEAT), has said the chaos and splits within the main opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), is a recipe for voter apath...Published: 19 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | 944 | by Staff reporter
Jah Signal apologises to Charambas
Zimdancehall artist Jah Signal has issued an apology to gospel musicians Charles and Olivia Charamba for copyright infringement, leading to the removal of two of his tracks from YouTube.Jah Si...Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:39hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Blue train is doomed
The promised version of an opposition party touted around as the Blue something is not a political project but a lucrative business enterprise where Nelson Chamisa will be the sole director....Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 19:21hrs | 1237 | by Gugugu Magorira
Zimbabwe electoral dispute backfiring
CATHOLIC Bishops yesterday said the unresolved August 2023 election dispute has plunged the lives of ordinary citizens into disarray, amid a deepening economic meltdown where the majority is strugglin...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:47hrs | 2898 | by Staff reporter
Family dismisses police account of armed robbery suspect's killing
Armed robbery suspect Godknows Machingura's family has demanded an independent inquiry into the music promoter's killing by detectives arguing the police account of his shooting did not match what has...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 15:10hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
JZ Moyo's son laments Zimbabwe govt 'betrayal'
LATE nationalist Jason Ziyaphapha Moyo's son George Moyo has expressed disappointment with the government for failing to honour its promise to turn the late national hero's house in Bulawayo's M...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 14:34hrs | 1355 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs shower praises on Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF legislators have been praising President Emmerson Mnangagwa's State of the Nation Address (Sona), which painted a rosy picture of the country's fortunes despite the deteriorating socio-economi...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:54hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu inflicted damage
"WHEN I saw the recall letter circulating on social media I thought it was a hoax. I showed it to my colleagues and we laughed it off," says Evidence Zana, the recalled Bulawayo youth quota member of ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:53hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Money fuels CCC brutal infighting
MONEY has taken centre stage in the deteriorating and now chaotic opposition CCC infighting triggered by recalls of elected legislators, senators, councillors and mayors by the party's self-imposed se...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:48hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
An open letter to Nero
Hello incoming President of Zimbabwe. Hope this letter find you in good health.The proof of the pudding is in the eating. The people want to taste you.Age is still on your side and you...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:38hrs | 2089 | by Leonard Koni
Chivayo frets over Zacc probe
SOCIALITE and businessman Wicknell Chivayo has mocked the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) for allegedly trying to investigate the source of his unexplained wealth.Chivayo has spent ...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 21:10hrs | 884 | by Staff reporter
Fast growing Zimbabwe diaspora spurs demand for funeral plans
In December 2023, Mavis Clinic Manyonga travelled to the Republic of Ireland from Zimbabwe, looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays with her daughter, Valerie Munashe Makuwe, a nurse in tow...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 18:51hrs | 712 | by Staff reporter
CCC in uncertain waters
WE are only a month into the new year, but it already feels like it has been long. The political year has started in earnest, lending credence to the counsel of political sages: A day is a very long t...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 10:02hrs | 2385 | by Ntando Dumani
Kamambo blames legal nightmares on Chiyangwa
Bribery accused former Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) president Felton Kamambo will know his fate on March 4 this year when Harare magistrate Bianca Makwande delivers her judgement on his case....Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 20:37hrs | 792 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF MPs praises ZEC praise for holding 'free and fair' elections
Zanu-PF MPs Tuesday reduced parliament into a chorus of superfluous praise on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) for conducting what they claim were free and fair elections, condemned as a fraud ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 18:33hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits into three warring factions
THE Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) has disintegrated into three distinct yet fluid factions following last week's resignation of Nelson Chamisa which took some legislators and party officials by...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:36hrs | 2318 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa fired for 'insubordination' after stormy Mnangagwa meeting
Christopher Mutsvangwa's surprise removal as war veterans minister last Saturday came after he demanded that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should appoint him state security minister, ZimLive has heard....Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 15:23hrs | 2133 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa fired Mutsvangwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa fired his outspoken political ally Christopher Mutsvangwa as Minister of Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Affairs with immediate effect for various reasons, but the tri...Published: 05 Feb 2024 at 18:34hrs | 2968 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consoles Namibia over Geingob's sudden death
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has expressed his grief and sadness following the death of Namibian President, Hage Geingob, saying the region has lost a Pan-African stalwart and an icon.The late Presiden...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:59hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Mthulisi Ncube exempts VAT on key basic commodities
TREASURY has gazetted the suspension of Value Added Tax (VAT) on selected basic commodities with effect from today as part of Government measures to tame price increases while boosting consumer purcha...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 2104 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe farmers appeal for water tariffs review downwards
COMMERCIAL farmers have appealed to the Zimbabwe National Water Authority's (Zinwa) to revise water tariffs downwards saying the latest review from US$10, 76 to US$10 was negligible and therefore hard...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:46hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean nanny was surprised by the way Harry and Meghan first greeted her
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle surprised Prince Archie's former nanny Lorren Khumalo, from Zimbabwe, when she was first introduced to the couple.Lorren, a paediatric nurse and consultant, was ...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 19:10hrs | 1683 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa warns critics
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned his opponents that their attempts to disrupt his efforts to address Gukurahundi and attack the chiefs he has appointed, through disinformation and political man...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 09:39hrs | 1791 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 1699 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Sandra gets ready for roasting
Talented award-winning musician Sandra Ndebele, who is also Councillor for Ward 20 in Bulawayo, has contributed a lot to the local entertainment scene. As such, she will be celebrated uniquely...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:53hrs | 1146 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must introspect, map the way forward'
POLITICAL analysts and opinion leaders have expressed mixed views on Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's decision to dump his two-year-old Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), with som...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:25hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
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