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Popular liquor chain closure linked to Zanu-PF wars
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has declined to comment on the abrupt closure of a popular liquor retail chain in Harare owned by a senior Zanu-PF youth leader, sparking a flurry of speculation...Published: 10 Jul 2025 at 08:48hrs | 339 | by Staff reporter
ZEC sets August 2 for Epworth ward 6 by-election
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has officially declared August 2, 2025, as the date for the by-election to fill the vacant Ward 6 seat on the Epworth Local Board.The seat became vacant...Published: 08 Jul 2025 at 19:10hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Bosso could cash in big as Orlando Pirates chase Prince Ndlovu
Highlanders Football Club stands to gain a significant windfall as South African Premier Division giants Orlando Pirates express keen interest in signing their teenage prodigy, Prince Ndlovu. Reports ...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:09hrs | 1629 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga clash over war veterans as succession battle intensifies
The war veterans' constituency has emerged as a crucial battleground in the escalating political succession struggle between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, as th...Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 16:34hrs | 2598 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get first dollar-listed REIT as property heats up
Zimbabwe is set to get its first dollar-denominated real estate investment trust listing on Friday, as demand for property stocks grows.Eagle REIT is seeking to raise $62 million from the list...Published: 15 May 2025 at 09:58hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns Mnangagwa ally
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga had a dramatic and tense exchange with Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube last week, warning the Mnangagwa loyalist to stop targeting him amid ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 10:08hrs | 11050 | by Staff reporter
Bombshell Allegation: Geza accuses President Mnangagwa of plotting VP Chiwenga's death
In a startling revelation during his recent State of the Nation Address, Blessed "Bombshell" Geza has accused Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa of conspiring to assassinate Vice President Consta...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:40hrs | 5311 | by Paul Ndou
Prince Dube on Kaizer Chiefs radar again
Zimbabwe international striker Prince Dube has been linked with a potential return to the South African Premier Soccer League, with Kaizer Chiefs reportedly keen on securing his services in the upcomi...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 10:41hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
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 | 388 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo councillors walk out of meeting chaired by deputy mayor
Bulawayo's Town Clerk, Mr. Christopher Dube, has issued a clarification regarding the election of a new Deputy Mayor, stating that city councillors do not have the authority to elect a new Deputy Mayo...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:56hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter
Billiat, Chikuhwa's tussle for top gong
KHAMA Billiat, one of Zimbabwe's footballing icons, has made a sensational return to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) in 2024, adding a new chapter to his illustrious career. After an acco...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Farai Jere wants to be Zifa President?
The race for the presidency of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) is intensifying, with notable candidates positioning themselves for the coveted role. Farai Jere, the current Premier Soccer Lea...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 08:18hrs | 1613 | by Staff reporter
Zapu veterans rally behind Chiwenga
War veterans affiliated with the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) and women and youth associations linked to Zanu-PF have publicly declared their support for Vice President Constantino Chiw...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:53hrs | 2623 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's covert operation targets dissent ahead of 2028 elections?
As Zimbabwe's political landscape heats up in anticipation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's potential power retention schemes, a covert operation reportedly aims to silence dissenting voices througho...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:52hrs | 904 | by Staff reporter
Isolated thundershowers expected in some areas
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast partly cloudy and warm conditions for the northern half of Zimbabwe tomorrow, with a possibility of isolated thundershowers in some areas duri...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:25hrs | 881 | by Staff reporter
Match fixing fears overshadow thrilling Northern Region Soccer League race
The tension is palpable, and the stakes have never been higher as MWOS FC and Scottland FC find themselves locked in a fierce battle for promotion to the top-flight league in the Northern Region Socce...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 12:42hrs | 174 | 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 | 523 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat shines
Yadah 1-0 HerentalsKhama Billiat once again proved his class with a stunning performance capped by a brilliant goal as Yadah triumphed over Herentals in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League clash ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 09:46hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele monarchy resuscitation debate heats up
A call for the resuscitation of the Ndebele monarchy has sparked renewed debate. Advocates argue that it is crucial for preserving Ndebele cultural identity, which has been gradually eroded by western...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 10:45hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa announces South Africa election date
In a press statement released today, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) welcomed the announcement of the long-awaited date for the National and Provincial Elections in South Africa, scheduled for the...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Will the new ‘ZiG' ‘gold backed' digital currency alleviate Zimbabwe's currency stability woes?
THE chronic problem of Zimbabwe's economy has its roots in the land reform activities that began more than 30 years ago.The principle of ‘ethnic balance' in land ownership was fair. The prob...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 08:02hrs | 2 | by John Mc Keown
Foreign funded report fingers Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF activists and its affiliate, Forever Associates Zimbabwe (FAZ), have been cited among leading perpetrators of political violence.FAZ has been linked to the dreaded spy agency, Central ...Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:48hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF invades schools in hunt for votes
Zanu-PF is in the eye of a storm amid accusations that its officials are disrupting learning at schools, especially in rural areas as campaigning for the August 23 elections heats up.This publ...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 09:03hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF 'deploys drones' to spy on Chamisa's CCC
THE ruling Zanu-PF party yesterday "deployed drones" to spy on the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) campaign launch in Gweru as the August 23 polls campaign heats up.President Em...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 07:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere: Popular delusions or realpolitik?
THE nomination court has sat and registered aspiring candidates for the upcoming polls. The process was marred with drama generally, but it was the presumptive presidential candidates that provided th...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 19:43hrs | 4 | by Ntando Dumani
Steenhuisen mobilising 'apartheid' parties to defeat ANC
As the debate over coalition formation heats up, the National Chairperson of the African National Congress (ANC) Gwede Mantashe has launched a scathing attack on Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John S...Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Race for Prosecutor General heats up...as new dark horse emerges
The promotion of Nelson Mutsonziwa to serve as acting Prosecutor General came as a timely move as the appointing authority goes through a list of potential candidates to fill up the post which was lef...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 13:53hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Mnangagwa must speak out against violence'
POLITICAL commentators yesterday urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to speak up and act following a resurgence of political violence that claimed the life of an opposition supporter in Kwekwe last wee...Published: 05 Mar 2022 at 08:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF youths beat CCC driver
Zanu-PF youths savagely assaulted Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Kwekwe by-election candidate Judith Tobaiwa's driver as the political temperature heats up ahead of the March 26 by-elections....Published: 05 Feb 2022 at 19:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mudha Ncube chickens out of Zanu-PF Midlands race
STATE security minister Owen Mudha Ncube has dropped out of the race for the Zanu-PF Midlands provincial chairmanship as the deadly internecine fights for control of the party heats up following the i...Published: 22 Oct 2021 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's new tool against dissent
THE incarceration at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison and delayed acquittal of two opposition activists by the Supreme Court last week is symptomatic of Zanu-PF's desperate attempt to weaponise the l...Published: 11 Jun 2021 at 07:18hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs resists female VP push
Zanu-PF is resisting calls to amend its constitution to re-introduce a woman as one of the party's vice presidents - as the race to replace former State vice president Kembo Mohadi heats up.Th...Published: 06 Apr 2021 at 15:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
COVID-19 vaccines face political haggling in Zimbabwe
A staunch supporter of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change Alliance in Zimbabwe, 29-year-old Mateline Chiwandamira, is waiting for a signal from the party president, Nelson Chamisa, whether ...Published: 04 Apr 2021 at 22:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Battle over ZANU PF Mash Central heats up
The battle for the soul of ZANU PF Mazowe DCC chairmanship has kicked off with John Mudzonga launching his campaign without clearance from the office of the National Political Commissar. In a ...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 10:45hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Khupe is dancing Nobert Kunonga music
Not so long ago the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe had tasted abhorrent deep factional fights pitted embattled cleric Bishop Nobert Kunonga and the then incumbent Chad Gandiya cabal. Kunonga, a stan Muga...Published: 18 May 2019 at 08:44hrs | 1 | by Benny Gudo
Knives out for Biti, Ncube
MDC vice president Elias Mudzuri says party structures should reject both Tendai Biti and Welshman Ncube as they once left the party to form their own political parties, as the fighting for the three ...Published: 07 May 2019 at 08:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC national elective Congress 2019: Biti-Ncube rebirth or death
Less than a month to the MDC crunch congress slated for Gweru, a lot is happening within the mainstream opposition outfit as the jostle for positions heats up. Interim party President Advocate & p...Published: 24 Apr 2019 at 08:19hrs | 2 | by Benny Gudo
Anti-sanctions crusade heats up
The push for the United States government and the European Union (EU) bloc to remove the two-decade-old sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe is beginning to snowball with international organisations adding a...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:10hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora, Mudzuri gang up against Chamisa?
As the MDC-Alliance heats up for electoral congress, party vice president Elias Mudzuri and Secretary General Douglas Mwonzora are allegedly secretly working with the party leadership in Masvingo to r...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 07:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF campaign mood heats up
Enter Tafadzwa Musarara as the campaign mood heats up.Enter Tafadzwa Musarara as the campaign mood heats up ...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 13:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-T decides on candidates
The MDC-T national elections directorate met yesterday to deliberate on the selection of party candidates in preparation for this year's elections.The meeting came as senior party officials ar...Published: 04 Apr 2018 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The NPF-Mugabe factor in 2018 polls
The emergence of the National Patriotic Front (NPF) led by the former minister of state for Mashonaland East provincial affairs, Retired Brigadier-General Ambrose Mutinhiri, has created possibilities ...Published: 29 Mar 2018 at 14:00hrs | | by ZDI RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Zanu PF fight for Chiredzi West constituency heats up
CHIREDZI - Zanu PF fights for what can be described as the hottest seat in the country's south eastern sugar farming town of Chiredzi, has reached high levels, with accusations and counter accus...Published: 15 May 2017 at 09:54hrs | 2 | by Garikai Mafirakureva
Zuma stuns Zweli Mkhize at ANC rally
President Jacob Zuma stunned ANC deputy president hopeful Zweli Mkhize when he made a surprise arrival at the event where Mkhize would have looked to launch himself in the run-up to this year's el...Published: 16 Jan 2017 at 08:06hrs | 7 | by City Press
Tsvangirai's appointment of Vice Presidents a clear succession matrix
A business executive and political commentator Simba Mhuriro has said the appointment of additionally two Vice Presidents in the MDC-T by Morgan Tsvangirai was a clear succession matrix than anything ...Published: 17 Jul 2016 at 04:49hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu-PF fails to finalise on suspensions
Yesterday's Zanu-PF politburo meeting failed to finalise on pending disciplinary cases of its members across the country as had been expected, with the party's decision-making body tasking national po...Published: 07 Apr 2016 at 10:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Way into disgruntled Zanu PF member's head is through his stomach - Mugabe knows that too well!
The way to a man's heart is through his stomach! Many people would agree. The way into a disgruntled Zanu PF member's head is through his/her stomach! Anyone remotely familiar with Zimba...Published: 10 Dec 2015 at 19:44hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Grace tell Mphoko she is Shoko (monkey) clan - the devourers of 'mazhanje nemambishi'!
Zimbabwe's politics is getting really complex and demanding; who would have guessed that a VP is now expected to know everything about the First Lady including her family tree and totem!"You (...Published: 22 Nov 2015 at 08:37hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mugabe blast 'undisciplined and rogue' Zanu-PF youths
President Robert yesterday blasted some "undisciplined and rogue" party youths, whom he accused of stoking divisions in the party by attacking their leaders, warning them that their days were numbered...Published: 17 Oct 2015 at 10:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
7 models booted out of Miss Zimbabwe boot camp
SEVEN more models have been booted out of the Miss World Zimbabwe boot camp this week bringing the number of evictees to 11 as the race for the crowning of the country's queen heats up.There a...Published: 06 Apr 2015 at 22:11hrs | 2 | by Bongani Ndlovu
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