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A city at risk of collapsing: The cost of the search for gold in Zimbabwe
DOROTHY Moyo says a prayer every time she walks, runs, or drives around her neighbourhood in central Zimbabwe - afraid that the earth will give away from beneath her feet, dragging her underground....Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:21hrs | 1882 | by Staff reporter
Boost for ZiG as gold deliveries soar
Zimbabwe saw a significant increase in gold deliveries in July, driven mainly by contributions from artisanal and small-scale miners. Deliveries surged by 33% to 3,495 kg from 2,618 kg in June...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:33hrs | 345 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mulls probe into drop in gold output
The government is considering investigating the small-scale gold mining sector to determine the factors behind the recent decline in deliveries, amid fears of increased smuggling. Gold production from...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's foot in the mouth again
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has an uncanny ability to frequently put his foot in the mouth, sometimes without harm but his recent episode on structured currency has left a trail of economic disaster....Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:11hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Who is protecting Henrieta Rushwaya?
Zimbabwe is in a state of disaster where the leaders are caught in a web of corruption, putting the young people and the next generation into a hopeless future of wallowing in abject poverty wit...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:21hrs | 11 | by Leonard Koni
Mnangagwa's niece out on US$500 bail
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, arrested Tuesday on a charge of defrauding an Indian businessman of US$1 million in a botched mine acquisition deal, has been released on US$50...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 17:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's niece up for US$1 million fraud
Zimbabwe Miners Federation president, Henrietta Rushwaya has appeared in court for allegedly defrauding an Indian investor of US$1 million in a mining deal. She appeared before Harare regional...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:19hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's niece arrested
ZIMBABWE Miners' Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been arrested on allegations involving an undisclosed mining transaction.Last night police said they would not release any details ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 06:29hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mr. President, are you satisfied with how you're treating Zimbabweans?
So, the Zimbabwe regime believes that the manner in which they are governing the country is for the benefit of citizens.In fact, information minister Jenfan Muswere was quite unequivocal, a fe...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 19:43hrs | 8 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 11 | by Staff reporter
Gold Mafia exposes Mnangagwa's US$240m election war chest
SELF-STYLED prophet and President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ambassador-at-large Uebert Madzanire, aka Uebert Angel, has claimed that Mnangagwa will spend US$240 million for his re-election bid.Appe...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Petition for Uebert Angel's arrest
Zimbabwe's ambassador-at-large, Uebert Madzanire, alias Uebert Angel, after he was implicated in an alleged money laundering and gold smuggling scam by international news channel, Al JazeeraOV...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 07:37hrs | 9 | 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 | | by Ntando Dumani
Mnangagwa appoints niece as new ZBC board Chair
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has given his approval for the appointment of seven individuals to the board of directors of the State broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), as announc...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:22hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Convicted gold smuggler retains Miners Federation presidency
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation (ZMF) President Henrietta Rushwaya has received the backing of eight provinces within the artisanal and small miners association to retain her presidency.A meeting h...Published: 02 Dec 2023 at 05:45hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa connections spared Rushwaya jail
A FORTNIGHT ago, we boldly declared "Rushwaya exhausts nine lives" in one of our headlines. How wrong we were!At the time, it seemed the chickens had finally come home to roost for Henrietta R...Published: 23 Nov 2023 at 06:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagw's niece gets very light sentence, fined US$5000, 6kgs gold forfeited
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been fined US$5000 for trying to smuggle 6kg of gold worth more than US$333 000 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, three years ago.Rush...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Henrietta Rushwaya judge gets US$400,000 house on eve of sentencing
A judge set to deliver judgment in Henrietta Rushwaya's gold smuggling trial was given a house by the government last Friday, ZimLive can reveal.The transaction was approved by chief cabinet s...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:21hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Rushwaya deserves a harsh sentence
THE State yesterday said Zimbabwe Miners Federation president, Henrietta Rushwaya, deserves a harsh custodial sentence following her conviction on charges of attempting to smuggle 6 kilogrammes of gol...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:14hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
D-Day for gold smuggler Rushwaya
ZIMBABWE Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya, recently convicted of trying to smuggle 6kg of gold worth more than US$333 000 to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will be sentenced at the High Co...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 05:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa niece's sentencing delayed again
The High Court has once again deferred sentencing of Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) president Henrietta Rushwaya to Wednesday after prosecution called in three witnesses to nail her in aggravation. ...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 20:21hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's niece convicted of smuggling
Zimbabwe Miners Federation president Henrietta Rushwaya has been convicted for attempting to smuggle gold worth US$333,000 to Dubai through the RGM International Airport. She said she took the wrong b...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 14:36hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold deliveries up 26% in September
Gold deliveries to Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) saw a notable increase of 26.24% in September compared to August, according to the latest data. This surge in gold deliveries reflects a recovery in the...Published: 06 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA set to appoint new CEO
ZIFA is on track to welcome a new leader to its secretariat by mid-October, with reports indicating that the Normalisation Committee has concluded interviews for the position of a new chief executive ...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Delays in issuance of mining certificates worrying
The Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) has expressed deep concern over the protracted delays in the issuance of mining certificates, citing that this has led to unnecessary disputes arising from the ove...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa niece's gold smuggling: State closes case?
The state has closed its case against Henrietta Rushwaya (56) who is appearing in the Anti-Corruption Court at the High Court of Harare on charges of smuggling 6kg of gold valued at USD333 042.28...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 12:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
2 Mutsvangwas, 6 women and 3 Mnangagwas
With former television personality Tatenda Mavetera thrown into the mix, one needs very little imagination to describe Zimbabwe's Cabinet that was sworn into office early this week following a sham el...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 22:09hrs | 4 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabwe produces US$1,1 billion gold
Zimbabwe produced a total of 16 855kg or 594 543 ounces of gold in the first seven months of this year, translating to about US$1,1 billion in value, statistics from Fidelity Gold Refinery (FGR) show....Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 13:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses more than US$23b through IFFs
Zimbabwe lost more than US$23 billion through illicit financial flows (IFFs) between 1980 and 2018, a new report compiled by the African Development Bank (AfDB) shows.Other sources, however, s...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:25hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
AU accomplice in Zimbabwe corruption
THE sincerity of African leaders and institutions in fighting corruption has come under scrutiny following the appointment of controversial Zimbabwean self-styled prophet Uebert Angel as its Pan-Afric...Published: 25 Jul 2023 at 08:24hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala detention, a serious violation of rights'
HUMAN rights defenders have expressed concern over alleged weaponisation of the police, Judiciary and prison services, citing the continued detention of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator ...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Foreign organisations petition Mnangagwa over Sikhala
A RECORD 18 civil society organisations from different parts of the world have petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa and key figures in his government over the growing trend of judicial persecution ...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 07:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gold production surges 21% in May
ZIMBABWE'S gold production surged a weighty 21 percent to 2 875 tonnes in May this year from 2 376 tonnes in the previous month, the latest official figures show.Statistics from Fidelity Gold ...Published: 07 Jun 2023 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 4 | by Jonathan Moyo
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 24 May 2023 at 17:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Confidence in August poll hits rock bottom
A NEW report reveals that confidence in the August general election has struck rock bottom, with the country failing the litmus test on tenets of electoral international best practice, less than three...Published: 22 May 2023 at 19:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
RBZ reverses Gold Mafia accounts freeze
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) yesterday made a summersault by reversing its order for banks to freeze accounts of several government officials and individuals ...Published: 16 May 2023 at 05:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel finally returns to Britain
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel - who fears being thrown under the bus should he return to Zimbabwe, because of the starring role he played in Al Jazeera's investigative Gold M...Published: 15 May 2023 at 19:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Govt must demand answers from Gold Mafia kingpins
DEAR President Mnangagwa,So the news out there is that your government has written to Al Jazeera demanding evidence. At least that breaks the silence, but the demand is a bit suspicious. My vi...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:24hrs | 10 | by Kennedy Kaitano
UK flags Zimbabwe over soaring corruption
LORD Robin Goldsmith, the United Kingdom's minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, has told the British Pa...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:07hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt demands gold smuggling evidence from Al Jazeera
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba says government has written to Qatari news network, Al Jazeera demanding evidence of gold smuggling and money laundering alleged in its investigative document...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:15hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ngarivhume jailing sends shock waves
Six years ago President Emmerson Mnangagwa promised to transform Zimbabwe's politics, which he said "had become poisoned, rancorous and polarising".After being sworn in to replace long time ru...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prophet Angel cleared of all suspicions claims?
Zanu-PF 'strategist' Acie Lumumba has made sensational claims that Uebert Angel has been cleared of all suspicions that arose after Al Jazeera's explosive Gold Mafia documentary.Lumumba who is...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel holed up in Dubai
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel is currently holed up in Dubai alongside several prominent members of rival gangs exposed in Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia investigative documentary a...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
CIO bosses dismiss Uebert Angel claims on their role in Gold Mafia
STATE security service Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) bosses say President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel (real surname Mudzanire), a selfstyled prophet, dang...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's Ambassador-at-large on a property-buying spree
PRESIDENTIAL Envoy and Ambassador-at-Large Uebert Angel, who is holed up in Dubai after being exposed as a player in gold smuggling and money laundering activities, has been on a property-buying spree...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa has refused to be stampeded into the 'Gold Mafia' mess
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has refused to be stampeded into the "Gold Mafia" mess following talk the opposition chief and lawyer once defended one of the culprits and ha...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's capital Harare among bottom 10 worst liveable cities
A leading research firm has ranked Harare among the bottom 10 worst liveable cities based on the Global Liveability Index, reflecting the country's socio-economic crisis which has caused dilapidation ...Published: 20 Apr 2023 at 07:44hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
British parliament seeks UK probe into Angel, Gold Mafia cartel
Avowed gold smuggler and money launderer Uebert Angel is not off hook yet after the House of Lords has moved to have the under-fire Zimbabwe top diplomat's assets frozen and his British citizenship st...Published: 19 Apr 2023 at 18:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel should never take Zimbabweans for fools!
So, according to the motor-mouthed self-proclaimed 'prophet' Uebert Angel - his willingness to assist launder U$100 million, on behalf of undercover investigative journalists, was all part of a 'class...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:48hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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