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Walter Mzembi's PhD raises red flags
In December 2015, former Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Walter Mzembi proudly declared that he had earned a PhD from Aldersgate University College. However, the United Kingdom investigative unit Dug Up h...Published: 5 hrs ago | 701 | by Staff reporter
Man without penis accused of rape, awarded damages by court
THE police minister has to pay a man R800 000 in damages after he was arrested on a charge of raping a neighbour's child, yet the man had no penis as this was severed years ago when he was 12 years ol...Published: 5 hrs ago | 995 | by Staff reporter
Scrutinise councillors' character, qualifications
Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government, Engineer George Mlilo, has urged political parties and voters to thoroughly scrutinize the character and qualifications of councillors b...Published: 6 hrs ago | 43 | by Staff reporter
Zinef condemns Mhlanga harassment
Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) chairperson, Dumisani Muleya, has condemned the police's pursuit of Alpha Media Holdings online radio and television HStv platform anchor Blessed Mhlanga. This ...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:25hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
Journalist Blessed Mhlanga to surrender to police
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga has vowed to present himself to the police after authorities launched a manhunt for him on allegations of distributing content deemed harmf...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 13:47hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police summon AMH CEO as journalist faces manhunt
Police have summoned Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) chief executive officer, Kenias Mafukidze, for questioning after plain-clothes officers visited his home on Friday morning. The visit comes amid a polic...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 13:42hrs | 880 | by Staff reporter
EcoCash Holdings to rebrand
EcoCash Holdings Limited has announced plans to rebrand following a corporate restructuring that has left Steward Bank as its only remaining unit. This follows the takeover of the company by businessm...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 11:12hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt for journalist Blessed Mhlanga
Zimbabwean police have launched a manhunt for senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga of Alpha Media Holdings, accusing him of distributing content deemed harmful to the state.National Police Spokes...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 10:59hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Ballots and Bullets: The Struggle for Democracy in Africa
Since the wave of independence that swept across Africa in the 1960s, the promise of democracy has remained elusive for much of the continent. The dream of democratic governance, where leaders are acc...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 08:34hrs | 699 | by Rutendo Vanessa Chisi
Khaya Cement to de-list on ZSE
KHAYA cement is set to de-list on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) as part of the resuscitation strategy amid indications that the major shareholder, Fossil Mines, will sale its shares at a loss as s...Published: 19 Feb 2025 at 20:21hrs | 370 | by Staff Reporter
How Trump's Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal impacts Zimbabwe and the path forward
THE decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement this year has once again sent shockwaves across the global community.While the move w...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:16hrs | 838 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NSSA chairman embroiled in underhand Rainbow Tourism Group takeover bid
NATIONAL Social Security Authority (Nssa) chairman Emmanuel Fundira, who is former chairman of African Sun Limited, and an ex-Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) senior executive Paula January are accused of ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:01hrs | 1344 | by NewsHawks
Police hunt for HStv journalist Blessed Mhlanga
Police are searching for local journalist Blessed Mhlanga, a reporter for Heart & Soul, an online broadcasting platform owned by Trevor Ncube's Alpha Media Holdings, following a series of hard-hit...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 14:07hrs | 2393 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa throws ED2030 praise singers under the bus
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated his commitment to serving only two terms in office, dismissing efforts by some within Zanu-PF to extend his tenure beyond 2028. Speaking at an interactive m...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:35hrs | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's children snubbed memorial service organised by Mwonzora
The children of the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the founding leader of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), have reportedly snubbed a memorial service organised in his honour by Douglas Mwonzora, the...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 09:05hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
High court bars Kudzayi from defaming Ken Sharpe
Online media company Kukurigo Communications has been ordered by High Court judge Justice Regis Dembure to stop publishing defamatory and derogatory content against West Properties Holdings and its ch...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 08:55hrs | 238 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei expands humanitarian work
Zimbabwean business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei's Bridging Gaps Foundation (BGF) has intensified its humanitarian initiatives in Mutoko district, Mashonaland East Province, by drilling boreholes and ins...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:45hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's son moves to block Choppies sale to Raji Modi
Siqokoqela Mphoko, son of the late former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko, has filed an urgent chamber application seeking to prevent the sale of Choppies Zimbabwe to Bulawayo businessman and Deputy...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:42hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
The Unholy Pursuit of Power: A Rebuttal to the Proposal for Extending President Mnangagwa's Term
An article by Tinotenda recently espoused the notion that the proposal for extending President Mnangagwa's term is centered around ensuring continuity and stability in Zimbabwe's economic recovery and...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 22:45hrs | 425 | by Etiwel Mutero
Changes at Steward Bank as Nyambirai makes a comeback
EcoCash Holdings has announced changes to its board following businessman Tawanda Nyambirai's recent acquisition of a controlling stake in the company.The development comes after a major restr...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:59hrs | 1648 | by Staff reporter
The push for Mnangagwa's term extension is a threat to national unity and development
In recent years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has repeatedly called for unity among Zimbabweans. On paper, this is a noble and constructive appeal. A united nation, working collectivel...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:09hrs | 549 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Security apparatus' ploy to shutdown Manhize foils,' Mutsvangwa claims
ZANU-PF spokesman, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has this Thursday sensationally claimed that a major security institution's ploy to shutdown Manhize ...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 2577 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Zimbabwe police set dogs on armed robber
Three suspected armed robbers have accused police of brutality and wrongful arrest during their court appearance in Bulawayo. The suspects, Silence Kwangwa (30), Julius Mugwagwa (28), and Felius Mvula...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:20hrs | 1705 | by Staff reporter
Zesa owes US$350m for Kariba South renovations
Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings (Zesa), is grappling with a staggering US$350 million debt for renovations at the Kariba South Power Station, as its foreign currency obligations continue to hi...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 13:55hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe crisis cannot be solved by simply replacing Mnangagwa
Trevor Ncube, Chairman of Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), has called for transformative leadership in Zimbabwe, arguing that the country's entrenched political and economic crises cannot be solved by simp...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 12:39hrs | 2268 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold reserves dwarfed by regional counterparts
Zimbabwe's gold reserves stood at 85,842.38 ounces (2.67 tonnes) as of December 31, 2024, valued at $223.8 million, according to an audit by BDO. The figures, based on international market prices, ref...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 12:21hrs | 402 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power deficit soars to 1,560 megawatts
Zimbabwe is grappling with a worsening power crisis, with the country's electricity deficit now standing at a staggering 1,560 megawatts (MW), according to a new report from Parliament's Portfolio Com...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:27hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
inDrive taxi driver kidnaps client in Zimbabwe
A 33-year-old taxi driver from Harare, Talent Mhembere, has been convicted of kidnapping a woman following a payment disagreement. The ruling was delivered by Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki, who f...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:33hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF told not to desecrate the Constitution
United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) leader, Elizabeth Valerio, has sharply criticized the ruling party ZANU PF for its reported efforts to amend the constitution, enabling President Emmerson Mnangagwa to e...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:40hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2024 foreign currency receipts top US$13bn
Zimbabwe's foreign currency inflows grew by 21 percent in 2024, reaching US$13.3 billion compared to US$11 billion in 2023, driven primarily by an increase in export proceeds, according to the Reserve...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Illegal cluster houses mushroom in Harare
Harare is witnessing the rapid rise of cluster houses across the city, despite the municipality's failure to allocate land for their development, highlighting the growing influence of land barons in t...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 08:04hrs | 2246 | by Staff reporter
Harare businessman implicated in US$40 000 scandal
A Harare businessman linked to Kukurigo Communications, Nominate Chazwe (42), has been arrested for allegedly extorting US$40,000 from WestProp Holdings while threatening to publish damaging informati...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:46hrs | 731 | by Staff reporter
Geza embroiled in fraud and intimidation scandal
Controversial war veteran, Blessed Geza, finds himself at the center of a fraud, perjury, and corruption scandal after failing to pay US$1,250,000 for a piece of land in Harare. Geza, who is embroiled...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:41hrs | 1769 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Parliament resumes sitting
Parliament of Zimbabwe officially resumes sitting today after nearly two months of recess, with a significant legislative workload awaiting legislators. The two houses had adjourned in December last y...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:39hrs | 241 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank cracks down on cash hoarding
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has expressed concern over millions of dollars lying idle in cash deposit boxes across the country, warning that the growing trend is stifling economic growth by dep...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 17:40hrs | 6317 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala details arrest drama in Penhalonga
National Democratic Working Group (NDWG) chairman Job Sikhala, a prominent activist and former MP, has recounted the events surrounding his arrest alongside 39 others during a meeting in Penhalonga, M...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:34hrs | 1069 | by Staff reporter
Madhuku strategy? Sikhala arrested, again
Opposition politician Job Sikhala and 21 members of his National Democratic Working Group were arrested in Mutare late this afternoon, police have confirmed.National police spokesperson Commis...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:03hrs | 3081 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves surge by 87%
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has reported a significant increase in its foreign currency reserves, which have surged by 87% to reach US$550 million as of January 2025. This marks a substantial g...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:49hrs | 3920 | by Staff reporter
Democracy and Elections in an Uneven World
Democracy is often presented as the great political ideal—the fairest system of governance, where people choose their leaders, shape their future, and hold their governments accountable. In theory, ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 10:53hrs | 294 | by Avelina Banda
Bard Santner growing in leaps and bounds
Fast-growing asset management firm Bard Santner Investors (Private) Limited has been appointed as the new fund manager for three unit trusts: Tetrad Gold Fund, Gross Income Fund, and Net Income Fund, ...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 14:39hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe man sentenced to 23 years for murder
James Munyaradzi from Gokwe South has been sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Gweru High Court Circuit for the brutal murder of 28-year-old Knowledge Jenhe. The tragic incident occurred on January...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:30hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cracks the whip on under-performing ministers
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has firmly addressed the issue of underperformance among some Ministers of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution, holding them accountable for lapses in submitting e...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:28hrs | 216 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Judges slam greedy leadership
High Court judges Justices Munamato Mutevedzi and Naison Chivayo have condemned corrupt and self-serving leadership while upholding the conviction and sentence of former Victoria Falls mayor Somveli D...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:15hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed 5 years for trafficking day-old baby
A Harare magistrate has sentenced a woman to five years imprisonment after she was convicted of trafficking a two-day-old baby from South Africa to Zimbabwe.Janet Maromo was found guilty of vi...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:05hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
ZACC to press new charges in US$9m tender case
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) has announced plans to lay new charges against Harare Town Clerk, Engineer Hosiah Chisango, and several associates after the National Prosecuting Authori...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:41hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF moves to expel Geza over 'treasonous' attacks on Mnangagwa
The Zanu-PF Mashonaland West provincial executive has called for the expulsion of outspoken war veteran and central committee member, Blessed Runesu Geza, following his scathing attacks on President E...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:49hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Church leader claims God wants Mnangagwa to rule until 2030
The leader of the Johanne the Fifth of Africa International Church, Archbishop Andyby Makururu, has declared that it is God's plan for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in power beyond the end of...Published: 04 Feb 2025 at 16:48hrs | 192 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Ganyiwa, Bhila face expulsion
Gutu East Member of Parliament (MP) Benjamin Ganyiwa is facing significant trouble within his party, Zanu-PF, which has begun the process of preparing for a by-election in the constituency. Last week,...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 09:33hrs | 1712 | by Staff reporter
Lusengo acquitted in Dynamos share ownership case
After a protracted legal battle spanning over three years, Dynamos Football Club (Pvt) Ltd board chairman Bernard Marriot Lusengo has been acquitted of fraud charges related to his acquisition of 51% ...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:47hrs | 152 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa duped by form 2 dropout?
In an embarrassing turn of events that echoes the infamous 2007 Rotina Mavhunga Chinhoyi diesel scam, Zimbabwean inventor Maxwell Chikumbutso has been caught misleading President Emmerson Mnangagwa wi...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:47hrs | 3623 | by Staff reporter
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