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Diasporas gift Tsholotsho with private school
A dedicated group of Zimbabweans based in South Africa has mobilized resources to construct a state-of-the-art private boarding and day school in the Tsholotsho district of Matabeleland North province...Published: 29 Oct 2024 at 07:39hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda wins prestigious UN fellowship
Talent Mudenda, a distinguished linguistics academic and indigenous language activist from Zimbabwe, has been awarded the esteemed 2024 OHCHR Minorities Fellowship. This prestigious program is organiz...Published: 14 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat excited to be back in South Africa
Khama Billiat never imagined that he would be back in South Africa representing Zimbabwe's national team when he left the neighboring country in February. The 33-year-old forward had retired from inte...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:21hrs | 15077 | by Staff reporter
Colonialists to give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.The deal – reached after years ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 12:39hrs | 217 | by Andrew Harding
Zimbabwe to repatriate remains of SA heroes
The remains of South African freedom fighters buried in Zimbabwe during the anti-apartheid struggle are set to be repatriated to their homeland. These fallen heroes were part of the broader regional e...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 07:23hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Pitso Mosimane sings Billiat's praises
THREE-TIME CAF Champions League-winning coach Pitso Mosimane has paid homage to his former player Khama Billiat.Billiat, 34, won the Player of the Month honour in the Zimbabwean top-flight for...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 13:52hrs | 866 | by Staff reporter
South African beauty contestant faces xenophobic backlash over Nigerian heritage
Chidimma Adetshina, a 23-year-old law student from Soweto, has recently found herself at the epicentre of a heated national debate, exposing a persistent strain of xenophobia within South African soci...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 18:31hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean arrested in Australia for smuggling drugs
A Zimbabwean man faces life in prison following an anonymous tip that led to the seizure of nearly 900 kilograms of methamphetamine, concealed in industrial machines imported from the United States. T...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:20hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says diaspora community has played a vital role
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has openly acknowledged the critical role of financial remittances from the Zimbabwean diaspora in revitalizing and stabilizing the nation's struggling economy. Sp...Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 20:48hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Africans of the world, unite
UNITING this great continent called Africa is of paramount importance. Perhaps more than that, it has always been crucial that the people of this continent flourish beyond measure. This is ver...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:47hrs | | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Remittances and FDI: Harmonizing Zimbabwe's economic strategies for sustainable growth
Zimbabwe's economy stands at a critical juncture, grappling with deep-seated challenges such as systemic unemployment, volatile currency fluctuations, and an uncertain business climate. Within this pr...Published: 18 May 2024 at 15:27hrs | 11 | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu
Big Nuz set to rock Filabusi
The surviving member of South African gqom band, Big Nuz, Mzi "Danger" Mtshomela, is gearing up to reconnect with the group's devoted fan base in Zimbabwe.He will be making an appearance at Sc...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Understanding suicide among diaspora-born youths
The prevalence of media reports highlighting the suicides of young Zimbabweans born in the Diaspora is a deeply concerning issue. The time has come for us as Zimbabweans to understand the underlying f...Published: 15 Mar 2024 at 13:10hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Google SVP sees Zimbabwe becoming Africa's tech hub
According to James Manyika, Senior Vice President at Google, Zimbabwe possesses immense potential to emerge as a leading technology innovation hub in Africa, provided that the costs associated with In...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 08:52hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
UN court to rule Friday in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
The United Nations' top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa's request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
Barotseland wants out of Zambia
Many countries in the world have independentist movements within their borders and the African continent is no exception. Due to its colonial past and the distribution of its regions between the Europ...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 20:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
The year Mnangagwa tightened grip on power
The air crackled with anticipation on November 22, 2017 as Zimbabwe witnessed a moment etched in history.Emmerson Mnangagwa, the man once cast out, returned to his homeland not as a fugitive, ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:59hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
6 Zimbabwe Power Company employees up for cables theft
SIX Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) employees stationed in Hwange were arrested for stealing electricity transmission cables worth thousands at the company premises in the coal mining town.Tawand...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 07:30hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican hustlers take over Harare streets
In the bustling heart of Harare, with towering skyscrapers and vendors hawking wares amid the honking symphony of traffic, a unique brand of entrepreneurship thrives.Young Mozambican men, thei...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Botswana MPs reject Zimbabwe passports deal
Botswana parliamentarians have unequivocally expressed their opposition to the proposed removal of passports for travel between their country and Zimbabwe.Responding to a statement made in the...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:45hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Why is Welshman Ncube being ethnically targeted and bullied?
I repeat and for good reasons, no matter what it takes, Shona ethnic majoritarianism, Gukurahundism and imperialism has to be fought in the following spheres: culture and language , education, healthc...Published: 16 Dec 2023 at 08:48hrs | 1 | by Bekithemba Sibhalwa Jnr
Chamisa pleads with Mnangagwa
The leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Nelson Chamisa, has urgently appealed to President Emmerson Mnangagwa to reconsider the scheduled December 9 by-elections, citing the recent trag...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 12:46hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
General PV Sibanda is entitled to make political choices freely
APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMANDER DEFENCE FORCES [CDF] GENERAL PV SIBANDA AS AN EX OFFICIO MEMBER OF THE ZANUPF POLITBURO: A CRITICAL REVIEWThe bottom part of this announcement of appointments to t...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:32hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
Everton Mlalazi wins big at Nigerian gospel show
From his homeland to Nigeria, the multilingual praise and worship singer, Everton Mlalazi, is now reaping the rewards of his artistic investments.As he continues to garner attention across the...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Redi Thlabi: the black woman weaponized against South Africa
South Africa is under attack by Western countries led by the US due to its BRICS membership and non-aligned geopolitical policy. This isn't surprising, given the West's frustration with the country's ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 12:46hrs | 2 | by Larmbert Ebitu
Somaliland ignites global investment spark with Fencorp Global partnership
In a remarkable strategic maneuver aimed at luring foreign investment, the Ministry of Investment and Industrial Development in Somaliland has orchestrated a pivotal rendezvous with the prestigious Fe...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 14:20hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe students abroad to get more support
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ambassador Frederick Shava, emphasized the vital role that Zimbabwean students pursuing higher education abroad play in the country's economic deve...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Helen Suzman Foundation appeal against ZEPs ruling faces misinformation campaign
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF), a human rights organization that successfully challenged the South African government's plan to revoke Zimbabwean Exemption Permits (ZEPs) by December 2022, has reve...Published: 21 Sep 2023 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Malinga laid to rest
Today, Joshua Malinga, a late member of the Zanu-PF Politburo and a special adviser to President Mnangagwa's office, was laid to rest at the National Heroes Acre.Malinga, who had been declared...Published: 15 Sep 2023 at 17:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
South African woman launches heartfelt search for long-lost family in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
South Africa - Smangele Khumalo, a South African resident, has embarked on an emotional journey in search of her long-lost family in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Armed with limited information about her relati...Published: 12 Sep 2023 at 13:18hrs | 8 | by Moyo Roy
Kasukuwere begs Zimbabwe poll observers
SELF-EXILED former Cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has pleaded with election observers and the international community to keep a vigilant eye on political violence during this year's elections....Published: 16 Aug 2023 at 06:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere rallies citizens, poll observers against political violence
Exiled former cabinet minister-turned-opposition-politician Saviour Kasukuwere has urged Zimbabweans to stand strong in the face of continued acts political violence often blamed on some Zanu-PF suppo...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 21:50hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean multimillionaire changing lives in the UK
AS the elections in Zimbabwe approach, I am speaking with one of the millions from that country in greener pastures far from home.Despite the enduring difficulties of her homeland, Guernsey-ba...Published: 31 Jul 2023 at 06:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vet pleads for tolerance ahead of elections
Zanu-PF local government candidate and war veteran Ivan Mbengo has pleaded for tolerance ahead of elections to achieve multiparty democracy.The Mutare Urban ward 11 candidate, Mbengo spoke on ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hypocrites: Britain's new 'Patriotic Act'
The UK government has enacted a National Security Act which creates a host of draconian offences for unpatriotic conduct against Albon's homeland, criminalising, for example, the engagement by its cit...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 17:43hrs | 6 | by Jonathan Moyo
Mnangagwa misses out as Beitbridge renames suburbs, streets
BEITBRIDGE Municipality has completed the process of renaming streets, suburbs and business centres in line with its modernisation drive.The exercise which involved the consultation of residents a...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Thomas Mapfumo retires in exile
OF all my records by Zimbabwean musicians, the one I treasure the most is Thomas Mapfumo's crackly 7-inch single with "Kuyaura" on side A and "Zvanyadza" on the flip side.Released in 1979, tow...Published: 17 Jul 2023 at 06:50hrs | 11 | by Percy Zvomuya
Beitbridge traditional leader Headman Tshinoni dies at 81
BEITBRIDGE senior traditional leader, Headman Tshinoni, born Samuel Dube (81) has died following a long illness.The soft-spoken leader from Old Nuli area under Beitbridge east died on Saturday...Published: 10 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses cricket talent to England
The ECB are to lobby the government to expedite exciting batting talent Tawanda Muyeye's eligibility for England.Kent opener Muyeye, 22, is currently on a five-year leave to remain period whic...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Life of refugees at Zimbabwe's Tongogara Refugee Camp
"Before Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) came into this camp, I was always full of stress and anger," claimed Elina (26), a refugee staying at Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge."There was no pl...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
The inspiring journey of Joshua Nkomo, African hero
IN the annals of African history, there are few figures as iconic and revered as the late Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, affectionately known as Father Zimbabwe. A towering presence with an air of com...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 08:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe football practitioners must self-introspect'
TWINE Phiri the former Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League chairman, has demanded that all football practitioners do a self-introspection of themselves as the league celebrates 30 years and the country 60 ...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Lovemore Dube
US cautions Malawi over ties with Russia
The US government has cautioned the Malawi government over bilateral ties with Russia.This follows minister of Homeland Security Ken Zikhale Ng'oma's recent trip to Russia where he led a high ...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 08:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
Diasporans Forgotten
The promise of a Diaspora vote by President Emerson Mnangagwa, once seen as a beacon of hope for Zimbabweans living abroad, has been nothing but a broken promise. Elections in Zimbabwe are only a few ...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 11:06hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Can Afrikaners save South Africa?
I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 1 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa's dark trail
CorruptionAs for the optics and visuals, you wouldn't say President Emmerson Mnangagwa - where corruption is concerned - has disappointed.During the hot days - months before the late R...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:33hrs | 3 | by Tawanda Majoni
Zimbabwe-born lock Snyman set to leave Leicester Tigers
ZIMBABWE - BORN Leicester Tigers lock Eli Snyman will leave the English Premiership club to return to Italian side Benetton next season.The 27-year-old joined Tigers in 2021 after a spell in T...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
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
Zhezhingtonz unstoppable
THE heavens are surely smiling down upon Gwanda-based musician Zhezhingtonz as he landed a collaboration with South African artiste Dr Malinga. Also, he recently appeared on South African Broadcasting...Published: 25 Apr 2023 at 06:32hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
I left Zimbabwe to live in South Africa. I want to go back. This is why it's hard
Many South Africans wonder why so many of us Zimbabweans came to be settled in their country, and wonder why we do not simply return to our homeland.This is my story - about my rural homestead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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