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Zille, DA exploits ANC turmoil to 'push own political agenda'
On June 30, 2024, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that eleven political parties had joined the multiparty coalition, which he called the 'Government of National Unity (GNU).'The United Afr...Published: 12 hrs ago | 371 | by Bheki Mngomezulu
'Israel won't last long'
Iran's supreme leader has vowed retaliation for West Jerusalem's incursion into Lebanon and siege of GazaThe surprise attack on Israel launched by Hamas last year was a "logical and legal" ste...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1612 | by Staff reporter
American activists called on U.S. authorities to stop supporting Ukraine and halt arms supplies
A meeting of the non-profit organization, "Ecological Union of Pacifists and Nonconformists," with journalists and public figures, was held in New York recently. The meeting took the form of a confere...Published: 15 hrs ago | 334 | by Staff Reporter
Mnangagwa govt warns errant businesses
Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has issued a stern warning to unscrupulous business operators seeking to exploit the exchange rate for persona...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 17:25hrs | 1537 | by Staff reporter
ZPRA veterans lament Tshinga Dube's death before return of confiscated properties
The ZPRA Veterans Association has expressed profound sorrow over the passing of Retired Colonel Tshinga Judge Dube, who died on Thursday evening at the age of 83 due to kidney failure. His death comes...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 13:22hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
MK Party reinstates challenge to the rigged outcome of SA's 29 May elections
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has reinstated its electoral court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May national and provincial elections and has asked it to order a rerun of the poll.The pa...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Masunda acquitted in indecent assault case
Former Harare Mayor Muchadeyi Masunda was acquitted yesterday by Harare magistrate Ayanda Ndlamini, who ruled that the State's case lacked evidence. The magistrate emphasized that proceeding further w...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Why buy a ZBC license when the broadcaster doesn't speak for suffering Zimbabweans?
The state-controlled broadcaster, the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC), has published its radio and television licence fees. This was one of the most outrageous lists I have seen a long...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:34hrs | 419 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Tsvangirai's spirit haunts Zanu-PF, claims Komichi
Senator Morgan Komichi has asserted that the legacy of former trade unionist and politician Morgan Tsvangirai continues to haunt Zanu-PF, despite the party's perceived decimation of opposition splinte...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:20hrs | 979 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Russia offers free language lessons in Zimbabwe
Russia has introduced in-person Russian language and culture lessons in Zimbabwe as part of its efforts to strengthen ties between the two nations. The free lessons are now being offered at the Univer...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:29hrs | 2432 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu trial to be live-streamed
In a notable development in Zimbabwe's judicial system, the High Court has granted Zimpapers Television Network (ZTN) permission to livestream the trial of prominent businessmen Mike Chimombe and Mose...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 16:35hrs | 938 | by Staff reporter
Activists remain silent after arrest and detention
Following their dramatic arrest on 31 July 2024, prominent activists Robson Chere, Namatai Kwekweza, Samuel Gwenzi, and Vusumuzi Moyo have remained unwilling to engage with the media or other stakehol...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 13:26hrs | 540 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa orders Parliament to finalise PVO Bill
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has directed the 10th Parliament to expedite the finalization of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Bill, a move critics argue will significantly restrict the opera...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe bankers warn of price increases
Bankers in Zimbabwe are raising alarms about potential price increases and shortages of basic commodities following the recent devaluation of the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) by over 40% by the Reserve Bank of...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:56hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt working on currency stability
In a comprehensive State of the Nation Address delivered yesterday at the new Parliament Building in Mt Hampden, President Emmerson Mnangagwa highlighted the government's ongoing efforts to stabilize ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 163 | by Staff reporter
BAZ, central bank meet over policy interventions
The Bankers Association of Zimbabwe (BAZ) held a crucial meeting with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor, Dr. John Mushayavanhu, on Monday to address key policy changes from the Monetary Poli...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:44hrs | 51 | by Staff reporter
Foreign mining companies should follow Zimbabwe laws
Foreign mining companies must ensure their operations in Zimbabwe benefit indigenous citizens, who are the rightful owners of the country's natural resources. This was the message from Remigious Matan...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 08:40hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF consistent, immovable and unshaken
AMERICAN journalist and essayist Henry Louis Mencken once remarked: "The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by an endless series ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 16:14hrs | 349 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Chimombe, Mpofu engage Lovemore Madhuku
Businessman Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu appeared at the High Court today to face charges of fraud involving US$7.7 million, allegedly siphoned from the Presidential Pass-On Scheme. The high-profile ...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 15:27hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Google invites Black founders in SA to apply for startup funding
Google has officially opened applications for the Google for Startups Accelerator Africa: Black Founders program, specifically targeting Black-owned startups in South Africa. The program is designed t...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 13:19hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
7 big global companies dump South Africa
Many large global companies, including Shell, HSBC, PNB Paribas, Rolex, AngloGold Ashanti, TotalEnergies, and BP's Aviation Fuel Business, are dumping South Africa.Last week, HSBC announced th...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 12:35hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
Murape Murape dumps Dembare
Former Dynamos captain Murape Murape has officially resigned from his position on the club's technical team, citing tensions within the leadership as a significant factor in his decision. Anno...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 09:16hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
MPs demand explanation from Mthuli Ncube
WEDZA North MP Itai Ndudzo has formally demanded that Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube provide a ministerial statement addressing the recent devaluation of Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency, the Zimbab...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe shops impose limits amid panic-buying?
Some shops across Zimbabwe have imposed "one item per person" rules for products such as milk to fend off panic-buying triggered by a new loss of faith in the country's latest currency.Last we...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 1174 | by Staff reporter
Exposing economic saboteurs threatening Zimbabwe's future
THE introduction of the Zimbabwe Gold Currency (ZiG) symbolised a shift toward economic sovereignty, self-reliance and stability. Yet, instead of celebrating this monumental effort, some individuals w...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:49hrs | 237 | by Innocent Mujeri
Mnangagwa signs 5 aviation protocols
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a significant step in supporting international civil aviation by signing five instruments of ratification and accession related to the International Civil Aviati...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi attends inauguration of Mexico's first female president
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday represented Zimbabwe at the historic inauguration of Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. The ceremony, held at the Legislative Palace of San Láza...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 110 | by Staff reporter
The curse of diamonds: How Zimbabwe's wealth is failing its people
I was listening this morning as the Minister of Mines, Winston Chitando, boasted over Zimbabwe's increasing diamond production. Indeed, Zimbabwe's diamond industry has long been touted as a be...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:09hrs | 759 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mafume suspends town clerk Chisango
Harare mayor Jacob Mafume has suspended Town Clerk Hosiah Chisango on allegations of misconduct, including the unauthorized awarding of a street lighting tender to a blacklisted company and unlawfully...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 14:30hrs | 286 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo gifts Daisy Mtukudzi a 2024 Toyota Fortuner
Controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo has made headlines once again, this time by gifting Daisy Mtukudzi, widow of the late music legend Oliver Mtukudzi, a brand-new 2024 Toyota Fortuner. The ges...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 13:42hrs | 1131 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF never helped ANC/Umkhonto wesizwe during Apartheid: MRP tells Ramaphosa
MTHWAKAZI REPUBLIC PARTY has corrected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for thanking Zanu PF and Zimbabwe for helping South Africa during the liberation war indicating that it was not Zan...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 22:35hrs | 1653 | by Stephen Jakes
BCC denounces Dexter Nduna's bid to seize parking management in Bulawayo: A threat to local jobs and progress
Bulawayo - The City of Bulawayo is once again under threat, not by external forces, but by a political figure intent on sabotaging the livelihoods of its young citizens. Dexter Nduna, a notorious ZANU...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 14:28hrs | 6075 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Anti-Chinese investors Maguwu releases a damning report
The relationship between Chinese-owned extractive companies and local communities in Zimbabwe has deteriorated, marked by growing mistrust, suspicion, and a series of reported abuses. A recent report ...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
Factionalism threatens Zanu-PF unity
ZANU-PF's ongoing cell restructuring exercise has revealed deep-rooted factionalism within the ruling party, as loyalists aligned with President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 07:42hrs | 979 | by Staff reporter
Amsterdam activists hand out hundreds of balloons and leaflets in protest against neocolonialism
In the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, representatives of the African community gathered to protest against the neocolonial regime and the exploitation of the African continent's population....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 18:51hrs | 406 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's government: The biggest threat to its own currency
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) recent decision to devalue the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG) by 50% has left the nation reeling. Overnight, the currency's value plummeted from 14 to 23.4 against ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 15:25hrs | 3296 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Retired Justice Sello Nare dies
Retired Justice Sello Nare, Chairperson of the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC), has passed away at the age of 81.A family spokesperson, Lesley Ncube, confirmed the news to ...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 12:00hrs | 1387 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, opposition and the road to 2028
Zanu-PF's internal power dynamics regarding President Emmerson Mnangagwa's tenure beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms ending in 2028 and the state of the currently fractured opposition....Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:32hrs | 237 | by Zimbabwe Democracy Institute
Selmor Mtukudzi battles depression amid ongoing family feud
Selmor Mtukudzi, the daughter of late music legend Dr. Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, is currently grappling with depression stemming from a contentious family feud that has reached a boiling point. The emot...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:23hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans outraged after RBZ devalues ZiG
A storm of outrage has swept across Zimbabwe following the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) shocking decision to devalue the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency by 75%. The drastic measure has ignited a wave...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 13:27hrs | 6726 | by Staff reporter
ZiG collapse linked to Mnangagwa SADC chairship?
During a recent Senate debate, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Senator Cecil Zvidzai urged Zimbabweans to confront uncomfortable truths about national issues impacting citizens' well-being. His re...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:14hrs | 2436 | by Staff reporter
CCC to probe mayors who attended Herbert Chitepo School of ideology programme
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has condemned the Local Government Ministry for allegedly abusing its authority by imposing mandatory ideology training on mayors, which the opposition party sa...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:12hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
JSC ordered to release judges' public interviews results
Freelance journalist Mlondolozi Ndlovu has successfully won a case against the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) before the Public Information Appeals Committee (PIAC), after the JSC initially refused...Published: 28 Sep 2024 at 12:11hrs | 231 | by Staff reporter
South Africa judicial system is captured by white interests
The Umkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) has expressed its disdain after a judgment was handed down on Friday by the Western Cape High Court against its deputy president, Dr John Hlophe who was interdicted fr...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 16:20hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zimra goes after businesses rejecting ZiG
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has launched a sweeping operation targeting businesses that are evading taxes and undermining the Zimbabwean currency (ZiG or ZWG) by rejecting the local currenc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 12:29hrs | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, ANC were publicly sworn enemies
Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF and South Africa's old National Party government were publicly sworn enemies. Privately, their relationship was a bit more complicated.On 7 and 8 February, 1983, for instanc...Published: 27 Sep 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1224 | by Peter Fabricius
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema threatening to delay 2026 elections
On 13 September, Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema addressed parliament in fulfilment of the Constitution that requires the president to address the National Assembly every year and provide a repo...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 14:55hrs | 653 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
War veterans reject Mnangagwa's third term
In a significant political development, war veterans have publicly declared their opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's push for a third term as part of the ED2030 campaign, signaling widening ...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:41hrs | 2713 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe era farm grab victims to make way for Mnangagwa's wife
In a distressing echo of past land disputes, villagers residing at Arnold Farm, commonly known as Manzou, are reportedly facing pressures to vacate their homes to make way for First Lady Auxilia Mnang...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:40hrs | 2110 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema gears up to change Zambia's constitution
As President Hakainde Hichilema of Zambia made his annual address to parliament on 13 September, he shocked many observers as he made a series of revealing off-the-cuff remarks on the topic of constit...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 13:36hrs | 353 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
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