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Blessed Mhlanga denied bail at High Court
High Court Judge Gibson Mandaza has dismissed a bail appeal filed by detained Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, ruling that there was no compelling argument to overturn the findin...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 18:14hrs | 283 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga bail ruling today
HEART & Soul TV senior journalist, Blessed Mhlanga, will return to the High Court this morning for a ruling on his appeal against a magistrates court decision that denied him bail following his ar...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:18hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Muswere insinuates that Geza's speech is cyber rhetoric
President Mnangagwa is a visionary par-excellence, whose loyal service to Zimbabwe can never be over emphasised or rewritten, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr Jenfan Muswer...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Youths, War Vets trash Mnangagwa-Tungwarara dummy fund banner
Several youths and veterans of the liberation struggle mocked Presidential Youths Fund launch spearheaded by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his controversial advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara, descri...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:07hrs | 1927 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mnangagwa faces his waterloo
he Zanu-PF succession battle between Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga is reaching a critical juncture as the confrontation escalates ahead of the March 3...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 09:12hrs | 4766 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Silent Struggle: A Nation on the brink but too fearful to rise
Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis, and the time for silence has passed. Power cuts are routine, water supplies are unreliable, and roads are riddled with potholes. The healthcare system has collapsed, wi...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 21:22hrs | 1348 | by Vusani Magwala
Geza's source of bravado and the military gear?
Firebrand war veteran Blessed Geza resurfaced online Tuesday evening, reigniting political tensions as he called for nationwide street protests on March 31 to demand President Emmerson Mnangagwa's imm...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 12:41hrs | 3067 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Geza resurfaces, escalates attacks on Mnangagwa
Militant war veteran leader Blessed "Bombshell" Geza has resurfaced on X (Twitter) following his recent scathing attack on President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of failing the nation through nepo...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 20:22hrs | 2434 | by Staff reporter
Munyaka thrown off moving vehicle, dies of injuries
Police in Marondera are investigating the murder of a 38-year-old man who was thrown from a moving vehicle in the town's central business district on Monday afternoon.National police spokesper...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:41hrs | 1963 | by Staff reporter
What's the point of a witness protection law when Zimbabwe is a lawless country?
Can a government entrenched in corruption seriously be expected to fight it?The Whistle Blower and Witness Protection Bill, set to be tabled in Zimbabwe's National Assembly in August, appears ...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 13:40hrs | 383 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
What happens to Sam Nujoma's mantle? Who inherits it?
There are speculations in parts of the world, particularly in modern Western nations, individuals of remarkable are cloned. Human cloning refers to creating a genetically identical copy of a person, t...Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 549 | by Hosea Shishiveni
Blessed Mhlanga's bail appeal judgment reserved
Justice Gibson Mandaza of the Harare High Court has reserved judgment following a bail appeal by journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been in remand prison since his arrest for allegedly transmitt...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 11:30hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Voice of America dismantled over propaganda claims
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".A White House statement said th...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:15hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
CIO threatens Tsvangirai's ex-spokesperson over critical column
United Kingdom-based Zimbabwean journalist and former spokesperson for the late ex-Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Luke Tamborinyoka, has revealed threats against him by suspected Central Intelligen...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 09:27hrs | 1892 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF warns members
ZANU-PF has vowed to take disciplinary action against party members who use social media to attack its leadership or undermine the party's integrity, a senior official has warned.Speaking at a...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:19hrs | 119 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe drafting new social media regulation law
The Zimbabwean government is drafting new legislation to regulate social media use, aiming to curb the spread of misinformation, tackle ghost accounts, and prevent activities that could destabilize th...Published: 16 Mar 2025 at 09:19hrs | 545 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga reeks of cruelty, says Mutsvangwa
ZANU PF national spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has been secretly recorded making scathing remarks against Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, whom he describes as a cruel, unelectable, and uned...Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:47hrs | 1628 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga docket classified as security record
Defence lawyer Chris Mhike has raised concerns over the State's classification of Heart & Soul TV senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga's docket as a security record. Mhike made the complaint in court...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 10:57hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga back in court
Heart & Soul TV head of news Blessed Mhlanga will return to the Harare Magistrates Court today to face charges of incitement to violence.Harare magistrate Farai Gwitima previously remanded...Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:52hrs | 285 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets back Geza's call for change
The ZIPRA Veterans Association has thrown its weight behind Zanla war veteran Blessed Geza's calls for good governance and leadership change, citing rampant corruption, economic hardship, and stagnati...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 1004 | by Staff reporter
Withheld evidence delays bail application of journalist Blessed Mhlanga
Journalist Blessed Mhlanga was returned to jail on Wednesday after a Harare High Court judge requested more time to deliver a verdict on a defence application seeking critical evidence used by police ...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:43hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Bombshell fires up Zimbabwe's succession battle
It was a war veteran and senior Zanu-PF member named Blessed Geza, also known as "Bombshell", who launched a verbal offensive against Mnangagwa.A long convoy of armoured personnel tanks rollin...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 07:16hrs | 3811 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to introduce new law to regulate social media use
The Zimbabwean government is in the process of drafting new legislation to regulate social media platforms, aiming to address growing concerns over unregulated use.Speaking at a Ministers Meet...Published: 13 Mar 2025 at 06:53hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
A leader who fears prison will always imprison his opponents!
Fear can be a tyrannical leader's downfall!There is a peculiar irony in how some leaders choose to deal with their political opponents, journalists, and human rights defenders—imprisonment. ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:21hrs | 428 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Blessed Mhlanga's bail hearing adjourned indefinitely
High Court judge Justice Gibson Mandaza has indefinitely adjourned the bail hearing for Heart & Soul Television (HSTV) senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga to review an application for the use of vid...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 13:11hrs | 489 | by Staff reporter
POSB scandal exposes Mnangagwa?
Documents supporting President Emmerson Mnangagwa's controversial handling of the planned sale of the state-owned People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) have sparked grave concerns regarding transparency an...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 08:11hrs | 3469 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga unhappy in jail
The lawyer representing Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who is currently in jail on allegations of publishing messages inciting public violence, has revealed that his client is ...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 16:13hrs | 1746 | by Staff reporter
Cry, the beloved country
Zimbabwe, formerly one of Southern Africa's most promising countries, is today seen as a laughingstock throughout the region.It's really tragic that the Zanu PF leadership is just worried abou...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 13:36hrs | 293 | by Leonard Koni
Historic environmental crime fines payment with trees
Last week, two Gauteng Province, South Africa-based companies paid for the environmental crimes that they committed by supplying thousands of trees and shrubs (in-kind-payment) to the Gauteng De...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 13:34hrs | 374 | by Emmanuel Koro
DR Congo offers $5m bounties for rebel leaders
The Democratic Republic of Congo government has offered a reward of $5m (£4m) for help arresting three leaders of a rebel group which has seized much of the east of the country this year.Corn...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 10:46hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Mhlanga's bail hearing to be heard today
Alpha Media Holdings senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga will today challenge a magistrate's decision to deny him bail as he takes his freedom bid to the High Court.Mhlanga, who is represented b...Published: 10 Mar 2025 at 08:35hrs | 186 | by Staff reporter
Unprofessional Scottland FC fined in debut match
Newly promoted Premier Soccer League (PSL) side Scottland Football Club has been fined a total of US$2,250 for unprofessional conduct during their first league match against Triangle last week....Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 20:01hrs | 4259 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1616 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Blessed Mhlanga appeals for bail at High Court
Heart & Soul TV (HStv) head of news Blessed Mhlanga has launched an appeal for bail at the High Court after being denied freedom by a Harare magistrate last week. Mhlanga was arrested on February ...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 14:43hrs | 60 | by Staff reporter
AMH Chief Executive compromised?
Kenias Mafukidze, the chief executive of Trevor Ncube's privately-owned media house Alpha Media Holdings (AMH), is facing intense scrutiny after being caught in a glaring conflict of interest. Mafukid...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:32hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa receives support after public vilification
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, has received an outpouring of support from his political allies and analysts following a scathing attack on his character by public commentator Reaso...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:30hrs | 974 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe awaits decision on its application to join BRICS
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade of Zimbabwe Amon Murwira has arrived in Moscow on a visit to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.At a press conference fo...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:04hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Stop dismissing and arresting everyone who criticises the president
45 years on, Zimbabwe is perhaps the only country where even the Vice President cannot publicly declare an ambition to be the next President without facing severe consequences. Under Robert Mugabe's r...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 20:32hrs | 686 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Parliament launches investigation into predatory MPs fraud scandal
HARARE - A parliamentary investigation has been secretly launched into ZANU-PF and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmakers amid resource squandering, privileges abuse, and a double-dipping (loot...Published: 06 Mar 2025 at 20:05hrs | 446 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Tamborinyoka's Corruption List: Fact or Fiction?
Luke Tamborinyoka is a name that sunk into political oblivion with the passing of Morgan Tsvangirai. Emmerson Mnangagwa in a display of love and putting country over political differences granted Morg...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 16:03hrs | 1775 | by John Mbizvo
Tamborinyoka's rantings border around treason and defamation
In the ever-evolving political discourse of Zimbabwe, some voices seek to enlighten while others merely engage in baseless, self-serving tirades. Luke Tamborinyoka's latest opinion piece, titled Named...Published: 05 Mar 2025 at 15:04hrs | 939 | by Sylvia Chirau
Geza to give guidance on anti-Mnangagwa protests
A group of war veterans calling for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's resignation has vowed to press ahead with mass protests to force him out, despite a growing crackdown by security forces.The ...Published: 03 Mar 2025 at 19:21hrs | 4949 | by Staff reporter
There should never be anything criminal about criticising the president
Why is the Zimbabwe government at war with its own citizens?The recent arrest of journalist Blessed Mhlanga following his interview with war veteran and ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blesse...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:16hrs | 1437 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The weaponization of the law and relentless persecution of dissent in Zimbabwe's 'Second Republic'
THE persecution never appears to end. The recent arrest of and denial of bail to renowned journalist Blessed Mhlanga has brought a disturbing trend in Zimbabwe to the fore. Since the a...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:09hrs | 358 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Trevor Ncube challenges Zimbabwe police to arrest him
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) publisher, Trevor Ncube, has vehemently defended his reporter, Blessed Mhlanga, who remains in custody after being denied bail by a Harare magistrate. Ncube, who previously ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:11hrs | 836 | by Staff reporter
Trump and Zelensky in extraordinary Oval Office shouting match
US President Donald Trump cut short a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and said the Ukrainian leader is "not ready" for peace with Russia in an extraordinary meltdown in the Oval Office that ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:09hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe media must not agitate for illegal regime change
Advocating for the overthrow of a democratically elected government falls outside the bounds of media freedom, Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere said yesterd...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 08:54hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
How to Make Accurate Sports Predictions: Where to get information for analytics
Sports fans are making bets based on a detailed pre-match analysis of both teams participating in the event, however, the accuracy of their prediction depends on the information that is taken as a bas...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 12:36hrs | 313 | by Staff Reporter
Why is the Mnangagwa regime indifferent to how corruption and human rights abuses are tainting Zimbabwe's image?
In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a disturbing entrenchment of authoritarian practices under President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership.The regime's blatant disregard for human rights, ra...Published: 28 Feb 2025 at 11:26hrs | 477 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Journalism is not a crime, but looting national resources surely is!
On Monday, February 24, 2025, Blessed Mhlanga, a senior journalist with Alpha Media Holdings, handed himself over to the Zimbabwe Republic Police at Harare Central Police Station.Hours later, ...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 22:04hrs | 619 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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