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SACP rejects ANC invitation for 100 days of GNU celebrations
Johannesburg, South Africa – The South African Communist Party (SACP) has officially declined an invitation from the African National Congress (ANC) to participate in the celebrations marking the fi...Published: 54 mins ago | 32 | by Staff reporter
Netanyahu orders UN to evacuate Lebanon peacekeepers
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres withdraw UNIFIL peacekeepers from southern Lebanon, adding that by remaining there they are "providing...Published: 1 hr ago | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe born Themba Gorimbo secures fourth-straight UFC win
Zimbabwe born former EFC Welterweight champion and current UFC Welterweight athlete Themba Gorimbo (14-4-0) secured another victory in one of the toughest divisions in the most popular and elite MMA p...Published: 3 hrs ago | 155 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa allies suffer major defeat at War Veterans Congress
In a significant political shake-up within Zanu-PF, President Emmerson Mnangagwa's key allies among war veterans, Christopher Mutsvangwa and Victor Matemadanda, faced unexpected defeats at the Zimbabw...Published: 4 hrs ago | 630 | by Staff reporter
Match fixing fears overshadow thrilling Northern Region Soccer League race
The tension is palpable, and the stakes have never been higher as MWOS FC and Scottland FC find themselves locked in a fierce battle for promotion to the top-flight league in the Northern Region Socce...Published: 4 hrs ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Farmers4ED backs government's new land tenure policy
The ruling party's affiliate organization, Farmers for Economic Development (Farmers4ED), has expressed strong support for the Zimbabwean government's latest policy change, which allows beneficiaries ...Published: 4 hrs ago | 51 | by Staff reporter
Tito Mboweni dies
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed he was deeply saddened by the death of former Governor of the South African Reserve Bank and Labour and Finance Minister Dr Tito Mboweni.He died on Satu...Published: 4 hrs ago | 187 | by Staff reporter
Cars impounded by BCC up for auction in 30 days
Motorists in Bulawayo are grappling with exorbitant storage fees imposed by the city council for impounded vehicles, leading some to confront charges that exceed the value of their cars. Reports indic...Published: 5 hrs ago | 160 | by Staff reporter
Police probe armed robbery at Chief Marupi's homestead
The Gwanda District in Matabeleland South Province is in shock following a brazen armed robbery at the homestead of Chief Marupi, where thieves made off with an Isuzu double cab motor vehicle, R2,700 ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
Ncube beats Matemadanda, Mutsvangwa combined
Bulawayo provincial war veterans' chairperson, Cephas Ncube, has been elected as the new leader of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA), unseating incumbent Christopher M...Published: 5 hrs ago | 144 | by Staff reporter
Emganwini clinic downgraded to 'baby clinic'
A year after its opening, Emganwini Satellite Clinic in Bulawayo has significantly scaled back its operations, reportedly due to a critical lack of running water. The clinic, initially designed to ser...Published: 5 hrs ago | 37 | by Staff reporter
Hwange sink deeper into relegation zone
Ngezi Platinum 6 - 0 HwangeNgezi Platinum Stars, the reigning champions of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, delivered a dominant performance yesterday, thrashing Hwange FC 6-0 and pushing t...Published: 5 hrs ago | 19 | by Staff reporter
ZIM condemns Mnangagwa's US$3 billion white farmers compensation plan
The Zimbabwe Independent Movement (ZIM) has condemned Mnangagwa's US$3 billion compensation package for white farmers, describing the act as reversal for the liberation struggle gains.In a sta...Published: 6 hrs ago | 253 | by Staff Reporters
Zanu-PF MP's son fined for threatening to shoot a soldier
Diaz Matangira, the 30-year-old son of Bindura South legislator Remigious Toendepi Matangira, has been fined for pointing a firearm at a soldier during a road rage incident. The case was heard in Hara...Published: 23 hrs ago | 938 | by Staff reporter
Wife busts hubby as he buys double bed, fridge for his lover
A dramatic scene unfolded in Harare yesterday when Togarasei Matemera was caught red-handed by his wife, Ruth, while trying to leave a shop with a double bed and refrigerator he had purchased for his ...Published: 23 hrs ago | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Jostling for top Zifa posts starts
While the date for the upcoming ZIFA elections is yet to be set, lobbying for votes is already in full swing. Bulawayo-based members of the ZIFA voting cluster met with two prospective presidential ca...Published: 23 hrs ago | 449 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe football fraternity divided over 5 O' Levels clause
Zimbabwe's football community finds itself divided ahead of the crucial ZIFA elections scheduled for January 2025. With the Lincoln Mutasa-led Normalisation Committee's term expiring at the start of t...Published: 23 hrs ago | 660 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Walter Magaya in financial trouble
Leading ZIFA presidential candidate Prophet Walter Magaya is at risk of losing his hotel and the Heart Stadium in Waterfalls, Harare, due to an outstanding debt of US$420,000 owed to GetBucks Microfin...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:47hrs | 2114 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leader in fuel tender scam
A Zanu-PF District Coordinating Committee (DCC) member in Zaka is under fire for allegedly failing to deliver 9,000 liters of fuel paid for by the Zaka Rural District Council (RDC) over the past three...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:41hrs | 2383 | by Staff reporter
Standard Bank employee jumps to death at workplace
A Standard Bank employee has tragically died after jumping from the 7th floor of the bank's head offices on Baker Street in Rosebank, Johannesburg, in what is believed to be a suicide. The incident oc...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:35hrs | 2927 | by Staff reporter
Sadc Election Observer Mission gives thumps up to Mozambique plebiscite
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) has given Mozambique's 2024 presidential and legislative elections a clean bill of health, describing the process as ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 16:25hrs | 458 | by Staff reporter
Where does the Wealth of Wicknell Chivhayo come from?
In Zimbabwe, the name Wicknell Chivhayo often makes headlines, but for all the wrong reasons. Known for his extravagant lifestyle and generous philanthropic gestures, Chivhayo has gained a reputation ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 13:19hrs | 1143 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Family arrested for alleged double murder in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Republic Police have arrested Rameck Chidinhika (53) and his three daughters - Constancia Chidinhika (28), Vimbai Chidinhika (19), and a 15-year-old juvenile - following the alleged murde...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:38hrs | 742 | by Staff reporter
Man rapes lover's 80-year-old mother
A 39-year-old man smashed his 80-year-old girlfriend's mother's head against the wall before raping her, a Rusape court head recently.He was sentenced to an effective 20 years imprisonment aft...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:16hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe succession caused Zimbabwe coup
In his newly launched autobiography, One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story, Happyton Bonyongwe, the former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), has...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:07hrs | 984 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former spy boss reflects on short stint as Justice Minister
In his recently released autobiography, One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story, former Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed that he...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 12:00hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Man kills of ex-lover's husband
A 22-year-old man from Zvishavane, Edwin Muchekayawa, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison following his conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend's husband, Passmore Shumba. The verdict was ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:21hrs | 224 | by Staff reporter
Council approaches Supreme Court over US$2 fraud case
The Chikomba Rural District Council (RDC) is making a renewed effort to appeal to the Supreme Court following two unsuccessful attempts to challenge a Labour Court judgment that cleared its former emp...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:20hrs | 190 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commander calls for closer regional security ties
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander, Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe, has called for closer ties and enhanced security cooperation among Southern African nations to foster unity and peace, in t...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:18hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi mourns Edison Mbedzi
Vice President Kembo Mohadi yesterday visited the Mbedzi family in Bulawayo to offer his condolences following the death of liberation hero Edison Mbedzi, who passed away last Tuesday at the age of 64...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:17hrs | 372 | by Staff reporter
Farai Jere's PSL goes hard on Highlanders again over phantom penalty
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) has found Highlanders FC guilty of causing the abandonment of their Chibuku Super Cup quarter-final match against Simba Bhora, which took place at Wadzanayi Stadium in ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:16hrs | 1497 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war vets urged to write books
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has called on veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation war to document their experiences to ensure future generations have a deeper appreciation of the country's history. ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:15hrs | 53 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA urged to support Warriors in crucial AFCON qualifier
Warriors head coach Michael Nees has called on Zimbabweans based in South Africa to rally behind their national team when they face Namibia in the return leg of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) ...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:14hrs | 85 | by Staff reporter
War veterans congress starts
The much-anticipated elective congress of the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) will take place today at the Zanu-PF Convention Centre in Gweru. This gathering marks the f...Published: 12 Oct 2024 at 11:13hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
'I've no plan, I'm now poor,' says ZANU-PF Councillor
Jostinah Ndondo, a ZANU-PF councillor for ward 18 in Insiza has failed to comprehend losing over one hundred and fifty-four cattle this year, describing the incident as greatest climatic betrayal in t...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:30hrs | 1283 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Evasive Zanu-PF's crook MP sued by chief election agent
Zanu-PF legislator for Chipinge Central, Raymond Machingura, has been sued by his chief election agent after failing to reimburse over US$1,400 in cash, plus a Nissan NP300 bakkie, as payment for elec...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 20:19hrs | 1094 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe in Chipinge
Mnangagwa, central bank deliver damp squibs
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent State of the Nation Address (Sona) has come under heavy criticism from leading economists, who say it lacked concrete solutions to arrest the nation's spiraling e...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 18:33hrs | 1161 | by Staff reporter
Collen Malatji issues fiery warning to Ramaphosa
In a passionate and defiant address during a march from Luthuli House to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in Sandton, African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) President Collen Malatji deliv...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 17:17hrs | 494 | by Staff reporter
Putin's arrest failed
Since March 17, 2023, Vladimir Putin has been under an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court. The Russian president is allegedly responsible for war crimes in Ukraine and specifically f...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
Trump's odds of winning have suddenly surged
A data scientist who constructed a model to predict who will win the 2024 presidential election says Donald Trump has surged ahead in the last week.Dr Thomas Miller from Northwestern Universit...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 916 | by Staff reporter
Generation Z-led initiatives transform Highlanders
In today's rapidly changing world, the importance of youth leadership and the renewal of ideas cannot be overstated, particularly in the realm of sports organisations like Highlanders Football Club....Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:54hrs | 127 | by Tinashe Rufu
Used pads cause major sewer blockages in Bulawayo
Bulawayo residents are frequently frustrated by burst sewer pipes, often blaming the local authority for failing to maintain infrastructure. However, a recent revelation from the city's environmental ...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:53hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube, Timba factions clash over political parties funds
Chaos and disorder continue to plague the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) as internal factions escalate their battle over the distribution of funds under the Political Parties (Finance)...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:42hrs | 385 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former CIO boss launches autobiography
Former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Happyton Bonyongwe, has launched a revealing autobiography titled One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:25hrs | 2274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe liberation war veterans association to elect new leadership
The Zimbabwe Liberation War Veterans Association (ZLWVA) will hold its elective congress tomorrow in Gweru, where new leadership is set to be chosen. Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa, the current lea...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:24hrs | 509 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government's continued web of lies on ZiG gold-backing exposed!
Yesterday's statement, in a ZBC interview, by Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor John Mushayavanhu has sparked confusion regarding the country's new currency, the Zimbabwean Gold (ZiG). The gov...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 08:32hrs | 2202 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Let us prevent another land reform in the future
The land reform program initiated by Zanu-PF in the early 2000s was one of the most defining moments in Zimbabwe's post-independence history. While the need for land redistribution was deeply rooted i...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 08:28hrs | 370 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Zimbabwe tops Group J with hard-fought victory over Namibia
Zimbabwe's Warriors have surged to the top of Group J in their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign after a gritty 1-0 win over Namibia at Orlando Stadium this afternoon. Khama Billiat's 34th-minut...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 1395 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's former Head of Security joins Zanu-PF
Wallace Chibikira, the former Head of Security for the late Morgan Tsvangirai and a prominent member of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has officially joined ZANU-PF. Chibikira was welcomed a...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 18:27hrs | 2427 | by Staff reporter
Coltart extends Town Clerk Christopher Dube's contract
Bulawayo Mayor David Coltart has confirmed the extension of Town Clerk Christopher Dube's employment contract for another year. The decision follows approval from the Local Government Board, which gra...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 16:50hrs | 801 | by Staff reporter
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