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Political wave blowing across SADC
Africa's politics are rapidly evolving. Today's voters are not accustomed to the revolutionary movements' empty and rhetorical promises.People are aware of their desires now. The days of these...Published: 7 hrs ago | 138 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Mukuhlani lands continental post
Tavengwa Mukuhlani, the chairman of Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC), has been appointed as the Interim Chairman of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA). This announcement was made during the ACA's Annual Genera...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:23hrs | 622 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on course to break winter wheat production record
Zimbabwe is poised to set a new winter wheat production record, with farmers having already harvested over 490,000 tonnes this season, a milestone that highlights the nation's agricultural revival in ...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:06hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean activist engages Hichilema to cancel Chivayo linked tender
Zimbabwean activists based in South Africa have called on Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema to block Ren-Form, a South African printing company, from supplying election materials in Zambia's upcomi...Published: 02 Nov 2024 at 08:43hrs | 1425 | by Staff reporter
Jonah Moyo of Devera Ngwena gets PhD
Sungura music icon Jonah Moyo has been conferred with an honorary Doctor of Philosophy (Creative and Performing Arts) degree by President Emmerson Mnangagwa during Great Zimbabwe University's 18th gra...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 14:43hrs | 5160 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo linked company to print Zambia's ballot papers?
Ren-Form CC, a South African printing company linked to Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo, has secured a three-year, $14 million contract to print ballot papers for Zambia. This tender has raise...Published: 30 Oct 2024 at 14:13hrs | 1107 | by Staff reporter
War vets company duped US$13,000
Four directors of Zvimba East Veterans Investment Company appeared before Harare magistrate Lisa Mutendereki recently, facing allegations of defrauding the company of US$13,000 through forgery. The ac...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:27hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Rohnan Nicholson makes history with podium finish at Tour of Angola
Zimbabwe's Rohnan Nicholson has made waves in the cycling world by securing a podium finish in Stage 1 of the prestigious Tour of Angola. His impressive performance not only showcased his skills but a...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 12:37hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe engages SA over deportations
The Zimbabwean government is currently in discussions with South Africa regarding the fate of its citizens facing deportation following the expiration of their permits. This comes in light of recent s...Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:48hrs | 2568 | by Staff reporter
SADC in a mess
The brutal killing of opposition lawyer Elvino Dias and a party official, Paulo Guambe, on Saturday in Mozambique puts a gloomy picture on the region. Instead of engaging in such horrific activities, ...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 19:27hrs | 431 | by Leonard Koni
SA assures Zimbabwe exemption permit holders amid new visa system
The South African government has sought to reassure holders of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP) regarding the newly implemented points-based system for critical skills and general work visas, addressi...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 1363 | by Staff reporter
South Africa spent US$2,9 million in 4 months on deporting illegal immigrants
The EFF has raised concerns about the R52.8m (US$2,9 million) spent on deporting illegal immigrants between April and August.Home affairs minister Leon Schreiber, in a recent Q&A session i...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:57hrs | 636 | by Staff reporter
Food relief distribution intensifies in Matabeleland South
More than 320,000 people in Matebeleland South Province have received food aid over the last five months as the Government intensifies efforts through its Food Relief Mitigation Programme to assist vu...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Can Peter Ndlovu breathe fresh air to the embattled ZIFA?
A plethora of possible contenders are vying for the controversial post of head of Zimbabwean football as the elections to select a Zifa boss approach.Some supporters are supporting former foot...Published: 17 Oct 2024 at 12:25hrs | 5672 | by Leonard Koni
Revoke CapeXit leader's SA citizenship
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has criticised Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber for failing to act against Phil Craig, leader of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG).The p...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 17:41hrs | 748 | 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 | 2289 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Nama calls for submissions for next year's ceremony
The National Arts Merit Awards (Nama) have officially opened their doors for submissions, inviting artists and cultural visionaries from across Zimbabwe to showcase their exceptional contributions to ...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:43hrs | 33 | by Staff reporter
Its a do or die encounter
All the roads will be leading to South Africa Johannesburg at Orlando Stadium, where the Brave Warriors of Namibia will be battling it out with the Warriors of Zimbabwe in their Africa Cup of Nations ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 17:10hrs | 338 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwean truck driver dies in SA fatal accident
A tragic accident on the N1 road near Colensburg has claimed the life of 43-year-old driver Leon Munhukwaye, who was operating a truck when the incident occurred approximately 30 kilometers from Colen...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:49hrs | 890 | by Staff reporter
The scream of sanctions: A weary story
Zimbabwe has been under sanctions since 2001 due to human rights abuses, poor governance policies, and actions that impede and shrink democratic spaces and rule of law.It is now necessary to a...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 15:05hrs | 143 | by Leonard Koni
4 Cameroonians in court for falsifying Zimbabwean passports
Four Cameroonian nationals appeared in court on Saturday facing charges of falsifying information to obtain Zimbabwean birth certificates and passports. The accused - Duma Ebako Christiana Boyombe (39...Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:03hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe wheat harvesting intensifies
More than 18,000 tonnes of wheat have been harvested across Zimbabwe as the 2024 winter wheat harvesting season continues in full swing, with an average yield of 5.5 tonnes per hectare. The harvest co...Published: 29 Sep 2024 at 11:12hrs | 164 | by Staff reporter
100 days later, black unions reject the GNU
Despite the 100-day milestone since President Cyril Ramaphosa's Government of National Unity (GNU) was established, black trade unions, particularly those aligned with the Congress of South African Tr...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 18:01hrs | 3693 | by Staff reporter
Opposition now dead as dodo
The opposition political vacuum that is currently prevailing in the country is actually draining away all the hope of most progressive Zimbabweans who are yearning for change and trying to unshackle t...Published: 23 Sep 2024 at 18:31hrs | 1858 | by Leonard Koni
ZiG currency another scam
Introducing new currency every time and again is not the panacea to the challenges that the country is currently facing.The issue of currency needs a lot of input and everyone's heads on the d...Published: 19 Sep 2024 at 20:57hrs | 3761 | by Leonard Koni
40% of South Africa critical skill permits issued to Zimbabweans
South Africa has issued 4,913 critical skills visas since 2020 to nationals from over 100 countries, with more than half (55%) of those going to people from Zimbabwe and India.Home Affairs Min...Published: 16 Sep 2024 at 19:29hrs | 5215 | by Staff reporter
Winter wheat harvesting begins in Zimbabwe
Farmers across the country have begun harvesting early-planted winter wheat, with others preparing to start soon, aiming for a smooth and timely harvest of the valuable crop. To support this effort, t...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 09:56hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
Econet gives away 8 new houses in promotion
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe has spread early Christmas joy to eight lucky winners of its 2023 Christmas promotion, each of whom received a brand-new house complete with a solar system and Econet Smart Ho...Published: 13 Sep 2024 at 08:02hrs | 544 | by Staff reporter
Hope at last for Zimbabweans in South Africa
In November 2021, South Africa's Department of Home Affairs (DHA) abruptly announced that it would not extend the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEP), leaving hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans scrambl...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 11:52hrs | 6683 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Police detain man for insulting Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema
POLICE in Lusaka have detained a 43-year-old man of Kabulonga Extension for insulting President Hakainde Hichilema and saying Zambians should vote out "these idi*ts in 2026." Suzgo Mbale insul...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 08:41hrs | 695 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean gold syndicate kingpin accused of acquiring fake South African ID
AN investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in South Africa.The home affairs officer probing...Published: 07 Sep 2024 at 10:29hrs | 10262 | by Staff reporter
How Zimbabwean accused in gold syndicate acquired SA ID
An investigation into illicit gold mining has uncovered how one of the accused obtained a fraudulent identity document, 12 years after arriving in SA.The home affairs officer probing the case ...Published: 06 Sep 2024 at 07:41hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
Gays arrested on sodomy charges in Zimbabwe
A dispute over missing money and the inadvertent disclosure of their living arrangements to the police led to two Harare men facing charges of engaging in a same-sex relationship.Tavimbanashe ...Published: 03 Sep 2024 at 18:59hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs to issue digital Zimbabwe Exemption Permits
THE South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will deliver the outcomes of visa waiver applications via e-mail to applicants, starting with Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs).DHA minister,...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Time for Progressive People to Unite
The struggle is real, and there has been a lot of political polarisation and disintegration of the opposition in the country.There is now a need for a collective effort to unshackle the bondag...Published: 29 Aug 2024 at 16:17hrs | 504 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe to achieve targeted metric tonnes of winter wheat
The government has announced that Zimbabwe is on track to meet its goal of producing 600,000 metric tonnes of winter wheat by the end of the 2024/25 season, a crucial step in its pursuit of food secur...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 17:12hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
Man stumbles upon naked mom, aunt at his homestead
IN a bizarre incident, a Chigodora man allegedly bumped into his mother and aunt performing weird nocturnal rituals at his homestead while stark naked.The man further claimed that the duo infl...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 4192 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans sue SA authorities over harassment
Zimbabwean immigrants in South Africa have sought help from human rights organizations to combat harassment by South African authorities and citizens, following intensified crackdowns on foreigners.&n...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:20hrs | 887 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must copy China's Common Prosperity development model
ZIMBABWE has always regarded China as a friend and there is a need for the southern African investment-starved nation to copy the Asian giant country's common prosperity development model, which has s...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:46hrs | 105 | by Silas Nkala
Start preparing now for next Olympics
The Olympics are a great platform for building national pride and unity. The recently held Olympics games in Paris, France, have exposed the state of our sport in Zimbabwe.It has been revealed...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 19:12hrs | 237 | by Leonard Koni
SA Home Affairs Minister enhances work permit process for ZEP holders
Leon Schreiber, the Minister of Home Affairs, unveiled a new technical directive aimed at expediting the work permit application process for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. Currently, about 1...Published: 14 Aug 2024 at 09:54hrs | 1465 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to SADC
Beloved SADC, It is with a heavy heart as I write this letter to you.Firstly, in what capacity are you bestowing the Chairmanship of Sadc to President Emmerson Mnangagwa when there is ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:03hrs | 1430 | by Leonard Koni
Warriors star on the move
Wolverhampton Wanderers are considering a loan move for Zimbabwean forward Tawanda Chirewa, though no decision has been made yet. Chirewa, 20, who impressed last season, might be loaned out due to the...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 12:40hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs to clamp down on visa corruption
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said measures were in place in his department to clamp down on fraudulent activities in the issuing of visas to foreign nationals.He was responding to parl...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 08:07hrs | 987 | by Sgtaff reporter
Robbers appear in court
Two suspected robbers, Leon Hunda (32) and Joe Kunaka (27), have been arraigned before Harare senior magistrate Mrs. Marehwanazvo Gofa, charged with two counts of robbery. They are remanded in custody...Published: 31 Jul 2024 at 06:56hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
Overhaul the Ministry of Sport
Do we still have the Minister of Sports in Zimbabwe? Surely this is the right time to start making some serious inroads and decisions on how they should run the most beautiful game of football in the ...Published: 26 Jul 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1289 | by Leonard Koni
Give Chamisa a chance
Zimbabwe is currently suffering from aggravated kwashiorkor of leadership, both in the opposition and the ruling party.The political space without the charismatic Nelson Chamisa is seemingly l...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 16:50hrs | 1119 | by Leonard Koni
South Africa to consult over Zimbabweans facing deportation
South Africa's Department of Home Affairs has announced plans to consult on the future of approximately 230,000 Zimbabwean and Lesotho migrants after a court halted their deportation attempts, reports...Published: 19 Jul 2024 at 19:38hrs | 3562 | by Staff Reporter
South Africa inspecting restaurants to flush out immigrants
The new South African Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Leon Schreiber, has announced increased inspections at restaurants, spaza shops, farms, and mines to combat illegal immigration.South Africa...Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 2203 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe holds 7th rank in global rough diamond production
Zimbabwe has maintained its seventh position in global rough diamond production according to the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. Despite facing sanctions and strict trading rules in major US a...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:42hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
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