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Undressed Ncube arrested in SA
A woman who staged an undressed protest outside at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday morning has been arrested.Gugu Ncube demonstrated outside the seat of government after claiming ...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 11:11hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Taxi driver rapes passenger
Johannesburg - A taxi driver who allegedly raped one of his passengers inside his taxi earlier this year has been arrested after his victim spotted him drinking in a tavern at the weekend, Diepslo...Published: 03 Apr 2016 at 20:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA tells West to stop regime change agenda
Western countries should stop pursuing regime change in Zimbabwe but work with Harare to find common ground on political and economic issues, outgoing South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbe...Published: 19 Mar 2016 at 11:07hrs | | by Tichaona Zindoga
Mphoko meets SA envoy
BILATERAL relations between Zimbabwe and South African are at their peak and the expected visit of President Jacob Zuma to Harare by July will bolster existing ties even further, an envoy has said....Published: 17 Mar 2016 at 05:37hrs | | by Felex Share
Zuma to visit Zimbabwe
SOUTH African President Jacob Zuma is expected to visit Zimbabwe this year in fulfilment of conditions of the Bi-National Commission established between the two countries during President Mugabe's Sta...Published: 15 Mar 2016 at 06:02hrs | | by Conrad Mwanawashe
Zimbabweans scramble for South African permits
A scramble for South African study permits has slowed down service delivery at the country's embassy in Harare, leading to long queues - a situation many said was fuelling corruption.Meanderin...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cabin crew disowns corpse found in plane
The cabin crew of the cargo plane which was carrying a dead body found in an air conditioning vault at the Harare International Airport have professed ignorance over the existence of the corpse in the...Published: 15 Feb 2016 at 23:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mass exodus to SA hits Zimbabwe as economy falters
The deepening economic crisis has resulted in a renewed exodus of Zimbabweans seeking greener pastures with most heading to neighbouring South Africa, the Zimbabwe Independent has learnt.Stati...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 07:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans flood SA embassy for permits
Zimbabweans have clogged the South African embassy in Harare seeking study and work permits.SA ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vusi Mavimbela said there has been an upsurge this year."The queu...Published: 15 Jan 2016 at 07:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
UZ Students Win Enactus Championship
UZ Students Win Enactus ChampionshipStaff ReporterA GROUP of students from the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) under the Boost Fellowship will join other teams from 35 countries to showcas...Published: 08 Jul 2015 at 13:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe, Zuma relations frosty
Tension is simmering between Presidents Robert Mugabe and Jacob Zuma in the wake of recent xenophobic attacks in South Africa.Embassy and local foreign affairs sources told The Zimbabwean that...Published: 28 May 2015 at 13:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Permits seeking Zimbabweans force SA embassy to work till midnight
South Africa's ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbela has said the number of locals applying for study and work permits has trebled since January compared to the same period last year.About 136...Published: 20 Mar 2015 at 09:41hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
Over 3,000 Zimbabwean stuck at Lindela in SA
OVER 3,000 Zimbabwean illegal immigrants are stuck at the Lindelani Repatriations Holding Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa amid reports that the country's Department of Home Affairs has no funds t...Published: 14 Feb 2015 at 11:14hrs | | by Thupeyo Muleya
'I enjoyed being raped,' man says
A 21-year-old man who lives in Johannesburg's Diepsloot extension 12, SA, says he enjoyed being raped by a beautiful woman at gunpoint.But he's afraid she may have given him a deadly sexual d...Published: 28 Jan 2015 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
4 malayitshas arrested for kidnapping mother, daughter over unpaid fares
Four men were arrested for allegedly kidnapping a mother and her baby in Diepsloot, north of Johannesburg, Gauteng police said on Wednesday.The woman and the baby girl travelled with the men ...Published: 08 Jan 2015 at 06:13hrs | | by Sapa
Biti takes MDC-T fight to Sadc
MDC-renewal faction frontman, Tendai Biti, has taken the fight for control of the party and political relevance to the regional corridors of power.In a 26-page document, a copy of which The Zi...Published: 16 Aug 2014 at 09:02hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabweans living in SA urged to apply for passports
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa have been advised to come and apply for passports so that they are eligible to apply for permits in the remaining six months before the expiry of a Special Dispensat...Published: 25 May 2014 at 19:59hrs | | by Robin Muchetu
SA work permit renewal shock
Over two million Zimbabweans are believed to be resident in South Africa for political and economic reasons. The majority of them have been living in fear following statements by the SA Home Office th...Published: 16 May 2014 at 07:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa allays permit fears
THE South African government has urged Zimbabweans who acquired permits through a 2009 special dispensation to renew the documents as they are about to expire.Pretoria had indicated that it w...Published: 29 Apr 2014 at 11:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mandela unites Zimbabwe's political foes
Zimbabwe's rival political party leaders united on Wednesday as they attended a memorial service in honour of the late South African President Nelson Mandela.MDC-T party leader Morgan Tsvangir...Published: 11 Dec 2013 at 17:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai signs Madiba's condolence book
MDC-T leader, Morgan Tsvangirai today signed a book of condolences in Harare at the residence of South African ambassador following the death of former South African President, Nelson Mandela last Thu...Published: 09 Dec 2013 at 09:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man arrested for raping a dog
A 21-year-old man was arrested by Diepsloot Police this week after allegedly raping a three year old male dog in his room.Two women - who live in the same yard in extension 6 as the all...Published: 26 Nov 2013 at 08:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
SA to bail-out Bulawayo companies
SOUTH Africa has identified five companies from various sectors in Zimbabwe that are under stress for a pilot bail-out programme after the neighbouring country took a decision to assist them through ...Published: 20 Oct 2013 at 03:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
SA snubs Tendai Biti's GNU-like proposal
Efforts by the MDC-T to push for new facilitation by South Africa through a letter written by the party's secretary-general, Mr Tendai Biti, have failed while clandestine moves by the party to form an...Published: 06 Oct 2013 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SADC told to accelerate the economic integration
South Africa says there is need for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states to accelerate the economic integration agenda after a successful political integration. ...Published: 07 Aug 2012 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF predicts war in Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF negotiator in the inclusive government Patrick Chinamasa has predicted war in Zimbabwe ahead of elections, saying clashes reminiscent of what happened in North Africa last year cannot be rule...Published: 09 Jun 2012 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZITF hit by power cuts, upsetting several exhibitors
THE 53rd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) which began in Bulawayo today had a slow start after it was hit by power cuts. The power cuts upset several exhibitors. The p...Published: 24 Apr 2012 at 10:56hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
ZITF roars into life today
THE 53rd edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) begins in Bulawayo today amid calls for businesses to take advantage of the showcase to strike deals that would help revive the city's ...Published: 23 Apr 2012 at 23:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Invest in Zimbabwe now - SA Ambassador
The South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Vusi Mavimbela says South African businesspeople need to seriously consider investing in Zimbabwe as the country's economy is a "sleeping giant" that is in...Published: 01 Apr 2012 at 09:21hrs | | by SA DTI
South Africa to start deporting Zimbabweans soon
The South Africa's Ambassador to Zimbabwe has disclosed that all those who did not apply for permits and criminals who fled from Zimbabwe will be flushed out of South Africa soon.Speaking af...Published: 31 Mar 2012 at 13:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC-N is pushing the devolution issue
This column has in the past highlighted US and other western manoeuvres in central and the horn of Africa, all under the guise of fighting Joseph Kony and that will-of-the-wisp called Al Qaeda. It ha...Published: 31 Mar 2012 at 14:05hrs | 26 | by Nathaniel Manheru
Undocumented Zimbabweans in South Africa are criminals - Ambassador Mavimbela claims
The South African Ambassador to Zimbabwe Vusi Mavimbela said all undocumented Zimbabweans in his country would be flushed out as they cannot reside there without proper papers.Speaking in Bul...Published: 29 Mar 2012 at 12:11hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Reasons why The Herald is wrong about Nelson Mandela
‎I am always astounded by the persistent references in the The Herald newspaper together with its sister publications to former president Nelson Mandela as simply noth...Published: 22 Jan 2012 at 09:04hrs | 1 | by Vusi Mavimbela
Matter of Fact
In a story published yesterday titled "SA t...Published: 15 Oct 2011 at 06:59hrs | | by editor
SA to take Zimbabwe to task on indigenisation
SOUTH African government officials are calling for a meeting with their Zimbabwean counterparts following claims that the implementation of empowerment regulations is affecting South Africans operatin...Published: 14 Oct 2011 at 04:46hrs | | by -
Zimbabwean man bludgeoned to death in Diepsloot South Africa, video included
Johannesburg Surrounded by a jeering mob, 26-year-old Farai Kujirichita was bludgeoned to death in Diepsloot, his horrifying ­final moments captured on a video that thrust South Afric...Published: 12 Jun 2011 at 16:49hrs | 1 | by Gcina Ntsaluba
SA’s eplazini spies know too little about Mugabe
The article below was originally published in The Business Day dated 31 March 2011.SHONA is one of the most difficult languages in southern Africa. It is also the ...Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 04:37hrs | | by Jacob Dlamini
Ambassador Makhalima returns to South Africa
South Africa's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Professor Mlungisi Makhalima, yesterday bade farewell to Vice President John Landa Nkomo at his Munhumutapa Offices in Harare after completing his tenure....Published: 31 Mar 2011 at 05:00hrs | 1 | by Byo24News
New South African Diplomat for Harare
South African President Jacob Zuma has appointed a new ambassador to Zimbabwe, Vusi Mavimbela.Sources said Mavimbela is due to start his mission in Harare on Friday 25 March, 2011.He r...Published: 21 Mar 2011 at 12:16hrs | | by Byo24News
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