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Jonasi falls short in America's Got Talent Season 19
The search for the first comedian to win America's Got Talent (AGT) without a puppet continues as Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi came close but fell short in his pursuit of the grand prize last ...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:29hrs | 1193 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwean-born comedian makes Simon Cowell and Americans cry from LAUGHTER!
Comedian Learnmore Jonasi, a 31-year-old Pittsburgh resident born in Zimbabwe, is having a moment this summer on NBC's "America's Got Talent," making it into the Top 44 with his next appearance tonigh...Published: 28 Aug 2024 at 16:41hrs | 1706 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema: Absolute power corrupts absolutely
I could not believe what I was hearing. I tried to reassure myself that I was only dreaming. For the third time, I played the video and listened gravely. Again, the words fell like stones into the roo...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 11:38hrs | 1023 | by Dr. Field Ruwe
Kamala Harris only recently turned black
Former US President Donald Trump has ridiculed Vice President Kamala Harris for talking up her Indian heritage for years until she "all of a sudden…became a black person." The White House lashed out...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 08:20hrs | 1706 | by Sgtaff reporter
Biden says no to extra debate with Trump
The US President told NBC's Lester Holt he will only take the Republican frontrunner on again in September, as was earlier agreedUS President Joe Biden has turned down Donald Trump's proposal ...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 16:33hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Biden said 'it's time to put Trump in a bullseye'
US President Joe Biden has dismissed any notion that his calling for putting Donald Trump "in a bullseye" might have incited violence. He was instead trying to shift the "focus" from his own poor TV d...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 10:31hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
SADC police chiefs meet
Police commanders from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region will convene in Lusaka, Zambia, from June 13 to 14 for the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Chiefs of Police Sub ...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is hardly undiscovered ground for the world's miners
Zimbabwe has huge amounts of unexplored and underexploited mineral resource potential and the world's resource companies could be lining up to rebuild Zimbabwe's once-mighty gold mines and metal refin...Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 09:59hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
How Tanzanian football emerged from obscurity to break into the big league
Tanzanian Football's Rise to Prominence In a remarkable tale of sporting evolution, Tanzanian football has transitioned from relative obscurity to a sig...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 22:49hrs | 64 | by Staff Reporter
Zambia is on the verge of being a one-party state
Zambia's former ruling parties have typically fared poorly after losing power. The United National Independence Party (UNIP) ruled for 27 years but gradually collapsed following its defeat in 1991. Th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 21:11hrs | 12 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
'Zimbabwean truck drivers based in SA with valid permits cannot be fired'
Zimbabwean truck drivers notched up a victory this week in the Durban High Court, which ruled they cannot be fired if they have a valid permit, such as the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).Ea...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean truckers head to court to stop unlawful 'purging' by SA employers
Several Zimbabwean truckers rushed to the Durban High Court this week seeking an urgent interdict to stop their employer terminating their employment on the grounds that they are illegal immigrants....Published: 11 Nov 2023 at 15:52hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe sanctions architect charged with bribery in the US
A US senator, Bob Menendez of New Jersey, who is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which sanctions Zimbabwe was engaged in corruption and bribery in cash and gold bars in Egypt. ...Published: 22 Sep 2023 at 23:53hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Nevers Mumba insists on regime change in Zimbabwe
The embattled Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) observer mission, Dr. Nevers Mumba, has reiterated his support for the preliminary report on Zimbabwe's recently conclude...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 06:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
All systems go for polls
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has finalised the deployment of polling officers and materials across the country paving the way for a smooth voting process tomorrow.Citizens will vote...Published: 22 Aug 2023 at 06:25hrs | 2 | by Stafff reporter
Regional journalists and artists in True Zimbabwe Journalists (Media) Tour
The Zimbabwean government is basking in the glory of a public relations and marketing tour by regional journalists and artists being used as a publicity ploy by the Harare regime ahead of general elec...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 19:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere heeded calls from Zimbabweans to run for Presidency
INDEPENDENT Presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere has said prior to joining the electoral race information from grassroots had indicated possible voter apathy owing to the lack of vibrant candidat...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zambia recovers its stolen helicopter from Zimbabwe
The Zambian national broadcaster Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) reports that the country's airforce pilots have been in Zimbabwe to bring back a stolen helicopter.According to...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 19:26hrs | 6 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Mnangagwa says he's grateful for debt, arrears plan
Zimbabwe is grateful to development partners and creditors for embracing the resolution process of arrears clearance and debt, and hopes that if debts are rescheduled or written off, the economy will ...Published: 30 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Inflation triggers food shortages in Britain
Britain has been hit by a massive food shortage that has been triggered by a combination of factors that include inflation and a biting energy crisis. According to reports from British media t...Published: 04 Mar 2023 at 07:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Hollywood-based Zimbabwean actor visits Victoria Falls
Hollywood Zimbabwean actor and star of multiple American film productions, Tongayi Anorld Chirisa visited Victoria Falls during the first week of February 2023.Mbano Manor boutique hotel - ren...Published: 09 Feb 2023 at 08:55hrs | 5 | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwe aims for top spot in carbon steel production
ZIMBABWE is now on a sustainable economic growth path following a number of interventions and is set to become one of the top carbon steel producers in sub-Saharan Africa in the next three years on th...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Next, university graduates will be 'hailing' Mnangagwa for capping them!
It is now a well-established fact that the state-controlled broadcaster, ZBC - as well as the rest of the state media in Zimbabwe - is an embarrassment not only to the journalism profession, but also ...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 10 | by Staff Reporter
Where is Generation Z age group born 2000-2004? The missing '1.5 million voters'
More than 1.5 million people turn18 since the last general election, and these youngest eligible Generation Z (Gen Z), Gen Zers or Zoomers form a diverse, active, and potentially decisive voting bloc ...Published: 02 Sep 2022 at 06:48hrs | 4 | by Farai Chirimumimba
CCC not taking threats against Chamisa lightly
Zanu-PF has been described as a "criminal gang" after a ruling party member threatened opposition leader Nelson Chamisa and his family with death.The police were evasive yesterday when contact...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biden 's approval rating sinks - poll
US President Joe Biden's approval rating sank to 38% in a CNBC poll released on Thursday, down from 46% in December. Respondents rated Biden poorly on his handling of the economy and the conflict in U...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 20:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden's job approval rating hits lowest mark
UNITED States president Joe Biden's job approval ratings keep falling in his second year in the White House, with just 40% of Americans approving of the job that he is doing, a new NBC News survey fin...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 07:11hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Defence Court sentences 3 soldiers to 15 years in prison
Zimbabwe Defence Forces General Court Martial has sentenced three soldiers to 15 years each in prison for armed robbery, theft and unlawful entry. In a statement, ZNA public relations director...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 12:15hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
World War III might already be underway
IN life, it is absolutely critical to learn to pick your battles.While celebrated English playwright William Shakespeare once noted that "cowards die many times before their deaths", Nigerian ...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:15hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
US drafts plan for government-in-exile, guerrilla war in Ukraine - reports
The US and its allies are quietly working on "contingency plans" in case Russian forces succeed in their operation in Ukraine and force the current government into exile, the Washington Post reported ...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:13hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Let's go, Brandon': Caller pranks Biden at White House event
A caller has pranked US President Joe Biden by dropping an anti-Biden taunt into their chat during a White House Christmas event.Mr Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were hosting the festive cal...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:35hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Marc Holtzman: His axis with Mnangagwa and CBZ Bank
ON Monday last week - 15 November - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa travelled with a delegation of senior government officials and top business executives to the Intra-African Trade Fair in Du...Published: 27 Nov 2021 at 16:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean economy turns the corner, says CBZ chair
THE current Zimbabwean Government has unshackled the economy and is on the right path to start realizing meaningful returns despite economic headwinds that have hindered economic progress in the past,...Published: 23 Nov 2021 at 05:52hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
COP26: Mnangagwa tried too hard
THE Glasgow COP26 meeting in Scotland, United Kingdom, painted a grim picture about the environment and imminent dangers of climate change. However, besides Africa and the third world carrying the can...Published: 06 Nov 2021 at 06:35hrs | 6 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zambian economy outplayed Lungu
The misconception that a replication of Edgar Lungu's political dilemma will befall Zimbabwe come 2023 will remain a mirage, not only for Nelson Chamisa who rushed to ululate at the then opposition pa...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Daphine Zulu
J&J vaccine concerns over Delta variant
A study from a team of New York University researchers found the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is far less effective at preventing coronavirus infections from the Delta variant and other muta...Published: 22 Jul 2021 at 10:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why are so many countries legalizing cannabis?
For a long time, in countries all around the world, marijuana had a terrible reputation. People who used cannabis on a regular basis were known to be lazy, unhelpful stoners that didn't give anything ...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 20:43hrs | 6 | by Staff write
South African Rand trades near 2021 highs after US inflation data
The South African Rand continues to be one of the most-watched emerging markets currencies by retail FX CFD traders, as the new COVID-19 cases seem to have plateaued at low levels and economic prospec...Published: 22 Apr 2021 at 06:10hrs | 5 | by Staff writer
Hopewell Chin'ono to ignore bail application
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono, arrested Friday, says he will not apply for bail as he wants to challenge the state to withdraw its charges against him.In a handwritten statement he handed over ...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 16:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Can the South African Rand Hold its Position Against the Greenback?
The South African rand remains one of the poster boys for emerging currencies across the globe, and like many of its contemporaries it has experienced a highly turbulent 2020.For example, the ...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 17:22hrs | 7 | by Staff writer
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | | by crisisgroup
Trump compared to Mugabe
Former United States ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has compared President Donald Trump to Robert Mugabe after the Republican gave a speech described as "delusional" as he faces elect...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 18:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mueller likens Trump to MDC Alliance
Lawyer and former Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice, Robert Swan Mueller, blasted ‘outgoing' US president Donald Trump for acting like the opposition political party in Zim...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 13:31hrs | | by Zivanai Dhewa
How to avoid Bitcoin scams
Bitcoin scams are everywhere and with cryptocurrency being a valuable asset in the world today, it easily attracts more criminals. There have been multiple reports of scams in recent years worth up to...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 20:28hrs | 3 | by Staff writer
'Zimbabwe's private sector is not doing its part'
Professor Mthuli Ncube presented the Mid-Term Fiscal Policy Review on Thursday last week and many naturally sought to understand what his new measures mean. Understandably, many are concerned about th...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Private sector urged to adjust workers' salaries
The private sector should adjust salaries to cushion its workers from rising prices similar to the way Government has responded to the plight of civil servants who, in addition to getting more than $6...Published: 04 Aug 2019 at 10:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Why Coltart supports Chamisa over Mwonzora for MDC president
Why David Coltart supports Chamisa over Mwonzora for MDC presidentCNBC Africa's Karabo Letlhatlha sat down with David Coltart, former minister and founding member of the official opposition- M...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 22:54hrs | | by CNBC
WATCH: Chamisa speaks out on Zimbabwe sanctions
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has again called for the lifting of sanctions against Zimbabwe. This is after United States extended sanctions by one year saying they will only be lifted, if H...Published: 13 Mar 2019 at 22:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Arthur Mutambara talks tough about sanctions and Mnangagwa dialogue
United States President Donald Trump has extended sanctions against Zimbabwe by a year, and has also joined in the call, for Zimbabwe to engage in a national dialogue to resolve the country's economic...Published: 10 Mar 2019 at 21:59hrs | 3 | by CNBC Africa
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