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Zesa owes US$350m for Kariba South renovations
Zimbabwe's power utility, Zesa Holdings (Zesa), is grappling with a staggering US$350 million debt for renovations at the Kariba South Power Station, as its foreign currency obligations continue to hi...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 13:55hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's power deficit soars to 1,560 megawatts
Zimbabwe is grappling with a worsening power crisis, with the country's electricity deficit now standing at a staggering 1,560 megawatts (MW), according to a new report from Parliament's Portfolio Com...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 15:27hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Tough Africa Cup draw for Zimbabwe Sables
Zimbabwe's ambitions of ending their three-decade absence from the Rugby World Cup will be tested to the limit this July when they compete in the Rugby Africa Cup, which doubles as a qualifier for the...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 158 | by Staff reporter
In memory of Sam Nujoma: A patriot who built Namibia while his fellow liberators turned into tyrants
It's another sad day for Africa! The death of Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, at the age of 95 years, marks the passing of a man whose legacy transcends national borders. A r...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 23:02hrs | 335 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'ED2030 Agenda unstoppable,' says Garwe
Minister of Local Government and Public Works Daniel Garwe has intensified his calls for unwavering support of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Vision 2030 agenda, urging civil servants across the count...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 17:08hrs | 763 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Nujoma
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has joined leaders from across the world in mourning the passing of Namibia's inaugural President, Dr. Sam Nujoma, who tragically died on Sunday in a helicopter crash. Nuj...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 16:45hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namib...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 09:05hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
Disappointing amacimbi harvest to affect prices
Villagers in Bulilima District, Matebeleland South Province, a key hotspot for the harvesting of mopane worms (amacimbi), are facing a disappointing harvest this season, despite receiving good rainfal...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 11:50hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Namibia pushes for roaming fee harmonization with Zimbabwe
Minister of Information and Communication Technology Emma Theofelus revealed that she has engaged her counterparts from Angola, Zimbabwe and Zambia to sign collaboration agreements that will include t...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 18:09hrs | 432 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lifts ban on cloven-hoofed animal imports from South Africa
The Red Meat Producers' Organisation (RPO) and Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed Zimbabwe's recent move to lift the ban on the importation of cloven-hoofed animals an...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:23hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo-linked Ren Form CC will no longer print Zambia ballot papers
The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has awarded a three-year contract to Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing of the United Arab Emirates to print and deliver ballot papers and other election mater...Published: 14 Jan 2025 at 14:18hrs | 670 | by Staff reporter
Chinese Foreign Minister to visit Zimbabwe
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's current visit to Africa is a demonstration of the strong and deep-rooted bond between China and Africa, a Zimbabwean expert said Wednesday.Munetsi Madakufamb...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 17:35hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
ANC of Ramaphosa faces critical existential crisis
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the African National Congress (ANC), the country's ruling party and Africa's oldest liberation movement, is at a critical juncture. Speaking d...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:24hrs | 511 | by Staff reporter
Heavy rains and thunderstorms expected across Zimbabwe until January 21
The Meteorological Services Department (MSD) has forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms across much of Zimbabwe until January 21, warning of potential flooding in low-lying and flood-prone areas....Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:02hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors fail to break 10-year jinx
The 2024 season has come to a close with mixed fortunes for Zimbabwean football, and the Warriors have ended the year outside the FIFA top 100 for the tenth consecutive year. Zimbabwe's national team ...Published: 31 Dec 2024 at 13:39hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for unity in ZANU-PF
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for renewed commitment and unity within ZANU-PF as the party sets its sights on the upcoming 2025 elections. Speaking at the 380th Ordinary Session of the Polit...Published: 20 Dec 2024 at 11:11hrs | 147 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe on the brink of collapse?
Zimbabwe is standing at a dangerous crossroads as the nation endures an escalating energy crisis that threatens its economy, livelihoods, and future prospects. The recent wave of prolonged pow...Published: 18 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 2003 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Contamination water at Lake Chivero kills several wildlife
Lake Chivero, a crucial water source and recreational site, has become the latest victim of severe pollution, leading to the tragic deaths of multiple wildlife and domestic animals. The contamination,...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 11:14hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe moves towards abolishing death penalty
In a rare display of unity, both Houses of Zimbabwe's Parliament have passed the Death Penalty Abolition Bill, marking a significant step towards ending capital punishment in the country. The Bill, wh...Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:35hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Latest on alleged ZANU PF meddling in Namibia elections
Namibia's ruling party, Swapo, has strongly denied allegations of interference by Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF in the country's recent elections, calling the accusations a baseless conspiracy aimed at undermini...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 09:04hrs | 1239 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Swapo denies Zanu-PF had a hand in Namibia's elections
Namibian President-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has firmly denied accusations that Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party influenced her country's recent presidential and National Assembly elections. The all...Published: 11 Dec 2024 at 06:36hrs | 314 | by Staff reporter
Young Warriors storm into Afcon qualifier semis
Zimbabwe's Young Warriors secured a spot in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations COSAFA qualifiers as the best runner-up following a dramatic 4-4 draw against Namibi...Published: 10 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 303 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF will be a different creature in next elections
If you grew up in the village as Bishop Lazi did, you learned to trust your instincts and nature.You also learned to appreciate that human beings have an innate biological alarm that is trigge...Published: 08 Dec 2024 at 09:27hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
Executive editor over remarks on Namibia President-elect's health
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) has suspended an executive editor of the public broadcaster, Anna Nicodemus, following remarks about president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah's health that sh...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 15:58hrs | 588 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF says too hot for Maimane, Khama, Brenthurst Foundation
Zanu-PF has claimed that its unwavering stance against alleged imperialist efforts targeting liberation movements in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) has made it a target for coordina...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 12:58hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Journalists must investigate Zanu-PF interference claims, says Namibia
Namibia president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has challenged journalists to investigate claims that Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF had any influence in Namibia's recent elections.She said t...Published: 06 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF is too powerful for Western Puppets,' says Marapira
ZANU-PF has dismissed claims from opposition parties within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that the party has been involved in meddling in the electoral processes of neighboring cou...Published: 05 Dec 2024 at 09:18hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zanu-PF a regional pillar against Western influence, says Marapira
Zanu PF Information Director Farai Marapira says the Zimbabwean ruling party is a force to reckon with in the SADC region in defending liberation movements that are under siege from Western elements f...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 17:06hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa congratulates Namibia's Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has extended a heartfelt congratulatory message to Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the President-elect of Namibia, following her historic victory.In his message, President...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 11:26hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Lt. General Ndaitwah becomes Namibia's first gentleman
Retired Lieutenant General Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah has officially stepped into the national spotlight as Namibia's First Gentleman, following the election of his wife, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, as the c...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 10:20hrs | 1685 | by Staff reporter
Nandi-Ndaitwah elected as Namibia's first woman president
Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has been elected as Namibia's fifth president, making history as the country's first woman to hold this position.She won with 638 560 votes, followe...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:47hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF threatens regional sovereignty, says MRP
The clamour for democratic transformation across southern Africa signals the region's desire to rid itself of a "cancerous growth" undermining electoral integrity and national sovereignty, according t...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:46hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gifts Warriors US$6,500 bonus each for AFCON qualification
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has hailed the Zimbabwe national football team's qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as a historic achievement, describing it as a "milestone sporting...Published: 04 Dec 2024 at 06:40hrs | 347 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF relations with SWAPO will 'backfire'
Namibian opposition party, Affirmative Repositioning (AR), has accused Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, of meddling in the country's recent elections, alleging that the party leveraged its alliance w...Published: 03 Dec 2024 at 15:45hrs | 1687 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Namibia opposition has a responsibility from sponsors to challenge the results
Namibia's main opposition party has said it will not recognise results from this week's general election, where there have been logistical problems and voting was extended in several places.In...Published: 02 Dec 2024 at 15:07hrs | 473 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF is the big monster
AS recent as last week, Elon Musk's fortune had swelled to a stupendous and eye-watering US$348 billion, making him probably the richest man on the planet.It is just obscene that one person's ...Published: 01 Dec 2024 at 08:25hrs | 304 | by Bishop Lazarus
Namibia's western sponsored Presidential candidate rejects election results
Dr. Panduleni Itula, the presidential candidate for the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), has announced that his party will not accept the results of the ongoing national election, citing signifi...Published: 30 Nov 2024 at 20:27hrs | 2471 | by Staff reporter
Elon Musk's Starlink ordered to cease operations in Namibia
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia said on Thursday it has issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink for operating in the country without a li...Published: 29 Nov 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1344 | by Staff reporter
Time to outlaw SADC
The SADC organisation has to be outlawed or changed to reflect contemporary politics.Africa needs to wake up and oppose this kind of group, which has abandoned its mission to serve the interes...Published: 28 Nov 2024 at 15:06hrs | 213 | by Leonard Koni
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the southern African nation for 34 years.If SWAPO ca...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 07:13hrs | 604 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa opens SADC meeting
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is set to officially open the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Committee of Ministers Responsible for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) meeting in Victoria Falls...Published: 27 Nov 2024 at 06:56hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Botswana man tries to bribe SARS official with R104,000
A Botswana national, Mompoloki Okocha Boitshoko, appeared in the Mmabatho Magistrates' Court after allegedly bribing a South African Revenue Service (SARS) official.It is alleged that a trap w...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 19:46hrs | 305 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Brenthurst crew same WhatsApp group?
Some political analysts are asking why some individuals are complaining about Zanu-PF interference in regional elections but look the other way when The Brenthurst crew interferes and influences elect...Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 14:32hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gets praise on death penalty stance
Zimbabwe has voted in favour of a United Nations (UN) resolution calling for the global abolition of the death penalty, further demonstrating the country's commitment to limiting the use of capital pu...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:16hrs | 525 | by Staff reporter
Khama's conditions for return revealed
Coach, Michael Nees has outlined the steps taken by the Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) to ensure that highly-rated attacker Khama Billiat, returns to international football.The Warriors ...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:41hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama wants Sadc to expel founding member Zimbabwe
Former President of Botswana Ian Khama has called on the Southern African Development Community SADC to expel Zimbabwe if proven to have meddled with member states' elections.Zimbabwe stands a...Published: 22 Nov 2024 at 15:40hrs | 5217 | by Staff reporter
Sadc leaders send reps to Zimbabwe Summit
Harare is hosting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Extraordinary Summit today, with up to 10 heads of state and government sending representatives to the crucial meeting. The summit, ...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:57hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Controversial offside spoils Zimbabwe Warriors fightback
Cameroon 2 - 1 ZimbabweZimbabwe's Warriors suffered a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Cameroon in their final 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group J qualifier at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaou...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:42hrs | 668 | by Staff reporter
Sables surge to 27th in World Rugby Rankings
The Zimbabwe men's national rugby team, the Sables, have continued their impressive ascent in world rugby, climbing two places to 27th in the latest World Rugby rankings. This milestone follows their ...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:41hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Warriors lose last AFCON qualifier to Cameroon
Zimbabwe's hopes of finishing the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers undefeated were dashed yesterday after a 2-1 defeat to Cameroon at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaoundé.Both t...Published: 20 Nov 2024 at 06:40hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
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