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Zimbabwe invests in AI localisation
The deployment and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools across Zimbabwe's sectors should focus on harnessing local innovation to safeguard the country's identity and cultural values, a senior gov...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 09:06hrs | 181 | by Staff reporter
Alarm over Zimbabwe's new media blueprint
Media advocacy groups have raised serious concerns over what they describe as the veiled criminalisation of journalism in Zimbabwe's new National Media Policy, launched by President Emmerson Mnangagwa...Published: 30 May 2025 at 08:53hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi's 'love child' tears family apart
After recent revelations that the late music superstar Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi might have fathered another child, Aaron Chaka, his widow, Daisy Mtukudzi, has publicly accused some of her in-laws of con...Published: 19 May 2024 at 10:32hrs | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Robson Mhandu's ZBC sex scandal jolts industry
Media organizations are calling for a transparent investigation into allegations of sexual abuse at the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) after a senior executive was suspended for allegedly dem...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:41hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CCC MP says ZBC license fees should be scrapped
Prince Dubeko Sibanda, the Binga North legislator representing the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), has called for the abolishment of Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) license fees. Sibanda ...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Safety of Zimbabwean journalists guaranteed'
Journalists' safety will be closely watched during the forthcoming harmonised elections and Government will promptly investigate any action against journalists and support resulting prosecutions, Info...Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 23:05hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's curse of one step forward, two steps back
As the curtain comes down on the year, one cannot be blamed for being at sea as to the direction Zimbabwe is taking, considering the contrasting indicators of both progression and regression.O...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:57hrs | 10 | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
Confronting the scourge of persecution by prosecution
One of the most topical debates in national discourses in Zimbabwe over the last week has been around mechanisms to address and regulate the dissemination of false information and disinformation, in l...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:30hrs | 4 | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
Mtukudzi did not leave a will, 4 more children emerge
CONTROVERSY continues to stalk the family of the late national hero, Dr Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, as the entire clan gathers today in Madziva to decide how the vast wealth the singer left behind will be...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:28hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa-run councils disappoint'
DESPITE dominating some of the country's biggest municipalities, analysts say the MDC has little to show in terms of achievements since its formation in 1999.They argue that the MDC leadership...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 13:45hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
High Court ruling on Internet hailed
Information, communication and technology activists have welcomed the High Court's decision to have the Internet restored saying its shutdown violated the rights of millions of Zimbabweans.Gov...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 12:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans rejoice as internet services are restored
Zimbabweans rejoiced yesterday as blocked social media platforms were restored following a High Court ruling on Monday.The ruling follows a challenge by the Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights a...Published: 23 Jan 2019 at 11:31hrs | | by Staff reporter
Political drama engulfs 2018
The curtain came down on 2018 and as 2019 is finally into full swing, the Daily News spoke to a number of social and political analysts who gave us what they think were the political highlights of the...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 12:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Current economic chaos to define future'
As Zimbabwe hurtles towards into the New Year, the majority of the country's population is bruised economically, socially and politically. The "Daily News on Sunday's Assistant Editor Maxwell ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:55hrs | 2 | by Maxwell Sibanda
Zimbabwe media remain polarised, unbalanced
Despite the ethical and legal obligation to be impartial in their coverage of electoral processes, the media in Zimbabwe remain polarised and unbalanced in their electoral coverage and reportage, medi...Published: 22 Jul 2018 at 16:40hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe urged to comply with Sadc guidelines on elections
Zimbabwe should adhere to democratic principles outlined in the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) guidelines in the conduct of elections as that will be a key credibility test for observers...Published: 24 Mar 2018 at 10:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Tsvangirai family has no future role in MDC-T'
The late Morgan Tsvangirai's family will not have anything to do with MDC politics as their role in the party naturally ended when he was buried on Wednesday, social and political analysts have said....Published: 25 Feb 2018 at 11:16hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Zimbabweans should fight the systems
November 15 will probably go down as one of the most historic days in Zimbabwe. Not least for the sudden shift in the balance of power from the erstwhile rule of Zimbabwe's only leader since independe...Published: 20 Nov 2017 at 05:49hrs | | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
'#Zimbabwe military in guardian coup'
The current military take-over in Zimbabwe is a "guardian" coup where the army has had to step in to deal with poor or bad governance, political analysts have said.They said while the politica...Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 15:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wait for night of the political hangman
Embattled Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa is one of a kind as exhibited during the weekend's 9th presidential youth interface rally in Bulawayo when President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace tore i...Published: 09 Nov 2017 at 11:00hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Trump denies Mugabe lunch
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday snubbed President Robert Mugabe as he treated other African leaders to a working lunch on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 18:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Outrage over Grace Mugabe's SA episode
HARARE - Zimbabweans have reacted angrily to First Lady Grace Mugabe's brush with the law in South Africa where she faces charges of severely assaulting a 20-year-old model, Gabriella Engels she had f...Published: 20 Aug 2017 at 17:43hrs | | by Zodwa Wabantu
'Mugabe insincere on terror gangs'
President Robert Mugabe must order the arrest of suspected Zanu-PF terror gangs that he recently disowned while addressing a rally in Lupane, social and political analysts contend.At the Lupan...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers' reportage on Mugabe succession
As the Zanu-PF succession debate gathers momentum ahead of the 2018 elections, there has been mixed feelings on how the local media has captured its dynamics.The Daily News caught up with anal...Published: 31 Jul 2017 at 12:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF captures State
With the 2018 elections on the horizon, Zanu-PF seems to have captured key institutions like Zimbabwe Election Commission (ZEC), ZBC, police and army among others that can aid it to win the elections....Published: 01 Jun 2017 at 11:42hrs | | by Maxwell Sibanda
Mugabe's Cyber Bill to be enacted before elections
Government will enact the Computers and Cyber Crime Bill, which will empower it to snoop into people's phones, before the country holds the eagerly anticipated 2018 elections.Informati...Published: 19 Apr 2017 at 12:00hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ANC, Zanu-PF ready for female presidents?
Recent political developments in neighbouring South Africa where president Jacob Zuma has said the governing African National Congress (ANC) party is ready for its first female leader, days after ...Published: 15 Jan 2017 at 12:04hrs | 1 | by Maxwell Sibanda
'Coalition without MDC-T, ZimPF weak'
Any opposition coalition without the Morgan Tsvangirai-led MDC and Joice Mujuru's ZPF would be weak, less decisive and with no serious expected outcomes, analysts said yesterday.The sentim...Published: 07 Dec 2016 at 10:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's government to escalate social media blitz
After successfully and temporarily jamming the WhatsApp platform during Wednesday's nationwide stay-away, there are fears that government will intensify controls as we approach the 2018 elections, obs...Published: 10 Jul 2016 at 15:25hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
ZUJ to petition Econet on blatant abuse of journalists
Journalists have today disrupted and walked out of a Press Conference organised by Econet Wireless subsidiary Steward Bank, in protest over a raid on a business agency, The Source. Econet raid...Published: 27 Mar 2015 at 11:43hrs | | by Thobekile Zhou
ZUJ pleased over member's recovery from illness
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) yesterday issued a statement expressing its pleasure over the recovery of the union's programmes officer Nigel Nyamutumbu who was reportedly seriously ill a...Published: 11 Mar 2015 at 11:37hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
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