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Mnangagwa mourns Air Force of Zimbabwe pilots
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday described the death of two Air Force of Zimbabwe senior pilots in a plane crash as unexpected, saying the nation had been robbed of experienced and committed officers....Published: 7 hrs ago | 314 | by Staff reporter
Lukashenko joins Zimbabwe lithium rush
BELARUSIAN President Alexander Lukashenko this week travelled 7 982 kilometres, the distance by air from his capital Minsk to Harare, in his first sub-Saharan visit to meet President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 20:17hrs | 1177 | by Staff reporter
Airforce of Zimbabwe pilots killed in plane crash
TWO Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) pilots were killed on Friday when their plane, an SF260 military trainer and aerobatics aircraft, crashed in the Mlezu College general area near Gweru.The aircr...Published: 04 Feb 2023 at 06:15hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean model crowned Miss Planet International runner up
BULAWAYO model, Jemima Mandemwa was recently crowned 1st runner up in the Miss Planet International beauty pageant held in Cambodia, Asia.Mandemwa, a Finance and Banking Graduate from NUST was...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:29hrs | 443 | by Staff reporter
President Lukashenko charmed by Victoria Falls
The first impressions that he conveyed were of dignity, courtesy and self-confidence.Bearing the mantle of authority with ease, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko radiated warmth and charm...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:23hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's nonentity on global stage leaving Zimbabweans' continued oppression largely unnoticed!
After the November 2017 military coup d'état - which ousted long-time dictator Robert Gabriel Mugabe, and ushering in his protégé Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa as new president - the plight of oppres...Published: 27 Jan 2023 at 07:26hrs | 1855 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Harare council, Zinara trade barbs
HARARE mayor Jacob Mafume has threatened to take the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to court saying its model for road construction is not working, adding that since 2009, Zinara has n...Published: 25 Jan 2023 at 10:34hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
Reality finally dawning on Zanu-PF
IN the four or so articles I have written thus far on the ludicrous proliferation of all these dubious "4ED" organisations - I have made it abundantly clear that these were just groupings of desperate...Published: 16 Jan 2023 at 16:21hrs | 463 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chinese billionaire's time in Zimbabwe
WHILE the world of the ultra-rich may be brimming with private jets, rarely do billionaires find time to fly just to check on their massive global investments dotted around several parts of the planet...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 07:37hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe put up in sprawling Irish mansion to help him get over Sally's death
Former media magnate Tony O'Reilly put Robert Mugabe up in his sprawling country estate in Ireland to help the Zimbabwean ruler get over the death of his first wife, newly declassified files disclose....Published: 28 Dec 2022 at 20:33hrs | 1097 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | 1137 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Mnangagwa's wife gets an honorary doctorate degree from Russia
RUSSIAN State University for the Humanities yesterday conferred an honorary doctorate degree in Philosophy (Honoris Causa) on First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa in recognition of her philanthropic work ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 19:34hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
$3 billion for RG Mugabe Airport upgrade, amid faulty radar system
THE upgrading of the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare has been allocated ZW$3.1 billion by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as fears mount that the port of entry has become a major c...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 17:59hrs | 378 | by Staff reporter
Plumtree pilot defies racial attitudes to pursue dream
FORTY years and still counting years of flying different aircraft types, heads of States, the late Prince Philip; husband to the late Queen Elizabeth II, and roles spanning basic flying, advanced flyi...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:57hrs | 815 | by Staff reporter
Reluctance in registering to vote shows distrust in current political players
I said it before - and, I will say it again and again. I can totally understand the immense frustration amongst some sections of our Zimbabwean society - as they wonder why there appears to be...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 08:58hrs | 271 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Foreign nationals arrested in Zimbabwe over drugs
THREE foreign nationals have been arrested at the country's airports between September and this month while trying to smuggle heroin to India with a combined street value running into millions of doll...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:12hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord blocked from starting new life in Zimbabwe
Plans by an Irish drug lord, Christy Kinahan Snr, to start a new life Zimbabwe were blocked recently when he was reportedly denied residency after buying properties, with authorities arguing he was no...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:47hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans have nothing to celebrate in new resource discoveries!
No one can deny that Zimbabwe is one of the most richly endowed places on this planet.Highly favored by God Almighty with nearly 40 identified minerals - including gold, platinum, diamonds, ch...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 10:27hrs | 14123 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ireland's drug lord planned to start new life in Zimbabwe
Drug lord Christy Kinahan planned to start a new life in Zimbabwe with his long-term partner and their children, leaked documents have revealed.The FBI most-wanted criminal also hoped to buy a...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:21hrs | 1730 | by Pat Flanagan for Ireland Live
Beware of the folly of Trojan rulers!
Government, folly of mankind?Barbara W Tuchman is a prolific writer on politics as read through history. I enjoy her take on her subject.But she is American, western, itself an importa...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 18:07hrs | 441 | by on Saturday
Mnangagwa in Bulawayo for Nust graduation
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived in Bulawayo last night ahead of the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) 28th graduation ceremony today.The President landed at the Joshua Mqabuko N...Published: 11 Nov 2022 at 05:05hrs | 348 | by Staff reporter
South Africans praise Prophet Edd Branson
Harare based clergyman and entrepreneur Edd Branson has ignited debate and discussion on cleanliness among Zimbabweans in Southern Africa after the cntroversial South African influencer Musa Khawula t...Published: 10 Nov 2022 at 16:20hrs | 2298 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Yes, Mnangagwa is at UN COP 27 in Egypt to mourn about sanctions, photo opportunity and nothing else
Yes, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, is in Egypt for UN COP27 Climate Summit. He will, no doubt, be accompanied by the usual high-powered delegation of hangers-on. He will complain of how sanctions are ...Published: 08 Nov 2022 at 13:11hrs | 838 | by Nomusa Garikai
Auxillia Mnangagwa should tell her husband that sanctions can't cripple a country's economy!
As Zimbabwe First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa visits Iran, and is showcased the Islamic Republic’s phenomenal economic and scientific breakthroughs - amidst...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 07:34hrs | 2691 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Man smuggles aeroplane spares
POLICE in Beitbridge have arrested a 45-year-old man on allegations of smuggling aircraft spares through the Beitbridge Border Post.The accused identified as Charles Mutandwa of Eastview, Hara...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:30hrs | 787 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to Egypt
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa today joins fellow world leaders in the two-day Sharm El-Sheikh Climate Implementation Summit, the first part of the high-level segment for Heads of State and Government, here at t...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Africans are to blame for soon-coming Nuclear World War III
When human beings were created, there was a certain field of knowledge which they were not supposed to extrapolate into. Knowledge was supposed to be limited for the good and continuity of this Planet...Published: 05 Nov 2022 at 05:36hrs | 4030 | by Ryton Dzimiri
'African solutions to African problems' shouldn't be excuse for oppression and looting of resources!
I definitely do not have any objections to the concept of 'African solutions to African problems' - since, who can be better placed in addressing challenges than the one faced with such?Indeed...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 14:45hrs | 598 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF is not in power but only its leaders are!
It is not unsurprising encountering the rank and file of the ruling ZANU PF party bragging over how they are in power - going to the extent of threatening unbearable brutality upon any and all who may...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 16:38hrs | 1185 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Zimbabwe is indeed open for business!' Yeah right! 1 - 5 = -ve 4 not +ve 4!
"Zimbabwe is indeed open for business including our air space where Ethiopian Airways had its maiden trip to Bulawayo today. There was water canon salute for the inaugural Ethiopian airlines flight co...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 20:30hrs | 583 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mnangagwa approves acquisition of presidential jet, source says
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved the acquisition of a presidential jet, ZimLive can reveal.The aircraft is a long-range Dassault Falcon, military sources said."It has already ...Published: 27 Oct 2022 at 18:15hrs | 1127 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans being swindled of millions by foreigners due to lies about sanctions
In their relentless shameless attempts at portraying every little problem faced by ordinary Zimbabweans as being a result of so-called 'sanctions imposed on the country' - the Zimbabwe government has ...Published: 26 Oct 2022 at 15:32hrs | 1195 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa remembers Samora Machel
ZIMBABWE will forever cherish and remember the late Mozambican founding father Cde Samora Machel, who offered the country a base to wage the liberation struggle that ended colonial rule in 1980, Presi...Published: 21 Oct 2022 at 06:02hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga brings back face masks
The latest Statutory Instrument (SI) published on Friday has made the wearing of face masks in public spaces and in public service vehicles and trains mandatory.The SI, published by Vice-Presi...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 06:00hrs | 4965 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe face mask rules relaxed
Zimbabweans who received two doses of Covid-19 vaccines are no longer required to wear face masks in public, according to new regulations gazetted on Friday.In terms of Statutory Instrum...Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:53hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
200 Rwanda-bound Zimbabweans teachers complete training
At least 200 Zimbabwean educators will this month leave for Rwanda after successfully completing the pre-departure training yesterday under a worker-exchange agreement struck between the two countries...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 06:06hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa is trying to re-brand himself as a constructive opposition figure
Born-Again Nelson?I NOTICE Nelson Chamisa is trying to re-brand himself as a constructive opposition figure, constructive in the mould of his bete noire...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 19:06hrs | 1638 | by Jamwanda2
Zimbabwe, Rwanda relations put to test again
ZIMBABWE'S diplomatic relations with Rwanda face a new test as it emerged a prominent Zanu-PF and anti-sanctions activist has launched a tirade against President Paul Kagame.Apart from denounc...Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:12hrs | 2632 | by Staff reporter
Colonial mistress raises doubt over credibility of 2023 elections
British Peer Baroness, Kate Hoey has expressed doubt over the credibility, freeness and fairness of Zimbabwe's upcoming 2023 general elections in the wake of a clampdown on dissent.This comes ...Published: 01 Oct 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1006 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife invited by New York mayor
FIRST Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on Thursday shone like a beacon as the only First Lady to be invited to the exclusive Met Gala Cocktail by the Mayor of New York, Eric Adams, in recognition of her phi...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:44hrs | 564 | by Staff reporter
It's really embarrassing when a president acts like a star-struck teenager!
I have never really understood the whole frenzied excitement over so-called 'celebrities'.Maybe, it is because I have never been a huge fan of music or movies, or practically anything else tha...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:35hrs | 1744 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
At times I feel Zimbabweans deserve ED!
Whenever I observe the ordinary people of Iran, I am always filled with awe and admiration. Here is a nation with one of the most ruthless oppressive theocratic regimes on the planet.H...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 11:22hrs | 1785 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
South Africa's precision-strike aircraft given Shona name 'Mwari'
The Paramount Group has produced and sold the first military aircraft made in South Africa since the 1980s when state-owned arms maker Denel SOC Ltd. unveiled the Rooivalk, or red falcon, attack helic...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 19:42hrs | 1368 | by Staff reporter
'Climbing on rooftops' in criticizing Zimbabwe ruling elite is indictment on dictatorial regime insensitivity to citizens' cries
The past week in Zimbabwe was characterized by the fervent reprimand by two prominent individuals on citizens who ostensibly 'climb on rooftops' in condem...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 17:55hrs | 374 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa now 80 years old
ON what was his 80th birthday, President Mnangagwa chose to put in a full day shift on duty as he joined other Heads of State at the inauguration of Angolan President Joao Lourenco in Luanda yesterday...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 06:03hrs | 138 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime's concept of 'development' is to impoverish citizens then come in as 'saviors'!
Picture these scenes in Zimbabwe. A group of urban dwellers gather in the scorching sun, awaiting President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's much anticipated arrival, in order to officially hando...Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 12:29hrs | 499 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Methembe Ndlovu takes over at Trinity College in the US
When Methembe Ndlovu was growing up in Zimbabwe, he thought he had to make a choice at age 16: either he could play soccer or pursue an education.In Zimbabwe, he could not do both at a high le...Published: 10 Sep 2022 at 06:28hrs | 4501 | by Staff reporter
No leader will serve Zimbabwe without pressure from citizens
WHY do we as Zimbabweans somehow appear to believe that there will ever be a politician who will emerge in our country or possibly has already manifested, who places the interests of Zimbabwe ahead of...Published: 29 Aug 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1402 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga flies to Togo on luxury jet linked to Libyan strongman
Zimbabwe's vice president Constantino Chiwenga on Tuesday flew to Togo on a private jet linked to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, a renegade military commander who now controls the eastern and some s...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 21:22hrs | 2101 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF takes Zimbabwe 360° back to Rhodesia - country ripe for new wave of nationalism and liberation struggle!
There is a popular saying, "nothing under the sun is completely new" - as, with the planets, solar systems, galaxies, and the universe, everything simply goes round and round in circles, and repeating...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:04hrs | 2334 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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