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Evicted Zimbabwean families brace for winter without shelter
With just a month ahead of the start of the winter season in Zimbabwe, the harsh reality of survival is hitting hard for Gogo Esther and other displaced families in Harare's Retreat and Waterfalls are...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:52hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Who is reaping now?
In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a rather alarming phenomenon: the emergence of what can only be described as "gospel-preneurs." These are individuals who have cunningly crafted churches with t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:56hrs | 203 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Scammed by Zimbabweans in the diaspora, job seekers lose fortunes
ARMED with a smartphone, a lone vigilante confronts an alleged scammer in Birmingham, United Kingdom clicks "record" on the device and demands that the woman pays back thousands of British pounds that...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:53hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teenager arrested for house break-in in Phoenix
In a recent incident in Phoenix, KwaZulu-Natal, the swift action of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) resulted in the arrest of a 19-year-old Zimbabwean national involved in a house break-in. The dedi...Published: 23 Jan 2024 at 20:28hrs | 383 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man accused of murdering SA girlfriend and hiding body in freezer
A shocking and gruesome discovery in the Samora Machel community of Philippi, Cape Town, has led to the arrest of a Zimbabwean national, Brian Miripiri, who stands accused of murdering his 56-year-old...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 08:01hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
Mozambican hustlers take over Harare streets
In the bustling heart of Harare, with towering skyscrapers and vendors hawking wares amid the honking symphony of traffic, a unique brand of entrepreneurship thrives.Young Mozambican men, thei...Published: 27 Dec 2023 at 07:31hrs | 556 | by Staff reporter
Stolen goods recovered in church building
A caretaker from Plumtree, Ishmael Dube, found himself in legal trouble last week, resulting in the revelation of his stolen possessions hidden within a church building.Dube faced charges at t...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 12:20hrs | 874 | by Simbarashe Sithole
55 Gwanda families homeless after court ordered evictions
A total of 55 families have been rendered homeless following their eviction from their residences in Feber Plot, Gwanda, due to a court-ordered eviction.Among those affected are 25 schoolchild...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:16hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Armed robberies on the rise on long distance trips
In recent times, the frequency of armed robberies has seen an alarming increase, particularly during extended travels. These incidents not only jeopardize the safety and well-being of individuals but ...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 08:48hrs | 2020 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Form 2 pupil faces attempted murder charge
A student from Mzilikazi High School is facing an attempted murder charge following an incident in which they stabbed a fellow student with a pair of scissors.The Bulawayo provincial police sp...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 06:15hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Stolen shoes give away robber
A suspected 47-year-old robber from Chitungwiza appeared in court on Wednesday after he robbed a motorist of his vehicle and other possessions, including a pair of sneakers, at Chikwanha Shopping Cent...Published: 04 Aug 2023 at 06:38hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Nyanga family tormented by thigh vendor's avenging spirit killed 50 years ago by their polygamist father
A Nyanga family finds themselves living in constant fear as they believe a vengeful spirit is haunting them, claiming to be a s_ex worker who met a tragic end 50 years ago at the hands of their patria...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 13:28hrs | 19 | by Erick Matotoba
Sex worker's ngozi surfaces 50 years later
A Nyanga family is living in fear of a vengeful spirit that claims to be a sex worker who was murdered 50 years ago by the family's patriarch.The spirit, which speaks through various possessed...Published: 22 Jul 2023 at 08:04hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Egypt Dzinemunhenzva not contesting this time around
Remember Egypt, not the country whose history is documented in the Bible, and made immortal by the story of the Israelites fleeing slavery to the promised land of milk and honey.We are talking...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 08:27hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 11 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Mnangagwa' govt says no one will starve
GOVERNMENT has said it will provide enough food to all Zimbabweans in need amid heightening concerns that drought might revisit the country. Responding to questions in Parliament last we...Published: 12 Apr 2023 at 08:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
As guns flow into Zimbabwe, armed robberies spike
CHRISTOPHER Holland believed he had done all he could to secure his home: two vicious dogs permanently stationed in the front yard and wall-to-wall security. But as he arrived home from work one day a...Published: 25 Mar 2023 at 08:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe rolls outreach programme to engage South Africa returnees
GOVERNMENT has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe Emb...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy prepares for return of SA permit holders
THE Government has rolled out the second phase of engaging citizens in South Africa as part of finalising the process of a smooth return of Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders.The Zimbabwe...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 05:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe-born Italian rugby star recounts farm invasions horror
Sebastian Negri still remembers the gunshots. A staccato volley piercing the still Zimbabwean night. He was eight years old when a violent gang of war veterans came to seize his family farm. Around th...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:41hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Infertility: The Cindrella of Reproductive Health
Our hearts melted with joy when we saw a recent article from Healthtimes which stated that Zimbabwe will soon have a low cost public IVF centre that will ...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 14:24hrs | 14 | by Heaven Munyuki
4 Zimra officers kidnapped, held for ransom in South Africa
Four female Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) employees were abducted and held for ransom in Musina, South Africa, on Monday night, ZimLive can reveal.The quartet, who work at Beitbridge bord...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:47hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster seeks help for bedridden wife
THE headmaster of Regina Mundi Primary School in Lupane Mr Nkululeko Msimanga is asking for about US$6 000 to help his bedridden wife Mrs Sihlalisiwe Msimanga (51) undergo a brain therapy in Harare....Published: 14 Sep 2022 at 05:45hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Kombis are not coming back for good, says Moyo
LOCAL Government minister July Moyo yesterday said commuter omnibuses (kombis) are not coming back despite transport woes that are affecting many urbanites. Speaking to the Daily News, Mo...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:58hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean drivers fear being targeted by a xenophobic groups in SA
"I prayed for them to let me live because some who found themselves in similar circumstances, were reported dead," says Richard Mudhara, a Zimbabwean truck driver working in Johannesburg.He wa...Published: 26 Apr 2022 at 08:35hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa sending their possessions home
FEARING further xenophobic violence and facing an uncertain future with the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many Zimbabweans in the Eastern Cape are repatriating their valuables....Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 15:26hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
The fog has cleared in Zimbabwe, writes Nelson Chamisa
AT the beginning of last year, I wrote an article in which I promised that "the fog will soon clear".The article was at a time when the movement was facing adverse circumstances. It was a mess...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | 17 | by Nelson Chamisa
Mtshana Khumalo: The general who outfoxed villain Allan Wilson
A MILITARY tactician, General Mtshana Khumalo, commanded an elite group of fighters tasked with safeguarding King Lobengula's life and dignity as he trekked north at the height of the Matabele War of ...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:27hrs | 22 | by Elliot Ziwira
Zimbabwe repossessing unused land from black farmers
Zimbabwe has begun repossessing idle land from black farmers who benefitted from controversial land reforms two decades ago, Agriculture Minister Anxious Masuka said Wednesday.People whose far...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 09:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
4 armed robbers attack friend's wife
BULAWAYO police have arrested four pistol-wielding brothers who robbed their friend's wife of R15 000 after overhearing that she had won a sports bet.Lungisani Nyathi overheard his friend shar...Published: 28 Mar 2022 at 06:47hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Get rick quick muthi goes wrong, wife and daughter dead
A man from Bulawayo's Mahatshula South suburb lost his wife and daughter within six days after a get-rich quick muthi that he had acquired from a powerful inyanga in Mozambique turned on him and his f...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 06:45hrs | 213 | by Staff reporter
Gwevedzi releases 'I do not care' song
Upcoming Afro Acoustic music group Gwevedzi has released a new love track titled "I do not care today.The song was released on Va...Published: 14 Feb 2022 at 17:56hrs | 10 | by Simbarashe Sithole
King Mzilikazi grave in state of grave concern
The late Ndebele king Mzilikazi's grave at Matobo Hills is falling apart because of lack of maintenance amid a lack of clarity on who was responsible for its upkeep.King Mzilikazi died in Sept...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
No celebrity, no matter how influential, can convince an abused person to support his tormentors
I remember a debate we had with a learned friend, on social media a couple of months back, on whether an individual, as self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java, could be considered an influential person....Published: 01 Feb 2022 at 17:29hrs | 15 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa Chete Chete! Ndebeles are bamboozled deputies in CCC project
For how long is the region going to be bamboozled by Chamisa and his group of tribalists? We have been saying this time and again that Chamisa does not represent the people of the region of Matabelela...Published: 27 Jan 2022 at 05:38hrs | 7 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiangwa to be evicted
THE High Court has granted the Apostolic Faith Mission in Zimbabwe (AFM) led by Amon Madawo permission to evict its rival faction led by Cossam Chiangwa from a property in Westgate, Harare.Thi...Published: 21 Jan 2022 at 05:37hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
12 wives, 100 kids and a goblin-selling business
HABITUALLY well-dressed and a teetotaller who does not take traditional snuff, the business-minded and flamboyant Sekuru Kafura, who cruises around in the latest Ford Ranger vehicles, is everything th...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:01hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Bulawayo endorses Mnangagwa
ZANU-PF Women's League has said President Mnangagwa is ticking all the national development boxes in line with his electoral promises and the wing had therefore, endorsed his candidature for the 2023 ...Published: 23 Aug 2021 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Coast 2 coast should be banned from operating in Zimbabwe
It is with a heavy heart that we write this communication and the sad bit is you continue to advertise and sending your ads to our WhatsApp numbers. As a family we made a decision to buy and import ou...Published: 02 Aug 2021 at 20:23hrs | 2 | by Sandy Mwnza
Zanu-PF MP distances himself from US$330 000 Rolls-Royce Phantom acquisition
Deputy Minister who is also the Wedza South MP, Tino Machakaire distanced himself from the acquisition of a US$330 000 Rolls-Royce Phantom which has caused consternation in the southern African nation...Published: 20 Jul 2021 at 09:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
View from Up Here: Gukurahundi Genocide: An Open Wound Part 1
Gukurahundi is a thorny issue for our leaders. They do not want to talk about it, neither do they want it discussed. The objective is to relegate it to the dustbins of history. But can a nation move o...Published: 24 Apr 2021 at 09:21hrs | 1 | by Peter Muzira
CORONA VIRUS !! Perilous Times have come
The whole world has been turned upside down by an unseen enemy called COVID 19. As if it is to insult the intelligence of the world the virus was coronated and it is called CORONA virus which means cr...Published: 09 Apr 2021 at 12:55hrs | 21 | by Bybit Mavaza
Cops hunt for illegal bullets suspect
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a Chinhoyi man, Tinashe Zhengeni who is on the run after 225 rounds of ammunition were discovered at his residence on Tuesday.This comes amid an increase in ...Published: 07 Mar 2021 at 15:29hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa petitioned over looming demolitions
AN international housing and land rights movement has petitioned President Emmerson Mnangagwa asking him to stop the pending house demolitions in the country, particularly at Crowborough Farm, Harare....Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 06:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bloodshed over a cellphone
Cyril Chitumba (25) died yesterday at Jerera Zaka after a misunderstanding rose from the disappearance of a A30 Samsung cellphone while consuming beer....Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 20:07hrs | 8 | by Tarisai Mudahondo / Lloyd Rabaya
Indeed, God is with Zimbabwe, as He protects us from parasitic abusive regime
As much as I am not against the annual day of prayer for Zimbabwe (which, is being held today in Bulawayo) - as, indeed, my daily earnest and prayers are always for a better life for all Zimbabweans -...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 09:38hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Is Zimbabwean rule of law so dead that relatives of ruling elite can order around state officials?
Recent reports about a Shantel Chikafu - who audaciously managed to defraud a seemingly reputable financial institution, CBZ Bank, of US$37,000; whilst, similarly grabbing a Shamva gold mine from one ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Indeed, let's tell our own true African story, including the brutality we have suffered under our 'liberators'
It was with great delight and jubilation when I learnt about the establishment of an African museum, that would tell the true African story, from the perspective of Africans themselves - as that would...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 16:51hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The Paradox of the Political Sounds of Freedom in Zimbabwe - Choosing between the Fist and the Open hand
Part 1 Is there an Issue? I dare to ask, Where are you going and where are you coming from with your political struggle? If one was to be presented with a brush to paint a picture of t...Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 09:35hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Rats cannot think beyond peanuts
AROUND this time in 2018, witty cynics, the majority of whom have happily found a convenient playground on social media platforms, were whining and whingeing that shortages of Coca-Cola which is a gen...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Bishop Lazarus
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