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Sadc Election Observer Mission gives thumps up to Mozambique plebiscite
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM) has given Mozambique's 2024 presidential and legislative elections a clean bill of health, describing the process as ...Published: 1 hr ago | 78 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe army commander calls for closer regional security ties
Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander, Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe, has called for closer ties and enhanced security cooperation among Southern African nations to foster unity and peace, in t...Published: 6 hrs ago | 81 | by Staff reporter
'I've no plan, I'm now poor,' says ZANU-PF Councillor
Jostinah Ndondo, a ZANU-PF councillor for ward 18 in Insiza has failed to comprehend losing over one hundred and fifty-four cattle this year, describing the incident as greatest climatic betrayal in t...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1185 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Mnangagwa pledges incentives for local beneficiation & value addition
President Emmerson Mnangagwa reaffirmed his government's commitment to enhancing the local beneficiation and value-addition of Zimbabwe's mineral resources during the official opening of Mine Entra at...Published: 24 hrs ago | 107 | by Staff reporter
5 reasons Zimbabwean diaspora should choose Remitly
The flow of remittances to Zimbabwe is substantial, with diaspora remittances estimated at over US$1 billion annually, accounting for approximately 16% of the country's total foreign exchange receipts...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 16:00hrs | 244 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's former CIO boss launches autobiography
Former Director-General of Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Happyton Bonyongwe, has launched a revealing autobiography titled One Among Many: My Contribution to the Zimbabwean Story...Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:25hrs | 1865 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe subscribers push Starlink to limit
THE overwhelming demand for cost-effective internet services is pushing newcomer, Star Link, to the edge with consumers experiencing unexpectedly slow speeds this week, especially in Harare, due to co...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 2813 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe requires frank, honest leaders'
Zimbabwe requires leaders who are frank, forthright, and honest, as such qualities are crucial to achieving the country's national objectives, President Mnangagwa said yesterday. He was addressing mou...Published: 10 Oct 2024 at 07:44hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in Bulawayo to officially open Mine Entra expo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived in Bulawayo ahead of the 27th Mine Entra Expo, where he is set to officially open the event tomorrow. The expo, which is expected to provide critical insights ...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 15:54hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
It's time African leaders were barred from foreign medical care!
So, the people of Cameroon have no idea where their president is. Paul Biya, who is now the oldest head of state in the world, at 91 years old, has not been seen in public for the past three m...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 10:51hrs | 1013 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Matabeleland South hard hit by livestock deaths
The El Niño-induced drought has severely impacted Matabeleland South province, leading to significant cattle deaths and economic losses for local households. A recent report by the 2024 Zimbabwe Live...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:51hrs | 311 | by Staff reporter
BCC invites investors to special economic zone
The Bulawayo City Council has granted approval for Lebanmon Investment Private Limited, a Chinese investment company, to establish a cement production facility at the Umvimila special economic zone. T...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:45hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord has no plans to exit Zimbabwe
Dairibord Holdings has firmly dismissed recent online reports suggesting that the company is planning to shut down its operations in Zimbabwe and relocate to South Africa. The group has reaffirmed its...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 280 | by Staff reporter
2 more Mbudzi bridges, roads completed
The construction of two more bridges at the Mbudzi Interchange, south of Harare, has been completed, bringing the total number of finished bridges to 11 out of the 15 required. These two bridges, loca...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:36hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
Harare team being pushed to the top of the league
Northern Region Soccer League (NRSL) title-contenders Scottland have been awarded the points for their abandoned match against Karoi United, bringing them to within two points of log leaders MWOS. Whi...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:34hrs | 128 | by Staff reporter
Iran 'fully prepared' for war
The Islamic Republic is not seeking an escalation but is ready for any scenario, according to Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas AraghchiIran does not want an escalation of tensions in the Middle Ea...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 19:28hrs | 1378 | by Staff reporter
Khupe engages Mthuli Ncube to boost cancer treatment in Zimbabwe
Former Deputy Prime Minister and cancer advocate, Dr. Thokozani Khupe, has revealed that she has successfully engaged the Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Professor Mthuli Ncube, on alloc...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:45hrs | 298 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi hearings stalls amid logistical challenges
The Gukurahundi public outreach programme, initiated by President Emmerson Mnangagwa in July 2024, has hit a major roadblock due to unresolved logistical issues.The programme, designed to prov...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 18:44hrs | 115 | by Staff reporter
Rapist drags minor in the bush gives her $1
Residents of Mazowe Valley were shell-shocked after Denis Marodza (33) dragged a five-year-old girl into the bush and allegedly raped her.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrat...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 11:52hrs | 719 | by Simbarashe Sithole
IOM Council chair visits Zimbabwe and South Africa
The Chair of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Council and Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Katharina Stasch, has visited Zimbabwe and...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:42hrs | 944 | by Stephen Jakes
ZDAMWU embarks on regional meetings to strengthen structures
The Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU) is conducting a series of regional meetings to implement its Congress resolutions and expand its reach across the country's mining secto...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 09:19hrs | 168 | by Stephen Jakes
Vagabond rapes female relative
A 24-year-old man from Banket, Givemore Mwanza, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the rape of a relative who was returning home from church. The sentence was handed down by a local magistra...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:33hrs | 555 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa vows to remove barriers to modernisation
Zimbabwe is ready to embrace modern technology to accelerate its modernisation and industrialisation agenda, and the government will remove any obstacles that hinder this objective, President Mnangagw...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Bad Zimbabwe road users to repair damages
Transport and Infrastructural Development Minister, Felix Mhona, has warned road users, particularly mining and brick-moulding companies, that those responsible for damaging newly-rehabilitated roads ...Published: 08 Oct 2024 at 07:24hrs | 2353 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2586 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Iran joins the Nuclear boys club?
Recent reports are swirling with speculation that Iran may have conducted an underground nuclear test on October 5, sparking global intrigue and concern. Although there has been no official confirmati...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 16:48hrs | 3402 | by Staff reporter
Menstrual cycle saves university student
A Bindura-based university student was lucky to escape being gang raped after the suspects found her on her monthly periods.The matter came to light at Bindura regional magistrates courts on F...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:23hrs | 1853 | by Simbarashe Sithole in Bindura
Prophet Jonah applauds Mnangagwa's leadership style, VED gesture
Madzibaba Biggie Musanzika (aka Prophet Jonah) of Johane Masowe yeChishanu Jerusalem headquartered in Centenary (Muzarabani) has applauded President Emmerson Mnangagwa's transformational leadership st...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:05hrs | 325 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Sounds of Soweto : A tale no of Highlanders anthems
Founded in 1926 Highlanders FC is the oldest and most supported Football club in Zimbabwe. To the Highlanders faithful the team is a way of life, a social movement and a source of pride and Joy. Today...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 12:02hrs | 738 | by Van Vodloza
Musekiwa, Maposa named in Zimbabwe T20 squad
Zimbabwe unveils young squad for T20 World Cup Regional QualifiersZimbabwe has announced an exciting 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup Africa Sub-Regional Qualifiers, set to take place in Kenya t...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:06hrs | 227 | by Staff reporter
Gurira in US$77,000 scam
Simbarashe Oswald Gurira, a 38-year-old official from the Ministry of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle, appeared in the Harare magistrate's court last Friday, facing serious allegations of abus...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:05hrs | 1336 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe migrants creating jobs, saving lives in SA
For Butholezwe Nyathi, saving lives is more than just a career; it's a mission that transcends borders. At 45 years old, the Matabeleland South native's journey took a dramatic turn in 2003 when he le...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa urges AI adoption for SMEs growth
Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Monica Mutsvangwa has emphasized the need for Zimbabwe's small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to adopt artificial intelligenc...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 234 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teacher in SA court over salary
A Zimbabwean lecturer based in South Africa, Nhlanhla Moses Ncube, has filed a lawsuit against his employer, claiming he has been underpaid for the past six years. Originally from Nkayi in Matabelelan...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 743 | by Staff reporter
'Africa still feeling effects of brutal colonial past'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has emphasized that Africa continues to feel the effects of its brutal colonial history, a legacy that still hinders its progress today. In a speech read on his behalf by ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:57hrs | 132 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi invites Diasporans to invest
Vice President Kembo Mohadi has extended an invitation to Lesotho businesses and Zimbabweans in the Diaspora to explore the wide range of investment opportunities available in Zimbabwe, aligning with ...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 07:56hrs | 80 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wins Umzingwane by-election
The ruling Zanu-PF party has claimed the councillor seat for Ward 15 in Umzingwane district, Matabeleland South province, following a decisive victory on Saturday.Zanu-PF candidate Cde Sifelan...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 14:23hrs | 1393 | by Staff reporter
'Israel won't last long'
Iran's supreme leader has vowed retaliation for West Jerusalem's incursion into Lebanon and siege of GazaThe surprise attack on Israel launched by Hamas last year was a "logical and legal" ste...Published: 06 Oct 2024 at 13:36hrs | 2915 | by Staff reporter
Justice Sello Nare buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery
The burial of Retired Justice Sello Nare was today buried at Lady Stanley Cemetery in Bulawayo, a resting place reserved for distinguished senior citizens and individuals who made significant contribu...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 16:10hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
MK Party reinstates challenge to the rigged outcome of SA's 29 May elections
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has reinstated its electoral court challenge to the outcome of the 29 May national and provincial elections and has asked it to order a rerun of the poll.The pa...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 12:31hrs | 169 | by Staff reporter
Court withdraws fraud allegations against couple
The State has withdrawn some of the fraud charges against Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, who are accused of defrauding former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono ...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:34hrs | 178 | by Staff reporter
Gono accused of using political muscle in property dispute
A Harare couple, Clark Clever Makoni and Beverly Aisha Ndonda Makoni, have accused former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono of leveraging his political connections in a property disp...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:33hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mukwasha Chiwenga in Math-South improvements. Is development holistic?
Whatever development VP Chiwenga is bringing in Matabeleland South, that should never be interpreted as "Mukwasha inzunza". School children especially benefit from good and safe schools, health care f...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:27hrs | 2037 | by Nomazulu Thata
Cyber crimes under-reported
Despite tireless efforts made by local, regional and global state and non-state actors to curb cybercrimes, statistics continues to spike because victims shun reporting these cases and therefore suffe...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 114 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Gono's suspected fraudsters' case latest
Regional Magistrate Stanford Mambanje upheld the State's application to tender a deed of settlement related to a high-profile fraud case involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono'...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:47hrs | 327 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt gets thumbs up for DBOT for roadworks
Economists have asserted that adopting the Design, Build, Operate, and Transfer (DBOT) model for road infrastructure development in Zimbabwe is crucial to curbing corruption and ensuring quality workm...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:46hrs | 6110 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Young Warriors' AFCON dream crushed by Zambia
Zimbabwe 2 - 2 Zambia(Zambia won 6-5 on penalties)Zimbabwe's Young Warriors' hopes of qualifying for next year's CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) were dashed in a dramatic penalty sh...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 08:24hrs | 145 | by Staff reporter
Chinese company to set up cement factory in Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council has granted approval to Chinese company Labenmon Private Limited to establish a cement grinding facility at Umvumila Industrial Park, located near the United College of Educa...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 17:36hrs | 886 | by Staff reporter
Colonialists to give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.The deal – reached after years ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 12:39hrs | 213 | by Andrew Harding
Declining state of Bulawayo worries residents
Bulawayo residents have lamented the decline in the status of the city, once an industrial powerhouse and considered the smartest in the country. They attribute this decline to poor governance and an ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 10:58hrs | 564 | by Stephen Jakes
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