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Mugabe son's lawyers, prosecution '98%' close to reaching plea deal

Prosecutors and defence lawyers representing Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe say they are "98 percent" close to finalising a plea agreement after he was charged with attempted murder, defeating the ends of justice, illegal possession of a firea…

Published: 19 Mar 2026 at 07:39hrs | 1147 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe's Constitutional Amendments 3 threaten democratic renewal

Zimbabwe turns 133 years old this year since the first European settlers arrived in 1893, yet the nation's history has been marked more by instability than by sustained growth, writes economist and former opposition MP Eddie Cross.Reflecti…

Published: 17 Mar 2026 at 09:30hrs | 197 | by Staff reporter

White SA minister blames Zimbabwe for the foot and mouth disease outbreak

South Africa's porous border with Zimbabwe and broken veterinary cordon fences, known as redline fences, are aggravating the spread of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Limpopo, Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has said.Minister Steenhu…

Published: 17 Mar 2026 at 09:30hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter

South Africa summons US ambassador over 'undiplomatic remarks'

South Africa summoned the new US ambassador Wednesday to explain "undiplomatic remarks" about South African racial policies and court decisions, the foreign minister said.Brent Bozell took up his post last month with bilateral ties fractur…

Published: 12 Mar 2026 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mugabe's son allegedly living in SA illegally

The legal troubles of Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe have intensified this week as new allegations emerge over his residency status in South Africa.Bellarmine, 28, is already facing charges of attempted murder after allegedly shooting a man in…

Published: 01 Mar 2026 at 13:20hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF official wanted in South Africa over R15 million gold bust

Zanu-PF's deputy secretary for information and publicity in Harare province, Joachim Chivayo, is now wanted in South Africa after allegedly breaching bail conditions linked to a high-value gold case.South African authorities confirmed that…

Published: 23 Feb 2026 at 19:37hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean arrested over attempted murder in South Africa

A 32-year-old Zimbabwean national has been arrested following an alleged attempted murder at a traditional gathering near Meqheleng township in Ficksburg over the weekend.The suspect was also found in possession of an unlicensed firearm an…

Published: 22 Feb 2026 at 23:33hrs | | by Staff reporter

Man abuses funds for friend's repatriation from SA

A Harare man, Douglas Matadi, is facing public outrage after allegedly mismanaging nearly US$2,000 raised to repatriate the body of his friend, Farai Mushamba, from South Africa.The funds, US$1,975 collected via GoFundMe, were intended to …

Published: 10 Feb 2026 at 19:05hrs | | by Staff reporter

33 Zimbabwe minors repatriated from SA

The Zimbabwe Consulate in South Africa has successfully facilitated the repatriation of 33 children who were intercepted at Beitbridge Border Post while being transported illegally from South Africa. The children, aged between three and 16…

Published: 08 Feb 2026 at 14:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

'Bombshell' Geza dies in SA

Former Zanu-PF central committee member and outspoken critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Blessed "Bombshell" Geza, has died at a hospital in South Africa.Geza's family confirmed his death in a statement on Thursday, saying funeral arr…

Published: 07 Feb 2026 at 10:00hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sikhala's terrorism case postponed in South Africa

A South African court yesterday postponed the trial of outspoken politician Job Sikhala, who is facing terrorism charges, after prosecutors said they were still waiting for crucial fingerprint and DNA evidence.Sikhala and his co-accused, A…

Published: 05 Feb 2026 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Wrangles continue over Mutumwa Mawere's burial

Tensions have escalated sharply between sections of the Mawere and Machiri families over the burial arrangements of the late business tycoon Mutumwa Dziva Mawere, with fresh attempts reportedly made by the Mawere family to halt a burial sc…

Published: 25 Jan 2026 at 14:44hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter

3 Zimbabweans shot dead in South Africa

The Moyo family from Zimbabwe is struggling to come to terms with the devastating news of the deaths of their three sons, who were among five people shot dead by unknown gunmen outside a tuck shop in Jeffsville, Atteridgeville on Wednesday…

Published: 23 Jan 2026 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Sikhala appeals for R100 000 to cover legal fees in South Africa

Prominent opposition politician Job Sikhala has issued an urgent appeal for R100 000 to cover legal fees for his ongoing court case in South Africa.The funds are required as a deposit for his legal defence team ahead of the next stage of h…

Published: 22 Jan 2026 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

Mutare bananas dominate SA market

Bananas grown in Burma Valley in Zimbabwe's Eastern Highlands are gaining strong traction in neighbouring South Africa, emerging as a key pillar in the country's ambitious drive to build a US$2 billion horticultural industry by 2030.The ta…

Published: 18 Jan 2026 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man stabbed to death in Limpopo

Police in Limpopo have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 47-year-old Zimbabwean national who was fatally stabbed inside his vehicle at Ivydale plot in Westenburg earlier this week.According to the South African Polic…

Published: 17 Jan 2026 at 12:40hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa's BMA calls for urgent talks with Zimbabwe

The Border Management Authority (BMA) has called for urgent engagement with the Zimbabwean government after intercepting another group of undocumented Zimbabwean children attempting to illegally cross the South Africa-Zimbabwe border.On Tu…

Published: 15 Jan 2026 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

South African man dies in Zimbabwe 'by suicide'

MYSTERY surrounds the death of a South African man who was found hanging from a tree in Zimbabwe on New Year's Day, with his family saying they do not believe he died by suicide but that he was murdered.Sowetan has learnt that Thabang Moko…

Published: 08 Jan 2026 at 19:27hrs | | by Staff reporter

Border operation nets 25 illegal migrants crossing from Zimbabwe into SA

AT least 25 illegal migrants were arrested after Border Management Authority drones detected them crossing from Zimbabwe into South Africa through bushes near the Beitbridge Border Post.Just as they thought they had entered South Africa, d…

Published: 07 Jan 2026 at 20:14hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa cannot stay silent on land 'theft'

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has drawn a firm line on the unresolved land question, declaring that the government will not be intimidated into silence as it pressed ahead with land expropriation to redress centuries of dispossession, tr…

Published: 21 Dec 2025 at 15:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Limpopo court sentences Zimbabwean man for raping his 13-year-old daughter

A 39-year-old Zimbabwean national has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sibasa Regional Court for raping his 13-year-old daughter while they were living in Phiphidi village, outside Thohoyandou.The rapist's identity is withheld to…

Published: 21 Dec 2025 at 10:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

South Africa clinic staff extorting immigrants

South Africa's Gauteng High Court has ordered the government and police to take decisive action against xenophobic vigilantes who have been blocking immigrants from accessing public healthcare services, following months of reports of intim…

Published: 19 Dec 2025 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean arrested in SA with R800,000 unwrought gold

FOUR foreign nationals were arrested in Mpumalanga after police recovered unwrought gold valued at an estimated R800,000 during a patrol operation on the N12 route near Delmas.According to provincial police spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel…

Published: 15 Dec 2025 at 08:47hrs | | by Staff reporter

2 Zimbabweans arrested in South Africa with R1.2 million worth of drugs

TWO Zimbabwean nationals were arrested on the N2 near Mahamba after police found 200kg of dagga worth R1.2 million in their truck.The pair of Tinashe Chitsamba (40) and Oscar Mutsetemari (45), appeared before the Mkhondo Magistrate's Court…

Published: 07 Dec 2025 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter

7 wasted years: How Ramaphosa's Presidency betrayed its promise

When Cyril Ramaphosa took over the presidency of South Africa in 2018, he pledged a "new dawn" of integrity, economic renewal, and responsive governance. The hope was that his leadership would end the era of state capture, restore public t…

Published: 06 Dec 2025 at 19:01hrs | | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo-born songbird spreads wings in SA

From the vibrant streets of Bulawayo to the bustling studios of South Africa, singer Sharon Mpala - popularly known as Qhawekazi - is steadily rising as one of the region's most distinctive new voices. With music rooted in faith yet boldly…

Published: 03 Dec 2025 at 15:57hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean man sentenced to seven years for crude oil theft

The Vrede Regional Court has handed a seven-year prison sentence to Zimbabwean national Shepard Vareni (38) for damage to essential infrastructure and another seven years for the theft of crude oil. The court ordered that the sentences run…

Published: 24 Nov 2025 at 06:03hrs | | by Staff reporter

Ramaphosa 'running his mouth' over US boycott of G20

The White House hit out Thursday at South Africa's leader for "running his mouth" over the United States' boycott of this weekend's Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg in another diplomatic rift between the U.S. and a country that has been …

Published: 22 Nov 2025 at 12:49hrs | | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe–SA relations: A long history of cooperation and tension

Despite current tensions over competition for jobs, social services, and scarce resources, Zimbabweans and South Africans share a long and complex history marked by both cooperation and conflict. Migration between the two countries dates b…

Published: 24 Oct 2025 at 11:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

SA can no longer afford to ignore Zimbabwe's accelerated descent

The South African government and its people face a host of pressing domestic challenges – from unemployment to corruption to crime.Yet, as the country demonstrated through its courageous decision to take Israel to the International Court o…

Published: 19 Oct 2025 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter

Stolen Lexus smuggled from South Africa intercepted

The National Anti-Smuggling Task Force on Wednesday intercepted a stolen luxury vehicle that had been smuggled into Zimbabwe through an illegal crossing point a

Published: 06 Sep 2025 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter

Failed state warning for South Africa

Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA) chief executive Busi Mavuso says that businesses cannot function properly in a failed state, but partnering with the gov

Published: 11 Aug 2025 at 09:10hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe to host South Africa and New Zealand for Tests and T20I tri-series

Zimbabwe are set to host South Africa and New Zealand in what promises to be a high-profile home season after a long time. It will be the African bout to start

Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 10:04hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter

Critical evaluation of the South Africa's 2025 Budget effect on the property market

The 2025 Budget presents a multifaceted impact on South Africa's property market, balancing fiscal stability, infrastructure development, and housing affordability with rising taxation, debt-servicing pressures, and economic headwinds. Whi…

Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 06:43hrs | | by Dr Bekithemba Mpofu

South African GNU and Zimbabwe economy

GNU as portfolio controlThis week, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was inaugurated for his second and last term in office under the current Constitution.What is now awaited is announcement of the new Cabinet under the GNU arrangem…

Published: 22 Jun 2024 at 10:28hrs | | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday

ED2030 sloganeering lacks practicability

GOOD day, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. Your Excellency, as I see it, the ED 2030 campaign sloganeering lacks practicality. It is corrosive, divisive and erosive. It contradicts the time-honoured leadership succession ideals. It presages p…

Published: 19 Jun 2024 at 06:26hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana

Challenging situation ahead for SA

THE latest from South Africa is that Cyril Ramaphosa has been elected president by the country's seventh Parliament.His election follows an agreement between the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) to form a co…

Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 08:24hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo

Tough weeks ahead for SA's major political parties

SOUTH Africa concluded its general elections on May 29, 2024. They were held to elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the nine provinces. This was the seventh general election held under conditions …

Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 07:13hrs | | by Tapiwa Gomo

South Africa is testing the West's claim to moral superiority

Supporters of Palestine have long been told their position is fringe. But this case gives them legitimacy â€“ and tests the limits of human rightsIt was only a little over six hours of legal argument, but the genocide case brought by South…

Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 05:44hrs | 143 | by Nesrine Malik

South Africa recalls ambassador, diplomatic mission to Israel over genocide in Gaza

South Africa's government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it a "genocide."The government also threatened action against the Israeli ambassado…

Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 20:53hrs | | by Staff reporter

South African media has failed to bring regime change in Zimbabwe

Over the past 22 years since sanctions were imposed on Zimbabwe, western governments have invested billions of dollars into South African white owned media, with the aim of discrediting Zanu-PF. This was intended to discourage people from …

Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 11:34hrs | | by Rutendo Matinyarare

Mbalula remarks reflect how Zimbabweans are weighing on SA's public service delivery

NOTWITHSTANDING massive infrastructure projects and other developmental initiatives being undertaken in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean development question remains debatable.A majority of the ongoing initiatives are proving to be insufficient in…

Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 06:07hrs | | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development

Can Afrikaners save South Africa?

I AM not a South African, so I venture into their space with trepidation because I know how sensitive these things are. But I am an African and a keen observer of events that affect all of us who live in the south of the continent. Last we…

Published: 24 May 2023 at 05:03hrs | | by Eddie Cross

Zimbabwe to give counselling to ZEP holders returning home from SA

The Zimbabwean government says it will officer counselling to people returning to the country from South Africa after the expiry of their Zimbabwe Exemption Per

Published: 06 Apr 2023 at 05:50hrs | | by Staff reporter

SA gives in on migrants

ZIMBABWE's general elections are looming large on the horizon. Political parties have started rolling down their candidate selection processes. In the mix was South Africa threatening to send back home 180 000 Zimbabwe Exempt Permit (ZEP) …

Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 06:35hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

Why SA is destination of choice for asylum seekers

CURIOUSLY but not surprisingly, post-apartheid South Africa has turned out to be one of the preferred destinations for political exiles.The country has played host to many prominent political exiles in the past three decades.Exile, the for…

Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 07:10hrs | | by Dr Sizo Nkala

Zimbabweans face 'modern day Mfecane' in South Africa

ZIMBABWEANS in SA are living in a perilous state of uncertainty as the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP) system is due to come to an end in June 2023.There are reports of Zimbabweans, living and paying tax in SA for more than a decade, being…

Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 05:16hrs | | by Ciaran Ryan

Medical xenophobia: It's time to level the power imbalance in healthcare facilities

I WAS extremely angry, but not shocked, by the utterances of South Africa's Limpopo Health MEC, Phophi Ramathuba.So many things ran through my mind as I watched the video. Having watched her berating a patient, I cannot even bear to call h…

Published: 04 Oct 2022 at 05:12hrs | | by Shakira Choonara

South Africa should not carry burden of Zimbabwe's poor leadership â€“ Chamisa

Like many people in Zimbabwe and elsewhere around the world, I recently watched a video in which Dr Phophi Ramathuba, the Limpopo MEC for Health, spoke to a Zimbabwean patient seeking care in a hospital.As I listened to my dear compatriot …

Published: 09 Sep 2022 at 18:57hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa I CCC President

The day South Africa closes the border

THE past two decades have seen over 1,5 million Zimbabweans migrate to South Africa as economic refugees. Most of the refugees are unskilled and, therefore, directly compete with locals for menial jobs and social services, creating potenti…

Published: 27 Aug 2022 at 05:20hrs | | by Paidamoyo Muzulu

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Dams in Mzingwane catchment spilling: Zinwa

'Greed, not Iran war': Masarira blames elites for Zimbabwe's fuel crisis

Mtshabezi River overflows as prison gardens swept away

Amnesty International condemns Biti arrest

Man jailed for knocking out mother‑in‑law's teeth in midnight attack

Zimbabweans in the Diaspora: Objection of the Constitutional Amendment Bill No. 3

Isn't it hard being a sycophant? What if the President says these constitutional amendments are nonsensical?

Is this the end of the Prince Edward Rugby Festival?

We need new leaders

Zimbabwe exorbitant fuel price hikes expose ethanol blending as nothing more than a get-rich-quick scheme

First Lady celebrates 63rd birthday

We can't keep on paying for Zanu PF sins: Maimane

Welshman Ncube condemns Biti arrest over anti‑Amendment No. 3 campaigns

Police block Tsvangirai meeting in Norton

Mayor Coltart condemns Biti arrest

Man arrested in bus for possession of 11 cobs of dagga

Third republic loading as section of Zanu PF campaigns against 2030 agenda

So what will Zimbabweans do when they're still poor by 2030?

Mashingaidze distances self from Muchena remarks

Biti reportedly arrested

Zimbabwe's counterfeit goods crisis escalates

3 weeks, no rescue for marooned Chipinge families

Mnangagwa places Zisco under Mutapa Investment Fund

Zimbabwe's RBZ flaunts ZiG stability

Highlanders to play against Zimbabwe Warriors

Masvingo passport office 'too small' for e-passport operations

Bread prices surge

ZimFest founder dies

US$17 640 drugs theft at City Coun­cil's main phar­macy

Zimsec announces 2026 exam fee exchange rates

Zimbabwe war veterans back Amendment bill number 3

Goblins attack new school learners

Fire Brigade rescues suicidal man

Civil servants in Zimbabwe set to get salary review next month

Political interference hampering enforcement of strict regulations on trucks

'Chinese firms take over Zimbabwe's cement industry'

Nurses stage flash demonstration over poor wages in Zimbabwe

Chaos erupts at Hillside Teachers College

2 suspects arrested in connection with slain businessman

Chivayo child access case sparks legal battle

Suspected serial fraudster arrested over US$91 500 loan cam

Flight to VFEX exposes cracks in Zimbabwe's capital markets

MPs raise alarm over deteriorating health services in Binga

Zimbabwe targets E20 fuel blending

Lovestruck man fakes robbery to raise lobola money

GreenFuel guarantees E20 blend

UK firm targets US$500m lithium investment

Embassy tells Chinese firms to follow Zimbabwe law

Excessive rains threaten harvest in Zimbabwe

Woman loses US$11 700 in fake kombi robbery

Bulawayo engineer develops app to make public transport safer and more efficient

We can't keep on paying for Zanu PF sins: Maimane

Dams in Mzingwane catchment spilling: Zinwa

Mtshabezi River overflows as prison gardens swept away

'Greed, not Iran war': Masarira blames elites for Zimbabwe's fuel crisis

Amnesty International condemns Biti arrest

Isn't it hard being a sycophant? What if the President says these constitutional amendments are nonsensical?

NetOne to launch mobile broadband service in Bulawayo today

Tsvangirai's marital status is 'a purely private issue': Mwonzora

Teacher wanted for sodomy hangs self

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