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Kenya scraps visa requirements for African countries
Kenya has officially removed visa requirements for all African nations and most Caribbean countries, in a bold step aimed at fostering intra-African trade, tourism, and integratio...Published: 15 Jul 2025 at 21:53hrs | 464 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe not among 7 African countries blacklisted by Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed a sweeping travel ban on citizens from seven African countries, citing threats linked to terrorism, inadequate identity verification, and high levels of visa ov...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 13:11hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe could unlock US$9bn from retaken land'
The outgoing president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has revealed that Zimbabwe could unlock up to US$9 billion from land seized during the 2001 fast-track land reform prog...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:24hrs | 212 | by Staff reporter
Emmerson Mnangagwa and the 26 criminals around him
In November 2017, former President Robert Mugabe was removed from office and his crime, according to the putschists who ousted him in a coup, was that he had allowed himself to be surrounded by crimin...Published: 08 Mar 2025 at 15:51hrs | 1724 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Zimbabwe ranks highest corrupt country in SADC for 2024 by TI
Zimbabwe has come out as the worst corrupt country in SADC in 2024, according to the latest data from discredited Transparency International coming only ahead of a war-torn DRC.This was also t...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:52hrs | 1310 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa who once faced the death penalty now set to abolish it
Zimbabwe's Senate has approved a bill to abolish the death penalty, a key step in scrapping a law last used in the southern African nation nearly 20 years ago.Zimbabwe's Parliament said Thursd...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 10:44hrs | 104 | by Staff reporter
Shona, 14 other African languages added on Google's services
Google Speech, in partnership with the research team based at the AI Research Center in Accra, Ghana, has announced the launch of Voice Search, talk-to-type on Gboard and voice input on Translate for ...Published: 01 Nov 2024 at 06:51hrs | 655 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe gains support for 2027 UN Security Council bid
Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava has announced that Zimbabwe's bid for a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) seat in 2027 has received backing from both the African Union (AU) and the South...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 06:53hrs | 865 | by Staff reporter
You can't rig suffering Zimbabweans, Mr. Mnangagwa!
The debate rages on as to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's true intentions regarding his stay in power. Is he stepping down as demanded by the country's Constitution at the end of his t...Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 20:04hrs | 1016 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe referees get CAF call-up
Zimbabwean referee Brighton Chimene led a busy weekend for the country's match officials, taking charge of a CAF Confederation Cup match between Artar Solar7 of Djibouti and Dekadaha of Somalia in Tan...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 06:32hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
Ireland imposes visa requirements for South Africa and Botswana
Citizens of Botswana and South Africa will be required to obtain a visa to travel to Ireland from next week under arrangements announced by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.People who have t...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Somalians with fake travelling documents nabbed at Vic Falls International Airport
Police in Victoria Falls arrested two accused Somalian nationals at the Victoria Falls International Airport on Sunday for allegedly forging travelling documents.The duo, Hassan Muhidin Mohamu...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 14:10hrs | 5 | by Peter Matuka
Russian corporation assists Zimbabwe in fighting hunger
Over 23,000 metric tons of bulk potash and NPKS fertilizer intended for Zimbabwe have been fully loaded onto a vessel in the ports of Riga, Latvia, and Ghent, Belgium; the shipment is intended for hum...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 07:22hrs | 40 | by Staff reporter
Russian free grain due to begin landing in Africa within days
RUSSIAN shipments of donated grain are due to begin landing in Africa within days, giving fresh impetus to its bid to bolster its influence in the continent.President Vladimir Putin promised t...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 07:53hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Karangas crush Zezuru-Korekore Alliance again
To Zezurus, politics of tribalism has become the Frankenstein's monster that destroys its own creator. Unless Zezurus find allies outside their small Zezuru- Korekore clan, it may take many years if n...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 17:17hrs | 66 | by Israel Dube
How worried should we be about income inequality?
How worried should we be about Income Inequality actually? We worry plenty about its opposite. Forced economic equality is socialism. It is unZimbabwean to be for socialism. But Zimbabwe's strength is...Published: 29 May 2023 at 23:14hrs | 4 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zimbabwe police told to uphold high standards on UN missions
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) officers undertaking United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions in various countries have been challenged to continue exhibiting high levels of commitment, discipline and...Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
LIST: Top 50 African Trailblazers Awards nominees released
The inaugural Afri50 Trailblazer Awards will take place on May 1, 2023, in Johannesburg, South Africa, coinciding with Workers Day. The event will recognize 50 African trailblazers who have made a sig...Published: 01 Apr 2023 at 08:44hrs | 20 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa preside over Zimbabwe implosion
WHILE President Emmerson Mnangagwa claimed that the majority of his ministers were doing well - with three outstanding and two being a dismal failure - the reality on the ground is different: Zimbabwe...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 15:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga will never rule Zimbabwe while Karangas watch
"Dunderhead", is how the biggest Zimbabwe gold smuggling syndicate describes Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Chiwenga. It is fascinating that even the criminals are aware of this fact. His below p...Published: 12 Mar 2023 at 08:12hrs | 761 | by Israel Dube
'Zimbabweans are angry'
CIVIL society organisations (CSOs) have warned of simmering civil unrest due to unfettered corruption among President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lieutenants and cronies, after the country fared badly in Tra...Published: 01 Feb 2023 at 07:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
27 men believed to be migrants found dead along road in Zambia
Twenty-seven bodies, believed to be of Ethiopians or Somalis, have been found dumped along a road in the Meanwood Khosi Area in Lusaka, Zambia, after apparently suffocating in a container used by huma...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 00:49hrs | 38 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe govt pays US$50,28m to service external debt
TREASURY paid out US$50,28 million between January and September this year towards servicing its active debt portfolio while token payments were also made for debt arrears owed to International Financ...Published: 29 Nov 2022 at 05:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
20 Zimbabwean officers have died on UN duty
THE United Nations (UN) has commended Zimbabwe's contribution to peacekeeping missions across the world, saying the southern African country's officers have made "a real difference wherever they have ...Published: 03 Nov 2022 at 18:59hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe among world's hungriest nations
ZIMBABWE is among the world's top 19 countries that face severe food shortages this year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said.FAO's latest report released yesterday in collabo...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
South Africa's precision-strike aircraft given Shona name 'Mwari'
The Paramount Group has produced and sold the first military aircraft made in South Africa since the 1980s when state-owned arms maker Denel SOC Ltd. unveiled the Rooivalk, or red falcon, attack helic...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 19:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
De Jongh to bounce back at Highlanders?
DUTCHMAN Hendrikus Pieter de Jongh's resignation as Somalia national team coach has fuelled speculation that he could be on his way back to Highlanders, who are on the prowl for a new coach.De...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe Airport 'now a human trafficking hub'
"A lot of things happen here at the airport. It all depends on the money on offer," an immigration official at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport said.In October 2021, Roselyn Dun...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must abandon use of US$ immediately
ECONOMIST Eddie Cross, believes the best way to stabilise the prices of basic goods in the country and spur development is to end the use of the United States dollar in the economy. Speaking on 3Ktv p...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 12:57hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe @42 where exactly did we go wrong?
It really pains me when I look at what my country has become today four decades into independence. We have regressed so much.I couldn't think that one day I would board a plane to a war torn c...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 12:40hrs | 2 | by Leonard Koni
WATCH: 2 400 recruits become soldiers
THE Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) should not be content with past achievement, but must build a formidable force relevant to modern security demands and thwart threats to the country and region....Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 05:33hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Inside Warriors' doomed World Cup campaign
The writing was on the wall from the onset. Zimbabwe began their Qatar World Cup in the worst possible manner in the first stage after a disgraceful 1-0 defeat to Somalia in a match played in Djibouti...Published: 14 Nov 2021 at 05:42hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi excited to be back
STAR midfielder Marshal Munetsi says he is happy to be back in the Warriors fold and expects to help his side get a "winning start" when they host South Africa in a World Cup opening qualifier at the ...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mozambican named amongst top 5 global terrorists
United States of America Secretary of State Anthony J Blinken has announced the designation of five terrorist leaders in Africa. Among them is Bonomade Machude Omar of Mozambique. According to...Published: 07 Aug 2021 at 09:47hrs | 2 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa mourns Lt Gen Chimonyo
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has described the death of the late Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) commander Lieutenant-General Edzai Absalom Chakanyuka Chimonyo as a devastating blow to the nation.Lt Gen C...Published: 09 Jul 2021 at 10:51hrs | 2 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'It is sink or swim time for the MDC'
MDC leader Douglas Mwonzora, says the opposition will receive a heavy electoral shellacking in 2023, unless it changes tack quickly and ditches confrontational politics.In addition, the MDC bo...Published: 13 Apr 2021 at 18:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Musona dreams big
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona is targeting qualification to at least the third round of the Fifa World Cup qualifying phase.Zimbabwe are placed in Group G of the 2022 Fifa World Cup qualif...Published: 12 Apr 2021 at 07:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Put Zimbabwe first, police officers told
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) needs loyal and dedicated officers who put their country and people first, Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said. He warned police officers to shun beh...Published: 20 Mar 2021 at 07:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Matanga advises police officers
Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has said the police service needs loyal and dedicated officers who put their country and people first.He challenged his officers to perform their dut...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 17:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Covid-19 recovery rate improves
ZIMBABWE's Covid-19 recovery rate has improved to 76 percent and hopes are high that the recovery rate will further improve. Last month the rate was as low as 54 percent when the country lost more liv...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:35hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe solves UN obligations problem, voting rights restored
Zimbabwe which had its voting rights at the United Nations General Assembly suspended over the country's mounting arrears on its financial obligations to the global body has solved the problem....Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 18:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Gandawa blasts govt failure to service UN debt
FORMER Higher and Tertiary Education deputy minister Godfrey Gandawa has blasted the new dispensation under President Emmerson Mnangagwa for failing to pay US$81 000 membership fees to the United Nati...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge's 22 unofficial ports of entry give Zimbabwe headaches
There are at least 22 unofficial entry points along the 200 kilometre Beitbridge borderline between Zimbabwe and South Africa, which poses a huge risk of Covid-19 cross border infections because of th...Published: 24 Dec 2020 at 05:33hrs | 9 | by Tumelo Nare
Xenophobic tensions surge in South Africa
As the coronavirus outbreak has slammed the South African economy and pushed unemployment to a 17-year high, it's awakened a recurrent social demon: xenophobia.Anti-immigrant groups have stage...Published: 20 Dec 2020 at 18:28hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube allocates $595 million for Parliament buses and vehicles
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube has allocated $595 million for the procurement of Parliament buses and vehicles after MPs complained that the current fleet was dilapidated.The buses were procure...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 05:52hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean diplomat lands top UN post
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced yesterday the appointment of Zimbabwean Raisedon Zenenga as Assistant Secretary-General and Mission Coordinator of the United Nations Suppo...Published: 17 Dec 2020 at 06:46hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Warriors climb three places in world rankings
THE Warriors will finish the year outside the top 100 teams in the world, according to the end-of-year Fifa/Coca-Cola World Rankings.Zimbabwe is ranked number 108 with 1 180 points, three rank...Published: 11 Dec 2020 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Terrorist threat to region - Zimbabwe Vigil Diary
President Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will help Mozambique in its struggle against Islamic terrorists in the north of the country. The Mozambiquan government has appealed for international assistance ...Published: 15 Nov 2020 at 16:44hrs | 4 | by ZimVigil
Chitando dragged to court over gold mining claims
A LOCAL mining company, Earthrow Investments (Pvt) Ltd has petitioned the High Court seeking an order barring another mining company called Pahasha Somalia Mining Syndicate, from prospecting, extracti...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 07:23hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
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