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Mnangagwa in Malawi on State visit
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for a three-day State visit at the invitation of his counterpart, President Lazarus Chakwera.He was welcomed at Kamuzu Banda International Airport by...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 121 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt backs RBZ on US dollar conversion
The 2018 decision by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to convert all US dollar balances in Zimbabwean bank accounts to local currency was quite constitutional the Constitutional Court ruled yesterda...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
ConCourt sets aside RTGS/US$ High Court ruling
THE Constitutional Court (ConCourt) has set aside a landmark ruling by High Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire who ordered CABS Bank to pay a local businessman US$142 000, which it had converted to R...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:02hrs | 1291 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi challenges Zimbabweans to stop their continued fear
MTHWAKAZI Republic Party (MRP) has challenged Zimbabweans to stop their continued fear of the ruling elite which keeps them in bondage and under continued poor governance for the rest of their lives....Published: 29 May 2023 at 07:46hrs | 1182 | by Staff reporter
Unicef praises Zimbabwe child protection laws
ZIMBABWE is one of the few countries in the sub-Saharan region with an excellent grip on child protection issues, a top United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) official has said.Unicef country...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:13hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter
Lupane villagers set up community parliament
LUPANE villagers have established their own community parliament to debate their development agenda.The assembly is a community initiative where people drawn from across the globe debate on de...Published: 20 May 2023 at 19:11hrs | 37 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wife's official meddling intensifies
First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa's meddling in government affairs intensified this week after she flew out of the country with her twin sons Sean and Collins to hold separate meetings with Belarus Presid...Published: 18 Apr 2023 at 20:01hrs | 1740 | by Staff reporter
Girl who crawls to school seeks artificial leg
A 16-YEAR-OLD girl from Nkayi district in Matabeleland North Province who had her leg amputated after being bitten by a snake is appealing for help to get US$1 500 for an artificial leg so that she co...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:11hrs | 437 | by Staff reporter
41 Zimbabweans arrested for illegal mining South Africa
SOUTH African police on Tuesday arrested several illegal miners, among them 41 Zimbabweans and recovered chrome worth more than R1 million in the Mecklenburg in Limpopo province.In addition to...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 08:10hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's rigging tendencies exposed
Zanu-PF's rigging practices in elections were seriously exposed during internal primary polls to choose candidates who will represent the party in the coming watershed general plebiscite. The party ha...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 16:37hrs | 767 | by Staff reporter
Drug lord in Zanu-PF primary election contest
VIOLENCE mongers, drug lords, and shoddy characters were disqualified from standing for the ruling party in the forthcoming elections as Zanu-PF maintains high ethical standards with rerun polls set t...Published: 04 Apr 2023 at 06:30hrs | 515 | by Mbuso Ndlovu
Command centres submit Zanu-PF primary elections winners list
ZANU-PF provincial command centres have submitted the names of the winners of primary elections to the party's national elections directorate in Harare, which will officially announce the results....Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:46hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Big surprises in Zanu-PF primaries
SOME ministers and veteran parliamentarians fell by the wayside in the Zanu-PF primary elections that were held over the weekend as the ruling party entrenches democracy and reenergises its base ahead...Published: 28 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 573 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF polls descend into chaos
Zanu-PF yesterday held chaotic primary elections marred by violence and vote rigging claims with some candidates' names missing from cell registers while ballots were not delivered in some areas....Published: 26 Mar 2023 at 10:13hrs | 1192 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF turns Mash West into war zone
SANYATI, in Mashonaland West province, reportedly turned into a war zone this week as rival aspiring Zanu-PF candidates bludgeoned each other ahead of the party's primary elections set for tomorrow....Published: 24 Mar 2023 at 06:25hrs | 439 | by Staff reporter
Sithembiso Nyoni to face challenge in Nkayi North as politburo clears rivals
Women affairs and SMEs minister Sithembiso Nyoni has failed in her bid to sail through unopposed in Zanu-PF primaries, ZimLive can reveal.Zanu-PF primaries, previously pencilled-in for March 1...Published: 23 Mar 2023 at 19:48hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Die cast in Zanu-PF primaries
THE stage has been set in what promises to be a tough contest in the much-awaited Zanu-PF primary elections to choose the candidates that will represent the ruling party in the forthcoming harmonised ...Published: 17 Mar 2023 at 07:28hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
Senior Zanu-PF officials elbow out Young Turks
SENIOR Zanu-PF officials have been accused of using unorthodox means to elbow out ambitious Young Turks seeking to challenge them in party primary elections slated for this Saturday.President ...Published: 16 Mar 2023 at 07:39hrs | 1170 | by Staff reporter
'Army deserter' blocked from contesting Zanu-PF primaries
An aspiring Zanu-PF Member of Parliament for Tsholotsho South has been disqualified from contesting in the party primary elections as he was said to be an army deserter.Judas Nkomo was set to ...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 09:06hrs | 2647 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt targets 75% internet penetration
GOVERNMENT says it is targeting to increase internet penetration rate to reach 75% by 2025.Women's Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Development minister Sithembiso Nyoni said this while de...Published: 15 Mar 2023 at 06:42hrs | 76 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF Young Turks plot surprises
DAGGERS are out in Zanu-PF as aspiring youthful candidates turn on the heat on the party's old guard ahead of the ruling party's primary elections.It appears the ruling party has opened up the...Published: 13 Mar 2023 at 22:04hrs | 2005 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe closing gender gaps in technology, says Mutsvangwa
The Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Senator Monica Mutsvangwa says the Second Republic is actively working towards bridging gender gaps which exist in innovation and tech...Published: 09 Mar 2023 at 23:14hrs | 128 | by Staff Reporter
Biti's US$1m lawsuit hearing moved to March 31
THE trial of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP Tendai Biti (Harare East) on a charge of defaming Augur Investments owner Ken Sharpe has been deferred to March 31 after the opposition official fil...Published: 06 Mar 2023 at 17:54hrs | 582 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo deputy mayor appeals public violence conviction
Bulawayo deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube and two others have approached the High Court to challenge their conviction and sentence in a matter in which they are accused of waging MDC-T intraparty violence ba...Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 17:54hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo deputy mayor fights conviction at High Court
BULAWAYO deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube and two others who were part of a group of 12 MDC-T members involved in violent skirmishes that rocked the opposition party in March 2018 have approached the High Co...Published: 02 Mar 2023 at 05:46hrs | 479 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi stages demo against candidate nomination fees
Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) staged a demonstration at Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) offices in Bulawayo against the candidate nomination fees. ZEC's nomination fees were gazetted...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 09:59hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
11 Zimbabwean men, 10-car cigarette smuggling convoy intercepted in SA
South African police have intensified their crackdown on the smuggling of cigarettes from Zimbabwe via Beitbridge and illegal crossing points along the Limpopo River, seizing five vehicles and cigaret...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:22hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's female politicians having it rough'
SMALL and Medium Enterprises minister Sithembiso Nyoni says female politicians are struggling to get into top positions compared to their male counterparts, which is why female legislators occupy less...Published: 07 Feb 2023 at 05:01hrs | 320 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's $5 000 withdrawal limit no longer adequate'
THE transacting public has implored the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to consider increasing cash withdrawal limits saying the weekly $5 000 cap is no longer convenient given the exchange rate moveme...Published: 02 Feb 2023 at 08:24hrs | 505 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF and CCC pursuing the 4th Chimurenga agenda: Is it mere coincidence?
Barbara Tanyanyiwa, a woman representative at CCC was on 19th January 2022 interviewed by Studio 7 on the arrests of 25 CCC members in Budiriro in Harare. In her 2 minutes, 15 seconds inte...Published: 22 Jan 2023 at 17:55hrs | 2238 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Mnangagwa's wife lands top post in Zanu-PF Politburo
THE Politburo that was appointed by President Mnangagwa on Friday blends the old guard and youth and also catapults women to influential positions in the party.This new team that will steer th...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 18:55hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
New ZANU PF Politburo announced, Mnangagwa promotes wife
President Emmerson Mnangagwa promotes his wife to a ministerial post In Zanu PF while announcing the new politburo. Mnangagwa has announced a full line-up of Politburo members, whose work...Published: 23 Dec 2022 at 14:14hrs | 2947 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Mnangagwa's wife steals limelight in meddling
WHEN the 2017 coup that toppled the long-time ruler Robert Mugabe unfolded, military commanders and top Zanu-PF officials announced that one of the reasons for the ouster was to stop the then first la...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:39hrs | 3296 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's wife will now be referred to as Dr. Amai
FIRST Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa will now, just like her predecessor Grace 'Gucci' Mugabe have the privilege of being referred to as Dr. Amai.This comes after the Zimbabwe Open University's (ZOU)...Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:13hrs | 2807 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean robber shot in SA
A ZIMBABWEAN suspected armed robber was shot and injured by his victim - a serving member of the South African Police Services (Saps), whose house the suspect had broken into in the company of two acc...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:07hrs | 1046 | by Staff reporter
Plot to take out Ramaphosa's deputy David Mabuza?
A number of South Africans are wondering if there is a plot to take out ANC Deputy President David Mabuza, who is also known as the "CAT".Mabuza's convoy was involved in a freak accident in Mi...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 12:35hrs | 2312 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini man in court for killing girlfriend
AN Esigodini man appeared in court after he fatally stabbed his girlfriend for receiving US$5 from another man she was suspected to be having an affair with.AN Esigodini man appeared in court ...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt splurges on COP27
ZIMBABWE sent a delegation of 264 people at a minimum cost of nearly US$1,6 million to the just-ended Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) hel...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:58hrs | 891 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally strikes lover with iron bar
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Old Pumula, Bulawayo died after her boyfriend allegedly brutally assaulted her with an iron bar and pushed her head through a door.Nobuhle Mlambo spent about a month i...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
220 minors raped inside 9 months
AT LEAST 220 Zimbabwean minors were raped between January and September 2022, Women's Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni revealed yesterday as she expressed concern over a spike in child sexual abuse c...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's San community gets inaugural chief
MATABELELAND North leaders have lauded the Second Republic for appointing Mr Christopher Dube as the first substantive Chief Goledema for the San community in Tsholotsho District.He was offici...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:52hrs | 578 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube gets bashing for buying Sandra Ndebele's album for US$8,500
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has taken some social media bashing after buying musician Sandra Ndebele's newly launched album for US$8,500.The treasury boss was a conspicuous dignitary among a...Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 19:23hrs | 1092 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pays US$8 500 for Sandra Ndebele's latest album
November 12, 2022, will go down in the history of the arts in Bulawayo and Zimbabwe, not only as a celebration of Sandra Ndebele's 20-year career but as the day an album launch united the arts sector....Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:45hrs | 4762 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seals 500MW power deal
The new 500 megawatt solar power station being built by Skypower Global in Zimbabwe moved closer to fruition yesterday as more detail was added to the investment deal on the sidelines of the UN Climat...Published: 09 Nov 2022 at 05:03hrs | 418 | by Staff reporter
Fresh turmoil hits Mupedzanhamo
EFFORTS to bring sanity at Harare's Mupedzanhamo flea market were dented yesterday after police were involved in running battles with illegal vendors returning to the area.Police had to throw ...Published: 14 Oct 2022 at 05:54hrs | 901 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF old guard wins central committee elections in Matebeleland
Most of the senior Zanu-PF members in Matebeleland won in the party's central committee elections held on Saturday.The central committee is the party's highest decision-making body outside of ...Published: 10 Oct 2022 at 19:38hrs | 1274 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers troop back
Zanu-PF stalwarts and ex-ministers in the current administration and late former President Robert Mugabe's government are plotting a political comeback after they were cleared by the politburo to cont...Published: 08 Oct 2022 at 21:06hrs | 2401 | by Staff reporter
Skirmishes as Zapu presidency fight rages on
THERE were skirmishes at the opposition Zapu party offices in Bulawayo yesterday when suspended party members staged a demonstration after they were barred from attending a National Executive meeting....Published: 02 Oct 2022 at 09:01hrs | 148 | by Staff reporter
SA police intercepts R1,5 million smuggled cigarettes
South African security officials have intercepted a contraband of cigarettes and a truck all worth R1,5 million believed to have been smuggled through the Beitbridge Border Post.Two immigrants...Published: 26 Sep 2022 at 20:23hrs | 495 | by Staff reporter
SA likely to get observer status in 2023 Zimbabwe elections
Through its participation in regional governance bodies, South Africa will likely act as an elections observer when Zimbabweans go to the polls in 2023.According to International Relations and...Published: 07 Sep 2022 at 06:51hrs | 1367 | by Staff reporter
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