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Billiat, Chikuhwa's tussle for top gong
KHAMA Billiat, one of Zimbabwe's footballing icons, has made a sensational return to the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) in 2024, adding a new chapter to his illustrious career. After an acco...Published: 23 Nov 2024 at 12:57hrs | 329 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF in tatters...as Chiwenga, Mnangagwa factions loot Harare
The ZANU-PF succession infighting has torn apart Harare provincial leadership into political debris, with some land barons allegedly channelling their loot towards consolidating alliances and legitima...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 17:02hrs | 6140 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Tshabangu in bruising tussle over windfall
Employees of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) have turned to Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi, appealing for assistance in recovering approximately US$1.2 million in outstanding sala...Published: 27 Oct 2024 at 12:29hrs | 4536 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat tipped to break 14-year record
Former South Africa's Kaizer Chiefs star player Khama Billiat has been tipped to break a record that has been standing for 14 years in Zimbabwe.Billiat has been at the centre of Yadah FC's res...Published: 02 Aug 2024 at 07:11hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat could lose his SA house
Former Kaizer Chiefs striker Khama Billiat is facing a legal tussle with the owners of his house in Midrand who want to evict the soccer star's close relatives who decided on the premises due to the f...Published: 22 May 2024 at 11:17hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
4 CCC factions tussle for political party funds
Four factions of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) are locked in an intense fight for the party's share of funds that are disbursed by the Government under the Political Parties (Finance) Act....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
The Two Other Times the Premier League Had a Genuine Three-way Title Fight
In the annals of Premier League history, few title races have captivated the imagination of football fans around the world as much as the ongoing 2023/24 season. With just ten games remaining, Arsenal...Published: 19 Mar 2024 at 12:25hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ministries fight over key institutions
A SIMMERING dispute between the Higher and Tertiary Education and the newly-established Skills Audit and Development ministries has escalated into a full-blown turf war, raising concerns about the pot...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 04:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC disarray boosts Mnangagwa
THE dramatic implosion of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) could have handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa the much-needed political advantage to out-manoeuvre regional l...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chegutu Pirates in turmoil
CHEGUTU Pirates are caught between a hard place and a rock as they are yet to register their 2024 technical team and players with the Premier Soccer League.Promoted from the ZIFA Northern Regi...Published: 16 Feb 2024 at 04:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Sikhala soiled Zimbabwe police image'
The investigating officer into Job Sikhala's charges of publishing falsehoods says the former lawmaker should not be spared any corresponding punishment for allegedly tarnishing the image of the polic...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Has Chamisa led Zimbabwe's opposition astray?
On January 25, exactly two years and three days after Zimbabwe's main opposition party the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) was launched, its leader Nelson Chamisa quit, leaving the party in turmoi...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 16:20hrs | 13 | by Ish Mafundikwa
Zimbabwe's CCC in leadership crisis as Nelson Chamisa steps back
The political landscape of Zimbabwe is witnessing a ripple of turbulence as Nelson Chamisa, leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), reportedly steps back from active leadership. The step ba...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:32hrs | 9 | by Olalekan Adigun
Stone and Water Resort hosts amateur boxing tournament
The luxurious Stone and Water Resort in Mvurwi is proving to be a home for all entertainment and agro-tourism activities. Roygri recreation club coach Royc Archibald, who is also t...Published: 18 Dec 2023 at 20:44hrs | 16 | by Paul Ndou
'Chamisa aware of disloyal people in the CCC'
THE mass recall of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and councillors has pushed party leader Nelson Chamisa to come out of his shell as he is expected to address a major rally in Chitung...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 20:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | | by @Jamwanda2
South Africa, Zimbabwe in behind the scenes talks
The South African government and the governing ANC under President Cyril Ramaphosa are engaged in new secret talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's freshly-minted administration to resol...Published: 06 Sep 2023 at 18:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's councillors tussle for mayoral post
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Marondera are reportedly tussling for the mayoral position despite calls by their leader Nelson Chamisa to focus on the current poll result dispute....Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Uebert Angel's PAP Ambassadorial appointment revoked
In a surprising turn of events, the appointment of Uebert Angel as an ambassador for the Pan African Parliament (PAP) has been revoked. This unexpected development has left many questioning the legiti...Published: 29 Aug 2023 at 12:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
"I was called to do this … my mission is to finish the work that was not fulfilled by [Robert] Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, and Morgan Tsvangirai. When I am done, I will say I have fixed the country," the ...Published: 20 Aug 2023 at 09:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa promises new dawn if elected president
On August 23, the 45-year-old will contest the polls for the second time in five years against incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a man almost twice his age.Nelson Chamisa believes he has...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, CCC candidates tussle over funeral
Zanu-PF Mazowe South candidate Nobert Mazungunye and his Citizens Coalition for Change rival Rangarirai Chari Mudzingidze are accusing each other of attempting to hijack a funeral for political mileag...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIFA flies into CCC, Zanu-PF war over Rufaro Stadium
THE newly appointed Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) Normalisation Committee chairperson was unwittingly drawn into a political battle pitting Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) and the ruling pa...Published: 12 Aug 2023 at 07:46hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa to free political prisoners, reform Judiciary
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa says he will free all political prisoners and the Judiciary from State capture, as part of his key deliverables in 100 days once el...Published: 10 Aug 2023 at 06:45hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa shares doubts about Zimbabwe elections
When tankers rolled into Harare, Zimbabwe, during the November 2017 coup that dislodged then president Robert Mugabe, one of the casualties was his deputy Phelekezela Mphoko, a former ambassador to So...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Rejected Zimbabwean Presidential candidate wins court case
OPPOSITION United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) president Elisabeth Valerio has won her appeal against ZEC's decision to reject her nomination papers and she will be added to the list of nominees vying for ...Published: 19 Jul 2023 at 09:51hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's rural school teachers petition govt over Zanu-PF terror
THE Amalgamated Rural Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) has written to the government recommending the closure of schools next week so that teachers are spared political victimisation by Zanu-PF act...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 08:19hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Neighbours tussle over infidelity
TWO sisters were dragged to court yesterday by their neighbour who accused them of dating her husband.Rumbidzayi Tsemo told Harare magistrate Sharon Mashavira that Chido and Mutsa Chaya were d...Published: 13 Jul 2023 at 07:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora cancels Manifesto launch
EMBATTLED opposition Movement for Democratic Change has cancelled its Manifesto launch which was scheduled for Saturday saying the party is still contesting the dismissal of 87 of its House of Assembl...Published: 08 Jul 2023 at 09:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
74 estate agents blacklisted over dodgy deals
The Estate Agents Council of Zimbabwe (EACZ) has blacklisted 74 real estate companies operating in parts of the country for failure to register with the council and crimes such as fleecing unsuspectin...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 19:51hrs | 30 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere heeded calls from Zimbabweans to run for Presidency
INDEPENDENT Presidential candidate Saviour Kasukuwere has said prior to joining the electoral race information from grassroots had indicated possible voter apathy owing to the lack of vibrant candidat...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 08:05hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe must bolt the doors to biased observers
Recently, an African teenage boy living in the French ghettos known as banlieues was shot dead in a botched traffic stop that was captured on video, spotlighting systematic violence and racism in Fran...Published: 05 Jul 2023 at 07:12hrs | | by Fungi Kwaramba
New faces for CCC in Gweru Urban
Only two candidates from the previous council, Martin Chivhoko (ward 4) and Dani Ndaba (ward 14) have been retained to contest in the harmonised elections scheduled for August 23.The Citizens ...Published: 27 Jun 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Komichi announces splinter MDC group
ZIMBABWE Republic Police had to intervene after fading opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) members caused commotion, baying for Morgen Komichi's blood as he announced a splinter group....Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:56hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Umguza villagers tussle over land
A VILLAGE secretary at Bells Farm in Umguza, Matebeleland North province, and a member of the community are at each other's throat over "unlawful" resettlement of villagers in the area.The vil...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 06:50hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Ngezi drown DeMbare
Ngezi Platinum Stars 2 - 1 DynamosNgezi Platinum Stars came from behind to inflict a second league defeat on Dynamos and shoot to the top of the log.The engrossing encounter played in fron...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
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 | 2 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zanu-PF election rigging exposes Chiwenga faction
Zanu-PF factional tussles are far from over with the recent primary election rigging exposing the Chiwenga faction which is being fingered in Gutu East primary election dispute which saw the winner be...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 09:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC big guns feel the heat
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) bigwigs are in a last-minute rush to influence supporters to endorse them in the party's supporters-centred candidate selection process, where the party'...Published: 10 Apr 2023 at 07:30hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Convicted gold smuggler Ewan Macmillan claims Mnangagwa is his partner
Convicted gold smuggler Ewan Macmillan has told Al Jazeera that President Emmerson Mnangagwa is his business partner, according to bombshell new revelations.Macmillan made the sensational clai...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 06:59hrs | 13 | 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 | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa asked to intervene in mine row
THE Ministry of Industry and Commerce has requested President Emmerson Mnangagwa to intervene in a mining wrangle between Chemplex Corporation and a former executive with the Industrial Development Co...Published: 25 Feb 2023 at 07:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tussles with CCC in rural areas
Zanu-PF is pinning its hopes on rural areas as it eyes power retention in this year's general elections setting a tug of war with main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) for the village el...Published: 03 Feb 2023 at 19:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa confident of 2023 win
ZIMBABWE's main opposition party led by Nelson Chamisa, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) marked its first anniversary Tuesday.The party was formed on 24 January 2022 after a prolonged ...Published: 24 Jan 2023 at 16:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional wars fueled by Zec
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission's controversial preliminary delimitation report has created serious divisions in Zanu-PF as one faction believes that there are manoeuvres to sideline its members, it has...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 11:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Woman pulls ex-hubby's testicles to evade rape
A sex starved Bindura man Obvious Kamhande was slapped with six months jail term by Bindura regional magistrate Amos Mbobo on Monday for attem...Published: 24 Dec 2022 at 07:03hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Tsvangirai threatens to quit MDC-T
MDC-T legislator Vincent Tsvangirai has made a turnabout saying he will not contest in upcoming 2023 elections if party leader Douglas Mwonzora remains at the helm of the opposition.Tsvangirai...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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