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University of Zimbabwe lecturers walkout again in pay dispute
Lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe have declared fresh strikes to demand better pay, a week after police broke up their picket line and arrested three union leaders.The lecturers have now...Published: 1 hr ago | 18 | by Staff reporter
White and black farmers still bear the scars of Zimbabwe's land grabs
Guy Watson-Smith felt hurt and betrayed when his 5,000-hectare (12,355-acre) farm in Beatrice, in Zimbabwe's Mashonaland East province, was violently invaded by three armed men in the early 2000s....Published: 15 hrs ago | 600 | by Farai Matiashe, Al Jazeera
Mnangagwa under fire
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government have come under intense pressure from Zimbabwe's civic society organisations (CSOs) to repeal the recently signed Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3491 | by Staff reporter
Botswana doctors go on strike
A growing dispute between the Botswana government and the Botswana Doctors Union (BDU) has led to widespread disruptions in emergency healthcare services, with numerous doctors across the country repo...Published: 16 hrs ago | 723 | by Staff reporter
Why the Prince Edward School Rugby Festival Must Be Saved
Appeal to all Rugby lovers, The cancellation of the 2025 edition of the Mwana Group (Prince Edwards School) Rugby Festival formerly known as the Cottco Schools Rugby Festival has struck a heav...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 22:15hrs | 347 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Man in dock for killing friend
Geza pushes govt into panic modeThe government has warned outspoken war veteran Blessed Geza that his days are numbered after he called for a two-day national shutdown to force President Emmerson ...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | 1639 | by Staff reporter
Tobacco sales rake in US$279m
Zimbabwean tobacco farmers have earned US$279 million from the sale of 81.3 million kilogrammes of flue-cured tobacco so far this season, as the industry intensifies efforts to locally process at leas...Published: 22 Apr 2025 at 07:36hrs | 42 | by Staff reporter
High Court bars police from disrupting UZ lecturers' strike
The High Court has issued a landmark ruling interdicting police from interfering with the ongoing strike by lecturers at the University of Zimbabwe (UZ), marking a significant legal victory for academ...Published: 21 Apr 2025 at 08:54hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt urged to address Bulawayo de-industrialisation
Former Speaker of Parliament, Lovemore Moyo, has urged the Zimbabwean government to urgently address the ongoing de-industrialisation of Bulawayo, warning that the city's transformation from an indust...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 09:01hrs | 360 | by Staff reporter
Labour Court reinstates ZCTU's secretary-general
In a significant legal ruling, the Labour Court of Zimbabwe has annulled the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU)'s decision to retire its secretary-general, Japhet Moyo, at the age of 60. Justice...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:28hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Police crush UZ lecturers' demonstration
Police once again displayed heavy-handed tactics on Wednesday morning, arresting leaders of a demonstration by University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers who were demanding a salary review. The arrested le...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:27hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
University Zimbabwe lecturers arrested over salary protest
Three University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers were arrested by police on Wednesday after staging a protest over poor remuneration at the university's campus in Harare.The lecturers, who are part...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:47hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
ZCTU slams UZ's suspension of lecturers
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has strongly condemned the University of Zimbabwe (UZ) for suspending five leaders of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), saying the move sets a ...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 08:34hrs | 301 | by Staff reporter
Kariba floodgates partially opened
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has begun commissioning tests on the newly rehabilitated sluice gates at Kariba Dam, marking a critical phase in the near-completion of a major rehabilitation project...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 318 | by Staff reporter
EU withdraws funding after Zimbabwe signs PVO Bill into law
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's decision to sign the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill into law has sparked widespread condemnation, most notably from the European Unio...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:48hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe maize crop assessment shows bumper harvest
Zimbabwe is poised for a major boost to its national food security, with nearly two million tonnes of maize expected to be harvested this season, preliminary data from the ongoing Second Round Crops, ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 140 | by Staff reporter
Farmers to claim offals, hides, heads, and hooves at Zimbabwe abattoirs
Livestock farmers will soon be able to reclaim the full value of their animals - including offals, hides, heads and hooves - after slaughter, as Government moves to amend Statutory Instrument (SI) 182...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Afreximbank's $100 million Harare Trade Centre nears completion
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to transform Harare's skyline with the imminent completion of its US$100 million African Trade Centre, a landmark project that will serve as the Souther...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 14:39hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Empowering African women to thrive in a digital economy
Growing up with her hardworking mom in tough circumstances in Nigeria, Dominion Paul was determined to forge her path to success in a world that didn't always make space for her. When she discovered t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 83 | by Tamaryn Brown
Zimbabwe issues dollar bonds to pay ex-farmers for land grabs
Zimbabwe issued treasury bonds worth $308 million and made small cash payments to White farmers who were dispossessed of their property 25 years ago under a state-backed land reform program.Th...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:16hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique's President to open ZITF
Mozambican President Daniel Chapo will officially open the 65th edition of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF), set to run from April 21 to 26 in Bulawayo, with this year's event attracting a...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 125 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has plenty of opportunities in renewable energy
Energy and Power Development Minister, July Moyo, has emphasized that Zimbabwe offers "abundant opportunities" for investors in the renewable energy sector. Speaking at the International Renewable Ene...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Zimra waits for Treasury guidance over US tariff removal
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) is awaiting formal guidance from the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, and Investment Promotion regarding the implementation of President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 120 | by Staff reporter
Is Mnangagwa's tariff capitulation a dangerous gamble to appease Trump at Zimbabwe's economic expense?
Has Zimbabwe's backbone finally cracked? President Emmerson Mnangagwa's latest decision to suspend all tariffs on United States goods, announced in response to new U.S. tariffs on Zimbabwean e...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 21:43hrs | 1041 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
US dollar suffocates the ZiG
A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe is deepening the economy's embrace of the US dollar and undermining the bullion-backed currency introduced by the government almost a year ago.The ZiG, short for...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:38hrs | 3602 | by Staff reporter
Zapu councillor seeks US$400,000 for dam construction
Opposition Ward 17 councillor in Matobo-Mangwe constituency, Mpendulo Ncube of the Zimbabwe African People's Union (Zapu), has launched an appeal to well-wishers for donations in cash or kind to suppo...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:19hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Understanding the impeachment process of a sitting president in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political nemesis Blessed Geza, until recently a Zanu-PF central committee member before his expulsion, has claimed that he and a faction of independence war veterans wi...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 10:35hrs | 1029 | by Advocate Method Ndlovu
Mnangagwa's mental health is impairing his leadership, says Geza
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mental fitness to lead Zimbabwe has been called into question by firebrand war veteran Blessed Geza, who claims the president is suffering from vascular dementia. Geza, ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 2012 | by Staff reporter
Trump unveils new global tariffs, Zimbabwe faces 18% reciprocal tax
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acted on his campaign promises to "build that wall" and announced a raft of tariffs targeting countries around the world, including some of America's closest tra...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:00hrs | 735 | by Staff reported
Chiwenga's dilemma: The cost of loyalty in Zimbabwe's political chess
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's long-standing loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now being met with ruthless betrayal. After playing a pivotal role in bringing Mnangagwa to power in 2017...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:01hrs | 1557 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland condemns 'ruinous' Zanu-PF factionalism
Political leaders and commentators in Matabeleland have raised concerns over the internal factional battles within the ruling Zanu-PF party, arguing that the ongoing power struggles are creating uncer...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:20hrs | 1066 | by Staff reporter
US$400,000 tender lands ex-Harare officials in court
TWO former senior City of Harare officials were yesterday arraigned before the court to answer to a criminal abuse of office charge involving a fraudulent US$465 290 tender award for the Mbare Biogas ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:56hrs | 149 | by Staff reporter
Tinashe Mugabe's DNA Show 'banned'
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has ordered the immediate suspension of Tinashe Mugabe's widely followed Closure DNA Show, citing serious violations of personal privacy rights. The verdict, deliv...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 20:41hrs | 4713 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in South Africa demonstrate at embassy
Zimbabweans took to the streets on Monday, voicing their opposition to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and the proposed extension of his term in office.The demonstrations followed ca...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
War vet cries foul over Nkomo memorial
A former Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA) ex-combatant has accused the Matobo Rural District Council (RDC) of blocking his efforts to construct a memorial site in honour of the late Vice Pr...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 11:09hrs | 1029 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe at crossroads: Is it Mnangagwa, Chiwenga, Geza or Chamisa?
1. IntroductionZimbabwe is at the crossroads, again. The country is again being discussed in newsrooms, churches, embassies, business chambers, beerhalls, and social ...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 10:38hrs | 2245 | by Eddie Mahembe, PhD
Mnangagwa's ambitions spark outcry from opposition and allies alike
TENSIONS are rising in Zimbabwe over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's evident intention to remain in power after his second term ends in 2028.Zimbabwe's constitution explicitly prohibits serving...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:14hrs | 2133 | by Peter Fabricius l The Daily Maverick
The idea of Zimbabwe and Matabeleland question
I think the best way to understand the present day manifestations and character of Matebeleland politics is to situate them properly historically and politically within the broader terrain of the deve...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:01hrs | 2076 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Zimbabwe govt workers moonlight as street vendors
Every morning, Dumisani Ngara* gets up at dawn to catch a 6:30am bus to work at Zimbabwe's Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities. The government-provided bus is free for civil servants in ...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:41hrs | 1125 | by Staff reporter
Who is winning, Mnangagwa or Chiwenga?
The fired commander of Zimbabwe's National Army (ground forces), Lieutenant-General Anselem Nhamo Sanyatwe, has taken an oath of office as Zimbabwe's new Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Minister....Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 11:56hrs | 3797 | by Hopewell Chin'ono
Zapu decries deteriorating public health system in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU) has raised concern over the worsening state of public healthcare in Bulawayo and other parts of the country, citing chronic shortages of medicines, equipment...Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 05:45hrs | 171 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa regime's intolerance to demonstrations is what threatens peace and stability in Zimbabwe
Democracy in Zimbabwe is now in the intensive care unit! In any genuine democracy, demonstrations are a normal and indispensable part of life. They are a visible, collective, and power...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 12:13hrs | 670 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why There Are No Contender for Zanu PF Leadership Post-Mnangagwa
With a population exceeding 16 million, one might expect a lot of voices vying for political leadership, especially within a historically powerful party like the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patrio...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 12:10hrs | 700 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Has Mnangagwa played his joker too soon?
By removing Lieutenant-General Anselem Sanyatwe, a key military commander, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has boldly played his joker in the high-stakes political game of succession. This move is emblem...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:34hrs | 2105 | by Staff reporter
ZDVI to engage legislators as WhatsApp ground is created for diaspora and MPs interaction before 31 March 2025
Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative To Engage All Stakeholder - Starts with Legislators as WhatsApp Ground is Created for Diaspora and MPs Interaction as Musicians are Called to Amplify the Call for Dia...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:57hrs | 486 | by ZDVI
Mnangagwa missed one fact: Unlike Mugabe, he has never been genuinely respected within ZANU-PF
Who can deny that ZANU-PF is teetering on the brink? As factional fighting within the ruling ZANU-PF intensifies - and even threatens to get ugly with the so-called "uprising" slated for 31st ...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 22:52hrs | 983 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Teachers condemn mandatory civic days to fund Independence Day Celebrations
The Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has strongly opposed a government directive mandating schools in Gweru district to hold civic days aimed at raising funds for the upcoming Inde...Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:45hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Geoff Nyarota betrayed the people of Matabeleland and Midlands
The recent passing of Geoff Nyarota, an award-winning veteran journalist and writer, has reopened a painful chapter in Zimbabwe's history.While lauded by others as a doyen of journalism, both ...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:29hrs | 1665 | by Staff reporter
UZ tells disgruntled staff to ignore strike
The University of Zimbabwe (UZ), armed with a Public Service, Labour and Social Ministry Show Cause Order, has instructed its staff to ignore the Association of University Teachers (AUT) call for coll...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 05:28hrs | 2706 | by Staff reporter
Felix Tshisekedi single handedly sold the DRC to Trump
The news that Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi has proposed selling mineral rights to the United States in exchange for military support has left many in disbelief as the...Published: 23 Mar 2025 at 09:29hrs | 4066 | by Staff reporter
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