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South Africa is ruled by individuals who happen to wear robes
Apartheid was "legal". Jim Crow laws in the US were "legal". Colonialism was "legal". Even the Nazis were "legal". So, what does it mean to have the rule of law? And whose law is it anyway?In ...Published: 22 Oct 2024 at 10:38hrs | 639 | by Lindiwe Sisulu
Is Zimbabwe about to create land oligarchs?
The government, through Information minister Jenfran Muswere, has announced a significant shift in land policy, declaring that state land, previously offered to local indigenous people under the "land...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 11:06hrs | 691 | by Admire Maparadza Dube
Mpilo 'fake doctor's' troubled past resurfaces
The drama surrounding Taurai Prosper Vanhuvaone, also known as Prosper Mpofu, continues to unravel after the 29-year-old was arrested for the second time at Mpilo Central Hospital in Bulawayo on Monda...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 17:19hrs | 1811 | by Staff reporter
Currency crisis piles more misery on fragile Zimbabwe economy
Leading economists have raised concerns over the potential economic impact of the recent waves of price hikes and currency volatility, which threaten to further destabilize an already fragile economy....Published: 20 Sep 2024 at 13:12hrs | 3491 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's missing link
IN today's rapidly changing global business environment, organisations are under increasing pressure to remain competitive, innovative and sustainable.Leadership, in its truest sense, has beco...Published: 18 Sep 2024 at 08:29hrs | 130 | by Staff reporter
Highway robbers on the prowl
An unsuspecting haulage truck driver was brutally attacked by robbers on the Harare-Mutare highway this week after offering a lift to what he believed were harmless hitch-hikers. The driver, who was s...Published: 14 Sep 2024 at 12:05hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Miss South Africa Contestant Faces Identity Theft Allegations and Online Abuse
A major scandal has erupted in South Africa after Miss South Africa contestant Chidimma Adetshina withdrew from the competition amid allegations of identity theft involving her mother. The ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 902 | by Staff Reporter
Girls as young as 10-years-old are having babies in SA
Shocking statistics revealed recently that over 4,000 girls in the Eastern Cape have given birth in the past four months.The Eastern Department of Health (DOH) said 97 of these girls were aged...Published: 18 Aug 2024 at 21:06hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
SA police offer R20k reward for information on Zimbabwean criminal
LOVEMORE Musoyi, a Zimbabwean national believed to be about 35 years old, is wanted by Limpopo police in connection with more than 10 criminal cases, including murder, attempted murder, armed robberie...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:51hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
12 arrested over anti-Mnangagwa protest
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said 12 people from Gokwe, who allegedly joined a protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the rotating Sadc chairperson's role, have b...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Paul Siwela's letter to President Mnangagwa - Buying chiefs not just nor sustainable to resolve Matabele grievances
The President of Zimbabwe Munhumutapa Building Harare Zimbabwe 28th July 2024 Ref: PresZim/07/28/24 Attention: Emmerson D. Mnangagwa Dear Mr Presi...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 07:15hrs | 1378 | by Paul Siwela
'Gay exorcism' church with roots in Zimbabwe sets sights on expansion across Scotland
The Forward In Faith Church International Incorporated (FIFCII), notorious for its endorsement of "gay exorcism" as conversion therapy and belief in witchcraft, is advancing its reach in Scotland....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 12:40hrs | 412 | by Staff reporter
Exposing Mnangagwa Sadc facade
Your Excellencies, I write this public letter as an ordinary citizen of Zimbabwe, a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).It is in the true African spirit of ubuntu...Published: 07 Aug 2024 at 15:34hrs | 1842 | by Luke Tamborinyoka
Former MDC A legislator sets dogs on a neighbor's cow
Former MDC Alliance law maker Moses Mzila Ndlovu was today dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts after he allegedly let his dogs at large to bite a neigh...Published: 01 Aug 2024 at 16:10hrs | 591 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwean man escaped from SA police custody
Detectives in the Sekhukhune District of Limpopo have launched a massive manhunt, seeking to arrest their "most wanted suspect", Lovemore Musoyi, a Zimbabwean national believed to be around 35-years-o...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 15:30hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police arrest 5 'vicious women' in viral assault video
Police have arrested 5 women from Wedza who were seen on a viral video brutally assaulting another woman who had been stripped naked. The group of women who are in a viral video, mercilessly l...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 71 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police hunt 'vicious women' in viral assault video
Police are actively searching for a group of women involved in a disturbing viral video where they are seen brutally whipping a naked woman with switches. Some of the assailants, captured in the nearl...Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:25hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
SA police on hunting for Zimbabwean murder suspect
POLICE in South Africa have launched an "intensive hunt" for a Zimbabwean suspect linked to a series of violent crimes including murder, attempted murder, armed robberies, house robberies, business ro...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 15:19hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man wants his R1.6 million lobola back
SOUTH Africa-based businessman, Shepherd Chipatiko, is demanding back the R1,6 million (about US$91 000), he splashed on lobola and marriage celebrations, from his ex-wife after their short-lived marr...Published: 08 Jul 2024 at 11:20hrs | 27 | by Staff reporter
Dog fatally mauls minor
A Harare magistrate, Clever Tsikwa, acquitted Lloyd Sibanda (35) and Cuthbert Mpame (63) of a culpable homicide charge after their boerboel dog fatally mauled a seven-year-old child. The magis...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Will Wicknell be Mnangagwa's downfall?
DURING the last days of the late Robert Gabriel Mugabe's reign, his wife, Grace had become unhinged.She would step on everyone's toes, including those who had kept her husband at the helm for ...Published: 04 Jun 2024 at 11:53hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Will Wicknell be Mnangagwa's downfall?
During the last days of Robert Gabriel Mugabe's rein, his wife, Grace, had become unhinged.She would step on everyone's toes, including those who had kept her husband at the helm for decades, ...Published: 02 Jun 2024 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mr. Mnangagwa, fighting for independence doesn’t give you the right to oppress us!
He never tires reminding us!Zimbabwe's independence was fought for in a protected liberation struggle where thousands of innocent lives were lost.It was never given on a silver platter...Published: 13 Apr 2024 at 16:28hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chamisa allies stampede for Blue movement positions
Politicians aligned to former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) opposition leader Nelson Chamisa are said to be jostling for positions in their yet-to-be unveiled movement as efforts are being made ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sir Wicknell, actually you're the poorest man in Zimbabwe!
When I read a recent diatribe by self-proclaimed businessman Wicknell Chivayo, I felt like puking.He exhibited zero shame berating and disparaging legendary musician Thomas Mapfumo, as well as...Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 08:12hrs | 108 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 11 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU PF now needs a leader chosen on merit!
For as long as Zimbabwe has existed as an independent country, we have only known ZANU PF as the ruling party. In spite of several attempts at removing the party from power through democratic ...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 21:12hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Filabusi gold wars turn ugly
IN a harrowing ordeal that shook Filabusi District, Prosper Ncube, a young miner, recently became a victim of a vicious assault. Under the cloak of night, he was ambushed and mercilessly beaten by a g...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans urged not to keep cash at home
Police have warned businesses against keeping huge sums of money at home and in offices as this was attracting criminals. This comes as the law enforcers have defended the "shoot-to-kill" approach in ...Published: 08 Mar 2024 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mired in election mode months after disputed poll
ZIMBABWE has remained in election mode with Zanu-PF and members of the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) holding mini-rallies a few months after the disputed August 2023 elections....Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Duo kill cousin brother at grazing land
Police in Matabeleland North Province have arrested two murder suspects who viciously attacked their cousin brother to death using knob kerries on Saturday.The two murder suspects Lindelani Ms...Published: 15 Feb 2024 at 19:04hrs | 1 | by Peter Matuka/Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe prisons fail to correct behaviour
Top lawyer Tererai Mafukidze has said the continuity of criminal activities across Zimbabwe's provinces was a reflection of how the country's prisons have failed to rehabilitate prisoners.He a...Published: 13 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Driver left for dead in pirate taxi turf wars
BEING all brawn with no brains has landed three muscle heads who beat up a Honda Fit driver for allegedly being off-route, in hot soup.Not taking time to consider that they were illegally hire...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hopewell Chin'ono friend abducted
Suspected state security agents abducted a Harare-based construction manager - who has done a lot of building works for award-winning Zimbabwean filmmaking journalist Hopewell Chin'ono - yesterday in ...Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 19:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF not gloating over the disaster in the CCC'
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has denied that the ruling party is rubbing its hands with glee over the crisis bedevilling the main opposition CCC party, saying instead, they feel the unf...Published: 02 Feb 2024 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bus route war turns bloody
GOODLUCK Nyakabau lies on his back in Harare's Stoneridge area pondering his next move.Around this time, he should be more than 300km away from the capital city on a bus heading to the northea...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 09:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti a team of irreconcilable rivals
Zimbabwe's main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC-T) led by Morgan Richard Tsvangirai, launched its campaign for the 31 July 2013 harmonised elections in Marondera, a small tow...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 08:57hrs | 5 | by Dr Phillan Zamchiya
Huge fire consumes Harare shopping mall
A devastating fire broke out last night at a shopping mall located at the corner of Julius Nyerere and Speke Avenue, opposite Joina City, leaving many people counting losses after goods worth thousand...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Inyathi Horror: Six robbers launch vicious axe attack on pedestrian
In a chilling incident that unfolded at Grave Sand Business Centre in Inyathi, a pedestrian identified as Bongani Khabo fell victim to a brutal assault by...Published: 27 Jan 2024 at 08:16hrs | | by Peter Matuka
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 55 | by Staff reporter
How Princess Zinkabi attempted a coup on King Lobhengula
Princess Zinkabi was King Mzilikazi's daughter. She was married to Mbiko the son of Madlenya Masuku. Mbiko was a powerful warrior who was respected in the northern Ndebele kingdom.Mbiko Masuku...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 16:24hrs | 8 | by Thomas Sibanda
Man stabbed, intestines exposed in fight over woman
A MAN from Fort Rixon in Matabeleland South province is battling for his life at a local hospital after he was stabbed with an Okapi knife which left him writhing in agony and clutching his protruding...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Man dies in vicious fight over hooker
A 24-YEAR- OLD man Mberengwa villager was allegedly stonned and stabbed to death by rivalry suitors following a misunderstanding over a lady of the night.Midlands provincial police spoke...Published: 04 Jan 2024 at 20:13hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's ailing SOEs owe Chinese, Indian banks US$1.7billion
ZIMBABWE has accessed loans of up to USS$1.7 billion from Chinese and Indian banks to shore up technically insolvent state-owned enterprises (SOEs), a leading regional financier has revealed.A...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 12:57hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Hijacking scare for Zimbabwe striker in SA
ZIMBABWEAN striker Evans Rusike is reported to have been hijacked and kidnapped in Midrand, South Africa on Tuesday evening.Rusike is presently attached with Sekhukhune United in the neighbour...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies hunt for Biti, Welshman Ncube?
THE crisis in the opposition CCC is deepening and broadening, with senior members and advisors to CCC leader Mr Nelson Chamisa publicly firing political salvos and diatribes interpretively directed to...Published: 27 Nov 2023 at 07:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'CCC is not perfect but doing its best fighting Zanu PF.' Hell bent on making silk purse out sow's ear
In the good old days of Short Wave Radio, you could always tell if someone knew how to tune the radio or not. Smart Alec would waste time and the battery fidgeting with the "Fine" tune knob when it is...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 21:12hrs | 7 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mnangagwa miserably failed to utilise the coup d'état dividend
Robert Mugabe on Herbert Chitepo (and a Rejoinder on the Missed Opportunity of the 2017 Coup)Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 16:49hrs | 16 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
Flawed elections can never be a 'closed chapter'!
Let me make this abundantly clear from the onset.There is no way a flawed electoral process can simply pass by and be forgotten without its severe repercussions haunting the nation for a very ...Published: 20 Nov 2023 at 09:43hrs | | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 21 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
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