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'Porn-obsessed karate kid,' Mahere chides Charamba
Lawyer and politician, Fadzai Mahere yesterday described Zimbabwe's Deputy Chief Secretary (Presidential Communications) in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba as a phenomenal ...Published: 5 hrs ago | 1086 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Deputy Headmaster on the run after sodomy allegation
A deputy headmaster at Masase High School in Mberengwa has gone into hiding after being accused of sodomising more than 35 male students at the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe (ELCZ)-run insti...Published: 6 hrs ago | 533 | by Staff reporter
150 fallen war fighters to be exhumed in Zimbabwe
The remains of over 150 liberation war fighters, who lost their lives during intense battles in the Ruwombwe Mountain region of Makoni West Constituency, are set to be exhumed and reburied with full h...Published: 10 hrs ago | 584 | by Sgtaff reporter
Fatal shooting a Chinese owned mine sparks violent protests in Zimbabwe
A fatal shooting in the gold-rich Premier area, just outside Mutare, occurred yesterday morning, resulting in the death of an artisanal miner at the hands of a security guard. The tragic incident has ...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1667 | by Sgtaff reporter
Did Geza hype fail?
Those of us who have been following Zimbabwe political protests from the 1980s would know why the Geza hype was not going to be a complete success. The Geza hype partly failed because of a number of i...Published: 12 hrs ago | 671 | by Ndaba M. Nhuku
Zimbabwe will never be free with more analysts than activists
It's time we were brutal frank with each other as Zimbabweans.As more Zimbabweans sink deeper into poverty and the grip of a repressive regime tightens, there's a familiar and haunting questio...Published: 12 hrs ago | 222 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why is Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028.Recent mano...Published: 12 hrs ago | 607 | by Staff reporter
Mangoma slams ZETDC over US$25 inspection fee
Former Energy Minister Elton Mangoma has criticised the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC) over its new policy requiring consumers to pay a US$25 fee for mandatory insp...Published: 12 hrs ago | 285 | by Staff reporter
ANC Youth League pays courtesy call on Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe's commitment to empowering young people to lead, protect and develop the nation, as preparations gear up for the upcoming International Youth Summit on Land...Published: 12 hrs ago | 115 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo steps up efforts to revive Central and Centenary Parks
The City of Bulawayo has launched a major initiative to restore Central and Centenary Parks, two of the city's most iconic recreational spaces, following years of neglect that left the once-vibrant pa...Published: 12 hrs ago | 96 | by Staff reporter
Hwindi President accuses ZIMRA official of unfairly seizing his car
Musician Hwindi President has accused Tendai Kusosa, a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) official, of unjustly confiscating his vehicle despite having all the required paperwork. According to Hwindi ...Published: 13 hrs ago | 529 | by Staff reporter
Zinara unveils stricter clampdown on errant motorists
The Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA) has announced plans to enhance compliance initiatives, including licensing at tollgates, as part of its goal to license one million vehicles by the e...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 18:46hrs | 1232 | by Staff reporter
ZPC seeks 25-year renewal for Hwange Power Station licence
The Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) has applied to the Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (ZERA) for a 25-year renewal of its licence to operate and maintain the 920-megawatt (MW) coal-fired Hwange Pow...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 17:54hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Arresting protesters in Zimbabwe exposes an Illegitimate government that fears its own people
Fear breeds monsters, and these monsters, in turn, seek to instil fear in others.Those who seek to instil fear in others are often the most fearful themselves.The recent arrests of at ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:58hrs | 313 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Geza revolution - A catalyst for change
According to available reliable information about the protests that occurred on 31 March 2025, in Harare commerce was very unusual in the Central Business Centre and other parts of the country....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:47hrs | 319 | by Leonard Koni
Geza announces plan to table Mnangagwa impeachment
Days after his call for nationwide protests against the government, war veteran Blessed Geza has sensationally claimed that there is growing support among lawmakers to impeach President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:35hrs | 5517 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1535 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for legislation to protect vendors
Members of Parliament have launched a renewed call for legislative measures to protect the livelihoods of vendors, following concerns over the frequent confiscation of their goods by law enforcement a...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:23hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Mystery over council's vanished US$4,5m loan deepens
A forensic audit has revealed that Harare City Council's US$4.5 million loan to Harare Quarry Private Limited was advanced without a formal agreement, raising concerns over governance and financial mi...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:16hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's tourism sector records growth
Zimbabwe's tourism sector continues to be a key driver of economic growth, with the country recording approximately 1.5 million arrivals in the first quarter of the year. Of these, 70 percent were ret...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:10hrs | 91 | by Staff reported
Zimra targets US$7.155 billion in 2025 revenue collection drive
The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (ZIMRA) has set an ambitious target to collect US$7.155 billion in tax revenue for 2025, reflecting a 17 percent increase from the 2024 target.ZIMRA, the governm...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:05hrs | 75 | by Staff reported
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 | 710 | by Staff reported
South Africa's GNU at risk after parliament backs budget
South Africa's parliament approved a key piece of budget legislation despite objections from the second-biggest party in the coalition government, raising the risk of the alliance unravelling....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 07:57hrs | 256 | by Staff reported
The pitiful collapse of Geza's fantasy revolution
The humiliating debacle of the so-called "31 March Uprising," staged by the disgraced former ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blessed Geza, has exposed not merely a delusional mind, but a volatile coc...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:32hrs | 2011 | by Dereck Goto
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 | 1535 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa purges CIO Deputy Director-General?
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Deputy Director-General, retired Brigadier-General Walter Tapfumaneyi, has reportedly been informed of his appointment as the country's next ambassad...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:57hrs | 9845 | by Staff reporter
BCC commissions 4 refuse compactors
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) on Wednesday commissioned four new refuse compactors as part of efforts to improve waste collection and maintain cleanliness in the city.The new trucks bring th...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:50hrs | 137 | by Staff reporter
Potraz dismisses allegations of irregular ISP Licence award as 'baseless'
The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has dismissed allegations of irregularities in awarding an Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to IMC Communications, ca...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:45hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Timothy Omotoso, co-accused found not guilty on all charges
Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho have been found not guilty on all charges.The trio faced over 30 charges, inluding rape, human traffi...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:30hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
SA's JSC recommends a Zimbabwean for Labour court appointment
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has recommended only one candidate to the Labour Court bench, leaving two vacancies open. Lawyer Tapiwa Gandidze was the only successful candidate f...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:25hrs | 891 | 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 | 997 | by Staff reporter
Bosso focus, fitness levels questioned
Football coach and analyst Dalubuhle Bhebhe has urged Highlanders to improve their concentration in the final stages of matches, following a series of late-game slip-ups that have cost them valuable p...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 154 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son Sean accused of plotting to frame Geza for terrorism
Former Zanu-PF Central Committee member and war veteran, Blessed Geza, on Monday called off protests aimed at challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership, citing intelligence reports allegin...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 925 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei to headline Bulawayo Metropolitan investment indaba
Sakunda Holdings CEO, Kudakwashe Tagwirei, is set to headline the much-anticipated Bulawayo Metropolitan Provincial Investment Indaba, a two-day event scheduled to begin on Wednesday.The event...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord to start toll production in SA
Dairibord Holdings is set to expand its operations in the region to drive export growth, with South Africa as the immediate destination for a planned toll manufacturing project. The initiative is expe...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 114 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei co-option will enrich ruling party, says Mutsvangwa
The proposed co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the Zanu-PF Central Committee is set to strengthen the party's business interests, ensuring closer alignment with the economic sector, a ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 100 | 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 | 4015 | by Staff reporter
If Zimbabweans want real change, it's time to pray for new leaders
Zimbabweans now need to break the cycle of oppression and suffering.Over 80% of the population of Zimbabwe lives in poverty, according to the World Bank. This is not just a statistic; ...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 17:15hrs | 460 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Protests shut down Zimbabwe
THE March 31 demonstrations called by war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Geza yesterday morphed into a nationwide shutdown, with businesses closed, streets emptied, and le...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 470 | 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 | 326 | by Staff reporter
5 SA hitmen convicted in Zimbabwe
Five South Africa-based hitmen were convicted on Friday by Harare Magistrate Mr. Stanford Mambanje for their involvement in the kidnapping and assault plot targeting local businessman Mr. Oliver Tenda...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 400 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's ‘secret son' seeks share of late leader's estate
A man who claims to be the son of the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe has vowed to continue his legal fight to secure a share of the late leader's estate, despite facing setbacks in cou...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 15:24hrs | 1925 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police break up flash protest
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have forcefully dispersed a group of protesters who had gathered at Robert Mugabe Square, also known as Freedom Square, to demonstrate against President Emmerso...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 10:39hrs | 2786 | by Staff reporter
Geza's voice echoes across a political void
ON March 26, a friend alerted me to a Press conference held by Blessed Geza, a Zimbabwean war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member.I also understand he recently gained significa...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 09:15hrs | 1140 | by Tapiwa Gomo
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 | 2111 | by Peter Fabricius l The Daily Maverick
Zanu-PF plot to oust Chiwenga thwarted
A faction within Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, aligned with President Emmerson Mnangagwa, attempted to orchestrate the removal of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga at last week's central committ...Published: 30 Mar 2025 at 15:43hrs | 17477 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean police officers receive unexpected $50 payment?
Unconfirmed reports suggest that members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) have received an unexpected payment of $50 each in their bank accounts just days before nationwide protests against Presi...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 17:11hrs | 5664 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1965 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Geza Revolution gaining ground
More than a million people were glued to Bombshell's news conference on Wednesday through various social media sites, whereas Mnangagwa's politburo statement received fewer than 75 views. That reflect...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 09:46hrs | 5120 | by Leonard Koni
Instead of focusing on crushing public dissent, a wise leader would have addressed their grievances
Zimbabweans have shaken the foundations of power! Over the past few weeks, the Zimbabwean government and the ruling ZANU-PF party have been gripped by panic. Their energies have been c...Published: 29 Mar 2025 at 09:37hrs | 510 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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