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SA police warn killer of female university student may be in Zimbabwe
South African police have raised the alarm that a key suspect in the murder of Wits University student Olorato Mongale may have fled to Zimbabwe.Bongani Mthimkhulu, a resident of Zola in Sowet...Published: 03 Jun 2025 at 11:48hrs | 590 | by Staff reporter
Teenage Hadebe re-joins Warriors camp
Warriors defender Teenage Hadebe returned to South Africa last night to rejoin the squad for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and South Africa. Zimbabwe will play Lesotho at Orlan...Published: 06 Jun 2024 at 07:52hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
New Zimbabwe Minister's photos goes viral on social media
Soon after her appointment as Zimbabwe's new Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade yesterday, Sheillah Chikomo's photos were awash on social media.In a country whose gover...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 19:03hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Ibbo Mandaza lecture to be held at ANC political school
AFTER a face-off with Fikile Mbalula over a seminar on Zimbabwe's presidential elections, leaders of the ANC's political school are forging ahead with the event. The seminar will be held on September ...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 09:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe election offers regime a last chance to end financial isolation
JEFFRIES Ncube looks around Zimbabwe's second city and fallen industrial heartland and observes that, for all President Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to resurrect a ruined economy, many of Bulawayo's ...Published: 24 Jul 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SADC loses iconic conservationist as WhatsApp gives hunting communities 'permanent' voice in the media
The director of Zimbabwe CAMPFIRE Association, Mr Charles Jonga's death on 6 May 2023, signaled SADC's loss of an important wildlife conservation voice in the media.In an interview this week f...Published: 08 May 2023 at 15:51hrs | 5 | by Emmanuel Koro
Prof Mthuli Ncube vision for Cowdray Park
From the horn of Africa in Ethiopia which resisted colonialism to Ghana which became the first African state to attain independence, the African continent has been home to many great minds that have l...Published: 18 Mar 2023 at 06:33hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
University of Zimbabwe pledges its support to striking Wits University students
The University of Zimbabwe has become the latest institute of higher learning to pledge its support to striking Wits University students, who have vowed to continue their protest in spite of the recen...Published: 08 Mar 2023 at 19:07hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faction in panic over Chiwenga popularity?
In a state of panic President Emmerson Mnangagwa's faction has reportedly deployed varakashi to defend their principal. Information at hand indicate that Varakashi in an urgent briefing meeting held l...Published: 25 Jul 2022 at 10:15hrs | 10 | by Bokang Nleya
Zimbabwean Wits University PhD student commits suicide over expired permit
A Zimbabwean PhD Candidate at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa Philip Chuma has reportedly committed suicide after failing to register for the 2022 academic year due to an expired permi...Published: 02 May 2022 at 13:08hrs | 198 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe permit holders bank on SA ConCourt ruling
A SOUTH AFRICAN Constitutional Court ruling late last year could provide some reprieve for Zimbabweans battling possible deportation after the expiry of their special exemption permits last month....Published: 22 Jan 2022 at 05:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt pressuring South Africa to reverse permit suspension
REPORTS from South Africa indicate that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is fighting hard to keep Zimbabweans domiciled in South Africa there despite Tswane threatening to send them packi...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:18hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Violent teacher back in court
The mathematics teacher who was ordered to perform 630 hours of community service for brutally assaulting one of his students in full view of other learners at a Harare college, was on Friday back in ...Published: 25 Oct 2021 at 06:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa is the best boss ever, claims Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has showered praises on President Mnangagwa's leadership, describing him as the "best boss" to ever work with and under.Since...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:14hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Tendaiishe Chitima wins 'Best Actress' at the I WILL TELL International Film Festival
Actress Tendaiishe Chitima has won "Best Actress" at the I WILL TELL International Film Festival on Sunday, September 5th for her outstanding performance in the film Gonarezhou: The Movie. ...Published: 09 Sep 2021 at 16:53hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
'New SA COVID-19 variant hits Zimbabwe'?
THE new COVID-19 variant, C.1.2, first detected in South Africa and a few other countries a few months ago, has reportedly spilled into Zimbabwe amid fears it could trigger the fourth wave of the high...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 06:20hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Maphosa: Philanthropist who knows no border
KNOWN back home as a humble businessman, South Africa-based Zimbabwean entrepreneur Justice Maphosa - chief executive and founder of Bigtime Strategic Group - has all, but shown that compassion and a ...Published: 30 May 2021 at 09:10hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders more than a football entity
HIGHLANDERS FC is more than a football entity. It is life and everything to some and leaving Bosso in 1976 would have seen club legend Douglas Mloyi disowned by his own family. The decision no...Published: 02 Apr 2021 at 09:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa is going to get a third wave of coronavirus, even a fourth'
South Africa is struggling to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections, fuelled by a virulent new local variant of the virus, "Covid fatigue" and a seriesof "super-spreader" events.On ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Ramaphosa made a mistake by closing the borders'
Wits University's Health and Social Security Sytems specialist, Professor, Alex van den Heever, has slammed President Cyril Ramaphosa for having closed all the land borders on Monday evening.A...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 18:00hrs | 1 | by Daniel Itai, Johannesburg, South Africa
Tito Mboweni claim on foreigners not supported by data
IN April 2020 South African Finance minister Tito Mboweni made a startling claim about the number of foreigners working in South Africa's restaurant industry.When he returned from exile in 199...Published: 27 Dec 2020 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Water crisis ravages Bulawayo
Women carry the burden of collecting water for households...Published: 15 Dec 2020 at 07:48hrs | 3 | by Brezhnev Malaba
Trump hammers nail into coffin of US's fake democracy
WE all knew it was coming, and now it is here: an attempted coup. There is no other way to describe what US President Donald Trump did in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.Standing in the Eas...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:08hrs | | by Lowenstein
'Crisis' in Zimbabwe: A neighbour's perspective
From as far back as May, several individuals and organisations from Zimbabwe, the region and beyond have been pushing the baseless and politically-mischievous narrative that Zimbabwe is mired in a cri...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Pardon Muzavazi
Acid Test for Zimbabwe Rugby Academy as they face Border Bulldogs
It will be a tough test for the Zimbabwe Rugby Academy when they face the Border Bulldogs on Sunday (April 28) at 1430hrs in the debut appearance at the SuperSport Rugby Challenge at the Sisa Dukashe ...Published: 27 Apr 2019 at 16:19hrs | 26 | by APO
Akbay lauds Zimbabwe's quality
Ngezi Platinum Stars coach Erol Akbay has claimed that there is not much of a difference in quality between his players and those of South Africa top-flight league log leaders Wits University despite ...Published: 27 Feb 2019 at 14:30hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
No democracy is a finished product
One day, if they follow instructions, Africa's new democracies will grow up to be "real" like those of Western Europe and North America. This assumption makes little sense — but it influences the wa...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 09:47hrs | | by Steven Friedman
South Africa hosts Matebeleland Gukurahundi genocide conference
1893 Mthwakazi (Matebeleland) Human Rights Restoration Movement (1893 MHRRM) student wing would like to invite the Public to participate in the Matebeleland Gukurahundi Genocide Conference to be held ...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 16:08hrs | | by By Jabulani Sikhosana
Origins of the Zimbabwe crisis
This article was first published by hsf.org.za.Zimbabwe is experiencing a cumulative breakdown. Living standards, life expectancy and production have plummeted while political oppression h...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 09:11hrs | 3 | by Teddy Brett and Simon Winter
Zimbabwe economy on the mend
Zimbabweans have entered the most anxious week. The new cabinet flew into a cholera crisis and from nowhere prices sky rocketed and rates came to obnoxious stinking levels. Mthuli Ncube's first week i...Published: 18 Sep 2018 at 07:32hrs | 3 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Know your Minister of Finance Prof Mthuli Ncube
Professor Mthuli Ncube is currently Managing Director and Head of Quantum Global Research Lab (Switzerland), part of Quantum Global Group, the largest Private Equity group dedicated to investing in Af...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 19:14hrs | 7 | by Staff Reporter
A Zimbabwe National Venture Capital fund, industry and youth entrepreneurship
Zimbabwe is on the brink of a new era of innovation and economic activity. Our government's greatest task will be to promote small and medium-sized enterprises and to unlock the creativity and product...Published: 03 Sep 2018 at 08:29hrs | 10 | by Prof Mthuli Ncube
Who is Professor Mthuli Ncube?
PROFESSOR Mthuli NCUBE is a financial, economics, investment, and public policy expert. He has vast experience and worked in the private sector, public sector, academia, and international financial in...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 17:51hrs | 3 | by Agencies
Mugabe political comeback dismissed
As Zimbabwe prepares to hold its first general election since Robert Mugabe stepped down as President, rumours persist about the most improbable of all comebacks.There were joyous scenes on th...Published: 27 Mar 2018 at 16:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's gukurahundi commission overlooks Ndebeles for commissioners
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission has suspended consultations that were expected to start today after human rights campaigners went to court for the process to be shelved pending the ap...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 17:03hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Tsvangirai's current prognosis is grim - fears he might not pull through
MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai's current prognosis is grim, amid fears he might not pull through a local daily reported.Tsvangirai, 65, who was diagnosed with cancer of the colon in 2016, is now...Published: 10 Feb 2018 at 10:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsvangirai's son restrained from assaulting his step-mum at hospital
The wife of ailing MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai is being denied access to visit him in a Johannesburg hospital where the 65-year-old opposition leader is receiving medical treatment, his spokesperson ...Published: 09 Feb 2018 at 16:01hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: 'Mnangagwa speaks from a primitive corner'
The Zimbabwean Electoral Commission ZEC has to date registered more than 5 million people under the new Biometric Voter Registration System. Campaigning for the upcoming 2018 harmonized elections in Z...Published: 31 Jan 2018 at 10:42hrs | | by youtube
The love scandals that rocked Zanu-PF
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones, but obviously someone forgot to tell the folks inside Zanu-PF. In this expose, we look at the love scandals that have dominated Mugabe's party ...Published: 27 Jan 2018 at 15:57hrs | 246 | by Lance Guma
Chungwa signs for Polokwane City
CAPS United forward Dominic Chungwa has signed for South African Premiership side Polokwane City, as he starts to reap the rewards of his splendid campaign last season.Chungwa netted a stagger...Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 05:40hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Dry Christmas for Dnamosy players
DYNAMOS players will have little to celebrate this Christmas holiday, after the club failed to pay them their outstanding salaries and bonuses.Although the Glamour Boys were given part of the ...Published: 25 Dec 2017 at 07:42hrs | 3 | by Staff Reporter
SA Public Protector says current crisis in Zimbabwe is 20 years late
Deputy Public Protector Advocate Kevin Sifiso Malunga has added his voice to the crisis in Zimbabwe.Malunga, son of prominent late Zimbabwean nationalist Sydney Donald Malunga, twitted, ...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 17:47hrs | | by Ndou Paul
War vets woo Dabengwa
Veterans of Zimbabwe's liberation struggle are courting former Home Affairs minister and Zapu president Dumiso Dabengwa who left Zanu-PF a decade ago after growing disillusioned with policies of the f...Published: 05 Sep 2017 at 14:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zim poet, musician to launch album in SA
A Zimbabwean poet and musician Bongani Mncube will on July 15 launch his new album titled 'Dear Brother'.Ncube said the launch will be held at Hilbrow Theatre in Johannesburg South Africa star...Published: 07 Jul 2017 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
100 years of exemplary leadership: Nkomo we remember and Love you
"The very big day is drawing nigh, the Dr Joshua Nkomo commemorative day, which will take place on the 1st July 2017 in Rotherham, we would like to thank the people for the massive response to our fir...Published: 24 Jun 2017 at 10:16hrs | 1 | by Thulani Nkala
Zanu-PF accused of causing economic damage
The secretary-general of newly formed opposition party, Zimbabwe Communist Party (ZCP), Ngqabutho Mabhena, has admitted to disrupting the Joshua Nkomo memorial lecture in South Africa at the weekend, ...Published: 21 Jun 2017 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa booed at Joshua Nkomo lecture
THERE was commotion on Saturday when former Zanla cadre and war veterans Chairman, Christopher Mutsvangwa, was booed by activists from Matebeleland as he presented his paper during the Joshua Nkomo Me...Published: 19 Jun 2017 at 10:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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Joshua Nkomo: selfless patriot in the truest sense of the word
The following is a lecture delivered by veteran journalist and war veteran Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu at the Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture at Wits University in South Africa yesterday on the occasion of cele...Published: 18 Jun 2017 at 10:35hrs | 4 | by Saul Gwakuba Ndlovu
Wits University hosts Joshua Nkomo memorial lecture
THE University of Witwatersrand in South Africa is today hosting the inaugural Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Centenary Memorial Lecture at its Johannesburg campus to honour the late Zimbabwean nationalist who ...Published: 17 Jun 2017 at 10:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leading Zimbabwe back to 2008
SINCE the end of 2015, the country has seen its cash crisis escalate to the point today when Banks cannot pay out clients more than a small proportion of what is in their accounts.In a "no...Published: 15 Mar 2017 at 07:29hrs | 2 | by Eddie Cross
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