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Zaba remanded in custody
Faith Zaba, editor of the privately owned Zimbabwe Independent weekly newspaper, has been remanded in custody ahead of her bail hearing scheduled for Thursday, 3 July.Zaba appeared briefly bef...Published: 13 hrs ago | 363 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba arrested over satirical article attacking Mnangagwa
Faith Zaba, the editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a satirical article published in the weekly newspaper, reigniting deep concerns over the state of press f...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 20:39hrs | 1585 | by Staff reporter
Madinda gets Bosso recognition
Yesteryear football great Madinda Ndlovu was honoured as a Legend of Legends during a special awards ceremony held on Saturday to celebrate Bosso ex-players for their outstanding contributions on the ...Published: 02 Jun 2025 at 16:48hrs | 973 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders left to rue missed chances
Highlanders 1–1 FC PlatinumHighlanders will spend the week kicking themselves after letting FC Platinum off the hook in a match they thoroughly dominated — only to walk away with a frustrating...Published: 11 May 2025 at 21:57hrs | 512 | by Staff reporter
Jere led Caps United slip back into relegation zone
CAPS Utd 1 - 2 FC PlatinumHarare – CAPS United's inconsistent Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another downward turn on Sunday, as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands...Published: 01 May 2025 at 08:44hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador accused of meddling in Gukurahundi hearings
Switzerland's ambassador to Zimbabwe, Stephane Rey, has come under fire for allegedly interfering in the Gukurahundi hearings, with accusations that his actions are aimed at sabotaging the sensitive r...Published: 26 Apr 2025 at 09:41hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Swiss Ambassador Outsmarts CIO
The Swiss Ambassador to Zimbabwe allegedly outsmarted the dread Zimbabwe Central Intelligence Organisation after successfully carrying out a series of clandestine meetings meant to influence the Gukur...Published: 25 Apr 2025 at 14:02hrs | 2669 | by Hilary Ntini
'Bathi ngitshontsh' imali' Kunuka santungwana kuBosso
KUNUKA santungwana emahofisini eHighlanders. Akusabonwa ngaso linye ngemva kokuvela kwecala lokutshontshwa kwemali, okucatshangelwa ukuthi yathathwa ngumaqhuzu uBrian Moyo.UMoyo uvele watshiya...Published: 10 Apr 2025 at 08:55hrs | 91 | by Staff reporter
Vitor Pereira praises Marshall Munetsi after Bournemouth win
WOLVES picked up a massive three points in their quest for Premier League survival by beating Bournemouth on the road.Wolves entered their clash at the Vitality Stadium above the relegation zo...Published: 23 Feb 2025 at 09:51hrs | 436 | by Staff reporter
'Rich Gang' hijacks Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF
Loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa seems to be waning among some of his long-time supporters, as tensions within Zanu-PF rise with allegations of factionalism, betrayal, and a shifting power bala...Published: 23 Dec 2024 at 05:49hrs | 1330 | by Staff reporter
Headmaster's sex tape with student goes viral
The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is investigating Nisbert Zaba Makhuyana, the headmaster of a Chipinge school, following the circulation of a viral sex tape involving him and a learner ...Published: 14 Dec 2024 at 13:05hrs | 2795 | by Staff reporter
FC Platinum's title hopes crushed
Dynamos 2 - 0 FC PlatinumWith rivals Simba Bhora securing a nine-point lead just a day earlier, FC Platinum entered the game under pressure to close the gap. However, Dynamos exploited that urgenc...Published: 04 Nov 2024 at 06:32hrs | 155 | by Staff reporter
Hamba Kahle ANC, we won't miss you!
IF you are not following the unfolding electoral drama south of the Limpopo River, you can't be real.When South Africa votes, Zimbabwe catches a proverbial cold. And for good reason.Of...Published: 03 Jun 2024 at 08:16hrs | 30 | by Rejoice Ngwenya
RBZ governor to unpack MPS in Bulawayo
The Zimbabwe Independent, in partnership with the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), will tomorrow host an event in Bulawayo to unpack the 2024 Monetary Policy Statement (MPS).Other partners incl...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF candidate for Pelandaba-Tshabalala grilled
A Bulawayo voter grilling former Zanu-PF MP and now candidate for Pelandaba-Tshabalala constituency in the 3 February 2024 by-election, Joseph Tshuma, while telling him how Zimbabwe has been destroyed...Published: 22 Jan 2024 at 09:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Cholera outbreak kills more than 400 in Zambia
Zambia is reeling from a major cholera outbreak that has killed more than 400 people and infected more than 10,000, leading authorities to order schools across the country to remain shut after the end...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:51hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Gayo coup attempt on Charumbira suffers still birth
Attempts by Pan African Parliament 2nd Vice President Dr Ahebiri Gayo from Ethiopia to effect a coup on President Chief Fortune Charumbira during his absence on elections in Zimbabwe suffered a still ...Published: 09 Sep 2023 at 22:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
What legacy will Mnangagwa leave?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa was sworn in on Monday for his second and last term, according to the Constitution of Zimbabwe.His first term ran from 2018-2023 and now his final lap will take hi...Published: 08 Sep 2023 at 17:46hrs | 1 | by Faith Zaba
Zimbabwe police thwart attempt to announce parallel elections outcome
A SUBVERSIVE attempt by some Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) to illegally announce the results of the 2023 harmonised elections has been thwarted by police who on Wednesday night swooped on some pr...Published: 25 Aug 2023 at 06:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Caps United return to winning ways
Caps United 2 - 0 Green FuelTEN men Caps United ended their five match winless run with a convincing two nil win over Green Fuel in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played here yesterday...Published: 15 Jul 2023 at 19:30hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Mnangangwa calls nation to honour legacy of liberation icons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday invoked the spirit of the late Vice-President Dr Joshua Nkomo as he called for the nation to rally behind Zanu-PF in the August 23 elections to honour the contributions o...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 07:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Greenfuel burn Bulawayo Chiefs
GREENFUEL FC resumed their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign with a well-deserved victory as they overcame Bulawayo Chiefs at Luveve Stadium on Saturday.Two first-half goals by Nqobi...Published: 01 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Bata Stadium okayed
The Premier Soccer League (PSL) have once again approved Bata Stadium to host topflight matches after Sheasham completed renovations at their gweru facility.Images circulated on social media a...Published: 01 Jun 2023 at 06:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Drawlanders; Greenfuel hold Highlanders to another draw
Highlanders 1-1 GreenfuelVISIBLY dejected, wondering what kind of spell has been cast on them, Highlanders Football Club players immediately walked off the pitch at the final whistle of thei...Published: 29 May 2023 at 06:32hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
CCC laughs off GNU, election postponement
Citizens Coalition for Change(CCC) spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere has dismissed the possibility of a Government of National Unity (GNU) or the postponement of much anticipated 2023 general elections foll...Published: 22 Apr 2023 at 19:17hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to preside over installation of new Chief Maduna
THE rich history and culture of the people of Godlwayo in Insiza, Matabeleland South, will be celebrated today as President Mnangagwa presides over the installation of Mr Dambisamahubo Mafu as the new...Published: 15 Apr 2023 at 20:56hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Bounty offered for Western tanks in Ukraine
A Russian battalion will pay $170,000 for a Leopard, Abrams, or Challenger captured in working conditionA Russian battalion offered a bounty on Friday for every operational Western-made tank s...Published: 05 Feb 2023 at 09:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt assures journalists of safety
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services deputy minister Kindness Paradza says the government is committed to ensure that journalists operate in a friendly environment and condemned emerging d...Published: 29 Jan 2023 at 08:17hrs | 4 | by Staff Reporter
This & that with Mal'phosa: When the honeymoon is over
I was in a train the other day, which happened to be stationary for over an hour because of load shedding. Most of the passengers look restless; some were shouting their lungs out; others were mummeri...Published: 13 Dec 2022 at 09:42hrs | 2 | by Clerk Ndlovu
This & that with Mal'phosa: Woman-made Disaster!
There has never been so much hype and hysteria around the prevalence of gender based violence, ninety percent of which, we are told, is committed by men. Like HIV, it has been called a pandemic, and l...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 22:01hrs | 2 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Sikhala trial starts
CCC legislator Job Sikhala has today denied charges of obstructing police investigations into the alleged murder of Moreblessing Ali by her boyfriend and the violence that rocked the Nyatsime area som...Published: 05 Dec 2022 at 19:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs lift maiden Chibuku Super Cup
Herentals 0 - 1 Bulawayo ChiefsIT was a game of wits and fine margins.Both were at play with Bulawayo Chiefs emerging the victors in this entertaining Chibuku Super Cup final which attract...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa calls for new media investors
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa has urged investors to come to Zimbabwe where 93% of citizens are literate, an advantage in terms of human resources.Speaking during a ministerial panel ...Published: 17 Nov 2022 at 05:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala, Sithole trial in false start
The trial of CCC legislators Job Sikhala and Godfrey Karakadzai Sithole on charges of inciting public violence in Nyatsime area sometime in June was today in false start after their respective lawyers...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 05:10hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube pays US$8 500 for Sandra Ndebele's latest album
November 12, 2022, will go down in the history of the arts in Bulawayo and Zimbabwe, not only as a celebration of Sandra Ndebele's 20-year career but as the day an album launch united the arts sector....Published: 14 Nov 2022 at 05:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Bosso's Divine intervention
Highlanders 1-0 Bulawayo ChiefsSHEER individual brilliance by man-of-the-match, Highlanders midfielder Divine Mhindirira who scored in the 37th minute against Bulawayo Chiefs, earned Bosso maximum...Published: 24 Oct 2022 at 06:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs in Chibuku Super Cup final
BULAWAYO Chiefs and Herentals wrote their own piece of history by booking their first appearance in the final of the Chibuku Super Cup to be played on November 19 at Barbourfields Stadium in Bulawayo....Published: 17 Oct 2022 at 06:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal'phosa: No, South Africa can never be another Zimbabwe
Finally, load 'shredding' is over, for now. Well, my workmate calls it so. She is a modern day Malaprop and does not care whether words she uses are appropriate or not. 'This morning poli...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 13:46hrs | 14 | by Clerk Ndlovu
Net closes on notorious Midlands armed robbers
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has arrested 11 suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising people in Midlands province.Midlands Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Maho...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 06:10hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Chiefs switch off ZPC Kariba
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-1 ZPC KaribaWASTEFUL Bulawayo Chiefs needed second half goals to make-up for a glut of missed scoring opportunities to switch off electricity generators ZPC Kariba at Luveve ...Published: 15 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Brito is brewing something beautiful at Highlanders
SOMETHING is brewing at Highlanders and the brew master is Portuguese expatriate Baltermar Brito who has so far not only proved to have a good eye for the finest ingredients but a brewmaster of the hi...Published: 30 Jul 2022 at 19:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Muchinguri passing the buck on state of roads in Muzarabani
DEFENCE and War Veterans Affairs minister Oppah Muchinguri was in Muzarabani last week to officiate at the handover ceremony of a classroom block, a mothers' waiting shelter and a solar-powered water ...Published: 04 Jul 2022 at 07:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sengilikhiwa, thankful Sikhosana sings in new song
LIFE has changed for the better for musician Sikhosana Buhlungu who now boasts of a rural home and livestock and is a celebrity in rural Nkayi.As a way of thanking those who contributed to his...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?
Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 6 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
CCC congress debate: Whither democracy?
THE Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) was built around Morgan Tsvangirai's personality. It is personality politics or personality cultism. Similarly, Zanu-PF under the late former president Robert ...Published: 06 May 2022 at 19:28hrs | | by Faith Zaba
Zimbabwe Top Army Boss dies
The Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)is mourning the death of the country's Defence Attaché to Botswana, Colonel John Mhlanga who died on Tuesday after he was involved in a fatal road accident along the B...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 16:24hrs | 7 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Bosso 90 squad on right track'
BOSSO 90 coach Melusi ‘Mabaleka' Sibanda believes his teenage charges are on the right track and will soon surprise seasoned campaigners in the Zifa Southern Region Division One League.Siban...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 08:47hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa told to stop coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu
Prince Simakade KaZwelithi, the first born of the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini ka Bhekuzulu has written a letter through his lawyers requesting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to halt th...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 15:45hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zupco bus deal case: High Court reserves judgment
HIGH Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire has reserved judgment on the case of the Zimbabwe Independent newspaper and Transparency International Zimbabwe (TIZ), which are suing three government ministe...Published: 11 Mar 2022 at 18:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Maponga apologises to Ndebeles over Gukurahundi rant
Former Seventh Day Adventist Bishop Joshua Maponga has issued an apology to the people of Zimbabwe after he posted an article saying the people of Matabeleland should forgive the Shona people of the G...Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 10:23hrs | 5 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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