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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
Trump's Afrikaners refugees will not lose South African citizenship
Trump signed an Executive Order on February 7, 2025, titled "Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa", granting Afrikaners refugee status and facilitating their resettlement in th...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 10:56hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
Trump pushes to relocate Afrikaners
United States President Donald Trump is reportedly moving ahead with plans to offer asylum or refugee status to South African nationals of Dutch descent, known as Afrikaners. The controversial initiat...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 09:41hrs | 435 | by Staff reporter
'South Africa being unjustly punished by the Trump'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has strongly criticized the United States for imposing sanctions on South Africa, likening the situation to the punitive measures placed on Zimbabwe following its Land Ref...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 11:27hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Opposition activists free at last
The High Court has upheld an application for review filed by three opposition activists, Denford Ngadziore, Makomborero Haruziviishe, and Jonah Matoratora, who were charged with disorderly conduct in ...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:49hrs | 734 | by Staff reporter
Biden mulling LGBTIQ programmes funding in Zimbabwe
THE new chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has questioned why the Joe Biden administration is attempting to send millions of dollars of taxpayer money into international programmes irrelevan...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 08:40hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Calls for humane and dignified approaches to migration management
Home Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister, Kazembe Kazembe, has called for the adoption of alternative measures that prioritize the dignity and human rights of all individuals, regardless of their m...Published: 16 Dec 2024 at 10:31hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for stronger regional collaboration to safeguard children's future
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the current Chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has called for enhanced regional collaboration and a renewed commitment to children's rights...Published: 17 Nov 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1099 | by Staff Reporter
The PVO Bill is a threat to Zimbabwe's democracy
The recent passing of the Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) Bill by the Zimbabwe Senate has sparked widespread concern among civil society organizations and democracy advocates. The bill, w...Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 21:07hrs | 396 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe migrants creating jobs, saving lives in SA
For Butholezwe Nyathi, saving lives is more than just a career; it's a mission that transcends borders. At 45 years old, the Matabeleland South native's journey took a dramatic turn in 2003 when he le...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:03hrs | 497 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean teacher in SA court over salary
A Zimbabwean lecturer based in South Africa, Nhlanhla Moses Ncube, has filed a lawsuit against his employer, claiming he has been underpaid for the past six years. Originally from Nkayi in Matabelelan...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 08:01hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF never helped ANC/Umkhonto wesizwe during Apartheid: MRP tells Ramaphosa
MTHWAKAZI REPUBLIC PARTY has corrected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for thanking Zanu PF and Zimbabwe for helping South Africa during the liberation war indicating that it was not Zan...Published: 30 Sep 2024 at 22:35hrs | 1803 | by Stephen Jakes
Africa is full of contradictions; Qwabe twins are still VIRGINS at 26 years!
Seeing their photo on Bulawayo24 today, I wonder what is cultural, and traditional about these twins? This photo shoot looks like big German barbies on sale. There is nothing that tells me that these ...Published: 21 Sep 2024 at 11:01hrs | 2972 | by Nomazulu Thata
Diaspora community form Funeral and repatriation service fund
Gwanda North community members based in South Africa have formed a funeral and bodies repatriation services group fund due to desperation of some colleagues whenever death strikes across the Limpopo....Published: 08 Sep 2024 at 12:54hrs | 621 | by Stephen Jakes
SA's Home Affairs may have to pay Zimbabwean R1 million
The Department of Home Affairs will likely have to pay damages to the tune of R1 million to an illegal immigrant after the Eastern Cape High Court ruled that she was unlawfully detained for a month....Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:00hrs | 8838 | by Staff reporter
South African passport weakened
Confirmation of Ireland’s call to remove South Africa from its visa-free list, has significantly weakened the South African passport as it slipped further down the world ranking in the Henley Passpo...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 13:28hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Ireland imposes visa requirements for South Africa and Botswana
Citizens of Botswana and South Africa will be required to obtain a visa to travel to Ireland from next week under arrangements announced by Minister for Justice Helen McEntee.People who have t...Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 08:06hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
UK Indian ex-PM's Rwanda asylum project scrapped
Britain's new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Saturday he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since wi...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 11:42hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden has entered the twilight zone!
The debate between President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump has revealed a terrible secret Democrats have been hiding from American citizens for the last three years. London'...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 10:42hrs | 4 | by Kenneth Mufuka
UK's Indian Prime Minister in stunning election loss
Keir Starmer vowed to bring change to Britain as its next prime minister after his Labour Party surged to a comprehensive win in a parliamentary election on Friday, ending 14 years of often tumultuous...Published: 05 Jul 2024 at 16:13hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit extension a temporary relief but ....
EMILY Machingauta (44), a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (Zep) holder, has welcomed the decision by the government of South Africa to grant a two-year extension to Zimbabwean permit holders.The wai...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | 18 | by Sally Nyakanyanga
Peter Dube deported from Mozambique
Peter Dube, a fugitive and murder suspect, was apprehended at the Robert Mugabe International Airport following his deportation from Mozambique, where he had eluded authorities for nearly two years....Published: 03 Apr 2024 at 22:13hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Australia tightens visa regime
THE Australian government is proposing controversial laws that could see Zimbabwe and other countries facing a complete visa ban.According to Australia's Herald Sun, other countries that are r...Published: 28 Mar 2024 at 17:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
EXPOSED: Promise Mkwananzi -fake Canadian asylum links unearthed
Our investigative journalism unit is working on a piece that exposes a massive corruption scandal involving some opposition politicians and Canadian officials. The story, which will soon be publ...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 11:33hrs | 6 | by George Tshuma
480 individuals intercepted at SA borders found without the requisite documentation
In light of the debate surrounding South Africa's borders across various platforms, Dr Mike Masiapato, the commissioner of the Border Management Authority (BMA), has presented figures documenting the ...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 05:17hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Gayton McKenzie is not from Gweru, Zimbabwe
Gayton McKenzie, a South African politician and a previously convicted bank robber, refutes allegations suggesting he hails from Gweru, Zimbabwe. As the president of the Patriotic Alliance political p...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 07:57hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
United Kingdom gets tough on foreigners, … to ship them to Rwanda
In a recent press statement, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlighted significant progress in addressing illegal immigration, particularly focusing on reducing small boat crossings to the UK. Since outl...Published: 13 Dec 2023 at 06:49hrs | 17 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Lifeline for SA-based unbanked Zimbabweans
SOUTH AFRICA-BASED Zimbabwean-owned ACID Financial Services company has rolled out banking services targeting unbanked Zimbabweans based in the neighbouring country without valid permits but have vali...Published: 07 Dec 2023 at 05:30hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe blow as Britain scraps dependent visa for migrant workers
Zimbabweans hoping to migrate to the United Kingdom to take up better paying job opportunities under the rich country's health and social care sector have been dealt a blow after authorities in London...Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Record-breaking global migration - Unprecedented displacement spurs demand for people-focused solutions
On 14 June, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued his flagship annual report, Global Trends: Forced Displacement 2022. It states that by the end of 2022, the number of people displaced ...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 13:14hrs | 27 | by Lansana Gberie
Zimbabwean woman stabbed to death on the street in Manchester
A Zimbabwean woman based in Manchester, in the United Kingdom, has been stabbed to death in front of her two children in the street.Perseverance Ncube, 35, was stabbed in the chest in Du...Published: 12 Nov 2023 at 11:52hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Fugitive killer to be extradited to Zimbabwe
Peter Dube, a suspected fugitive killer, has been apprehended in Mozambique after evading capture for two years, and he will soon be extradited to Zimbabwe.It has come to light that Dube, who ...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:48hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean fugitive killer deported to Mozambique
In a stunning turn of events, fugitive Peter Dube, who was recently convicted in Ireland for violating immigration laws, has been deported to Mozambique after asserting his citizenship in that country...Published: 01 Oct 2023 at 07:28hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Withdrawal of Zimbabwe Exemption Permits is discriminatory and inhumane'
New research has indicated that the biggest challenge in documenting immigrants is procedure, which increasingly excludes people who are considered 'not useful' to the South African economy.Th...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
CCC activist deported from UK on time to go and vote in Zimbabwe
LAWYERS representing opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist, Tafadzwa Chivaura, confirmed Sunday that he was due for deportation in the evening,Chivaura, former MDC youth trea...Published: 13 Aug 2023 at 21:58hrs | 19 | by Staff reporter
600 illegal immigrants deported
NEARLY 600 illegal immigrants were arrested and deported to their countries between January and June this year, while 71 are being investigated for forging police clearances and educational qualificat...Published: 06 Aug 2023 at 08:18hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe hosting 20 000 refugees
ZIMBABWE is hosting an estimated 20 000 refugees and asylum seekers most whom are facing challenges in obtaining identity documents for children born in the country, a senior government official has s...Published: 03 Aug 2023 at 06:46hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe Exemption Permit termination efforts are unfair, discriminatory and ill-advised'
A new study by the Centre for Sociological Research and Practice at the University of Johannesburg has found that efforts to terminate the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit by the South African government are...Published: 02 Aug 2023 at 18:12hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbavwe sleepwalks into another unfair, discredited election
AS Zimbabwe sleepwalks into yet another sham election, amid the brazen subversion of citizens' constitutional right to vote for representatives of their choice, the 23 August polls are already irretri...Published: 01 Aug 2023 at 21:12hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Deported Nigerian journalist thought UK visa will make Zimbabweans authority let him in?
The ugly war of words between Zimbabwean authorities and Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin who was two days ago barred from entering the country is intensifying amid growing accusations and counter-a...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 07:54hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Deported Nigerian journalist who wanted to enter Zimbabwe was using Ghananian documents
PRESIDENTIAL spokesperson George Charamba, has defended the deportation of Nigerian journalist David Hundeyin, saying he was an "agent provocateur."Hundeyin said he was detained on Wednesday a...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nigerian journalist deported from Zimbabwe in visa row
A Nigerian journalist, author and activist has told of his hell after he was detained for 13 hours at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, before being ordered to board a flight back to hi...Published: 20 Jul 2023 at 08:51hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
UK relaxes visa rules for foreign bricklayers
Bricklayers, plasterers and other construction jobs have been added to the government's "shortage occupation list", making it easier for foreign builders to come to Britain amid labour shortages partl...Published: 18 Jul 2023 at 18:04hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean man arrested for selling fake birth certificates, asylum documents
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department (EMPD) apprehended a 41-year-old Zimbabwean man suspected of possessing fraudulent documents in the Tsakane area.According to EMPD spokesperson Lieutenan...Published: 16 Jul 2023 at 09:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe loses cricket talent to England
The ECB are to lobby the government to expedite exciting batting talent Tawanda Muyeye's eligibility for England.Kent opener Muyeye, 22, is currently on a five-year leave to remain period whic...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 17:13hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mbalula remarks reflect how Zimbabweans are weighing on SA's public service delivery
NOTWITHSTANDING massive infrastructure projects and other developmental initiatives being undertaken in Zimbabwe, the Zimbabwean development question remains debatable.A majority of the ongoin...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 07:07hrs | 3 | by Zimbabwe Coalition on Debt and Development
Government of Zimbabwe helps meet refugees' food needs
HARARE - The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara Refugee Camp ...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 11:20hrs | 10 | by APO/WFP
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit Expiry: There are legal alternatives for Zim nationals and their employers
For the many Zimbabwean nationals living in South Africa - and their employers - the upcoming expiry date for the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (ZEP), has been a cause for major concern.The ZEP wa...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 10:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Scrapping of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits will cause a humanitarian crisis'
With just a few weeks left until the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (Zep) expire, civil rights organisations have requested the department of home affairs to extend the deadline, warning that this was cr...Published: 06 Jun 2023 at 16:10hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
A critical review of Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia documentary
APRIL, famously characterised as "the cruellest month" by distinguished poet and literary critic TS Eliot in his critically acclaimed essay "The Wasteland" - not because its first day celebrates fools...Published: 28 May 2023 at 17:07hrs | 5 | by Jonathan Moyo
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