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Umdala Wethu: The Statesman who united a nation
In the story of Zimbabwe, there are names that echo. And then there is Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo - a man whose name is etched not merely in memory, but in the bedrock of the nation itself. As Zimb...Published: 01 Jul 2025 at 10:30hrs | 349 | by Dereck Goto
David Coltart: handsome Matabele warrior with brains
I must confess, I feel jealous whenever I see the Mayor of Bulawayo, David Coltart in his Matabele traditional regalia. The man looks more handsome especially when he is wearing his head gear (umqhele...Published: 25 Jun 2025 at 11:12hrs | 798 | by Israel Dube
Bulawayo cracks down on illegal construction
The City of Bulawayo has issued a stern warning to residents and developers engaging in illegal construction, announcing that anyone building without council approval will face a hefty fine of US$575....Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 15:07hrs | 1845 | by Staff reporter
Vapostori invest in US$2m concrete plant
The US$2 million investment by Taguta Stone Crushers in Mutare's construction materials sector, alongside significant agricultural and educational ventures by the Johane Marange Apostolic Church natio...Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:41hrs | 69 | by Staff reporter
Real empowerment means financial independence, not State handouts
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent unveiling of a US$500 000 cash payout to war veterans, under the guise of the War Veterans Empowerment Fund, has ignited widespread debate and scepticism....Published: 09 Jun 2025 at 08:34hrs | 55 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Real empowerment means financial independence, not state handouts
The truth will set us free.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent unveiling of a US$500,000 cash payout to war veterans, under the guise of the War Veterans Empowerment Fund, has ignited widesp...Published: 07 Jun 2025 at 19:06hrs | 453 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe: A country where a Ferrari can't travel!
We live in a curious country.In traversing Zimbabwe's diverse and often rugged landscapes, one cannot help but notice the overwhelming presence of Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs). F...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 22:30hrs | 8643 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fresh Harare mass demolitions on the cards
The City of Harare is poised to commence demolitions of illegal structures following a High Court ruling that ordered Brickstone Builders and Contractors, a land development company, to vacate a dispu...Published: 05 Jun 2025 at 10:14hrs | 11871 | by Staff reporter
Businessman arrested for inciting violence
Nightclub owner Blessing "Boss JB" Charakupa was arrested on Tuesday in connection with a violent incident stemming from a long-running land dispute in Houghton Park, Harare.Charakupa, 35, who...Published: 24 Apr 2025 at 07:14hrs | 353 | 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 | 2185 | by Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
Zimbabwe's Silent Struggle: A Nation on the brink but too fearful to rise
Zimbabwe is a nation in crisis, and the time for silence has passed. Power cuts are routine, water supplies are unreliable, and roads are riddled with potholes. The healthcare system has collapsed, wi...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 21:22hrs | 1443 | by Vusani Magwala
'Buy Zimbabwe' won't work until local products meet quality standards
To "Buy Zimbabwe" or not to buy Zimbabwe - that is the question! The recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Buy Zimbabwe and the Content Creators Association of Zimbabwe signa...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 22:18hrs | 1182 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Deaths from infrastructure collapse are usually the tragic cost of corruption
There's always a human cost to corruption.The recent tragedy at Bandama Farm Dam in Chipinge, where five lives were lost due to the dam's sudden collapse, is a stark reminder of the perilous s...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 20:14hrs | 374 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mafume fingers wife
Harare Mayor Jacob Mafume has found himself at the center of controversy after a report surfaced implicating his family in the questionable construction of a luxury hostel in Belvedere. The project, i...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 2650 | by Staff reporter
Modern homes for old Gwanda Road displaced families
The reconstruction of the 120km Old Gwanda Road in Matabeleland South has begun, bringing significant benefits to the region while also necessitating the relocation of 42 families. The project, valued...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:35hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF losing candidate refuses to give up on Gwanda North
Despite his defeat in the recent elections for the Gwanda North constituency, Lungisani Costa TwoMinutes Ncube, a former ZANU-PF candidate, has vowed to continue serving his community through impactfu...Published: 24 Nov 2024 at 10:12hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt procures vehicles to kick-start genocide hearings
The Government of Zimbabwe is in the process of procuring all-terrain vehicles for use during the Gukurahundi hearings programme, which is set to begin soon. The announcement was made yesterday by the...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:28hrs | 395 | by Staff reporter
Govt condemns 'inhumane' Belvedere murambatswina
The Government has denounced the Harare City Council for demolishing houses in Ridgeview Belvedere, describing the action as "shocking, callous, and inhumane." The demolitions, conducted over the past...Published: 14 Nov 2024 at 09:22hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Double-storey house illuminates rural Matebeleland village
In a landscape dominated by traditional mud huts, a remarkable double-storey house in Jutshume Village, located in Bulilima District, Matabeleland South Province, has captured the imagination of local...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:13hrs | 7362 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is undermining the ZiG by overspending
Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency is likely being undermined by the state tapping the central bank for funding and selling Treasury bills to pay for its overspending, Imara Asset Management said....Published: 18 Oct 2024 at 08:54hrs | 1268 | by Staff reporter
Global cement maker now in Zimbabwe
One of the world's top cement producers, Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd, has made a significant investment in Zimbabwe by committing US$15 million to build a new manufacturing plant in Mt Hampden. The plant, w...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 08:25hrs | 563 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean Filmmakers for Durban FilmMart Climate Focus
Durban, South Africa: In a major film industry collaborative effort Climate Story Lab South Africa, Doc Society - Climate Story Unit, STEPS, and the Global Impact Producers Alliance (GIPA) presents th...Published: 09 Jul 2024 at 13:06hrs | 71 | by Agencies
RBZ is the problem not ZiG!
Before going to press on the Zimbabwe currency crisis, I had seven questions I wanted authoritatively answered. Professor Gift Mugano was the answer."Isn't he the one who is supposed to disapp...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 17:58hrs | 4 | by Kenneth Mufuka
Construction of Bulawayo mayor's house goes to tender
THE Bulawayo City Council will soon invite tenders for the construction of the mayoral mansion after the completion of the drawing of the bill of quantities.According to the latest council rep...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:26hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is a failed state because we're governed by buffoons claiming to know best but know nothing
Both Emmerson Mnangagwa and his ruling party Zanu PF and Nelson Chamisa and his CCC party claim that they are nation builders. If so, then why is Zimbabwe a failed state whose economy is in ruins and ...Published: 11 Dec 2023 at 10:21hrs | 15 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF hardliners shut the door on Chamisa
Zanu-PF says opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa must humble himself and congratulate President Emmerson Mnangagwa on his re-election in the August disputed elections ...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 20:55hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Triplicate: Private letter to Brother Brian Kagoro
PEACE and love be in your house. At the start of my journey to Masailand, Kenya, I thought I was going to be cut off from the world. The answer is yes and no. I am working with my longtime friend, Bis...Published: 03 Dec 2023 at 17:33hrs | 17 | by Kenneth Mafuka
Zimbabwe allows cement imports after prices double
Zimbabweans can now freely import cement, the government says, a response to a doubling of prices caused by surging demand and depressed local production.Cement prices are rising due to a comb...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi guard charged with murder
A police officer who was on duty at Vice President Kembo Mohadi's residence in Harare has been charged with murder after a man suspected of stealing building materials died from a severe assault. Bles...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 06:34hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Bogus soldier jailed 9 years
A nine-year jail sentence has been handed down to an armed robber who targeted businesspeople in Harare, Chinhoyi, and Chegutu while dressed in military fatigues. Calvin Gasura, aged 32, was convicted...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 06:33hrs | 3 | 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 | 14 | by Staff reporter
Raj Modi donates brick maker to youths
DEPUTY Minister of Industry and Commerce has donated a brick moulding machine in his constituency to create employment for the young people in the community.The initiative is meant to empower ...Published: 06 Jul 2023 at 16:19hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere to contest as an independent
ZIMBABWE cannot afford another five years of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's misrule characterised by toxic political differences, a failed economy and social strife, former Zanu-PF stalwart Saviour Ka...Published: 20 Jun 2023 at 06:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa cannot win any leadership position in a fair and open political process
Ex-cabinet minister Saviour Kasukuwere has written the following open letter to Zimbabweans as he prepares to return home for a run to be president:My Dear Comrades and Countrymen,I hu...Published: 19 Jun 2023 at 18:13hrs | 16 | by Saviour Kasukuwere
ED Mnangagwa Law School takes shape
Construction of the ED Mnangagwa Law School at the Midlands State University (MSU) Kwekwe Campus has recorded massive progress with the state-of-the-art multipurpose structure on course to meeting the...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:40hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'terror' squad arrested
Police in Gutu have arrested four members of a Zanu-PF gang notorious for terrorising people in the district. Two of the members were arrested for allegedly obstructing the course of justice after the...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa expands empire in Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa, members of the First Family and his close allies, who include former State Security minister Owen Ncube, have amassed significant wealth in the form of immovable property...Published: 23 Apr 2023 at 17:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe brain drain cause for concern
LATEST data from the United Kingdom (UK)'s Office of National Statistics tells us that for many years there has been a massive exodus from Zimbabwe of professionals headed for the UK.We hear t...Published: 28 Feb 2023 at 07:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Freddy is now upon us - Is Zimbabwe read?
Now that another cyclone is on its way to manicaland, my home province. Cyclone Freddy has made me ask a lot of questions including, are we saying Zimbabwe has known about these cyclones in the last t...Published: 24 Feb 2023 at 17:53hrs | 1 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Chamisa denies being docile
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has called on restive followers to be patient with him claiming his party had a strong response to the country's myriad challenges.The...Published: 09 Jan 2023 at 20:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Rally or No rally tinopinda chete, siyangena kuphela says,' Chamisa
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) President Nelson Chamisa has urged his supporters to remain focused despite being barred to conduct his end of year celebrations in Chitungwiza and Budiriro on Satu...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 14:11hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Sanctions have opened Zimbabweans' eyes'
ILLEGAL economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the West have taught the country to be self-reliant as seen by the hiring of local companies to carry out various infrastructure development projects ...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SasaiRemit rewards its customers, launches consumer promotion for sending money from SA to Zimbabwe
Johannesburg, South Africa, 2 November 2022 - SasaiRemit, one of Africa's leading digital money transfer providers and a business of Cassava Technologies,...Published: 02 Nov 2022 at 15:57hrs | 10 | by Agencies
Mnangagwa's insatiable appetite for power a security threat
There are a number of issues that disturb the security of any nation. A nation's success depends largely on how it is governed. But for many nations in Africa, politics has been the most destabi...Published: 12 Oct 2022 at 05:43hrs | 3 | by Zanda Shumba
Zimbabwe is at peace, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday said his government was committed to ensuring peace during elections as political temperatures have risen ahead of the 2023 general elections.The country...Published: 23 Sep 2022 at 05:56hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter
Aggression won't build Brand Zimbabwe
FOR the umpteenth time, Zimbabwe this week launched Brand Zimbabwe, bringing into sharp focus why the country is endlessly rebranding, having last done so only four years back when it unveiled the "Zi...Published: 08 Sep 2022 at 06:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, credibility crisis has dogged your leadership
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, it is my fervent conviction that your conferring the national hero status on Rev Ndabaningi Sithole was motivated primarily by ulterior motiv...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1 | by Cyprian M Ndawana
Mnangagwa charts new inclusive path
THE Government will give a holistic account of the country's liberation struggle by honouring forgotten heroes such as the late Reverend Ndabaningi Sithole and James Chikerema among others for their c...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:17hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe a friend to all, an enemy to none'
Address by the President of the Republic 0f Zimbabwe His Excellency, ED Mnangagwa at the 42nd Heroes Day Commemorations. It is my singular honour and privilege to be addressing you all, at thi...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by ED Mnangagwa
Mtata lands WCC post
ZIMBABWE Council of Churches (ZCC) secretary general Kenneth Mtata has landed a post in the World Council of Churches (WCC) executive committee.Mtata is the new WCC programme director for Publ...Published: 17 Jun 2022 at 08:27hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
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