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Mozambique's ruling party wins landslide in disputed poll
Mozambique's ruling party, Frelimo, has won the country's divisive, violence-marred election, extending its 49-year grip on power in the southern African nation, according to official results....Published: 25 Oct 2024 at 08:52hrs | 507 | by Staff reporter
No to third term of office for President Mnangagwa: Mudenda
Former Mthwakazi Republic Party National Executive Council Chairman Mudenda Chilumbo has criticized the Zanu PF faction that is rallying for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to rule beyond 2028, stating t...Published: 23 Oct 2024 at 20:03hrs | 1888 | by Stephen Jakes
Chafuka on Zimbabwe social media will topple Mnangagwa government!
I should be forgiven if I said this man is an implant of president Mnangagwa masquerading as a revolutionary. Yet he is playing a political game that speaks the opposite to loo as many as he can get t...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 21:12hrs | 1525 | by Nomazulu Thata
Chiwenga's supporters to demonstrate against Mnangagwa 3rd term
Supporters of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga are planning a massive demonstration in Bulawayo to challenge the extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term beyond 2028.Supporters of M...Published: 20 Oct 2024 at 17:18hrs | 3421 | by Stephen Jakes
US Ambassador to Zimbabwe unfazed by anti-sanctions protestors at embassy
The newly appointed US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has downplayed the significance of anti-sanctions protestors camped outside the US Embassy in Harare, describing the group as being "just...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:54hrs | 688 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF plots protests against ED2030 spoilers
ZANU-PF provincial structures in Midlands and Masvingo are reportedly planning protests against a vocal critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who has been campaigning against a proposed plan to exte...Published: 16 Oct 2024 at 11:48hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Chibaya denied bail in violence incitement case
Ex-legislator Amos Chibaya shall remain under prison detection, a Harare magistrate ruled on Monday, adding he was not convinced the prominent opposition politician would not break his bail conditions...Published: 15 Oct 2024 at 09:05hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe has US billion dollars overseas, can wipe out debt within 24 hrs
The recent Bulawayo24 article tells us that Zimbabwe is cash-strapped: it has a staggering debt of US$ 31billion; both domestic and international. This statement is partly true. In paper, Zimbabwe is ...Published: 13 Oct 2024 at 19:56hrs | 25141 | by Nomazulu Thata
Generation Z-led initiatives transform Highlanders
In today's rapidly changing world, the importance of youth leadership and the renewal of ideas cannot be overstated, particularly in the realm of sports organisations like Highlanders Football Club....Published: 11 Oct 2024 at 15:54hrs | 140 | by Tinashe Rufu
Chibaya bail hearing continues
The bail hearing for Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Amos Chibaya continued yesterday, with the State vehemently opposing his release on the grounds that he poses a flight risk. Chibaya h...Published: 09 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 431 | by Staff reporter
Hichilema alarmed by prospects of defeat and prosecution for corruption
When Zambia experienced democratic backsliding between 2011 and 2021, the deliberate use of legal mechanisms to weaken opposition parties played a central role. Lawfare has been a constant theme of Za...Published: 07 Oct 2024 at 17:08hrs | 2620 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Mnangagwa commissions 200 kilowatt solar grid
President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Thursday commissioned a 200-kilowatt solar mini-grid at Hwakwata village in Chipinge, marking a significant step in the Second Republic's commitment to rural developmen...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 17:11hrs | 991 | by Staff reporter
Colonialists to give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius
The UK has announced it is giving up sovereignty of a remote but strategically important cluster of islands in the Indian Ocean after more than half a century.The deal – reached after years ...Published: 03 Oct 2024 at 12:39hrs | 217 | by Andrew Harding
Mnangagwa signs 5 aviation protocols
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has taken a significant step in supporting international civil aviation by signing five instruments of ratification and accession related to the International Civil Aviati...Published: 02 Oct 2024 at 07:48hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Coltart wants Bulawayo to drink sewage-infested Khami water
Mayor David Coltart has suggested Khami Dam as a potential solution to Bulawayo's ongoing water crisis, yet he acknowledged the significant resistance from residents regarding the use of the dam's wat...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 324 | by Staff reporter
William Ruto visits Germany: German press rebukes his claims about labour contracts.
It does not matter how one looks at this story; it is not only shameful to Kenya: it must shame all Africans equally. Recently, President Willian Ruto was on a state visit to Germany, and was proud to...Published: 17 Sep 2024 at 22:06hrs | 790 | by Nomazulu Thata
8 anti-Mnangagwa Gokwe residents freed on US$200 bail
The High Court freed eight Gokwe residents on US$200 bail each yesterday.The eight were arrested on 16 August for expressing disapproval of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the SAD...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 12:42hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
SA demonstrators shut down Musina
South African demonstrators have defied warnings from the South African Police Services (SAPS) and proceeded with a planned shutdown of Musina, including blocking the major highway leading to Zimbabwe...Published: 31 Aug 2024 at 11:09hrs | 256 | by Staff reporter
Cowards must stop quacking, come out of the closet and fight like man! - VAAZ
While known state functionaries and regime enablers have been waging a protracted onslaught on the persona of Advocate Nelson Chamisa, we the advocates of change have unmasked the grand plot by regime...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 19:24hrs | 1112 | by Mandava Blessing - Veterans Activists Association Zimbabwe (VAAZ) National Spokespers on
The Power of Nonviolent Resistance in Zimbabwe
No to third term. Zimbabwe's political landscape has long been dominated by fear and violence. For decades, the ruling party, ZANU-PF, has maintained its grip on power by instilling fear through a wel...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 16:09hrs | 364 | by Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
China joins efforts to revive Zimbabwe agriculture
China has partnered with the Zimbabwean Government to enhance the country's agricultural sector and improve food security. This collaboration includes embedding seven Chinese agricultural expe...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 15:35hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's human rights record spoiled by 'over politicisation' of issues
Jessie Majome, chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), has emphasized the need for greater public education on human rights to enhance their appreciation and impact on improving li...Published: 27 Aug 2024 at 08:15hrs | 341 | by Staff reporter
CCC parliament aspirant's home stormed by Zimbabwe police
Renatho Ndou, a Beitbridge-based politician from the Citizens Coalition For Change (CCC), claims that Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers, accompanied by other security agents, raided his home, fa...Published: 22 Aug 2024 at 13:57hrs | 964 | by Staff reporter
United Nations of Africa congratulates ED for assuming SADC Chairmanship ...as he blasts opposition for being disorganised
United Nations of Africa (UNA) Zimbabwe representative, Max Mkandla has congratulated President Emmerson Mnangagwa for assuming the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) Chair position, adding...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:51hrs | 867 | by Stephen Jakes
Professor Stephen Rupange, Zimbabweans do not deserve insults. Stop it!
The least that the so-called learned people should do is to insult Zimbabweans for politics that has failed. The professor to tell us that Zimbabweans are cowards and selfish. This is below the pale: ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:39hrs | 1101 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa is presiding over a mobster regime!
It has been confirmed.So, the ruling ZANU PF party can, after all, have its opponents arrested and thrown in jail on trumped-up charges.This shocking revelation was made by none other ...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 639 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CCC members conspiring to have Chamisa arrested?
The Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), Zimbabwe's main opposition party, is reportedly grappling with internal discord, as some party members are allegedly conspiring to have their former leader, Ne...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 10:47hrs | 2190 | by Staff reporter
SADC Summit lets rogue members off the hook
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is supposed to advance democracy and human rights in its 16 member states. But its annual summit, which took place in Harare on Saturday, 17 August, i...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:24hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
CCC co-ordinator goes into hiding
Lloyd Mupfudze, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Gutu cluster Coordinator, has gone into hiding after receiving a tip-off about a possible arrest. He has been missing from home since Tuesd...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 21:10hrs | 945 | by Sgtaff reporter
Mnangagwa crackdown shows no signs of abetting
The Zimbabwe government's crackdown on critics ahead of Saturday's SADC summit showed no signs of abetting as more than a dozen activists were detained on Thursday and Friday, lawyers said.The...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 17:00hrs | 689 | by Staff reporter
Stop & search police patrols in and around Harare
Police in and around Harare have intensified their crackdown on dissent ahead of today's Sadc Heads of State and Government Summit, preventing public transport from entering the city center and c...Published: 17 Aug 2024 at 12:41hrs | 173 | by Staff reporter
12 arrested over anti-Mnangagwa protest
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) said 12 people from Gokwe, who allegedly joined a protest against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's assumption of the rotating Sadc chairperson's role, have b...Published: 16 Aug 2024 at 15:54hrs | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police ready to maintain order in Beitbridge
Police in Beitbridge have issued a stern warning against any attempts to disrupt peace in the district and the country, particularly during the upcoming SADC Summit in Harare. The police, led ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 16:29hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
US thumbs up for Zimbabwe investment
U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has stated that Washington is actively lobbying American firms to explore investment opportunities in Zimbabwe, a country she describes as having significa...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 14:52hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
SADC meetings underway in Harare
Ahead of the 44th ordinary summit of heads of state scheduled for 17 and 18 August in Harare, Zimbabwe, Southern African Development Community (SADC) engagements proceeded without incident, despite gr...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 08:02hrs | 506 | by Staff reporter
Zapu calls for SADC action against Zanu-PF
ZAPU has joined the list of growing organisations concerned about the government's clampdown on citizens ahead of the 44th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Summit in Harare, questio...Published: 13 Aug 2024 at 17:14hrs | 482 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans should be free to demonstrate at SADC Summit'
People should be free to demonstrate at the SADC Summit due to start in Harare next week because normally these are the international platforms which citizens take advantage of to raise their grievanc...Published: 12 Aug 2024 at 15:37hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
'Ngarivhume was plotting protest'
A police detective testified in the Harare Magistrates Court that opposition leader Jacob Ngarivhume is a serial offender who would likely lead protests during the upcoming SADC summit in Harare if gr...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:42hrs | 1606 | by Staff reporter
CCC plots August 17 mass protests
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists across Zimbabwe have informed the police of their plans to stage protests on August 17, 2024, coinciding with the SADC summit being hosted in H...Published: 11 Aug 2024 at 18:41hrs | 1938 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has managed to make Zimbabweans hate SADC!
Hosting international events is usually met with much joy and pride by the local citizenry. I can just imagine the anticipation and excitement that gripped the people of France as they eagerly...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 12:37hrs | 1545 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZimPF condemns Mnangagwa govt's tyrannical actions, calls for an end to harassment and torture
Harare, 09 August 2024 - The Zimbabwe People First (ZimPF) party has issued a strong condemnation of the Zimbabwean government's recent actions, accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administr...Published: 09 Aug 2024 at 12:33hrs | 801 | by Staff Reporter
We will cut your tail to protect Zim repute; Zanu-PF
Zanu-PF has repeatedly announced its preparedness to complement law enforcement agencies in thwarting and stifle retrogressive elements seeking to tarnish Zimbabwe's image in the eyes of foreigners du...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 22:38hrs | 1431 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
'Reverse passport price hike'
Zimbabweans living in South Africa have launched a petition to urge their government to reverse the recent passport fee hike for citizens residing in the neighboring country. The Zimbabwe Community in...Published: 08 Aug 2024 at 07:54hrs | 761 | by Staff reporter
Open letter to SADC
Beloved SADC, It is with a heavy heart as I write this letter to you.Firstly, in what capacity are you bestowing the Chairmanship of Sadc to President Emmerson Mnangagwa when there is ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 18:03hrs | 1430 | by Leonard Koni
Zimbabwe activists on high alert amid pre-SADC Summit crackdown
Human rights advocates, activists, and opposition politicians are on high alert as they face pressure and intimidation from the government, which is allegedly growing nervous about possible protests d...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 10:40hrs | 705 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa feels the heat
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accused foreign entities of orchestrating a campaign to discredit Zimbabwe in response to international condemnation of his administration's crackdown on pro-democracy...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 09:04hrs | 2868 | by Staff reporter
Khami Prison runs dry
Khami Prison in Bulawayo has reportedly been without water for three weeks, raising concerns about a potential disease outbreak. Former CCC senator Gideon Shoko discovered the crisis during a ...Published: 06 Aug 2024 at 08:54hrs | 217 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe never acted like a maniac as Sadc and AU Chair
I am still struggling to wrap my head around this madness. What is it about hosting a SADC heads of state and government meeting in Zimbabwe that can drive the host leader to go off the rails?...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 16:56hrs | 509 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa scores an own goal
Zimbabwe is undertaking a major beautification effort in preparation for hosting the 44th Southern African Development Community (Sadc) summit. This includes refurbishing roads, sprucing up old buildi...Published: 05 Aug 2024 at 07:23hrs | 1898 | by Staff reporter
No demos during SADC Summit, begs Muzorewa
Opposition United African National Council (UANC) party leader Gwinyai Muzorewa has urged counterparts in the political sphere to refrain from demonstrations during the 44th Ordinary Southern African ...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 16:13hrs | 1118 | by Staff reporter
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