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Mnangagwa's govt sweats over Sadc protests
The Zimbabwean government is preparing for potential unrest during the upcoming Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) summit scheduled for August 17-18. President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who will a...Published: 23 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 3126 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's second republic of corruption and controversy
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's second republic, which he proclaimed when he came into office in November 2017 following a coup that ended long-time ruler Robert Mugabe's nearly four-decade rule, has b...Published: 21 Jul 2024 at 20:59hrs | 908 | by Gary Gerald Mtombeni
Hichilema boycotts wildlife summit with Mnangagwa, Nyusi
Zambian President Hichilema Hakainde on Thursday boycotted a three-nation wildlife conservation summit in Harare in his continuing diplomatic spat with Zimbabwe's leader Emmerson Mnangagwa.Hak...Published: 20 Jul 2024 at 14:44hrs | 3170 | by Staff reporter
No message yet for Chamisa: incoming US Ambassador
The incoming United States of America's Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ms. Pamela M. Tremont has claimed that the sending state (USA) has no message for former Citizens Coalition for Change leader, Advocate ...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 16:29hrs | 1813 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Vote of no-confidence brewing for Mliswa-Chikoka
Efforts are underway within Zanu-PF to remove Mary Mliswa-Chikoka from her position as Mashonaland West provincial chairperson, with reports indicating that a vote of no-confidence petition has garner...Published: 18 Jul 2024 at 06:44hrs | 744 | by Staff reporter
Cyril Ramaphosa's 'plot' to kill the ANC
SOME senior ANC leaders have accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of working with external parties to collapse the governing party and replace it with a centre-right coalition led by him after the 2024 g...Published: 17 Jul 2024 at 09:09hrs | 1707 | by Staff reporter
Chimombe, Mpofu to spend another week in prison
ZANU-PF central committee member and businessman Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu will remain in custody for another week following a court appearance before Harare regional magistrate Marehwanazvo Gofa....Published: 10 Jul 2024 at 07:51hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Drawing parallels between Kenya and Zimbabwe's social, economic, and political disturbances
We want to believe that the demonstrations in Kenya just happened overnight. The Gene Zs went on a rampage assisted by criminals. To framing them so thin, is to trivialize a genuine revolution that wa...Published: 07 Jul 2024 at 23:08hrs | 15 | by Nomazulu Thata
IEC has asked Electoral Court to refuse to accept MK Party's withdrawal
The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has asked the Electoral Court to refuse to accept the MK Party's withdrawal of its court case to set aside the elections, saying the party made "serious ...Published: 06 Jul 2024 at 12:53hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
President Ruto got away with murder in the ICC before
President Ruto thinks he can get away with any political conflict situation - even murder. We have more than 20 deaths resulting from serious demonstrations across Kenya. Listening to the exclusive pr...Published: 04 Jul 2024 at 19:55hrs | 3 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zec facing legal action
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) is facing legal action over a controversial US$40 million tender awarded to businessmen linked to Zanu-PF for the procurement of electoral materials ahead ...Published: 03 Jul 2024 at 10:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sandra Ndebele in 'smuggled' vehicle storm
Sandra Ndebele, a prominent Zimbabwean musician, dancer, actress, and now politician affiliated with Zanu-PF, had her Toyota GD6 vehicle impounded by Bulawayo police recently on suspicion of smuggling...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zec loot driving Chivayo crazy
Scandal-ridden tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo's estranged business partners, Mike Chimombe and Moses Mpofu, accuse him of splurging money from the corrupt proceeds of a US$40 million Zimbabwe Electora...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 10:33hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
US scoffs at Mnangagwa
The United States government has dismissed Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's accusations of establishing a military base in Zambia as "false." Mnangagwa had ...Published: 28 Jun 2024 at 07:44hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Farewell Chairman VK: Reflections of a dear friend
The late Vimbai Kamoyo (VK) was quite a character.They buried him last week in Chiunye village, Mt Darwin, Mashonaland Central. Between him and I, the title of "Chairman" took tu...Published: 18 Jun 2024 at 14:54hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zuma to expose 'white agents'
Umkhonto Wesizwe (MK) Party leader, Jacob Zuma, through the party's spokesperson addressed the media on Sunday night where he slammed the newly formed Government of National Unity. Zuma while ...Published: 17 Jun 2024 at 09:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa unhappy with Chivayo, Mnangagwa ties
Nelson Chamisa, former leader of the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), criticized President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration for alleged ties with controversial businessman Wicknell Chivay...Published: 14 Jun 2024 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chivayo spilled beans on corrupt tender
Revelations from Wicknell Chivayo have exposed a corruption scandal involving a US$40 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) tender. Chivayo detailed how payments from this deal were dis...Published: 12 Jun 2024 at 12:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
'SADC will not intervene in Zimbabwe's electoral dispute'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator Chalton Hwende has expressed skepticism about the Southern African Development Community's (SADC) intervention in Zimbabwe's disputed 2023 elections. Thi...Published: 07 Jun 2024 at 07:34hrs | 58 | by Staff reporter
South African elections 2024: Reflections from Zimbabwe
ON March 4, 1980, a palpable excitement and belief that prosperity, freedom and opportunity were upon the masses filled a soon-to-be-born Zimbabwe. The war was over. The nation was pregnant with hope....Published: 05 Jun 2024 at 13:03hrs | | by Fadzayi Mahere
EU claims it supports Zimbabwe debt clearance
European Union ambassador to Zimbabwe, Jobst von Kirchmann, expressed the bloc's interest in Zimbabwe's success in debt resolution talks with creditors. However, he emphasized that debt clearance requ...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:46hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo hijacks US$40m corrupt ZEC deal
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivayo, who is close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa and other high-profile government officials, corruptly got a windfall from a murky Zimbabwe Election Commission...Published: 28 May 2024 at 12:47hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
After 9 months of Chamisa faking news of SADC resolving disputed 2023 elections; he finally admits he was lying
Chamisa's long anticipated update on what SADC is doing to end the disputed Zimbabwe elections confirmed what we already knew - i.e that SADC is doing nothing.Chamisa confirmed the following s...Published: 27 May 2024 at 19:48hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Chamisa bounces back
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa continues to apply pressure on SADC, nine months after last year’s chaotic general elections, revealing in a Monday statement that the regional body is giving the ma...Published: 27 May 2024 at 17:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa puts a leash on his supporters
Former CCC leader Nelson Chamisa has taken a firm stance, instructing his supporters not to resort to violence in pressuring the ruling Zanu-PF party to address the electoral dispute that arose from t...Published: 27 May 2024 at 10:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe invited to observe SA elections
THE South African chapter of the Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT SA) has expressed concern over the African National Congress government's decision to invite Zanu PF and the Zimbab...Published: 27 May 2024 at 10:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Why is an 81-year-old so preoccupied with extending the presidential term limit?
Hardly a day passes in Zimbabwe without news on President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's machinations to extend his tenure one way or another.Ever since securing his second and final term, in t...Published: 26 May 2024 at 13:43hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chiwenga's nursing school shut down
The government has shut down a nursing school established by Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in Chikomba district, Mashonaland East province, due to disruptions from Zanu-PF factional conflicts....Published: 20 May 2024 at 07:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Economic woes cast shadow over Harare's Sadc summit prep
ZIMBABWE is in a spirited frenzy to revamp roads leading to the venue of the upcoming 44th Southern African Development Commit (Sadc) Summit, but critics are not impressed.Scheduled for August...Published: 19 May 2024 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF official arrested for forgery and fraud
A former Zanu PF councillor and unsuccessful parliamentary candidate has been apprehended for fraud, accused of forging land ownership documents in an attempt to claim mining rights at a farm near Gwe...Published: 18 May 2024 at 13:04hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Granny 'steals' boy's corpse from mortuary
IN a bizarre incident, a woman is accused of posing as her deceased grandson's mother and orchestrating the removal of his body from the mortuary for a hastened burial, all without the knowledge or co...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
59% of Zimbabweans have trust in elections - Survey
A recent survey conducted by Afrobarometer revealed that 59% of Zimbabweans have confidence in elections as a means of selecting political leaders. This finding comes on the heels of President...Published: 18 May 2024 at 12:16hrs | | by Staff reporter
Court judgement could see 70% of mines shut down in Zimbabwe
HARARE - A large majority of Zimbabwe's mines risk losing their mining permits after the High Court ruled that miners should first obtain an environmental impact assessment certificate (EIAC) before b...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 21:09hrs | 7 | by ZimLive
ZimRights director urges poll reforms before 2028 elections
Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) director Dzikamai Bere says the country should begin dialogue around bringing the much-desired electoral reforms to try and minimise the possibility of ye...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 11:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs political change, not currency change
ZIMBABWE NEEDS POLITICAL CHANGE NOT A CURRENCY CHANGE.... A currency is a bundle of trust and confidence. A currency is not a currency without confidence and value. Money represents a collecti...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 11:02hrs | 1 | by Nelson Chamisa
Zimbabwe war vets bay for minister's blood
WAR veterans are demanding the axing of Matebeleland North Provincial Affairs minister Richard Moyo over a basket of charges that include disrespecting the Zanu-PF leadership.Moyo, who is also...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:35hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe central bank summons Bank CEOs
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has summoned chief executives of key financial institutions, specifically banks, for a meeting tomorrow morning ahead of the much-anticipated launch of a new currenc...Published: 04 Apr 2024 at 10:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
War vets pile pressure on Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa (pictured) is under growing pressure from a section of war veterans, who say their fight is no longer about the welfare of neglected former liberation war fighters, but to...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies stampede for Blue movement positions
Politicians aligned to former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) opposition leader Nelson Chamisa are said to be jostling for positions in their yet-to-be unveiled movement as efforts are being made ...Published: 31 Mar 2024 at 15:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Helen Zille will not chase Zimbabweans from South Africa
Democratic Alliance (DA) federal executive chairperson Helen Zille has indicated that if her party takes over in South Africa, they will not be populist and chase Zimbabweans out of the country....Published: 22 Mar 2024 at 09:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean permits: Helen Suzman Foundation takes on Motsoaledi in Constitutional Court
The Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) has gone to court to oppose a bid by Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to appeal against a ruling that he may not terminate the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP)...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 19:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's plan to stay in power past 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa plans to extend his second and final term by at least two years until 2030 after abandoning plans to abolish term limits through a constitutional amendment which would req...Published: 20 Mar 2024 at 14:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Rights watchdogs condemn embarrassment of Zimbabwe lawyers
GLOBAL legal watchdogs, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), have urged the government of Zimbabwe to urgently investigate the abuse of la...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe war veterans explode
WOES are continuing to mount for veterans of Zimbabwe's armed liberation struggle, who say their welfare is continually being neglected, with tertiary learning institutions refusing to enrol their chi...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:38hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Filabusi gold wars turn ugly
IN a harrowing ordeal that shook Filabusi District, Prosper Ncube, a young miner, recently became a victim of a vicious assault. Under the cloak of night, he was ambushed and mercilessly beaten by a g...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube sees $18bn debt talks on course despite US exit
Talks on the restructuring of Zimbabwe's $18 billion debt remain on track, even after the US paused its involvement in the discussions, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said.The discussions led b...Published: 07 Mar 2024 at 05:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
US slams door on Mnangagwa
UNITED States Senate Foreign Relations member Jim Risch and analysts have said the sanctioning of President Emmerson Mnangagwa for corruption and human rights violations is a damning indictment of his...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 20:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube camp daydreaming
POWER wrangles in the beleaguered Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) are deepening amid revelations by a camp led by self-imposed secretary-general Sengezo Tshabangu that it will not budge or enter ...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 20:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa plots divisive constitutional coup
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa's strategy for a third term - practically a constitutional coup - is now gathering momentum and going full steam ahead after a brief retreat as the military reg...Published: 04 Mar 2024 at 18:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
CCC disarray boosts Mnangagwa
THE dramatic implosion of Zimbabwe's main opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) could have handed President Emmerson Mnangagwa the much-needed political advantage to out-manoeuvre regional l...Published: 03 Mar 2024 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
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