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Trump unveils new global tariffs, Zimbabwe faces 18% reciprocal tax
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday acted on his campaign promises to "build that wall" and announced a raft of tariffs targeting countries around the world, including some of America's closest tra...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:00hrs | 711 | by Staff reported
Zanu-PF hopes Pretoria and Washington find each other and mend relations
National spokesperson of Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, Christopher Mutsvangwa has expressed his party's support as South Africa seeks to fix bilateral relations with the United States led by Presi...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 10:12hrs | 203 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei co-option will enrich ruling party, says Mutsvangwa
The proposed co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the Zanu-PF Central Committee is set to strengthen the party's business interests, ensuring closer alignment with the economic sector, a ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 100 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa's presidential ambitions under scrutiny
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa's recent attack on Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga has sparked speculation that he harbors presidential ambitions and is attempting to weaken a key riva...Published: 31 Mar 2025 at 15:18hrs | 3681 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's Health ministry in budget quandary
The Ministry of Health and Child Care has called for a supplementary budget to mitigate the impact of the withdrawal of United States funding, particularly towards HIV and Aids programmes. The funding...Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 06:18hrs | 250 | by Staff reporter
Mabhikwa Chieftainship dispute deepens over regent appointment
The dispute over the rightful heir to the Mabhikwa chieftainship has intensified, with divisions within the Khumalo family growing deeper. A faction of the family has rejected the appointment of Ms. Z...Published: 25 Mar 2025 at 11:46hrs | 496 | by Staff reporter
Prison guard arrested for aiding inmate's dramatic escape
A Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) officer has been arrested for allegedly supplying a firearm to an inmate, who later used it to stage a dramatic escape from custody at the Harare Ma...Published: 24 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Charamba named SEC men's runner of the year
One of Zimbabwe's top sprinters, Makanakaishe Charamba, has become a cult hero at Auburn University in the United States after being named the 2025 SEC Men's Runner of the Year on Wednesday.Ac...Published: 21 Mar 2025 at 09:13hrs | 92 | by Staff reporter
Joining the George Ayittey Society is a step towards fighting for real change in Zimbabwe
My recent acceptance into the George Ayittey Society is an honour that fills me with immense humility and gratitude. To be part of a distinguished group of scholars, intellectuals, and researc...Published: 20 Mar 2025 at 17:12hrs | 283 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
CIO was trained and worked closely with CIA and MI6
Recently declassified files have confirmed that the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) once operated secret offices in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), aligning with claims ma...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 15:35hrs | 2688 | by Staff reporter
70,000 Afrikaners seeking relocation to US
At the time, chamber president, Neil Diamond, said the inquiries were from people who wanted to relocate to the US with their families. This week, Diamond has travelled to South Africa with hi...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:39hrs | 1691 | by Staff reporter
Harare was CIA field base in Africa reveals declassified JFK files
A newly declassified document from the John F. Kennedy (JFK) files, released overnight by former U.S. President Donald Trump, has revealed that Harare - then known as Salisbury - was among six secret ...Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 07:21hrs | 1411 | by Staff reporter
Biden's pardons 'void and vacant', says Trump
US President Donald Trump has claimed that pardons signed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, lack legal force, alleging they were never properly considered and authorized.Shortly before leaving of...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 15:21hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Macron urges EU to ditch US arms makers
The EU must cut its reliance on US-made weapons and prioritize European alternatives, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. In an interview with French media published on Saturday, Macron argued ...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 13:28hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Voice of America dismantled over propaganda claims
US President Donald Trump has signed an order to strip back federally funded news organisation Voice of America, accusing it of being "anti-Trump" and "radical".A White House statement said th...Published: 17 Mar 2025 at 10:15hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
US expels 'race-baiting' South African ambassador
The United States has expelled South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates America and President Donald Trump....Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 09:52hrs | 807 | by Staff reporter
Mombeshora addresses health concerns amid Trump's recent executive orders
THE Minister of Health and Child Care, Dr. Douglas Mombeshora, has assured Zimbabwean citizens that the government is actively addressing the nation's health concerns. His statements come in response ...Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 16:37hrs | 230 | by Staff reporter
USAID suspends 83% of programs, leaving Zimbabwe and Africa in crisis
Health, education, and various other sectors in Zimbabwe and across Africa face a tough period ahead following the announcement that 83% of USAID-funded programs have been suspended.United Sta...Published: 11 Mar 2025 at 07:20hrs | 6702 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa succession: Zanu-PF purge opens can of worms
ZANU-PF officials recently expelled or suspended from the party are claiming they are being punished for opposing a campaign to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule beyond 2028, a move they say ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:23hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF celebrates Trump funding freeze
ZANU-PF has hailed a recent move by United States President Donald Trump to freeze foreign aid, calling it a victory for the ruling party and a blow to opposition forces and civic society groups that ...Published: 09 Mar 2025 at 13:22hrs | 487 | by Staff reporter
Éclat Chimhama & Rumbie: One's hysteria, pacified by man's presence in bed and the other, perceived deprived!
I will leave out the causes of their tongue lashings: what is interesting is the language use. I will start with Chimhama whose eloquent speeches and her facial beauty do not escape me. The woma...Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 16:24hrs | 337 | by Nomazulu Thata
President Putin hits out at wannabe Napoleons
Some people still "can't get over" Napoleon's defeat by Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. He made the comments after French President Emmanuel Macron called Moscow a threat to his country....Published: 07 Mar 2025 at 07:35hrs | 488 | by Staff reporter
Diplomatic Breakdown: The Failed Trump-Zelensky Meeting
The February 28, 2025 Oval Office meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelensky ended in diplomatic disaster, fundamentally altering US-Ukraine relations. What began as a planned mineral resources agr...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 19:44hrs | 1501 | by Staff Reporter
There should never be anything criminal about criticising the president
Why is the Zimbabwe government at war with its own citizens?The recent arrest of journalist Blessed Mhlanga following his interview with war veteran and ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blesse...Published: 02 Mar 2025 at 18:16hrs | 1437 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Ramaphosa criticizes South Africa's white right-wing groups
President Cyril Ramaphosa has lashed out at white right-wing organizations in South Africa, particularly Afriforum and the Solidarity Movement, for their recent decision to travel to the United States...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:30hrs | 1200 | by Staff reporter
Trump and Zelensky in extraordinary Oval Office shouting match
US President Donald Trump cut short a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday and said the Ukrainian leader is "not ready" for peace with Russia in an extraordinary meltdown in the Oval Office that ...Published: 01 Mar 2025 at 09:09hrs | 788 | by Staff reporter
Afrikaners want to establishing an autonomous state in South Africa
AfriForum, the minority interests lobby group, met with senior representatives of Trump's administration on Tuesday, saying this was part of its fight for the interests of Afrikaners.Trump has...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 16:47hrs | 2181 | by Staff reporter
South Africa launches countrywide blitz on illegal immigrants
South Africa has announced a nationwide campaign to flush out illegal immigrants, citing economic pressures likely to be worsened by recent sanctions imposed by Donald Trump's United States government...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 14:03hrs | 2370 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate recuses self from Geza case
Harare magistrate Tilda Mazhande recused herself yesterday from presiding over the case involving former Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) board chairperson, Basil Nyabadza, who face...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 12:29hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Geza loses fraud case
The State yesterday withdrew charges against former Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA) chairman Basil Nyabadza, who had been facing allegations of defrauding Mr. Blessed Geza of US$1,...Published: 27 Feb 2025 at 11:02hrs | 808 | by Staff reporter
More funding woes for Zimbabwe NGOs
Zimbabwe and other African nations are set to face increased pressure on their health, education, and development sectors following major international aid cuts by the United Kingdom (UK) and Netherla...Published: 26 Feb 2025 at 16:20hrs | 8875 | by Staff reporter
Biden, Blinken face ICC war crimes probe over Gaza genocide support
Human rights advocacy organisation DAWN has requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate former US officials, President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Secretary...Published: 25 Feb 2025 at 13:40hrs | 535 | by Staff reporter
Blow for regime change tool USAid
A federal judge on Friday cleared the way for one of the Trump administration's remaining steps in its dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development, allowing it to move forward with pu...Published: 22 Feb 2025 at 09:44hrs | 1084 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa going out of his way to piss off Donald Trump
President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended an invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a state visit to South Africa, with hopes that the visit will take place soon, his office confirmed ...Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 16:01hrs | 1688 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge killer bus not insured
The Insurance Council of Zimbabwe (ICZ) is extending assistance to victims and families of the Beitbridge accident that claimed 25 lives, following revelations that the bus operator involved was not i...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:47hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe secures 6 month stock of ARVs
Zimbabwe has secured enough antiretroviral (ARV) drug stock to last for the next six months, with additional procurement efforts already in progress to ensure supplies are sustained until the end of t...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:30hrs | 296 | by Staff reporter
How Trump's Paris Climate Agreement withdrawal impacts Zimbabwe and the path forward
THE decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement this year has once again sent shockwaves across the global community.While the move w...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:16hrs | 920 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Arresting officer fails to appear, trial postponed
The trial of three civic society leaders accused of protesting outside the Harare Magistrates' Court against the arrest of Jameson Timba and 78 other Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists has ...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 14:19hrs | 460 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's wife drops fraud charges
The State on Monday withdrew criminal charges against Harare couple Annavestah Mudiwa (39) and her husband, Gray Mudiwa, who were accused of defrauding Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Mini...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:45hrs | 4645 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF returns Zimbabwe to the stone age
That Zimbabwe's health sector is broken is a public secret, but the alarming decline under Zanu-PF's 45-year rule has reached new depths of crisis.A widely circulated photo showing a patient a...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 14:57hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe responds to U.S. aid withdrawal
The government has stopped short of telling the United States of America to go hang following the termination of financial aid to African countries.Zimbabwe is among the African nations affect...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 07:50hrs | 3501 | by Staff reporter
'Security apparatus' ploy to shutdown Manhize foils,' Mutsvangwa claims
ZANU-PF spokesman, Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has this Thursday sensationally claimed that a major security institution's ploy to shutdown Manhize ...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 2606 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Tendai Biti of plotting against Zimbabwe, says Mutsvangwa
Zanu-PF spokesman Christopher Mutsvangwa has accused former Finance Minister Tendai Biti of conspiring with American diplomats in South Africa to "whip up emotions about title deeds and land in Zimbab...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 16:41hrs | 2100 | by Staff reporter
Ramaphosa to receive his 14 troops killed in DRC
The arrival of the bodies of the 14 South Africans soldiers will be a challenging reality for some families who have not seen their slain loved ones since January last year.According to report...Published: 13 Feb 2025 at 11:10hrs | 550 | 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
Mahiya threatens war veterans opposing Mnangagwa's extended rule
Zanu PF Secretary for War Veterans, Douglas Mahiya, has issued stern warnings to war veterans opposing President Emmerson Mnangagwa's extended stay in office, threatening to "stop them from speaking i...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 16:59hrs | 2379 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Braces for HIV Resurgence as US Aid Evaporates
Rumbidzai, a sex worker from the bustling settlement of Epworth in Harare, has been taking antiretroviral drugs since 2017. For over two years, the mother of three has relied on mobile clinics that re...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:29hrs | 393 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's gold coins sell for record $3,000 as bullion surges
Zimbabwe's gold coins sold above $3 000 for the first time since they were introduced almost three years ago as the price of bullion surged.The 22-carat "Mosi-Oa-Tunya" gold coins, named after...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:39hrs | 745 | by Staff reporter
Storm brews over BCC leases
Decades-old family businesses at Iminyela Shopping Centre in Bulawayo face an uncertain future as the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) moves to lease the premises to new tenants, raising fears among the cu...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:35hrs | 312 | by Staff reporter
Trump attacks South Africa again
United States President Donald Trump has once again raised concerns over South Africa's land reform policies, reiterating his claim that the country is seizing land from white Afrikaner farmers withou...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 08:16hrs | 2688 | by Staff reporter
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