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Warriors call ups manipulated to disadvantage some teams
In recent weeks, tensions have flared within Zimbabwe's football circles as several top club coaches voiced frustration over national team call-ups disrupting their squads in key matches. These disput...Published: 03 Nov 2024 at 10:01hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Britain's interference in the US presidential election will backfire badly
Foreign interventions in elections or referenda rarely end well for the interventionists. In 2016, then US President Barack Obama foolishly lectured the British people on how they should vote in the u...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 20:22hrs | 984 | by Nile Gardiner
Willies Mchunu dumps ANC of Ramaphosa
Former KwaZulu-Natal Premier Willies Mchunu has resigned from the African National Congress (ANC), expressing deep concerns about the party's current trajectory and its handling of key political allia...Published: 04 Oct 2024 at 16:16hrs | 658 | by Staff reporter
Sanef linked Press ombudsman sides with DA 'racist' who wanted to 'kill the k*ffirs'
Renaldo Gouws is not to everyone's liking. Like Marmite. So when IOL published a video clip in which he is seen and heard spewing racist hate speech, supporters and detractors of the controversial pol...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 17:23hrs | 436 | by Ombud Watcher for GroundUp
Harambee Stars coach wary of Zimbabwe Warriors
Kenya's Harambee Stars coach Engin Firat is concerned about injuries affecting his squad as they prepare for their Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Zimbabwe at the Mandela National Stad...Published: 04 Sep 2024 at 07:55hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
SA Home Affairs to issue digital Zimbabwe Exemption Permits
THE South African Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will deliver the outcomes of visa waiver applications via e-mail to applicants, starting with Zimbabwe Exemption Permits (ZEPs).DHA minister,...Published: 01 Sep 2024 at 10:22hrs | 629 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe aims for first World Cup Qualifiers win against Bafana
The Zimbabwe senior men's football team, the Warriors, aims for its first win in the Group C CAF World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday evening against South Africa at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein....Published: 11 Jun 2024 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa Gukurahundi genocide project illegal, futile without truth telling'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa maintains his government is leading and bankrolling the entire process of "bringing finality" to the Gukurahundi atrocities cognisant of potential external interference se...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean employee resurfaces after 3 months with traditional healer's 'sick' note
IN a curious turn of events, a security guard from the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) stationed in Hwange vanished without a trace, only to reappear after an astonishing 88 days. His return was a...Published: 06 Jan 2024 at 08:42hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ariel in fourth heaven
HIGHLANDERS captain Ariel Sibanda can be rest assured he has contributed all he could and would want to be counted as one of the best goalkeepers the country has ever produced.He caps the seas...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:08hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Children born in South Africa to foreign parents not automatically entitled to SA citizenship
A court has found that children born in South Africa to foreign national parents do not automatically entitle them to South African citizenship.The court then turned down an application by Zim...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 22:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
U.S. sanctions take center stage in Zimbabwe elections
When Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe's long-time despot, lost power in a 2017 military coup, many Zimbabweans took to the streets, celebrating what they hoped would be the beginning of a new chapter.M...Published: 27 Jul 2023 at 06:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Criminals around Mnangagwa are not useful'
AN army of independent legislators will rise to claim positions in Zimbabwe's National Assembly after next month's polls and dramatically shifting the political landscape, according to independent leg...Published: 21 Jul 2023 at 07:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Mapeza upbeat ahead of Dembare BF clash
SOCCER Star of the Year Walter Musona who was stretchered off in last weekend's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League's 2-0 win over Chicken Inn has been cleared to play in the epic clash against Dynamos...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bogus CCC candidates refuse to withdraw from race
THE 17 individuals who successfully filed their parliamentary nomination papers in Harare province on a CCC ticket ahead of the general elections to be held on 23 August - despite not being on the off...Published: 03 Jul 2023 at 15:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Madinda sacking divides opinion
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Jose De Oliveira Brito's alleged decision to freeze out assistant coach Madinda Ndlovu on suspicions of sabotage have divided opinion among followers who feel ...Published: 12 Jun 2023 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mozambique bans Johane Marange Apostolic sect
The government of Mozambique has banned the Johane Marange Apostolic Sect for allegedly encouraging child marriage and disregarding health issues.The controversial religious sect, which has it...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 12:58hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe mining sector energy demand to surge 344%
ZIMBABWE'S mining sector will require in excess of 2 000 megawatts (MW) of electricity in the next three to four years, up 344% compared to current needs, as industry expands, businessdigest revealed....Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa disappointed by some members of the business community
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa is disappointed by some members of the business community whose conduct continues to frustrate Government efforts to stabilise the economy and the current wave of price increases o...Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:36hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's CCC joins poll fight
THE case where MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora has approached the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) seeking postponement of this year's general elections took a new twist yesterday after the Citizens Coal...Published: 05 May 2023 at 06:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe poll postponement doubtful
LEGAL think tank, Veritas has expressed doubts that the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) will order postponement of this year's general elections after MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora mounted a court cha...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | | by Cuthbert Mavheko
Biker arrested over fake Zimbabwe licence in South Africa
Police in Ekurhuleni have arrested a 45-year-old man who was riding a motorbike, after he initially ignored instructions to stop, and later produced a "fake" Zimbabwean driving licence.Spokesp...Published: 20 Mar 2023 at 18:51hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube must pay civil servants USD salaries'
PRESSURE is mounting on Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to announce the payment of civil servants' salaries in United States dollars in the 2023 national budget which he will announce today.Ncub...Published: 24 Nov 2022 at 04:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bosso goalie doubtful for DeMbare blockbuster
HIGHLANDERS goalkeeper Ariel Sibanda could miss the blockbuster Castle Lager Premier Soccer League tie against Dynamos at the National Sports Stadium on Sunday after aggravating a groin injury....Published: 25 Oct 2022 at 06:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Why ordinary Zimbabweans not particularly thrilled, or may actually be terrified, over possible gas and oil discovery!
The advent of the 'metaverse', or most specifically social media, has created an alternative reality for most people - which, oftentimes, is far divorced from the real physical world that we live in....Published: 28 Sep 2022 at 10:29hrs | 1 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe registerd NGO tells Commonwealth, 'Zimbabwe not yet ready to rejoin'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum (ZHRNGO Forum) has cited Zimbabwe's poor rights record as an indication the country is not yet ready to rejoin the Commonwealth following its unsuccessful appli...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Currency Crimes: Four banks to face the music
FOUR banks have been placed under intense scrutiny and will face stiff penalties from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) over allegations of involvement in illicit financial crimes that have led to...Published: 08 Jun 2022 at 07:29hrs | 5 | by Staff Reporter
4 Zimbabwe banks to face currency crimes charges
FOUR banks have been placed under intense scrutiny and will face stiff penalties from the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) on allegations of involvement in illicit financial crimes that have led to t...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:08hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zupco, NRZ in huge debt
AUDITOR-GENERAL Mildred Chiri has questioned the going concern status of four parastatals whose current liabilities exceed current assets and have been incurring losses running into millions of dollar...Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 09:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
The fog has cleared in Zimbabwe, writes Nelson Chamisa
AT the beginning of last year, I wrote an article in which I promised that "the fog will soon clear".The article was at a time when the movement was facing adverse circumstances. It was a mess...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Nelson Chamisa
Zanu-PF, CCC in battle of Zimbabwe for bragging rights
THE ruling Zanu-PF faces a tough challenge as it locks horns with the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) in tomorrow's by-elections, which were delayed by two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:03hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Injury worries for Highlanders
HIGHLANDERS have been rocked by injuries as they go in search of their second win in the current edition of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, where they face winless Bulawayo City at Barbourfiel...Published: 25 Feb 2022 at 07:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's oligarchs: The heirs of Cecil Rhodes
As Zimbabwe's economy has spiralled down, with one million economic refugees in South Africa alone and ordinary people facing shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter, there is a class of people ...Published: 08 Feb 2022 at 18:29hrs | 4 | by Phillip van Niekerk and a Zim-based Research Team
Chamisa's party urgently needs new name
POLITICAL scientists say the main opposition MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa has no choice but to rebrand and change its name ahead of the 26 March by-elections and the crucial general elections ne...Published: 16 Jan 2022 at 18:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Check if Desmond Tutu landed in heaven please Prophet Madungwe?
Issues of spirituality were deliberately designed to be ambiguous by God himself. For human purpose on Earth to be meaningful, fundamental ambiguity in the very existence of God must be in pla...Published: 03 Jan 2022 at 10:24hrs | 11 | by Ryton Dzimiri
Zimbabwe has never had a fully democratic election, says Mandaza
POLITICAL analyst Ibbo Mandaza says Zimbabwe will only hold free and fair elections when the country addresses deep-seated electoral concerns that have hampered plebiscites since 1980.Mandaza ...Published: 31 Dec 2021 at 00:35hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA courts Khama Billiat
THE Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) says it will this week send a delegation to South Africa to try and persuade striker Khama Billiat to shelve his retirement plans and be part of the Warriors s...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:43hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Rautenbach enjoys Zanu-PF links
MULLER Conrad "Billy" Rautenbach is one of the most controversial business moguls in Zimbabwe, with several legal challenges against him and his company Green Fuel. Rautenbach, who is into vast mining...Published: 09 Oct 2021 at 07:35hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa turns 79
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa today celebrates his 79th birthday with the dream of a better and greater Zimbabwe still his main mission. Since his inauguration in November 2017, Mnangagwa has remained ...Published: 15 Sep 2021 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chin'ono seeks magistrate's recusal
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa yesterday asked the presiding magistrate to recuse herself since her impartiality was compromised because of her previous averments.Chin'...Published: 14 Sep 2021 at 06:12hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tino blow for Warriors
TINO Kadewere is doubtful for the Warriors' second 2022 Fifa World Cup Group G qualifier against Ethiopia in Bahir Dar on Tuesday after limping off with an injury during the goalless draw against Sout...Published: 05 Sep 2021 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warriors to fight from first minute, says Musona
WARRIORS' captain, Knowledge Musona, returns for his first World Cup qualifier in eight years with a challenge to his troops to push for a victory in their Limpopo Derby showdown this afternoon. ...Published: 03 Sep 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors handed a major selection boost
THE Zimbabwe Warriors have been handed a major selection boost ahead of next month's 2022 World Cup qualifiers against South Africa and Ethiopia.This is after it emerged that the team's Europe...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 13:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nakamba could save Aston Villa millions
The affable Marvelous Nakamba is so often the unsung hero who's set to feature more prominently for Aston Villa this season.With Douglas Luiz set for a break after his Olympic Games involvemen...Published: 01 Aug 2021 at 17:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe has 2 747 covid-19 related deaths' - what is nauseating is some still believe the lie
Zimbabweans are a naive and gullible people, easily fooled; hence the reason the country is in such a mess. Indeed, in some cases as now we like to be fooled so we do not have to deal with the consequ...Published: 25 Jul 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
The fight against COVID-19 is everyone's responsibility
The first Saturday of this month saw local author, film maker and anti-Government activist, Tsitsi Dangarembwa, getting her first COVID-19 vaccination jab at Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare. She did n...Published: 19 Jul 2021 at 13:35hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Warriors in first training session, getting ready for COSAFA
THE Zimbabwe senior men national football team, the Warriors conducted their first training session this Tuesday ahead of the COSAFA tournament which gets underway next week in South Africa.Ni...Published: 29 Jun 2021 at 18:06hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
PSL restart doubtful
THE much-anticipated resumption of local football scheduled for this weekend could suffer a false start amid speculation that the Premier Soccer League (PSL) is racing against time to be ready for the...Published: 09 May 2021 at 08:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
Khama Billiat faces another injury lay-off
KHAMA Billiat could be facing another lengthy spell on the sidelines, barely a few weeks after returning from another injury, following an admission by the Kaizer Chiefs head coach Gavin Hunt he does ...Published: 30 Apr 2021 at 19:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa ally secretly gets Mnangagwa organised Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
Some politicians in the opposition have Nicodemously received the Covid-19 vaccines even as they continue to discourage their supporters from getting the scientifically proven vaccines from China. ...Published: 25 Mar 2021 at 05:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
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