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Zinef condemns Mhlanga harassment
Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef) chairperson, Dumisani Muleya, has condemned the police's pursuit of Alpha Media Holdings online radio and television HStv platform anchor Blessed Mhlanga. This ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 121 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF losing candidate nabbed for farm invasion
The losing Zanu-PF candidate for Bulawayo Central in the August 2023 elections, Tendai Charuka, and his brother Tawanda have been arrested for allegedly invading a farm to conduct mining activities wi...Published: 22 hrs ago | 880 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF admits employing internet trolls to attack opponents
Zanu-PF has confirmed that it employs a group of internet trolls under the Varakashi4ED Social Media Unit to attack its opponents and amplify its messages, according to a document obtained by ZimLive....Published: 21 Feb 2025 at 11:42hrs | 640 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Defence Industries removed from EU sanctions
THE European Union Council has removed the Zimbabwe Defence Industries (ZDI) from its restrictive measures imposed in 2002, but maintained its embargo on arms and equipment that could be utilised for ...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 18:55hrs | 632 | by Staff reporter
Ballots and Bullets: The Struggle for Democracy in Africa
Since the wave of independence that swept across Africa in the 1960s, the promise of democracy has remained elusive for much of the continent. The dream of democratic governance, where leaders are acc...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 08:34hrs | 679 | by Rutendo Vanessa Chisi
Tungwarara tears ZANU-PF apart, bribes bogus journalists
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's investment advisor, Paul Tempter Tungwarara's smart phones donation benefited ZANU-PF cyber-teams and party activists from ...Published: 20 Feb 2025 at 07:14hrs | 3836 | by Gideon Madzikatidze/Simbarashe Sithole
Geza revolution re-setting the political agenda
Zimbabwe's political climate and weather patterns are shifting like a tornado.The majority of Zimbabweans are currently upset over the revolutionary party's leadership shift and are hoping tha...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:18hrs | 3411 | by Leonard Koni
I'm sure if Wicknell criticized Mnangagwa, evidence of corruption will suddenly be found!
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent remarks seemingly defending controversial businessman Wicknell Chivayo have once again laid bare the selective nature of justice in Zimbabwe.During a meet...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:09hrs | 1492 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans have penchant for sugar-rush solution of Mnangagwa must go even at the cost of retaining the dictatorship yet again
"Zimbabwe is in desperate need of transformative leadership, not the routine recycling of failed politicians," argued Trevor Ncube. "A change in leadership might offer temporary relief, Zimbabwe's iss...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 20:04hrs | 778 | by Wilbert Mukori
Chivayo wades into Zanu-PF factional wars
Controversial businessman and tenderpreneur Wicknell Chivayo has thrown his support behind the extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's presidency beyond the constitutionally mandated two terms, in...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:44hrs | 5743 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa stepping down in 2028
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has firmly stated that he will not seek to extend his tenure beyond 2028, despite growing calls within his party, Zanu-PF, for constitutional amendments to prolong his rul...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:39hrs | 2579 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa throws ED2030 praise singers under the bus
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has reiterated his commitment to serving only two terms in office, dismissing efforts by some within Zanu-PF to extend his tenure beyond 2028. Speaking at an interactive m...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:35hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF Chair warns against social media abuse
ZANU-PF chairman for Mashonaland East, Daniel Garwe, has cautioned party members and supporters against misusing social media to bring the revolutionary party into disrepute. Speaking during an interf...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:33hrs | 379 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwwe to host Benin in South Africa
The Zimbabwe national football team, the Warriors, will play their 2026 FIFA World Cup home qualifier against Benin at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, South Africa, on March 20.Zimbabwe r...Published: 18 Feb 2025 at 03:29hrs | 159 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala urges opposition to exploit Zanu-PF factional fights
Firebrand opposition politician and former MP Job Sikhala has called on opposition forces to take advantage of the growing tensions between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Vice President Constantino ...Published: 17 Feb 2025 at 10:59hrs | 956 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa returns from AU Summit
SADC chairperson and Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has returned home from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he attended the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU). This year's summit, he...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 17:16hrs | 830 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Hichilema come face to face
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema had an uneasy public interaction in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday, as their strained diplomatic relations played out duri...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:47hrs | 3804 | by Staff reporter
Kenya's Raila Odinga loses election again
Kenyan political heavyweight Raila Odinga's streak of electoral misfortunes continued yesterday as he lost the race for the African Union Commission (AUC) chairpersonship to Djibouti's Foreign Affairs...Published: 16 Feb 2025 at 16:44hrs | 1504 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa downplays Zanu-PF internal strife
As internal rifts within ZANU PF continue to escalate, party spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa on Thursday sidestepped questions about growing factionalism, insisting he was unaware of any tensions....Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:57hrs | 768 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu survives ouster in CCC power struggle
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) self-imposed interim secretary-general, Sengezo Tshabangu, has survived suspension and dismissal despite facing allegations of bringing the opposition party into di...Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 07:51hrs | 1747 | by Staff reporter
The Folly of Extending Presidential Terms: A Recipe for Disaster
The notion of extending President Mnangagwa's term has sparked a maelstrom of debate, with proponents arguing that it is essential for continuity and achieving the country's vision for the future. How...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 16:23hrs | 441 | by Etiwel Mutero
Zimbabweans have penchant for sugar-rush solution of Mnangagwa must go even at the cost of retaining the dictatorship yet again
"Zimbabwe is in desperate need of transformative leadership, not the routine recycling of failed politicians," argued Trevor Ncube. "A change in leadership might offer temporary relief, Zimbabwe's iss...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 12:03hrs | 607 | by Wilbert Mukori
CIO allegedly planned to kill Chamisa in 2020
A shocking investigation by the United Kingdom-based unit Dug Up has revealed that Zimbabwe's notorious Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) allegedly considered eliminating opposition leader Nelso...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:37hrs | 2834 | by Staff reporter
Mass NGO, CSO closures loom in Zimbabwe
The Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill, long criticized by rights activists and opposition groups as a tool to suppress dissent and shrink democratic space, has cleared the Senate an...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:08hrs | 543 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa slams attempts to draw parallels between Zimbabwe's and SA's land issues
Zanu-PF spokesperson Ambassador Christopher Mutsvangwa has dismissed attempts by opposition members to draw parallels between Zimbabwe's and South Africa's land issues, warning against efforts to crea...Published: 14 Feb 2025 at 06:03hrs | 299 | by Staff reporter
Losers withdraw appeal against Zifa's Magwizi
Former Premier Soccer League chairperson Twine Phiri and ex-ZIFA financial director Phillemon Machana have withdrawn their appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), effectively clearing the ...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 20:03hrs | 539 | 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 | 2374 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF told not to desecrate the Constitution
United Zimbabwe Alliance (UZA) leader, Elizabeth Valerio, has sharply criticized the ruling party ZANU PF for its reported efforts to amend the constitution, enabling President Emmerson Mnangagwa to e...Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 06:40hrs | 1415 | by Staff reporter
Simba Makoni laughs off rumours of his death
Former Finance Minister and Zanu-PF politburo member Simba Makoni has laughed off rumours of his death, which flooded social media yesterday. The former Sadc executive secretary was quick to dismiss t...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:47hrs | 707 | by Staff reporter
Jabulani Sibanda warns of re-colonisation amid war veterans' disunity
Outspoken Zanu-PF Bulawayo provincial chairperson Jabulani Sibanda has cautioned that Zimbabwe faces the risk of re-colonisation due to increasing disunity among citizens, particularly within the rank...Published: 11 Feb 2025 at 06:44hrs | 1054 | by Staff reporter
In memory of Sam Nujoma: A patriot who built Namibia while his fellow liberators turned into tyrants
It's another sad day for Africa! The death of Namibia's founding president, Sam Nujoma, at the age of 95 years, marks the passing of a man whose legacy transcends national borders. A r...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 23:02hrs | 335 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jabulani Sibanda urges war vets to unite amid Zanu-PF divisions
Zanu PF Bulawayo Provincial Chairperson Jabulani Sibanda has called for unity among war veterans, urging them to collectively address grievances as Zimbabwe faces increasing global uncertainty. ...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 14:34hrs | 1540 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube's urgent application dismissed
The High Court in Harare has dismissed an urgent chamber application filed by Professor Welshman Ncube and four others seeking to enforce an earlier court order granted in their favor by Justice Nevil...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 12:09hrs | 1635 | by Staff reporter
Welshman summons Tshabangu to disciplinary hearing
The ongoing battle for control within the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has taken a new turn, with Welshman Ncube's faction summoning self-proclaimed interim secretary-general Sengezo...Published: 10 Feb 2025 at 09:18hrs | 1662 | by Staff reporter
Anti-Mnangagwa faction blocks CEO appointment in Bikita
The appointment of Archbald Ncube as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bikita Rural District Council (RDC) has sparked intense controversy, exposing deep-seated factional tensions between group...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 17:01hrs | 2584 | by Staff reporter
Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namib...Published: 09 Feb 2025 at 09:05hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
If revolutionist Che Guevara rose from the dead in Zimbabwe, listens to Zim-GenZs rumbling on social media?
Che will collapse, but before he dies again, he will wish never to wake up again. The caliber of our revolutionaries falls far short of what a revolution is and about. The combination of bible verses ...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 19:37hrs | 682 | by Nomazulu Thata
FIFA delegation to conduct induction for new ZIFA Board
A FIFA delegation is set to arrive in Zimbabwe tomorrow to conduct an induction programme for the newly elected Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) executive committee. This initiative is aimed at he...Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:33hrs | 86 | by Staff reporter
Comrade Geza, swapping Mnangagwa for Chiwenga will change nothing; most war veterans will remain poor as a church mouse
"Isu hatina kusafira vanhu vemezvibvindo. Takasafira povo yanetsva nevarungu. Ndiyo yavakusupwa nesu nhasi!" (We did not suffer for the few ruling elite. We suffered to free povo who were suffering fr...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 20:37hrs | 2402 | by Wilbert Mukori
Democracy and Elections in an Uneven World
Democracy is often presented as the great political ideal—the fairest system of governance, where people choose their leaders, shape their future, and hold their governments accountable. In theory, ...Published: 07 Feb 2025 at 10:53hrs | 294 | by Avelina Banda
Zanu-PF suspends 2 MPS as leadership fights hots up
Zanu-PF's Masvingo province has suspended two Members of Parliament, Benjamin Ganyiwa (Gutu East) and Roy Bhila (Chiredzi North), for allegedly stoking factionalism. These suspensions are seen as conn...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:38hrs | 1501 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo has no control over Nyamandlovu aquifer
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has acknowledged that the Nyamandlovu aquifer is operating below its capacity, largely due to non-functional boreholes, further exacerbating the city's ongoing water crisis...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 17:24hrs | 1900 | by Staff reporter
2 Zimbabwean candidates remain in the race for AU Commissioner positions
Zimbabwe has two prominent candidates still in the running for key positions within the African Union Commission (AUC).Dr. Agness is vying for the position of Commissioner for Health, a critic...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 09:49hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Geza defiant as Mnangagwa returns
Former Zanu-PF member Blessed R. Geza has declared he will fight to reclaim his place within the ruling party despite news of his expulsion. Geza, a vocal critic of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lead...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 08:22hrs | 3254 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe referee for ICC Men's Champions Trophy
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Andrew Pycroft has been selected as one of the match referees for the prestigious International Cricket Council (ICC) Men's Champions Trophy, set to be co-hosted by Pakistan ...Published: 06 Feb 2025 at 07:29hrs | 74 | by Staff reporter
Welshman Ncube accuses Mudenda of bias in CCC leadership battle
Opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) faction leader Welshman Ncube has sharply criticized Speaker of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda, accusing him of siding with self-proclaimed interim ...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 15:05hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
State withdraws public violence charge against Prince Dubeko
Former Binga North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda walked out of court a free man on Wednesday after the State withdrew public violence charges that had been leveled against him.Sibanda's law...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 14:07hrs | 175 | by Staff reporter
Money fuelling Mnangagwa's ED2030 bid?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his allies are embroiled in a heated political struggle to secure his controversial bid for a third term, disguising it under the guise of the so-called "2030 project....Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:14hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF says Geza attacks on Mnangagwa treasonous
Zanu-PF has condemned the relentless attacks on President Emmerson Mnangagwa by outspoken war veterans' leader Blessed Runesu Geza, calling them “outlandish, treasonable, and egregious,” as the pa...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:09hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's opposition to Mnangagwa term extension sparks hopes
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's public opposition to the proposed extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term has injected a glimmer of hope among those opposing the move. However, analysts...Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:00hrs | 863 | by Staff reporter
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