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Zimbabweans living in South Africa fear for their safety
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa (SA) have expressed concern over their safety after a top African National Congress (ANC) official said Pretoria could not guarantee the safety of foreign nationals ...Published: 10 Aug 2022 at 06:34hrs | 1060 | by Staff reporter
Dembare moves to second
Dynamos 2 - 0 Bulawayo CityDYNAMOS maintained pressure on log leaders FC Platinum with a comfortable win over Bulawayo Chiefs at the National Sports Stadium in Harare yesterday, even though ...Published: 01 Aug 2022 at 06:35hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
Elvis Nyathi's suspected killers back in court
The seven men accused of killing Zimbabwean national, Elvis Nyathi, will return to the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Thursday.The group faces charges of murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, ...Published: 07 Jul 2022 at 08:21hrs | 584 | by Staff reporter
Fears expressed over Zimbabwe Extension Permit cancellation
Zimbabwean expatriates are scrambling to apply for a visa to continue living in South Africa after their Zimbabwe Extension Permits (ZEP) expired in December.If they are unsuccessful, in some ...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 09:02hrs | 2944 | by Staff reporter
Mwaruwari targets top four finish
NGEZI Platinum Stars coach Benjani Mwaruwari is targeting a top-four finish following a bright start to the second-half of the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League by beating Bulawayo City 3-0 on Saturd...Published: 28 Jun 2022 at 07:15hrs | 288 | by Staff reporter
23 arrested for bribing police
POLICE on Friday turned down bribe offers by 23 motorists they had nabbed for traffic offences at a roadblock in Norton and arrested them for an additional crime of bribery.The four hours blit...Published: 13 Jun 2022 at 06:42hrs | 444 | by Staff reporter
Ndebele Rap Queen Awa to release Bosso song
POPULAR outspoken female rapper Awa Khiwe is set to release a song for her beloved football outfit, Highlanders Football Club after a considerable time of inaction.A lot of things have gone so...Published: 12 Jun 2022 at 18:44hrs | 474 | by Mzilikazi Wa Afrika
Insimbi ZeZhwane drops first video
Fast-rising rhumba band Insimbi ZeZhwane has dropped its first video of their latest single Imbulumakhasane which they released over the weekend.The video was shot in South Africa where the aw...Published: 09 Jun 2022 at 06:37hrs | 273 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobia-hit Zimbabweans saving country's dead economy
Two decades ago, Trynos Mahamba left Zimbabwe for the United Kingdom, but back home, he has changed the lives of his relatives.Since the day after he left, Mahamba (53) has been sending money ...Published: 05 Jun 2022 at 09:12hrs | 995 | by Staff reporter
Pomona deal exposes MDC councillors
THE names of the Harare City councillors involved in the controversial Pomona waste management deal which will see residents forking out US$22 000 per day have been revealed.The controversial ...Published: 28 May 2022 at 08:51hrs | 483 | by Staff reporter
Woman tries to bribe police with R100
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on allegations of trying to bribe police officers with R100 at a roadblock along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road while another man has been nabbed for smuggling a To...Published: 25 May 2022 at 06:30hrs | 268 | by Staff reporter
1893 MHRRM visits Elvis Nyathi Family
On Saturday 21st May 2022, the 1893 Mthwakazi Human Rights Restoration Movement ( 1893 MHRRM) visited Mrs Nyathi, the widow of Elvis Nyathi, to offer cond...Published: 24 May 2022 at 23:04hrs | 1123 | by 1893 MHRRM Bayethe Board of Directors
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 271 | by Staff reporter
Wrangle over Nkayi top job
Nkayi Rural District councillors are in the eye of a storm after they allegedly changed the results of an interview for a chief executive officer to favour a candidate who came second.Acting C...Published: 24 May 2022 at 07:21hrs | 109 | by Staff reporter
Madzibaba's Musabvunda album accepted at Mzansi
A number of Sungura fans who flocked Mzansi bar in Mvurwi last night were pleased with Madzibaba's Nicholas Zacharia's latest album Musabvunda....Published: 14 May 2022 at 08:00hrs | 691 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Elvis Nyathi's killers granted R3000 bail
The seven men who were last month arrested for killing a 43-year-old Zimbabwean man, Elvis Nyathi, in Diepsloot, Johannesburg were on Friday granted R3000 bail each at the Randburg Magistrate Court....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:02hrs | 93 | by Staff reporter
SADC tackles xenophobia in SA
SADC has engaged the South African government to ensure the protection of African citizens domiciled in that country against xenophobic attacks.After paying a courtesy call on President Mnanga...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:27hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Bosso coach says he doesn't have depth
HIGHLANDERS coach Mandla "Lulu" Mpofu says his squad lacks depth after coming from 2-0 to force a draw against Bulawayo Chiefs in a league match at Barbourfields Stadium on Sunday.Mpofu said h...Published: 10 May 2022 at 08:51hrs | 828 | by Staff reporter
'Killer' soldier granted bail
A SERVING Air Force of Zimbabwe member Christopher Tafadzwa Charuma, who is facing armed robbery, murder and attempted murder charges has been granted $30 000 bail by the Supreme Court.Charuma...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:08hrs | 638 | by Staff reporter
Bosso fans call for coach Mandla Mpofu to leave
Bulawayo Chiefs 2-2 HighlandersTWO well-taken free-kicks by defensive midfielder Adrian Silla, including a last-minute strike, saved Highlanders an embarrassing defeat as they staged a late comeba...Published: 09 May 2022 at 07:04hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Mthwakazi delegation engages Zimbabwean ambassador over xenophobic attacks
THE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) Tuesday held a meeting with Zimbabwe's ambassador to South Africa, David Hamadziripi in Pretoria over a myriad of challenges facing Zimbabweans living in the neighbo...Published: 05 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 750 | by Staff reporter
SOS for slain Elvis Nyathi's children
Children of slain Elvis Nyathi are failing to go to school due to financial challenges and the death of their father could make the situation worse, a top artist has revealed.Nyathi (43) was s...Published: 01 May 2022 at 11:25hrs | 336 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe government worried over Operation Dudula
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is concerned about the killings and torturing of Zimbabweans by the vigilante groups in the neighbouring South Africa, Government Spokesperson Ndavaningi Nick...Published: 29 Apr 2022 at 13:21hrs | 1775 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Come back to Zimbabwe, but we have no jobs, says Mangwana
INFORMATION, Media and Broadcasting Services permanent secretary Ndavaningi Mangwana on Tuesday said Zimbabweans facing hardships in neighbouring South Africa were free to come back home where they wi...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:03hrs | 1263 | by Staff reporter
Matobo councillor, villagers clash over land
VILLAGERS in Ward 24, Matobo North in Matabeleland South are at loggerheads with their councillor for allocating land to a white man.The villagers told Southern Eye that they believe that thei...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 09:01hrs | 557 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe ready to support xenophobia victims
GOVERNMENT is ready to support Zimbabweans who face xenophobic attacks and any form of crisis in foreign countries and they remain welcome to return home. Information, Publicity and Broadcasti...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 08:57hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
ELVIS NYATHI DEATH: Witness fails to identify killers
The only witness in the murder of Elvis Nyathi who was killed by members of the extremist xenophobic vigilante group Operation Dudula has failed to identify any of the suspects during an identificatio...Published: 28 Apr 2022 at 07:52hrs | 1135 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans won't flee South Africa to return home
"WHEN you see a rat running into a fire, then you know that what it is running away from is hotter than the fire." - African proverb. Zimbabweans, who are in their millions in South Africa - som...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:41hrs | 1570 | by Staff reporter
Politicians are fuelling hate crimes
ONLY hate and barbarism could have produced the sort of spectacle the world witnessed a few weeks ago when a baying mob of South Africans moved from house to house in Johannesburg's Diepsloot slum to ...Published: 27 Apr 2022 at 13:37hrs | 205 | by Addy Kudita
Bail application for Elvis Nyathi 'murderers' postponed to tomorrow
The bail application of the seven people accused of the murder of Elvis Nyathi, has been postponed to tomorrow at the Randburg Magistrate's Court in Johannesburg. Nyathi, a Zimbabwean national, was be...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 17:58hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
Breakthrough as Elvis Nyathi children get birth certificates
Veteran broadcaster Ezra Tshisa Sibanda has reported that children of the slain Elvis Nyathi have been assisted by government to kick start the process of acquiring birth certificates. In a Fa...Published: 22 Apr 2022 at 08:36hrs | 2067 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Top lawyer Sindiso Mazibisa to assist Elvis Nyathi's family set up family Trust
Bulawayo lawyer Sindiso Mazibisa has pledged to assist the family of the slain Elvis Nyathi in creating a family trust that will be able to receive funds from well wishers in a coordinated manner. ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 15:17hrs | 1213 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabweans blast Motsoaledi over xenophobic comments
ZIMBABWEANS have blasted recent comments by South African Home Affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi, who was quoted saying he would resign after all undocumented foreigners had been locked away.T...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:47hrs | 1968 | by Staff reporter
Sadc must condemn SA xenophobic attacks
WHEN will Southern African Development Community (Sadc) convene an extraordinary summit to discuss the events unfolding in South Africa.Each time Sadc leaders meet for their routine jamborees,...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:42hrs | 252 | by Mukunda Chitova
Zimbabweans in South Africa sending their possessions home
FEARING further xenophobic violence and facing an uncertain future with the scrapping of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP), many Zimbabweans in the Eastern Cape are repatriating their valuables....Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 15:26hrs | 3154 | by Staff reporter
SA must protect foreign nationals within its borders
IT is now almost two weeks after the murder of Zimbabwean Elvis Nyathi in South Africa, whose only crime was being an undocumented foreigner.The murder of foreign nationals, especially Zimbabw...Published: 20 Apr 2022 at 08:10hrs | 306 | by CiZC
14 arrested for Elvis Nyathi murder
Fourteen suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Zimbabwean national Elvis Nyathi in Diepsloot earlier this month. They are appearing in court on Tuesday.South Afr...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 12:46hrs | 2727 | by Staff reporter
Malema begs Zimbabweans to forgive his country for Elvis Nyathi murder
FIREBRAND South African opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has pleaded with Zimbabweans to forgive his nation over the callous murder Elvis Nyathi.Nyathi, who work...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 18:46hrs | 1771 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa begs diasporans to come back home and 'we build Zimbabwe'
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zimbabwean nationals who are outside the country to remain resolute in the face of ‘the many' challenging circumstances they may face in their respective host ...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 18:35hrs | 932 | by Staff reporter
Elvis Nyathi family grateful for support
THE family of a Zimbabwean man Elvis Nyathi who was killed by a vigilante group in South Africa has thanked Government and Zimbabweans from all over the world who provided assistance following his tra...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 10:26hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Nhlanhla Lux exposed - The disturbing picture behind the masks of the man heading Operation Dudula
Nhlanhla "Lux" Mohlauhi (also Dlamini) has been churning up anti-foreigner sentiment and bursting into people's homes like a vigilante, instilling fear and panic in refugee and immigrant communities....Published: 17 Apr 2022 at 10:41hrs | 8454 | by Staff reporter
Black Umfolosi condemns Elvis Nyathi murder
As Black Umfolosi and international musicians, we totally condemn the most cruel, evil and babaric killing of our dear innocent brother Elvis Nyathi in Diesploot by our own black South African b...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 19:59hrs | 929 | by Thomeki Dube
Elvis Nyathi's remains arrive in Zimbabwe for burial
THE remains of Zimbabwean man Elvis Nyathi, who was violently murdered in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa, arrived in the country this morning.Nyathi (43) will be laid to rest in Bulawa...Published: 16 Apr 2022 at 08:30hrs | 1236 | by Staff reporter
Blame State for Nyathi's death: Human rights groups
BULAWAYO-BASED political parties and human rights groups have chided government for failing to improve the economy, but is quick to bury its citizens who die abroad after fleeing poverty in Zimbabwe....Published: 15 Apr 2022 at 09:00hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt urges SA based Zimbabweans to come back home
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government has urged Zimbabweans who sought economic refuge in South Africa and are now under attack by xenophobia-crazed locals to return home claiming the country's ec...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:43hrs | 4009 | by Staff reporter
SA murder victim Elvis Nyathi gets State assisted funeral
President Mnangagwa has accorded a State-assisted funeral to Elvis Nyathi, the Zimbabwean man who was brutally killed in Diepsloot, South Africa, last week.Nyathi (43), who is originally from ...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Zapu to stage protest at Mnangagwa's offices
ZAPU says it is planning to stage a demonstration at Munhumutapa government offices which house President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office this Friday, protesting against the murder of Zimbabwean national ...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:56hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Consulate to assist in repatriating Elvis Nyathi's remains
The remains of murdered Zimbabwean national Mr Elvis Nyathi who died in a xenophobic attack in South Africa last week are set to be repatriated back home.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and In...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 17:54hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: Ramaphosa talks tough on killing of Elvis Nyathi
Dear Fellow South African, Twenty-five years ago, our new democratic Constitution came into effect. In adopting this Constitution, we affirmed our commitment to a society based on democr...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 13:19hrs | 2360 | by Cyril Ramaphosa
Operation Dudula leader Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini arrested
Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini the South African leader of the extremist xenophobic vigilante group Operation Dudula has handed himself over to the Soweto police station on yet unknown charges. Qu...Published: 13 Apr 2022 at 10:51hrs | 5934 | by Mandla Ndlovu
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