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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: 32 mins ago | 10 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi leads push to oust Geza from Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF Politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has led a strong push to expel outspoken Central Committee member Blessed Geza, who has been publicly demanding the immediate resignation of President Emmers...Published: 19 hrs ago | 1003 | by Staff reporter
Former Zimbabwean CIO boss recounts near-fatal helicopter crash
Former Zimbabwean Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe has revealed that he narrowly escaped death in a helicopter crash in Manicaland province in May 2007. Bony...Published: 02 Feb 2025 at 10:32hrs | 2934 | by Staff reporter
The futility of Zimbabwe's crackdown on the informal sector
The Zimbabwean government has once again embarked on a futile mission to regulate the informal sector, a behemoth that has long outgrown the state's capacity to control it.In a desperate bid t...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 21:32hrs | 960 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa's govt accused of Intellectual Property theft
Zimbabwe's government is embroiled in a heated dispute with Time Bank after the financial institution accused authorities of infringing on its intellectual property rights. The bank claims that govern...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 14:03hrs | 1973 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Ganyiwa, Bhila face expulsion
Gutu East Member of Parliament (MP) Benjamin Ganyiwa is facing significant trouble within his party, Zanu-PF, which has begun the process of preparing for a by-election in the constituency. Last week,...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 09:33hrs | 1698 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's retail sector crisis worsens as shops continue closing
Zimbabwe's retail sector is facing an unprecedented crisis, with several major retailers and wholesalers forced to close branches amid a series of economic challenges. This Thursday, President Emmerso...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:57hrs | 1827 | by Staff reporter
Man fined for assaulting wife with cooking stick
A 35-year-old man from Dinson Mine in Hwange, Matabeleland North Province, has been fined US$200 for assaulting his wife with a cooking stick during a domestic dispute.The incident occurred on...Published: 01 Feb 2025 at 08:47hrs | 235 | by Staff reporter
Redcliff residents betrayed by their local authority's unbridled greed and mismanagement
I recently received some most troubling news from a reliable informant within the Municipality of Redcliff.According to the information, the local authority has allegedly decided to award its ...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 16:04hrs | 331 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Can Mnangagwa steer SADC through the storm?
As Southern African leaders converge in Harare today to address the escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), all eyes are on Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, whose leader...Published: 31 Jan 2025 at 07:43hrs | 660 | by Staff reporter
Dr. Tungwarara's call for repression is a betrayal of Zimbabwe's struggle
I was left utterly speechless when I stumbled upon a news report in The Herald, the state-controlled daily newspaper.In it, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, the Special Presidential Investment Advisor to ...Published: 30 Jan 2025 at 22:29hrs | 665 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Come 2031, what if Zimbabwe is still a failed state - proof vision 2030 was a mirage. What then Mnangagwa?
There are some things we can debate and argue over and even agree to disagree. There are others we should not even discuss because they are obvious and beyond dispute. The right of every Zimbabwean to...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 19:43hrs | 519 | by Wilbert Mukori
Lincoln Mutasa admits fault in former players' election defeats
Outgoing ZIFA Normalization Committee chairperson Lincoln Mutasa has admitted that the body he led is partly to blame for the disappointing defeat of all former players in the recent ZIFA elections. S...Published: 29 Jan 2025 at 08:51hrs | 708 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya's UNISA diploma under spotlight
Controversial preacher and businessman Walter Magaya's claim of going through tertiary education is being questioned after it emerged he may have forged a University of South Africa (UNISA) diploma wh...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 21:53hrs | 874 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa recreates coup scenario
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is steering Zimbabwe into a political storm reminiscent of the volatile November 2017 period that led to former president Robert Mugabe's ousting, a senior war veterans le...Published: 28 Jan 2025 at 10:43hrs | 4636 | by Staff reporter
Outcry over missing O' Level results in Matebeleland North
Stakeholders in Matebeleland North have expressed growing concern over missing Zimbabwe School Examinations Council (Zimsec) Ordinary Level results at several schools in the province, including those ...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 09:04hrs | 1019 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa is a failure,' say war veterans
A group of veterans from Zimbabwe's 1970s liberation war, led by Blessed Runesu Geza, has called for the immediate resignation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, accusing him of betraying the founding p...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:27hrs | 1620 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe heir's bid to reopen estate crumbles in High Court
An attempt by Tonderai Mugabe, a man claiming to be the secret son of the late President Robert Mugabe, to stake his claim on the former leader's estate ended in defeat at the High Court in Harare las...Published: 27 Jan 2025 at 08:19hrs | 565 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF director escapes death in car accident
Tatenda Chinoda Dhege, the Zanu-PF director in the office of the National Party Chairperson, narrowly escaped death on Friday night when his party vehicle, a Toyota Hilux Revo, was involved in a serio...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:57hrs | 2529 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa silence raises eyebrows
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's silence on calls to extend his presidential term limit has raised questions about his commitment to upholding Zimbabwe's Constitution. Analysts argue that his failure to...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:48hrs | 2175 | by Staff reporter
Makwinji fails to vote for himself as Nqobile is elected ZIFA President
Nqobile Magwizi has clinched the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidency in a landslide victory, securing 61 out of 77 votes (80%) during an election overshadowed by allegations of vote-buying...Published: 25 Jan 2025 at 15:26hrs | 893 | by Staff reporter
It's time to kick exploitative Chinese out of Zimbabwe!
Zimbabwe is a colony once again!It is time for Zimbabweans to confront the uncomfortable reality of Chinese exploitation in the country. Recent incidents have revealed the horrifying e...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1105 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ZANU-PF factionalism surfaces at National Heroes Acre during triple burial
Factionalism within ZANU-PF spilled over to the National Heroes Acre on Wednesday after reports emerged that some senior party officials allegedly orchestrated a boycott of the burial of three nationa...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:07hrs | 1529 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean businessman launches fresh freedom bid in South African
Zimbabwean businessman Frank Buyanga, who has been in detention at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre for more than two years, has launched a renewed legal challenge for his freedom. Buyanga, arrest...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 08:03hrs | 1637 | by Staff reporter
DOP leader slams Zimbabwe opposition
Harry Peter Wilson, the founder and leader of the Democratic Official Party (DOP), has delivered a scathing critique of Zimbabwe's opposition parties, accusing them of failing to challenge the ruling ...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:57hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
Mpofu, Chimombe have been denied bail, again
High Court Judge Justice Benjamin Chikohwero has dismissed a bail application filed by controversial businessmen Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe, who are accused of defrauding the City of Harare of US$9...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:54hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
ZIFA lawyer celebrates victory
ZIFA lawyer Lovemore Madhuku celebrated a legal victory yesterday after one of the two court bids aimed at stopping this week's crucial elections ended in his clients' favour. Temba Mliswa, an aggriev...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 07:36hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Magaya fails to produce O' levels proof
Controversial self-proclaimed prophet and football club owner Walter Magaya has failed in his court bid to halt the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) presidential elections, scheduled for January 2...Published: 24 Jan 2025 at 05:41hrs | 477 | by Staff reporter
Harare is a mess, Jacob Mafume and Company to Resign Now
Harare City is a mess, the City of Harare, once celebrated as the "Sunshine City,"continue facing a decline in essential services, there are now calls for the immediate resignation of Mayor Jacob Mafu...Published: 23 Jan 2025 at 11:05hrs | 1079 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Bulawayo residents cry foul over ablution crisis
Residents of Iminyela in Bulawayo's Ward 13 have expressed frustration over the Bulawayo City Council's (BCC) failure to complete the construction of toilets, a project that began over a decade ago, a...Published: 20 Jan 2025 at 10:11hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa: 'We refused to be lured by trappings of power' - Why did you fail to implement even one token reform in 25 years?
The people of Zimbabwe have risked livelihoods, limbs and even their lives (over 500 were murdered by Zanu PF during the 2008 presidential run-off alone) to elect MDC/CCC leaders not power on the unde...Published: 19 Jan 2025 at 19:57hrs | 804 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zimbabweans brave flooded perilous Limpopo river
Desperate times continue to drive Zimbabweans into life-threatening risks as they attempt to escape the country's prolonged political, economic, and social crisis. Many are risking their lives crossin...Published: 18 Jan 2025 at 06:46hrs | 860 | by Staff reportetr
Chiwenga's ex-wife request for stay of prosecution to be heard Friday
High Court judge Justice Pisirayi Kwenda is expected to receive an update this Friday regarding investigations by the State in a case where former Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Marry ...Published: 16 Jan 2025 at 07:16hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
Innocent Mpoki, Zimbabweans do not deserve academic insults
Whoever read your today's article on Bulawayo24 is wondering on what planet you live on. I realized you live in USA: The hardships Zimbabwean are going through in that hellhole in Zimbabwe, you have n...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 21:23hrs | 948 | by Nomazulu Thata
Mnangagwa misses Chapo inauguration
Zimbabwe's Defence Minister, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, is set to represent President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the inauguration of Mozambique's President-elect, Daniel Chapo, in Maputo today. The event un...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 12:08hrs | 1134 | by Staff reporter
Please, ZANU-PF, don't lie: The ED 2030 campaign never came from Zimbabweans
ZANU-PF Chief Whip Pupurai Togarepi recently claimed that the push for President Emmerson Mnangagwa to extend his term beyond 2028 originates from the people of Zimbabwe. Speaking at a gatheri...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:25hrs | 699 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
The dangers of colonial nostalgia and Amnesia
The legacy of colonialism remains a stain on our society - something that cannot be whitewashed. It remains a source of trauma - a source of collective pain. Four decades after independence, its...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 11:21hrs | 438 | by Innocent Mpoki
Prophet Magaya fights O' Level demand
ZIFA presidential aspirant Walter Magaya has officially lodged a challenge at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), disputing the demand for an O' Level certificate for candidates vying for the as...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 06:38hrs | 1037 | by Staff reporter
So the opposition in Zimbabwe is effectively dead!
It was such a heartbreaking moment. In fact, it was not only arguably the darkest day in Zimbabwean history but an undeniable sign that democracy in Zimbabwe was finally dead.This real...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 14:00hrs | 966 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chivayo proves that the love of money is the root of all evil
The pursuit of wealth and material possessions has long been a source of fascination, aspiration, and, indeed, controversy throughout human history. The Bible succinctly captures this paradoxi...Published: 13 Jan 2025 at 13:32hrs | 1488 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
ANC of Ramaphosa faces critical existential crisis
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has declared that the African National Congress (ANC), the country's ruling party and Africa's oldest liberation movement, is at a critical juncture. Speaking d...Published: 12 Jan 2025 at 12:24hrs | 508 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Drama at Parliament - 'Ecjected' MPs clash with 'weaponized riot police'
In a dramatic incident captured on video and shared on her social media, Zimbabwean Member of Parliament (MP) Fadzayi Mahere decried the state of the nation's legislature, labelling Parliament as a "c...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 10:33hrs | 2220 | by Ndou Paul
Mahere criticises MPs for building wells instead of advocating for proper water infrastructure
HARARE - Fadzayi Mahere, a prominent Zimbabwean politician and lawyer, has taken to social media to criticize Members of Parliament (MPs) who prioritize building wells and boreholes in their constitue...Published: 11 Jan 2025 at 09:26hrs | 712 | by Ndou paul
Mugabe's children win court battle over grave inspection
Former President Robert Mugabe's children, Bona, Tinotenda, and Chatunga, have secured a legal victory after Chinhoyi magistrate Kudzanai Mahaso barred a Zvimba headman from conducting an inspection o...Published: 10 Jan 2025 at 11:35hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
If ZANU-PF regime cracked down on gold smugglers as they do small businesses, Zimbabwe would prosper
This morning, while in town, I had a fascinating encounter with a lady entrepreneur who owns a small clothing business. After recognizing me as the author of articles she regularly reads, she ...Published: 09 Jan 2025 at 08:33hrs | 473 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Love leads Kenyan man to illegal border crossing in Zimbabwe
Love can sometimes lead people to take desperate measures, as demonstrated by a Kenyan man who illegally entered Zimbabwe through Plumtree and overstayed his visit after spending quality time with his...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 16:03hrs | 2977 | by Simbarashe Sithole
A ceremony for a fire tender, while Redcliff burns with neglect
It never rains but pours for the community of Redcliff.The Municipality of Redcliff's decision to host an elaborate ceremony on January 8 in Rutendo to commission a single fire tender, with th...Published: 07 Jan 2025 at 14:07hrs | 686 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Construction worker dies at Trabablas interchange
A construction worker from Tefoma Construction Private Limited Company died on Monday after a crane de-erected at Trabablas interchange in Harare.Tefoma confirmed the tragedy in a statement sa...Published: 06 Jan 2025 at 19:08hrs | 2269 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Electricity availability in Zimbabwe is now worse than Rhodesia in the 1940s
The irony of Zimbabwe having worse electricity availability today than Rhodesia in the 1940s is a stark and painful reminder of how far we have regressed as a nation. For Zimbabweans who have ...Published: 06 Jan 2025 at 12:10hrs | 1109 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
So, it's now 'cool' to be a beggar in Zimbabwe!
This morning, I came across a social media post that left me both astonished and deeply disheartened. It featured a schoolteacher from rural Zimbabwe, publicly begging the controversial busine...Published: 04 Jan 2025 at 19:29hrs | 1093 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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