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Mutinhiri appointed VP viral message dismissed
The Zimbabwean government has rubbished a viral social media statement falsely claiming that Ambassador and retired Brigadier General Ambrose Mutinhiri has been appointed as the country's new Vice Pre...Published: 23 hrs ago | 638 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 2 rotten apples
One of life's greatest follies is assuming that what matters to us matters equally to others. That our fears are shared, our desires understood, our sense of decency mutual. Quite the contrary, realit...Published: 11 Jul 2025 at 09:35hrs | 3043 | by Edmund Kudzayi
ZimStat boss anti-graft trial opens
The high-profile anti-corruption case involving Naomi Wekwete, chairperson of the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) board, finally opened in Harare yesterday. Wekwete pleaded not guilty to...Published: 09 Jul 2025 at 08:03hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Faith Zaba spends third night in detention
Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba will spend her third night behind bars after a power outage at the Harare Magistrates Court on Thursday delayed the delivery of a crucial bail ruling.Mag...Published: 03 Jul 2025 at 16:19hrs | 284 | by Staff reporter
Seh Calaz to launch much-anticipated album
Zimdancehall star Seh Calaz, real name Tawanda Mumanyi, is gearing up for the launch of his latest album, Noah, in what promises to be a landmark event on Zimbabwe's music calendar. The launch, organi...Published: 28 Jun 2025 at 14:53hrs | 50 | by Staff reporter
Tagwirei emerging from the shadows to succeed Mnangagwa?
On Wednesday evening, wearing full military gear and speaking from an unknown location, Zimbabwean war veteran Blessed Geza announced via live video that ‘they' were planning to impeach President Em...Published: 19 Jun 2025 at 20:57hrs | 3075 | by Christopher Mutambirwa
Mashonaland man arrested for stealing aunt's 11 cattle
Police in Mashonaland West have arrested a man accused of stealing 11 cattle from his elderly aunt and selling them to fund his mining activities.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) provincial spok...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 22:50hrs | 82 | by Staff reporter
New parking management system complaints handling mechanism for Bulawayo
The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced plans to introduce an independent supervisory body to monitor and investigate complaints related to the city's contracted parking management company, Tend...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:04hrs | 243 | by Staff reporter
2 Royal baLozi graves in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Bulawayo's Athlone Cemetery is the oldest formal graveyard in the modern city, being established in December 1893 in the vicinity of what was known as White Man's Camp. There are many significant pers...Published: 25 Sep 2024 at 11:12hrs | 1112 | by Paul Hubbard, Independent Researcher, Bulawayo
Jacob Zuma tormentor hospitalised
Former Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has been admitted to hospital, his family has said.A brief statement on Tuesday evening, issued on behalf of the former minister's family, sai...Published: 11 Sep 2024 at 10:35hrs | 3098 | by Staff reporter
Ngcukaitobi says Mkhwebane 'not entitled to R10m gratuity'
There is no legal basis on which former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane is entitled to receive a gratuity payment as she was removed from office before her term expired, advocate Tembeka Ngcukaito...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 07:31hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
Lawyer sues journalist over 'falsehoods'
Prominent lawyer Tino Chinyoka has sued a journalist from a state owned publication for US$100 000 for allegedly publishing falsehoods where he claimed a magistrate stopped a lawyer from lying in cour...Published: 04 Feb 2024 at 17:37hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
CCC councillors hire retired Zanu-PF apologist as chamber secretary
CITIZENS' Coalition for Change (CCC) councillors in Chinhoyi have curiously enlisted the services of retired chamber secretary, Abel Gotora, despite battling for years to fire him in a protracted boar...Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 17:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans yet to enjoy genuine unity'
OPPOSITION parties and critics said there was nothing to celebrate on Unity Day yesterday when government critics face threats of abductions, arrest and political violence.Zimbabwe declared De...Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:52hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi collapses at Zanu-PF rally
Vice President Kembo Mohadi experienced a health scare during his address at a Zanu-PF by-election campaign launch for the Gutu West constituency, where ruling party deputy youth secretary John Paradz...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 09:23hrs | 21 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala fundraising drive launched
ZIMBABWEAN political leader Job Sikhala is severely ill, according to his legal team, but remains in custody at the Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison.The opposition politician for the Citizens...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 06:16hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority bosses suspended after allowance probe
AN investigation initiated by Tourism minister Mangaliso Ndlovu in January has led to the suspension of Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) chief operating officer Givemore Chidzidzi (pictured), executiv...Published: 02 Jul 2023 at 17:27hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga's ex-wife suffers setback
VICE-President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Mary Mubaiwa, has lost her appeal against conviction and sentence for forging a marriage certificate to the retired general.Mubaiwa is said to ha...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bank manager in house wrangle with widow
A TOP official from a commercial bank in Bulawayo is allegedly locked in a house ownership wrangle with a widow as he is refusing to vacate her property claiming that there is a verbal promise for rig...Published: 21 May 2023 at 08:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
The creation of absolute poverty and suffering in post-colonial Zimbabwe
THERE is little doubt that the advent of Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 has paradoxically generated a new debate on the notion of freedom and justice, particularly from philosophical perspectives....Published: 05 Mar 2023 at 13:51hrs | | by Dr Admore Tshuma
Ramaphosa postpones Cabinet reshuffle
President Cyril Ramaphosa postponed announcing changes to his executive on Thursday due to ill health. News24 says it understands that he was meant to meet with ANC officials at midday on Thur...Published: 03 Mar 2023 at 08:44hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Mnangagwa appoints Adv. Ajay Singh as new Prosecutor General
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has in terms of section 259 (3) of the constitution appointed veteran prosecutor Advocate Ajay Singh as the new Prosecutor-General, replacing Kumbirai Hodzi who resigned d...Published: 10 Feb 2023 at 18:28hrs | 27 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe Cricket Coach Makunura dies after long illness
The Chevron's fielding coach Shepherd Makunura has died at the age of 46 after suffering a long illness.The sportsman reportedly missed out on the ICC world cup that was held between October a...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 07:36hrs | 3 | by Mzingaye Nxumalo
Chiwenga circumvents Parliament grilling for 6 months
KUWADZANA East legislator Chalton Hwende this week took to task deputy speaker of Parliament Tsitsi Gezi over the continued non-attendance of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga who doubles as ministe...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:31hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Tsitsi Dangarembga and co-accused fined ZW$70k each for inciting public violence
WORLD acclaimed author, Tsitsi Dangarembga and her co-accused, Julie Barnes, have been found guilty of inciting public violence after staging a peaceful demonstration in Harare's leafy suburb of Borro...Published: 29 Sep 2022 at 20:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Globetrotting Mnangagwa walking in Mugabe's footsteps
IN June 2017, the late former president Robert Mugabe attracted an angry backlash following his trip to a United Nations (UN) conference in Mexico on oceans even though the country is a landlocked sta...Published: 25 Sep 2022 at 16:49hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala case haunts Mnangagwa govt
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Friday petitioned by prominent Zimbabweans who are demanding an end to the alleged persecution of two Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) legislators and activists....Published: 11 Sep 2022 at 15:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans leaving SA for UK caregiver jobs
Some Zimbabweans in South Africa say they are looking to settle in the United Kingdom (UK) when the Zimbabwe Exemption Permits expire in December, and they are forced to leave the country.Perc...Published: 16 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Warrant of arrest for ill Chiwenga's ex-wife for failing to climb court stairs
HUMAN rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa wept in court yesterday after Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's ex-wife, Marry Mubaiwa was issued with a warrant of arrest for failing to climb stairs to the co...Published: 06 Aug 2022 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Macheso gets Bulawayo's support
King of Sungura Alick Macheso has got a lot of support from musicians who are set to grace his Bulawayo show tomorrow. ...Published: 01 Jul 2022 at 19:20hrs | 28 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Birthday wishes pour in for Zuma, who remains hospitalised
Birthday wishes have been pouring in on social media for former President Jacob Zuma who celebrates his 80th birthday today.Zuma, who is currently out of jail on medical parole following his r...Published: 12 Apr 2022 at 16:06hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Race for Prosecutor General heats up...as new dark horse emerges
The promotion of Nelson Mutsonziwa to serve as acting Prosecutor General came as a timely move as the appointing authority goes through a list of potential candidates to fill up the post which was lef...Published: 29 Mar 2022 at 13:53hrs | 13 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa appoints top State Attorney as acting prosecutor general
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed top state attorney, Nelson Mutsonziwa, as the acting prosecutor general.The appointment was confirmed by the chief secretary to the president and cab...Published: 08 Mar 2022 at 18:10hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Hodzi suffers double stroke, mental health collapse
FORMER Prosecutor General (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi was hounded by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and senior officials from the Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs following the submissi...Published: 03 Mar 2022 at 05:47hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Please don't jail me I am old: ex perm sec Proff Gudyanga pleads in court
Former secretary for mines professor Francis Gudyanga who was convicted for Criminal abuse of office after he received boarding fees for meeting done with himself has asked the court for a lenient sen...Published: 24 Feb 2022 at 05:44hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tells Chiwenga's estranged wife to 'go to hell'
Zanu-PF has told Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa to ‘go to hell' for dragging President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia in her fight for the custody of...Published: 28 Dec 2021 at 07:26hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Ex-PSMAS boss, Cuthbert Dube critically sick
THE High Court has suspended the hearing of a case in which former Premier Service Medical Aid Society (PSMAS) group chief executive officer, Cuthbert Dube, is accused of swindling the company of mill...Published: 15 Dec 2021 at 06:44hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Zuma releases book to set record straight
Former president Jacob Zuma, accused of orchestrating the systematic plunder of government coffers during his rule, launched a new book on Sunday in which he intends "to set the record straight"....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:15hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Macabre spectacle as frail Mubaiwa is put on trial
PAIN is written all over her face as she makes her way up the staircase to the courtroom where her trial is being heard.The estranged wife of Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga, Marry Mubaiwa...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:17hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Hubby killer's trial stalls
A South African court has ordered a mental examination for a 42-year-old Zimbabwean woman accused of killing her husband and throwing his body parts in three pit latrines in Gauteng province.N...Published: 14 Oct 2021 at 06:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Paltry salaries aching Zimbabwe workers'
Zimbabwe leads on mental health cases among workers, with the majority suffering depression due to paltry salaries that cannot sustain them in an inflationary environment, research has established....Published: 10 Oct 2021 at 06:54hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe's bitter, vengeful spirit decimating foes'
THE late former president Robert Mugabe's family claims his spirit is causing the death of his tribesmen who are at the forefront of the exhumation of his remains.Mugabe's body was buried at h...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe burial saga in bizarre twist
Former president Robert Mugabe's family says his spirit is fighting back after "mysterious" deaths and illnesses hit families of some traditional leaders that were pushing for the exhumation of the la...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:16hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Pensioner's impounded vehicle released on humanitarian grounds
Bulawayo City Council has released on humanitarian grounds the pensioner Isaac Donald Donono's vehicle (ADL 4359) that was impounded due to failure to display a valid licence disc abandonment in the s...Published: 12 Sep 2021 at 11:45hrs | 9 | by Stephen Jakes
1978 war victims wallow in poverty
Tens of people injured during the infamous Kamungoma massacre on May 14 1978 in Dewende, Gutu including some who are living with bullets lodged in their bodies are wallowing in poverty because of lack...Published: 02 Sep 2021 at 12:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Clinics for pensioners rolled out
Health facilities dedicated to the elderly are being rolled out in the public system nationwide, with the first fixed clinic in the new chain being opened by NSSA in Harare on Friday.Speaking ...Published: 07 Jun 2021 at 06:00hrs | | by Staff reporter
D-Day for MDC Alliance duo
OPPOSITION MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe (Harare West) and party activist Cecilia Chimbiri will know their fate today after Harare High Court judge Justice Tawanda Chitapi failed to make a ru...Published: 05 May 2021 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff reporter
Jere's lawyer sick, trial postponed
THE trial of businessman Farai Jere, his company Helcraw Electrical and two Zesa engineers Leonard Chisina and Freeman Kuziva Chikonzo on fraud charges involving US$3,5 million emanating from a smart ...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cost of living spikes again
THE cost of living for an average family of five shot to $26 560 this month, from $25 900 in February, following a price rage that has defied a range of measures lined up to avert a crisis, data from ...Published: 29 Mar 2021 at 06:25hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
The Prophet who foretold Magufuli's death
International Preacher and Prophet Dr Isaiah Brian Sovi gave a chilling prophecy on the 12th of March 2019, this prophecy was posted on his Facebook page.The Prophecy read "Prophecy Alert Let'...Published: 18 Mar 2021 at 07:34hrs | 15 | by Nicholas Ncube
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