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Tsitsi Dangarembga receives honorary PhD from Rhodes University
Renowned Zimbabwean author, playwright, and filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga continues to rise as one of Africa's most celebrated literary icons, cementing her legacy with the conferment of an Honorary Do...Published: 44 mins ago | 19 | by Staff reporter
New book on Zimbabwe coup highlights gender factor
A new book by Professor Blessing-Miles Tendi, a leading academic in Politics at the University of Oxford, sheds light on a crucial but often overlooked aspect of Zimbabwe's 2017 military coup - the ro...Published: 5 hrs ago | 248 | by Staff reporter
'Eddie must carry his Cross'
Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Dr. Jenfan Muswere has strongly condemned former opposition politician Eddie Cross for his recent unsubstantiated allegations against the Firs...Published: 5 hrs ago | 367 | by Staff reporter
109 Geza31 demo activists arrested! Nyokayemabhunu, Geza, tell us, what are you doing about it?
The government of Zimbabwe gave SADC & South Africa feedback about the effects of Geza M31st demonstration that was quiet, with sporadic incidences, and insignificant. But 109 activists were arres...Published: 21 hrs ago | 732 | by Nomazulu Thata
Rand crashes past R19 to the dollar under Ramaphosa's watch
The South African rand continued its steep decline on Friday, 4 May, crashing past the R19 mark against the U.S. dollar amid heightened political uncertainty and growing diplomatic tensions with the U...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 16:40hrs | 7647 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF recruits content creators and journalists for 'Movement for Change'
The ruling Zanu-PF party has launched a nationwide recruitment drive targeting journalists and content creators as part of a new digital campaign aimed at promoting what it calls "positive stories" ab...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 14:41hrs | 791 | by Staff reporter
Is Emmerson Mnangagwa under threat?
The latest episode of Africa Here & Now, a Cape Town-based podcast focusing on African culture, politics, and current affairs, has sparked conversation by posing a provocative question: Is Zimbabw...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 09:54hrs | 797 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF councilor arrested over 'Mnangagwa must go' post
Zanu-PF Ward 24 Councillor Zivanai Zvada is currently in police custody after being arrested on April 1 for allegedly inciting public disorder by forwarding a politically charged message in a communit...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 1093 | by Staff reporter
Fierce battle within Zanu-PF
A heated internal contest is unfolding within Zanu-PF as five candidates prepare to battle it out in the party's upcoming primary elections to fill the vacant Gutu East parliamentary seat, following t...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 1303 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF official dismisses 'rebel plots', vows support for Mnangagwa
Zanu-PF Mashonaland East Provincial Chairman and Local Government and Public Works Minister, Daniel Garwe, has strongly condemned what he described as attempts by "renegade" former ruling party offici...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:39hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti slams Mnangagwa's 2030 agenda as a corrupt power grab
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti has come out guns blazing against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called "2030 agenda," describing it as a corrupt and self-serving scheme designed to protect sto...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 08:36hrs | 123 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga-faction escalates Mnangagwa impeachment moves
The succession battle within Zimbabwe's ruling party, Zanu-PF, has escalated sharply as Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's faction, in alliance with prominent war veterans led by Blessed Geza, has ...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 15:52hrs | 10027 | by Staff reporter
'Porn-obsessed karate kid,' Mahere chides Charamba
Lawyer and politician, Fadzai Mahere yesterday described Zimbabwe's Deputy Chief Secretary (Presidential Communications) in the Office of the President and Cabinet, Mr George Charamba as a phenomenal ...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | 3039 | by Gideon Madzikatidze
Understanding the impeachment process of a sitting president in Zimbabwe
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's political nemesis Blessed Geza, until recently a Zanu-PF central committee member before his expulsion, has claimed that he and a faction of independence war veterans wi...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 10:35hrs | 959 | by Advocate Method Ndlovu
Did Geza hype fail?
Those of us who have been following Zimbabwe political protests from the 1980s would know why the Geza hype was not going to be a complete success. The Geza hype partly failed because of a number of i...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:53hrs | 1032 | by Ndaba M. Nhuku
Why is Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa facing pressure to resign?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa is facing what experts say is the biggest threat to his rule yet as a succession battle erupts ahead of general elections scheduled for 2028.Recent mano...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga seeks bail after High Court denial
Senior journalist Blessed Mhlanga, who has been in remand prison since his arrest on February 24, is back at the Harare Magistrates Court seeking bail after the High Court recently denied his applicat...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:27hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
ANC Youth League pays courtesy call on Mnangagwa
President Mnangagwa has reaffirmed Zimbabwe's commitment to empowering young people to lead, protect and develop the nation, as preparations gear up for the upcoming International Youth Summit on Land...Published: 04 Apr 2025 at 08:22hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Sithembiso Nyoni to become next VP?
The sudden removal of Sithembiso Gile Gladys Nyoni from her position as Minister of Environment, Climate, and Wildlife has fueled speculation that she may be in line for a bigger role - possibly as Zi...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 20:17hrs | 6455 | by Ndou Paul
Arresting protesters in Zimbabwe exposes an Illegitimate government that fears its own people
Fear breeds monsters, and these monsters, in turn, seek to instil fear in others.Those who seek to instil fear in others are often the most fearful themselves.The recent arrests of at ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:58hrs | 321 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
State Capture? Geza's Explosive Allegations Shake Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is once again at the centre of political controversy following damning allegations made by a war veteran, former Zanu PF central committee member Blessed Runesu Geza. His claims, which sugges...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:49hrs | 1015 | by Engineer Jacob Kudzayi Mutisi
Geza revolution - A catalyst for change
According to available reliable information about the protests that occurred on 31 March 2025, in Harare commerce was very unusual in the Central Business Centre and other parts of the country....Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 16:47hrs | 336 | by Leonard Koni
Geza announces plan to table Mnangagwa impeachment
Days after his call for nationwide protests against the government, war veteran Blessed Geza has sensationally claimed that there is growing support among lawmakers to impeach President Emmerson Mnang...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:35hrs | 6676 | by Staff reporter
Cross says corruption poses major threat to Mnangagwa's leadership
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's biographer, Eddie Cross, has pointed to the rampant corruption in Zimbabwe as the most significant challenge to the President's leadership, highlighting the growing diss...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:31hrs | 1089 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's mental health is impairing his leadership, says Geza
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's mental fitness to lead Zimbabwe has been called into question by firebrand war veteran Blessed Geza, who claims the president is suffering from vascular dementia. Geza, ...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:28hrs | 1767 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF intensifies campaign in Glen View
Zanu-PF has ramped up its campaign efforts in Glen View South as the party prepares for a decisive by-election on April 12. With all structures mobilized, teams have been deployed for roadshows and do...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:13hrs | 166 | by Staff reported
The pitiful collapse of Geza's fantasy revolution
The humiliating debacle of the so-called "31 March Uprising," staged by the disgraced former ZANU-PF Central Committee member Blessed Geza, has exposed not merely a delusional mind, but a volatile coc...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:32hrs | 2036 | by Dereck Goto
Chiwenga's dilemma: The cost of loyalty in Zimbabwe's political chess
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's long-standing loyalty to President Emmerson Mnangagwa is now being met with ruthless betrayal. After playing a pivotal role in bringing Mnangagwa to power in 2017...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 18:01hrs | 1551 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa purges CIO Deputy Director-General?
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) Deputy Director-General, retired Brigadier-General Walter Tapfumaneyi, has reportedly been informed of his appointment as the country's next ambassad...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 17:57hrs | 10433 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's security shake-up was a 'masterstroke'
Zanu-PF national spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa has praised President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent security sector reshuffle, calling it a "masterstroke" that neutralized individuals who mistakenly beli...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 15:34hrs | 5162 | by Staff reporter
Matabeleland condemns 'ruinous' Zanu-PF factionalism
Political leaders and commentators in Matabeleland have raised concerns over the internal factional battles within the ruling Zanu-PF party, arguing that the ongoing power struggles are creating uncer...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:20hrs | 1051 | by Staff reporter
Insiza North MP Farai Taruvinga to be buried in Filabusi
The burial of the late Insiza North legislator, Farai "Fimbo" Taruvinga, has been scheduled for Friday at his homestead in Filabusi, Insiza district, Matabeleland South province.Taruvinga, 53,...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:09hrs | 870 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo distances self from viral 'Jonathan Mayo' article
Prominent Zimbabwean academic and former minister, Professor Jonathan Moyo, has dismissed any association with an article circulating on social media under the name "Prof Jonathan Mayo."Moyo e...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 11:00hrs | 2024 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa says Zimbabwe military is not a tool for personal power grabs
Zanu-PF spokesperson Chris Mutsvangwa has asserted that the military is not a tool for personal power grabs, as internal tensions continue to escalate within the ruling party.His remarks come ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 10:53hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa grooming Tagwirei for Presidency, says Geza
War veteran Blessed Geza has made explosive claims that businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei is being secretly groomed by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to take over the presidency, potentially undermining V...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:10hrs | 2946 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's regime forces police officers to sign loyalty forms
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers have been compelled to sign loyalty forms affirming their commitment to Commissioner General Stephen Mutamba, NewZimbabwe.com has learned. The forms, which are ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:10hrs | 519 | by Staff reporter
Zambia president orders ministers to stop sleeping in cabinet
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has warned ministers against dozing off during meetings, attributing their lack of attentiveness to "indulgence" and an absence of self-control."In cabinet...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:09hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's son Sean accused of plotting to frame Geza for terrorism
Former Zanu-PF Central Committee member and war veteran, Blessed Geza, on Monday called off protests aimed at challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's leadership, citing intelligence reports allegin...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:58hrs | 946 | by Staff reporter
Mutsvangwa says security apparatus now in safe hands
Zanu-PF spokesperson Christopher Mutsvangwa has confirmed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent reshuffle of senior leaders in the security sector was aimed at suppressing a potential uprising th...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:57hrs | 1244 | by Staff reporter
Geza motivated by financial selfish gains, says Tungwarara
The Special Presidential Investment Advisor, Dr. Paul Tungwarara, has dismissed war veteran Blessed Geza as a failed politician, accusing him of being driven by selfish interests. He urged the former ...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:46hrs | 176 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF dismisses social media claims of internal divisions
The ruling Zanu-PF party has dismissed claims circulating on social media suggesting internal divisions within its leadership, emphasizing that such efforts to cause discord will not succeed.Z...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:43hrs | 61 | by Staff reporter
Geza faces backlash for missing protest he organised
Prominent war veteran and social commentator Blessed Geza is facing mounting criticism after failing to appear at a protest he had personally called for. Geza, known for his outspoken activism on soci...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 20:42hrs | 1521 | by Staff reporter
Tinashe Mugabe's DNA Show 'banned'
In a landmark ruling, the High Court has ordered the immediate suspension of Tinashe Mugabe's widely followed Closure DNA Show, citing serious violations of personal privacy rights. The verdict, deliv...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 20:41hrs | 4211 | by Staff reporter
Minister Tatenda Mavetera Calls for Unity Among Young Zimbabweans
Cabinet Minister Tatenda Mavetera has urged Zimbabweans aged below 40 to unite in confronting the challenges facing their country. Using her Twitter (X) platform, Mavetera emphasized the importance of...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 17:04hrs | 318 | by Staff Reporter
Police deny claims woman at protest was undercover cop
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has denied claims that a woman filmed during the March 31 protests in Harare was an undercover officer gathering intelligence on demonstrators and journalists....Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 15:40hrs | 1417 | by Staff reporter
Increased police presence in following Geza's nationwide demonstrations
Following the call for nationwide demonstrations by war veteran Blessed Geza, the streets of Masvingo's central business district (CBD) and surrounding residential areas remain heavily patrolled by po...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 13:12hrs | 615 | by Staff reporter
Geza promises ongoing resistance against Mnangagwa
Blessed "Bombshell" Geza, the prominent face of yesterday's protests in Zimbabwe, has made a bold declaration, telling Zimbabweans that the protests are just the beginning of a sustained resistance ca...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 09:59hrs | 6258 | by Staff reporter
Did Geza win or lose the battle?
War veterans' leader Blessed Geza's call for an uprising against President Emmerson Mnangagwa did not materialize as expected, with no street protests or demonstrations taking place. Instead, Zimbabwe...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 09:07hrs | 4189 | by Staff reporter
Protests shut down Zimbabwe
THE March 31 demonstrations called by war veteran and former Zanu-PF central committee member Blessed Geza yesterday morphed into a nationwide shutdown, with businesses closed, streets emptied, and le...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:42hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ally Tagwirei worms way into Zanu-PF's Central Committee
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's close ally and controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei has been endorsed by Zanu-PF's Harare Provincial Coordinating Committee (PCC) for a seat in the ruling party...Published: 01 Apr 2025 at 08:41hrs | 480 | by Staff reporter
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