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Badly managed Caps United's crisis deepens
Caps United 0 - 1 Bikita MineralsJust when it seemed things couldn't get any worse for Caps United, they plunged deeper into crisis with a crushing 1-0 defeat at home to league debutants...Published: 11 hrs ago | 69 | by Staff reporter
Geza calls for April 22–23 national shutdown
Outspoken war veteran Blessed Runesu Geza, widely known by his alias "Bombshell", has called for a national shutdown this week in an effort to pressure President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down....Published: 20 Apr 2025 at 19:17hrs | 1381 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe wooing Donald Trump by paying white farmers and ending tariffs?
Long-frozen relations between the United States and Zimbabwe may be thawing after the Southern African nation slashed all taxes on US goods flowing into the country and announced it has begun to pay c...Published: 18 Apr 2025 at 15:19hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland North demands fulfilment of 2023 election promise
Villagers in Matebeleland North have renewed calls for the government to deliver on long-standing promises to establish irrigation schemes along the Zambezi River, as the region continues to grapple w...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 09:01hrs | 481 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe lifts exchange rate controls
Zimbabwean businesses have been granted greater flexibility in pricing their goods and services, following the Government's decision to scrap exchange rate controls amid increased currency stability a...Published: 17 Apr 2025 at 07:36hrs | 10220 | by Staff reporter
Police crush UZ lecturers' demonstration
Police once again displayed heavy-handed tactics on Wednesday morning, arresting leaders of a demonstration by University of Zimbabwe (UZ) lecturers who were demanding a salary review. The arrested le...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:27hrs | 510 | by Staff reporter
Ex-MP accuses suspected land barons of trying to overturn High Court order
Former Mount Pleasant legislator Jason Pasade has accused Eastwind Trust owners, Rodgers Pote and Trymore Arineshito, of attempting to manipulate the lower courts to reverse a High Court eviction orde...Published: 16 Apr 2025 at 23:16hrs | 81 | by Staff reporter
Panic in Mnangagwa camp as impeachment talk intensifies
Growing fears of a potential impeachment plot are reportedly unsettling President Emmerson Mnangagwa's inner circle, as deepening cracks within the ruling Zanu-PF party threaten to erupt into a full-b...Published: 15 Apr 2025 at 10:25hrs | 10169 | by Staff reporter
Why compensate white farmers, not ZPRA?
Veteran freedom fighter and opposition politician Moses Mzila Ndlovu has strongly criticised the Zimbabwean government's recent payment of compensation to white former commercial farmers, calling it a...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 19:02hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
More land availed to MPs in exchange for loyalty
A new wave of explosive allegations has rocked Zimbabwe's political landscape, with reports surfacing that Members of Parliament (MPs) are being offered vast plots of land and large cash incentives in...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 14:33hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
'RBZ walks the talk on ZiG'
Zimbabwe's efforts to stabilise its currency and foster price stability are showing significant progress, with foreign currency reserves backing the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) surpassing US$600 million, sign...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:20hrs | 3692 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe student wins bronze at spelling competition
Zimbabwe's Shamiso Mutsahuni has made her mark on the African continent by clinching a bronze medal at the prestigious 7th African Spelling Bee competition held in Abuja, Nigeria, from April 9 to 13....Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:19hrs | 1582 | by Staff reporter
Kariba floodgates partially opened
The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) has begun commissioning tests on the newly rehabilitated sluice gates at Kariba Dam, marking a critical phase in the near-completion of a major rehabilitation project...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:06hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Bosso edge woeful CAPS United as Green Machine crisis deepens
Highlanders 1 - 0 CAPS UnitedCAPS United's Castle Lager Premier Soccer League campaign took another grim turn at Barbourfields Stadium yesterday, where they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hand...Published: 14 Apr 2025 at 09:02hrs | 167 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's crisis will not be solved by another election
For over four decades since our hard-won independence, Zimbabwe has been trapped in cycles of political contestation, economic decline, and social fragmentation.As someone who has lived throug...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 15:04hrs | 1249 | by Ibbo Mandaza
Zimbabwe's foreign currency reserves surge as ZiG gains stability
Zimbabwe's efforts to stabilise its local currency, the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), have begun yielding tangible results, with the country's foreign currency reserves exceeding US$600 million, the Reserve Ba...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 12:23hrs | 10232 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga warns Mnangagwa ally
Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga had a dramatic and tense exchange with Midlands Provincial Affairs Minister Owen "Mudha" Ncube last week, warning the Mnangagwa loyalist to stop targeting him amid ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 10:08hrs | 10464 | by Staff reporter
Discord at Scottland
Big-money spenders Scottland FC are under fire from their own fans after another underwhelming performance in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League, with pressure mounting on head coach Tonderai Ndir...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:44hrs | 1007 | by Staff reporter
More pain awaits Chitembwe at BF
He's a legend of CAPS United, a multiple league winner and the only coach to ever guide the Green Machine into the CAF Champions League group stages. But as Lloyd Chitembwe turns 50, the once-revered ...Published: 13 Apr 2025 at 09:43hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Zec ducks Chivayo millions saga
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has pleaded with journalists to stop asking questions regarding the controversial US$40 million elections tender allegedly awarded to Zanu PF-linked businessman...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:29hrs | 553 | by Staff reporter
MK Party celebrates Jacob Zuma's birthday
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party is set to celebrate its founder and leader Jacob Zuma's birthday in a number of rallies across the country on Saturday.Born in Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal in...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 15:16hrs | 208 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe coach in England to lure UK-born Warriors for national duty
Warriors head coach Michael Nees has arrived in England on a strategic week-long visit aimed at scouting and engaging United Kingdom-born players eligible to represent Zimbabwe's senior men's national...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 14:56hrs | 232 | by Staff reporter
Kaindu demands defensive discipline
Highlanders head coach Kelvin Kaindu has expressed deep frustration over his team's defensive frailties, warning that the Bulawayo giants must tighten up at the back if they are to mount a serious tit...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 12:47hrs | 36 | by Staff reporter
The new PVO law is a sign of a government that fears its own people
The Zimbabwe government has always been afraid of its own people.President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signing of the Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Act, 2025, into law marks yet ano...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:27hrs | 76 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Bulawayo Bomber is the new EFC heavyweight champion
EFC 122 lit up the World Sports Betting Arena on Thursday night with a scintillating card packed with jaw-dropping moments, dramatic upsets, and a series of explosive finishes that reminded the world ...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:18hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Why is the greed of Zimbabwe's leaders so insatiable - even at the cost of the nation?
Killing the goose that lays the golden egg! There is a peculiar kind of greed that afflicts some leaders - one so insatiable it defies logic. It is a form of acquisitive madness that t...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:17hrs | 73 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe kisses Trump ass on tariffs war?
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent move to suspend all tariffs on United States goods in a bid to win favour with the Trump administration has been publicly ridiculed, as U.S. President Donald Trum...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:16hrs | 233 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland to Matebeleland migration worsens Bulawayo water, sewage crisis
Bulawayo City Council has attributed the increasing frequency of sewer bursts to the growing demands placed on the city's infrastructure, driven largely by rural-to-urban migration, which has led to s...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:14hrs | 11640 | by Staff reporter
Chivayo 'kickbacks' probed in South Africa
Financial watchdogs in South Africa and Zimbabwe are investigating Johannesburg-based printing firm Ren-Form for possible money laundering linked to a high-profile election procurement scandal involvi...Published: 12 Apr 2025 at 09:08hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa slams leadership over Chivayo electoral tender scandal
Former Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa has raised the alarm over deepening corruption in Zimbabwe, following explosive revelations tying controversial businessman Wicknell Ch...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 21:50hrs | 2708 | by Staff reporter
China orders its banks to avoid buying dollars
The PBOC has reportedly issued informal "window guidance" to major state-owned banks this week, essentially instructing them to avoid buying dollars for their own accounts. China's Central Bank also d...Published: 09 Apr 2025 at 21:37hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Fans demand Chitembwexit
Caps United's early-season struggles took a deeper turn on Sunday as they suffered a 2-1 home defeat to high-flying Ngezi Platinum Stars, piling pressure on embattled coach Lloyd Chitembwe and plungin...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:44hrs | 730 | by Staff reporter
Blessed Mhlanga denied bail for the third time
Alpha Media Holdings (AMH) journalist Blessed Mhlanga has been denied bail for the third time, with a Harare magistrate ruling that there were no new circumstances to justify his release from custody....Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:40hrs | 746 | by Staff reporter
SA election supply firm paid Chivayo R800 million
Zimbabwe's Ministry of Finance paid more than R1.1 billion to a South African company contracted to supply materials for the country's 2023 general elections - and over R800 million of tha...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:40hrs | 1988 | by Staff reporter
Siziva slams Mnangagwa cronies over 'industrial-scale' looting
Prominent opposition activist and Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) spokesperson, Gift Ostallos Siziva, has launched a scathing attack on what he describes as the "corrupt cabal" propping up Preside...Published: 07 Apr 2025 at 20:30hrs | 2243 | by Staff reporter
4 new schools planned for Bulawayo
Bulawayo Province is set to benefit from the construction of four new schools in Cowdray Park, as part of a strategic Government initiative aimed at improving access to education in rapidly expanding ...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:27hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks face backlash over excessive charges
Zimbabwe's banking sector is celebrating strong financial results, with shareholders across financial institutions enjoying substantial dividend payouts following another profitable year. However, the...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:26hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders' ex-CEO faces police probe
Highlanders Football Club has been thrust into the eye of a storm following explosive allegations of corruption and financial misconduct involving former chief executive officer Brian Moyo, who resign...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:25hrs | 520 | by Staff reporter
Hadebe urges Highlanders to stay sharp
UNITED States-based Warriors defender Teenage Hadebe has called on his former club Highlanders to sharpen their focus in the dying minutes of matches, warning that lapses in concentration could derail...Published: 06 Apr 2025 at 11:24hrs | 205 | by Staff reporter
Eddie Cross fails to provide evidence of Mnangagwa corruption
Unconfirmed reports claim that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa launched a blistering attack on prominent economist and former presidential adviser Eddie Cross following ...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 20:35hrs | 1049 | by Staff reporter
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 | 9466 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo council staff caught in illegal forex deals
Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that several of its employees have been implicated in illegal foreign currency exchange dealings, further fueling public frustration over poor service delivery...Published: 05 Apr 2025 at 13:20hrs | 1340 | by Staff reporter
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 | 1382 | by Staff reporter
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 | 335 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
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 | 356 | by Leonard Koni
Judge condemns inhumane prison conditions
A High Court judge has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs and prison authorities to ensure that inmate holding cells across the country, specifically at Mutare Central Police Station and Mutare Rem...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 09:35hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
MPs push for legislation to protect vendors
Members of Parliament have launched a renewed call for legislative measures to protect the livelihoods of vendors, following concerns over the frequent confiscation of their goods by law enforcement a...Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:23hrs | 302 | by Staff reporter
Bosso focus, fitness levels questioned
Football coach and analyst Dalubuhle Bhebhe has urged Highlanders to improve their concentration in the final stages of matches, following a series of late-game slip-ups that have cost them valuable p...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 09:37hrs | 156 | by Staff reporter
Dairibord to start toll production in SA
Dairibord Holdings is set to expand its operations in the region to drive export growth, with South Africa as the immediate destination for a planned toll manufacturing project. The initiative is expe...Published: 02 Apr 2025 at 08:48hrs | 131 | 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 | 4677 | by Staff reporter
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