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Security Guards petition Kazembe over poor salaries
The Zimbabwe Security Guards Union (ZISEGU) has called on the Minister of Home Affairs, Kazembe Kazembe, to urgently repeal Statutory Instrument 58/2024, which the union claims contributes to the low ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 651 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe police condemn filming of tragic incidents
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has condemned the disturbing trend of individuals filming others during tragic events, such as accidents or drownings, rather than offering assistance or contacting ...Published: 18 Nov 2024 at 15:09hrs | 362 | by Staff reporter
High Court clips immigration office's powers
The High Court of Zimbabwe has ruled that a section of the Immigration Act, which allowed immigration officers to detain individuals for up to 14 days without a court appearance, is unconstitutional a...Published: 15 Nov 2024 at 08:42hrs | 1581 | by Staff reporter
CCC pushes back
The controversy surrounding the Herbert Chitepo School of Ideology has escalated, with the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) firmly rejecting a proposal that would require its elected rep...Published: 19 Oct 2024 at 12:14hrs | 680 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF reads riot act
The ruling Zanu-PF party has taken action to curb misconduct by some of its District Coordinating Committee (DCC) leaders, who have been accused of abusing their authority by supporting aspiring candi...Published: 05 Oct 2024 at 11:35hrs | 221 | by Staff reporter
Discriminatory Cilliers Brink removed as Tshwane mayor
Cilliers Brink has been removed as Tshwane mayor. An ANC-sponsored motion of no confidence against him has been given the nod by a majority of councillors.ActionSA Tshwane caucus leade...Published: 26 Sep 2024 at 17:08hrs | 388 | by Staff reporter
ZANU-PF official causes mayhem at Church
There was drama in Beitbridge at the Spirit Angels of God Church on Sunday where a former ZANU PF ward 4 councillor (and current party official), Aphos Ndlovu refused to be expelled from the church by...Published: 22 Sep 2024 at 18:22hrs | 4680 | by Simbarashe Sithole/ Gideon Madzikatidze in Beitbridge
Rutendo Matinyarare leads battle against GMO infiltration in Zimbabwe
Food security and public health in Zimbabwe are increasingly at risk due to the persistent issue of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Despite a national ban on GMOs, illegal importation of these ...Published: 12 Sep 2024 at 10:06hrs | 960 | by Staff reporter
Chinese investors elbow out local chrome miners
An investigation has revealed that the Zimbabwe Mining and Alloy Smelting Company (Zimasco) has replaced around 150 small-scale chrome miners with Chinese investors, raising concerns about discriminat...Published: 10 Sep 2024 at 07:27hrs | 206 | by Staff reporter
Do Zimbabwe judges really read? A critique of Justice Happious Zhou's handling of the Marconati Case
The recent decision by Harare High Court Judge Justice Happious Zhou to grant bail to Alessandro Marconati, the son of a self-styled Italian Mafia boss, raises serious questions about the competency a...Published: 20 Aug 2024 at 19:35hrs | 897 | by George Tshuma
BCC violates own public transport policy
Most of Bulawayo's designated bus termini have become ineffective, highlighting the failure of the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to enforce its public transport policy, which was established over a...Published: 19 Aug 2024 at 07:10hrs | 199 | by Staff reporter
US-funded 'rights defenders' engage Zimbabwe over crackdown
The Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Southern Defenders) has expressed serious concerns to Zimbabwe's Foreign Affairs Minister Frederick Shava regarding the suppression of civil space, ...Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:44hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Hate attacks on Zimbabwe magistrates condemned
The Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC) has expressed concern and urged the public to desist from conducting hate campaigns against judges and magistrates as this not only endangers the judicial o...Published: 03 Aug 2024 at 15:55hrs | 1090 | by Staff reporter
Chinese national filmed torturing Zimbabwean miners
Calls for the immediate arrest of a Chinese national recorded torturing locals in Bindura over alleged diesel theft are increasing. The unnamed Chinese manager at Makanga Mine was filmed tying up Zimb...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:01hrs | 1530 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean association goes after Gayton McKenzie, lodges 'hate speech' criminal complaint
A criminal complaint has been made against incoming sports, arts and culture minister Gayton McKenzie, leader of the Patriotic Alliance party, for "incitement of xenophobic violence, hate speech and i...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 07:08hrs | 25 | by Staff reporter
Kereke applies for removal from remand
Former Bikita West legislator Munyaradzi Kereke is seeking removal from remand on US$400,000 fraud charges, alongside suspended Harare Municipal Medical Aid Society (HMMAS) CEO Everisto Rukasha. Kerek...Published: 02 Jul 2024 at 06:27hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's political crisis has dragged on for too long
The phrase "political economy" has entered the dictionary of the World Bank and other development organizations around the world.Academic interest in the components of the political economy of...Published: 01 Jul 2024 at 11:35hrs | 24 | by Evans Mathanda
Zanu-PF minister sucked into vehicle scandal
Mashonaland Central Provincial Affairs and Devolution Minister, Christopher Magomo, is facing allegations of involvement in a scandal concerning executives at Mvurwi Town Council, according to reports...Published: 30 May 2024 at 08:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants two more years via backdoor
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and his close political allies are now weighing the best constitutional and legal options to secure an additional two years in power outside an election when his second te...Published: 20 May 2024 at 16:41hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Military blocks Mnangagwa third term?
Zimbabwean Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and the military's post-election political strategy blocked President Emmerson Mnangagwa's third-term ambitions.This forced him to come out clean...Published: 08 Apr 2024 at 21:10hrs | 62 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has no third term aspirations?
PRESIDENT MNANGAGWA says he does not have intentions to run for a third term, emphasising that there is "no iota of evidence" where the ruling party, Zanu-PF, has pushed for something that violates th...Published: 07 Apr 2024 at 10:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean authorities remove 7 universities from accredited list
The Zimbabwe Council for Higher Education (ZIMCHE) has announced the removal of seven universities in India and Cyprus from its official list of accredited institutions. This decision comes in the wak...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:17hrs | 310 | by Staff reporter
Unilateral sanctions are not illegal!
IT was so laughable listening to Information minister Jenfan Muswere fuming over US targeted sanctions on some Zimbabweans.I could easily tell that he was trying his best to please his boss, P...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'Mutapa Investment Fund mustn't become conduit for looting'
AS prevalence of public sector corruption reaches alarming levels, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded that Zimbabwean authorities ensure the newly-established Mutapa Investment Fund (M...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
ZMC threatens to muzzle the press on Gukurahundi genocide reporting
THE Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chairperson, Professor Ruby Magosvongwe, says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 09:09hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe seeks to control Gukurahundi genocide coverage process
The Zimbabwe Media Commission (ZMC) chair Professor Ruby Magosvongwe says media houses which refuse to sign the controversial code of conduct produced by the commission and an unrepresentative clique ...Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 20:49hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
MASVINGO LAND EVICTIONS: Ibhetshu likaZulu steps in
In a shocking turn of events, the Ibhetshu Lika Zulu organization has issued a press statement decrying the eviction of villagers in Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe. Distress calls have flooded in from Ma...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:07hrs | 3 | by Mandla Ndlovu
CCC MP hails abolition of death penalty
The Citizens Coalition for Change legislator for Dzivarasekwa Edwin Mushoriwa has applauded Cabinet for approving the abolition of the death penalty after he successfully raised a motion for the scrap...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:57hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Cabinet's move to abolish death penalty marks progress
LONDON - Responding to a move by Zimbabwe's cabinet to back abolition of the death penalty, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said:...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 22:13hrs | 2 | by APO
Bulawayo council, residents at loggerheads over US$ top fees
The Bulawayo City Council is at loggerheads with residents who bought housing stands in Magwegwe West and Pumula as far back as 2016 and are still waiting for the areas to be serviced.Accordin...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo Polytechnic students protest USD fees
Students at the Bulawayo Polytechnic are up in arms with the institution over its demand that they pay fees in United States Dollars (USD).This demand, said the students, violates the governme...Published: 11 Jan 2024 at 15:19hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Umvutcha farm dispute referred to Constitutional Court
LANDS minister Anxious Masuka has been taken to the Constitutional Court over a raging farm dispute in Umvutcha on the outskirts of Bulawayo.Farmer Alistair Michael Fletcher (81) is challengin...Published: 07 Jan 2024 at 17:39hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
2 fined for illegally removing TTI clamp
TWO men were on Wednesday arrested and heavily fined after they were caught removing a clamped wheel from their motor vehicle between 10th and 11th Avenue along Fife Street, an act which violates the ...Published: 28 Dec 2023 at 10:44hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
2 arrested for Umvutcha Farm invasion
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the invasion of Umvutcha Farm on the outskirts of Bulawayo.The property has been in dispute for years after the Ministry of Lands allegedly...Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 13:43hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fraud-accused ZIFA executives take fight to Constitutional Court
FIVE former executives of the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) facing fraud allegations are seeking to escalate their case to the Constitutional Court, claiming a violation of their rights....Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 09:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Man 'violates' aunt's buttocks
CONTRARY to societal norms and cultural values, Shylock Ndlovu (33) allegedly violated his aunt's physical and personal space when he forcefully entered her bedroom, assaulted her on her buttocks and ...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa reverses PV Sibanda appointment
President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced on Saturday that he had "stayed" his controversial appointment of Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Philip Valerio Sibanda to the Zanu-PF politburo, just...Published: 18 Nov 2023 at 19:43hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi, Machaya defend Patriot Act
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi and Attorney-General Prince Machaya, have came out in defence of the controversial Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Amendment Act saying it does not violate huma...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:52hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa violates law'
PROMINENT lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failling to "uphold, defend, obey and respect the constitution" after he failed to appoint a tribunal to look into the suit...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:22hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa consolidates grip over investment fund
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has retained control of the Mutapa Investment Fund (MIF), raising concerns about potential widespread corruption resulting from housing 20 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) u...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 14:54hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF accused of imposing Modi in Bulawayo South by-election
Several Zanu-PF members in Bulawayo South Constituency have raised concerns about the party's decision to field former Member of Parliament Raj Modi as the candidate for the upcoming by-election sched...Published: 02 Nov 2023 at 20:18hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
CIO-linked outfit takes over ahead of watershed elections
THE shadowy Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)-run Forever Associates Zimbabwe (Faz), which has unconstitutionally seized control of the running of the 2023 elections to retain President Emmerson...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 10:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Cantankerous apologists protest Mumba 'has criminal record' but accept Zanu PF live vote rigging and murderous agendas
"A Zanu-PF-affiliated organisation called the Citizens has expressed its desire to see the head of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Election Observer Mission (SEOM), Nevers Mumba, face...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 22:01hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF affiliate targets Mumba
A Zanu-PF-affiliated organization called the Citizens has expressed its desire to see the head of the Southern Africa Development Community (Sadc) Election Observer Mission (SEOM), Nevers Mumba, face ...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:39hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
EU, US sanctions hit Zimbabwe's agric sector hard
Since the final stage of the Cold War, the use of sanctions as a "soft approach" in international diplomacy gained pre-eminence among states that seek to influence the perception and behaviour of othe...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:19hrs | 3 | by Livingstone Kazizi
Zimbabwe teachers wage talk hearing stalls
The case in which teachers' unions are suing the government for excluding them from wage negotiations was postponed on Thursday due to technical issues with the virtual hearing setup at the Harare Hig...Published: 23 Sep 2023 at 19:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in diaspora pin voting hopes on 10th parliament
The Zimbabwe Diaspora Vote Initiative (ZDVI) is calling on the country's 10th parliament to amend the Electoral Amendment Act, allowing Zimbabweans living abroad to participate in general elections. T...Published: 19 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
It is time for Mnangagwa to go
This is the perfect time for Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa to go. Leadership is not his forte. He does not have the dexterity needed to govern a country. The past five years testify of his failure which...Published: 26 Aug 2023 at 13:03hrs | | by @maximilianlion
EU-EOM plot to tarnish Zimbabwe polls exposed
A PLOT to tarnish and discredit the outcome of harmonised elections being held in Zimbabwe today by the European Union Observation Mission and the United States-based Carter Centre has been exposed am...Published: 23 Aug 2023 at 06:31hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
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