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Bosso falls to Manica
Manica Diamonds 1 - 0 HighlandersManica Diamonds FC claimed a hard-fought 1-0 victory against Highlanders FC in an electrifying match at Sakubva Stadium yesterday. The clash, filled with tension a...Published: 21 Oct 2024 at 07:47hrs | 185 | by Staff reporter
Whistleblower seeks High Court protection
A LOCAL businessman, who exposed a well-organised syndicate for externalising foreign currency through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has approached the High Court seeking protection since his life is ...Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa letdown by lack of organised structures in CCC
THE opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) decision to proceed without a constitution and with no congress to elect substantive leaders is the reason why it has been trapped in a predicament ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 19:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tobacco smuggling between Zimbabwe - SA now security threat
SOUTH Africa is drowning in illicit cigarette smuggling which has seen the neighbouring country losing at least R50 million (US$2.6 million) daily in potential revenue from well-coordinated syndicates...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
An account of Zimbabwe's elections of August 2023
I HAVE been present at Zimbabwean elections since 1980. The independence elections of that year followed intense negotiations first in Lusaka, Zambia, and then in London over the latter part of ...Published: 14 Sep 2023 at 16:24hrs | | by Stephen Chan
Zimbabwe Communist Party elections observer report for 2023 elections
OBSERVATIONS ON THE 2023 GENERAL ELECTIONGeneralFirstly, as Communists, we do not confuse democracy with voting.The word ‘democracy' is derived from Greek and means ‘rule by the pe...Published: 04 Sep 2023 at 06:34hrs | 1 | by Central Committee of the Zimbabwe Communist Party
Malema organising 500 free buses for Zimbabweans to go home and vote
Go home and vote! That is the clarion call of Zimbabweans in South Africa and the EFF which is organising 500 buses to facilitate voting in the upcoming elections.With just weeks away to go be...Published: 30 Jul 2023 at 08:55hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa meets Mangena's widow
President Mnangagwa yesterday met Mrs Sikhubekiso Madeya Mangena, widow to Rodgers Alfred Nikita Mangena, national hero and former commander of Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army, the militant branc...Published: 10 May 2023 at 05:54hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Estranged wife stabbed 34 times
FRESH details have emerged in the Bulawayo Morningside murder case where a man allegedly killed his wife in cold blood, with revelations that he stabbed her 34 times with a kitchen knife before crushi...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:45hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe security forces stifling dissent'
THE ruling Zanu-PF party is expected to win the forthcoming general elections while the opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) will reject the results setting Zimbabwe on another disputed poll...Published: 12 Feb 2023 at 07:24hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe violence signals bloody 2023 poll
THE storming of an opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change Press conference at the Media Centre in Harare by suspected Zanu-PF youths is yet ominous sign that the 2023 general elections could be vio...Published: 16 Nov 2022 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Why Kagame postponed Zimbabwe visit
RWANDAN President Paul Kagame (pictured) recently postponed his visit to Zimbabwe at the end of last month to launch a massive US$800 million rural electrification project, which President Emmerson Mn...Published: 13 Nov 2022 at 17:45hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa may call Zimbabwe snap 2023 general polls early next year
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa may call snap general elections in the first quarter of next year - in March - after securing a fresh mandate as Zanu-PF leader and its candidate in the polls, it emerged ...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF mobilisation drive in top gear
THE reintroduction of District Co-ordinating Committees (DCCs) in Zanu-PF structures has injected renewed impetus into the ruling party's mobilisation activities, with the party now on a strong footin...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 06:41hrs | | by Staff reporter
Hlanganani lights up Bulawayo
ONCE again, Bulawayo, the second-largest city in Zimbabwe, literally burst at the seams with the return of the Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo.iDubbed Africa's premium business exchange...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
US$800m rural power deal ready
A US$800 million rural electrification programme will be launched this month, with Rwandan President Paul Kagame set to visit the country for the historic unveiling, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 09 Oct 2022 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa could defeat the unreformed Mnangagwa'
ZIMBABWE has been reeling under a multifaceted economic and political crisis since 2000, and it appears there is no end in sight. Amid chronic high inflation, Zimbabwe is confronted with a crucial gen...Published: 12 Jul 2022 at 18:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF splurges cash on delegates
Zanu-PF has revealed that members of the party's women's league conference in Harare were showered with cash and fuel coupons amid indications that the ruling party is already well oiled ahead of the ...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:49hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe - Botswana agree on electronic tags for cattle
ZIMBABWE and Botswana have agreed to electronically tag cattle for communities living along the border and the programme is set to be pioneered at Mlambaphele border area in Gwanda District, Matabelel...Published: 15 Mar 2022 at 05:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF frets over infighting
Zanu-PF bigwigs are expected to meet today for a politburo meeting amid reports of worsening infighting that has rocked the party's restructuring exercise and protests against senior leaders.P...Published: 21 Dec 2021 at 06:16hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Distributor moves to stem Zimbabwe's fake whiskey 'pandemic'
IMITATION is the sincerest form of flattery, the old adage goes, but when it comes to alcohol, high-end whiskey in particular, this is not strictly true.Recently, according to an anonymous sou...Published: 28 Nov 2021 at 07:51hrs | 22 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF disowns Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger
Zanu-PF has disowned its member, Sybeth Musengezi, who recently filed a High Court application, challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy as leader of the party and country.Last we...Published: 26 Oct 2021 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pathisa Nyathi, the forgetful man who reminds us about our heritage
"HELLO. I will be with you in a moment. I just want to finish this sentence," Pathisa Nyathi told a news crew that visited him at his home in Gwabalanda last week.Nyathi, who was seated in the...Published: 26 Jun 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe's Rtd Col. Dyck holds fort in Mozambique
SOUTHERN African Development Community leaders gathered for an emergency meeting this week in Maputo, Mozambique, following a recent get-together in Gaborone, Botswana, to discuss the volatile politic...Published: 19 Dec 2020 at 16:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
When local authorities become hopeless laggards
IF Bishop Lazarus' great-grandfather were to rise from the dead today God forbid! The man was just an unbearably torturous disciplinarianhe would pretty much be able to figure his way around Harare....Published: 13 Dec 2020 at 07:56hrs | 8 | by Bishoo Lazarus
Rentals shocker for students
Students at Midlands State University (MSU) have expressed concern over high rentals being charged for off-campus accommodation which are now beyond the reach of many. Most students at the uni...Published: 04 Sep 2019 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube to establish Offshore Financial Centre in Zimbabwe
Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube says Zimbabwe is "very serious" about establishing an Offshore Financial Centre (OFC) in the country, but analysts say given the country's handli...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Warriors worry Egypt
Egypt’s technical team is not taking the Warriors lightly, despite Zimbabwe being billed lightweights of Group A in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers finals.Zimbabwe and Egypt will p...Published: 12 Jun 2019 at 07:02hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police recover 58 cattle, 9 donkeys stolen from Botswana
A herd of 58 cattle and 9 donkeys stolen from Botswana by a Zimbabwean suspect has been recovered by the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) at Jani farm in Gwanda.This comes amid efforts by both Z...Published: 04 Jun 2019 at 16:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa 'defends' workers' rights
A well-organised labour system is critical in the progressive realisation of workers' rights and sustenance of business, President Mnangagwa has said. Speaking during the commissioning of a st...Published: 14 May 2019 at 07:14hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa commissions new Labour Court
A well-organised labour system is critical in the progressive realisation of workers' rights and sustenance of business in the country, President Mnangagwa has said.Speaking during the commiss...Published: 13 May 2019 at 17:06hrs | | by Staff reporter
Of Wilfred Mugeyi, Boateng and MDC
Up until May 6 2015, arguably the most embarrassing episode in world football history was that last-gasp miss by Wilfred Mugeyi on January 25 2004 at Zimbabwe's first appearance at the African Cup of ...Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 08:31hrs | 10 | by Bishop Lazi
Tsvangirai family’s pre-emptive masterstroke the way to go
The funeral service in December 2018 for the late 41st President of the United States, George H Bush, who was in office from 1989 to 1993 (not to be confused with his son, George W Bush, the 43rd Pres...Published: 04 Jan 2019 at 09:23hrs | | by Conway Tutani
'Pull him/her down' syndrome in the UK
BEING far from home is normally supposed to bring a sense of unity among Zimbabweans in the Diaspora, but that is not the situation on the ground.Most Zimbabweans abroad have actually built st...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 08:12hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Motlanthe inquiry report in brief
Executive SummaryZimbabwe held its national elections on the 30th of July 2018. The electoral process was generally peaceful until the 1st of August 2018, when many demonstrators took to the s...Published: 22 Dec 2018 at 18:50hrs | | by Motlanthe
Mnangagwa caps 2,844 ZOU graduands
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has capped 2 844 students from the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU).Speaking for the first time following his instalment as Chancellor of the university, President M...Published: 07 Dec 2018 at 15:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZCDC security staff looting diamonds'
ZIMBABWE Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) security officials have been implicated in cases of diamond looting in Chiadzwa after they allegedly formed syndicates with illegal miners.This was...Published: 06 Nov 2018 at 05:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Don't blame Zanu-PF and Mnangagwa for Zimbabwe's problems!
It is about time we stopped blaming our government, Mugabe and now ED for the appalling woes we suffer in Zimbabwe. Because while we keep doing that, we will never address the real cause of our dreadf...Published: 01 Oct 2018 at 09:28hrs | | by David Barber & Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Urbanites bitter over election results
Zanu-PF Manicaland provincial chairperson Mike Madiro has expressed pleasure at the election results as urbanites slid into depression as rural voters swayed the election against the MDC Alliance....Published: 02 Aug 2018 at 14:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has given nation new hope, say Catholic bishops
CATHOLIC bishops in Zimbabwe have said President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his administration have given the nation new hope for the future.In a statement yesterday on the forthcoming elections, ...Published: 30 Jun 2018 at 07:08hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Bombing will not deter Zanu-PF, says Rugeje
Zanu-PF's campaign juggernaut will continue to roll peacefully ahead of July 30 harmonised elections as the ruling party was unperturbed by the heinous bombing at White City Stadium in Bulawayo last S...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition can win 'if it overwhelms polls'
Former president Robert Mugabe's attempts to stay in the limelight and a new party formed with his blessing could be good for the opposition in Zimbabwe's upcoming elections, #ThisFlag pastor Evan Maw...Published: 20 Apr 2018 at 11:11hrs | | by Carien Du Plessis
Nhamo haunts Caps United in Triangle
Triangle 2 - 1 Caps UnitedTRIANGLE continued with their fine run after edging Caps United 2-1 in a Castle Lager Premier Soccer League match played at Gibbo Stadium yesterday.Star player, L...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 07:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Justice Maphosa saved 'fugitive' Mnangagwa
It is midnight in a glamorous well-kept office building in the heart of a bright treading estate-like area. It could be anywhere - Zurich, Manchester, London, Bogota.But it is Pretoria, ...Published: 26 Feb 2018 at 05:46hrs | | by Staff reporter
'We are a people's army,' says Gen Sibanda
The Zimbabwe Defence Forces is a people's army, and this was shown during Operation Restore Legacy, ZDF Commander General Phillip Valerio Sibanda has said.Speaking exclusively to The Sunday Ma...Published: 30 Dec 2017 at 22:48hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's Zanu-PF is finished
THE 2018 polls are likely to produce results which will spell doom for the ruling party Zanu-PF.It might be very correct to say that both former Vice-Presidents Joice Mujuru and Emmerson Mnang...Published: 14 Nov 2017 at 05:56hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnagagwa faction sabotaging Mugabe's interface rallies?
A storm is brewing in the ruling Zanu-PF party amid suspicions by members of its youth league that the so-called factionalists could be sabotaging President Robert Mugabe's youth interface rallies in ...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 10:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mugabe pursued his objectives with ruthless violence
The ruthless violence with which Mugabe pursued his objectives after Zimbabwe's independence in 1980 has prompted biographers, analysts and critics to search for indications of this propensity in earl...Published: 25 May 2017 at 11:54hrs | | by Dr Stuart Doran I Daily Maverick
In South Africa, immigration feeds corrupt officials and race hate
JOHANNESBURG, March 22 (Reuters) - In 2010 police in Johannesburg shot Justin Ejimkonye, a Nigerian migrant, in the leg. The reason why is unclear: It took the police 18 months to charge Ejimkonye wit...Published: 27 Mar 2017 at 13:29hrs | 1 | by Joe Brock
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