May 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Being Run By Kleptomaniac Govt - Opposition Deputy
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) deputy leader Tendai Biti says Zimbabwe is being run by a kleptomaniac government and there is a desperate need for change ahead of the upcoming… Read more »
May 20, 2023
Zimbabwe: Economist Names Zimbabwe Most Miserable Country in the World
Zimbabwe has been named the most miserable country in the world ahead of war-torn Ukraine, Syria and Sudan on renowned economist Steve Hanke's Annual Misery Index (HAMI). Read more »
Zimbabwe: If Auxillia Mnangagwa Does Not Want You At Her Events, Then Don't Go - Deputy Information Minister Tells Journalists
Deputy Information Minister Kindness Paradza has told journalists not to force themselves on First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, who has developed a habit of hand picking reporters she… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Bans Whatsapp Groups, Threatens Disciplinary Action Against Defiant Members
ZANU PF Mashonaland West province has with immediate effect, ordered closure of WhatsApp groups linked to the political party. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Helicopters Likely Dumped On Zimbabwe By Russia, Claims Aviation Expert
Russia's move to support Zimbabwe with 32 helicopters could just be its way of dumping the American-powered crafts, Ian Cox an expert in aviation and defence matters has suggested. Read more »
May 18, 2023
Zimbabwe: Delimitation Report Row - Mwonzora Says It's Stupid to Allege He Was Hired to Delay Polls
MDC-T leader, Douglas Mwonzora has said allegations that he is working in cahoots with the ruling Zanu PF to postpone elections through his ZEC delimitation report court challenge… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Parliament Grills Grain Marketing Board Over Money Owed to Farmers
Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Lands, Agriculture, Water, Fisheries and Rural Resettlement has raised red flags over late payments to farmers and transporters by the Grain… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Reeling Under a Dictatorship Much Worse Than Mugabe - CCC's Fadzayi Mahere Tells UN Summit
"Half the population lives under extreme poverty, US$2.2 billion is lost to corruption annually and we have the highest hyperinflation rate in the world - all because those in… Read more »
May 17, 2023
Zimbabwe: Opposition Legislators Sikhala, Sithole Incitement Trial Kicks Off
THE trial in which opposition MPs Job Sikhala and Godfrey Sithole are accused of inciting public violence to avenge the murder of activist Moreblessing Ali commenced Tuesday with… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Finance Minister Ncube Ups Ante in Bid to Claim Cowdray Park Constituency
Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube, Zanu PF's Parliamentary candidate for Cowdray Park, Bulawayo has raised the stakes in what is likely to be a contest between him and former MDC… Read more »
Southern Africa: Import Duty Lift Won't Turn Zimbabwe Into South Africa Supermarket, Says Treasury Permanent Secretary
"With domestic foreign currency sales now over 80% of their sales, actually they (retailers) do not need the (RBZ) auction for their forex requirements. "They have enough forex at… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Warns Schools Against Demanding Usd Fees - Says It's Illegal
Government has warned private and public schools from charging fees exclusively in USD saying the local ZWL is the country's legal tender. Read more »
Zimbabwe: U.S. Legal Group Slams Zimbabwe for Violating Civil Rights Leader's Rights
United States (US) based legal group American Bar Association (ABA) has poked holes into two charges against the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president,… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Opposition Accuse Financial Intelligence Unit for Obstructing Gold Mafia Investigations
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has accused the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of obstructing investigations into allegations raised in Al Jazeera's Gold Mafia… Read more »
May 16, 2023
Zimbabwe: CCC Activist Attacked for Wearing Chamisa T-Shirt, Stabs Mobster in Retaliation
A CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) activist from Magunje is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly stabbing a fellow bar patron, who attacked him for wearing the… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Govt Duped Nurses Out of Millions of U.S. Dollars, Nurses Association Says
Thousands of registered nurses who paid applications for the Certificate of Good Standing and Confirmation letters to the Nurses Council of Zimbabwe in the past two years could… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Over 40 Countries Chase After Zim Grown Tobacco - Govt
MORE than 40 countries are after Zimbabwe grown tobacco amid revelations that 160 million kilograms have been sold to date amid expectations of a higher yield this year. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Impeachment Bid - Justice Minister Warns Zanu-PF Faction Working With Opposition
JUSTICE Minister and Zanu PF politburo member, Ziyambi Ziyambi, has appeared to give credence to speculation that an impeachment bid may be mounted against President Emmerson… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Black Monday - Govt Is Choking Dissenting Voices - Says Students Demanding Sikhala's Release
Zimbabwean students Monday embarked on a protest demanding the release of political prisoners Job Sikhala and Jacob Ngarivhume in the process registering dismay over clampdown of… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Catch & Release? Reserve Bank Scraps Asset Freeze On Gold Mafia-Accused
The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has lifted the assets freeze orders placed against Ambassador Uebert Angel and three others implicated in alleged money laundering by Al… Read more »
May 15, 2023
Zimbabwe: Chaos in Mnangagwa's Backyard, Meeting Ends Prematurely
A meeting in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's hometown of Kwekwe ended prematurely Sunday after some angry supporters disrupted the meeting which was aimed at introducing the party's… Read more »
May 14, 2023
Zimbabwe: EFF Zimbabwe to Attend EFF South Africa's 10th Year Anniversary Commemorations
SOUTH Africa's opposition, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has invited their Zimbabwean counterparts, EFF Zimbabwe for the party's 10th-year anniversary commemorations which… Read more »
May 12, 2023
Zimbabwe: Doctor Fundira Appointed NSSA Board Chair
Doctor Emmanuel Fundira has been appointed to the position of board chairperson at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA). Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Now Southern Africa's Breadbasket - Says Govt Official
AGRICULTURE Permanent Secretary John Bhasera has said Zimbabwe is now the breadbasket of the Southern African region following a raft of measures implemented by government. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Gold Mafia - Govt Vows to Stop Leakages, Gold Producers to Be Scrutinised in Aftermath of Jaw-Dropping Exposé
Mines Minister Winston Chitando has announced plans to plug massive gold leakages in the aftermath of jaw-dropping revelations by global broadcaster Al Jazeera in its Gold Mafia… Read more »