October 29
Zimbabwe: Zimparks Director Exposed for Bigamy At 'Second' Wedding Ceremony
ZimParks Director of Commercial Services, Nomsa Chitsaka's traditional wedding held over the weekend in Wedza was off to a chaotic start after a local Private Investigator arrived… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Money Laundering Suspect Arrested After 'Suspicious' Spending Spree Granted Bail
A 29-year-old Chitungwiza man, Ishmael Shayanewako arrested last week on money laundering charges has been granted US$500 bail. Read more »
October 28
Zimbabwe: Pressure Mounts On Mnangagwa to Release All Jailed Political Prisoners
A GROUP of Zimbabweans based in the United Kingdom (UK) held another protest Friday against the continued incarceration of opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists… Read more »
Zimbabwe: ZIG No Longer Legal Tender - Top Lawyer Argues Statutory Instrument Giving Life to New Currency Lapsed and Cannot Be Extended
RENOWNED lawyer, Thabani Mpofu has poked holes on the legal status of the country's latest currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), arguing that legislation supporting it has expired. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Currency Reform Measures Do Not Lapse - RBZ Says ZWG Legal Status Above Board
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has refuted claims challenging the legal status of the ZWG, insisting the new currency's status is well above board. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Presidential Guards, CIO Operatives in Court for Extorting Chinese Miner
Two presidential guards and a Central Intelligence Officer (CIO), Monday appeared in court on allegations of extorting a Chinese miner US$2,000. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Legal Discussions With Vengai Madzima - Acquisition of Mining Rights in Zimbabwe By Diaspora and Foreign Investors
Vengai Madzima (VM) is a Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal) and has weekly discussions with NewZimbabwe.com on legal issues that affect… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Highlanders CEO Dlodlo Dies Aged 60
Highlanders FC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sihlangu Dlodlo has died aged 60. Read more »
October 27
Zimbabwe: Blood-Thirsty Rulers On Their Way Out - Says Ex-CCC President Nelson Chamisa
FORMER Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) president, Nelson Chamisa has announced he will soon launch a major political comeback, whose form, modus operandi and timing is… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Batswana Protest Against Zanu-PF Interference in Their Country's Internal Politics
SCORES of angry Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) supporters marched to Zimbabwe's Embassy in Botswana to register their disgruntlement over alleged Zanu PF's interference in… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Local Companies Fail to Exhaust U.S.$25 Million On the Willing Buyer and Seller Market - RBZ
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) says local companies recently struggled to snap up US$25 million floated on the market in a development indicating limited ZWG availability in… Read more »
October 26
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Shoots Down Push for Third Presidential Term
THE ongoing Zanu PF Annual People's Conference in Bulawayo has passed a resolution to perpetuate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule beyond 2028 when his constitutionally… Read more »
Botswana: Ambassador Engages Botswana Police to Guarantee Safety of Zimbabweans Facing Threats of Violence As Masisi, Khama Tiff Escalates
THE safety of Zimbabweans legally resident in Botswana has been guaranteed after the embassy engaged police following threats of violence against foreigners. Read more »
October 25
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Blasts U.S. for Crippling Zimbabwe's Economy As SADC Marks Anti-Sanctions Day
President Emmerson Mnangagwa, says the ordinary Zimbabweans are suffering the consequences of economic sanctions imposed on the country, despite the embargo being targeted at… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Residents Call On Govt to Declare Harare's Water Crisis a National Disaster
LOCAL residents associations have called on the government to officially declare the ongoing water crisis across the country a national disaster. Read more »
Zimbabwe: How to End Zimbabwe's Poverty - 2024 Nobel Prize Winners
The authors who diagnosed Zimbabwe's political and economic problems over a decade ago have won the 2024 Economics Nobel Prize. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Rights Lawyers Condemn Passing of 'Repressive Pvo Bill' in Senate Without a Debate
Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) have condemned the recent passing of the controversial Private Voluntary Organisations (PVO) Amendment Bill by the Senate without any… Read more »
October 24
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Takes Third Place On Global Ranking of Scariest Countries to Drive in
ZIMBABWE has been ranked the third scariest country to drive in, globally, by the Scrap Car Comparison, a guide website headquartered in the United Kingdom. Read more »
Southern Africa: SADC Releases 'Sober' Statement Calling for Calm in Mozambique Ahead of Announcement of Results
REGIONAL body SADC has released a statement calling for calm in Mozambique ahead of the official announcement of results, a day after its chairperson President Emmerson Mnangagwa… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Defence Questions Authenticity of Former RBZ Governor Gono's Witness
THE case involving former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) governor Gideon Gono turned dramatic this week as lawyers representing a couple being accused of defrauding him in 2017… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Residents Petition Govt Amid High Staff Turnover At CCC-Led Karoi Town Council
Karoi town in Mashonaland West province is reportedly plagued by stunted growth owing to unending changes of staff occupying critical offices, most of whom are in acting… Read more »
Zimbabwe: High Rates of Untreated Osteoporosis Found Among Women in Zimbabwe Living With HIV
Despite high rates of untreated osteoporosis and previous fractures among menopausal women in Zimbabwe -- especially among those living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) --… Read more »
October 23
Zimbabwe: Zanu-PF Factionalism Escalates With Plot to Replace VP Chiwenga With Female Candidate
POLITICAL gamesmanship has reached fever pitch within the ruling Zanu PF where President Emmerson Mnangagwa is plotting to dump his ambitious deputy, Vice President Constantino… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Preaches Constitutionalism, Amid Calls for Him to Rip It Apart With Illegal Third Term
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has urged Zanu PF party supporters to respect the Constitution, amid calls for him to disregard it and vie for an illegal third term in 2028. Read more »
Zimbabwe: No Vacancy in President's Office - Says Information Minister, Warns 'Half-Wits' Pitting Mnangagwa Against Chiwenga
ZIMBABAWE's Information Minister, Jenfan Muswere was this Wednesday assigned an unenviable task of issuing an official rebuttal of ongoing internecine strife pitting President… Read more »