Nguwaya appointed Mnangagwa’s special adviser on waste management
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — President Emmerson Mnangagwa has appointed Geo Pomona Waste Management chief executive and executive chairman Dr Dilesh Nguwaya as his Special Adviser on Waste Management and Environmental Sustainability, tasking him with helping shape national policy on one of Zimbabwe’s most pressing environmental challenges. The appointment, announced by Chief Secretary to the President […]
Zulu, AmaMpondo kings meet Mnangagwa, reject South African xenophobia
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zulu monarch King Misuzulu kaZwelithini and King Ndamase Ndamase of the AmaMpondo in South Africa’s Eastern Cape met President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Harare on Monday, declaring their opposition to xenophobia and seeking to reassure Zimbabweans that anti-immigrant violence does not reflect the views of South Africa’s traditional leadership. Their visit comes […]
Fake UK sponsorship scam lands Harare man in jail
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — A 27-year-old Harare man has been jailed for an effective two years after duping a local healthcare training company out of nearly US$70,000 in a bogus United Kingdom (UK) employment sponsorship scheme. Takunda McDonald Pfende was convicted by the Harare Magistrates’ Court after falsely claiming he could facilitate UK Certificates of […]
Dairibord majority shareholders open talks to sell controlling stake
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Dairibord Holdings could be headed for a change in ownership after shareholders controlling more than 51 percent of the dairy processor revealed they are negotiating the sale of their combined stake to an unnamed third party. A cautionary statement issued by the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange-listed company said Equivest Asset Management, Mega […]
ZCTU general council overturns Marimo suspension
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Tirivanhu Marimo has won a major reprieve after the federation’s Extraordinary General Council overturned his suspension, ruling that the National Executive Committee (NEC) acted outside its constitutional mandate when it sought to remove him from office. Meeting in Harare on Monday in a […]
ARTUZ joins campaign against Mnangagwa’s constitutional changes, plans protests over pay
By Victor Fanuel HARARE — Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) has joined the growing opposition to Constitution Amendment Act No. 3, while announcing plans for protests to demand a US$1,260 monthly salary for teachers and reforms to the Public Service Act. Resolutions were adopted by the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) at its meeting on […]
South African protesters go door-to-door forcing immigrants from their homes
By Reuters JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Groups of anti-immigration South Africans seized foreigners from their homes in Johannesburg on Thursday and handed them to police in a hardening of protests that have sown fear in communities and strained ties with some countries. In Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, a Reuters reporter saw protesters breaking down doors and entering […]
Mutare magistrate hands suspended 10-year sentences to teens who filmed themselves raping schoolmate
By Naledi Nyoni MUTARE — Mutare regional magistrate Sekai Chiwundura has convicted two former Masasi High School learners for the rape of a 17-year-old schoolmate following a full trial. Both teenage boys, aged 16 and 17 at the time of the attack, each received suspended 10-year prison sentences for rape, with an additional five years imposed […]
Ex-CIO director general questioned by police over ‘death threat’
By ZimLive HARARE — Sacked Central Intelligence Organisation director general Fulton Mangwanya was questioned by police in Harare on Wednesday, allegedly over threats of murder made while he was in office. Police allegedly attempted to arrest Mangwanya on Tuesday night but the former chief spy eluded them. He presented himself at Harare Central Police Station on […]
MDC challenges Constitutional Amendment No. 3 in ConCourt, seeks to overturn Mnangagwa term extension
By Naledi Nyoni HARARE — The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has approached the Constitutional Court seeking to have the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act (No. 3) of 2026 declared unconstitutional, arguing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa unlawfully assented to the legislation without first submitting it to a national referendum. The urgent application, filed in Harare on […]