Presidency orders shutdown of Zone Gardens Nightclub at Zanu PF offices
By Victor Fanuel Harare – The Office of the President and Cabinet has ordered the immediate shutdown of Zone Gardens Night Club, operating from Zanu PF’s district offices at Number 2 Campbell Road in Borrowdale, citing noise pollution and abuse of operating licences. In a letter dated July 8, 2025, Presidential Affairs and Devolution permanent secretary, […]
War veterans decry tycoon Rautenbach 1,000ha land grab
By Victor Fanuel Harare – A major land dispute is unfolding in Mashonaland East province, where war veterans and black farmers, many of them beneficiaries of Zimbabwe’s fast-track land reform programme are accusing government officials of aiding the illegal transfer of their land to controversial businessman Billy Rautenbach. At the centre of the storm is Springs […]
EXCLUSIVE: Mnangagwa ally Tungwarara eyes top Zanu PF Manicaland provincial post
By Victor Fanuel Harare – President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s investment adviser to the United Arab Emirates, Temptor Paul Tungwarara, is on the cusp of a dramatic political entrance, with plans afoot to co-opt him into the Zanu PF Manicaland provincial executive as secretary for finance, multiple sources within the party have confirmed. Tungwarara, a businessman-cum politician […]
“Dissolve Harare Province” – Zanu PF Insider ‘exposes’ Tagwirei power play
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Trouble is brewing in Zanu PF, as internal battles over power, succession, and alleged “money politics” threaten to tear the party apart. A whistleblower has written to party chairperson Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, demanding the immediate dissolution of Harare Province’s leadership. At the centre of the storm is controversial businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei. His […]
Zanu PF Politburo ‘rejects’ Tagwirei’s central committee ascension
By Victor Fanuel Harare — The Zanu PF Politburo, the ruling party’s highest decision-making organ, has formally rejected the proposed co-option of businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei into the party’s Central Committee. According to sources within the Politburo, only two of the 49 members present supported Tagwirei’s inclusion, demonstrating widespread reluctance among senior party officials. This near-unanimous decision […]
“Days of Reckoning Coming,” Chiwenga warns on corruption amid Tagwirei’s tenderpreneur boast
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has issued a stern warning against corruption and “shadowy dealings” by unaccountable business elites, in what is widely seen as a veiled attack on businessman-turned-politician Kudakwashe Tagwirei. Speaking at the Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) congress in Victoria Falls on Thursday, Chiwenga issued a heavily […]
Tagwirei steps into Zanu PF fray, pushes for unity in faction torn Harare province
By Victor Fanuel Harare – Prominent controversial business mogul Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who recently formalised his entry into Zanu PF’s political structures, has emerged as a central figure in efforts to unite the party’s deeply divided Harare province. With internal tensions rise ahead of the 2026 provincial elections, Tagwirei is positioning himself as a peacemaker, while expanding […]
Wicknell Chivayo in fresh $437M cancer equipment scandal
By Victor Fanuel HARARE – A staggering US$437 million contract awarded by the Zimbabwean government for cancer treatment equipment has triggered intense scrutiny, as critics accuse the administration of President Emmerson Mnangagwa of deepening a culture of corruption and patronage through the use of non-transparent procurement practices. The four-year agreement, signed in March 2025 between […]
Mnangagwa ally Rautenbach awarded 1,000 hectares in botched land deal
By Victor Fanuel Goromonzi – Allegations of high-level corruption have surfaced against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s administration amid revelations that prominent businessman and presidential ally, Muller Conrad “Billy” Rautenbach, is set to receive over 1,000 hectares of farmland in Goromonzi as compensation for a property he allegedly never legally owned. The contentious transaction, initially exposed by […]
500 trained in Mudzi skills blitz to combat drugs, unemployment
By Staff Reporter Mudzi, Mashonaland East – More than 500 people have graduated from a government-backed basic skills training programme designed to promote economic empowerment and reduce drug and substance abuse in Mudzi District. The initiative, facilitated by the Tonganyika Trust in partnership with Mudzi West MP Knowledge Kaitano, offered courses in welding, baking, detergent […]