Zimbabwe

Open Mike 12/05/2026

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Mnangagwa Elevates Retired General Sibanda to Zanu-PF Politburo

[263Chat] Retired army commander Philip Valerio Sibanda has been appointed to the ruling ZANU-PF politburo in a move announced by party spokesperson…

Daily review 11/05/2026

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How Mangombe’s gamble backfired in Harare derby

WHEN the Dynamos’ team sheet for the match against CAPS United was released hours before the encounter, confidence in the side upstaging their rivals…

South African president says he will not step down after impeachment call

BBC South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will legally challenge a report that has paved the way for parliament to consider impeachment…

Mine Shaft Collapse Leaves Three Gold Diggers Dead

[New Zimbabwe] Three artisanal miners were buried alive after a 100-metre deep shaft in which they were prospecting for gold collapsed due to a…

Constitutional outrage

The Government's plans to retrospectively change the law to stop a case seeking damages for climate damage caused by heavy emitters is a…

Mashonaland West targets planting 35,000 hectares under winter wheat

MASHONALAND West Province has signalled its readiness for the 2026 winter wheat season, with some farmers already planting as the province moves to…

Leaked Memo Raises Tensions Ahead of Planned Diaspora Protests

[New Zimbabwe] A CONFIDENTIAL government memo with a long list of targeted diaspora activists has allegedly been leaked, thereby heightening tensions…

Does the centre left need Te Pāti Māori to win the election?

How Wordz and Suhn hope to unite South African and Zimbabwean listeners with their new track

The Citizen South African rapper Wordz has collaborated with Zimbabwean rapper Suhn on a new single titled The Truth. The track blends trap…

The Last Old Party Election

Anyone who thinks that New Zealand won’t be touched by the same rapid democratic pessimism as we see in our most comparable democracies, is like…

Over 3,400 People Arrested As Police Crackdown On Cattle Rustlers

[New Zimbabwe] POLICE have arrested more than 3,400 people and shut down hundreds of illegal butcheries and food outlets in a nationwide blitz…

Zimbabwe reassures public as health workers repatriated after hantavirus exposure

Xinhua The Zimbabwean government on Monday reassured the public after three health workers, who had been exposed to a hantavirus case on Ascension…

Legal Discussions with Vengai Madzima: Ban of Secondhand Clothes in Zimbabwe

NewZimbabwe.com has invited Mr. Vengai Madzima, the Senior Partner at Madzima Chidyausiku Museta Legal Practitioners (MCM Legal) to discuss with us…

25,000 Fans Paid to Watch Harare Derby - PSL

[New Zimbabwe] Sunday's Harare Derby lived up to its billing with the Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League confirming that 25,000 fans paid to watch the…

Smash Left populism, get Right populism

That's Starmer's achievement, as the local elections show. He always was a muppet puppet; his string-pullers are much more sinister.

Misa Zimbabwe State of the Media Report 2025 - Now Available!

[MISA] The arrest of Zimbabwe Independent editor Faith Zaba, and the local, regional and global outrage that followed, brought to the fore the…