2 South Africans linked to R10 million Zimbabwe robbery, Mzansi discusses

Zimbabwean authorities are on the hunt for South Africans who were involved in a heist in which millions were stolen A group of suspects reportedly targeted a company's office building in Harare, where the money was kept The incident took place in...

Zimbabwe firms eye Mozambican market

Media lobby groups demand release of detained Zimbabwe Independent editor, condemn attack on press freedom

By Thandiwe Garusa WOMEN journalists’ rights advocacy group Gender and Media Connect (GMC) has called on authorities to release jailed news editor Faith Zaba. Zaba, who is an editor at the privately owned weekly newspaper Zimbabwe Independent, was...

Bus driver arrested after transporting nearly 80 undocumented Zimbabweans

The passengers on the bus had no passports or travel documentation and were taken back to the border for processing. A bus driver has been arrested and his human cargo escorted back to the border after failing to escape authorities. The police’s...

Manufacturing leads Zimbabwe’s GDP growth

44 THE manufacturing sector was the top contributor and primary driver of Zimbabwe’s overall gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2024, accounting for 15,3 percent, latest figures show.According to the annual GDP figures released by the Zimbabwe...

OK Zimbabwe upbeat about turnaround

40 OK Zimbabwe (OK Zim) says its proposed turnaround plan, which involves raising equity capital and disposing of some underperforming assets, will bring business back on track.The country’s largest retailer by store footprint is currently saddled...

Sickly hospitals weigh ED down… after the president visited Harare health facilities

Education Minister emphasizes minority role in Parliament to Zimbabwe delegation

By Patrick Biddah Ghana’s Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has underscored the critical role minority voices play in the country’s democratic governance, describing them as an essential force in ensuring accountability and transparency. He...

Zimbabwe: Arbitrary detention of journalist an assault on freedom of expression

Responding to the arrest and detention of Faith Zaba, editor of the weekly Zimbabwe Independent, on allegations of undermining the authority of or insulting the country’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa, Khanyo Farisè, Amnesty International’s Senior...

Zimbabwe’s media under siege: editor jailed for “undermining Mnangagwa”

HARARE – Zimbabwe Independent editor, Faith Zaba, arrested last night for a satirical column critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, will remain jailed at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison. Her bail hearing is scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday)....

Zimbabwe detains journalist over satirical piece criticising president

A prominent Zimbabwean journalist was detained Wednesday over a satirical article critical of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, in a charge media groups decried was another attack on freedom of expression. Faith Zaba, editor of the Zimbabwe...

Zimbabwean govt reverses controversial judges’ training after public outcry

HARARE – The Zimbabwean government has cancelled a controversial “Integrated Results-Based Management (IRBM) training workshop” for judges, which was slated to include presentations from the ruling Zanu-PF party’s Herbert Chitepo School of...

Former Zimbabwe spinner Mohammed Meman passes away at 73

New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Former Zimbabwe off-spinner and team manager Mohammed Ahmed Meman, affectionately known as Babu, passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday morning in Leicester, after a period of ill health. "Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)...

Zimbabwe Jails Journalist For Satire Criticising President

A well-known Zimbabwean journalist was apprehended on Wednesday due to a satirical piece that criticised President Emmerson Mnangagwa, an action that media organisations have condemned as yet another assault on freedom of expression. Faith Zaba,...

Crashes, Deaths Cast Pall Over Zimbabwe’s Air Force

In his final communication with ground control, he shouted “fire” and “aircraft uncontrollable,” an Air Force of Zimbabwe (AFZ) source told news website ZimLive. A veteran of the Second Congo War, Ncube was a retired squadron leader who rejoined...

Zimbabwe Cricket mourns former player, manager, Babu Meman

Babu MemanZimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has learnt with great shock and sadness of the death of former Zimbabwe international cricketer and national team manager Mohammed Ahmed Meman, affectionately known as Babu. He passed away in Leicester, England, on...

Zimbabwe Cricket Icon Mohammed Meman Passes Away At The Age Of 73

Former Zimbabwe off-spinner and team manager Mohammed Ahmed Meman, affectionately known as Babu, passed away at the age of 73 on Wednesday morning in Leicester, after a period of ill health. "Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) has learnt with great shock and...

Zimbabwe's GDP grows 2.9% to US$45.7 billion

Zimbabwe's economy expanded by 2.9 percent in 2024, with the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising to US$45.7 billion from US$44.4 billion in 2023, according to the latest figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). The...

Zimbabwe Judges' Chitepo School 'training' scrapped

A controversial "training workshop" for Zimbabwe's judges, organised by the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) and involving figures closely linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party and the state intelligence agency, has been cancelled following...

Zimbabwe ANC calls for July 1 to be declared Joshua Nkomo Day

The opposition Zimbabwe African National Congress (ZANC) has urged the government to declare July 1 a public holiday in honour of the late national hero and former Vice-President Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo, citing his enduring legacy in...