Zimbabwe’s ex-President Robert Mugabe may have had financial ties with Jeffrey Epstein, according to the latest batch of files related to the convicted US sex offender. In an email exchange from 2015 with Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito, the disgraced financier suggested they approach then-President Mugabe to provide Zimbabwe with a new currency after the local…
17 dead in head-on collision between minibus taxi and truck in Zimbabwe, police say A head-on collision between a minibus taxi and a haulage truck killed 17 people in northeastern Zimbabwe on Tuesday police said. Police spokesman Paul Nyathi said all 17 victims, including some pedestrians, died at the scene of the crash, which happened near Chitungwiza,…
In a statement, President Emmerson Mnangagwa promoted Lieutenant General Emmanuel Matatu before naming him head of the Zimbabwean Defence Force (ZDF). Another officer, Major General Asher Walter Tapfumaneyi, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Commander of the Zimbabwean Armed Forces. The presidency said the decision was in keeping with the country’s…
Zimbabwean tobacco farmer Denford Mutwiwa relies on a 1 MW solar energy plant installed on his farm to power his operation, highlighting the increasingly important role renewable energy plays in the success of the country’s agriculture sector. Before venturing into agriculture, Mutwiwa lived in the small town of Rusape in his home province of Manicaland,…
Mutumwa Dziva Mawere, the Zimbabwean South African industrialist who assembled one of the most influential business networks in his country’s post independence era, has died in Johannesburg at age 66, his family confirmed Friday. Mawere had been receiving medical care following a stroke he suffered in 2024, relatives said. His death marks the end of…
MASVINGO – A controversial traditional leader on Sunday blocked parents from dropping off their children at a newly established boarding school in Masvingo, allegedly after the institution refused to enrol his children free of charge. Ephias Munodawafa, the current Chief Murinye, parked his government-issued Isuzu vehicle, which had no number plates, across the road leading…
HARARE – Zimbabwe’s prisons are holding nearly 10,000 inmates beyond their designed capacity, prompting Prosecutor General Loice Matanda-Moyo to issue a sweeping directive urging prosecutors to aggressively pursue bail, fines and community service instead of custodial sentences. In an internal memo dated January 7, 2026, seen by ZimLive, Matanda-Moyo revealed that the country’s prison population…
HARARE – Superdad Temba Mliswa says he has confirmed through DNA testing that some of his reported 20 children are not biologically his. The former Norton MP says he has elected to continue supporting the children even as he admits that “it’s hard.” Mliswa previously admitted to having 19 children with 10 women. “Some of…
HARARE — Chief Justice Luke Malaba has warned that acute shortages of judges, magistrates and support staff are undermining effective justice delivery, despite major investments in decentralising the courts over the past decade. Officially opening the 2026 legal year in Harare on Monday, Malaba said deploying the correct number of competent staff at every court…