Prominent Zimbabwean opposition leader Job Sikhala has been granted bail by the Pretoria Magistrates Court and will return to court on February 3, 2026. The former Zengeza West Member of Parliament was arrested alongside his elderly uncle, Alexander Ferrowst Thema (78), in South Africa for allegedly travelling with explosives. He said that he was the victim of a Zanu…
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…
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…
.Zimbabwe has rejected a US health deal that would have provided $367m (£272m) in funding over five years because of Washington’s demand for sensitive data. The decision has come to light after a government memo from December was leaked, revealing that President Emmerson Mnangagwa felt the deal was “lopsided”. A government spokesman has since explained…
MUTARE – A body mix-up at Nyaradzo Funeral Services in Mutare has left a Chipinge family traumatised after they unknowingly buried the wrong person, a 100-year-old woman, instead of their 85-year-old relative. The blunder was uncovered when relatives of the centenarian were later presented with the body of the 85-year-old woman and refused to accept…
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,…
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…
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, ZimbabweZimbabwe BureauHARARE, (CAJ News) – ZIMBABWE is facing mounting political tension amid fierce opposition to moves to amend the Constitution in a manner critics say could extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s tenure beyond the expiry of his second term in 2028. At the centre of the debate is the sanctity of…
Tinomudaishe Muzanenhamo — The Zimbabwean government has stepped in to try to resolve a high-profile dispute over Chewore Safari Lodge following a Supreme Court ruling that voided a long-term lease agreement. In a statement, the Ministry of Environment, Climate and Wildlife said it had engaged all parties involved in the dispute in an effort to…
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…