Al Jazeera Johannesburg, South Africa – For the first time in 30 years, South Africa’s governing party faces an electoral crisis with expectations that its support will dramatically reduce and it may lose its parliamentary majority in this month’s election. But even as the African National Congress (ANC) – which has been in power since the end of apartheid in 1994 – struggles to attract voters, it has one key advantage that could help it stay in power, analysts say. A splintered, disorganised opposition. With 70 political parties and 11 independent candidates contesting the May 29 nationa ..read more

By Mary Taruvinga An accountant at Marondera Municipality who allegedly stole a high-end vehicle from Deputy Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Namibia Cathrine Mauswa, taking advantage of her husband’s death, has appeared in court charged with fraud. Tinashe Mungwena (38) appeared before Harare Regional Magistrate Donald Ndirowei after handing himself to the police. He was remanded to June 11 on free bail. According to prosecutors, sometime in 2022, Mauswa’s late husband Never Besa acquired a motor vehicle, a Toyota Fortuner from High Range Land Developers, Harare. Since 2022, Mauswa has been using th ..read more

By Sport Reporter WARRIORS will play their second 2026 World Cup Qualifiers home match against Lesotho at Orlando Stadium in South Africa as the country does not have a CAF-approved stadium. Zimbabwe has been going through a stadia crisis since last year when CAF condemned the government-owned National Sports Stadium after it failed to meet international standards. This led to Zimbabwe’s humiliation – hosting Nigeria in Rwanda at Huye stadium last November. Via Orlando! The Warriors continue their quest for glory in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers. Matchday 3: Zimbabwe v Lesotho Friday ..read more

By Sport Reporter WARRIORS defender Devine Lunga on Thursday evening won his second DSTV Premiership title with Mamelodi Sundowns who beat Kaizer Chiefs 5-1 to shelve their seventh consecutive league title. The Brazilians are enjoying an impressive run in the league this season which has seen them winning the title with seven games to spare. Sundowns are now chasing to set a new record of finishing the whole season unbeaten, so far they have registered 19 wins and 5 draws in the 24 league games they have played. RELATED: I knew my time at Sundowns would come – Divine Lunga  Warriors Star ..read more

By Staff Reporter THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has released the names of the remaining five victims of a fatal road traffic accident which occurred on April 26, 2024, at the 52-kilometre peg along the highway. Sixteen people were killed in the crash, while 28 others were injured when a commuter omnibus with 44 passengers on board collided head-on with a haulage truck near Beatrice. Last week, the police released the names of 11 of the victims after their bodies were positively identified by their relatives. In a statement issued this Thursday, ZRP national spokesperson, Assistant Commiss ..read more

By Leopold Munhende DEPUTY Minister of Agriculture Vangelis Haritatos has dismissed fears Zanu PF will politicise the distribution of food aid right in the middle of Zimbabwe’s worst drought in years, saying they can never be that cruel. Zanu PF has over the years been accused of denying food aid to perceived opposition supporters and those who refuse to participate in their activities. With an El Nino-induced drought significantly affecting yields, Zimbabwe is one of several countries that is in dire need of food with over 2,7 million people needing aid according to the United Nations (UN). R ..read more

By Tapiwa Svondo The Media Alliance of Zimbabwe (MAZ) and the Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) have issued a clarion call to the government to ensure a free and independent media so citizens get credible information as Zimbabwe grapples with the El Nino induced drought. Press Freedom Day is celebrated on May 3 and this year runs under the theme “A Press for the Planet: Journalism in the face of the Environment Crisis”. Zimbabwe is currently struggling with an El Nino-induced drought which has since been declared a national disaster. Over 2.7 million people need food aid and the country has ..read more

By Leopold Munhende ZIMBABWEANS will, between May 6 and 10, be given an opportunity to share their views on the Death Penalty Abolition Bill in public hearings to be held across the country’s ten provinces. Although independent of his decision, the hearings follow President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s recent decision to commute the death sentences of prisoners at Zimbabwe’s maximum prisons to life imprisonment in an amnesty announced last month. According to the government, 62 people were on death row. In February, Cabinet approved the principles to the Death Penalty Abolition Bill that seek to aboli ..read more

News24 A Zimbabwean teen was blocked from boarding a flight at OR Tambo International Airport because an airline staffer thought he had a fake visa. His father said missing out on a tennis tournament in Egypt prevented the teen from becoming a professional player. The visa was later proven to be authentic, and now his father is demanding R3 million. Zimbabwean father Tendai Sibanda is demanding more than R3 million in damages after Ethiopian Airlines blocked his underage son from boarding a flight from Johannesburg to Egypt, where he was supposed to play tennis as part of the Africa Jun ..read more

By Darlington Gatsi RESERVE Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mushayavanhu says fuel companies will soon be required to sell in the new currency, ZiG. Previously, Mushayavanhu had stated that fuel dealers were not mandated to sell in ZiG, which raised concerns about a lack of confidence in the local currency. However, in a recent interview with a local radio station, he clarified that fuel companies will eventually be compelled to charge ZiG because they will be paying taxes in the local currency. This shift suggests a stronger push towards the adoption of ZiG within the fuel industry. RELATED ..read more