Zimbabwean reporter Blessed Mhlanga went back behind bars Wednesday because the judge needed extra time to decide about key evidence. His defense team asked for videos and electronic recordings the police used when they charged him with stirring up public violence. They believe these materials would boost their case for letting him out on bail.
The cops grabbed Mhlanga on February 24th. They claim he talked to some former fighters led by Blessed Geza, who has since been kicked out of the Zanu PF party. According to the charges, these veterans demanded President Emmerson Mnangagwa step down right away and said they might start big street protests against him. That's what landed the journalist in hot water.
Attorney Chris Mhike argued...
Jacob Mudenda, who leads Zimbabwe's Parliament, rejected plans for coal mining inside Hwange National Park. A Chinese company named Sunny Yi Feng had asked permission to search for coal in the Sinamatella area of the park. Mudenda suggested they find another location since plenty of coal exists elsewhere in the country.
At a recent training event for tourism committee members, Mudenda pointed out several untapped coal deposits. He mentioned areas in southern, southeastern, and southwestern Binga with abundant coal reserves. Mudenda asked why anyone would harm wildlife's natural habitat when alternatives exist. He stressed the importance of keeping national parks free from mining activities.
Zimbabwe National Parks officials strongly...
South African businessman Patrice Motsepe grabbed another term as head of African football yesterday. Nobody challenged him at the big meeting in Cairo, Egypt. Motsepe runs the Confederation of African Football and will stay boss for four more years. His family controls one of Africa's major soccer clubs named Mamelodi Sundowns.
Former soccer star Samuel Eto'o jumped onto the leadership board without anyone running against him. The Cameroon Football Federation president recently won his right to even compete through an appeal. Eto'o had faced serious troubles last year with two different bans. FIFA blocked him from attending national team matches after he verbally attacked game officials. African football authorities also tried hitting...
South Africa happily backed a Malawi court decision yesterday that ordered Shepherd and Mary Bushiri to come back and face criminal charges. The pair ran away from South Africa in 2020 after courts let them out on bail during their fraud and rape trials. Nobody knows exactly how they escaped the country before officials found them living in Malawi. South Africa asked Malawi to send them back to answer for skipping bail, breaking financial laws, violating aviation rules, and immigration offenses.
Malawi judges told the couple they must stay locked up until South African officers pick them up. The South African justice department called this ruling a big win for teamwork between countries. They believe it proves both nations have strong...
Congo plans to meet with M23 rebels for peace talks next Tuesday. The Angolan government announced yesterday that both sides agreed to meet on March 18. They'll talk directly to each other in Luanda, the capital of Angola. President João Lourenço from Angola will serve as the peace broker between these fighting groups.
The fighting grew worse when M23 fighters took over Goma city back in January. These Rwanda-backed rebels kept pushing forward last month, capturing Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. Congo's leader, Felix Tshisekedi, traveled to Angola just Tuesday, hoping to arrange these discussions. Previous attempts at peace meetings left out the M23 group itself, focusing only on Rwanda.
M23 stands as just one among...
Zimbabwe received great news when Knowledge Musona agreed to play soccer for them again. The star player stepped away from international games back in 2022 but just decided to help his country try for its first World Cup appearance ever. He brings valuable skills from his current team, Al-Okhdood, based in Saudi Arabia. Musona adds leadership to a Warriors squad facing important matches against two tough African opponents.
The team includes fresh faces mixed with experienced players as they prepare for crucial games. Head coach Nees selected six athletes from the new club, Scottland FC, to join international stars. Defense looks solid with Jordan Zemura from Italian club Udinese partnering with Divine Lunga who plays for South African...
Police caught four men from different countries trying to steal gold from Chinese smugglers. The courts charged these guys Tuesday with planning to rob someone carrying gold across the border. The group included a man from Singapore, one from China, and two guys from Sierra Leone. They stood before a judge in Harare who told them only the High Court could grant them bail.
On February 27, a Singapore man named Gohga Kan asked a local Zimbabwe resident named Ozias Matsikete to help rob a car heading to Zambia. Kan bragged he already had two guns but needed more people for his plan. The local man went straight to police detectives instead of joining the crime. Matsikete worked with police to catch these criminals red-handed.
Kan picked...
Missing environmentalist Nadia Vongai Mabvirakare turned up alive on March 10, 2025. People walking by found her scared and hurt in Dangamvura, Mutare. Rights activist Abigail Mupambi shared this news Tuesday. Mabvirakare had vanished five days earlier during her work on a big tree project.
Her environmental plan focused on planting fruit trees at Chemapango Secondary School in Murewa. The Green Rebirth Trust program aimed to grow more than a million trees. Money problems pushed Mabvirakare to ask powerful people for help. She first talked to Zanu PF leader Farai Marapira about funding.
Marapira promised support from First Lady Auxillia Mnangagwa but changed his mind. He later connected her with Zanu PF politician Batsirai Matiza...
Police seized 3,900 kilograms of industrial hemp from a warehouse in Msasa, Harare, on March 9. They arrested three people during the raid at Ameyang Investments on Citroen Road. The national police spokesman, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, said these people face charges of unlawful possession. Documents seen by ZimLive suggest the company actually had legal permission to grow this cannabis variant.
Papers show Ameyang Investments started as a company in 2019 and received legal approval to grow industrial hemp two years later. In May 2021, they brought seeds from Chicago with written permission from agriculture officials. Industrial hemp contains fiber, seeds, and oil used for making textiles, building materials, paper, fabrics, soap, food...
