A reality star's family said she was dead, but she's actually alive. The family of Flora Makena, known as Mahlalentabeni from the show Umndeni, confirmed she survived a recent medical crisis after initially announcing her death. Her sister Nomvula described finding her unresponsive with a cold body and foam at her mouth last Friday, a traumatic event that made them think she had died. Makena was rushed to intensive care and later regained consciousness, now discharged but still fragile.
The incident followed an apparent suicide attempt on Christmas Eve via pill overdose, which her mother reportedly stopped. This was not her first attempt, leaving the family scared she might try again. They connect her mental state to a dispute with the...
A new kind of political power is rising, one that trades in deals, not dogma. Zimbabwe might be facing a fundamental shift driven by a class called zvigananda, politically connected dealmakers like Kudakwashe Tagwirei and Wicknell Chivhayo. Their influence comes from money and access, not liberation war credentials or ideological control. This represents a big change in logic from the ruling party's historical model.
For decades, Zanu PF's rule relied on a specific toolkit. Its power was built on a liberation struggle, fused state and security structures, and the strategic use of coercion. The party's narrative and institutional memory were rooted in this history, with the security sector acting as both enforcer and ideological...
The national team coach is benching a star scorer and calling it science. Zimbabwe's manager, Marian Marinica, is barely using in-form forward Tawanda Maswanhise at the current Africa Cup of Nations, a move confusing many supporters. Maswanhise, a goal machine for Scottish club Motherwell, got only a couple of minutes against Egypt and none against Angola. Marinica instead favors Macauley Bonne, who plays in a much lower league, for the striker role.
The coach claims his choices are data-driven, a scientific approach that fans see as a vague excuse. While Marinica's system has made the team's attack more intentional and adventurous, his selection logic has holes. He insists Maswanhise fits the plan; he wouldn't be on the squad. But...
Officials and chiefs are pushing a plan for farms to live with wildlife. A new conservation and food security program was launched at the Umfurudzi Safari Area, featuring free fertilizer for nearby farmers. Shamva North lawmaker Isaac Chinodakufa said the goal is to teach villagers, through their traditional leaders, how to coexist with animals from the park while protecting the environment. The donated fertilizer aims to boost crop yields and help household food supplies.
Chief Nyamaropa, named Munyaradzi Tivaringe, noted past problems like deforestation and poaching in the area. He said coordinated efforts are now tackling these issues with tree planting and awareness campaigns, after the government helped with flood-damaged homes...
Zimbabwe's tourism is trying to stay on its hot streak. The country wants to keep its growth going after being named a top destination for next year. Officials are pushing new marketing plans and working on their global image, following a big jump in international visitors last quarter. The sector brought in over a billion dollars from more than one point six million visitors recently. Zimbabwe's goal is a ten billion dollar tourism economy by twenty thirty, using its heritage sites like Victoria Falls and Great Zimbabwe as anchors.
The Tourism Minister, Barbara Rwodzi, credited the country's policies and its 'friend to all' foreign policy for the turnaround. She pointed to a major magazine calling Zimbabwe the best place to visit in...
A top official visited the family of a dead white farmer. Vice President Constantino Chiwenga went to the Chinhoyi farm of the Swanepoel family, offering condolences for patriarch Nick Swanepoel. The former Commercial Farmers’ Union president died back in May. Swanepoel was known as a voice for racial reconciliation during Zimbabwe’s tough land reform period, opposing hardliners in his own group. President Mnangagwa had previously praised his calming role.
Chiwenga highlighted Swanepoel’s key work on a major compensation deal. The VP credited him for helping create the Global Compensation Deed, a 2020 agreement where the government promised to pay white farmers for improvements on land that was taken. Chiwenga said he wanted to check...
A husband died over a late Christmas dinner. Levy Mautsa, a kombi driver from Glen Norah in Harare, was stabbed to death by his wife after a fight about supper not being ready on time. The argument started on Christmas Eve, with police saying Mautsa hit his wife and broke her phone. A neighbor briefly stepped in around midnight, but the violence exploded again hours later.
The wife called a coworker after the attack, confessing she stabbed Mautsa three times with a kitchen knife before running away. Police found his body with deep wounds to his shoulder, neck, and back. They recovered a knife from the garden outside their home. The woman is still missing, with authorities asking the public for help finding her. Mautsa's body is at...
A Zimbabwean official beat a major corruption case. Former Mashonaland West Minister Reuben Marumahoko was acquitted of defrauding a state farming agency. The Chinhoyi Magistrates Court found insufficient proof that he intentionally scammed the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority, called ARDA. He was accused of getting seeds, fertilizer, and chemicals for a two-hundred-hectare maize project but only planting forty six hectares, causing a loss of nearly thirty-eight thousand dollars. Magistrate Solomon Jenya ruled the state failed to establish fraudulent intent.
Marumahoko, who also served as Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, argued that failed irrigation and drought conditions prevented full use of the inputs. His arrest by the...
The rains in Zimbabwe are straight up killing people. At least fifty-nine people have died since the current rainfall season began, with massive damage to schools, health clinics, and hundreds of homes. The Civil Protection Unit says the property damage totals over a hundred thousand dollars. Manicaland province got hit hardest with twenty-three deaths, followed by Mashonaland West with nineteen and Midlands with twelve. Weather officials had warned the public about heavy rains and lightning, but widespread impacts are still threatening lives and infrastructure across the country.
The human toll goes beyond the numbers. One family of five got stuck on an island in the Tekwane River for five days after trying to cross with a cart before...
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