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Tinotenda Kadewere impressed coach Michael Nees during his first game back from injury against Burkina Faso last Friday. The Nantes striker played the full 90 minutes despite Nees planning to use him for only 60 minutes of the match. Kadewere showed excellent fitness and skill even though the...

Zimbabwe Warriors coach Michael Nees worries about his team losing focus during the early parts of matches. Burkina Faso beat the Warriors 2-0 during a friendly match played at Stade El Bachir Mohammedia stadium last Friday. The visitors gave up both goals before halftime when Stephane Aziz Ki...

Former Zimbabwe Under-19 captain Dumisani Mankunzini blames poor coaching for the national cricket team's failures. The ex-Matabeleland Tuskers leg-spinner says Zimbabwe has more talent than South Africa but wastes it through bad development programs. Young players learn basic skills but never...

Tinotenda Mutyambizi earned the nickname Dhiziri during his school days at Ruvheneko Primary School because he loved cars and always arrived late. Other students walked to school each morning but young Mutyambizi waited for the groundsman's vehicle every day. His classmates teased him for this...

Zimbabwe government stops people from making illegal alcohol drinks called musombodhiya and kambwa. Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe signed new rules that make these dangerous drinks against the law. The order covers any homemade alcohol that people produce without permission from...

Zimbabwe tobacco farmers earn close to one billion dollars from selling their golden leaf crop during the current marketing season. Sales figures show farmers have made 903.8 million dollars from 268.5 million kilograms sold since the season began. The country expects to reach its target of 300...

South Africans mock Afriforum online as Donald Trump and Elon Musk fight publicly. The organization trends on social media during the bitter dispute between the two powerful men. Trump and Musk have attacked each other through posts over several days. Their falling out changed how Trump talks...

Zimbabwe starts building a new electronic passport office for citizens living throughout the United Kingdom. Workers will finish construction before 2025 ends and the center will help thousands of people apply for passports without traveling back home. The country already opened its first...

Soccer player Khama Billiat has vanished with a luxury Range Rover worth 3.5 million rand. Standard Bank says he stopped paying for the expensive car and disappeared. The former Mamelodi Sundowns and Kaizer Chiefs star agreed to pay 37,000 rand monthly for 71 months back during 2019. The bank...

GALZ stands as Zimbabwe's largest LGBTQ+ organization and maintains an active online presence at galz.org. The group started back in 1990 and has grown from around 70 members to become the main voice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people across the country. Their website...

Zimbabwe has witnessed several cases where church leaders have betrayed the trust of their congregations and communities. These religious figures, expected to be moral beacons, have instead found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The pattern shows that religious authority can sometimes...

Zimbabwe has some of the strictest anti-gay laws in Africa. Same-sex sexual activity between men is illegal and punishable with a fine, a prison sentence, or both, with a maximum penalty of one year imprisonment and a fine. The law only targets men, meaning same-sex relationships between women...

Zimbabwe has produced remarkable individuals who happen to be gay, though their stories often remain untold due to the country's hostile environment toward LGBTQ+ people. These brave individuals have made significant contributions to society, politics, and human rights activism, despite facing...

Zimbabwe maintains some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Africa. The country's legal system criminalizes same-sex relationships between men under colonial-era legislation. These laws date back to the 1890s when British colonial authorities introduced them across their African territories. The...

Zimbabwe maintains strict laws regarding adult entertainment and pornography production. The country operates under conservative legal frameworks that heavily regulate or prohibit most forms of commercial adult content creation. Criminal law in Zimbabwe classifies pornography production and...

Zimbabwe creates a new system to help car crash victims receive free emergency care and hospital treatment. The government approved the Road Accident Fund Bill that covers medical costs at state hospitals and rescue services from crash scenes. Families pay nothing for funeral expenses when...

Zimbabwe builds a new passport office for its people living across the United Kingdom. The project joins the government's 100-day fast-track program that speeds up important work. Officials want to finish the center before the year ends. This becomes Zimbabwe's second passport office outside the...

Drivers who ignore red lights and refuse to report to police face tough penalties under Zimbabwe's new camera system. The Electronic Traffic Management System blocks these drivers from renewing car papers or passing through toll roads. Police target 20,000 drivers across Harare and Bulawayo who...

The United States looks at Zimbabwe's trade deal proposal right after the African nation asked for lower taxes on exports. Zimbabwe wants America to cut the 18 percent fee it charges on goods coming from the country. Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube talked directly with US Treasury officials and...

Oliver Barker-Vormawor attacked Ghana's plan to make July 1st a prayer day. The Democracy Hub leader called the decision wrong and harmful to national history. He said Republic Day should stay separate from religious activities. Government officials want citizens to thank God and pray for the...