An estimated 10,000 young Zimbabweans running away from high unemployment and a broken economy among other factors have turned their backs on local universities and are now studying in Zambia, The Mirror has established.
A court has found that children born in South Africa to foreign national parents do not automatically entitle them to South African citizenship. The court then turned down an application by Zimbabwean parents for their children to be issued with SA birth certificates.
Zimbabwean opposition parties have warned President Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC that they might have to accommodate their compatriots who will flock into the country following the re-election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Zimbabwean national Alice Garo, one of the residents of the Johannesburg building that caught fire in the early hours of Thursday morning, had to endure the agonising search for her two children, who were missing among many others in the inferno that had claimed as many as 74 people by the afternoon.
Zimfest Live returned for its annual celebration and whether you were there in person or got a glimpse from the sidelines, we can all admit, it was bigger, better and more brilliant than ever. The music festival, which has been running for 22 years, was attended by approximately 10,000 people. In a crowded festival marketplace, Zimfest Live has found its niche and brought music fans from across the world to celebrate the power of music, art, entrepreneurship and culture.
Zimbabwean urban grooves singer Enock Guni, 39, known as Nox, spent the weekend in jail after being arrested for alleged credit card fraud by police in Dublin, Ireland and had his scheduled show at the Button Factory on Friday cancelled. According to a report by The Irish Sun newspaper, Nox was staying at the Hard Rock Hotel in Temple Bar and when it came to paying the €787 (US$861) bill, including room service, he "paid with a shocked American woman’s credit card number."
Jamboo, the groundbreaking UK domiciled 100% digital banking fintech for global African migrants, is delighted to announce Dr. Duarte da Silva is joining the business as Chief Adviser.
In a shocking turn of events, a famous ZimDancehall artist, Platinum Prince, was caught trying to hijack a diesel tanker in South Africa on Thursday night. The artist, whose real name is Ian Makiwa, was part of a gang of four armed men who attacked the tanker on the N5 highway near Harrismith.
ESWATINI – A Zimbabwean businessman, Agrippa Bopela Masiyakurima, was stopped by the police at King Mswati III International Airport with US$153,000 in cash. The police seized the money and applied for a court order to keep it while they investigate its origin and purpose.
The High Court in South Africa has ruled that the termination of the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) is unlawful and unconstitutional, while existing ZEPs were deemed to be valid for the next 12 months.
