President Emmerson Mnangagwa has dismissed the Director-General of Zimbabwe’s Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Fulton Mangwanya, with immediate effect, according to a memo from the Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa has removed Fungayi Jessie Majome as chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission after she publicly criticised proposed constitutional amendments, warning they could concentrate power and weaken democratic safeguards.

Former Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development deputy minister, Godfrey Gandawa, has warned that proposals to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s term of office could destabilise the country and undermine democratic governance.

Zimbabwe’s 2026 fuel blending policy is less a triumph of resilience than a theatre of capture. Announced with fanfare as a shield against global oil shocks and a strategy to conserve foreign exchange, it has instead entrenched a monopoly masquerading as sovereignty.

In this second and final part, I focus on what the new opposition must do, specifically the structures it should establish, to succeed in its pursuit of democratic change in Zimbabwe. I propose that the new opposition establish the following departments or units.

What if Zimbabwe’s political story is not tragic because it went wrong, but because it went exactly as power demands? For decades, Zimbabweans have narrated their politics as a sequence of betrayals, missed opportunities and strongmen who refused to let go.

The Independent Complaints Commission (ICC) has been drawn into a heated ownership dispute over the Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Bar, amid allegations that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are being used as a 'negotiation tool' in a bitter 50:50 shareholder battle between the business partners.

UK-based firm Diaspora Insurance has appointed Ugandan musician and actress Sheebah Karungi, popularly known as Queen Sheebah, as its new brand ambassador in a move aimed at strengthening ties with African diaspora communities around the world.

The High Court of Zimbabwe has dismissed an application by African Century Limited, a registered Deposit Taking Microfinance Bank, seeking the release of a high-end Toyota Land Cruiser VXR valued at over US$147,000 seized by the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority.

Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs have asked a US appeals court to overturn his four-year prison sentence, arguing the judge improperly relied on allegations tied to charges he was cleared of.

London’s Wireless Festival has been called off after US rapper Ye was denied entry to the UK, following renewed scrutiny of his past antisemitic remarks.

In a move that has sent shockwaves of nostalgia and excitement through the broadcasting industry, Tichafa Matambanadzo, the man the continent knows and loves as Tich Mataz, has officially joined Channel Africa.

Highlanders have suspended chief executive officer Denzil Mnkandla over alleged financial mismanagement linked to the club’s recent tour of Botswana, while two other senior officials are facing mounting pressure over the same issue.

Highlanders FC head coach Benjani Mwaruwari has dropped a bombshell revelation telling a press conference, "I have been working in difficult conditions. Everyone didn't want me here".

Zimbabwe defender Teenage Hadebe has been suspended after a video surfaced showing him holding alcohol while in camp, breaching team rules ahead of the Mukuru Four Nations Tournament final.

The Independent Complaints Commission (ICC) has been drawn into a heated ownership dispute over the Cosmopolitan Restaurant and Bar, amid allegations that the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) are being used as a 'negotiation tool' in a bitter 50:50 shareholder battle between the business partners.

High Court judge Justice Maxwell Takuva has dismissed an application by two former employees who sought to enforce a judgment debt against the University of Zimbabwe, ruling that the institution cannot be held liable for obligations owed by the Tropical Resources Ecology Programme Trust.

Flamboyant Zimbabwean businessman Wicknell Chivayo has donated a 2026 Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD6 valued at US$80,000, along with US$50,000 in cash, to a man who lost his entire immediate family in a devastating road accident over the Easter holiday.

UK-based firm Diaspora Insurance has appointed Ugandan musician and actress Sheebah Karungi, popularly known as Queen Sheebah, as its new brand ambassador in a move aimed at strengthening ties with African diaspora communities around the world.

LIVERPOOL - UK based Zimbabwean gospel singer turned pastor Walter Chahwanda who was found guilty of a total of 17 sexual offences by a jury has today been sentenced to nine years in jail and handed a five-year extended licence period.

Late former President Robert Mugabe’s son Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe and his cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, have abandoned their bail application at the Alexandra Magistrates Court, Johannesburg, and will instead pursue a plea negotiation with prosecutors.

US First Lady Melania Trump has firmly rejected any connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, urging an end to what she described as damaging and unfounded claims while calling for new congressional hearings for survivors.

US President Donald Trump has threatened action against CNN after the broadcaster reported that Iran described recent developments as a “great victory” over the United States.

Missile and drone attacks have struck key energy and infrastructure sites in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, injuring civilians and raising fears of a broader regional escalation on day 35 of the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran.