HARARE - Just before Zanu PF's crucial politburo meeting last week - on Wednesday, 17 September 2025 - at the party's headquarters in Harare, President Emmerson Mnangagwa fiercely clashed with co-Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga in an explosive kerfuffle over a series of issues buffeting the ruling party: Succession, corruption and demand for action.
HARARE - The Supreme Court is expected anytime soon to pass judgement in a landmark case which will impact on protection of investment and property rights, as well as the rule of law in Zimbabwe’s fragile economy.
Zimbabwe's Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) former Director-General Happyton Bonyongwe says he found himself in the eye of a raging storm during the precarious November 2017 military coup which ousted the late ex-president Robert Mugabe, propelling President Emmerson Mnangagwa to power.
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) tender scandal is far wider and deeper than initially thought: It involves more than US$100 million in public funds looted through fraudulent and usurious pricing of electoral material supplies during last year’s flawed elections.
Reeling from a major corruption scandal, Zimbabwe’s political system has decided to protect ex-convict tycoon Wicknell Chivayo — who is close to President Emmerson Mnangagwa — and throw under the bus his estranged business partners Moses Mpofu and Mike Chimombe who were also involved in the corrupt US$100 million Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) tender, which has left authorities badly exposed, The NewsHawks has been told.
Tendai Biti has fiercely criticised Constitution Amendment No. 3 after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed it into law, warning it centralises power and threatens Zimbabwe's democracy.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has signed Constitution Amendment No. 3 into law, introducing sweeping constitutional changes despite his 2018 pledge to leave office after 10 years.
Nota Baloyi has called on South African musicians to boycott Zimbabwe, saying artists are helping sanitise the country's leadership as online campaigns against performances intensify.
Gabriel Manyati argues that Thomas Mapfumo should accept Wicknell Chivayo's multimillion-dollar performance offer, saying the Chimurenga icon has earned the right to financial security without sacrificing his political legacy.
