HARARE - In November 2017 the army rolled into Harare, Robert Mugabe resigned and Emmerson Mnangagwa promised jobs, clean government, free elections and respect for the Constitution. Nine years on, every one of those promises has been broken or postponed, and the general who sent the tanks is now asking his own party what went wrong. Zimbabweans already know the answer.
By Rufaro Chikomo | 1 Nov 2026
Zimbabwe were bowled out for 79 in 14.3 overs, their second lowest T20I total, and Afghanistan knocked the runs off with 71 balls to spare. Noor Ahmad took 5 for 13, Ryan Burl made 30 and had a row with Rashid Khan, and nobody else reached 11. The two Test series starts on Thursday.
Tatenda Moyo | 2 Nov 2026
Botswana has granted citizenship to 5,957 foreigners since 2018, and 2,947 of them were born Zimbabwean, according to figures given to its Parliament. Most came through marriage. The numbers landed in the same week that Harare told its diplomats to show the diaspora "deep humanity", and that Cabinet heard close to 200,000 Zimbabweans had come home from South Africa.
Tendai Gumbo | 2 Nov 2026
The Reserve Bank's deputy governor says some fuel companies are now selling in ZiG, but only wholesale, because they need local currency for their quarterly tax payments. At the forecourt, the price is still in US dollars. MPs want Treasury to push fuel below US$2 a litre in the 19 November Budget.
Rumbidzai Gwatidzo | 2 Nov 2026
Two citizens asked the Constitutional Court on Monday for permission to argue that Zimbabweans cannot lose the right to choose their President without a referendum. The court heard them out and reserved judgment, with no date given. The government says the amendment is already being implemented and cannot be undone. Meanwhile one of the amendment's best known critics walked away from a car crash on his way to a funeral.
Chipo Mutasa | 2 Nov 2026
Harare City Council says it may use its new smart prepaid water meters to recover more than ZiG11 billion in unpaid bills, copying the way ZESA once used prepaid electricity to collect arrears. Residents say fix the billing first.
Nkosana Sibanda | 1 Nov 2026
Simbarashe Nyoni
Nkosana Sibanda
Tafara Mlambo
Two citizens asked the Constitutional Court on Monday for permission to argue that Zimbabweans cannot lose the right to choose their President without a referendum. The court heard them out and reserved judgment, with no date given. The government says the amendment is already being implemented and cannot be undone. Meanwhile one of the amendment's best known critics walked away from a car crash on his way to a funeral.
Chipo Mutasa | 2 Nov 2026
Vongai Chidavaenzi
Vongai Chidavaenzi
Chipo Mutasa
Zimbabwe were bowled out for 79 in 14.3 overs, their second lowest T20I total, and Afghanistan knocked the runs off with 71 balls to spare. Noor Ahmad took 5 for 13, Ryan Burl made 30 and had a row with Rashid Khan, and nobody else reached 11. The two Test series starts on Thursday.
Tatenda Moyo | 2 Nov 2026
Tatenda Moyo
Tatenda Moyo
Tatenda Moyo
The Zimdancehall couple were driving home from a show when their Mercedes and a Toyota Probox collided near Mapunga Farm at about 5.30am on Saturday. Early reports said Malloti was hurt. Later accounts say both are recovering at home. The people in the Probox suffered serious injuries.
Tariro Mhlanga | 24 Oct 2026
Tariro Mhlanga
Rufaro Chikomba
Rufaro Chikomba
The Reserve Bank's deputy governor says some fuel companies are now selling in ZiG, but only wholesale, because they need local currency for their quarterly tax payments. At the forecourt, the price is still in US dollars. MPs want Treasury to push fuel below US$2 a litre in the 19 November Budget.
Rumbidzai Gwatidzo | 2 Nov 2026
Mxolisi Ncube
Mxolisi Ncube
Rumbidzai Gwatidzo
In November 2017 the army rolled into Harare, Robert Mugabe resigned and Emmerson Mnangagwa promised jobs, clean government, free elections and respect for the Constitution. Nine years on, every one of those promises has been broken or postponed, and the general who sent the tanks is now asking his own party what went wrong. Zimbabweans already know the answer.
Rufaro Chikomo | 1 Nov 2026
Editor in Chief
Tafadzwa Chirisamhuru
Tinashe Mukwena
Botswana has granted citizenship to 5,957 foreigners since 2018, and 2,947 of them were born Zimbabwean, according to figures given to its Parliament. Most came through marriage. The numbers landed in the same week that Harare told its diplomats to show the diaspora "deep humanity", and that Cabinet heard close to 200,000 Zimbabweans had come home from South Africa.
Tendai Gumbo | 2 Nov 2026
Tendai Gumbo
Blessing Ndlovu
Tendai Gumbo
Advertisement
