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Zim Ring Official Earns Global Respect as Chisora Homecoming Dream Stirs
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Zim Ring Official Earns Global Respect as Chisora Homecoming Dream Stirs

Mukondiwa (R) with ChisoraZimbabwe’s footprint on the global boxing stage continued to expand through its officials as veteran referee and judge Patrick Mukondiwa recently represented the country with...

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Gilbert Munetsi Contributor
From Combat Sport to Survival: Veteran Wrestler Redefines Self-Defence
Sport

From Combat Sport to Survival: Veteran Wrestler Redefines Self-Defence

Cleopas GocheraIn SMKLGX 6D Self-Defence System, veteran martial artist and wrestling administrator Cleopas Gochera offers a rigorous and experience-driven intervention into contemporary debates aroun...

By Gilbert Munetsi
When Jah Prayzah and Winky D headlined one show, another opposition space disappeared
Opinion Essays

When Jah Prayzah and Winky D headlined one show, another opposition space disappeared

As 2025 morphed into 2026, Zimbabwe’s urban political imagination focused on who is the GOAT: Winky D or Jah Prayzah on a night they performed on the same stage.For many fans of either musician, the d...

By Monica Cheru
Allegiance, Incentives and the Price of Proximity
Opinion Essays

Allegiance, Incentives and the Price of Proximity

  Zimbabwe’s public discourse often conducts its most serious debates obliquely. What presents itself as a personal exchange is frequently a proxy for a larger national argument. The recent disagreeme...

By ZimNow Reporter
2026: Hope for Better Governance — or Just More Cars?
Opinion Essays

2026: Hope for Better Governance — or Just More Cars?

 Simbarashe NamusiZimbabwe enters 2026 carrying two things in equal measure: fatigue and expectation.Fatigue from years of reform rhetoric that arrived with sirens and left without receipts.Expectatio...

By ZimNow Reporter
Taiwan on Edge: Why Choosing Wisely Matters More Than Choosing Loudly
Opinion Essays

Taiwan on Edge: Why Choosing Wisely Matters More Than Choosing Loudly

Taiwan is standing at one of the most consequential crossroads in its modern history. Recent U.S.-led moves amplified by a more vocal and militarily assertive Japan have narrowed Taiwan’s room to mane...

By Monica Cheru
Howlers, Near Misses and a Football Nation That Learnt to Trust Nothing
Sport

Howlers, Near Misses and a Football Nation That Learnt to Trust Nothing

 Simbarashe Namusi Zimbabwean football has developed a long memory — one that archives errors, mourns missed chances and treats every defeat as evidence. From historic howlers to modern AFCON blame ga...

By ZimNow Reporter
Why ICT Governance Demands More Than Political Authority
Opinion Essays

Why ICT Governance Demands More Than Political Authority

 Simbarashe NamusiIn modern governance, few portfolios are as unforgiving as Information Communication Technology. It is a ministry where misstatements travel faster than clarifications, where policy...

By ZimNow Reporter
Warriors eye historic win over Bafana Bafana
Sport

Warriors eye historic win over Bafana Bafana

 The Warriors are on the brink of making history as they face South Africa's Bafana Bafana in a winner-takes-all Group B decider at the Stade de Marrakech tomorrow. A win would see Zimbabwe qualify fo...

By Philemon Jambaya
More Than 60 Killed in Mental Health-Linked Murders Since 2020 as Police, Courts Sound Alarm
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More Than 60 Killed in Mental Health-Linked Murders Since 2020 as Police, Courts Sound Alarm

Police in Nkayi are investigating a tragic incident in which Zenzo Ncube, 47, a known mental health patient, allegedly killed his two young sons before later taking his own life at Mahlikihliki Villag...

By ZimNow Reporter