Rolls-Royces and Beggars: The Legacy of Chivayo's Car Giveaways

Street scene contrasting luxury Rolls-Royces with Zimbabwe's urban poverty

Kneel or Stand? The Greeting That Divides Modern Zimbabwe

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HARARE - Sungura king Alick Macheso bowed low before the President's son Collins Mnangagwa at Wicknell Chivayo's funeral gathering. Half the internet saw good manners, the other half saw politics, and a few saw a salute that never happened.

By Sipho Ndlovu | 10 Oct 2026

FUNERAL REVELATIONS

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When Reality Snatches Your Aura: G6's Eulogy, the US$90,000 Shoes and the Missing Million

At Wicknell Chivayo's funeral, his younger brother Joachim 'G6' Chivayo told mourners about a US$5 million Gwanda solar payday, US$90,000 worth of shoes and a US$1 million promise that ended in a BMW. It was meant as a tribute. Much of Zimbabwe heard an audit.

Nomalanga Dube | 10 Oct 2026

PULPIT FEUD

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Pulpit Punch-Up: Makandiwa and Apostle Chiwenga Go Twelve Rounds Over Chivayo's Death

Apostle Talent Chiwenga asked why the prophets who dined with Wicknell Chivayo never saw the crash coming. Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa answered from his own pulpit. Within a week, two men of God had produced more prophecies about each other than about anything else.

Rufaro Chikwanha | 10 Oct 2026

SOCIETY

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From Grief to Spectacle: How Zimbabwe's Elite Funerals Became Status Symbols

Wicknell Chivayo's lavish burial exposes growing trend of conspicuous mourning as elites turn death into display of wealth and power.

Kudakwashe Marufu | 9 Oct 2026

OPINION

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Mansions on the Cliff Edge: Rolls-Royces Up Top, Buckets Down Below

In one season, a businessman has announced cash and cars for preachers and lawyers worth millions. In the same country, the World Bank counts nearly half the population below its extreme poverty line. The view from the top is spectacular. So is the drop.

Mthokozisi Dube | 9 Oct 2026

News

PULPIT FEUD

Pulpit Punch-Up: Makandiwa and Apostle Chiwenga Go Twelve Rounds Over Chivayo's Death

Rufaro Chikwanha | 10 Oct 2026

SOCIETY

From Grief to Spectacle: How Zimbabwe's Elite Funerals Became Status Symbols

Kudakwashe Marufu

BACKLASH

Rolls-Royces and Beggars: The Legacy of Chivayo's Car Giveaways

Tendai Moyo

INVESTIGATION

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Trophy Hunt Scandal: How ZANU-PF Elite 'Bag' Millions from Wildlife Industry

Kudakwashe Marufu

Politics

POLITICS

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CAB3: The Bitter Drink Zimbabweans Are Being Forced to Swallow

Constitution Amendment extends Mnangagwa's rule to 2030 amid bribery claims and public anger over loss of democratic rights.

Tatenda Mapfumo | 23 Sept 2026

MUNHUMUTAPA DAY

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One Bite and Forever: Munhumutapa Day Lunch Inspires a Lifetime Mandate

Thandiwe Sibanda

COMESA 25

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Gone Farming: Cabinet Tours the President's Fields as Harare Reaches for the Paintbrush

Thandiwe Sibanda

DEFENCE FORCES DAY

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Fifty Officers, One Meeting and a Fly-Past: The Security Forces' Busy Winter

Tafadzwa Chirisa

Sport

SPORT

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Warriors Lose at Home as Fan Dies and Pitch Invaders Tamper With Sprinklers

Zimbabwe's 2-1 defeat to DR Congo marred by post-match chaos as fans storm refurbished National Sports Stadium pitch.

Bongani Nkomo | 29 Sept 2026

SPORT

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Zimdancehall Star's US$50,000 Scottland FC Deal Sparks Debate on Football Branding

Thandeka Sibanda

STADIUM WATCH

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Home, Sweet Somewhere Else: Five Years On, the National Sports Stadium Is 'Almost Complete'

Farai Mushonga

PARIS 2024

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Gaborone Gets the Afternoon Off, Harare Gets a History Lesson: Two Warriors of the Track in the 200m Final

Farai Mushonga

Showbiz

CULTURE

Kneel or Stand? The Greeting That Divides Modern Zimbabwe

Sungura king Alick Macheso bowed low before the President's son Collins Mnangagwa at Wicknell Chivayo's funeral gathering. Half the internet saw good manners, the other half saw politics, and a few saw a salute that never happened.

Sipho Ndlovu | 10 Oct 2026

FUNERAL REVELATIONS

When Reality Snatches Your Aura: G6's Eulogy, the US$90,000 Shoes and the Missing Million

Nomalanga Dube

CHIMURENGA FEUD

Cartoon of an older musician sawing off a tree branch labelled LEGACY on which a younger musician sits

Uncle Saws Off the Branch: Mukanya, His Nephew and Whose Song It Is Anyway

Rutendo Mahachi

SHOWBIZ

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Gift Horse, Meet Car Dealer: Enzo Ishall Sells His Chivayo Mercedes for US$60,000

Rutendo Mahachi

Business

BUSINESS

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Which Intratek? Confusion as Chivayo's Empire Issues Condolences

Multiple companies founded by late tycoon scramble to claim his legacy as questions linger over future of his ventures.

Sipho Ndlovu | 2 Oct 2026

MEDIA BUSINESS

Cartoon of newspaper staff outside Herald House holding retrenchment letters

Stop the Presses (Permanently): Zimpapers Goes Digital-First, and 154 Jobs Go First

Nyasha Gumbo

MID-TERM BUDGET

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No Fresh Taxes, Just Fresh Collectors: Mthuli Steadies the Ship as ZIMRA Goes Fishing Online

Nyasha Gumbo

CURRENCY

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Meet the People, Meet the Money: The Reserve Bank Takes the Big Five ZiG on Tour

Nyasha Gumbo

Opinion

OPINION

Mansions on the Cliff Edge: Rolls-Royces Up Top, Buckets Down Below

Mthokozisi Dube | 9 Oct 2026

OPINION

The Art of Making Cruelty Look Like Public Policy

Rufaro Chikwanha

UNGA81

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Mnangagwa's Empty Hall: President Addresses Vacant Seats at UN

Nomalanga Dube

ANALYSIS

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Balls and Chains: The Legal Battle Over CAB3

Tendai Moyo

Diaspora

ZAMBIA

Across the Zambezi, the Count Goes On: Hichilema Wins a Second Term, and His Rival Goes to Court

Zambia's president has been re-elected with 60 percent of the vote. His main challenger is in hiding and promising a legal challenge. Zimbabwe's cartoonists, looking north, still found something to envy.

Nkosana Mpofu | 18 Aug 2026

AVIATION

Cartoon of an Air Zimbabwe jet unloading passengers, vendors and luggage like a rural bus

Welcome to Gatwick (Not Heathrow): Air Zimbabwe Flies to London Again After 14 Years

Nkosana Mpofu

XENOPHOBIA

'Abahambe': South Africa's Unofficial Deadline, and the Bags Packed in Fear

Nkosana Mpofu

COURTS

Cartoon of a South African police officer leading a handcuffed young man past a Hyde Park address sign

Hyde Park, Johannesburg: The Former First Son in the Dock

Nkosana Mpofu