WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe reports that Zimbabwe billionaire Kuda Tagwirei attended his first ZANU-PF event openly alongside top leaders like Chiwenga and Mnangagwa without any incidents, signaling Tagwirei’s formal and public acceptance within the ruling party circles.
Tagwirei has therefore entered the political mainstream within ZANU-PF without incident, highlighting his new status and the political implications of his role.
Key events for today
The South Africa National Dialogue is starting with the First National Convention, which will take place from August 15 to 17, 2025, at the ZK Matthews Hall, University of South Africa (UNISA), Muckleneuk Campus, Pretoria. 755 delegates from 30 sectors and 200 organizations have been invited, with an additional 245 delegate spaces reserved for organizations requesting participation or those underrepresented.
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1. On 11 August 2025, US R&B legend Joe Thomas arrived in Harare for a concert event, energizing the local music scene. This event, organized by Ngoma NeHosho opens its gates at 4:00 PM and features a lineup that includes prominent local artists ExQ, The Jukebox, and Tich Mataz.
2. Chief Seke ordered to retract ED2030 remarks. The chief was recorded telling attendees: “2030 VaMnangagwa vanenge vachitonga; Pamberi ne Zanu PF; Pasi nemhandu” (“Mnangagwa will still be ruling in 2030, forward with Zanu PF, down with the enemies”). Chimanikire admitted making the remarks but insisted they were delivered at a private gathering, not a political rally, and were meant as patriotic praise for President Emmerson Mnangagwa rather than partisan endorsement. The court ordered Chimanikire to publish a written retraction in a newspaper with national circulation and share it with public and private media within seven days. He must also have the ruling circulated through the National Council of Chiefs and provincial assemblies.
Business
Concerns raised over Buy Now Pay Later.
Africa
1. Billionaire Patrice Motsepe has taken to court former US Ambassador U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania (1998–2001) Charles Stith: Stith was appointed as the U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Tanzania in September 1998, serving during a challenging period following the August 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam. Motsepe’s legal team claimed the Tanzanian court lacked jurisdiction to hear the case and that they were not properly served with legal documents. These objections led to their failure to appear in court initially, prompting Pula Group to seek a default judgment. The default judgment was issued in July 2024 due to the failure of Motsepe, ARM, and ARCH to appear at a hearing on December 20, 2023, after they argued the Tanzanian court lacked jurisdiction.
2. Chad Opposition leader Succes Masra sentenced to 20 years in prison.
3. Wearing of Bufs not allowed
Entertainment
South African musicians Ishmael and others released new work, including Ishmael’s amapiano track, and the album ‘iThemba Lam’ was released on 8 August 2025.
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Notes
Patrice Motsepe, a South African billionaire, is being sued in Tanzania for $195 million (approximately R3.4 billion) by Tanzanian mining firm Pula Group. The lawsuit, one of the largest in Tanzania’s commercial court, centers on allegations that Motsepe’s companies—African Rainbow Minerals (ARM), African Rainbow Capital (ARC), and ARCH Emerging Markets—breached a 2019 non-disclosure and non-compete agreement. Pula Group claims that after sharing confidential information about its Ruangwa graphite project during investment talks, Motsepe’s companies used this data to invest in a rival, Evolution Energy Minerals, an Australian firm operating near Pula’s project.
This alleged breach, Pula argues, caused a competitive disadvantage, with the lawsuit’s valuation based on third-party estimates of potential financial losses.The case, initially filed in 2022 and refiled in November 2023 after a technical withdrawal, resumed in November 2024. Pula has pushed for an expedited hearing, citing concerns that ARC’s planned delisting from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and A2X Markets, announced on March 18, 2024, could hinder mediation and recovery of damages. Motsepe and his companies deny the allegations, with ARM stating it declined to invest in Pula’s project after signing a confidentiality agreement and found no merit in the claims. The case, under Judge Abdallah Gonzi, could set a precedent for protecting local mining firms against foreign competitors in Tanzania’s resource-rich sector.
