WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe looks at the eviction of musician Holy Ten by Mnangagwa’s twins Sean and Collins who kicked him out of a house they bought him, and taken back other gifts such as cars. He claims he joined Zanu PF “to clean Mnangagwa’s image” and can “take down the Zanu PF today.”
Key Events For Today
1. Lunar Eclipse stuns the World. A total lunar eclipse, known as the Blood Moon, was visible on the night of September 7–8, 2025. This eclipse was observable from large parts of Asia, Australia, Africa, and Europe, including countries such as India, China, Japan, much of Africa, western Australia, and much of Europe. It was not visible in most of the Americas, except possibly the far western part of Alaska. The eclipse lasted about 82 minutes during the total phase, with cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Sydney, Cairo, and London offering good visibility. The moon took on a distinctive reddish hue due to Earth’s atmosphere filtering sunlight, making it a spectacular celestial event for skywatchers in these regions.
2. Mnangagwa is back in Zimbabwe after trips to the Vatican, China and Eswatini.
Top Trending News
1. The Harare City Council is facing challenges with salary arrears as of early September 2025. The mayor, Councillor Jacob Mafume, has publicly acknowledged the issue and called for coordinated efforts with the human resources department to address outstanding salary payments to council employees. The council has reportedly paid some components of the July salaries but is still working to clear other payments depending on available funds. Mafume emphasized prioritizing payments to lower-grade staff and addressing urgent concerns like school fees, acknowledging that the workforce performs life-threatening work and should not be expected to continue without proper compensation.
2. Zimbabwe is currently ineligible to receive foreign assistance from the U.S. under section 7042(j)(2) of the FY 2025 SFOAA State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act . This is because the law prohibits assistance to the central government unless the U.S. Secretary of State certifies that the rule of law has been restored in Zimbabwe, including respect for property rights and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. Other countries also affected by this law include Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Burma, Eritrea, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Iran, Mali, Nicaragua, Niger, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, and Venezuela. Other SADC countries: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia—are set to benefit from the fund
Business
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita has denied rumors that MTN is in talks to acquire the smaller mobile provider Telkom, stating no such discussions or advisers have been engaged. He explained that MTN’s strategy in South Africa focuses on building its own fiber network, despite the high costs and challenges, rather than pursuing mergers or acquisitions at this time. While he did not rule out future consolidation in the telecom market, currently MTN has no active talks but remains open to partnering or acquiring if necessary. Mupita emphasized that market consolidation is inevitable in the medium to long term to enable profitable network investments, especially given MTN’s limited spectrum for fixed wireless access.
2. Transnet and ARM results have been released.
Africa
A Chatsworthworths, Amadhew Chattergoon, and his wife Managie Jessica Chattergoon—are accused of murdering their domestic worker, Rashiwe Dwarka.
The accused allegedly took out a R750,000 life insurance policy on Dwarka without her knowledge. The indictment claims they then lured her to a holiday home in Umzumbe, on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast, with the intention of killing her to claim the insurance money. Dwarika’s body was found there on June 17, 2023.
The indictment further alleges that the Chattergoons forged documents to make the policy appear legitimate to the insurance provider, Discovery Life. Following the murder, they are accused of stealing Dwarka’s identity document and cellphone and then cremating her body. The trio was arrested and charged with premeditated murder, fraud, forgery, and other offenses. The trial began in the Port Shepstone Magistrates Court.
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Notes
Over the past six years, around 10,000 people lost jobs in South Africa’s engineering sector, averaging five job losses daily.
The National Employers’ Association of SA reported a reduction from 1,800 businesses employing 65,000 people six years ago to 1,500 firms employing 55,000 workers now.
Steel maker ArcelorMittal SA is shutting down, causing 3,500 jobs to be lost.
Tyre producer Goodyear’s factory closure led to 900 jobs lost.
The Ford Motor Company plans to cut 474 jobs across three major facilities (Silverton assembly plant, Struandale engine plant, and head office).
Glencore Operations SA issued job cuts through Section 189 notices at its Rhovan mine and head office, affecting around 3,000 employees.
Employees across these companies express anxiety, uncertainty about future employment, and concerns about loss of benefits and finding new jobs.
Government relief funds of R416.8 million have been allocated to support 2,982 employees at AMSA amid the company’s closure struggles.
Labour and employment authorities are involved in efforts to mitigate job losses at affected companies.
Overall, the job losses are significant across multiple sectors, mainly steel, automotive, and mining, driven by economic conditions, high operating costs, and company shutdowns.
ARM Revenues 2025
ARM Ferrous: Headline earnings were R3,472 million, a 31% decrease from F2024 (R5,058 million). This was driven by a 36% decrease in headline earnings in the iron ore division, partially offset by a 120% increase in headline earnings in the manganese division.
ARM Platinum: The segment reported a headline loss of R1.3 billion (F2024: R910 million loss), largely due to higher operational losses at Bokoni.
Two Rivers Mine: Headline earnings increased by 20% to R202 million (F2024: R168 million).
Modikwa Mine: Reported a headline loss of R43 million (F2024: R121 million loss).
Bokoni Mine: Reported a headline loss of R1.4 billion (F2024: R566 million).
Nkomati Mine: Reported an attributable headline loss of R55 million (F2024: R391 million loss).
ARM Coal: Headline earnings decreased by 88% to R47 million (F2024: R391 million).
GGV Mine: Headline earnings were R134 million (F2024: R331 million).
PCB: Recorded a headline loss of R87 million (F2024: R60 million headline earnings).
ARM Corporate and other (including gold): Reported headline earnings of R558 million (F2024: R762 million). This includes dividends of R240 million received from Harmony (F2024: R166 million) and management fees of R1,366 million received from Assmang (F2024: R1,503 million).
Machadodorp Works: Reported a headline loss of R94 million (F2024: R221 million loss).
