WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe unpacks the speech by Virginia Mabhiza at the UN.
Virginia Mabiza represented Zimbabwe at the Geneva Conference For Human Rights. Virginia Mabhiza is currently in Geneva, Switzerland, representing Zimbabwe at the 61st Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (running from 23 February to 31 March 2026). She was selected to lead the Zimbabwean delegation after Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi stayed in Zimbabwe to oversee constitutional amendment consultations. Her official address follows a highly critical speech at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy (an NGO-led forum) by Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga. Mabhiza’s office has since dismissed Mhlanga’s claims of state repression and “lawfare” as malicious.
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Mutumwa Mawere house will be auctioned tomorrow.Â
Mawere’s upmarket house – 62 Cambridge Road, Bryanston – is being sold under his insolvent estate. Mawere died aged 66. The monthly bond repayment for the house is R58 898 and monthly rates are R7 686.99. The total once-off costs are R612 865, while the minimum gross monthly income required is R196 328. The house measures 5 098m2. It was listed for auction on February 11 and will go under the hammer on February 25 at 11am.
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- Uebert Angel celebrates Bushiri’s birthday in Lilongwe
Zimbabwean prophet Uebert Angel celebrated Bushiri’s birthday on Saturday night. Bushiri received gifts worth USD 150 000. The event was attended by prominent figures from across Malawi.
Business
- Illovo Sugar (Malawi) plc reported a massive 250% increase in profit-after-tax, reaching K77 billion for the year ending August 2025, up from K22 billion the previous year. The company is strategically prioritizing the domestic market due to the export ban.
- Spar, which is struggling with cash flow, has asked to stagger payments to suppliers in KZN. Spar has proposed to pay suppliers 50% on February 20 and the rest on March 10. The move comes as Spar faces profit and margin pressure in its Southern Africa operations in Europe ( Switzerland and Poland)
- Standard Bank says gold will pass the $6000 mark this year and likely pass the $7000 mark next year. The gold price has surged 64% this year. Standard bank says they think there will be three interest rate cuts.
Africa
- Twenty Home Affairs officials dismissed as SIU report exposes ’20 years of visa maladministration’Â The SIU investigation (authorised by President Ramaphosa) found that permits and visas were effectively Over – 2,000 fraudulent study visas issued via syndicates.
- More than R181 million in illicit financial gains.
- R16.3 million in direct deposits to just four low-level officials.
- High-profile irregularities, such as the approval of Shepherd Bushiri’s permanent residence permit by a church associate and an unlawful ministerial waiver for Timothy Omotoso’s visa.
20 officials dismissed (since April 2025 in the latest phase; broader tally >55 since July 2024), 16 suspended, 275 criminal referrals to the NPA, visa revocations in progress, and emphasis on digitisation to prevent future fraud.
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