WATCH LIVE: SA Court To Rule On Chiwenga And Mnangagwa Factions

May 14, 2026

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SA Court to Rule on Mnangagwa and Chiwenga

Nyokayemabhunhu has testified in an SA court that he is being mistreated by Mnangagwa because he supports General Chiwenga.

Zimbabwe

The military arrested a Harare man, Hardlife Nyoni.
A religious delegation (ZAOGA–Forward in Faith Ministries) visited President Mnangagwa at his Harare office on the morning of May 13, 2026.
Tragic road deaths: Beauty Shoperai (37) and her infant son Paul Masunda Jnr (1) were killed on May 9 near Bela Bela, Limpopo, by a vehicle belonging to South Africa’s Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi.
- Earlier that day, Beauty’s husband, Paul Masunda, was killed while crossing the N1 highway.
- Beauty was on a bus heading to Zimbabwe with her two children. She stopped the bus after hearing the news of her husband’s death. As she got off to respond, the minister’s vehicle hit her.
- The family is fundraising to bring their bodies back to Zimbabwe. They say the minister has not contacted them.
Tendai Chidarikire has suffered a stroke and has high blood pressure.

Business

Dangote will no longer invest in Zimbabwe and did not name it as a top opportunity in Africa.

Nov 2017: President Mugabe is removed from office. Mzembi loses his job as Foreign Minister.
Jan 5, 2018: Mzembi is arrested for abuse of office (donating $2 million worth of World Cup screens to churches).
Jan 6, 2018: He is granted bail.
Late 2018: Mzembi flees to South Africa, skipping bail. He says he needs cancer surgery. Zimbabwe issues three arrest warrants.
2019–2020: Extradition attempts from South Africa fail. Mzembi later moves to Zambia.
June 14, 2025: Mzembi returns to Zimbabwe and is arrested immediately.
June 24, 2025: Bail is revoked; he is held as a flight risk.
July 2025: High Court denies his bail appeal.
Feb 1, 2026: His corruption trial begins.
Feb 17, 2026: Court dismisses his request for discharge; he must defend himself.
May 4, 2026: After about 11 months in prison, he is granted $1,000 bail while awaiting the final judgment.
May 13, 2026: The High Court acquits Walter Mzembi of all charges, ruling that the state failed to prove its case.