WATCH LIVE as Gambakwe unpacks the leaked audio discussing Tagwirei, Tungwarara, Makandiwa and Mnangagwa’s health.
Today’s Key Events
ZANU-PF Politburo Meeting
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What to expect: A high-stakes showdown over the party’s succession battle.
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Why it matters: Two recent Zimbabwe Defence Forces commanders – Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and newly appointed Politburo member General (Rtd) Philip Valerio Sibanda – will sit together for the first time.
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Background:
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Sibanda succeeded Chiwenga as head of the Defence Forces.
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He now joins the party’s top decision-making body, appointed by President Mnangagwa.
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Sibanda’s ZIPRA liberation war credentials balance Chiwenga’s ZANLA power base.
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What it signals: Mnangagwa is consolidating military influence within the state and is not ready to hand power to Chiwenga.
Burials
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Silundi Tshuma – burial today
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Linda Masarira – burial today at Glen Forest Cemetery, Harare (memorial service was held yesterday)
Top Trending News
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Tungwarara apologises to Kuda Tagwirei
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Melissa Sibanda to be buried in Mhondoro
Business
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South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will announce its interest rate decision on Thursday, 28 May 2026 at 13:00 GMT.
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Governor Lesetja Kganyago will deliver the verdict.
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Markets are split between a 0.25% rate hike or holding the repo rate steady at 6.75%.
Entertainment
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Munashe and Prisca wreck marriage
Africa
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Irish Minister Neale Richmond is on a diplomatic mission to Malawi, combining high-level strategy with inspections of local aid programmes.
Community
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Mve – two-for-one promotion
Notes
Linda Masarira – Funeral & Burial Details (26–27 May 2026)
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Memorial service: 26 May 2026 at Nyaradzo Funeral Parlour, Harare. Attended by politicians, MPs (including Douglas Mwonzora), civil society, and President Mnangagwa.
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Burial: Today, 27 May 2026, at Glen Forest Cemetery, Harare.
Melissa Sibanda
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Tragically shot dead at her workplace in KwaNyuswa, Durban, along with her employer Nomzila Bayabonga Madinane, by three unknown gunmen.
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Condolences to the Sibanda family.
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Repatriation from Durban to Mhondoro will be assisted by Zororo Phumulani.
