Cops nabbed over $600 mbanje bribes

TWO police offers and a member of the neighbourhood watch committee have been arrested on allegations of demanding bribes of $600 from suspected mbanje growers.The police officers Steven M...Read more

Cops nabbed over $600 mbanje bribes

2013 May 19 | 468 Views
TWO police offers and a member of the neighbourhood watch committee have been arrested on allegations of demanding bribes of $600 from suspected mbanje growers.The police officers Steven M...

by Staff Reporter

We need to emphasise on the intra-Africa trade says Mutambara

2013 May 19 | 385 Views
The Deputy Prime Minister, Professor Arthur Mutamabara says there is need for Africa to seek ways of promoting intra-continent investment supported by world class infrastructure.Professor Muta...

by Staff Reporter

Mujuru to be named Mugabe's successor

2013 May 19 | 2564 Views
ZANU-PF is mulling over a special congress which is expected to fill vacant top positions and decide once and for all the succession of President Mugabe, sources have said.Details of the congr...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai vows to end Zezurunisation of the country

2013 May 19 | 2977 Views
Movement for Democratic Change party leader Morgan Tsvangirai vowed to end tribalism in the country which he attributed to the centralisation of power by Zanu-PF."The biggest national questi...

by STaff reporter

Mujuru urges church leaders to participate in Zanu-PF programmes

2013 May 19 | 1336 Views
Vice-President Joice Mujuru has urged church leaders to participate in Zanu-PF programmes in order to become economically empowered.Speaking at a Gweru ministers fraternal church service in th...

by Staff reporter

MDC-T has plans for CIOs

2013 May 19 | 2338 Views
THE MDC-T government plans to have legislation that would govern the operations of the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), among a raft of reforms designed to create a professional security outfi...

by Staff reporter

Oil dealers jail for stealing Zesa transformer oil

2013 May 19 | 1113 Views
Two notorious oil dealers, who have been wreaking havoc in and around Chipinge draining electricity transformer oil, finally met their fate last week when they were jailed for an effective 10 years....

by Staff reporter

Beatrice Mtetwa won't relent despite Zimbabwe arrest

2013 May 19 | 1222 Views
As Zimbabwe approaches watershed elections, a renowned lawyer at the forefront of defending human rights activists, vowed never to give up - even after her own arrest earlier this year.Beatric...

by Sapa-AFP

'Policy conference a huge farce,' says CFU

2013 May 19 | 1281 Views
Former spokesperson of the pro-MDC-T Zimbabwe National Association of Student Unions (Zinasu) Mr Blessing Vava yesterday dismissed the conference as a "talk shop".He said the party had nothi...

by Staff reporter

MDC-T primaries set for May 24

2013 May 19 | 1114 Views
The MDC-T has all but admitted that Zimbabwe should hold harmonised elections in line with the expiry of the Seventh Parliament on June 29.Over the past few weeks, the party has been advocat...

by Staff reporter

'Sanctions were a blessing in disguise,' says Gono

2013 May 19 | 1680 Views
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Governor Dr Gideon Gono has described the illegally imposed sanctions by some Western countries as a blessing in disguise as the move opened up some new avenues for him to en...

by Staff reporter

'Evicted white farmers should stop demonising Mugabe'

2013 May 19 | 1291 Views
Former white commercial farmers should desist from demonising President Mugabe and blaming him for their failure to receive compensation during the land reform programme, the chief executive officer o...

by Harmony Agere

Welshman Ncube making inroads in Mashonaland East

2013 May 19 | 1336 Views
The Movement for Democratic Change's President Professor Welshman Ncube has demolished the MDC-T structure in Chikomba West.Councillor Amos Reza, Councillor Chenjerai Chako and almost half of ...

by Happymore Sibanda

MDC-T pledges to trim the army

2013 May 19 | 1146 Views
Harare - Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's MDC-T party on Saturday pledged to trim the army and ensure a free society if it wins upcoming general elections."The size of the army must be ratio...

by AFP

Man stabs neighbour to death over water melons

2013 May 19 | 1401 Views
A Chivi man is facing murder charges after he allegedly stabbed to death a neighbour he had found stealing water melons and maize cobs from his field. Masvingo police spokespersonInspector Pet...

by Staff reporter

MDC-T to enforce one man one farm policy

2013 May 19 | 898 Views
The MDC-T said it would maintain the land reform programme but vowed to "democratise" the process by slashing farm sizes owned as well as ending multiple farm ownership."Conference is very cle...

by Staff reporter

Big Brother Africa winner Wendall Parson arrested for fraud

2013 May 19 | 2140 Views
Police on Saturday [last night] confirmed the arrest of former Big Brother Africa winner Wendall Parson in connection with a US$25 000 car insurance scam.Police spokesperson Superintendent A...

by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF claims to have resolved Masvingo disputes

2013 May 19 | 805 Views
The Zanu-PF juggernaut is gathering steam ahead of this year's elections with the party on Saturday resolving disputes that had erupted in the Masvingo Province.A high level team headed by par...

by Staff Reporter

'Mugabe acts contrary to whats agreed in Monday meetings'

2013 May 18 | 3031 Views
MDC-T leader Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai yesterday exposed his coalition government's key partner President Robert Mugabe's alleged doublespeak, saying the Zanu-PF leader always acted contrary to...

by Staff reporter

Women rapists strike again, boy kept under captivity for 3 days

2013 May 18 | 3006 Views
A 17-year old Kadoma boy was raped by four women in the town at an unknown house where the boy was kept under captivity for three days.The boy was forced into the women's vehicle at gunpoint a...

by Staff reporter

Accident kills four on the spot

2013 May 18 | 2527 Views
Four people died on the spot when a small vehicle collided head-on with a ZESA Hwange staff bus at the 112 km peg in Chegutu along the Harare-Bulawayo highway.Eye witnesses said the driver of ...

by Staff reporter

Youths take to social media to air their views on elections

2013 May 18 | 1821 Views
With elections due later this year in Zimbabwe, debate around politics is increasing. Unlike in previous years, Zimbabweans, particularly the youth, are taking to social media to air their views. ...

by Staff reporter

Lecturer calls Mugabe 'a rotten old donkey,' jailed

2013 May 18 | 3325 Views
A lecturer at Great Zimbabwe State University in Masvingo has been jailed for three months for labelling veteran President Robert Mugabe "a rotten old donkey," in the latest such case, lawyers said ...

by AFP

'Media does not have a partner in Zanu-PF and the MDCs,' says Trevor Ncube

2013 May 18 | 1819 Views
ALPHA Media Holdings chairman Trevor Ncube said he was worried the MDCs in the inclusive government lacked a clear media policy and feared they would abuse the State media the way Zanu-PF did if eit...

by Staff reporter

Burn MDC's party cards or face a 'big fire' says Sibanda

2013 May 18 | 1974 Views
WAR veterans' leader Jabulani Sibanda on Tuesday reportedly directed village heads in Lupane, Matabeleland North province, to instruct their subjects to burn MDC's party cards or face a "big fire" a...

by Staff Reporter

Man (27) accused of killing 10-year-old Rugare girl appears in court

2013 May 18 | 1938 Views
A 27-year old man, who was arrested on Tuesday in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old Rugare girl, Stacy Munjoma, appeared before a Harare magistrate Mr Donald Ndirowei on Friday.Tawan...

by Staff Reporter

US ambassadors in Zimbabwe, Zambia tourism promotion ride

2013 May 18 | 1727 Views
United States ambassadors to Zimbabwe and Zambia, Bruce Wharton and Mark Storella, will embark on a cross-border bike ride to promote international tourism, economic growth, and wildlife conservation ...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai says his MDC-T is ready to govern - video

2013 May 18 | 1877 Views
Tsvangirai says his party is ready to govern, and has promised Zimbabweans a break from the past, if his party is voted into power in elections scheduled for later this year. He was launching...

by Staff reporter

Head-on collision kills all family members

2013 May 18 | 2665 Views
A Gutu family of four perished in a fatal accident along the Mvuma-Chivhu Road when their small private car had a head-on collision with a bus at around 1 am on Wednesday last week.Pierson Mut...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai to have a pro-MDC-T State media

2013 May 18 | 1963 Views
Tsvangirai slammed the State media for its pro-Mugabe and Zanu-PF bias, warning that changes would be instituted under an MDC-T government."Those who want to go on a negative drive, those who...

by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF cheerleaders fight over name 'Mbare Chimurenga Choir'

2013 May 18 | 1647 Views
Splinter groups of the popular Mbare Chimurenga Choir have taken each other to the civil court with each claiming ownership of the name.The original Mbare Chimurenga Choir is represented by El...

by Court Reporter

Tsvangirai's court bid hits brick wall

2013 May 18 | 1481 Views
PRIME Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's bid to block a Harare man, Mr Jealousy Mawarire's court application for early proclamation of election dates to be heard on an urgent basis failed yesterday after th...

by Staff reporter

Friendly fire hits MDC-T as Bishop accuse leadership of behaving like employees

2013 May 18 | 1867 Views
Bishop Ancelmo Magaya of Grace Ablaze Ministries accused the MDC-T leadership of behaving like employers while Zanu-PF took the role of worker advocacy.Bishop Magaya took to the podium at the ...

by Ndou Paul

Mugabe commissions 79 Officer Cadets

2013 May 18 | 1976 Views
President Robert Mugabe has commended the Zimbabwe Military Academy in Gweru for its commitment to providing the nation with exemplary and loyal future military leaders.President Mugabe was sp...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai confident he is the next president of Zimbabwe

2013 May 18 | 2335 Views
Prime Minister MOrgan Tsvangirai says he is poised to win the presidency in upcoming elections and return the nation to the world community after years of isolation.Tsvangirai said on Friday h...

by AP

ZCTU Secretary General launches an astonishing attack on MDC-T ministers

2013 May 18 | 1917 Views
ZIMBABWE Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) secretary general Japhet Moyo on Thursday launched an astonishing attack on MDC-T ministers for alleged arrogance and abandoning workers' aspirations....

by Staff reporter

'Zimbabwe land reform has failed,' says Bennett

2013 May 18 | 1749 Views
How can anyone deem the land reform scheme a success when we are now begging Zambia for maize? When you used to export various products to help your neighbour and now you are begging them for basic fo...

by STaff reporter

'We will continue to look for external support' says Tsvangirai

2013 May 18 | 1584 Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai spoke to eNCA at the World Economic Forum in Cape Town.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28VXKJZcleI ...

by Staff reporter

Mugabe to summon army generals over inflammatory political statements

2013 May 17 | 2531 Views
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe has tacitly agreed to summon service chiefs over their recent inflammatory political statements in which they threw afresh their weight behind Zanu-PF, as pressure mounts on h...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai's office infiltrated by CIOs - lawyer

2013 May 17 | 3010 Views
The arrest of staffers in the Prime Minister's office in March this year may have been as a result of intelligence passed on by an insider, a leading Harare based lawyer claimed on Thursday.A...

by Tichaona Sibanda

'Yesterday people can't provide answers to today's challenges,' says Tsvangirai

2013 May 17 | 1921 Views
Movement for Democratic leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, has set the tone for his party's election campaign, saying the terrain of the upcoming polls "will be determined by those that are able to give answ...

by Staff reporter

Tsvangirai dances as his wife Elizabeth looks

2013 May 17 | 3963 Views
Morgan Tsvangirai dances as his wife Elizabeth looks on during a MDC-T conference in Harare. ...

by AP

Zim 'richest and most heavily resourced country' in sub-Saharan Africa

2013 May 17 | 3470 Views
Zimbabwe is probably the richest and most heavily resourced country of all within sub-Saharan Africa, British Member of Parliament ...

by Staff Reporter

Witchcraft scare as naked woman visits in broad day light

2013 May 17 | 3469 Views
In yet another case of suspected witchcraft, Lochinvar family on Wednesday got the scare of their life when a naked woman ran into their backyard in broad day light.Several theories circulated...

by Staff reporter

Philips roadshow stops over in Zimbabwe for first time

2013 May 17 | 2193 Views
Amsterdam-based Royal Philips will for the first time be bringing its annual Cape Town-to-Cairo roadshow to Zimbabwe next week.The company, which is a global leader in healthcare technology an...

by Michael Hamilton

'Legal experts' divided over June 29 election date

2013 May 17 | 2403 Views
The June 29 election date has attracted contrasting opinion from 'legal experts'. Some legal experts have dismissed the possibility of a June 29 election saying several supporting mechanisms ...

by Ndou paul

Voter registration dominates Cabinet

2013 May 17 | 1611 Views
Voter registration again dominated cabinet discussions this week as it became more apparent that bureaucratic bungling and systematic disenfranchisement of potential voters by the Registrar-General's ...

by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF intimidates teachers

2013 May 17 | 2616 Views
Zanu-PF is now targeting teachers in rural areas which it is intimidating and coercing to support the party and help it mobilise voters ahead of watershed polls expected later this year. Sourc...

by Staff reporter

Police ban door-to-door campaigns

2013 May 17 | 2268 Views
HARARE police this week summoned the main political parties to announce a ban on door-to-door campaigns to curb political violence which might increase as the country heads for general elections this...

by Wongai Zhangazha I Zimbabwe Independent

Chihuri to introduce human rights courses for cops

2013 May 17 | 1894 Views
Police Commissioner-General Augustine Chihuri has undertaken to introduce human rights courses as part of police training after pressure from the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission. ZHRC chairma...

by Staff reporter

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