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Mnangagwa distances self from ex-judge's ConCourt challenge
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has refused to respond to allegations by former judge Justice Erica Ndewere accusing him of using unlawful recommendations of a tribunal to remove her from office....Published: 27 Mar 2024 at 06:39hrs | 1888 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's stunt at Pupu akin to Hitler officiating at a Jewish synagogue?
It was quite a disturbing and unsettling sight watching President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa officiating at the unveiling of the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupani. This was in ho...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:15hrs | 506 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Rights watchdogs condemn embarrassment of Zimbabwe lawyers
GLOBAL legal watchdogs, the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), have urged the government of Zimbabwe to urgently investigate the abuse of la...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 12:37hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Why Donald Trump's support has been growing!
My friends in Europe and in Africa ask me the perennial question. What makes for Donald Trump's longevity in American politics? And why are the Democrats trying their best to lock him up in a ja...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:59hrs | 596 | by Kenneth Mufuka
America: They kill us for sport!
My little story on American sanctionsOnly a few weeks shy of my sixty-first birthday, I have been, until late last week, on United States list of sanctioned Zimbabweans.I have been the...Published: 09 Mar 2024 at 09:12hrs | 93 | by @Jamwanda2
US makes piecemeal adjustments to Zimbabwe sanctions
THE United States yesterday made piecemeal adjustments to its targeted sanctions on Zimbabwe signalling the success of the country's engagement and re-engagement drive under President Mnangagwa....Published: 05 Mar 2024 at 04:56hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Biti apologises for assaulting foreign investor
Former Finance Minister Tendai Biti, who was convicted on Monday for verbally assaulting Russian investor Tatiana Aleshina, has issued an apology.In his plea for leniency, Biti informed Harare...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 11:57hrs | 1781 | by Staff reporter
'We want regime change!' clamoured Mt Pleasant 'fat cows'. They did not get it, punishment for decades of navel-gazing
A picture is worth a thousand words. A recent Zimbabwe Daily cartoon was one such picture. It depicted Mt Pleasant resident family, the fat cows in Pharaoh's dream, shouting "We want change! Ngaapinde...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 22:01hrs | 978 | by Wilbert Mukori
Mugabe family holds private centennial celebration for late president
The family of the late former president Robert Mugabe, who would have marked his 100th birthday last week, held a private ceremony on Saturday to honour his memory in Zvimba.Mugabe was born on...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 18:22hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
Why Mnangagwa could be seeking a third term
IN 1990 to 1991 when Fredrick Chiluba was hot on a campaign for multi-party democracy that finally ushered him in as Zambian president to replace founding nationalist Kenneth Kaunda, he was so emphati...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 10:42hrs | 1795 | by Tawanda Majoni
NewsHawks freezes exclusive Zimbabwe military story
The NewsHawks, which has further delayed publication this week due to circumstances beyond its control, will not publish follow-up stories on the issue of three Zimbabwean army generals forced out due...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:02hrs | 1288 | by NewsHawks Editor
'Sikhala soiled Zimbabwe police image'
The investigating officer into Job Sikhala's charges of publishing falsehoods says the former lawmaker should not be spared any corresponding punishment for allegedly tarnishing the image of the polic...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 04:53hrs | 3714 | by Staff reporter
How Mzila's family suffered during Gukurahundi genocide
IN 1982, I was assaulted by five Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) uniformed young men donning red berets at my Luveve house number 4136 where I lived, while I taught at St Bernards High School in Pumula, ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 604 | by Moses Mzila Nkalange
The ambiguous essence of Valentine's day
As social beings wired for celebration, human life is marked by various milestones. Births are celebrated, puberty initiations are observed in some cultures, weddings announce unions, and even divorce...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 11:44hrs | 318 | by Bishop John Carter
Shamva man jailed 19 years for killing friend over missing lager pint
A 24-year-old man who for the past years has been terrorising the Shamva community, stealing, raping and mugging residents was last week sentenced to near...Published: 10 Feb 2024 at 07:53hrs | 1008 | by Staff Reporter
CCC MP hails abolition of death penalty
The Citizens Coalition for Change legislator for Dzivarasekwa Edwin Mushoriwa has applauded Cabinet for approving the abolition of the death penalty after he successfully raised a motion for the scrap...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 06:57hrs | 124 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Cabinet's move to abolish death penalty marks progress
LONDON - Responding to a move by Zimbabwe's cabinet to back abolition of the death penalty, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East and Southern Africa, Khanyo Farisè, said:...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 22:13hrs | 176 | by APO
Madagascar urged to abolish castration law
Madagascar should abolish a new law which allows for the chemical and surgical castration of people convicted of raping minors as it was "cruel, inhuman and degrading", rights group Amnesty Internatio...Published: 08 Feb 2024 at 17:56hrs | 868 | by Staff reporter
Woman jailed for torturing a minor with hot-boiled egg
A Plumtree woman who tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg has been jailed.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was sentenced to two years in jail by Plumtree magistrate Mr Joshua Nembaware....Published: 07 Feb 2024 at 14:03hrs | 560 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe abolishes the hanging of men
Zimbabwean government records show that there are more than 60 prisoners on death row.Sixty-two death row inmates in Zimbabwe could have their sentences commuted to life in prison when the gov...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 20:06hrs | 692 | by Staff reporter
Mopa reincarnation of Posa
AWARD-WINNING human rights lawyer Darlington Marange has torn into the Maintenance of Peace and Order Act (Mopa), saying it is a reincarnation of the discredited Public Order and Security Act (Posa)....Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 07:38hrs | 319 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean woman jailed over drugs in Botswana
A ZIMBABWEAN woman has been jailed one year and ordered to pay 10 000 pula fine after being arrested for possession of illegal drugs in Botswana.Twenty-one-year-old Nomsa Koga was arrested following a...Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:33hrs | 150 | by Staff reporter
Woman tortures minor, forces hot boiled egg in her mouth
A Plumtree woman who allegedly tortured her 12-year-old cousin-sister with a boiled egg is in trouble.Nenelani Nyoni (30) was dragged to Plumtree magistrates courts yesterday after a tip-off....Published: 18 Jan 2024 at 08:12hrs | 965 | by Peter Matuka | Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe's mines minister orders stop to artisanal mining
Mines Minister Soda Zhemu has called on artisanal miners to "completely stop" mining activities during the current rain season which poses a high risk of mine disasters.In a statement, Zhemu a...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:38hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF wades into Gaza genocide
THE ruling Zanu-PF party has hailed the South African government for its application to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague seeking the declaration of Israel's military assault on Gaza...Published: 15 Jan 2024 at 05:16hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Herdsman assaults boss and wife over delayed December pay
THOSE who believe hell hath no fury like a woman scorned have probably never come across a herdsman who has not received his salary.An infuriated herdsman from Nkenyani Village in Bubi distric...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 06:01hrs | 783 | by Staff reporter
Man beats up, kills daughter, 14, over love relationship with neighbour
A Nyanga father beat up his 14-year-old daughter who later died of injuries sustained after he accused her of falling in a love relationship with a neighbour.Police said on Saturday that Amos ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 08:56hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
South Africa files case at ICJ accusing Israel of 'genocidal acts' in Gaza
South Africa has filed a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing it of crimes of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza after nearly three months of relentless Israeli...Published: 30 Dec 2023 at 08:24hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
African priests reject Pope's endorsement of gay marriages
In an extraordinary pushback against Pope Francis, some Catholic bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere say they will not implement the new Vatican policy allowing blessings for same-sex couples....Published: 25 Dec 2023 at 08:44hrs | 420 | by Associated Press
Cop drove robbers getaway car
A DETECTIVE based in Bulawayo who was a getaway driver in a planned armed robbery spree in Victoria Falls has been arrested.National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi in a...Published: 24 Dec 2023 at 15:47hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube divorced from reality
On November 30, 2023, in the bustling halls of the new Parliament building in Mt Hampden, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion minister Mthuli Ncube , a proud holder of a diplomatic ...Published: 20 Dec 2023 at 06:12hrs | 566 | by Harriet Chikandiwa
Chamisa is not the only one fighting for Zimbabwe's freedom!
In my 50 years of existence, I have come across my fare share of condescending statements and attitudes, especially so from the ruling elite in Zimbabwe. This was more prominent post-independe...Published: 17 Dec 2023 at 12:48hrs | 763 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Fight over T-shirt ends in tragedy
The Chinhoyi community is grappling with the recent tragedy of a 35-year-old man who was fatally stabbed by his younger brother in a dispute over a T-shirt.According to police reports, Trevor ...Published: 15 Dec 2023 at 07:15hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF tension grips Midlands
SIMMERING tension has absorbed the ruling Zanu-PF in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Midlands backyard, stoked by the party's provincial leadership's decision to block scheduled disciplinary hearings f...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 16:16hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Police urged to reign on corrupt officers
The Anti-Corruption Trust of Southern Africa (ACT-SA) has said it is disturbed by increasing cases of retribution against whistleblowers and complainants who are exposing cases of corruption by police...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 14:09hrs | 319 | by Stephen Jakes
153 CCC members flee persecution: Report
A TOTAL of 153 opposition party supporters need urgent relocation and safe housing following post-election persecution, the Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has reported.In a statement to the A...Published: 28 Nov 2023 at 05:26hrs | 377 | by Staff reporter
CCC corners government over abductions, murder of its members
Members of Parliament from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) criticized the government for the sluggish progress in investigating the escalating cases of alleged abductions and murders of opposi...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 967 | by Staff reporter
Ziyambi quizzed over abductions
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) parliamentarians have taken government to task over police's seemingly lackadaisical approach towards investigating politically-motivated abductions, enf...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:06hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Cop bashed by wife seeks refuge at station
TABLES turn!In a shocking turn of events, a police officer in Bulawayo reportedly sought refuge at the Bulawayo Central Police Station after his wife allegedly assaulted him as punishment for ...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 550 | by Staff reporter
Enraged wife leaks prosecutor's pictures with a string of women
A public prosecutor stationed at Plumtree magistrates' courts in Matabeleland South Province found himself in the midst of a nude scandal after his angry wife reportedly sent nude photos in which he w...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1344 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: Authorities must investigate the escalation of abductions, torture and killing of political activists
The Zimbabwean authorities must immediately address the escalating cases of abductions, arbitrary detention, torture and killing of parliament members, opposition political activists, and human rights...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:18hrs | 209 | by Amnesty International
Smuggler Mukupe to remain in custody pending sentence
THE High Court yesterday postponed the sentencing of former Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development Terrence Mukupe and three accomplices until November 16 following their conviction for i...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:40hrs | 242 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe MPs edgy over gay rights
SOME parliamentarians believe Zimbabwe must not grant members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) community freedom to openly exercise their sexual rights.T...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:57hrs | 571 | by Staff reporter
South Africa recalls ambassador, diplomatic mission to Israel over genocide in Gaza
South Africa's government has recalled Monday its ambassador and diplomatic mission to Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Gaza Strip, calling it a "genocide."The government also thre...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 20:53hrs | 370 | by Staff reporter
Mom flogs daughter to death
A FURIOUS Shamva woman fatally assaulted her nine-year-old daughter for wasting the family's mealie-meal and cooking oil, which she used to play house with friends.Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZR...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Gweru's stranger-than-fiction robbery
In the quiet cemetery-like ambiance of the Northlea Suburb in Gweru, during the night, a group of audacious robbers forcefully entered a residence. They corralled the occupants into a corner, rummaged...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 04:45hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabweans outraged and deeply disturbed by US support to Israel'
The former Minister of Information in Zimbabwe, Jonathan Moyo, says peace loving Zimbabweans are outraged and deeply disturbed by the support that the United States government is giving to apartheid I...Published: 03 Nov 2023 at 07:32hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo says Sikhala's arrest stinks of 'heartless vindictiveness,'
Professor Jonathan Moyo has criticized the continued incarceration of former Member of Parliament (MP) Job Sikhala, describing it as "heartless vindictiveness" and warning of the potential for uncontr...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:59hrs | 1032 | by Staff reporter
153 CCC members flee persecution?
The Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called for immediate assistance to relocate and provide secure housing for 153 opposition party supporters who have faced post-election persecution. The...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 05:42hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Suspected rapist bashed to death
A 15-year-old boy from Plumtree lost his life following a brutal attack by three individuals who claimed it was punishment for his alleged rape of a teenage girl.The young boy suffered severe ...Published: 27 Oct 2023 at 06:44hrs | 354 | by Staff reporter
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