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Mnangagwa's special envoy embroiled in bizarre 'extortion' plot
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's special envoy and self-proclaimed prophet Uebert Angel is being accused of engineering a smear campaign to extort money from a prominent church leader....Published: 26 Mar 2024 at 07:04hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Does ZANU PF lack leaders who can take over from Mnangagwa?
Speculation rages on as to President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa's intentions regarding his post-2028 future. Most of the issues raised understandably revolve around the legal implications of ...Published: 25 Mar 2024 at 20:25hrs | 541 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Chief Ndiweni accuses Zanu of hypocrisy
Outspoken Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has accused the Zanu-PF government of "hypocrisy" in commissioning the Pupu Battlefield Memorial Site in Lupane....Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 15:01hrs | 1260 | by Staff reporter
Cattle destocking frenzy in motion
A cattle destocking frenzy is in motion with a number of abattoirs getting an overwhelming supply of cattle, resulting in some suspending slaughtering as farmers have started laying off stock in...Published: 24 Mar 2024 at 14:58hrs | 1042 | by Staff reporter
Man steals cow to pay 10 rand debt
Failure to pay a 10 rand debt in time caused a Plumtree man to steal a cow and pay the debt in kind.Mqondisi Mayisa (38) ended up in pr...Published: 23 Mar 2024 at 07:12hrs | 1018 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Zimbabwe, Russia vow to strengthen ties
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe is realising the fruits of its relations with Russia, a global powerhouse in maize, wheat and fertiliser production which significantly contributes to world...Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:44hrs | 195 | by Staff reporter
The Chemist Siziba and Oasis bar story
It is hard to find a patron who would mostly and consistently drink in one bar for 44 years - a whole generation; a lifetime.Yet Chemist Siziba, a local businessman and socialite, did. Before ...Published: 14 Mar 2024 at 17:01hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa a good farmer but then...
While Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Precabe Farm in Sherwood, near Kwekwe, is doing well and is often used to showcase isolated success stories of the state-sponsored chaotic land reform p...Published: 13 Mar 2024 at 16:29hrs | 1684 | by Staff reporter
Unilateral sanctions are not illegal!
IT was so laughable listening to Information minister Jenfan Muswere fuming over US targeted sanctions on some Zimbabweans.I could easily tell that he was trying his best to please his boss, P...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 05:14hrs | 407 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shona youth that attack Matabele possessed by the demon of gukurahundi
Shona youth that drive all the way from Mashonaland to Matabeleland armed with machetes and fire arms to invade Matabeleland and violently attack and kill...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 23:53hrs | 1599 | by Israel Dube
Why an uprising against Zanu-PF will fail
I SEE some people advocating an uprising against Zanu-PF Have you people thought this through? If you really provoke a crisis, with the populace on one side and the machinery of the Zanu-PF go...Published: 11 Mar 2024 at 11:32hrs | 1076 | by Kumbirai T Nhamo
Bosso silences Dembare
Highlanders 2 - 1 DynamosKelvin Kaindu could not have hoped for a better kickoff to the 2024 Castle Lager Premier Soccer League (PSL) season as his team secured a 2-1 victory over bitter rivals, D...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 18:50hrs | 2748 | by Staff reporter
Chemist Siziba dies
Zimbabwean local businessman Chemist Siziba who was one of the pioneers in the mobile telecommunications industry has died.He was 77.Siziba died of kidney failure at Parirenyatwa Hospi...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 07:05hrs | 4749 | by Staff reporter
The US should show us some respect
PALESTINIANS who live in Gaza, which has now been literally turned into a hellscape by the Israeli military's firepower, are experiencing untold suffering.While the media in the West calls it ...Published: 10 Mar 2024 at 06:21hrs | 34 | by Staff reporter
Who is reaping now?
In recent years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a rather alarming phenomenon: the emergence of what can only be described as "gospel-preneurs." These are individuals who have cunningly crafted churches with t...Published: 06 Mar 2024 at 22:56hrs | 203 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Pedzai Sakupwanya scoffs at insanity rumours
BUSINESSMAN and Mabvuku legislator Pedzisayi 'Scott' Sakupwanya has scoffed at rumours circulating on social media that he has gone insane. He laughed off these rumours and mocked those sharin...Published: 29 Feb 2024 at 07:06hrs | 1071 | by Staff reporter
5 arrested after Zimbabwean man murdered in England
Five people have been arrested in Barnsley, United Kingdom, after a 26-year-old Zimbabwean man was stabbed to death on February 21.Lazarus Makono, who worked as a health care assistant, was fo...Published: 28 Feb 2024 at 17:40hrs | 1545 | by Staff reporter
John Nkomo's son loses 42 cattle
THE late Vice President John Landa Nkomo's son, Mr Jabulani Nkomo, lost a herd of 42 cattle in a suspected cattle rustling syndicate involving his two former workers who are now on the run.The...Published: 27 Feb 2024 at 03:05hrs | 1064 | by Staff reporter
Is Zimbabwe punching above its belt?
Once a bread basket of Africa, Zimbabwe is now a case of the continent. A once-promising country is now mired with challenges like election rigging, economic collapse, high inflation and abuse of stat...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 21:47hrs | 236 | by Leonard Koni
Sangoma's US$30 000 wedding brings Harare to a standstill
SEKURU Tasvu's nuptials with his sweetheart Talent Qeliwe Mpofu last weekend were rare in more ways than one.Not only was it a spectacle to have a traditional healer opting to have a white wed...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 07:08hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
Believing in ancestral spirits is a myth
At death the body and spirit or the material and immaterial separate. In African society the spirits of the dead, variously known in sub-Saharan Africa as amahlozi or amatongo (Zulu), Xhosa), balimo (...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:59hrs | 725 | by Dr Onesimus A. Ngundu
Tribute to my President Dr. Hage G. Giengob
Dear Mr. President, only if I knew, your sickness was that serious. I lament not praying for you while you needed not only my prayers but the whole nation to unite and fight for you in prayers. Instea...Published: 24 Feb 2024 at 17:52hrs | 273 | by Hosea Hatshaambo Shishiveni
Mnangagwa's govt accused of injustices
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) yesterday said it was regrettable that Zimbabwe commemorated World Day of Social Justice amid ongoing injustices against alleged illegal settlers across th...Published: 22 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 476 | by Staff reporter
ZLHR demands social rights for ordinary citizens
ON World Day of Social Justice, Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has said they stand in solidarity with ordinary citizens who are enduring unprecedented injustices, that are being perpetrated ...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 15:30hrs | 256 | by Stephen Jakes
African Union bans slaughtering of donkeys
The African Union has approved a ban on the slaughter of donkeys for their hides.The measure was approved Sunday at the end of the African leaders' summit in Ethiopia and may go a long way in ...Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 12:28hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa now building a popular one-man dictatorship
One of Zimbabwe's seasoned political activists Lovemore Chinoputsa has painted a gloomy picture of the state of the opposition, saying its leaders have fundamentally departed from the late Morgan Tsva...Published: 14 Feb 2024 at 20:14hrs | 1196 | by Staff reporter
Tshabangu inflicted damage
"WHEN I saw the recall letter circulating on social media I thought it was a hoax. I showed it to my colleagues and we laughed it off," says Evidence Zana, the recalled Bulawayo youth quota member of ...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:53hrs | 499 | by Staff reporter
Nelson Chamisa's CCC resignation
ON 25 January 2024, Zimbabwean opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) president Nelson Chamisa quit.Looking through the dancing ropes, it is more like a boxing match. Remember when Mi...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:52hrs | 570 | by Vivid Gwede
Excited by the killings: How The Chronicle covered the Gukurahundi genocide
AbstractTHIS paper examines and interrogates the role of the state-controlled media during the Gukurahundi genocide in Zimbabwe. Gukurahundi is a genocide that took place in Zimbabwe betwe...Published: 12 Feb 2024 at 13:51hrs | 322 | by Bhekinkosi Jakobe Ncube
Fighting cholera begins with you
Clean potable water is a precious commodity that should be availed to all without hindrance. In fact, water is life especially these days when the nation is under siege from a deadly cholera onslaught...Published: 11 Feb 2024 at 22:36hrs | 96 | by Tondo Chinehasha
Donkey remains irk Bulawayo residents
RESIDENTS of Cowdray Park in Bulawayo have raised a red flag over fresh donkey parts found in the suburb, raising suspicions that the animals could have been stolen from surrounding areas and slaughte...Published: 01 Feb 2024 at 04:57hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Farmer loses 50 head of cattle to thieves
AN organised cattle rustling syndicate has reportedly descended on Umguza District on the outskirts of Bulawayo where one farmer has been left counting losses after the thieves raided his farm and sto...Published: 31 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Donkey meat concerns surfaces in Bulawayo
Ward 15 councilor Ashton Mhlanga has encouraged Cowdray Park residents to buy their meat from reputed licensed butcheries rather than backyards, following complaints of individuals selling donkey meat...Published: 30 Jan 2024 at 18:51hrs | 568 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa must introspect, map the way forward'
POLITICAL analysts and opinion leaders have expressed mixed views on Zimbabwe's main opposition leader Nelson Chamisa's decision to dump his two-year-old Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC), with som...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:25hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
Mahere to quit as MP in support of Chamisa
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) MP for Mount Pleasant Fadzayi Mahere has announced she was resigning from parliament in solidarity with Nelson Chamisa, who quit as leader of the main opposition Th...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:05hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa receiving death threats after quitting CCC
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa says threats have been made on his life following his resignation from the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).Chamisa revealed this in an X post on Sunday but...Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 06:00hrs | 1700 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa unwittingly creating a future president in Sikhala through his persecution!
This morning, my eyes could not move from the image of opposition activist Job Sikhala as he disembarked from a prison truck. This was on his arrival for his conviction hearing two days ago, w...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 19:32hrs | 2113 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jurgen Klopp to step down as Liverpool manager at end of season
Jurgen Klopp shocked the football world by announcing he will step down as Liverpool manager at the end of this season.Klopp has led Liverpool to a Champions League title and Premier League ch...Published: 26 Jan 2024 at 13:46hrs | 586 | by Staff reporter
'With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!' Is this the end of the phoney 'Change Champion in Chief' epoc
"With immediate effect, I no longer have anything to do with CCC!" announced Nelson Chamisa.Could this be the turning point in Zimbabwe's turbulent and chaotic political history? I for one, wo...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 19:47hrs | 1290 | by Wilbert Mukori
UN court to rule Friday in South Africa's genocide case against Israel
The United Nations' top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa's request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.The ...Published: 25 Jan 2024 at 12:01hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa opens up on CCC future
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Nelson Chamisa is putting on a brave face despite a sustained onslaught against the party by opponents seeking to snatch the organisation from him. Chamisa ...Published: 21 Jan 2024 at 15:42hrs | 3964 | by Staff reporter
Umjolo gone bad
WHAT do women want, really?There are times when men ask themselves if they will ever satisfy their wives. They never find the answer.Simply put, it seems some women never get enough....Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:57hrs | 2503 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi genocide brigade was deployed on this day 41 years ago
Today in history: On this day 41 years ago and three years after Zimbabwe gained independence from Britain, the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA)'s Fifth Brigade was deployed in Matabeleland North on 2...Published: 20 Jan 2024 at 16:40hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: A bottled up nation
GLOBAL capitals have erupted into angry protests over Israel's continued relentless and ruthless bombardment of Palestine's Gaza Strip where millions have been displaced and thousands killed.A...Published: 17 Jan 2024 at 04:51hrs | 247 | 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
Only justice can guarantee peace!
It has become a common song in Zimbabwe.We need to maintain peace, unity, and desist from any acts that may cause discord and disharmony in the country.We have heard this call repeated...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 21:39hrs | 183 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police probe mystery of human legs found stashed in sack
POLICE in Bulawayo are appealing for information that could help in identifying two human legs that were recovered stashed in a grey sack in Pumula South. Deputy provincial police spokesperson...Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 05:03hrs | 358 | by Staff reporter
Zapu blast tribal ZBC presenters
ZAPU spokesperson Richard Gandari has blasted the ZBC presenters who made tribal attacks on the Ndebele King LObengula live on TV claiming he was depicted to sell the country to colonialis...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 15:24hrs | 1050 | by Stephen Jakes
Lobengula denigrating presenter, ZBC board fired
Zimbabwe's Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Jenfan Muswere has dismissed the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) board, while getting two television present...Published: 10 Jan 2024 at 13:04hrs | 2325 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's survival depends on his rivals
As the New Year inches closer, it has become apparent that opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa's political survival will depend on his ability to work with a team of ...Published: 31 Dec 2023 at 14:19hrs | 2817 | by Staff reporter
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