Columnist / Brian chitemba
The ugly face of Zanu-PF, CCC intolerance
POLITICAL consciousness is nourished by a healthy discussion of competing ideas. Ultimately, political tolerance, be it among fierce opponents or fellow comrades, promotes a culture of political plura...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:03hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Is Emmerson Mnangagwa a genuine reformist?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently resumed duty after his annual break from January to early February. One of the notable things he has done is to introduce performance contracts for minister...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:32hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Makandiwa, millionaire couple in messy tussle over $1 million
CHARISMATIC United Family International Church (Ufic) leader Prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa is entangled in a nasty fight with a millionaire couple Mr Upenyu Mashangwa and his wife Blessing, over a stagge...Published: 11 Jun 2017 at 10:44hrs | 3 | by Brian Chitemba
Govt official blows $200 000 on cellphone
CIVIL Service Commission chairperson Dr Mariyawanda Nzuwah racked up a cellphone bill of US$200 000 while on a month-long foreign trip, it has emerged.Documents seen by our Harare Bureau last ...Published: 04 Sep 2016 at 08:59hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Thokozani Khupe on the ropes over #BeatThePot
MDC-T vice-president Thokozani Khupe's tenure in the post could end soon amid indications party leader Morgan Tsvangirai is side lining her because she organised demonstrations and meetings without hi...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 09:28hrs | 5 | by Brian Chitemba
What is Shingi Munyeza up to?
FAITH Ministries Senior Pastor Shingi Munyeza has been courting controversy as he delves into politics, sparking speculation that he is angling for at least a Parliamentary constituency in the 2018 el...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 16:10hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Desire Ncube
Real prophets, please stand up!
FOR the past five years, Zimbabwe has witnessed a surge in the number of youthful prophets who are performing "miracles" and giving "prophecies". The rate at which the prophets are mushrooming...Published: 03 Jul 2016 at 15:59hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Desire Ncube
Anti-corruption blitz targets Wicknell Chivayo and other bigwigs
Government is on a major anti-corruption operation, with investigators raiding ministries, parastatals, Harare City Council and housing co-operatives last Thursday and Friday.In 2015, Presiden...Published: 05 Jun 2016 at 11:25hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
'We don't get powers from Nigeria,' says Prophet Magaya
FOLLOWING Prophet Walter Magaya's visit to Nigeria last week, the prophet has dismissed claims that he visited the country to acquire spiritual powers.There is wide speculation that some of th...Published: 29 May 2016 at 10:27hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Scandal at anti-graft body
Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commissioners and the body’s acting secretary, Senior Assistant Commissioner Silence Pondo, are allegedly receiving allowances and benefits outside prescribed parameters....Published: 22 May 2016 at 09:31hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Govt blows $400m on Zim-Asset
Government spent more than US$400 million on projects under the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation in 2015, with more resources expected to be channelled towards energy, hou...Published: 15 May 2016 at 13:33hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
The demi-gods called spiritual fathers
THE proliferation of a crop of young "prophets" leading Pentecostal churches has seen the emergence of "spiritual fathers" who are often treated as demi-gods.When the spiritual fathers walk in...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 23:09hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Desire Ncube
Impounded US plane had R60 billion cargo destined for SA Reserve Bank
INVESTIGATIONS have unearthed that the decomposing body found last week on a Western Global Airlines cargo plane at Harare International Airport was that of a stowaway, and that the craft was carrying...Published: 21 Feb 2016 at 07:10hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
'You don't deserve to be Vice-President'
President Mugabe appointed Vice-Presidents Emmerson Mnangagwa and Phelekezela Mphoko after assessing their capabilities and those looked over for the posts simply did not deserve them, First Lady Amai...Published: 22 Nov 2015 at 07:52hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Top Zimbabwe cop fingered in poaching saga
A syndicate comprising police officers, Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers and Asians is behind the latest spate of elephant killings in Hwange National Park, it has emerged.One o...Published: 01 Nov 2015 at 08:20hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Tinashe Farawo
Prophet Angel dumps flock, facing imminent arrest
FUGITIVE Good News Church leader Prophet Uebert Angel is unlikely to return to Zimbabwe anytime soon as he is facing imminent arrest over a botched car deal, and this was evident after he failed to vi...Published: 18 Oct 2015 at 09:38hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Tsvangirai's 'secret' wife exposed, have 2 kids
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's "secret" wife of more than 20 years with whom he sired two children has been unmasked following his failure to settle US$15 227 rental arrears. The woman whose unio...Published: 04 Oct 2015 at 13:06hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Americas, Bishop Bakare and Mujuru link
RETIRED Anglican Bishop Sebastian Bakare allegedly approached former Vice-President Joice Mujuru and MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai to explore the possibility of the two opposition characters formi...Published: 13 Sep 2015 at 09:43hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Kuda Bwititi
Bigwigs behind Harare vendor menace
Foreign businesspersons, mainly Chinese and Nigerian, are smuggling second-hand clothes into Zimbabwe and hiring vendors to sell them on the streets to dodge paying rentals and taxes the Sunday Mail r...Published: 12 Jul 2015 at 09:28hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Itai Mazire
Fresh bid to suspend Zimbabwe from diamonds member states at next month's meeting
Western countries have launched a fresh bid to vilify Zimbabwe's diamond sector and label the precious stones from Marange as "conflict gems" ahead of the Kimberly Process Intercessional meeting i...Published: 17 May 2015 at 10:44hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Kuda Bwititi
Mujuru, allies wasting time on reinstatement says Chinamasa
Zanu-PF members facing disciplinary action are wasting their time by seeking court and external adjudication as the revolutionary party has clearly laid down channels to deal with its internal issues,...Published: 08 Feb 2015 at 02:51hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Cabinet reshuffle to follow Zanu-PF Politburo changes
PRESIDENT Mugabe will this week appoint a new Zanu-PF Politburo that will not feature several heavyweights who have relegated themselves to political oblivion by seeking the First Secretary's ouster....Published: 07 Dec 2014 at 08:58hrs | | by Brian Chitemba and Lloyd Gumbo
Prophet Magaya reveals secret behind power
Charismatic leader of Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance (PHD) Ministries Prophet Walter Magaya has revealed that his gift of prophecy and deliverance grew phenomenally after he visited Nigerian preac...Published: 09 Nov 2014 at 11:09hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Zanu-PF provincial chairman in hot soup
Zanu-PF Masvingo chair Brigadier-General (Retired) Killian Gwanetsa faces disciplinary action for discussing a provincial list of preferred leaders that will be tabled at the party's National Congress...Published: 26 Oct 2014 at 10:17hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
'Latest fire suspicious,' says Mujuru
Vice-President Mujuru says she is confused and unsatisfied with explanations regarding the cause of a fire that razed two houses at her farm in Ruwa last Thursday.In an interview with The Sund...Published: 14 Sep 2014 at 10:13hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Mugabe launches scathing attack on Zanu-PF Politburo members
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday launched a scathing attack on Zanu-PF Politburo and Central Committee members sucked in a vote-buying scandal that rocked the just ended 6th national Youth League conference...Published: 11 Aug 2014 at 08:03hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Canadian firm hides Zimbabwean Mineral Data
Crucial Zimbabwean minerals exploration data is stuck in the hands of foreigners after a Canadian firm contracted by Government to conduct aeromagnetic surveys left without handing over the results....Published: 06 Jul 2014 at 06:43hrs | 5 | by Brian Chitemba
MDC-T blames everyone but itself
Facing imminent disintegration, MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai and his remaining loyalists have decided to "introspect" and see what has gone wrong with their party. The result has been a 2...Published: 29 Jun 2014 at 10:05hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Chinese investors dupe Zanu-PF bigwigs
Top Government and Zanu-PF officials were duped by a group of dubious Chinese investors whose licence has since been cancelled for flouting immigration, exchange control and tax regulations, it has be...Published: 22 Jun 2014 at 11:45hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Tsvangirai's mistress goes after properties, Biti accused of assisting her
MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai's properties are under siege from his 25-year-old ex-girlfriend, Ms Loretha Nyathi, who is now targeting his assets following the former premier's failure to pay chil...Published: 15 Jun 2014 at 07:51hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Baby mama 'drags... bankrupt' Tsvangirai to court
Troubled MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai is likely to be dragged to the courts this week over allegations that he abandoned a child he fathered with a 25-year-old Bulawayo woman, Loreta Nyathi, the st...Published: 08 Jun 2014 at 06:14hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Billionaire tells Tsvangirai to step down
AMERICAN billionaire Mr George Soros and some Western diplomats, including British Ambassador to Zimbabwe Ms Deborah Bronnert, have told troubled MDC-T leader Mr Morgan Tsvangirai to step down as he c...Published: 09 Mar 2014 at 08:06hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Tsvangirai and his advisor 'crossed swords over girlfriend' - State media
The state media reports that former Prime Morgan Tsvangirai and his advisor, Dr Alex Magaisa, crossed swords over a girlfriend some time last year, resulting in Magaisa leaving the country for the U...Published: 26 Jan 2014 at 07:43hrs | | by Brian Chitemba I Ndou Paul
Robert Mugabe's grand exit plan gets underway
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe, who was sworn in yesterday in Harare for another five-year term after his controversial re-election in what was initially billed to be a historic occasion, has a plan to manag...Published: 23 Aug 2013 at 09:50hrs | | by Brian Chitemba-Owen Gagare
'Zimbabwe can have more radio, TV stations'
ZIMBABWE has enough frequencies to licence more radio and television stations despite assertions by the Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) and Broadcasting Authori...Published: 24 May 2013 at 06:53hrs | 1 | by Brian Chitemba
Military coup unlikely in Zimbabwe
A MILITARY coup in Zimbabwe is unlikely due to fear of regional and international backlash as well as uncertainty about the reaction by the generality of members of the defence forces, the Internation...Published: 11 May 2013 at 06:11hrs | | by Independent I Brian Chitemba
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