Columnist / Cletus mushanawani
15 people die inhorror crash near Mutare
FIFTEEN people were confirmed dead last night while 15 others were injured when two vehicles collided head-on along Mutare-Chimanimani Road. Of the deceased, 12 died on the spot while thre...Published: 04 Jun 2016 at 07:41hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
We say no to regime change, says Mugabe
PRESIDENT Mugabe says his stay in power is influenced by the desire to prevent regime change in the country being fronted by the United States of America and her Western allies. Addressing del...Published: 21 May 2016 at 21:51hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Govt to tighten screws on 'goods-in-transit'
Zimbabwe will soon introduce vehicle tracking devices at major border points to monitor movement of some trucks who falsely declare that they have goods in transit, yet they would be destined for the ...Published: 16 May 2016 at 06:47hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Evil HIV+ man on the run…deliberately infected Mutare women
A Mutare man, Liberty Sithole (27) is alleged to be on a HIV infection spree, with one of his alleged victims making a police report last Thursday.Police confirmed receiving a report from one ...Published: 29 Apr 2016 at 09:18hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Ex-Minister campaigns for Mujuru, faces boot
ZANU-PF members should stop unnecessary mudslinging and wanton purges as this could see disgruntled individuals joining other political parties. Ruling party's National Secretary for Legal Aff...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 17:08hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Former Minister campaigns for Mujuru, faces boot
ZANU-PF members should stop unnecessary mudslinging and wanton purges as this could see disgruntled individuals joining other political parties. Ruling party’s National Secretary for Legal Affairs P...Published: 24 Apr 2016 at 09:07hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Those calling for Mugabe to leave office should go as well'
THOSE in Government calling on President Mugabe to leave office should go as well as some of them have been ministers in Government since 1980, Minister of State for Manicaland Provincial Affairs, Man...Published: 04 Apr 2016 at 06:53hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Students call for rewriting of Zimbabwe history
AFRICA University history students last week visited Chimoio Shrines in Mozambique where they called for the rewriting of the country's history to give a true picture of the liberation struggle. The s...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 20:43hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Renamo recruiting along Zimbabwean border areas
MOZAMBIQUE's opposition movement, Renamo, known for its brutality during the 1990s, is reported to be recruiting youths aged below 35 years along the border areas to join their ranks, The Manica Post ...Published: 12 Mar 2016 at 20:41hrs | 1 | by Cletus Mushanawani
Illegal daimond panners perish in shaft
THREE illegal diamond panners from Buhera died after the shaft they were working on along Makodzi River collapsed and trapped them inside early Wednesday morning.Manica Post reported that the ...Published: 06 Mar 2016 at 10:49hrs | | by From Cletus Mushanawani in Chiadzwa
3 dead, 12 survive Chiadzwa tunnel trap
THREE illegal diamond panners from Buhera died after the shaft they were working on along Makodzi River collapsed and trapped them inside early Wednesday morning.The three were among 15 panner...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:08hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Bigger force behind misguided youths'
A BIGGER force is behind the baiting of some Zanu-PF youth members to destabilise the party and those being used will be uprooted from the party, says the national secretary for youth affairs, Pupurai...Published: 05 Mar 2016 at 08:06hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe on 21st February holiday
GOVERNMENT is following due process on proposals that the 21st February Movement celebrations be made a public holiday, with the Justice Ministry expected to go through the necessary motions, Presiden...Published: 28 Feb 2016 at 17:30hrs | 13 | by Cletus Mushanawani
3 more booted out of Zanu-PF
TWENTY-FIVE out of 36 members of the Zanu-PF Manicaland youth executive, yesterday resolved to pass a vote of no confidence against three executive members for contravening the party's constitution, a...Published: 18 Dec 2015 at 05:27hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Zimbabwe economy on recovery path, dreams Mugabe
Zimbabwe's economy is on the steady road to recovery, with more distressed companies expected to come to life in 2016, President Mugabe has said.Closing the highly-successful 15th Annual Natio...Published: 13 Dec 2015 at 08:55hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Mutsvangwa must go,' demands Zanu-PF women
Chaotic scenes rocked the Zanu-PF Women's League probe into allegations of participating in an illegal meeting being labelled against the league's national spokesperson, Monica Mutsvangwa on Wednesday...Published: 25 Nov 2015 at 17:47hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Chaos at Zanu-PF meeting
CHAOS reigned supreme during a Zanu-PF special co-ordination committee held in Mutare yesterday, with a Cabinet Minister's aide manhandling an executive member of the youth committee as tempers flared...Published: 09 Nov 2015 at 05:49hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe back from India
President Mugabe, who is also the African Union chairman, arrived back home on Saturday night from the third India-Africa Forum Summit which ended in New Delhi last Thursday. Despite speculation about...Published: 02 Nov 2015 at 05:20hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe is the dean of all African presidents, says Nguema
President Mugabe is the dean of all African presidents and deserves respect, Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has said.In an interview after paying a courtesy call on ...Published: 31 Oct 2015 at 10:40hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Mugabe in good health,' spins Charamba
President Mugabe is well and has successfully completed his mission at the just-ended India-Africa Forum Summit, despite private media reports insinuating that he has health problems, Presidential spo...Published: 31 Oct 2015 at 10:32hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe is well, says Charamba
PRESIDENT Mugabe is well and has successfully completed his mission at the just-ended India-Africa Summit Forum, says his spokesperson, George Charamba.Dismissing stories doing the rounds in t...Published: 30 Oct 2015 at 14:10hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Zanu-PF chef booted out for disrespecting Grace Mugabe
THE ZANU-PF Manicaland Women's League provincial executive has booted out its chairperson, Happiness Nyakuedzwa, for allegedly disrespecting the First Lady Grace Mugabe. Grace Mugabe is the national s...Published: 22 Oct 2015 at 06:32hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Zanu-PF chairperson booted out for disrespecting Grace Mugabe
ZANU-PF Manicaland women's league has booted out its chairperson, Happiness Nyakuedzwa for allegedly disrespecting the First Lady, Dr Amai Grace Mugabe who is also the national secretary for women's l...Published: 19 Oct 2015 at 17:20hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Zanu-PF Youth League chair booted out over leaked tape
A leaked tape of a meeting between a Politburo member and some youths has led to the suspension of Zanu-PF Manicaland youth league chairperson Kelvin Manyengavana following a vote of no confidence pas...Published: 18 Jul 2015 at 13:15hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Father, son in love triangle
WHEN most people hear about a father and son love triangle, the response is usually a mixture of shock and disgust.Family ties can cause dramatic tension if the love triangle is the parent an...Published: 06 Jun 2015 at 15:02hrs | 10 | by Cletus Mushanawani
Zanu-PF supporters stage Mutasa demo
ZANU-PF supporters in Mutare last Saturday staged a peaceful march in the city to express their gratitude over the Politburo decision to fire disgraced former secretary for administration Mr Didymus M...Published: 27 Feb 2015 at 06:49hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Close all doors on Didymus Mutasa,' says Chinamasa
ZANU-PF national secretary for legal affairs, Patrick Chinamasa, has urged the people of Manicaland to reject any moves by Didymus Mutasa to use the province as a launch pad for any political activiti...Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 15:10hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Bishop Julius Makoni joins IMF
ANGLICAN Diocese of Manicaland bishop, Bishop Julius Makoni, whose resignation from the helm of the church was recently accepted by the Episcopal Bench, will be taking up a new job at Washington-based...Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 15:01hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Prominent Banker turned Bishop Makoni resigns
ANGLICAN Diocese of Manicaland Bishop Julius Makoni will be leaving office on March 1 following his resignation, it emerged yesterday.Although the former banker turned bishop was not readily a...Published: 04 Feb 2015 at 06:54hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
No pay rises this year, says RBZ chief
ZIMBABWEANS should not expect salary increases this year because the economy cannot sustain them, Reserve Bank Governor Dr John Mangudya has said.Addressing editors from media houses across t...Published: 30 Jan 2015 at 09:37hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mutasa labelled a dogmatic leader
DISGRACED former Zanu-PF secretary for administration, Didymus Mutasa, has been described as a selfish leader who always wants his wishes to prevail all the time.Mutasa, who dismally lost the ...Published: 24 Jan 2015 at 08:49hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Didymus Mutasa faces expulsion from Zanu-PF
ZANU-PF'S Manicaland Provincial Co-ordinating Committee meets in Mutare today with the fate of former secretary for Administration Didymus Mutasa topping the agenda amid a growing chorus from all pro...Published: 15 Jan 2015 at 05:53hrs | | by Takunda Maodza and Cletus Mushanawani
Bogus war veteran exposed as a Rhodesian war veteran
ZANU-PF Manicaland provincial secretary for labour and production, Nathaniel Mhiripiri, was last Friday exposed as a fake war veteran after he was humiliated at the burial of 71 remains of fallen hero...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 14:46hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Didymus Mutasa must go now'
MINISTER of Presidential Affairs Didymus Mutasa, who is being implicated in the plot to assassinate President Mugabe, should step down with immediate effect, said a Zanu-PF Central Committee member in...Published: 22 Nov 2014 at 14:29hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mujuru fall-out continues
HOME Affairs Minister Kembo Mohadi castigated zanu-pf provincial chairman for Manicaland John Mvundura yesterday for recently inviting Vice President Joice Mujuru to officiate at the reburial of remai...Published: 15 Nov 2014 at 16:56hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Pangolin gives birth at police station
POLICE at Mutare Central Police Station had a rare spectacle last week after a pangolin they had recovered when it was about to be sold gave birth at the station. Detectives and their uniformed counte...Published: 18 Oct 2014 at 06:00hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Villagers stage demo against US Ambassador to Zimbabwe
United STATES ambassador to Zimbabwe Mr Bruce Wharton's tour of Mutema banana project in Chipinge West was yesterday met with demonstrations from villagers demanding the total removal of sanctions...Published: 26 Sep 2014 at 07:55hrs | 4 | by Cletus Mushanawani
'Spare us from stereotypes,' says mapostori
"WE are looked down upon, but we are among the few churches with a large following across the African continent as well as having our own schools," say Johane Marange Church members. The churc...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 12:19hrs | 2 | by Cletus Mushanawani
Mugabe salutes mapostori
PRESIDENT Mugabe has hailed the Johane Marange Apostolic Church for being an example of true unifying, dedicated and united believers who follow the principles and commandments of their denomination ...Published: 18 Jul 2014 at 12:42hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
MP who impregnated maid refuses to take care of the baby
MEMBER of National Assembly for Musikavanhu Prosper Mutseyami allegedly impregnated his maid and is refusing to take care of the 11-month-old child, The Manica Post reported.All the parties i...Published: 03 Jul 2014 at 08:02hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
MDC-T supporters disrupt Tsvangirai meeting, calling for Biti resignation
The state media reports that MDC-T supporters disrupted Morgan Tsvangirai's meeting with the party's Manicaland provincial leadership on Sunday morning in Mutare demanding the resignation of secretary...Published: 23 Mar 2014 at 23:58hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Prominent businessmen in street brawl
PROMINENT Mutare businessmen clashed in the city last Saturday in what insiders said was a feud stemming from extortion allegations in which one of them allegedly demanded that his colleague should pa...Published: 22 Mar 2014 at 07:52hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
Doctor sued over patient's death
"I WILL not rest until justice is done." This was a Nyanga villager, Mr James Makunura's bold statement following the death of his wife and mother of his only daughter as a result of Dr Miriam Kanyen...Published: 14 Feb 2014 at 06:58hrs | 14 | by Cletus Mushanawani
Rampaging pupils demand 'insensitive' headmaster's removal
STUDENT unrest rocked Hartzell High School in Manicaland since Sunday evening with the militant pupils demanding the removal of their headmaster, Mr Shorwi Kawadza, from the school, accusing him of be...Published: 01 Feb 2014 at 08:23hrs | | by Cletus Mushanawani
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