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Staying after being cheated on

STRANGERS love telling me their problems. I have often wondered why most people I bump into immediately open up and tell me shocking personal secrets. A lady I had never met before told me this tragic story."The only time I have ever suffe…

Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 10:13hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter

'Zimbabwe bigger than Chamisa'

ZIMBABWE is heading for elections next Monday and opposition political parties are piling pressure on the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to reform the electoral roadmap ahead of polling day. On the other hand, the ruling Zanu PF party…

Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:58hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter

Tsvangirai's daughter bares soul

STRONG willed and ready for the rough and tumble that is characteristic of Zimbabwe's treacherous political landscape, former Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's daughter Vimbai-Java (pictured), is ready for the big time.In this interview w…

Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:53hrs | 3 | by Staff rpeorter

The multi-pronged dilemma of abortion

A CROWD gathers around the dumpster and many are busy taking videos of the lifeless body of a new born baby.The horrible sight is made worse by the garbage and filth that surrounds the tiny pink mass covered in blood. Its tiny hands are ba…

Published: 07 Jul 2018 at 09:18hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

The top 5 party manifestos

LAST week's column looked at the Build Zimbabwe manifesto which I ranked third . This week we examine a fourth manifesto.Paul KasekeNumber 2: People's Rainbow CoalitionThe coalition's manifesto is summed up as the "Inclusive Developmental …

Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:25hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Zanu-PF, Zimra should come clean on imports duty

The Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) must come clean on reports that the ruling Zanu-PF is not paying import duty for its campaign vehicles and other materials.Zimra commissioner-general, Faith Mazani on Wednesday failed to provide a sat…

Published: 08 Jun 2018 at 07:27hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Opposition must close ranks for Zimbabwe's sake

Zimbabwe is currently on the verge of possibility and there are high indications that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF's hegemony on power could be broken if the opposition parties play their cards well.There has never been so much…

Published: 28 May 2018 at 07:16hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

Dynamos looks like relegation candidates

THERE were times when Biggie Zuze looked clueless as Dynamos drew 1-all with Black Rhinos at Rufaro on Wednesday.The Dynamos interim coach epitomised the misery that one of the country's most supported team are going through this season.Th…

Published: 27 May 2018 at 10:06hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter

Mnangagwa's helper faces assassin's bullet

Remember that man who helped President Mnangagwa and his son Emmerson Junior in the dark November days when their lives were in grave danger after a political fallout with then president Robert Mugabe and his administration?Who could ever …

Published: 26 May 2018 at 14:31hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Opposition must continue pushing Zec for reforms

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has finally relented and will allow political parties to observe the printing of ballots, a significant victory for the opposition that has been campaigning for this.It is a mystery why Zec has been …

Published: 21 May 2018 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

Freedom Camp massacre: I saw 226 cadres gunned down

COMRADE Bulukani Masola (born 13-05-1959) , whose Chimurenga name was Peter Scotch last week narrated how he joined the liberation struggle and the establishment of the ZIPRA communications department. He spoke about how they used this dep…

Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:23hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

Of Zanu-PF perennial losers

Persistence, perseverance, patience, they say, are the hallmarks of success. Not so for many Zanu-PF parliamentary aspirants, who have tried their luck several times with no success after being beaten in the party's primary elections conse…

Published: 04 May 2018 at 07:43hrs | 2 | by Staff rpeorter

Why Tuku may be more loved than Mapfumo

After receiving a rousing reception at the Robert Mugabe International Airport earlier on Thursday, Thomas Mapfumo sat sedately on one of the chairs at the Star FM's studios, ready to give what would be his first interview back in Zimbabwe…

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:07hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter

Ex-bodyguard bares all on Nikita Mangena

THE late Zipra commander, Rogers Alfred Nikita Mangena, was recently honoured by the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa by naming a cantonment area which houses Zimbabwe National Defence University after Mangena in recognition of h…

Published: 22 Apr 2018 at 10:05hrs | 4 | by Staff rpeorter

Gumbo defends Zimbabwe Airways deal

As Zimbabweans continue to ask questions on the murky Zimbabwe Airways deal, which for long was said to be a private project until last week when government announced that it was the owner of the airliner, Transport minister Joram Gumbo (J…

Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 06:57hrs | 9 | by Staff rpeorter

Zimbabwe needs answers on China trip expenses

LAST week, pictures of some Cabinet ministers and President Emmerson Mnangagwa and their supposed children in China emerged, raising questions on what their offspring was doing on a government trip.The government is yet to issue any statem…

Published: 09 Apr 2018 at 07:26hrs | | by Staff rpeorter

'Mnangagwa incapable of resolving Zim problems'

Coalition for Democrats (Code) president Elton Mangoma (EM) has dismissed President Emmerson Mnangagwa as incapable of resolving the country's economic problems.He said Mnangagwa has not done anything tangible in his first 100 days in offi…

Published: 28 Mar 2018 at 07:34hrs | 1 | by Staff rpeorter

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VP Chiwenga Applauds US$30 Million Orange Juicing Plant in Beitbridge

Man Jailed for Dagga Possession and Distribution

Mliswa takes aim at Charamba over handling of Geza protests

Chiefs raise alarm over resource extraction without community compensation

Harare prepaid water meter roll-out begins

Hopewell Chin’ono: Zimbabwe Is a Supermarket for South Africa

Mnangagwa's time 'running out'

The cartels running the Harare's transport system

Flooded rivers disrupt rural school attendance, government urged to act

Police launch manhunt for child kidnapper

Zimbabwe to introduce POS machines at police roadblocks

Zimbabwe's honest cop returns wallet with US$4,000

Zanu-PF activists invade school land, block road

Police crack down on illegal firearms as amnesty nears end

Lands officer of corruption in land allocations

Bodies of SA horror accident victims arrive at Beitbridge border post

Harare gives 7-day ultimatum to remove abandoned cars

3 dead, 18 injured in Harare-Mutare road head-on crash

Banks demand clarity on AI rules as compliance concerns grow

Woman found naked on in-laws' veranda

Man (42) impregnates minor (15) twice

Zimbabwe's statistics system crippled by antiquate laws

Chinese firm, Chief clash over mining rights

Gono not yet off the hook

Hunt for steel dries up Munyati river

Zimbabwean banks overcharging clients

Ministries defy Mnangagwa office's ban on looting

CIO bursts WhatsApp extortion web scam

US$600,000 school commissioned in Kwekwe

Bulawayo Councillors Alarmed by Water Bowser Shortage Amid Ongoing Crisis

Mr. Ambassador, surely you can't deny that China treats Zimbabwe as a colonial outpos

Dzimbabwe our heritage, let's claim our heritage at all cost

Zimbabwe–SA relations: A long history of cooperation and tension

President Zandile Dubula is illiterate

Zimbabwe opens electricity sector to private players

Govt, ZIFA in landmark schools football deal

Parents protest controversial head's appointment

Chimanimani emerges as new HIV hotspot

Madzibaba WeShanduko's denied bail over Geza demo

Police dragged into messy Gwasira estate feud

Grade 7 pupil helps deliver neighbour's baby

Zambezi River tiger fish faces extinction

Traditional ceremony ends in murder as siblings kill brother

O-Zapu leader clashes with Binga traditional leaders

ZIFA to name new Warriors coach within a week

Treasury slashes Health Ministry's 2026 national budget bid

'Mnangagwa won't serve beyond 2028': ZANU-PF insider, opposition confirm

Harare woman arrested for stabbing husband over loan shark dispute

Gweru man killed in hit-and-run near church, driver surrenders to police

Zimbabwe's teacher training colleges face sharp decline in male enrolment

CIO bursts WhatsApp extortion web scam

Businessman shoots wife dead, commits suicide

'Operation Dudula is a group of thugs,' says Malema

Zimbabwe to freeze civil service hiring in 2026

'A junior soldier, not Chiwenga, could remove Mnangagwa' analyst warns of a 'neat, sadly bloody' plot

Traditional ceremony ends in murder as siblings kill brother

Mliswa takes aim at Charamba over handling of Geza protests

Hopewell Chin’ono: Zimbabwe Is a Supermarket for South Africa

Mnangagwa's time 'running out'

Redcliff plans CBD relocation

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