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Churches demand security reforms
ONE of the country's leading Christian bodies, the Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), has written to President Emmerson Mnangagwa, urging him to restore economic and political stability following the...Published: 07 Sep 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staffr eporter
'Zanu-PF hoodwinked us'
Seven months after helping President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrestle power from his mentor Robert Mugabe, war veterans are crying foul claiming there is a plot to sideline them in Zanu-PF.The war v...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 08:41hrs | 4 | by Staffr eporter
Aspiring MP fails to find name on voters’ roll
MDC-T (Khupe) aspiring Dangamvura - Chikanga parliamentary candidate, Lynnette Mudewe told journalists last Friday that her name could not be found on the voters' roll on the day of the nomination cou...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 15:39hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Professor Madhuku to write a new Constitution
Professor Lovemore Madhuku says he will lead a process to write a new, "people-driven" Constitution to replace the current one which was a product of negotiation between Zimbabwe's main political part...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:00hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Drama after 'suspicious' phone call
A BULAWAYO man was sentenced to 13 months in prison after he tied his wife's hands and legs with an electric cable before thoroughly beating her up for receiving a "suspicious" phone call.Keri...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Bulawayo Chiefs fall short of target
BULAWAYO Chiefs coach Garthly Chipuka says his side failed to reach its set target for the first half of the 2018 Castle Lager Premiership season and will be hoping for a turn in fortunes when the lea...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Cable thief wanted by police electrocuted
A SUSPECTED copper cable thief died on Monday night while another was severely burnt after they were electrocuted by a 66 000-volt power line in Umguza district.Elmon Ndlovu died on the spot w...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Mashakada deal could hand Hatfield to Zanu-PF
MDC-T legislator Dr Tapiwa Mashakada could have handed Zanu-PF the Hatfield seat on a silver platter after successfully filing his papers on an MDC Alliance ticket, knowing fully well that he might ha...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:51hrs | | by Staffr eporter
300 cops in line for promotion
About 300 Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers countrywide are set to be promoted by the end of this month, as the force continues to intensify its restructuring exercise. Police sources in...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:48hrs | | by Staffr eporter
MDC-T trio in court
Three MDC-T members appeared before a Chitungwiza magistrate yesterday for political violence after they allegedly beat up fellow party supporter in a dispute over primary elections.Proud Joha...Published: 06 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Mnangagwa panics
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's call for a Zanu-PF indaba to heal wounds emanating from its just-ended chaotic primary elections is a sign of panic amid fears for another bhora musango scenario reminis...Published: 29 May 2018 at 17:29hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Chamisa, Mujuru cosying up
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa and National People's Party (NPP) president Joice Mujuru are moving towards joining forces in order to fight President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF party as a cohesive unit a...Published: 29 May 2018 at 07:33hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Strategic street to be named after Tsvangirai
THE Masvingo City Council is proposing to rename one of the city's busiest streets in the Central Business District after the late MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai, NewZimbabwe.com reported.The ...Published: 12 May 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Staffr eporter
WATCH: De Villiers urges youth to aim high
ZIMBABWE senior rugby team coach, Peter de Villiers has challenged youngsters who participated in the third edition of the AMG Global Junior Rugby Coaching Festival at Falcon College to have self beli...Published: 06 May 2018 at 09:44hrs | 3 | by Staffr eporter
Chamisa-led MDC-T squabbles deepen
The leadership crisis has deepened in the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC-T party with Mr Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda accused of being impatient and improperly campaigning for the post of vice president....Published: 04 May 2018 at 17:01hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Sex worker unwilling to miss elections business boom
A SELF-proclaimed commercial sex worker from Gweru, who was arrested for stealing an Apple iPhone 7 cellphone, shocked a court when she offered to compensate the complainant with $900 saying better bu...Published: 02 May 2018 at 06:59hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Angry nurses drag Chiwenga to court
Defiant nurses have dragged Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and the government to court, as they seek an order barring authorities from terminating their contracts over last week's nationwide stri...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:58hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Mnangagwa targets 50 dams
Zimbabwe is inviting investors to construct 50 dams for the generation of hydroelectricity under the Build Operate and Transfer arrangement, a senior Government official has said. Commissionin...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 07:01hrs | | by Staffr eporter
'Why EDiots say EDenezer'
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is best placed to solve Zimbabwe's problems as he has institutional knowledge and experience to bridge the present and the past for a brighter future, Foreign Affairs and ...Published: 24 Apr 2018 at 06:56hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Grace Mugabe fights on
FORMER First Lady Grace Mugabe has formed a trust company, Trustees of the Grace Mugabe Foundation, as she scales up her fight to take over gold claims at Smithfield Farm in Mazowe.On Friday, ...Published: 23 Apr 2018 at 07:15hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Zim can be a global manufacturing centre for Lithium batteries
Econet founder Strive Masiyiwa has said Zimbabwe has the potential to be a global manufacturing centre for the type of Lithium batteries."We are already using Lithium battery systems in DPA an...Published: 09 Mar 2018 at 13:28hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Zanu-PF is our only enemy in Zimbabwe, says Mujuru
Zanu-PF is an invincible force with deep seated imprints within the masses, which makes it very hard to beat, former Vice-President Dr Joice Mujuru, who is now leader of the People's Rainbow Coalition...Published: 08 Mar 2018 at 05:33hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Bulawayo engages idle factory owners
THE Bulawayo City Council has begun the process of engaging owners of idle factories in Belmont to ensure full utilisation of the infrastructure under the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) initiative, the...Published: 07 Mar 2018 at 05:39hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Diesel price slashed
Government has reduced the price of Diesel 50 from US$1,30 to US$1,22 per litre with effect from tomorrow as part of efforts to peg a realistic price of the eco-friendly fuel.The new price com...Published: 04 Mar 2018 at 17:37hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Roy Bennett dies -UPDATED
FORMER MDC-T treasurer-general Roy Bennett and his wife Heather died together with three others in a helicopter crash in New Mexico, US yesterday.MDC-T vice-president Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterd...Published: 19 Jan 2018 at 06:00hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Khupe dismisses reports of a tiff with Tsvangirai, Chamisa
The alleged bad blood between MDC-T leader Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Thokozani Khupe has cast a shadow over the opposition's prospects in next year's elections.Tsvangirai and Khupe have...Published: 10 Dec 2017 at 06:14hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Sex scandal rocks adventist school
BULAWAYO Adventist High School has come under the spotlight after a sizzling sex scandal emerged with eight pupils alleged to have been caught in the act in one of the classrooms.The Form Thre...Published: 08 Dec 2017 at 06:09hrs | 1 | by Staffr eporter
Suspected girlfriend killer remanded in custody
A KWEKWE gold panner who allegedly stabbed his live-in girlfriend of three years nine times all over her body, killing her on the spot before blowing off their house's roof with dynamite in a suicide ...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:08hrs | | by Staffr eporter
Son stabs mum to death
A LOVING relationship between a sick mother and her son came to a tragic end when the son allegedly stabbed her to death on Monday morning.Neighbours of the small family...Published: 19 Apr 2014 at 20:23hrs | | by Staffr eporter
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