Columnist / Stephen jakes
MDC A Youth, Zinasu responsible for Chamisa down fall
MDC A youths and Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) are responsible for the big fall of MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa, Civic society gro...Published: 21 Feb 2021 at 19:48hrs | 1496 | by Stephen Jakes
ZUJ blasts Mliswa over threats against media
The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) has blasted the legislator for Norton Temba Mliswa for issuing threats against journalists and the media after the expose of his bitter fight with his estranged...Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 15:57hrs | 1171 | by Stephen Jakes
Zim student admitted at Limpopo Mediclinic after Funeral firm donate R100 000
A ZIMBABWEAN student was on Wednesday admitted at the Mediclinic hospital in Limpopo province - South Africa to under go operations....Published: 12 Feb 2021 at 12:32hrs | 3367 | by Stephen Jakes
Kurauone slaps Govt with $2 million lawsuit for unlawful arrest
MDC-Alliance party youth leader Godfrey Kurauone has slapped President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government and other accomplices with a $2.4 million lawsuit over his unlawful arrest, detention and malicio...Published: 16 Oct 2020 at 16:29hrs | 798 | by Stephen Jakes
African Development bank announces new appointment
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Dr Alex Mubiru as Director (Strategy and Delivery) in the Office of the President, effective 1st November 2020.The group sai...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 09:27hrs | 2281 | by Stephen Jakes
Reprieve for Chitungwiza residents as municipality stops demolitionsafter lawyers intervention
CHITUNGWIZA Municipality on Sunday resolved to stop the demolition of some residents' houses after Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) threatened to sue the local authority for violating people's...Published: 12 Oct 2020 at 07:59hrs | 1465 | by Stephen Jakes
Democracy under siege in Zimbabwe
MDC Alliance deputy spokesperson Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda has said democracy has been put under threat after MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe was sworn in in Parliament as a leader of opposition despit...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 14:04hrs | 1594 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe govt urged to adopt traditional medicine to fight Covid-19
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus (ICAC) third Vice President in Africa Max Mkandla has called on the government of Zimbabwe to adopt ...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 16:48hrs | 721 | by Stephen Jakes
Violence against women costs Lesotho economy $113 million annually
A Commonwealth report has revealed violence against women and girls costs Lesotho more than $113 million (about 1.9 billion Lesotho loti) a year....Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 11:57hrs | 545 | by Stephen Jakes
Millions of people forced from their homes face dual hardship of Covid-19
Around 14.6 million new internal displacements were recorded across 127 countries and territories between January and June 2020, according to a new report by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centr...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 15:03hrs | 682 | by Stephen Jakes
Dozens of laws should be repealed in Gambia
The Commonwealth has said dozens of discriminatory gender laws should be repealed or revised in The Gambia to guarantee equal rights for women and girls within the legal framework.A report - p...Published: 22 Sep 2020 at 16:40hrs | 353 | by Stephen Jakes
ZLHR commemorates International day of peace
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) has joined the rest of the world in commemorating International Day of Peace with a call for both state and non-state actors to embrace and strengthen the idea...Published: 21 Sep 2020 at 13:11hrs | 169 | by Stephen Jakes
Matabeleland hospitals management accused of abusing local drawn staff
HOSPITAL across Matabeleland region who have management from Mashonaland are reportedly to be rocked by serious tribalism and nepotism with the management being accused of abusing most local drawn mem...Published: 18 Sep 2020 at 14:06hrs | 1804 | by Stephen Jakes
Engutsheni Hospital accused of employing labourers from outside Bulawayo
ENGUTSHENI hospital has come under a storm for allegedly employing people from outside Bulawayo to do general hand work at the institution while several locals are also unemployed.This emerged...Published: 17 Sep 2020 at 13:05hrs | 6271 | by Stephen Jakes
Judge summons AG Machaya to court over devolution
ATTORNEY-GENERAL (AG) Advocate Prince Machaya has been summoned to appear in court today and explain himself on government's delays in acceding to a court application filed by water rights campaigners...Published: 15 Sep 2020 at 09:05hrs | 1251 | by Stephen Jakes
Beitbridge Border Post, the epicentre of graft
Beitbridge border post ranks first as the busiest inland port of entry in the rest of Southern Africa, between South Africa and Zimbabwe, and Second busiest inland post of entry after Egypt's Taba. ...Published: 09 Sep 2020 at 08:16hrs | 1370 | by Stephen Jakes
ICAC demands lifting of Ecowas embargo against Mali
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus and Other Pandemics (ICAC) has demanded the lifting of the ECOWAS embargo against Mali and the immediate release of its Vice President Pulcherie Edith G...Published: 05 Sep 2020 at 08:49hrs | 282 | by Stephen Jakes
New dispensation used and dumped us: Zipra
Zipra war veterans have complained that they were used by the new dispensation during the November 2017 military take over and later dumped.They also accused the government of squandering an o...Published: 03 Sep 2020 at 13:40hrs | 2221 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC-A member raps Govt over failure to address gender needs during lockdown
Bulawayo MDC Alliance proportional Representative member, Jasemine Tofa this week castigated the government for failing to have a functional Social security system that bridges the gap of the vulnerab...Published: 01 Sep 2020 at 08:19hrs | 683 | by Stephen Jakes
AFDB to host swearing ceremony for newly elected President
The African Development Bank is hosting a swearing-in ceremony of its newly re-elected President, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, on Tuesday 1 September 9.00 am GMT.AFDB in a statement yesterday said ...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 08:40hrs | 762 | by Stephen Jakes
Khupe has gone offside on PRs: Mupambi
The leader of #ThisConstitution Abigail Mupambi has accused MDC-T leader Thokozani Khupe who is reportedly set to replace Thabitha Khumalo as a leader of the opposition in parliament of wanting too mu...Published: 31 Aug 2020 at 07:24hrs | 6595 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe's political crisis deserves SADC attention: MDC
Opposition MDC-A has maintained that genuine inclusive National dialogue to agree on a comprehensive reform agenda through an agreed neutral facilitator supported by SADC remains the only plausible ro...Published: 20 Aug 2020 at 10:27hrs | 1298 | by Stephen Jakes
Council proposes MOU with companies on recycling waste
Bulawayo City Council have signed a memorandum of Understanding with companies that want to recycle waste.This is indicated in the latest council minutes."Council already had proposals...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:48hrs | 553 | by Stephen Jakes
AfCFTA permanent secretariat a launchpad for Africa's economic transformation
At a ceremony on Monday to commission the permanent secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo and Moussa Faki Mahamat, chairperson of the AU Co...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:47hrs | 307 | by Stephen Jakes
Communities plunged into vulnerability
The prevailing harsh economic conditions coupled with the devastating impacts of climate change have plunged communities into the doldrums of vulnerability. Habakkuk Trust in its latest ...Published: 19 Aug 2020 at 07:46hrs | 313 | by Stephen Jakes
Kidnapping of Ivorian Civil Society Coalition President, Edith Gbal condemned
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus and other Pandemics for African Development, CICC-DA, has condemned the kidnapping of the President of the Ivorian Civil Society Coalition, Pulchér...Published: 18 Aug 2020 at 09:40hrs | 1131 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe authorities must respect human rights
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus (ICAC) Africa, South African chapter leader Chanda Chose has said there is a need for Zimbabwean autho...Published: 17 Aug 2020 at 07:05hrs | 261 | by Stephen Jakes
Mawarire raps Monica Mutsvangwa over attack of Archbishop Robert Ndlovu
National Patriotic Front spokesperson Jealousy Mawarire has rapped Minister of Information Monica Mutsvangwa over attacks on Archbishop Robert Ndlovu."The tribal diatribe by Monica Mutsvangwa ...Published: 16 Aug 2020 at 18:30hrs | 4395 | by Stephen Jakes
Zim court imposes sanctions on Chin'ono, gags media from covering prison ordeal
HARARE Magistrate Ngoni Nduna on Wednesday barred media practitioners and the public from covering and following proceedings in a Zimbabwean courtroom in the matter in which freelance journalist Hopew...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 07:47hrs | 2351 | by Stephen Jakes
Zim youth most affected by outbreak of Covid-19
The Zimbabwean youth are the most affected by the outbreak of coronavirus considering the high unemployment rate and implementation of lockdowns which have crippled their self-employment projects at l...Published: 14 Aug 2020 at 07:31hrs | 453 | by Stephen Jakes
Book Aid International supports libraries in Bulawayo
Bulawayo City Council has revealed that the Book Aid International is continuing to support libraries in the city despite economic hardships and Covid 19 outbreak.This is revealed in the lates...Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 08:21hrs | 502 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe turned into 100% military state: MDA
Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance leader Hloniphani Ncube has said Zimbabwe has been turned into a 100 percent military state and the little democracy that existed prior the coup regime has faded away....Published: 12 Aug 2020 at 08:18hrs | 2147 | by Stephen Jakes
BVTA condemn harassment of vendors by police
Bulawayo Vendors and Traders Association (BVTA) have strongly condemned an incident of violence that occurred to one of the vendors and the systematic harassment of vendors and informal traders in the...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 09:39hrs | 863 | by Stephen Jakes
Vending tariffs hike will fuel bribery: Wild
Bulawayo City Council (BCC)'s recent Hawkers and Vendors' tariff hikes, will encourage bribery and sextortion scandals as female informal traders are incapacitated to pay these fees.This came ...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 07:34hrs | 459 | by Stephen Jakes
Cancel African public debts, ethics committees of African scientists must be formed
The International Coalition Against the Coronavirus (ICAC) Africa has demanded the cancellation of African public debts and establishment of the ethics committees of African scientists before an...Published: 11 Aug 2020 at 07:19hrs | 143 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF battered in social media despite monopolising state media
Political analyst Pedzisai Ruhanya has said Zanu PF has been battered seriously through the social media for violating human rights dispute being in full control of the state media which it uses as pr...Published: 10 Aug 2020 at 15:08hrs | 823 | by Stephen Jakes
ZLHR concerned about treatment of Chin'ono and Ngarivhume in prison
ZIMBABWE Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) is concerned about the treatment of freelance journalist Hopewell Chin'ono and Jacob Ngarivhume, the leader of Transform Zimbabwe political party, who are curr...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 13:59hrs | 1255 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabweans' political consciousness now very high
MDC Alliance deputy chairman Job Wiwa Sikhala has said Zimbabweans' political consciousness as a people can now be taken for granted by those blinded with oppressive power but in the mind of every pai...Published: 09 Aug 2020 at 13:56hrs | 1649 | by Stephen Jakes
Zanu PF is not Zimbabwe: MDA
Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance leader Hloniphani Ncube has said ZANU PF must get this right. He said a country is not them and they are not a country. "Campaigning against looting and c...Published: 08 Aug 2020 at 16:53hrs | 1684 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa's address of the nation inhumane: MDA leader
Mthwakazi Democratic Alliance leader Hloniphani Ncube has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa's utterances on the so called state of the nation address are inhuman, not presidential material, incisive a...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:38hrs | 1027 | by Stephen Jakes
Citizens face challenge in their quest coinciding with Zanu PF faction
MDC Alliance activist Decent Bajila has said once again citizens find themselves in a difficult position where the agenda of democratic forces coincides with that of a faction inside ZANU PF."...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:37hrs | 530 | by Stephen Jakes
Mnangagwa follows his voters wishes: ZmFirst
ZimFirst leader Maxwell Shumba has said President Emmerson Mnangagwa is following what his voters want him to do hence his recent announcement of compensation for former white commercial farmers....Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:35hrs | 2031 | by Stephen Jakes
Zinasu condemns the persecution of students
The Zimbabwe National Students Union has said it is appalled by the continued targeted harassment of students by the military junta of Emmerson Mnangagwa."We condemn the inhumane, cruel and sa...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:33hrs | 224 | by Stephen Jakes
Juvenile on the run after killing mate
MATABELELAND North police have launched a manhunt for a juvenile who fatally assaulted a colleague with a knobkerrie after misunderstanding arose between them over a soccer match.Matabeleland ...Published: 06 Aug 2020 at 08:33hrs | 917 | by Stephen Jakes
ICAC calls for Youth, Liberation fighters,Women assemblies inclusion in AU
The International Coalition Against Coronavirus in Africa (ICAC) has called on the African Union to include the youth, liberation fighters, and women assemblies in the bloc so as to have it pushing th...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 17:56hrs | 145 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo residents eager to see Ekusileni Medical Centre open
Bulawayo East MDC Alliance legislator Ilos Nyoni said residents of Bulawayo have been waiting anxiously for the opening of Ekusileni Medical centre as a Covid19 admission hospital since the onset of t...Published: 05 Aug 2020 at 08:06hrs | 172 | by Stephen Jakes
TPF blasts Zimbabwe security agents for suppressing dissent
The Patriotic Front (TPF) led by former commercial farmer Darrlyl Collet has blasted the security agents for suppressing dissent in the country.This comes in the wake of the police and the mil...Published: 04 Aug 2020 at 09:19hrs | 2125 | by Stephen Jakes
Covid 19 deaths and infection figures sparks a lot of fear: ICAC
A non-governmental organisation - International Coalition Against Coronavirus (ICAC) South African Chapter leader Chanda Chose has said the inflated figures around the Coivi...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 11:49hrs | 1783 | by Stephen Jakes
Fuel service stations abandon selling fuel in local currency, only forex sold gas is available
MOST motorists who are earning money in local currency have a daily nightmare as they struggle to get fuel sold in local currency amid revelations most service stations with fuel now sell it in ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 11:41hrs | 1676 | by Stephen Jakes
Zimbabwe tragedy is the psychological warfare and propaganda machinery: Manyika
Build Zimbabwe leader Noah Manyika has said the tragedy in Zimbabwe is the psychological warfare and the propaganda machinery."The tragedy of this moment in the life of our nation is not just ...Published: 03 Aug 2020 at 07:39hrs | 492 | by Stephen Jakes
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