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Heavy rains leave six families homeless in Nkayi District
Six families in Mkhanyiso Village under Chief Madliwa are homeless after heavy rains caused extensive flooding on Monday, destroying homes, crops, and livestock in Nkayi District, Matabeleland North P...Published: 21 Nov 2024 at 19:10hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
The Grand Tour: One for The Road - Zimbabwe edition to premiere on September 13
Prime Video has now unveiled a first look at the final episode of The Grand Tour: One For The Road.The first look snaps reveal emotional Grand Tour stars Jeremy Clarkson, 64, Richard Hammond, ...Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 15:32hrs | 316 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activist demands bribe from Auxillia Mnangagwa land beneficiary
A Zanu-PF activist has been dragged to court by visually impaired Zengeza 2 High School deputy head Tendai Muzondiwa who claims being pestered for US$200 protection fee against eviction from one of th...Published: 16 Jan 2024 at 04:37hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
'Zanu-PF played ‘dirty' in Binga by-election'
A ZIMBABWE Election Support Network (Zesn) report on the December 9 by-elections has claimed that the ruling Zanu-PF party intimidated voters and used vote-buying tactics to win seats.The by-e...Published: 14 Dec 2023 at 03:54hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZIM man languishes in jail over anti-Mnangagwa jibe
A ZIMBABWEAN man has been languishing in prison for close to one month after he was arrested last month by Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) officers and charged with undermining authority of or insultin...Published: 08 Dec 2023 at 13:58hrs | 12 | by Stephen Jakes
Chamisa, Tshabangu emissaries in crunch 'interparty' talks
There have been at least two formal meetings between Nelson Chamisa and Sengezo Tshabangu "parties", on 15 November 2023 and 16 November 2023, both in Bulawayo.The meeting on 15 November was a...Published: 30 Nov 2023 at 20:37hrs | 10 | by Jonathan Moyo
ConCourt judges flout JSC code of conduct
THREE Constitutional Court judges have come under the spotlight after they failed to comply with the Judicial Service Commission code of ethics which requires them to deliver a judgement reserved with...Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 10:45hrs | 16 | by Staff reporter
Dzino thinks Mnangagwa was a minor and peripheral player in the liberation struggle
Book Excerpt from: In Search of the Elusive Zimbabwean Dream, Volume III (Ideas & Solutions)By Professor Arthur G.O. MutambaraI later lose my autographed copy of Wilfred Mhanda's b...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:36hrs | 53 | by Professor Arthur G.O. Mutambara
How Mnangagwa consolidated power and outwitted Zimbabwe military
WITH his controversial re-election -achieved with a minimal contribution from the military, and his subsequent swearing-in and cabinet appointments - President Emmerson Mnangagwa has all but completed...Published: 24 Sep 2023 at 21:51hrs | 17 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa ratchets up political persecution, claims ZLHR
THE Zimbabwe Lawyers for Rights (ZLHR), an organisation that protects and defends human rights through sustainable litigation, has raised concern over the continued prosecution of perceived opponents ...Published: 08 Apr 2023 at 17:00hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Court still withholding transcript in Ken Sharpe witness case
The Harare Magistrate Court still has not released the transcript of its ruling on 18 November denying bail to the former City of Harare chief building in...Published: 12 Dec 2022 at 18:02hrs | 1 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Fossil Mines to buys Lafarge Zimbabwe
Fossil Mines (Private) Limited has bought 76,45 percent of Lafarge Zimbabwe stake owned by International Cement Limited.Lafarge Zimbabwe is one of the biggest cement and related products produ...Published: 02 Dec 2022 at 08:38hrs | 13 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Explosives smugglers arrested
TWO suspects aged 33 and 40 years are expected to appear at the Musina Magistrates Court in South Africa after they were allegedly found in possession of 400 kilogrammes of commercial explosives on th...Published: 22 Nov 2022 at 04:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Men pay hooker US$20 for sex, then demand the money back
A 24-year old Bikita woman Friday succumbed to injuries after she was allegedly attacked by two men whom she had offered sex at a charge of US$20.It is said the two men paid for the deal and a...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 05:01hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
39 students arrested at a 'sex' party
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) Friday arrested 39 students from various schools in Bulawayo after raiding a Vuzu party in Khumalo Suburb.Vuzu parties are popular secretive indoor gathering...Published: 19 Nov 2022 at 17:06hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
'Cheating' man hits wife with hammer
A 36-YEAR-OLD man from Pumula South suburb in Bulawayo has been arrested for allegedly hitting his wife with a hammer after confronting him over his girlfriend.Qiniselani Oskar Khoza appeared ...Published: 18 Nov 2022 at 05:08hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga put his head on the block for Mnangagwa
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga, who was the then commander of the Zimbabwe Defence Forces, put his head on the block to rescue President Emmerson Mnangagwa before handing him power after the 2017...Published: 31 Oct 2022 at 18:54hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's path to power
6 November 2017 - President Robert Mugabe dismisses his deputy, Emmerson Mnangagwa, from government;8 November 2017 - Zanu-PF expels Mnangagwa from the party. Mnangagwa goes into self-imposed ...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 17:26hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube's dalliances with Mnangagwa run much deeper
This article on the mysterious and controversial relations between President Emmerson Mnangagwa and local publisher Trevor Ncube is a summary based on an extract from...Published: 08 Apr 2022 at 09:22hrs | 418 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Pupils shun teen vaccination programme
BULAWAYO health officials say some pupils are resisting to be vaccinated in the ongoing vaccination programme targeting teenagers aged 16 and 17, a challenge blamed on parents and guardians' vaccinati...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:29hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa lawyer reported to Law Society of Zimbabwe for unprofessionalism
ATTORNEYS representing Zanu-PF member Sybeth Musengezi, who has taken the ruling party and five senior officials to court over contentions of installing President Emmerson Mnangagwa as new leader ille...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:16hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Some Zimbabwe coup troopers die without enjoying benefits of their sweat
SEVERAL key players in the 2017 coup that toppled the late former President Robert Mugabe and elevated President Emmerson Mnangagwa to the helm have died in the past four years without fully realising...Published: 22 Nov 2021 at 06:15hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs question Mnangagwa's legitimacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, struggling to consolidate and maintain power at the volatile helm amid renewed internal Zanu-PF infighting and disintegration of the coalition which drove his ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
How South Africa can nudge Zimbabwe toward stability
What's new? As Zimbabwe's political and economic crises worsen, South Africa is moving beyond its policy of "quiet diplomacy" with its northern neighbour and applying more pressure on Harare to open...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 06:42hrs | 1 | by crisisgroup
Justice Hungwe entangled in messy Lesotho 'sham trial'
SEVERAL high-profile trials of Lesotho politicians, serving and former members of the country's security agencies are in limbo as lawyers representing murder and treason-accused former army commander ...Published: 14 Dec 2020 at 08:36hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Gweru town clerk fired
Suspended Gweru City Council town clerk Ms Elizabeth Gwatipedza has been fired after being found guilty of two counts of willful disobedience of a lawful order and gross inefficiency by a disciplinary...Published: 09 Dec 2020 at 05:48hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
Fraudster 'Mazibuko' granted fifty thousand rand bail for fraud
MPUMALANGA - Osfael Vusimuzi Mazibuko (53) appeared before the Serious Commercial Crime Court in Pretoria on Monday 23 November 2020 after he was arrested on the 18 November 2020 on a warrant of arres...Published: 26 Nov 2020 at 07:04hrs | 21 | by Staff Reporter
Jonathan Moyo praises Grace Mugabe saving him from junta
Exiled former G40 kingpin Jonathan Moyo has praised former first lady Grace Mugabe for saving him and his family during the coup to remove former president Robert Mugabe."18 November 2017 was ...Published: 18 Nov 2020 at 12:48hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Povo must be clear what they want out of street protests - draining of political sewage swamp
"This is a foolish idea!" I wrote on 17 November 2017, to discourage the ordinary Zimbabweans planning to march in support of the military coup the following day."The ZDF coup is about the fac...Published: 21 Jan 2019 at 09:34hrs | | by Wilbert Mukori
Gwanda man 'rips open' neighbour’s stomach over $1,50
A GWANDA man has appeared in court for allegedly ripping his neighbour's stomach open with a knife leaving his intestines protruding following a misunderstanding over $1,50 during a drinking spree. ...Published: 08 Dec 2018 at 08:27hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Zimsec dismisses exam paper leaks
THE Zimbabwe Schools Examination Council (Zimsec) has dismissed social media reports claiming that there would be a resit for three examination papers that allegedly leaked during the just-ended Novem...Published: 30 Nov 2018 at 09:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mtukudzi 'suffers heart attack'
ZIMBABWEAN music superstar Oliver Mtukudzi had to miss the London Jazz Festival last week after suffering from what organisers of the renowned international jazz extravaganza said was heart failure. &...Published: 25 Nov 2018 at 08:24hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Full marks, Motlanthe commission has diverted our attention from rigged election - ED is overjoyed
If the truth be told, I have not paid much attention to the antics 1st August Commission of inquiry chaired by former President Kgalema Motlanthe of SA. I had expected the commission to be a farce, a ...Published: 22 Nov 2018 at 21:08hrs | 2 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
18 November 2017 - the day of Zimbabwe's delusional politics!
I have just been reading some testimonies from some of the people who partook in the 18 November 2017 mass protests against Robert Gabriel Mugabe's 37 year long tyranny - and the tremendous hopes that...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 13:32hrs | 2 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
WATCH: Topple Chamisa and Biti from MDC, says war vets
The Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association (ZNLWVA) has called for members of the opposition to remove Nelson Chamisa and Tendai Biti as leaders of the MDC Alliance.The former f...Published: 21 Aug 2018 at 17:26hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Mugabe cross swords
Former president Robert Mugabe resigned from office after Zimbabweans had resisted his attempts to personalise the country. This was said by the ruling party's Secretary for Legal Affairs and acting s...Published: 30 Jul 2018 at 06:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Open letter to President Mnangagwa, and all political party leaders
Dear President Mnangagwa, I feel the need to open this letter by saying; Women are humans, they share the same rights as men, they deserve same human dignity as their male counterparts, thus e...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 16:17hrs | 1 | by Nyaradzo 'Nyari' Mashayamombe
Pupils want Novemebr exams shelved
Pupils have appealed to President Mnangagwa for the suspension of the 2018 November public examinations, saying they will not have fully prepared due to disturbances caused by elections, especially th...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:09hrs | | by Staff reporter
'I support Nelson Chamisa' - Zhuwao
Less than a year ago some of us, particularly NPF members and supporters, worked with the likes of Mnangagwa and Chiwenga. After the 15 November 2017 coup we stopped working with them because they tur...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 21:26hrs | 4 | by Patrick Zhuwao
Chamisa to end Zezuru and Karanga fiefdoms
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa and predecessor Robert Mugabe are "birds of a feather", opposition presidential candidate Nelson Chamisa has said.Chamisa was addressing MDC Alliance supporters in...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 14:15hrs | | by Staff reporter
Shona speaking in Matebeleland - Chamisa blasts Mnangagwa ‘tribal politics’
MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa has pledged to reverse successive Zanu PF governments' toxic politics centred on tribalism and "jobs for the boys" policy. Addressing a camp...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 07:24hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
The grandmother of all demos against ZEC, A replica of the Chinhoyi Seven Battle
I am on record telling ZEC that the way they are handling the process of 2018 election is likely to spark another 'Chinhoyi Seven Battle' before 2018 elections. I warned ZEC that they should take the ...Published: 03 Jun 2018 at 13:52hrs | 1 | by Don Chigumba
'Tsvangirai lacked diplomatic etiquette,' says Chamisa
MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday mocked the alliance's late founding president Mr Morgan Tsvangirai saying he lacked diplomatic etiquette that saw him blunder on the international scene...Published: 09 May 2018 at 06:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance will win 2018 election
The 18 November 2017 ouster of former President Cde Robert Gabriel Mugabe has ushered in a new political dispensation which has erased and evaporated fear in people.President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 04 May 2018 at 08:58hrs | 3 | by Leonard Koni
Munyaradzi Gwisai savages Chamisa and his puppies
FORMER MDC MP and labour lawyer Munyaradzi Gwisai has launched a scathing attack at the main party's leader Nelson Chamisa and allies, describing them as a bunch of puppies that are always ready to wa...Published: 18 Apr 2018 at 09:17hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Elections are going to be free, we told,' says Chamboko - name them, another feeble excuses
It is easy to see why Morgan Tsvangirai and his MDC friends failed to implement even one democratic reforms designed to stop Zanu PF rigging the elections; it is, either, Zimbabwe's opposition politic...Published: 17 Apr 2018 at 06:20hrs | | by Nomusa Garikai
Chinyande, there is no 'new era of democracy' in Zimbabwe - not when ED is blatantly rigging election
Anyone who thanks President Mnangagwa and his November coup posse for deposing the dictator Mugabe only do so out of short sightedness, foolishness or both! It is the Joint Operation Command (JOC) –...Published: 16 Apr 2018 at 19:33hrs | 1 | by Wilbert Mukori
Khupe looks beyond the Horizon
AS the mainstream MDC T parties ways with Dr Thokozani Khupe, many, including the party's friends and foes, have wondered why she has chosen this path. In Zimbabwe political circles, pund...Published: 31 Mar 2018 at 20:46hrs | | by Darlington Nyambiya
'Mnangagwa is playing CHESS to Chamisa's DAFT,' says Gara - ED has his Achilles' heel too
"Rine manyanga hariputirwi!" (No matter how well one tries to hide the truth, it will always come out!) so goes the Shona adage. Ever since the last November coup President Mnangagwa has tried so hard...Published: 30 Mar 2018 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Wilbert Mukori
Of Mugabe selfish rantings; Zim has moved on
In his own words, during the recent interview that he granted to foreign journalists, former President Robert Mugabe said, "Zimbabwe does not deserve this disgrace." It would be comforting if the form...Published: 16 Mar 2018 at 15:19hrs | | by Tatenda Gono
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