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Prof Kurewa dies
Zimbabwe's first black Clerk of Parliament and founding Vice Chancellor of Africa University Professor John Wesley Z Kurewa has died. He was 87. Prof Kurewa who died in Harare on Frida...Published: 57 mins ago | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa risks removal
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa should reform sooner rather than later or face overthrow by angry citizens who have endured continued abuse under his regime, an international human rights defender has wa...Published: 13 hrs ago | 4125 | by newzimbabwe
'Struggle to defeat Zanu-PF is for as many are willing to fight in it' - Edmund Kudzayi
Journalist Edmund Kudzayi has said the struggle to defeat Zanu-PF is "for as many are willing to fight in it" and there are no "super citizens" suitable for that.On Sunday the fearless investigati...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1808 | by Staff Reporter
Land Reform: Zimbabwe's biggest independence milestone
ON 18 April this year, Zimbabwe will be celebrating 40 years of self-rule from British colonial domination. It is the right time for the country to take stock of its achievements, developments and cha...Published: 22 hrs ago | 148 | by Vincent Gono
Mnangagwa disappointed
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has conceded that little has been done to address the issues affecting Matabeleland region nearly a year after he met Civic Society Organisations (CSOs) operating here....Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 15:36hrs | 7578 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni tells Mnangagwa to apologise over Gukurahundi
Nhlambaloyi Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni has urged President Emmerson Mnangagwa to apologise to the nation on behalf of the government over the Gukurahundi genocide that killed more than 20 000 Zimb...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 13:46hrs | 1704 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa grilled over gukurahundi genocide
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa had a torrid time Friday at the Bulawayo State House as members of the Matabeleland Civic Society demanded answers on how the government would bring closure to the Gukurah...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 11:09hrs | 133 | by newzimbabwe
Zanu PF did not care about destruction caused by war, since it ruined us, still don't care - Enough is enough
"If you see anyone purporting to represent Zanu-PF youth league, those people are pretenders, they are masquerades. This is the real and authentic Zanu-PF youth league that is gathered here at the par...Published: 15 Feb 2020 at 09:37hrs | 268 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mugabe's legacy and Shona triumphalism: Zimbabwe's case for a two-state solution
ZIMBABWE, which was called Rhodesia before its attainment of independence in 1980, is a former British colony.Although there are over ten tribes that inhabit the country, Zimbabwe can neatly b...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 17:59hrs | 4171 | by George Mkhwanazi
Mnangagwa attends Gukurahundi meeting in Bulawayo
President Emmerson Mnangagwa attended a meeting with Matabeleland Forum on Friday to discuss the Gukurahundi genocide that took place in the 1980s. The meeting which was coordinated by WOZA le...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 11:55hrs | 6275 | by Mandla Ndlovu
MLO applauds Sudanese government for handing over genocidist Omar al Bashir to ICC
MLO would like to commend the brave decision taken by the government of Sudan to handover genocidist former President, Omar al Bashir and others to the International Criminals Court to face the charge...Published: 14 Feb 2020 at 09:04hrs | 1162 | by Israel Dube
Zapu raps govt over Mashurugwi
Zapu spokesperson Iphithule Maphosa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa government of being complicit in the terror gangs called maShurugwi that have been terrorizing the mining sector.In...Published: 13 Feb 2020 at 13:34hrs | 1021 | by Stephen Jakes
Bulawayo declares water crisis emergency
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has applied to Government to declare the city's water crisis an emergency. BCC says the declaration will enable developmental partners to mobilise resources towards pro...Published: 12 Feb 2020 at 05:40hrs | 1162 | by Staff reporter
'RELOAD will break vicious cycle of disputed elections' said MDC - rubbish, it is time for plan B
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," said George Santayana, born Jorge Augustín Nicolás Ruiz De Santayana, a Spanish-American philosopher, essayist, poet, and n...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 07:15hrs | 1268 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Mutambara's Zimsec prognosis will hurt the poor
Renowned and leading African scientist and scholar, Professor AGO Mutambara, ignited a storm with his recent piece alleging shameless and scandalous grade inflation by ZIMSEC citing a school where 79 ...Published: 11 Feb 2020 at 06:56hrs | 1647 | by Munya Gwisai
Jonathan Moyo goes for broke to force his way into MDC
ZIMBABWE's political chameleon in-chief Professor Jonathan Moyo has gone for broke in his bid to be admitted into the MDC Alliance leadership echelons.Moyo on Monday made wild revelation...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 21:17hrs | 5827 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's game of fools to deceive the downtrodden
THIS week, two leaders of the Zanu-PF youth league were seen in public ranting against corruption. These were sights reminiscent of youths high on "bronco", shouting at their own reflections in the lo...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 21:12hrs | 441 | by Muckraker
Jonathan Moyo drove Tsvangirai to meet Gono in 2008
Professor Jonathan Moyo has revealed that he personally drove the late MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai after the March 2008 elections where the late Trade Union leader had come ahead of the then ZA...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 13:03hrs | 7284 | by Mandla Ndlovu
BREXIT like Britain or breakaway like Matabeleland
Undoubtedly, the resounding success of BREXIT shows that many nations under the sun, big or small, are now seeking to restore or maintain their independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and be ...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 10:10hrs | 1146 | by Israel Dube
'Matabeleland Collective was a Mnangagwa scam' Jonathan Moyo says
Former Minister of information Professor Jonathan Moyo says the now-defunct Matabeleland Collective was a creation of President Emmerson Mnangagwa to cover up for the Gukurahundi genocide that l...Published: 10 Feb 2020 at 07:03hrs | 2038 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Macauley Bonne readies for Algeria, wants Arcadia Utd rejuvenated
HE has never set foot in Arcadia, the Harare suburb that predominantly accommodates mixed race people, but Macauley Bonne craves so much to be in this hood.The Charlton Athletic striker, whose...Published: 09 Feb 2020 at 05:46hrs | 627 | by Staff reporter
Is Godfrey Tsenengamu challenging political patronage?
Instead of dismissing Godfrey Tsenengamu's proposals, I would say certainly our nation needs fresh thinking in order to move forward and that requires dialogue which must tap the vision of all Zimbabw...Published: 08 Feb 2020 at 07:39hrs | 2142 | by Denford Madenyika
Zimbabwe refugees lose fight to remain in Botswana
About 60 Zimbabwean refugees have lost their battle to remain in neighbouring Botswana. The host government rejected their appeal against repatriation. The refugees are reluctant to return to Zimbabwe...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 16:18hrs | 549 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe's chances of readmission into Commonwealth slim'
Political analysts say Zimbabwe's chances of being readmitted into the Commonwealth remain slim at a time when the Southern African nation is desperate to end its two-decade-long international isolati...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 11:52hrs | 926 | by Staff reporter
Here we go again!
Same old script, just different characters is probably what most Zimbabweans are saying after Zanu-PF deputy national Youth Secretary Lewis Matutu on Monday announced a list of party stalwarts as well...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:19hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Why does the oil industry attract much corruption?
I HAVE a long indirect association with the oil business. My father joined the Atlantic Oil Company in the early years of the last century and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a senior exec...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 06:00hrs | 653 | by Eddie Cross
Mnangagwa's NPRC hides behind Gukurahundi amnesty
THE National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) is seeking legal guidance to establish how Amnesty granted to Gukurahundi perpetrators will affect the peace and reconciliation process. When th...Published: 07 Feb 2020 at 05:46hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
To end economic meltdown first end Zanu PF dictatorship; it is illegitimate and must step down
Mnangagwa has given up reviving the country's economy, he has no clue what to do. He is now focusing on how to stay in power at all cost. His main argument why he must be allowed to stay in po...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 09:02hrs | 1695 | by Wilbert Mukori
Bulawayo to host Independence Day celebrations
THE 40th Independence Day anniversary will be held in Bulawayo for the first time in the history of the country. In the past the Independence celebrations were held in Harare. Briefing the med...Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 06:03hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa wants Zanu-PF leaders to spend more time in communities
President Mnangagwa has declared 2020 as a year of productivity and challenged ZANU PF leaders to spend most of their time with communities monitoring the implementation of life-transforming projects....Published: 06 Feb 2020 at 05:56hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Maguire Godzongere relives life in the limelight
WHEN retired veteran broadcaster Maguire Godzongere was at primary school, his ambition was to become a teacher, a nurse, a policeman or a land development officer.But a very popular 1974 radi...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 18:45hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
The regime is alien to transparency, accountability
THE ruling Zanu-PF party members have been giving Zimbabweans comic relief in the past few months, making the right noises about transparency and accountability in government and the economy, but ques...Published: 05 Feb 2020 at 06:12hrs | 293 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe's 1st Indian MP seeks closer ties with 'home'
For a young Gujarati hailing from a humble background, becoming a central government minister of a foreign country is beyond wildest imagination. But, not for Raj Modi who was born in 1959 in the smal...Published: 04 Feb 2020 at 05:42hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa allies vow Mnangagwa removal
MDC has vowed to break state imposed barriers to bring "new liberation and new independence" to the people of Zimbabwe.This was part of the resolutions of the main opposition party when it met...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:26hrs | 594 | by newzimbabwe
Chiwenga hails Catholic schools
The Catholic Church is building new secondary and primary schools in Chinhoyi, leading Vice President Constantino Chiwenga yesterday to commend the church for supporting Government's policy of afforda...Published: 01 Feb 2020 at 06:23hrs | 262 | by Staff reporter
UK's double standards exposed
The British government has exposed its hypocrisy and insincerity following a proposal to enact new laws that seek to outlaw foreign spies, yet it has its own spies in almost every country. The...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:02hrs | 174 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean judge Hungwe on edge of the bench in Lesotho
Maseru/Harare – When the Lesotho authorities decided to hire foreign judges to steer ongoing high-profile murder trials involving former high-ranking Lesotho Defence Force personnel, little did they...Published: 31 Jan 2020 at 19:00hrs | 260 | by KEISO MOHLOBOLI, NKOSANA DLAMINI, TUMISANG SERAME
Zimbabweans turn to cheap makeshift schools
HOME-MADE benches line up under the shade of an avocado tree in the backyard of a Zimbabwe suburb, the home of a makeshift school for numerous students.Scores of pupils have no choice but to d...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:29hrs | 1168 | by Anadolu Agency
How many Justices Dube-Banda does Zimbabwe have?
ZIMBABWE has had a long history of violence. In fact, it was a country raped by colonialists using violence in 1890 and gained its independence nearly a century later in 1980 through a violent liberat...Published: 30 Jan 2020 at 09:10hrs | 1327 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Nyarota sues Zimpapers
Veteran journalist Geoffrey Nyarota is suing Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited (Zimpapers) for $500,000 over a story published by The Sunday Mail which claimed that he had been investigated by the Zi...Published: 29 Jan 2020 at 15:17hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe needs a reset
We are at a stage in our country where what seems to be a political problem, is not only hindering our ability to develop but decimating any hope of doing so in the foreseeable future. We are in a sta...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 19:19hrs | 258 | by Tapiwa Gomo
Mugabe chooses national flag
The Herald, 27 March, 1980THE design of the new national flag features a gold Zimbabwe bird on a red five-pointed star.The Zimbabwe bird, superimposed on the star, is situated on a whi...Published: 27 Jan 2020 at 06:46hrs | 4794 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Govt acts on Gukurahundi healing
Implementation of healing measures for victims of civil disturbances that rocked parts of Midlands and Matabeleland provinces in the early 1980s is set to receive a fresh boost when Government meets a...Published: 26 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 146 | by Staff reporter
Mzembi to break Zimbabwe political stalemate?
Our political dynamics require a game changer to break the perennial stalemate between the two main protagonists of our failed politics, Zanu PF and MDC A . At the core of this gridlock is the vanity ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:19hrs | 5212 | by Tawanda Ruzanhi
ZPRA mobilises war vets for Bill hearing
WAR veterans and other members of the public will soon be able to express their opinions on the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Bill, which is currently at First Reading Stage in the National Asse...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:44hrs | 1834 | by Staff reporter
Why Kasukuwere, Mzembi are doomed to fail
Since November 2019, former ZANU-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere has been attempting to effect a political comeback and went as far as threatening to contest the 2023 presidential e...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:31hrs | 519 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Bosso's flower that blossomed elsewhere
ISAAC Riyano remains one of the best junior players ever to come out of the Highlanders Football Club nursery in the 1980s.Sadly he could not graduate into the first team to fill in vacancies ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:38hrs | 592 | by Lovemore Dube
Bosso's endless expatriate romance
IT'S a flirtation that dates back to the early 1980s but Ndumiso Gumede likes to call it a mere coincidence.It's a romance that started in 1983 when Scottish coach Bobby Clark arrived in the C...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:35hrs | 408 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler temperatures or the tropical rainforests of Mt Se...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 316 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Mnangagwa needs to reach out
The year 2010 was a good one. The economy was on the up, the general mood in the country was bright, the politics were uncertain because of the power struggles in the Government of National Unity, but...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 283 | by Nqaba Matshazi
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