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Chamisa's MDC scoffs at govt building bomb plot claims
THE MDC Alliance has dismissed State reports Tuesday linking a party official to a plot to burn government buildings.The claims carried by the Herald newspaper were based on a leaked audio lin...Published: 22 hrs ago | 459 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC plots to burn Zimbabwe Government buildings?
A LEAKED audio recording of a top MDC-Alliance official reveals stunning details of how the opposition party planned a wave of terror that involved burning Government buildings and faking abductions t...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:38hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Separation of trial granted in Mamombe case
DEPUTY Chief Magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande today ruled that MDC-ALLIANCE member Joana Mamombe stands on her own on allegations of faking abductions sometime in May this year while her co-accused Cece...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 17:32hrs | 428 | by Staff reporter
Separation of trial granted in Mamombe case
DEPUTY Chief Magistrate Mrs Bianca Makwande today ruled that MDC-ALLIANCE member Joana Mamombe stands on her own on allegations of faking abductions sometime in May this year while her co-accused Cece...Published: 23 Nov 2020 at 15:13hrs | 1127 | by Staff Reporter
Hope fades in Zimbabwe 3 years after Mugabe's ouster
ZIMBABWE'S former leader Robert Mugabe stepped down on November 21, 2017, bringing an end to nearly four decades of iron-fisted rule.His resignation came days after military tanks rolled throu...Published: 21 Nov 2020 at 22:34hrs | 628 | by AFP
Chamisa's MDC, G40 clash over 'abductions'
CLAIMS by the opposition MDC-Alliance that its members are routinely abducted by State agents have been exposed as nothing but sheer fabrications following the recent exoneration of a senior party off...Published: 19 Nov 2020 at 06:49hrs | 4482 | by Staff reporter
Police besiege suspended judge
POLICE stormed suspended High Court judge Justice Erica Ndewere's Harare house before withdrawing her security details under controversial circumstances yesterday.A truckload of plainclothes p...Published: 08 Nov 2020 at 07:41hrs | 2361 | by Staff reporter
Self appointed 'Elders' shoot down Mnangagwa's POLAD
THE Elders, a grouping of 'independent' global leaders, has called for a national dialogue in Zimbabwe dismissing attempts by President Emmerson Mnangagwa for the ever-quarrelling politicians to conve...Published: 07 Nov 2020 at 05:32hrs | 554 | by Staff reporter
The Elders root for Zimbabwe's dialogue
THE Elders, a group of eminent global human rights and peace campaigners, want Zimbabweans to engage in national dialogue in the interest of the country.This comes as many Zimbabweans have wel...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 19:11hrs | 1145 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC still probing party official over abduction gang link
REPORT on the investigation of suspended MDC Alliance senior member, Tendai Masotsha, who is alleged to have been involved in the abduction of journalism student Tawanda Muchehiwa, is yet to be made p...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:43hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt should stop abductions, torture or face music, says ex-UN boss
FORMER United Nations Human Rights Commissioner (UNHRC) on Wednesday said the Zimbabwe government should stop abductions and torture of activists or face international isolation.The former UNH...Published: 06 Nov 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala pleads for UN intervention to end Zimbabwe's crisis
THE MDC Alliance deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala has called for the United Nations (UN) Security Council to immediately intervene militarily and end the worsening political, economic and humanitarian ...Published: 05 Nov 2020 at 06:19hrs | 558 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe: The Banana Republic of Southern Africa
Hopewell Chin'ono, the Zimbabwean journalist and anti-corruption campaigner was rearrested following allegations of breaching his bail conditions.Chin'ono is being charged with contempt of cou...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 14:11hrs | 1729 | by Prince Njagu
Mnangagwa's govt urged to embrace constitutionalism
GOVERNMENT has been urged to protect citizens against State-sponsored abuses and to recommit to the values of good governance in order to improve people's lives.This was said by the Zimbabwe H...Published: 04 Nov 2020 at 05:58hrs | 398 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in a crisis
A crisis where the government deployed the army, rolled tanks into the streets and killed innocent unarmed civilians at 45°angle and a commission of enquiry instituted but no one is held accountable....Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 10:04hrs | 6673 | by Leonard Koni
Sikhala says, 'Zimbabwe has reached tipping point'
ZENGEZA West Member of Parliament Job Sikhala celebrated his 48th birthday on Friday. The politician was recently arrested and charged with inciting violence ahead of the abortive July 31 protests. He...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:46hrs | 1110 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe youths being robbed of the prime'
ZIMBABWE is now a sad story where youths have been robbed of a whole generation of prime time, the selfexiled director of the Dumiso Dabengwa Foundation Mthulisi Hanana has claimed.Hanana who ...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:45hrs | 309 | by Staff reporter
Mentally ill Mamombe faces Parly recall
MDC HARARE WEST legislator Joana Mamombe is facing a recall from Parliament after doctors confirmed that she suffers from mental illness. On Thursday ZANU-PF legislator for Mberengwa North Hon...Published: 02 Nov 2020 at 05:42hrs | 2566 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to criminalise claiming torture or abduction without proof
Zimbabwe will criminalise "making unsubstantiated claims of torture and abductions," ministers said on Tuesday following a cabinet meeting.Private citizens and groups who negotiate with hostil...Published: 29 Oct 2020 at 21:13hrs | 229 | by Staff reporter
Remove sanctions you imposed on your people first - Open letter to Mnangagwa
Editor Sir, Sanctions are political and economic decisions that are part of diplomatic efforts by countries, multilateral or regional organizations against states, organizations or...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 07:45hrs | 4892 | by Garikai Mananje
Mnangagwa moves to muzzle critics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government yesterday announced plans to tighten screws on critics, including banning civil society from staging anti-government protests at international fora and "unaut...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:31hrs | 1180 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet approves sanctions law
Cabinet yesterday approved the draft of a proposed law that punishes Zimbabweans outside and inside the country who campaign for the continued imposition of sanctions with intent to harm the nation. ...Published: 28 Oct 2020 at 06:23hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
Sadc under fire for being mum on Zimbabwe crisis
THE main opposition MDC Alliance yesterday blasted Sadc for its "deafening silence" over human rights abuses and the crisis in Zimbabwe, and yet it is able to find its voice in the Zanu-PF anti-sancti...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:18hrs | 1748 | by Staff reporter
What next after anti-sanctions march?
ZIMBABWE on Saturday held an e-gala in Bulawayo to demand the removal of sanctions imposed by the West over human rights violations. Several Southern African Development Community (Sadc) and African U...Published: 27 Oct 2020 at 07:14hrs | 1211 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance acknowledges court ruling but...
The MDC Alliance's Youth Assembly has since welcomed last Friday's court ruling by Magistrate Bianca Makwande which saw Member of Parliament (MP) and MDC Alliance youth leader, Johanna Mamombe, being ...Published: 26 Oct 2020 at 22:47hrs | 4173 | by Daniel Itai, Harare, Zimbabwe
Chamisa speaks on Zimbabwe sanctions
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa yesterday said the government was using sanctions to divert Zimbabweans' attention from its failure to deliver on promises to improve citizens' lives.The gov...Published: 25 Oct 2020 at 08:06hrs | 2810 | by Staff reporter
'ZRP must adopt regional policing protocol'
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum has called on local police officers to adopt the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO) guidelines to instil discipline in the f...Published: 23 Oct 2020 at 08:35hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe opposition snubs anti-sanctions gala
OPPOSITION parties have snubbed the invitation extended to them by government to attend the State organised anti-sanctions musical e-gala scheduled for Bulawayo this Saturday, describing the event as ...Published: 21 Oct 2020 at 21:54hrs | 679 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's rogue state agents warned
PERPETRATORS of state-sponsored violence, abductions and torture are not immune to prosecution and can face their day in court in whatever capacity to answer to charges, a top human rights defender ha...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:20hrs | 1418 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC-A should give Zimbabwe a break
ON October 25, Zimbabwe will be walking tall, arm in arm with its regional partners in calling for the unconditional removal of illegal sanctions imposed on the country by Western nations that seek to...Published: 19 Oct 2020 at 06:14hrs | 2781 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt targets social media activists
GOVERNMENT has threatened to intensify its snooping into citizens' social media posts to thwart dissent and any plots to unseat or sabotage President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration.Home A...Published: 17 Oct 2020 at 16:32hrs | 1932 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa redeploys Ferret forces, says Jonathan Moyo
Exiled former Information Minister, Jonathan Moyo, has claimed that there President Emmerson Mnangagwa is redeploying Ferret Forces amid concerns over the exposure of the force's secret activities....Published: 15 Oct 2020 at 21:05hrs | 8874 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere demands release of Takudzwa Ngaidzore from jail
Former Cabinet Minister Saviour Kasukuwere has demanded the immediate release of President of ZINASU, Takudzwa Ngadziore who is currently languish in prison after being arrested for staging a demonstr...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 13:55hrs | 4034 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Doctor examines Mamombe's fitness
MDC-Alliance member Joana Mamombe has so far been mentally examined by one medical doctor to ascertain if she is capable of comprehending trial proceedings. The court ordered her mental examin...Published: 14 Oct 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1487 | by Staff reorter
Mnangagwa admits stalking opponents, critics
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has made astonishing confessions his government was tracking the daily movements of opponents and critics through their electronic gadgets.The state leader was add...Published: 13 Oct 2020 at 06:53hrs | 3895 | by Staff reporter
Ian Khama: Slams authoritarianism in Zimbabwe
Former Botswana president Ian Khama has slammed the ZANU-PF regime over authoritarianism and says Zimbabweans have shown tremendous resilience during these pressing times.During a webinar chat...Published: 11 Oct 2020 at 10:25hrs | 316 | by Prince Njagu
'Rogue Khupe is adding no value to our politics' - and corrupt Chamisa is? Incurable insanity
Most of us have heard of the great Physicist Albert Einstein's famous line: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." And, here is the nub of it, all of u...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 17:29hrs | 3055 | by Nomusa Garikai
State fails to produce Mamombe mental exam results
THE State yesterday failed to provide the two mental examination results for MDC Alliance legislator Joanah Mamombe who is accused of feigning mental disorder to avoid trial.The State had earl...Published: 09 Oct 2020 at 10:08hrs | 949 | by Staff reporter
'Making Zimbabwe ungovernable is not what we fought for' - look who is talking. Cup is full to overflow.
"Given the onslaught, machinations and clandestine shenanigans by our detractors, isu tasara, ngatirambei takabatana (we the living must remain united) … in defence of our hard-won independence," Mn...Published: 07 Oct 2020 at 19:34hrs | 1718 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Zanu-PF targets 65 percent vote
ZANU-PF is confident of garnering at least 65 percent of the vote and securing a landslide victory in the 2023 harmonised elections, a senior party official has said.During the 2018 general el...Published: 04 Oct 2020 at 09:56hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
Mudenda blocks debate on Mamombe incarceration
OPPOSITION MDC legislators this week unsuccessfully tried to bring the case of incarcerated Harare West legislator Joana Mamombe up for discussion in bid to get the youngest MP in the National Assembl...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:44hrs | 1817 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MPs now recognises Mnangagwa, demands Zoom connection
OPPOSITION MPs have demanded President Emmerson Mnangagwa to be connected to Zoom so he could hear legislators' concerns during live debates in the house.This came after outspoken Mbizo MP Set...Published: 01 Oct 2020 at 07:19hrs | 4821 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's MDC should take government threats seriously'
ANALYSTS and rights groups have advised MDC leaders to beware after authorities said the party was linked to a plot aimed at overthrowing President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the government from power. ...Published: 30 Sep 2020 at 18:23hrs | 3857 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's e-rally speech Fulltext
THIS month marks the 21st anniversary of our struggle, our journey and our formidable political formation called the MDC which morphed into the MDC Alliance following processes which saw founding stal...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:49hrs | 944 | by Nelson Chamisa
Plot against Zimbabwe exposed
ROGUE elements, that include MDCAlliance and G40 members, have been conniving with hostile Western nations to smuggle guns into the country and set up so-called Democratic Resistance Committees to des...Published: 29 Sep 2020 at 07:34hrs | 1538 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: CIO Minister Owen Ncube fires warning shots at MDC
Zimbabwe's security and stability is currently under siege from a number of threats being fomented by internal and external actors. The objective of this attack is to effect an unconstitutional change...Published: 28 Sep 2020 at 16:26hrs | 5343 | by Owen Mudha Ncube
Hashtag gimmicks aren't real politics
THE only thing that the hashtag movement #ZimLivesMatter succeeded in doing was to draw international attention towards the Zimbabwean political situation.This, indeed, persuaded Luthuli House...Published: 25 Sep 2020 at 08:04hrs | 322 | by Robert Sigauke
Impala car rental speaks on abductions
Impala Car Rental has rubbished reports that they gave false information of the person who hired the vehicle allegedly used in the abduction of Tawanda Muchehiwa in Bulawayo.The company throug...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 14:12hrs | 5661 | by Simbarashe Mwandipendaa
Mnangagwa told not to label workers terrorists
THE International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration to stop labelling workers demanding fair wages as terrorists in order to justify a clampd...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:35hrs | 4058 | by Staff reporter
'ANC' Loses it on ZANU PF
The only thing that the hashtag movement #ZimLivesMatter succeeded in doing was to get international attention towards the Zimbabwean political situation. This indeed persuaded Luthuli House to dispat...Published: 24 Sep 2020 at 07:17hrs | 5870 | by Robert Sigauke, Political Commentator, Johannesburg
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