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Zacc commissioner blames law
A COMMISSIONER in the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc), Jessie Majome (pictured), has conceded the institution's failure to nail down culprits that are abusing public funds and resources, bu...Published: 01 Mar 2023 at 07:19hrs | 2057 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa's CCC a sinking ship,' says former ZINASU leader after shock move to Zanu-PF
FORMER Zimbabwe National Students Union (ZINASU) spokesperson, Tatenda ‘Zuj' Mandondo who dumped Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activism for Zanu-PF has described the Nelson Chamisa led party a...Published: 14 Feb 2023 at 05:27hrs | 4558 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in 2023: There is great disorder, chaos under the heavens
GEORGE Orwell wrote so much and so well that one day it became cause for a whole essay to explain to himself and the world why he wrote as such.In the essay of 1946, Why I Write, Orwell recoun...Published: 17 Jan 2023 at 05:49hrs | 1113 | by Dr William Jethro Mpofu
Writing's on the bright yellow wall
The Bishop is back.What a restful, restorative and therapeutic sabbatical it was!Once in a while, it is quite helpful to extricate ourselves from the maddening rush of our manic lifest...Published: 15 Jan 2023 at 09:38hrs | 169 | by Bishop Lazi
Zimbabweans' inaction against Sikhala's unjust continued incarceration is greatest threat to activism!
A tyrant will always be a tyrant - and, like the proverbial leopard, foolhardy for anyone to expect him to change his spots.It is, therefore, incumbent upon the people being oppressed to stand...Published: 26 Dec 2022 at 09:38hrs | 852 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Will it take one or two more generations for Zimbabwe to finally be free?
The past few days have been quite encouraging for me – and, they have ignited in me a flicker of hope for the country that I love so much…Zimbabwe....Published: 18 Dec 2022 at 07:32hrs | 760 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Why does ZANU PF become so bitterly angry with those desiring Zimbabwe to succeed?
It is always perplexing!Why would I be offended by those who want me to do better - pushing me to attain phenomenal heights reached by other legendary writers - and, in so doing, identifying w...Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 07:44hrs | 1132 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
'70% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water'
ABOUT 70,3% of Zimbabweans have no access to clean water, prompting such development partners as ActionAid to drill solar-powered boreholes in some parts of the country, government has revealed....Published: 08 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Double life sentence for Zimbabwean prophet who raped women and then tied them to trees
A 50-year-old Zimbabwean ‘priest', who used his position of trust to lure women to secluded spots where he raped them and then tied them to a tree, has been removed from society.The North We...Published: 07 Dec 2022 at 05:10hrs | 851 | by Staff reporter
'Zimbabwe political violence exported to diaspora'
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) interim leader for Sweden-Scandinavia branch has accused suspected Zanu-PF activists of allegedly torturing her 16-year-old son after he posted a video supporting o...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:08hrs | 677 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube 'snubs' Gukurahundi programmes
HUMAN rights activists in Bulawayo have expressed concern over the failure by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube to fund Gukurahundi national healing programmes.This is despite the launching of a G...Published: 06 Dec 2022 at 05:04hrs | 204 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's mandatory 15-year jail terms for rapists
Those convicted of rape or aggravated indecent assault will soon face minimum mandatory 15-year jail terms under proposed amendments to the criminal code set to be enacted to arrest the rising number ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:02hrs | 97 | by Staff reporter
Social media activist makes u-turn, apologises for demonising Nyaradzo
In a surprise U-turn, controversial social media activist Alistar Nyamarari Chibanda, who has led a fierce campaign against Nyaradzo Funeral Services group for alleged profiteering at the expense of i...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 05:03hrs | 1075 | by Staff reporter
Esigodini man in court for killing girlfriend
AN Esigodini man appeared in court after he fatally stabbed his girlfriend for receiving US$5 from another man she was suspected to be having an affair with.AN Esigodini man appeared in court ...Published: 01 Dec 2022 at 04:55hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally strikes lover with iron bar
A 26-YEAR-OLD woman from Old Pumula, Bulawayo died after her boyfriend allegedly brutally assaulted her with an iron bar and pushed her head through a door.Nobuhle Mlambo spent about a month i...Published: 28 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 447 | by Staff reporter
220 minors raped inside 9 months
AT LEAST 220 Zimbabwean minors were raped between January and September 2022, Women's Affairs minister Sithembiso Nyoni revealed yesterday as she expressed concern over a spike in child sexual abuse c...Published: 27 Nov 2022 at 14:53hrs | 141 | by Staff reporter
GBV sign of broader culture of violence we have embraced in our lives
I always teach my family that 'sin cannot be successfully micromanaged'.In other words, an individual can never successfully control or...Published: 26 Nov 2022 at 21:06hrs | 162 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Does Zimbabwe need the Commonwealth?
ZIMBABWE joined the Commonwealth in 1980 after gaining independence from Britain - in what appeared to be a major victory for the Commonwealth. Twenty-three years down the road, Zimbabwe quit the Comm...Published: 25 Nov 2022 at 05:11hrs | 319 | by Vusi Nyamazana
Infertility: The Cindrella of Reproductive Health
Our hearts melted with joy when we saw a recent article from Healthtimes which stated that Zimbabwe will soon have a low cost public IVF centre that will ...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 14:24hrs | 268 | by Heaven Munyuki
Female teachers in Zimbabwe demand unlimited maternity leave
TEACHERS affiliated to the Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (Artuz) have called on government to come up with labour policies that will ensure unlimited paid maternity leave for female tea...Published: 07 Nov 2022 at 05:29hrs | 215 | by Staff reporter
US NGO paints gloomy picture of Zanu-PF
A RECENT report by the World Justice Project (WJP) which ranked Zimbabwe among the world's most authoritarian states is a damning indictment on President Emmerson Mnangagwa's lack of political will to...Published: 04 Nov 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1247 | by Staff reporter
High Court acquits caged MDC-Alliance members
THE High Court has acquitted former MDC-Alliance Mashonaland Central provincial youth chairman Tonderai Samu alongside four others who were serving four years for obstructing or endangering free movem...Published: 23 Oct 2022 at 09:21hrs | 1434 | by Staff reporter
'Teachers For ED' indictment on unions' weaknesses and failure in addressing teachers' plight
Let us not delude and deceive ourselves.There were no teachers who suddenly had a 'patriotism' epiphany - waking up one day, fallen head over heals in love with Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dam...Published: 20 Oct 2022 at 18:27hrs | 324 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
EU to manipulate Zec using funding?
THE European Union (EU) has pledged to fund Zimbabwe's 2023 general elections to ensure they are peaceful.Speaking after presenting his credentials to President Emmerson Mnangagwa at State Hou...Published: 13 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 837 | by Staff reporter
Tsitsi Dangarembga considers leaving Zimbabwe
The state-led prosecution of Tsitsi Dangarembga, arguably the most globally revered author the country has produced, for joining a peaceful anti-government demonstration could signify yet another mile...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 20:56hrs | 1277 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa abusing judicial system against political activists '
NATIONAL Transitional Justice Working Group (NTJWG) deputy chairperson, Dzikamai Bere, has likened President Emmerson Mnangagwa's so-called new dispensation to the Rhodesian colonial government that a...Published: 30 Aug 2022 at 06:38hrs | 1449 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala incarceration is political persecution?
HUMAN rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa says the refusal by the State to grant bail to 14 persons arrested for the Nyatsime violence and two legislators Job Sikhala (Zengeza West) and Godfrey Sithole (Chi...Published: 24 Aug 2022 at 06:44hrs | 255 | by Staff reporter
CCC leaders go on mute while Sikhala pays the price of opposition in solitary prison cell
When Zimbabwean lawmaker Job Sikhala settles down to sleep at night, he does so on the floor of an ageing maximum-security prison in Harare.The 50-year-old opposition MP has been held in solit...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 15:43hrs | 1927 | by Staff reporter
ZANU PF takes Zimbabwe 360° back to Rhodesia - country ripe for new wave of nationalism and liberation struggle!
There is a popular saying, "nothing under the sun is completely new" - as, with the planets, solar systems, galaxies, and the universe, everything simply goes round and round in circles, and repeating...Published: 21 Aug 2022 at 10:04hrs | 2337 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NGOs' anti-Zimbabwe stance hits new low
Western-sponsored non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have once again contrived a bad statement alleging cooked up human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, all to cast the country in bad light, ahead of the...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls on Zimbabweans to shun political violence
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has called on the nation to shun political violence as Zimbabwe heads towards the 2023 general elections.Mnangagwa was addressing the nation Tuesday during the Zim...Published: 09 Aug 2022 at 20:07hrs | 662 | by Staff reporter
Why are we placing our lives and livelihoods at risk when ordinary Zimbabweans unwilling to play their part for a New Zimbabwe?
There are things we all as human beings keep bottled up in our hearts and minds - usually for long periods of time.These could be hurts...Published: 07 Aug 2022 at 10:26hrs | 3096 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Can ED tell Zimbabweans where to find this elusive 'independence' we are supposed to be enjoying and 'jealously guarding'!
I honestly feel like screaming and banging my head against the wall, each time I hear those in the country's ruling elitist privileged clique make noise about some 'independence' that we, the people o...Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 09:57hrs | 1564 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabweans who are truly suffering have no time for Jonathan Moyo and elitist activism!
There have been those who have asked me for a comment on statements by Professor Jonathan Moyo, and his relentless attacks on the main opposition CCC party - disparaging its lack of a constitution and...Published: 28 Jul 2022 at 22:55hrs | 1333 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Zimbabwe revolution is nigh
"LET the ruling classes tremble at a communistic revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose, but their chains. They have a world to win. Workers of all countries unite!"This was Karl Ma...Published: 21 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | 442 | by Nomalanga Kabanzi
Bill to compel Zimbabwe NGOs to use banking channels
Additional amendments to the Private Voluntary Organisation Amendment (PVO) Bill are being tabled, criminalising civil society organisations' funding of political parties and candidates and providing ...Published: 15 Jul 2022 at 09:04hrs | 569 | by Staff reporter
Missing US$5 kicked-off events leading to Ali's gruesome murder
Pias Mukandi, alias Jamba, killed the Citizens Coalition for Change activist Moreblessing Ali following a row over US$5 that he allegedly lost at a bar, a court heard on Saturday.It has been e...Published: 20 Jun 2022 at 18:56hrs | 1999 | by Staff reporter
ARTUZ president Obert Masaraure charged over 2016 'murder'
Amalgamated Teachers' Union of Zimbabwe (ARTUZ) president Obert Masaraure was arrested on Tuesday accused of murder.ARTUZ said the charges from a 2016 incident are without merit.Masara...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:57hrs | 1640 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF killed Moreblessing Ali
CITIZENS Coalition for Change (CCC) leader, Nelson Chamisa, Tuesday announced that Zanu-PF is responsible for activist Moreblessing Ali's murder.Ali went missing on 24 May after she was allege...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 17:51hrs | 2778 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa blames CCC violence on Zanu-PF mob
A memorial service for the slain Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activist Moreblessing Ali descended into violence on Tuesday after a Zanu-PF mob tried to scatter the gathering in Nyatsime, sparki...Published: 15 Jun 2022 at 09:01hrs | 2477 | by Staff reporter
Who exactly are Zimbabweans waiting for to come and save them?
As the economic situation in Zimbabwe speedily deteriorates on a daily basis - maybe, to be more accurate, on a minute by minute basic, since some supermarkets chains are already warning their "valued...Published: 03 May 2022 at 14:54hrs | 5578 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Jonathan Moyo blasts ZANU PF over National Hero status
Professor Jonathan Moyo has accused the ruling party ZANU PF of engaging in political fraud when it comes to the conferment of the National Hero status to fallen former liberation war fighters. ...Published: 02 May 2022 at 12:50hrs | 3176 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa says 'never allow anyone to divide the nation'
ZIMBABWEANS must refuse to be divided as the cords that bind the country together are stronger than any differences, President Mnangagwa said yesterday.Addressing thousands of people who atten...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 06:36hrs | 396 | by Staff reporter
'Days of Harare as bambazonke are over,' says Mnangagwa
The days of Harare as the centre of everything in the country are over, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.President Mnangagwa was addressing thousands of Zimbabweans who gathered at Barbou...Published: 18 Apr 2022 at 18:36hrs | 2118 | by Staff reporter
Patriotic bill, a misplaced priority
There is economic collapse in the country and people are living from hand to mouth. The government should prioritise drafting economic laws and strong eco...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 19:24hrs | 246 | by Leonard Koni
'Chin'ono part of multi-million dollar plot to remove Zanu-PF' - Report
FORMER MDC parliamentarian Mr Tongai Matutu has sensationally claimed that US$10 million was released by the American Embassy to fund digital activists like Hopewell Chin'ono, the State media reported...Published: 11 Apr 2022 at 06:30hrs | 3414 | 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 | 2381 | by Jonathan Mbiriyamveka
Youth indifference and lack of involvement in determining nation's destiny most worrying
The just-ended Zimbabwe parliamentary and local government by-elections held on March 26, 2022, painted another grim picture of the growing youth indifference and lack of involvement in shaping the co...Published: 31 Mar 2022 at 14:30hrs | 199 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Temba Mliswa compares himself to Nelson Chamisa
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa says the harsh treatment that is being done to CCC leader Nelson Chamisa by the police during his rallies is the same treatment that he got when he was campaig...Published: 16 Mar 2022 at 09:25hrs | 3579 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Teacher's salary frozen for openly supporting Chamisa
THE ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has suspended a Hurungwe-based teacher for supporting opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC).The teacher, Blessing Mandava, alleg...Published: 10 Mar 2022 at 06:14hrs | 2614 | by Staff reporter
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