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Minister Chiduwa's relative among 6 arrested 'robbers'
Elias Chiduwa (49), a close relative of the Deputy Minister of Finance Clemence Chiduwa is among the six suspected notorious robbers who were nabbed by the Police in Harare yesterday.Elias was...Published: 35 mins ago | 120 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland South under armyworm attack
FARMERS in Matabeleland South fear a reduced harvest following an outbreak of the fall armyworm that is causing massive damage to crops especially the late planted ones. The fall armyworm has ...Published: 3 hrs ago | 95 | by Staff reporter
Dr Shingi Munyeza showed the Character of a leader
Sometime at the end of the year 2020, my Senior Founding Apostle at Victory Fellowship Church in Bulawayo, gathered his Senior Assembly Pastors and reminded them that in 2019, he had prepared the lead...Published: 16 hrs ago | 2400 | by Tomson Dube
Zimbabwe has voluntarily become the 10th province of South Africa
After protracted and emotional denials by Zanupf leaders that Zimbabwe is a country in crisis, masses of Zimbabweans that were stuck at Beitbridge border post a few weeks ago exposed Zimbabwe not only...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2179 | by Israel Dube
SB Moyo: Mugabe coup anchor turned face of diplomacy
"We wish to assure the nation that His excellency, the President Robert Gabriel Mugabe and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed," these were some of the words from the then M...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:39hrs | 1299 | by Staff reporter
Ex-Zipra cadres eulogise SB Moyo
FOREIGN Affairs and International Trade Minister Major-General (Rtd) Dr Sibusiso Moyo (SB), was yesterday described as a brave and intelligent soldier whose military prowess both during and after the ...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:31hrs | 2225 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans mourn SB Moyo
The death of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Lieutenant General Sibusiso Busi Moyo (Rtd), yesterday morning from Covid-19 complications came as a great shock, President Mnangagwa said...Published: 21 Jan 2021 at 06:20hrs | 380 | by Staff reporter
Sibusiso B. Moyo, the man who read Mugabe the riot act
November 15, 2017 is not an ordinary day in Zimbabwe's political history. The day was characterised by action-packed events that culminated in the resignation of former president Mr Robert Mugabe....Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 18:33hrs | 2668 | by Staff reporter
BREAKING: Face of 2017 military coup that ousted Mugabe dies
Zimbabwe's foreign minister and face of 2017 military coup that ousted Robert Mugabe as president has died aged 61, according to multiple government sources.Highly place...Published: 20 Jan 2021 at 07:01hrs | 7057 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe cops in fresh virus crusade
AS THE country remains in the vice grip of the deadly coronavirus, amid soaring deaths and infections, police have made a fresh appeal to Zimbabweans to improve their discipline and heed all current l...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 11:15hrs | 2072 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa warns Mnangagwa against 'stoking political fires'
MDC Alliance president Nelson Chamisa yesterday warned President Emmerson Mnangagwa against "stoking political fires" through arbitrary arrests of his opponents and silencing of divergent voices....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 3263 | by Staff reporter
Six soldiers arrested for murder
SIX soldiers from 5:2 Infantry Battalion at Battelfields were arrested on Sunday after they besieged a village, assaulted villagers and shot at individuals who intervened in Guinea Fowl, Gweru....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:43hrs | 2784 | by Staff reporter
'Mafia manipulating public transport sector'
THE Passengers Association of Zimbabwe (PAZ) has alleged that the public transport sector was being manipulated by "mafia groups" which do not care about the rights as well as safety of passengers....Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:37hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge poised for bumper harvest
BEITBRIDGE, which is one of Zimbabwe's most arid districts that has been often supported with food aid, is this year poised for a bumper harvest.The district is in agro-ecological region five,...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 07:29hrs | 713 | by Staff reporter
'Up-armored' National Guard Humvee stolen in California
An armored Humvee has been stolen from a National Guard facility in California, according to a report.The $120,000 military vehicle was swiped Friday morning from the 40th Brigade Support Batt...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 19:05hrs | 2605 | by Staff reporter
Six soldiers in gruesome murder case
Six members of Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) deployed at Guinea Fowl base claimed a life during their target on copper cable thieves in Gweru on January 16.Fortune Mambure (30), Shaibhu Ndara(2...Published: 18 Jan 2021 at 14:15hrs | 3959 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
'Zimbabwe (Zanu-PF) and China enjoys excellent relations' - of course, China is guarantor of no regime change
Zanu-PF and its apologists are renowned for their single-mindedness belief in offence as not only the best but only defence. It is, therefore, a novelty to see them scrambling to mount a rear-guard de...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 19:22hrs | 412 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Army-linked Anjin grabs richest diamond claim
AN army-linked miner, Anjin Investments (Pvt) Ltd, grabbed the most lucrative diamond claim in Marange from a firm owned by the government after being relicensed under unclear circumstances, it has em...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:47hrs | 1109 | by Kenneth Matimaire
SA army helicopters start Beitbridge border patrols, 108 arrested
THE South Africa National Defence Force (SANDF) has started deploying helicopters to patrol over the Limpopo River and 108 people using illegal crossing points have since been nabbed.The air p...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 12:01hrs | 2271 | by Staff reporter
Why Zimbabwe needs judiciary reforms to be open for business
THE Zimbabwean Constitution enshrines the principle of separation of powers among three distinct arms of government, which are the executive, consisting of the President and Cabinet, the legislature, ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:52hrs | 630 | by Mirian Mangwaya
More floods predicted
THE Civil Protection Unit (CPU) is on standby for evacuations in flood prone areas of the country after the Meteorological Service Department (MSD) warned that tropical cyclones and serious floods rem...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 789 | by Staff reporter
How to kill a country
Nearly forty years ago Ian Smith, the Prime Minister of Rhodesia, became the first and only white colonial ruler to break away from the British Crown. He had tired of London's nagging about the subjug...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 16:49hrs | 2512 | by Samantha Power
Brigadier General Moyo died a bitter man
ZIPRA Veterans Association members, who mourned the late Retired Brigadier General, Collin Moyo, who died last Friday aged 66, said he died bitter over the marginalisation of the ex-Zapu military wing...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:59hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
David Chapfika and the Jatropha years, a memoir
David Chapfika came along as a snappy dresser- shiny suits and foreign cologne were the hallmark.As a rookie reporter with New Ziana then, I had the opportunity to mix and mingle with the elit...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 21:25hrs | 2469 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Son arrested for brutal Mangwe elderly couple killing
POLICE have arrested a son of a late prominent elderly couple from Empandeni in Mangwe District, Matabeleland South, for allegedly killing his parents. Lisani Nleya (45) was allegedly arrested...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 08:42hrs | 842 | by Staff reporter
Govt warns on flooded rivers
Government yesterday warned people against crossing flooded rivers following a number of incidents of people being swept away or marooned. In a statement, Local Government and Public Works Act...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Brig-Gen Moyo national hero
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), who died in Harare last Friday, has been declared a National Hero. Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kas...Published: 11 Jan 2021 at 07:49hrs | 998 | by Staff reporter
400 cops, soldiers descend on Beitbridge
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police and the Zimbabwe National Army have deployed more than 400 officers from outside Beitbridge in a major clampdown that has seen hundreds of people arrested and fined in the...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 21:06hrs | 3843 | by Staff reporter
An independent state is the only viable option for the people of Mthwakazi from the MLF president
Greetings to all! It is important to underline in addition to the emphasis on the importance of skills development for Mthwakazi which was published last week, that we look forward to fruitful...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 15:04hrs | 726 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Zanu-PF to decide Rtd Brig-General Moyo hero status
THE Zanu-PF leadership will deliberate on the hero status of decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired) who died on Friday last week in Harare.He was 66.The ...Published: 10 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 375 | by Staff reporter
Iran's supreme leader bans Covid-19 vaccines from UK, US
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has prohibited imports of Covid-19 vaccines from the United States and the United Kingdom. In a televised speech yesterday, the supreme leader said he has no...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:50hrs | 1728 | by Staff reporter
Decorated army general dies
Decorated military commander, Brigadier-General Collin Moyo (Retired), has died. He was 66.Brig-Gen Moyo whose Chimurenga name was Rodwell Nyika died yesterday in the morning at Hermatology Ce...Published: 09 Jan 2021 at 07:45hrs | 2050 | by Staff reporter
Police, army restore sanity in Beitbridge
THE Beitbridge Border Post chaos that dominated news headlines worldwide in the last week ended yesterday as the last in the long queue of south-bound vehicles were cleared into South Africa.T...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | 2094 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe now a Vampire State
A Vampire State is a country where anyone who gets to be the president ends up with much more wealth than before s/he became president. On the other hand the poor and working class are always left beh...Published: 08 Jan 2021 at 18:54hrs | 1122 | by Sam Wezhira
Sophie Mokoena accused of creating fake and negative stories to tarnish the image of Zimbabwe
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims in sections of the South African media that Zimbabwean authorities are responsible for the congestion at Beitbridge Border Post, saying some media personnel appear to be d...Published: 07 Jan 2021 at 08:03hrs | 639 | by Staff reporter
Thousands of Zimbabweans stranded at Beitbridge Border Post
THE situation at Beitbridge Border Post is fast degenerating into a humanitarian crisis, with thousands of South Africa-bound Zimbabweans stuck in the border town since Sunday as the Pretoria governme...Published: 06 Jan 2021 at 07:11hrs | 1656 | by Staff reporter
'Humanitarian crisis' at SA's border posts
Long queues and desperate attempts to enter South Africa have placed a huge strain on the country's border posts with neighbouring countries.And, while acknowledging that a "humanitarian crisi...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 15:59hrs | 2577 | by Staff reporter
Zipra war vets urge security forces restraint during lockdown
Ex-ZIPRA liberation war fighters have implored the Zimbabwean military and other security agents to refrain from harassing citizens during enforcement of Covid-19 prevention measures.This foll...Published: 05 Jan 2021 at 06:53hrs | 1693 | by Staff reporter
Chaos ahead of lockdown
THERE was chaos at Beitbridge Border Post yesterday as thousands of Zimbabweans made last-minute attempts to cross into neighbouring South Africa.In cities and towns, thousands of travellers f...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 22:28hrs | 1217 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa leads people astray new covid rules are not political
In the past 24 hours United Kingdom has lost 53.000 fifty three thousand people to COVID 19. The number is growing. In twenty four hours six Zimbabwean nurses in the UK have lost their lives to COVID ...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 16:43hrs | 1674 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Scores of Zimbabweans throng Beitbridge border post in last-minute travel
SCORES of Zimbabweans and South Africans have thronged the Beitbridge Border Post where they are seeking to pass before the suspension of general passenger and cross border travel takes effect at midn...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 09:36hrs | 2782 | by Staff reporter
SA steps up operations along Zimbabwe border
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says from Monday 4 January 2020, operations will be stepped up along the border with Zimbabwe to stem illegal crossings into South Africa....Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 08:53hrs | 2505 | by Staff reporter
SA's clueless minister concerned about corruption on Zimbabwe side of Beitbridge border
South Africa's Home Affairs Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed concern about "corruption on the Zimbabwe side of the Beitbridge Border Post" regarding the issuing of COVID 19 certificates. Mot...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 08:49hrs | 3293 | by Staff reporter
Armyworm outbreak hits Zimbabwe
An outbreak of the fall armyworm has been reported in various parts of the country with farmers being called upon to work with Agritex Officers to contain the devastating pests.Speaking during...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 16:45hrs | 2323 | by Staff reporter
Another funeral for Chamisa as his secretary for security and defence dies
The MDC Alliance Secretary for Security and Defence former Police Assistant Commissioner Emmanuel Chimwanda has died. Chimwanda reportedly succumbed to an undisclosed illness in Harare last ni...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 14:44hrs | 3099 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's leave, a pitstop to nowhere
Now that we have seen the edited versions of people's lives across social platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram during Christmas and New Year festivities, its back to the basics, the da...Published: 02 Jan 2021 at 10:21hrs | 1795 | by Josiah Mucharowana
Zimbabwe opposition must smell the coffee
Politics is a clumsy game. As we approach 2021 there are going to be interesting moments.The whole thing is now in the public eyes. The writing is on the wall.People must be wary of th...Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 16:52hrs | 1446 | by Leonard Koni
Zapu to establish welfare fund for its vetarans
OPPOSITION party, Zapu, is set to establish a social welfare fund to meet the needs of its members and wartime comrades who are wallowing in poverty, the party's social affairs department has said....Published: 31 Dec 2020 at 10:38hrs | 165 | by Staff reporter
Govt increases evacuation centres in Manicaland
GOVERNMENT has increased evacuation centres in Manicaland province from 260 to 464 in the wake of tropical storm Cyclone Chalane which is expected to hit the country tomorrow.In a daily update...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:25hrs | 123 | by Nigel
It's time for people to take the struggle
The sun does not go down twice in a day. The current political , economic and social settings in Zimbabwe are in dire straits and leave a lot to be desired.The country is stuck in between two ...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 14:38hrs | 589 | by Leonard Koni
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