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Mwonzora says all land barons are from Zanu-PF
MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora, who has recalled dozens of rival MDC Alliance councilors over the past several months alleging involvement in corrupt land deals, now says all land barons are from Zanu-...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 16:53hrs | 1040 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance officials exposed to Covid-19 in police cells
THERE are fears that 11 of the 12 MDC Alliance officials, recently arrested for holding a meeting in defiance of Covid-19 regulations, could have contracted the deadly virus while detained at Chinhoyi...Published: 24 Feb 2021 at 05:45hrs | 277 | by Staff reporter
33 arrested at illegal party
POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested 33 youths from Pelandaba West suburb for hosting an illegal birthday party in violation of national Level Four lockdown regulations.Under Level Four National L...Published: 23 Feb 2021 at 06:44hrs | 813 | by Staff reporter
MDC activist in court for kidnapping
MDC-Alliance youth activist and former Zimbabwe National Students Union secretary-general, Makomborero Haruzivishe, yesterday appeared in court on allegations of forcing his way together with others, ...Published: 20 Feb 2021 at 08:10hrs | 351 | by Staff reporter
Stop giving despotics regimes in Africa a free pass
Authoritarian and dictatorial governments are repressive, corrupt and inefficient, and they threaten Africa's chances of unleashing the productive potential of its youth, writes Nelson Chamisa....Published: 18 Feb 2021 at 18:16hrs | 1593 | by MDC Alliance President, Nelson Chamisa.
'Chief Maduna death a blow for traditional institutions'
MINISTER of Local Government and Public Works July Moyo has described the death of Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu as a blow to the country and the traditional leadership saying he will be remembered for his i...Published: 16 Feb 2021 at 06:24hrs | 333 | by Staff reporter
Iconic Chief Vezi Maduna mourned
ONE of the longest-serving Chiefs in the country, Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu, who died yesterday has been described as a father figure and exemplary traditional leader who constantly gave guidance to youn...Published: 14 Feb 2021 at 09:42hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa complains about police abuse of law
OUTSPOKEN Norton independent legislator Temba Mliswa, who appeared in court today, says police are abusing the law by arresting him for allegedly violating Covid-19 lockdown regulations following a pr...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:54hrs | 1099 | by Staff reporter
Betting shops gamble with lockdown restrictions
Licensed betting house Moors World of Sport (MWOS) continues to operate some of its branches across the country in theory as internet operations but in practice having staff continually going into the...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 07:30hrs | 371 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa arrested for breaking lockdown rules
POLICE have charged and detained controversial Norton independent MP Temba Mliswa after arresting him Thursday morning at his Borrowdale home in Harare.He was arrested while addressing journal...Published: 11 Feb 2021 at 19:37hrs | 2577 | by Staff reporter
Sacu targets looters in around Mnangagwa
THE Special Anti-Corruption Unit (Sacu) in President Emmerson Mnangagwa's office yesterday said it would soon be arresting high-profile looters implicated in Auditor-General Mildred Chiri's audit repo...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:49hrs | 2224 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's cabinet declares state of roads disaster
CABINET yesterday declared the country's road network a state of disaster as most of the roads have become untrafficable following damage by heavy rains being received across the country. The ...Published: 10 Feb 2021 at 05:39hrs | 1667 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri bail hearing today
HIGH Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora yesterday postponed to today the bail appeal hearing for MDC Alliance party members, Joanah Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri, who are being accused of undermini...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:52hrs | 264 | by Nelson Chamisa
Zanu-PF to flush out land barons
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa's Vision to ensure Zimbabwe becomes an upper-middle class economy by 2030 will be achieved and the governing party Zanu-PF should remove impediments, including land barons, that st...Published: 09 Feb 2021 at 06:36hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
Sibanda recounts Gukurahundi horror
MDC Alliance deputy spokesperson Felix Magalela Mafa Sibanda says memories of the Gukurahundi killings in the Midlands Province are still haunting him as he called for truth-telling.Sibanda sa...Published: 07 Feb 2021 at 07:59hrs | 1209 | by Staff reporter
Beitbridge cop arrested for defying lockdown regulations
Beitbridge police officer Mtokozisi Ndlovu(33) was arrested last week for unnecessary movement during national lockdown at Beitbridge boarder post.Ndlovu was moving around the border area, off...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 18:12hrs | 1016 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Police, Zanu-PF pull blank faces over Bindura rally by Musanhi
POLICE and Zanu-PF both say they were not aware Bindura North MP Kenneth Musanhi held a rally last week in defiance of government's lockdown measures against gatherings.Police, instead, pleade...Published: 06 Feb 2021 at 06:58hrs | 702 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa blames MDC dominated urban councils for housing chaos
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has maintained his spotlight on MDC dominated urban authorities he blames for poor planning to a point where some homeowners have been settled on wetlands.In the p...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 07:02hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa puts foot down on illegal settlements
GOVERNMENT is taking drastic measures to redress the illegal construction of houses on wetlands in most urban areas without requisite infrastructure and will offer alternative spaces for desperate hom...Published: 05 Feb 2021 at 06:37hrs | 469 | by Staff reporter
US Embassy scolds Mnangagwa's govt over Mamombe, Chimbiri 'persecution'
THE United States Embassy in Harare has slammed the Zimbabwean government for continued ‘persecution' on MDC Alliance legislator Joana Mamombe and party activist Cecilia Chimbiri, among other govern...Published: 04 Feb 2021 at 08:04hrs | 4264 | by Staff reporter
Dialogue is critical in the coronavirus fight
Despite promises of vaccines by the country's presidium, the nation remains worried by the coronavirus deaths and the number of new infections being recorded everyday. The situation in the country doe...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 08:17hrs | 436 | by Kurauone Chihwayi
MDC Alliance MP, party activist remanded in custody
HARARE West MP Joanah Mamombe (MDC Alliance), and party activist, Cecilia Chimbiri, who are being charged with undermining the authority of the police, were yesterday remanded in custody to today for ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:35hrs | 696 | by Staff reporter
Failed Mnangagwa resorts to prayer, fasting
IN November 2017, the military replaced the late former President Robert Mugabe with his long-time confidante Emmerson Mnangagwa, who declared that Zimbabwe is "open for business", but up to now, the ...Published: 03 Feb 2021 at 06:25hrs | 1386 | by Leonard Koni
The new dispensation now the new error
In November 2017, the military replaced the late Robert Mugabe as head of state with his long-time confidante Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa and declared that Zimbabwe is “Open for Business” bu...Published: 02 Feb 2021 at 00:18hrs | 944 | by Leonard Koni
Beitbridge residents 'fed up' with the recently-deployed commandos
BEITBRIDGE residents are "fed up" with the recently deployed commandos from a crack Zimbabwe National Army unit and the Zimbabwe Republic Police Support Unit from Chikurubi who they accuse of committi...Published: 30 Jan 2021 at 06:01hrs | 3359 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo vendors decry police harassment
INFORMAL traders in Bulawayo are complaining of police brutality amid claims that some law enforcement agents are demanding bribes to allow them to operate in the cityduring the lockdown.S...Published: 28 Jan 2021 at 06:31hrs | 656 | by Staff reporter
Mob assaults Harare cop
A Harare detective was recently attacked by an angry mob in Mufakose for arresting two suspected drug dealers. After the two were arrested, a gang of eleven suspects emerged and demanded the release o...Published: 25 Jan 2021 at 06:23hrs | 2767 | by Staff reporter
Doctor, nurse in oxygen scam
A PRIVATE medical doctor working in cahoots with a nurse at Victoria Chitepo Provincial Hospital are alleged to have smuggled an oxygen concentrator into the hospital and used it to rip-off desperate ...Published: 23 Jan 2021 at 16:02hrs | 871 | 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 | 2091 | by Staff reporter
Inauguration exclusion for Mnangagwa! so what?
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa will not attend this week's inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden, the invitation list did not include the president of Zimbabwe. It must be clear to an...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 09:05hrs | 4529 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Confronting the scourge of persecution by prosecution
One of the most topical debates in national discourses in Zimbabwe over the last week has been around mechanisms to address and regulate the dissemination of false information and disinformation, in l...Published: 17 Jan 2021 at 09:30hrs | 139 | by Nigel Nyamutumbu
Zimbabwe prisons a death trap, says EU
THE European Union has raised a red flag over the continued incarceration of journalists and opposition leaders in Zimbabwe, as well as the poor state of the country's prisons which it described as de...Published: 15 Jan 2021 at 07:33hrs | 394 | by Staff reporter
All hope is not lost
Crushing the peoples' voices is not the answer. No nation has ever risen or built by crushing the voice of justice.Zimbabwean citizens in all walks of life have been fighting for change at gre...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 13:26hrs | 581 | by Leonard Koni
Police impound pushcarts
POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday impounded scores of pushcarts which are popularly known as scanias at the fresh produce market between 4th and 5th avenues. The pushcart operators carry goods main...Published: 13 Jan 2021 at 07:51hrs | 617 | 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 | 2487 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Chin'ono, Sikhala remanded further
JOURNALIST Hopewell Chin'ono was back in court on Monday after spending the weekend behind bars with his lawyers challenging placement on remand.Chin'ono appeared before Harare magistrate Lazi...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 20:37hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Mahere says police cells are 'unbearable'
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzayi Mahere, who was Tuesday remanded in custody to Friday on charges of publishing falsehoods, complained in court of the deplorable state of cells at the Harare Central ...Published: 12 Jan 2021 at 16:15hrs | 2585 | by Staff reporter
SA declares war on Zimbabwe immigrants
DESPERATE Zimbabweans attempting to illegally sneak into South Africa for greener pastures face a formidable challenge after the neighbouring country started deploying military personnel and helicopte...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 09:20hrs | 4768 | 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 | 3320 | by Staff reporter
Police urge essential services workers to secure exemption letters
POLICE have said employers of essential services should ensure their workers have exemption letters which they produce at checkpoints to avoid inconveniences. The Government on Saturday impose...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:18hrs | 2535 | by Staff reporter
The year Chamisa was exposed
If there were still any pockets of MDC Alliance supporters who were convinced that Nelson Chamisa was the most suitable replacement for the late Morgan Tsvangirai, the events of the year 2020 must hav...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:17hrs | 621 | by Nobleman Runyanga and Shongedzai Mugwagwa
Over 275 border jumpers arrested
Police have arrested 275 border jumpers, including 23 minors after they allegedly attempted to cross into South Africa without valid travel documents at Beitbridge Border Post as the police services i...Published: 04 Jan 2021 at 07:16hrs | 249 | by Staff reporter
Community attacks SA police while arresting undocumented foreigners
POLICE officers have been attacked by community members while arresting undocumented foreigners at Greenside extension 44 outside Polokwane in Limpopo.Police spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo sa...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 17:16hrs | 5227 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: At least 500 undocumented Zimbabweans are arrested daily in South Africa
South Africa is arresting more than 500 illegal Zimbabwean immigrants at the Beitbridge border every day, eNCA reports citing SA Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi. The country has de...Published: 03 Jan 2021 at 12:48hrs | 2418 | by Staff reporter
The Consolidation of Democracy in Zimbabwe
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Zimbabwe celebrated National Unity Day a few days ago, commemorating the historic unification of former liberation war movements-PF Zapu and Zanu into what we...Published: 30 Dec 2020 at 07:37hrs | 148 | by Robert Sigauke
Killer cop almost attacked at funeral
Violence nearly erupted in Chitungwiza yesterday after a police sergeant who reportedly shot and killed his wife, a fellow police officer, at their home in Unit F, Seke, was brought for indications at...Published: 29 Dec 2020 at 06:52hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
18 died in holiday accidents
Eighteen people were killed, while 73 others were injured in 147 road accidents on Christmas Day and Boxing Day holidays. During the same period last year, 17 were killed, while 174 others were injure...Published: 28 Dec 2020 at 07:18hrs | 386 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC cries foul over targeted anti-graft arrests
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused of using an anti-corruption crusade to dismantle the opposition, and create a one-party state.President Mnangagwa, who succeeded long tim...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 18:52hrs | 1142 | by Staff reporter
Magistrate arrested for fining Venezuelan dealer found with $500k cocaine
HARARE Magistrate Morgan Nemadire has been arrested and charged with criminal abuse of office after he convicted but fined a Venezuelan national $700 after the latter was found in possession of 5kg of...Published: 22 Dec 2020 at 06:41hrs | 623 | by Staff reporter
A tale of Zimbabwe's oxymoronic justice system
THE justice system in Zimbabwe is an oxymoron. It's difficult to understand how the law operates, but one is tempted to conclude that incarceration in Zimbabwe is just designed for the poor and those ...Published: 21 Dec 2020 at 06:35hrs | 210 | by Muchemwa Silence Mugadzaweta
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