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11 dead in kombi, Honda fit head-on accident
Eleven (11) people are feared dead following an accident involving a commuter omnibus and a Honda fit near Headlands this morning.The tragedy once again hit the Apostolic Christian community a...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 17:22hrs | 3355 | by Staff reporter
Genocide: A tool used by Mashonaland to demonise Ndebeles
There are those people who still believe that the Genocide ended with the 1987 so called unity accord which was a mere marriage of political convenience. The agreement did not even come close to addre...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 09:43hrs | 1953 | by Mqondisi Moyo
Chief Mvuthu's family in fresh wrangle
THE late Chief Mvuthu's family in Hwange District has approached Government seeking permission to remove Mr Bishop Matata Sibanda who has been acting chief for the past four years. The family ...Published: 22 Apr 2019 at 08:35hrs | 338 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe commissioned gukurahundi genocide reports 'have been lost'
Reports of two government commissions of inquiry into post-independence massacres in Matabeleland and the Midlands "have been lost", the National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) says it has...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 19:49hrs | 2501 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa, Mugabe carefully planned Gukurahundi genocide
THE Gukurahundi genocide, in which an estimated 20 000 Zimbabwean citizens were killed by a crack parallel army unit, the Fifth Brigade, in the early 1980s, was carefully planned, well before dissiden...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:14hrs | 17904 | by Staff reporter
Chief calls for more sanctions against Mnangagwa
Controversial Ntabazinduna traditional leader, Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni, has sensationally appealed to the international community to escalate sanctions on the president Emmerson Mnangagwa-led governmen...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 8994 | by Staff reporter
Chief Ndiweni fights eviction of white farmers
THE surprise eviction of popular Ntabazinduna farmers, Brain and Carol Davies, who operate Tabas Induna Farm, has attracted the wrath of local chief, Nhlanhla Ndiweni.The couple was served wit...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 07:06hrs | 3078 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi mass graves exhumation intent - is the Matebelalnd Collective accomplices?
History is littered with many heinous crimes committed by man against man all in the name of power, from the Turkish genocide against the Armenians, the Nazi Jewish holocaust, Pol pot madness, the Rwa...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 08:22hrs | 935 | by Fikile wa Malikongwa
RBZ warns over wild interest rates
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has warned domestic banks against arbitrary hikes of lending rates and called for a fine balancing act in dealing with cost and inflationary pressures to avoid tippi...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 2099 | by Staff reporter
Price of bread goes up
THE price of bread has gone up to RTGS$2,30 from RTGS$2 with millers saying the increase is not associated with the cost of flour as the price of the product has remained constant. Yesterday, ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:40hrs | 1011 | by Staff reporter
Teenage armed robber killed over loot sharing
A TEENAGER from Old Pumula suburb in Bulawayo who was stabbed to death in an incident that left his friend hospitalised, was part of a syndicate of armed robbers who turned on each other after rowing ...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:27hrs | 838 | by Staff reporter
Heritage festival set to create waves with the announcement of top acts
The popular Zimbabwe cultural festival will return in May with a stellar entertainment line-up.The family fun day, titled Heritage has become a popular event on the Zim community calendar and ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 15:37hrs | 315 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Government builds a shrine in Gutu
The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting Services has announced that the government is building a memorial shrine in Gutu in remembrance of some 105 villagers who perished in 1978....Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 10:08hrs | 2811 | by Mandla Ndlovu
10 radio stations to get licences
Government is this year expected to issue community radio broadcasting licences to 10 private operators as part of its reform agenda to open the airwaves in the growing industry with foreign players e...Published: 05 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 415 | by Staff reporter
Umalayitsha wins battle to recover impounded car
THE High Court has ordered police to release a South African registered kombi belonging to an umalayitsha which was impounded last year after it was found carrying a carcass of an alleged stolen beast...Published: 04 Apr 2019 at 06:50hrs | 957 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean banks ask RBZ to lift interest-rate cap
Zimbabwe's lenders, which include units of Standard Bank Group and Ecobank, appealed to the central bank to raise interest rates that have been capped at 12% for the past two years, saying this would ...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 20:22hrs | 1543 | by Bloomberg
Judgment reserved in State media 'biased reporting' case
Masvingo High Court judge Justice Joseph Mafusire has reserved judgment in a case where legal and parliamentary watchdog Veritas Zimbabwe is suing the State media for biased reporting in favour of the...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 08:43hrs | 532 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Zimra authorities in standoff over 2% tax
A standoff - which disrupted the start of the tobacco marketing season last week - has erupted between the Finance Ministry and the Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) over the operationalisation of th...Published: 29 Mar 2019 at 12:07hrs | 1594 | by Staff reporter
Fake Zacc officials jailed
Five bogus Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials, who moved around farms in Marondera extorting farmers before kidnapping and robbing a fuel dealer, have been sentenced to an effective ...Published: 24 Mar 2019 at 14:08hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu to appear before Bulawayo court
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, is set to testify before a Bulawayo magistrate in a case in which he stands accused of inciting a Ntabazinduna villager to defy directives from Chief ...Published: 20 Mar 2019 at 15:04hrs | 3662 | by Staff reporter
RBZ, CZI push for interest on forex accounts
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) and industry are currently engaging banks to offer interest on foreign currency deposits in order to attract more inflows, particularly those with a long-term tenure...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:33hrs | 198 | by Staff reporter
Embargoes throttle Zimbabwe's financial system
Earlier this month, United States President Donald Trump extended the economic sanctions against Zimbabwe by a year, claiming that new Government's policies continue to pose an "unusual and extraordin...Published: 15 Mar 2019 at 05:50hrs | 343 | by Tawanda Musarurwa
Article on Chief Ndiweni's 'recall' was disappointing - Felix Ndiweni not a chief
EDITOR,Response to article entitled, "Chiefs' leader disowns bid to recall Ndiweni", published on March 6, 2019. I refer to the above article which was published on March 6, 2019, (also availa...Published: 12 Mar 2019 at 05:53hrs | 791 | by Joram Kaisa Thambo Ndiweni
Chief Khayisa single handedly destroys Mthwakazi
As a concerned, patriotic citizen sikaMthwakazi, I believe it is my duty to help people open their eyes with the way Chief Nhlanhlayamangwe Khayisa of Ntabazinduna has managed to destroy efforts to sa...Published: 09 Mar 2019 at 18:32hrs | 4062 | by Concerned Citizen
Bakers debunk 100% local wheat bread
INDUSTRY experts have roundly discredited the proposal presented to Cabinet last week by a Gweru farmer who claimed that he could produce a standard loaf of bread using locally-produced wheat alone....Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 10:24hrs | 943 | by Staff reporter
Fake Zimra official dupes two women of $740
A MAN masquerading as a Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) officer allegedly duped two Chipinge women of $740 under the pretext that he would buy them goods on auction at Mt Selinda Border Post....Published: 07 Mar 2019 at 06:58hrs | 621 | by Staff reporter
Chief Mtshane dismisses reports that he wants Chief Ndiweni recalled
THE deputy president of the Chiefs Council, Chief Mtshane Khumalo, has dismissed as false reports that he has written to the Government to recall Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna from his...Published: 05 Mar 2019 at 16:25hrs | 698 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa divides Ndebele chiefs
Matabeleland chiefs secretary Nothiwani Dlodlo has reported that Chief Mtshane Khumalo has escalated his fight against Chief Vwezi Maduna of Filabusi and Chief Nhanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna ...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:53hrs | 4788 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Exploring joint ventures for Special Economic Zones
The Zimbabwean government has designated various tracts of land as Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in a noble production oriented policy which requires follow through. The Special Economic Zones Act (Cha...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 10:15hrs | 815 | by Victor Bhoroma
Binga chief faces arrest for 'undressing' Auxillia Mnangagwa
A traditional chief faces arrest this week for publicly criticising first lady Auxillia Mnangagwa, ZimLive reported.Chief Pashu of Binga is accused of "verbally attacking" Mnangagwa when she v...Published: 04 Mar 2019 at 07:34hrs | 10078 | by ZimLive
Mugabe mansion a 'bazooka' target
ZANU-PF women's league boss Mabel Chinomona says ex-President Robert Mugabe's Blue Roof mansion in Harare's elite Borrowdale neighbourhood would now be reduced to rubble by a "bazooka" if he lived in ...Published: 03 Mar 2019 at 00:49hrs | 3982 | by newzimbabwe
Obert Mpofu to testify in Ndiweni case
Zanu-PF secretary for administration Obert Mpofu, was on Wednesday issued with summons to appear before the Bulawayo Magistrates' Courts to testify in a case where he is accused of inciting a Ntabazin...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 18:16hrs | 753 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders players continue strike
HIGHLANDERS players continued with their strike yesterday over unpaid salaries by refusing to train for the third day until their grievances are fully addressed.The disgruntled players also de...Published: 01 Mar 2019 at 14:25hrs | 1426 | by Staff Reporter
ZBC set for major overhaul
INFORMATION minister Monica Mutsvangwa says Zimbabweans must brace themselves for a raft of media reforms as her ministry moves to align various laws with the constitution.Mutsvangwa (MM) told...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:51hrs | 1443 | by Staff reporter
Chiefs demand answers on Gukurahundi
Traditional leaders in Matebeleland have written to the South African parliament requesting permission to be allowed to present "facts" about the 1980's mass killings in Matebeleland and Midlands as t...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:48hrs | 775 | by Staff reporter
Critical consciousness and educatedness
Even some of the leading philosophers and theorists of education have made the mistake of thinking that being informed is the same thing as being educated.In actuality one may accumulate quant...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 06:44hrs | 139 | by Cetshwayo Zindabazezwe Mabhena
Ex-cop sues Mathema, Matanga for contempt of court
A FORMER police officer, who was arrested after testifying against fellow cops, has sued Home Affairs minister Cain Mathema and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga for contempt of court after t...Published: 23 Feb 2019 at 06:22hrs | 647 | by Staff reporter
Zimnat assists families of deceased miners
Zimnat, one of the leading players in the Zimbabwean life assurance and short-term insurance industries since 1946, has donated funeral services worth $10 000 for the burial of 10 of the miners killed...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 16:27hrs | 716 | by Staff reporter
'Zacc officials' remanded in custody
Five men, who masqueraded as Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials and allegedly moved around Mashonaland East Province terrorising farmers and kidnapped a fuel dealer in Marondera, app...Published: 20 Feb 2019 at 22:14hrs | 251 | by Staff reporter
5 'Zacc officials' in trouble
Five people who masqueraded as Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) officials and allegedly moved around farms in Marondera, terrorising farmers before kidnaping and robbing a fuel dealer have a...Published: 19 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 779 | by Staff reporter
Matebeleland chiefs ditch Mnangagwa, back Chamisa?
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa last Thursday received backed from two traditional chiefs following a meeting with the traditional leaders from Matebeleland who threw support behind him saying Zimb...Published: 17 Feb 2019 at 08:16hrs | 4049 | by Staff reporter
Banks plunge into fresh crisis
THE Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) shot down an urgent request by commercial banks to raise interest rates and transaction charges at a crisis meeting held in Harare last week, arguing the move would ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 14:35hrs | 3164 | by Staff reporter
Chief Maduna fears for his life
Outspoken chiefs in Matabeleland, who have spoken out against the government's delay in addressing the Gukurahundi atrocities of the early 1980's, now say there is a plot to silence them involving the...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 08:14hrs | 2177 | by Staff reporter
PHOTO: Matabeleland chiefs visit Nelson Chamisa
Two prominent Matabeleland Chiefs namely Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni of Ntabazinduna and Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi visited MDC leader Nelson Chamisa this week at his Morgan Richard Tsvangirai Headquar...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 07:25hrs | 13925 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chief Maduna recieves death threats
Outspoken Matabeleland Chief Vezi Maduna Mafu of Filabusi has received death threats over his open stance on the Gukurahundi genocide that killed an estimated 20 000 people in Matabeleland and Midland...Published: 11 Feb 2019 at 08:03hrs | 2287 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Nurse in court for stealing drugs, wheelchair
A man from Bulawayo was arraigned for allegedly stealing a wheelchair and drugs.Ronald Sunduza, 33, of house number 312 Ntabazinduna flats Bulawayo, and is employed as a Registered General Nur...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 21:24hrs | 1897 | by Staff reporter
Global trade war between the east and the west
South Africa should not panic over misinformation regarding Zambia's power utility and loans received from China, President of the Economics Association of Zambia, Lubinda Haabazoka, has said....Published: 04 Feb 2019 at 19:18hrs | 366 | by Fin24
Concern over using of children during riots
CHILDREN are considered as the voiceless and innocent and are often susceptible to various forms of abuse by social misfits and political vultures who use them in skirmishes for their selfish gain and...Published: 03 Feb 2019 at 11:55hrs | 256 | by Peter Matika
Bread price set to go up
The National Bakers Association of Zimbabwe (NBAZ) is considering another increase in the cost of bread because the obtaining price is no longer viable for the industry. Late last year, bakeri...Published: 31 Jan 2019 at 10:22hrs | 2747 | by Staff reporter
Imprisoned 'looters' approach High Court
THIRTY-FIVE suspects who are languishing in remand prison for allegedly participating in violent protests and looting shops have approached the High Court challenging the court's refusal to grant them...Published: 28 Jan 2019 at 10:37hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
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