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Axe wielding Muzarabani man beheads senior citizen
In a bizarre incident that has left people of Muzarabani terrified, a 21 year well known mentally challenged man last week allegedly beheaded a 79 year old man from the same village over a misundersta...Published: 4 hrs ago | 462 | by Simbarashe Sithole
10 Implications of de-dollarization and introduction of the Zim dollar
Wheels have finally come off as government has been cornered and forced to involuntarily de-dollarize without a plan.When government introduced bond notes we warned that the surrogate currency was bad...Published: 6 hrs ago | 3850 | by Tapiwa Mashakada and Miriam Mushayi
Smuggling: the new corruption frontier in Zimbabwe
As the Zimbabwean economy rapidly slides into hyperinflation induced recession, the levels of smuggling at the country's border posts has reached alarming levels. Cross border traders, foreign nationa...Published: 6 hrs ago | 1539 | by Victor Bhoroma
There is Logic in Political Strategy
Case Study : Opposition must copy few notes from Temba Mliswa !!!There is what we call political logic, it's measured in sequence. One cannot be a cry b...Published: 6 hrs ago | 974 | by Tinashe Eric Muzamhindo
Joice Mujuru speaks out
Former Vice President Joice Mujuru says the statutory Instrument 142 of 2019 gazetted by Finance and Economic Development Minister Mthuli Ncube on Monday will not work.Ncube on Monday ba...Published: 7 hrs ago | 5034 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Inclusive talks will help politicians 'find each other', nothing more - we demand free elections, nothing short
Man is a creature of reason and those who have excelled in this have done very well, thank you, whilst those who have lagged behind have suffered. We, in Africa, have not done well at all and hence th...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1480 | by Wilbert Mukori
Evidence that Shonas arrived in Zimbabwe 300 years ago (1700's)
Dr. George MacCall Theal, Translator of Portuguese Documents to EnglishLet us start off t...Published: 14 hrs ago | 4408 | by Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, PMP
Chiwenga and Mnangagwa's fight reaches boiling point
The country's presidency is now reportedly paraplegic thus causing tectonic divisions in government, amid disclosures that President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his second in charge, Vice President, Rtd Ge...Published: 14 hrs ago | 17114 | by Itai Mushekwe
The civil servants problem
All along I have been thinking that cevil servants understand and know how to deal with their problem. No they don't. Cevil servants don't need a bond note salary increment because it becomes the caus...Published: 15 hrs ago | 2059 | by Clemen Moyo
Zim Dollar back?
The following statement is trading online today. Is the Zimbabwe dollar now going to be the sole currency for legal tender purposes?...Published: 16 hrs ago | 3614 | by Staff Reporter
British Council sucked into Riverton Academy exam scam
MASVINGO-BASED Riverton Academy has been rocked by an "A" Level Cambridge examinations cheating scam that has sucked in the British Council Exam Board.Since Riverton became a Cambridge examina...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1283 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF UK gears up Vision 2030 diaspora promotion
ZANU-PF United Kingdom branch has moved a gear up to promote Vision 2030 by mobilising Zimbabweans in the diaspora to invest back home as well as spearheading self-help income generating projects in t...Published: 17 hrs ago | 229 | by Staff reporter
Pregnant pupils divide Parliament
Parliament was left divided on Wednesday over a clause in the Education Amendment Bill which bans the expulsion of girls who fall pregnant while in school. Primary and Secondary Education Mini...Published: 17 hrs ago | 453 | by Staff reporter
'Moving to SA doesn’t guarantee success'
South Africa-based ventriloquist and standup comedian Chik Aljoy, real name Anesu Chikowo, says relocating to South Africa is no guarantee for success. The 23-year-old stand-up comedian ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 748 | by Staff reporter
Ugandan coach makes U-turn on Warriors
TWO months after insinuating Zimbabwe were the weakest team in Group A of the 2019 Afcon finals, Uganda's French coach Sebastein Desabre is singing a different tune ahead of his Cranes' showdown again...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1812 | by Staff reporter
Another soldier in the suspected armed robbery nabbed
Another member of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) who was part of the alleged armed soldiers who pounced on Ocelia mine in Concession last week has been nabbed after being implicated by their injured...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2224 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Joining MDC a smart move by Mahere
Former International Criminal Court lawyer Fadzayi Mahere has announced her move from being an independent to being a senior member of the MDC Alliance. Her move could have wide ripple effects in Zimb...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:21hrs | 3839 | by Mandipa Ndlovu
Knives out for Jah Prayzah
Zimbabwean women on Friday came out guns blazing following the release of Jah Prayzah's track titled Fambai Nebhora, a dedication to the senior national soccer team, which they feel is "offensive and ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:18hrs | 3964 | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala talks tough
Following the MDC Alliance elective congress recently, our deputy editor, Tangai Chipangura (TC), spoke to the newly-elected vice-chairman of the party Job Sikhala (JS) on a wide range of issues....Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:16hrs | 4498 | by Staff reporter
Young sex workers get reprieve
At the age of 15, Tendai Dube* was heavily into drugs, dodging school and creating havoc among her peers along Ndema Road in Gweru's Ascot suburb where she stayed with her single mother. However, she ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:14hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Musona takes blame
WARRIORS captain Knowledge Musona has accepted responsibility for Zimbabwe's defeat against Egypt in the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) opener at the Cairo International Stadium on Friday as he remains...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:14hrs | 2241 | by Staff reporter
Mechanic runs over passenger
A GWANDA mechanic has been ordered to pay a $300 fine after he ran over and killed a passenger who had dropped off from his vehicle.Calvin Sayi (31) of Marriage Suburb was convicted on his own...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:10hrs | 771 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean cops to sue Botswana govt for unlawful arrest
TWO Zimbabwe Republic Police constables who were arrested and later acquitted on alleged theft in Francistown, Botswana early this month, want to sue the neighbouring country's Attorney General for un...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:09hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter
Orap Zenzele Isuzu Champions Cup continues to grow
TREMENDOUS progress has been made in the Orap Zenzele Champions Cup over the years since its inception in 2014.This was said by Mike Blatch, the principal representative of Auto World Zimbabwe...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:06hrs | 113 | by Staff reporter
Why Fadzayi Mahere joined Chamisa bandwagon
Prominent lawyer Fadzayi Mahere saw her stock rise in the run-up to last year's harmonised elections after launching an audacious campaign as an independent candidate for Mt Pleasant constituency....Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 21:02hrs | 869 | by Staff reporter
Scandal prone Zinara caught up in yet another murky deal fiasco
THE Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) could have lost US$5,2 million in a murky deal which was supposed to see a 'controversial third party' earn a US$5 million kickback as a condition fo...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:53hrs | 1591 | by Staff Reporter
Prices of basic goods going down, says Mthuli Ncube
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube says prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were "grossly inflated" adding that Treasury calculations indicate prices were in fact going down.But Confederation o...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:39hrs | 6081 | by NewZimbabwe.com
ED now faces tough political choices
AS Zimbabwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequen...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:23hrs | 7141 | by Staff Reporter
Matabeleland - Zimbabwe border to be redrawn with blood
It must be unequivocally stated that Matabeleland is our motherland. We we will never seek Mnangagwa or any other Shona supremacist's permission to restore her independence and sovereignty.On ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:17hrs | 3931 | by Israel Dube
Zanu PF's denial propaganda
Former South African president Thabo Mbeki has urged Mnangagwa to invite a neutral mediator to preside over the talks with the opposition in Zimbabwe. Why has the government media not reported this?...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:15hrs | 919 | by ZimVigil
'Prices have dropped 19% in US$ terms but soared in RTGS$' says Ncube - scrap RTGS$ then, cowardly lion pulling his own tail
FINANCE Minister Mthuli Ncube says prices of basic goods in terms of RTGS$ were "grossly inflated" adding that Treasury calculations indicate prices were in fact going down. "Prices for b...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 17:12hrs | 2104 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Economic empowerment to stop prostitution
Sex workers in Gweru are receiving HIV prevention education, with most of them being asked to come up with business ideas to ensure that they get a comprehensive package of services to mitigate the im...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:38hrs | 2460 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe-Mozambique deal to ease Zesa woes
ZIMBABWE expects to begin accessing power from Mozambique's Cahora Bassa as it moves to put its ongoing economic development agenda back on the rails, President Mnangagwa has said.The Head of ...Published: 23 Jun 2019 at 08:17hrs | 4332 | by Staff Reporter
MP subjected to series of suspicious car break-ins
FORMER president Robert Mugabe and Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) director of security Albert Ngulube, now Zanu PF MP for Beitbridge East, has been subjected to a series of suspicious break-i...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:59hrs | 3763 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces riots, palace coup and impeachment
AS Zimbababwe's economic turmoil intensifies and the country reaches a crossroads, government security experts and foreign diplomats based in Harare have started drawing scenarios and weighing consequ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 19:58hrs | 9496 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF 'regrabbing' Professor Jonathan Moyo's Farm(s)
President ED Mnangagwa shocked the entire globe last week when he threatened to reclaim 16 farms (that were grabbed in the name of land reform) by the family of the former President RG Mugabe. Within ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 11:13hrs | 5061 | by Don Chigumba
Zimbabwe power shortage attracts solar investment
Harare - Faced with a punishing load shedding schedule, sometimes lasting 15 hours, the Zimbabwean renewable energy market has opened limited prospects.The prolonged phase, ignited by a recent...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:57hrs | 2212 | by Agencies
US tells Mnangagwa to arrest killer soldiers
A TOP United States official has told President Emmerson Mnangagwa that he must hold to account members of the security forces involved in the killing of civilians during public disturbances in August...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 10:41hrs | 2816 | by Staff Reporter
'ZACC should be strengthened'
The Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission powers should be strengthened to enable the organisation to adequately fight the scourge of corruption in the country. This was said by prospective commissioner...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:21hrs | 896 | by Staff reporter
Cop acquitted on kidnap charges
A POLICE officer from Bulawayo who allegedly kidnapped and brutally assaulted a 16-year-old boy who was suspected to have stolen a mobile cellphone at his uncle's car wash has been acquitted. ...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:19hrs | 849 | by Staff reporter
MSU student kills self in protest
A 24-YEAR-OLD Midlands State University (MSU) student from Gutu allegedly committed suicide by drinking a poisonous substance in protest after being reprimanded by his father for continuously coming h...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:19hrs | 3684 | by Staff reporter
Principles on new currency in place
Government is working on modalities to introduce a new currency, which will be the sole legal tender for domestic transactions as fundamentals have now been put in place, President Mnangagwa has said....Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:15hrs | 1733 | by Staff reporter
CCTV exposes thieving guard
A security guard was sentenced to an effective 18 months in prison for stealing property worth US$19 570 from Classic Touch shop using a stolen duplicate key. Fidelis Muzhewe appeared before H...Published: 22 Jun 2019 at 01:13hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe is one giant crime scene!
Presently, a newspaper headline reports a ticketing scam by over a hundred Zupco conductors which prejudiced the company of thousands of dollars; fast-tracking the demise of a public transport project...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:29hrs | 3870 | by Washington Nyasha Gwarada
Moyo fighting to retain farm because 'I bought it' - rubbish, 1000s other buyers were booted out regardless
Professor Jonathan Moyo has stuck to his guns that the farm that he owns is not part of the land reform process but he purchased the farm after the government put it on a willing buyer willing seller ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 22:04hrs | 1538 | by Nomusa Garikai
Poem: The Warriors of Our Time
They entered the lions' den with their arrows,Gallant are their spirits which frighten the Pharaohs,Casting their forlorn underdogs shadows,Imprinted in a mirage from Cape to Cairo,The...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 21:31hrs | 340 | by Wilson Chipangura
World Refugee speech from the African Diaspora
Refugees are the most vulnerable group of migrants who have no choice but to move or flee. These are people in flight, and who have lost in most cases the protection of their countries. Even in the ho...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 21:27hrs | 205 | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
Mnangagwa given solution to Zimbabwe's crisis
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has three steps that he can take to fix the Zimbabwean economy and consolidate his power businessman Shephard Dube has said. Dube proffered the solution after the ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 12:59hrs | 11848 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe resumes printing passports
Home Affairs deputy minister Mike Madiro has said the government will clear the backlog on passports after settling a debt with foreign company providing consumables for the travel documents. ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 09:35hrs | 9791 | by Staff Reporter
Why should we remember Joshua Nkomo
IN this two-part series, the Zimbabwe Independent reproduces the 2019 Annual Joshua Nkomo Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni, organised by Joshua Nkomo Legacy Foundation ...Published: 21 Jun 2019 at 07:52hrs | 2305 | by Sabelo J Ndlovu-Gatsheni
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