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Chamisa faces 'bhora musango' as losing CCC candidates launch last-ditch appeals
Some disgruntled members of the Citizen's Coalition for Change (CCC) who were not successful in their bid to represent the party in the upcoming elections are reportedly set to appeal before the final...Published: 1 hr ago | 323 | by Staff reporter
Serbian coach eyes Dembare job
DYNAMOS coach Hebert Maruwa might have ended his side's five match winless run during his team's 3-0 win against ZPC Kariba, but his future remains uncertain with former Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pira...Published: 1 hr ago | 43 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro Stadium misses target again!
RUFARO Stadium has missed yet another deadline as the Premier Soccer League continues to battle a serious fixture congestion in Harare where almost half of the league teams share one venue. De...Published: 2 hrs ago | 31 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere effect to work in Mnangagwa's favour?
Former Zanu-PF firebrand Saviour Kasukuwere, on Monday, confirmed his entry into the race for Zimbabwe's top job — The Presidential Race, effectively pitting him against the incumbent and Zanu-PF le...Published: 13 hrs ago | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Joe Biden's Mugabe moment
Joe Biden has tripped and fallen during a graduation ceremony at the US Air Force academy.The American president, 80, was quickly helped up by three people, and walked back to his seat unassis...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 16:28hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Zec boss warns political players and opinion leaders against fuelling hate
ZIMBABWE Electoral Commission (Zec) Chief Elections Officer, Mr Utoile Silaigwana has a made a passionate appeal to political players and opinion leaders not to fuel hate and division among society as...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 14:58hrs | 466 | by Staff reporter
Maswanhise set for Leicester City breakthrough
ENGLAND-BORN Warriors' prospect Tawanda Maswanhise is expected to graduate into the first team of relegated premier league side Leicester City after he scooped the developmental side player of the yea...Published: 04 Jun 2023 at 08:35hrs | 135 | by Staff reporter
Gweru in traffic lights U-turn
GWERU City says it plans to negotiate with a Chinese contractor the local authority had contracted to install traffic lights after the two fell out over the deal and took each other to court.S...Published: 31 May 2023 at 07:05hrs | 1079 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's name on voters roll
HUNDREDS of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) supporters took to the streets in Kuwadzana 4 high-density suburb marching and singing for party leader Nelson Chamisa who was confirming his name on Zi...Published: 30 May 2023 at 21:37hrs | 516 | by Staff reporter
Chihuri wins Supreme Court appeal
Former Police Commissioner General Augustine Chihuri has won the Supreme Court appeal contesting forfeiture of his properties acquired over his 25-year tenure at the helm of the Police.Justice...Published: 29 May 2023 at 19:36hrs | 521 | by Staff reporter
Inside Elections: Stalemate in Manicaland? Perhaps not
This is the second in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and voting patterns of 2023 general election expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies.To wi...Published: 28 May 2023 at 12:39hrs | 280 | by Farai Chirimumimba
Peter Mataruse prevails despite Chamisa machination?
INCUMBENT Chinhoyi Member of Parliament (MP), Peter Mataruse this Saturday narrowly won, by just 30 votes, the right to represent the opposition party in the watershed 2023 harmonised elections expect...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:14hrs | 382 | by Staff reporter
The Zimbabwean nightmare and tragic optimism of Mutambara
To mention Zimbabwe and the idea of a "dream" in the same sentence, as Professor Arthur Mutambara has done, is to be provocative and challenging.The provocation and the challenge come from the...Published: 28 May 2023 at 08:06hrs | 76 | by William Jethro Mpofu
8 mistakes in Zimbabwe's 2013 Constitution
ON May 22 2023, Zimbabwe's Constitution turned 10, having become effective on 22 May 2013. This year, we mark the 10-year anniversary. I choose to mark this day with a reflection, and my reflection is...Published: 27 May 2023 at 09:15hrs | 816 | by Musa Kika
Inside elections: Can the yellow wave shake-up Mashonaland East?
This is the first in a series of (inside elections) articles examining the politics and possible voting patterns of 2023's general election in expected swing/marginal National Assembly constituencies....Published: 26 May 2023 at 10:16hrs | 504 | by Farai Chirimumimba
WhatsApp gag order divides Zanu-PF
RULING Zanu-PF's security chief, Lovemore Matuke this week rebuffed reports that he has directed party organs to disband WhatsApp groups, which officials have claimed were dividing the party, but prov...Published: 26 May 2023 at 06:42hrs | 2111 | by Staff reporter
Residents angry over Gwayi-Shangani Dam delays
BULAWAYO residents have expressed discontent over delays in the completion of the Gwayi-Shangani Dam and pipeline despite government undertaking to complete the project in June this year.The c...Published: 25 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Battle royal at BF
Castle Lager Premier Soccer League giants Highlanders and Dynamos are primed for a bare knuckle fight at Barbourfields Stadium tomorrow, with so much at stake for the two nemesis.Both teams ca...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
Are Zanu-PF and ANC Siamese twins?
BIOLOGICAL Siamese twins, are those born conjoined to each other, usually at the chest, pelvis or backside. Their conjoinment, unfortunately, is not of their own making.This results from parti...Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:03hrs | 199 | by Mutemo Pisa
Telecel denies corporate rescue proceedings
EMBATTLED telco, Telecel Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd (Telecel) has dismissed its placement under "corporate rescue proceedings" first announced in a notice in the Government Gazette dated May 12, 2023....Published: 24 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 102 | by Staff reporter
Brito confident of Dembare victory
HIGHLANDERS Football Club coach Baltemar Brito put up a grin at yesterday's press conference, as he said he hopes to get lucky and guide his team to a victory within 90 minutes of play against Dynamos...Published: 24 May 2023 at 05:59hrs | 88 | by Staff reporter
SABC airs Chamisa documentary which was banned in Zimbabwe
A banned documentary profiling Zimbabwe's disputed 2018 elections finally airs on the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 3.The film, centred around opposition leader Nelson Chamisa ...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:17hrs | 2565 | by Staff reporter
Bosso hike gate charges
HIGHLANDERS Football Club has increased gate charges for their Castle Lager Premier Soccer League crunch time against Dynamos.The two giants face off in a rearranged Match Day 5 fixture on Thu...Published: 23 May 2023 at 21:15hrs | 350 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala trial kicks off amid contradicting testimonies
THE trial of embattled Zengeza West lawmaker Job Sikhala, accused of inciting public violence, began this week amid inconsistent testimony by law enforcement agents.On Wednesday, Officer Comma...Published: 22 May 2023 at 08:11hrs | 1117 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa in panic mode
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has pressed the panic button over galloping prices of basic commodity as he accused retailers of plotting his defeat ahead of the August elections. Retailers last ...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:40hrs | 5136 | by Staff reporter
Arsenal buckle under the pressure
The only real surprise about Manchester City's march to a fifth Premier League crown in six seasons is that a callow Arsenal side managed to keep Pep Guardiola's serial winners honest for such a long ...Published: 20 May 2023 at 20:21hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
Musona dates Cristiano Ronaldo
FORMER Zimbabwe Warriors captain Knowledge Musona is set to finally compete against global football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo when his Saudi Arabia Pro League side Al Tai host Al Nassr on Tuesday ni...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:37hrs | 962 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF, Council in fierce clash over 900 stands
Zanu-PF youths are locked in a vicious battle with the Victoria Falls City Council after the local authority announced plans to sell over 900 housing stands with the ruling party members accusing the ...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:36hrs | 374 | by Staff reporter
Chaos at Bulawayo council meeting
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) full council meeting last Wednesday degenerated into chaos with two councillors eventually ejected from council chambers for improper dressing.The largely Citiz...Published: 14 May 2023 at 11:35hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's 'terror' squad arrested
Police in Gutu have arrested four members of a Zanu-PF gang notorious for terrorising people in the district. Two of the members were arrested for allegedly obstructing the course of justice after the...Published: 13 May 2023 at 18:31hrs | 693 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora mounts fresh court challenge for postponement of elections
EMBATTLED Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has claimed that main opposition Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) members are financially supporting his bid to challenge the ZEC delimitation report ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 06:12hrs | 1307 | by Staff reporter
Edd Branson mobilises $100 million for African telecoms sector
Zimbabwean businessman and investor Edd Branson has entered the mobile telecommunications space with a 100 million fund to buy equity in African GSM operators.Branson and his consortium are ey...Published: 11 May 2023 at 06:58hrs | 756 | by Nkululeko Nkomo
Chivhayo spends US$1.9 million on cars in a week
CONTROVERSIAL businessman Wicknell Chivhayo has given credit to God in a post announcing receipt of a third high-end vehicle within a week.Chivhayo, whose Intratek was awarded the failed Gwand...Published: 11 May 2023 at 05:36hrs | 1548 | by Staff reporter
Prison walls will not change the ideals I stand for- Job Sikhala
For the purposes of the record, my name is Job Sikhala. I am tendering this statement pursuant to the provision of section 334 [3] [c] of the Criminal Procedure and Evidence. Act. [Chapter 9] I am adv...Published: 09 May 2023 at 20:08hrs | 915 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa says, 'Vote in defence of independence'
Zimbabweans should vote in the defence of their independence in the forthcoming harmonised elections, to protect the legacy bequeathed to the country by national heroes, President Mnangagwa said yeste...Published: 09 May 2023 at 06:02hrs | 99 | by Staff reporter
CIO takes over running of Zimbabwe elections from the military
ZIMBABWE'S Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) has secretly taken over the running of national elections — designed to manipulate the process in favour of the incumbent President Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 08 May 2023 at 19:10hrs | 1577 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF primary reruns complete
Zanu-PF has completed its primary elections process after successfully holding the main elections and re-runs.Last weekend, Zanu-PF held re-runs in 27 local authority wards.The local a...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:08hrs | 257 | by Staff reporter
Bus catches fire
Forty-three passengers including learners on their way to school, yesterday escaped death by a whisker after an Inter Africa bus caught fire near Battlefields between Kwekwe and Kadoma. Most of the ba...Published: 08 May 2023 at 06:07hrs | 274 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean politics in generational transition
It seems there is a growth in the number of younger candidates being nominated to represent the parties in the upcoming polls.ONE of the most stubborn facts is that the old die, and the new are bo...Published: 07 May 2023 at 19:24hrs | 486 | by Ntando Dumani
Woman's bid to nullify divorce flops
A High Court judge has dismissed an application by a Mazowe woman to nullify her divorce from her late ex-husband.Martha Nyathi, nee Nyarira, an ex-wife to the late Chemist Nyathi, was contest...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:47hrs | 491 | by Staff reporter
BCC reveals BF's capacity
AS debate surrounding the carrying capacity of the country's soccer stadia continues, the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has revealed that the city's largest stadium, Barbourfields carries just under 23 ...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:46hrs | 226 | by Staff reporter
Bona Mugabe divorce, yet another Damascene moment for the republic
The world is not for honest people. I am convinced. Those who toil, break a sweat in various endeavours to make an honest living a...Published: 07 May 2023 at 07:22hrs | 937 | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Ex- prosecutor falls on hard times
FORMER prosecutor in charge of Bulawayo regional courts, Patrobs Dube, has fallen on hard times after he was fired by ex-Prosecutor-General Johannes Tomana in 2012.Dube was dismissed for leadi...Published: 06 May 2023 at 06:31hrs | 1036 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's conviction rocks Zimbabwe opposition and civil society
THE conviction of Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)'s Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala on Wednesday has rocked the opposition and civil society, with critics saying it showed an intensifying crac...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:14hrs | 2455 | by Staff reporter
Unknown Mashonaland East man declared a national hero
National Consultative Assembly member and former provincial Governor for Mashonaland East, Abraham Kabasa, has been declared a national hero in honour of his immense contribution to the country during...Published: 04 May 2023 at 06:01hrs | 719 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's lawyer denies giving Mnangagwa counsel as coup debate rages on
Citizens Coalition for Change leader Nelson Chamisa's lawyer and close ally, Thabani Mpofu has refuted allegations that he was consulted by President Emmerson Mnangagwa after his legitimacy was challe...Published: 03 May 2023 at 21:56hrs | 1308 | by Staff reporter
Rufaro upgrade misses derby target
IT'S all talk and little action. Rufaro Stadium renovations, which were initially expected to be completed in time for the Harare Derby, have already missed schedule. The facility, whi...Published: 03 May 2023 at 06:04hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
SA can turn into another Zimbabwe, hallucinates Mozambique linked Mashaba
Prominent South African opposition politician Herman Mashaba says he is fighting to stop the neighbouring country from turning into another Zimbabwe because of failed leadership.Mashaba (HM), ...Published: 30 Apr 2023 at 08:58hrs | 1284 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo gets skin care clinic
A 27-YEAR-OLD business executive Mercy Mabiza has set up a lifestyle intravenous drip clinic in Bulawayo for people who want to make their skin glow.The IV drip therapy treatments are becoming...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 20:04hrs | 369 | by Staff reporter
SA chrome tycoon 'pays millions' to Zanu-PF chefs
A FIRM controlled by one of South Africa's richest tycoons suspiciously moved millions of United States dollars to politically connected Zimbabwean companies and powerful individuals, about five years...Published: 29 Apr 2023 at 19:32hrs | 799 | by Staff reporter
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