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Mugabe's death breathes life into sleepy Zvimba
TWO young women, flanking a middle-aged man who appears to enjoy every moment of it, stagger in a beer gut along the short road which branches off the smooth highway connecting Harare and Murombedzi g...Published: 6 hrs ago | 927 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's frosty relations with Western powers are thawing
Zimbabwe's frosty relations with Western powers are thawing, despite tensions caused by a brutal repression of protests, the country's foreign minister says.Since the military-backed ouster of...Published: 6 hrs ago | 187 | by AFP
Fight over Zpra properties gets ugly
A prominent war veteran says he has been receiving death threats for campaigning for the return of properties seized by the government from war veterans.John Gazi, the chairperson of Nitram, a...Published: 20 hrs ago | 4627 | by Staff reporter
Robert Mugabe: Rule by the whip
Books he trusted. One was usually in his hand in those first, mostly happy, years as Zimbabwe's leader. He would be home at State House by 5:30pm, slamming doors so that his beloved wife Sally would k...Published: 20 hrs ago | 2069 | by The Economist
City women face sex abuse in Zupco buses
When Zimbabwe's government started running a bus system earlier this year with fares on average one-third lower than those of private bus companies, Thandekile Gama was excited.The 33-year-old...Published: 20 hrs ago | 6394 | by Thompson Reuters Foundation
Striking doctors dig in
Doctors have refused to return to work after the government increased their allowances by a paltry $360.The junior doctors went on strike a fortnight ago after the government announced that it...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1894 | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe was unrepentant'
THE Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (Zpra) Veterans' Association has described former president Robert Mugabe as unrepentant after he died without addressing the Gukurahundi massacres.Mug...Published: 20 hrs ago | 688 | by Staff reporter
Stop mourning Mugabe, family says
Former president Robert Mugabe's family yesterday said the nation should now just celebrate the life of the former Zanu-PF leader and stop mourning him as he lived a long life."We must stop mo...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1996 | by Staff reporter
Gukurahundi victims react to Mugabe death
ANY mention of the late president Robert Mugabe still invokes a deep sense of resentment from many a villager in Maphisa, Matabeleland South, who are haunted by the army massacres, infamously known as...Published: 20 hrs ago | 754 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo City Council workers demand housing stands
BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) workers have demanded that the local authority avail non-monetary allowances as they seek to identify ways of cushioning their salaries, it has been learnt.This com...Published: 20 hrs ago | 239 | by Staff reporter
Concern over sharp increase in armed robbery cases
POLICE in Midlands have expressed concern over a sharp increase in cases of armed robbery in the province.In an interview, Midlands police spokesperson, Inspector Joel Goko said the cases of p...Published: 20 hrs ago | 254 | by Staff reportetr
Can Bosso stand Colliery heat?
THAT Highlanders are finding the going tough this season is not a secret, it is the magnitude of the magnitude of that struggle that is shocking.Highlanders have won just five of the Castle La...Published: 20 hrs ago | 120 | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe praised
The country's success is inevitable owing to the rich and endearing legacy of "solid education", the land reform programme and economic empowerment initiatives laid by Robert Mugabe, President Emmerso...Published: 20 hrs ago | 1174 | by Staff reporter
'Foreigners can now invest in Zimbabwe's restricted sectors'
Government has reviewed the ownership of restricted areas by making it permissible for individuals, who are not Zimbabwean citizens, to invest in previously "reserved sectors" of the economy.T...Published: 20 hrs ago | 433 | by Staff reporter
South Africans need a history lesson
JULIUS Malema, leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), has tried telling his countrymen that the borders they are so fond of were imposed by racist imperialists.He has also told them th...Published: 20 hrs ago | 324 | by Mtandazo Dube
Mugabe funeral programme shifts to Zvimba
Former President Robert Mugabe's body is today expected to be taken to Zvimba, to afford people in his home area of Mashonaland West province a chance to bid farewell to the late Statesman.The...Published: 20 hrs ago | 518 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's success inevitable, says Mnangagwa
The country's success is inevitable owing to the rich and enduring legacy of "solid education", the land reform programme and economic empowerment initiatives laid by Robert Mugabe, President Emmerson...Published: 21 hrs ago | 219 | by Staff reporter
Is grieving Grace behind Mugabe funeral plans drama?
The controversy swirling around the burial of Zimbabwe's founding leader, Robert Mugabe, centers on his widow, Grace, who has remained dramatically cloaked behind a heavy black veil as she succeeded i...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 22:56hrs | 5249 | by AP
ZPC Kariba, Dynamos share spoils as Chicken Inn lose
Dynamos conceded late in the game against ZPC Kariba to settle for a 1-1 draw at Nyamhunga Stadium on Saturday.The Glamour Boys had taken the lead in the 49th minute after awarded a controvers...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 20:41hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
Failed politicians demonising Mugabe funeral: War vets
WAR veterans yesterday have claimed that mischievous criminals and failed politicians were behind the demonising of the late former President Robert Mugabe in his last days and defended Defence minist...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 13:05hrs | 2921 | by Staff reporter
Mthuli Ncube, Mangudya in court over govt loans
HARARE North legislator Allan Norman Markham (MDC Alliance) has approached the High Court seeking an order to nullify a loan agreement entered between the Finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of Zimb...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 13:04hrs | 3206 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's last drive in Harare
IT is 5:30pm in the city centre of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, and the sun is setting to mark the end of yet another day in a country that is experiencing economic and political turmoil.Two ho...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:59hrs | 777 | by Tapiwa Zivira
Mugabe's death, an omission of justice
It is with profound grief and sadness to learn that RG. Mugabe, the first prime minister and indeed the first executive president of the independent Zimbabwe passed away in Singapore on Friday t...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 12:56hrs | 242 | by Andrea Sibanda -MLF SG
LIVE: Funeral service of Robert Mugabe
The funeral of the late Zimbabwe's strongman Robert Mugabe is currently underway at the National Sports Stadium. Heads of states and other dignitaries started arriving on Friday to attend the service....Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 09:59hrs | 4193 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa gets VIP treatment at Mugabe funeral
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa will finally get some VIP treatment at a State managed funeral of prominent Zimbabwean after some nightmarish experiences before.This is according to the list of VIPs...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:38hrs | 5000 | by newzimbabwe
RG Mugabe's number one admirer speaks on his unfulfilled cherished wish
LOSS takes many shapes and likewise the death of Zimbabwe's founding President Robert Mugabe undeniably evoked contrasting emotions for many people across the country and beyond.For a Bulawayo...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:34hrs | 1391 | by Staff reporter
Ex-fighter sheds light on Mugabe's escape to Mozambique
Robert Gabriel Mugabe's life epitomises a journey well travelled, with cumulative substance offering new horizons where outspokenness made and indeed earned him the coveted place of being the darling ...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 844 | by Staff reporter
South Africa mfecane 2 victim repatriated to Zimbabwe for burial
The remains of a Zimbabwean man who was killed in xenophobia-motivated violence in South Africa last week has arrived in the country via Beitbridge Border Post. Isaac Sithole's body arrived on Thursda...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:19hrs | 1219 | by Staff reporter
Man killed trying to stop a fight
A 25-YEAR-OLD man from Inyathi died on the spot after he was stabbed on the neck with an okapi knife while trying to stop a fight, police confirmed. Acting Matabeleland North provincial police...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:15hrs | 659 | by Staff reporter
5 Chief Ndiweni supporters acquitted
FIVE Mthwakazi Republic Party (MRP) activists who were arrested for allegedly dancing and singing derogatory songs with tribal connotations outside the Bulawayo High Court while celebrating the releas...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:14hrs | 940 | by Staff reporter
Man jailed for attempting to kill ex-wife
AN estranged Lupane man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail after he attempted to kill his ex-wife and two minors by burning them in a hut. Silandulo Tshuma (38) of Sibangani 1 Village proc...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:12hrs | 260 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe to be remembered for land reform, says Masuku
THE late former President Robert Mugabe will be remembered for the bold and historic land reform programme which he undertook to empower the people of Zimbabwe, Zanu-PF deputy national secretary for t...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:09hrs | 210 | by Staff reporter
Preserve rather than bury RGM's good
In the play Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare, unarguably Britain's greatest playwright, pens lines that must serve as humankind's guidelines while still in this carnal world. In his eulogy a...Published: 14 Sep 2019 at 08:07hrs | 166 | by Stephen Mpofu
Mbeki lands in Zimbabwe ahead of Mugabe's funeral
Former president Thabo Mbeki has described the late former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe as an important player in the remaking of the African continent.Mugabe died last week in Singapore...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 22:18hrs | 1945 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe death ignites an inferno of debates, discussions
DEPOSED late former President Robert Mugabe is currently the most talked about individual among Zimbabweans. Ever since his death last week, tongues never took leave from wagging. His death was bound ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:38hrs | 231 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
We need to exorcise the spirit of retention
As Africans we need to exorcise the spirit of retention, a type of spirit tormenting most of my people to this day. Some of our customs and traditions are no more in anyone's interest except our detra...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 21:00hrs | 202 | by Thomas Tondo Murisa
Machete wielding robbers jailed
ECOCASH transfer sold out two machete wielding Gweru robbers who threatened to assault their victim before forcing him to tell them his ecocash pin number...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 19:52hrs | 697 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Open Letter to the soul of R.G. Mugabe (currently in the purgatory)
Dear Comrade RG, I know that you are currently in the purgatory while waiting for your verdict from the almighty. There is no doubt that you are in great fear and shivering. Your chances of go...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 11:58hrs | 3060 | by Don Chigumba
Mugabe family dismisses Jonathan Moyo
The Mugabe family has dismissed as "nonsense" claims by Professor Jonathan Moyo that President Emmerson Mnangagwa bribed Zvimba chiefs so that they accede to government request to have the late former...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 11:05hrs | 17167 | by Staff Reporter
Superstition hits Mugabe family
Former President Robert Mugabe's chaotic funeral arrangements have been further blighted by a seemingly excessive adherence to supernatural beliefs with his family refusing to let his casket out of th...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:54hrs | 4748 | by Staff reporter
Is Harare really like Tripoli without war?
ACCORDING to the recently released The Global Liveability Index 2019 by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Harare ranks 134 out of 140 cities around the world in terms of liveability, faring only ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:42hrs | 1360 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans have never been as confused as they are today: Mugabe: Hero or villain?
ZIMBABWEANS have never been as confused as they are today, following the death of Robert Mugabe, who was labelled a dictator. They are of two minds: is Mugabe a hero or a villain or is he both? They n...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:35hrs | 215 | by Zanda Shumba
Mugabe swallowed by Frankenstein monster
ONE of the country's greatest orators - and demagogue too - former president Robert Mugabe, was controversial in life and now in death. Although he was ideologically difficult to pin down given his co...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 07:33hrs | 1541 | by Gumisai Nyoni
Thousands bid Mugabe farewell at Rufaro
Thousands of mourners, mainly from five provinces, yesterday braved the scorching heat as they thronged Rufaro Stadium in Mbare to bid farewell to national hero and former President Robert Mugabe who ...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:51hrs | 463 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa to respect Mugabe family's wishes
President Mnangagwa yesterday said no decision will be made on the funeral arrangements of former President Robert Mugabe against the wishes of his family, and assured former First Lady Grace Mugabe t...Published: 13 Sep 2019 at 06:49hrs | 933 | by Staff reporter
Bury Mugabe at Heroes Acre, says Chiefs
Chiefs have mourned the passing on of the former President Robert Mugabe, and proposed that he be buried at the National Heroes Acre alongside his other brave colleagues who fought tirelessly to liber...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:39hrs | 8247 | by Staff reporter
Man breaks into neighbour's house
A 23-YEAR-OLD Guruve burglar was slapped with a 2 year jail term by a Guruve magistrate yesterday after he broke into a neighbour's house and stole goods worth $2177.Richie Karasa (23) of Kand...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:38hrs | 974 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Teen bites cop to evade arrest
A TEENAGER from Bulawayo who was on the wanted list for a robbery allegedly stoned and bit a police officer who had arrested him at a funeral wake, in a bid to escape. Washington Zikhali (18) ...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:31hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Ex-CIO boss mourns Mugabe
FORMER director in the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO), Albert Miles Nguluvhe, has expressed his sorrow following the death of former President Robert Mugabe, saying he was a brilliant and pri...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:26hrs | 1405 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa gives Grace Mugabe the green light to decide
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday said no decision will be made on the funeral arrangements of former President Robert Mugabe against the wishes of the family, and assured former First Lady Grace Mugabe t...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 23:22hrs | 1496 | by Staff reporter
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