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Government reveals plan for Bikita ammonium plant
GOVERNMENT has unveiled plans to facilitate establishment of a multi-million dollar ammonium sulphate processing plant in Bikita, Masvingo province. The project would be useful in import subst...Published: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:00hrs | 367 | by Staff reporter
Crocodile Gang: 'Last man standing'
This week we publish the first part of an account from Enock Sithole, the lone survivor and commander of the six-member Crocodile Gang that operated in Melsetter (Chimanimani) in the 1960s. The group ...Published: 23 Sep 2018 at 08:42hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Court drama as woman bashes small house over maintenance
There was drama at Masvingo Magistrate's Court when a married woman clobbered a small house that had come to claim maintenance from her husband.The drama happened at the exit gates to the cour...Published: 22 Sep 2018 at 10:21hrs | 875 | by Staff reporter
EU suspends $14m funding to Zimbabwe
The EU, one of Zimbabwe's biggest donors has suspended funding of a US$14 million conservancy project in Save Valley in Chiredzi because thousands of Zanu PF supporters illegally settled in the area a...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 11:45hrs | 3400 | by Staff Reporter
STIs spike in Masvingo
MASVINGO province is reeling under a serious Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) burden, with Chiredzi district topping the list, followed by Masvingo urban and rural as well as Bikita districts, l...Published: 04 Sep 2018 at 06:42hrs | 527 | by Staff reporter
Mashonaland East leads MDC Alliance poll challenges
Mashonaland East province provides the largest number of seats being challenged by the Nelson Chamisa-led MDC Alliance party, which is seeking to reverse Zanu PF's parliamentary majority in the just-e...Published: 18 Aug 2018 at 08:12hrs | 785 | by Staff reporter
Bhora Musango: Mnangagwa to launch a massive witch-hunt
ZANU-PF is set to launch a massive witch-hunt to weed out party members blamed for sabotaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in a protest vote code-named "bhora musango", that saw him garnering lesser v...Published: 17 Aug 2018 at 15:34hrs | 7654 | by Staff reporter
Experts unearth Zec results mess
Discrepancies in election figures contained in the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec)'s own documents and signed by acting chief elections officer, Utloile Silaigwana, are expected to be put to test ...Published: 10 Aug 2018 at 07:52hrs | 3970 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF leaders revel in Mnangagwa's victory
The Zanu-PF leadership here has hailed President Mnangagwa's electoral victory in the just-ended harmonised elections and paid tribute to Zimbabweans for reposing their trust in the ruling party leade...Published: 06 Aug 2018 at 07:10hrs | 450 | by Staff reporter
The writing was always on the wall
The just-ended election was always for Zanu-PF to lose, as - judging by strategic errors of commission and omission - the opposition MDC-Alliance made several fatal missteps, especially after the Nomi...Published: 05 Aug 2018 at 09:44hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Top 10 Zimbabwe election battles
ZIMBABWEANS go for the most peaceful election in the country's history today - the harmonised elections to choose the leadership for the next five years.A record 23 candidates are on the Presi...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 16:48hrs | 997 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF still in the lead, wins 110 seats out of 153 announced
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced a further 50 National Assembly results, bringing the total so far to 153.Of the 153 Zanu PF has won 110 seats while the MDC Alliance got 4...Published: 01 Aug 2018 at 06:27hrs | 3226 | by Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe decides
Zimbabwe goes to the polls tomorrow morning, with polling stations opening at 7am and scheduled to close 12 hours later, at 7pm.For all accounts and purposes, this will be a record-breaking el...Published: 29 Jul 2018 at 09:53hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter
Red flag raised ahead of polls
CIVIC society organisation, Heal Zimbabwe Trust, has raised the red flag ahead of polls set for Monday, saying intimidation, assault, forced participation at political gatherings and partisan distribu...Published: 28 Jul 2018 at 09:31hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa wary of rigging plans
THE MDC Alliance has raised alarm over plans to rig elections next week as the opposition coalition's intelligence officers claim that Zanu-PF is working tooth and nail to ensure it wins at least seve...Published: 27 Jul 2018 at 15:26hrs | 1634 | by Staff reporter
'Nothing will stop Zimbabwe polls'
Zanu-PF has reiterated that nothing will stop harmonised elections slated for next Monday urging Zimbabweans not to be misled by some local political parties that were developing cold feet as the harm...Published: 26 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Polygamous man kills eldest wife, vanishes
Police here are looking for a 36-year-old polygamous man who fatally assaulted his eldest wife with a log during a domestic dispute last week. Nhema Nyamayevhu of Nyamayevhu Village under Chie...Published: 23 Jul 2018 at 06:43hrs | 536 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa dumps Ngarivhume
MDC Alliance presidential candidate, Nelson Chamisa was in the district on Sunday July 16, where he is said to have endorsed the candidature of Boniface Mudzingwa for the Bikita East parliamentary sea...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:19hrs | 6405 | by Staff reporter
Rugeje born again
The mere mention of the name Engelbert Rugeje used to send cold shivers down the spines of many opposition supporters in Bikita.Many people knew the now Rtd Lt Gen of the Zimbabwe National Arm...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:19hrs | 2917 | by Upenyu Chaota
Bikita East ours for the taking, says NCA
The People of Bikita East are wise, and they will not be hoodwinked into voting for political parties with little regard for development and constitutionalism, National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) p...Published: 21 Jul 2018 at 12:16hrs | 144 | by Staff reporter
Bribery allegations at Chiefs' Council poll
Chief Musarurwa allegedly tried to bribe other traditional leaders with blankets ahead of yesterday's elections for the posts of president and deputy president of the Chiefs Council.It is unde...Published: 19 Jul 2018 at 06:26hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance rocked by double candidates
There has been a lot of confusion over the candidature of some MDC Alliance candidates is various constituencies. This arose from double candidates who were imposed in fellow Alliance partners' alloca...Published: 18 Jul 2018 at 21:30hrs | 1956 | by Staff Reporter
Mashoko High School at it AGAIN!!
Dear EditorMashoko High School at it AGAIN!!It is saddening to come back to this platform with yet another extremely worrying development at Mashoko High School. On a chilly Sa...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 07:11hrs | 3513 | by Chibaba che Bikita
Ngarivhume rides high in Bikita East
Jacob Ngarivhume is a man on a mission. Having led Transform Zimbabwe since its formation, he has grown from strength to strength politically. In 2017, Ngarivhume joined hands with other six o...Published: 17 Jul 2018 at 07:08hrs | 1718 | by Staff Reporter
Harurwa consumed as delicacy in Masvingo but Claude Maredza says, 'there is more that people should know'
Harurwa is an insect, consumed as a delicacy mostly in the Masvingo province of Zimbabwe. The insect is naturally light green in colour. It's usualy prepared by roasting and salting it. In Masvingo Ha...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 14:24hrs | 3677 | by Enos Denhere
Chamisa's rally blessed by rain
MDC-Alliance presidential candidate Mr Nelson Chamisa yesterday promised to make Zimbabwe a $46 billion economy over the next five years if he wins the July 30 harmonised elections. Addressing...Published: 16 Jul 2018 at 06:41hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa sticks by Grace Mugabe
MDC-Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa's alleged dalliances with the former First Family is understood to be making partners in the coalition uneasy and there are now real fears that he is planning to dit...Published: 15 Jul 2018 at 10:12hrs | 4515 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe VP dream wrecks MDC Alliance-NPF talks
FORMER first lady Grace Mugabe's ambition to become vice-president has torpedoed coalition talks between the MDC Alliance and the National Patriotic Front (NPF), resulting in the disbandment of a stee...Published: 13 Jul 2018 at 14:01hrs | 2155 | by Staff reporter
Co-exist with supporters of rival parties
Zanu-PF National Political Commissar Engelbert Rugeje yesterday urged ruling party supporters to co-exist with followers of other political parties and ensure a peaceful election on July 30. A...Published: 12 Jul 2018 at 07:22hrs | 164 | by Staff rpeorter
ZEC sets up 'shady' polling stations
INDEPENDENT biometric voter registration (BVR) and data science experts analysing the voters' roll, yesterday claimed they had unearthed another suspected vote-rigging loophole, where the Zimbabwe Ele...Published: 11 Jul 2018 at 07:16hrs | 1169 | by Staff rpeorter
250 000 'ghost voters' on roll?
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has reportedly released a register of voters with over 250 000 ghost voters on its final biometric voters' roll (BVR), NewsDay reported.The alleged scam...Published: 10 Jul 2018 at 07:32hrs | 1831 | by Staff reporter
Delusions of Zimbabwe intellectuals
JUST like the media, intellectualism is often overrated as both a source of truth and of accurate information - more so in the field of socio-political commentary.Blatantly partial academic po...Published: 09 Jul 2018 at 07:52hrs | 301 | by Reason Wafawarova
Madhuku's candidates blocked by ZEC
PROFESSOR Lovemore Madhuku's NCA says it only managed to field 72 candidates to contest for the national assembly seats this July with the rest blocked from filing their papers during nomination last ...Published: 05 Jul 2018 at 08:50hrs | 2772 | by Staff reporter
Mudzi latest political violence hotbed
THE Zimbabwe Human Rights Association (ZimRights) has released a report indicating that Mudzi district in Mashonaland East had become the latest hotbed of political violence, with candidates complaini...Published: 04 Jul 2018 at 07:24hrs | 671 | by Staff rpeorter
Double candidature headache for MDC and Zanu-PF
THE MDC Alliance's prospects of upstaging ZANU-PF here in the July 3o harmonised elections have been dampened by double candidates in six constituencies. Efforts by the MDC Alliance leadership...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 15:48hrs | 1977 | by Staff reporter
Govt, Chinese investor renegotiate Kamativi deal
GOVERNMENT and Chinese investor Beijing Pinchang, who had earlier expressed interest in reviving Kamativi Tin Mine, are engaged in discussions on whether to renegotiate the deal or terminate it. ...Published: 03 Jul 2018 at 06:46hrs | 211 | by Staff reporter
Joshua Nkomo's Turning Point
COMRADE Elison Mupamawonde (born 1950 in Bikita), whose Chimurenga was Soft Magarasadza last week spoke about how ZIPRA out-gunned Rhodesian forces at Chirundu during the liberation struggle and how t...Published: 01 Jul 2018 at 07:59hrs | 438 | by Staff reporter
Bombing will not deter Zanu-PF, says Rugeje
Zanu-PF's campaign juggernaut will continue to roll peacefully ahead of July 30 harmonised elections as the ruling party was unperturbed by the heinous bombing at White City Stadium in Bulawayo last S...Published: 29 Jun 2018 at 07:19hrs | 112 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance failed to field MP candidate in Mbare
The MDC Alliance has failed to field candidates in three National Assembly seats and has double candidates in 14 other constituencies, a list of names gazetted by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commissi...Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1523 | by Staff reporter
'Political' teachers told to resign
THE Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education has ordered all teachers who successfully submitted their names to the Nomination Court for election into political office to immediately resign....Published: 28 Jun 2018 at 07:05hrs | 1080 | by Staff reporter
MDC Alliance tightens bolts on rebels
The MDC Alliance, the biggest opposition party in the country is working 24 hours to persuade rebel candidates who filed nomination papers against party decision to withdraw from the race before this ...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 09:20hrs | 3891 | by A Mhlongo
'Let bygones be bygones,' begs Chiwenga
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has implored Zanu-PF supporters to set aside their differences related to the recent primary elections and ensure a thunderous victory for the ruling party in the h...Published: 22 Jun 2018 at 07:01hrs | 411 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa fret over 'rebels'
THE unprecedented huge number of independent candidates emerging from both the ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition MDC Alliance has reportedly unsettled President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his MDC Alliance...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:07hrs | 1392 | by Staff reporter
3rd pupil suicide this term as Form One girl hangs
A FORM One pupil at Pumula High School in Bulawayo allegedly committed suicide by hanging yesterday, the third such incident in Bulawayo this term.Brightness Thebe (15) from Magwegwe West subu...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 07:00hrs | 1285 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa our biblical Joshua'
Zimbabweans must vote for President Mnangagwa on July 30 as he is the right person to spearhead the march to economic prosperity, Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has said. Addressing thous...Published: 21 Jun 2018 at 06:52hrs | 225 | by Staff reporter
We have a duty to fix the economy, says Chiwenga
The current generation has a duty to fix the economic challenges in the country for the sake of the future generations.This was said by Vice President, Retired General Constantino Chiwenga whi...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 18:32hrs | 1057 | by Staff reporter
Masvingo chair assures Zanu-PF leadership of resounding victory
The Zanu-PF national leadership has been told not to lose sleep over the ruling party's electoral prospects in Masvingo with party provincial chair Ezra Chadzamira promising President Mnangagwa a crus...Published: 20 Jun 2018 at 06:55hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa heals rift with Alliance partners
The Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has set up a team to engage their disgruntled Alliance partners and party members who filed their papers as independent candidates.Speaking to the Daily News yesterd...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 15:24hrs | 2402 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa can't withdraw Alliance candidates says Welshman Ncube
THE MDC Alliance is mired in confusion after one of its co-principals and spokesperson Professor Welshman Ncube dismissed claims by MDC-T secretary general Mr Douglas Mwonzora that the coalition has b...Published: 19 Jun 2018 at 07:02hrs | 1014 | by Staff reporter
'If you anger us, you will see us!' warns ED - nothing angers him more than losing elections, watch out!
President Emerson Mnangagwa, nicknamed "Ngwena" (Crocodile) is out doing what crocodile do best, shed a river of deceptive tears. "Let's show humility in Zanu PF and respect. Our respect and c...Published: 18 Jun 2018 at 13:36hrs | 3871 | by Wilbert Mukori
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