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Intelligence tactics, not juju saved Big Josh, says ex-aide
The late Father Zimbabwe Dr Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo is known to have evaded many assassination attempts by his enemies during the liberation struggle, hence the name Chibwe Chitedza.As the countr...Published: 01 Jul 2021 at 17:29hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
What kind of beast is devouring Chiwenga's generals?
"Covid -19 complications", is the cause of the death of army generals. At least that is what we are told by the government of Zimbabwe and the state media.Zimbabwe must be having a new covid- ...Published: 17 Feb 2021 at 08:35hrs | 5 | by Israel Dube
An open letter to all former Zipra cadres - Response to comments from the president of the MLF
17 December, 2020 Comments on any presentation, debate and indeed on any other body of ideas put forward are one of the cornerstones of what makes us human. It is through such engagements that...Published: 18 Dec 2020 at 21:40hrs | 1 | by Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Minister slams prosperity preachers
A CABINET Minister has slammed some church pastors for milking their congregants to poverty through cash demands. Women Affairs, Community and Small and Medium Enterprises Development Minister Dr Sith...Published: 06 Aug 2019 at 07:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
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 | | by Dr Vusumuzi Sibanda
From Great Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe Ruins with Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa
With great good hope Zimbabweans of all polical affiliation, race, colour and creed poured-out onto the streets, led by Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa, to tell Mugabe of The Enough of the journey from Th...Published: 10 Jan 2019 at 12:33hrs | 2 | by Reginald Thabani Gola.
Mnangagwa's body guards die in bomb attack
CONDOLENCE MESSAGE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, CDE E.D. MNANGAGWA, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF TWO OFFICERS IN A BOMB BLAST. I learnt with a heavy heart of the death yesterday of our two...Published: 26 Jun 2018 at 15:29hrs | 8 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
White City bombing - Gukurahundi started the same way, says Bajila
MDC Alliance member Discent Collins Bajila has said the moral police officers and professional mourners who want to rule out the possibility that the White City bombing was a stage managed thing must ...Published: 25 Jun 2018 at 07:17hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Harare popular sangoma graces ZITF
A prominent traditional healer from Harare, Sekuru Kamwelo Kamwelo Banda has claimed that popular prosperity gospel pastors are nicodemously visiting his shrine seeking supernatural powers in order to...Published: 28 Apr 2018 at 14:30hrs | | by Staff reporter
The eye that witnessed Nikita Mangena's death
ON Friday the Government of President Emmerson Mnangagwa officially named the cantonment, which houses the Zimbabwe National Defence University and other institutions the Rogers Alfred Nikita Mangena ...Published: 15 Apr 2018 at 11:17hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa brushed devolution aside
Government is backtracking on the promised devolution of power which partially found expression in the new Constitution.In his national budget on Thursday Finance minister Patrick Chinamasa sa...Published: 09 Dec 2017 at 18:05hrs | | by Staff reporter
Grace Mugabe's hotel rampage, photos show blood on the floor
A security incident report has shed new light on the chaotic events that unfolded as Zimbabwean first lady Grace Mugabe went on a rampage at a luxury hotel in Johannesburg.Mugabe's violent att...Published: 23 Aug 2017 at 10:33hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Outrage over Grace Mugabe's SA episode
HARARE - Zimbabweans have reacted angrily to First Lady Grace Mugabe's brush with the law in South Africa where she faces charges of severely assaulting a 20-year-old model, Gabriella Engels she had f...Published: 20 Aug 2017 at 17:43hrs | | by Zodwa Wabantu
LISTEN: Gabriella Engels speaks about violent attack by Grace Mugabe on Cape Talk
Gabriella Engels speaks about violent attack by Grace Mugabe on Cape Talk with Koketso Sachane.In the show Gabriella Engels confirms she was assaulted by Zimbabwe's first lady whilst her body ...Published: 18 Aug 2017 at 06:26hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Grace Mugabe 'beat me so badly, I thought it was the end of me' - Bashed model speaks
The South African model allegedly beaten up by First Lady Grace Mugabe has spoken about the attack.Gabriella Engels told MailOnline that she was 'furious' at the thought that The Zimbabwean pr...Published: 16 Aug 2017 at 07:36hrs | | by Staff Reporter
Throw Grace Mugabe in jail for wounding my daughter - Gabrialla's mother
A Johannesburg mother has demanded that Zimbabwwe's first lady Grace Mugabe be thrown into jail for allegedly going berserk and beating up her 20-year-old daughter at a Sandton hotel at the weekend....Published: 15 Aug 2017 at 07:41hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
Grace Mugabe bashed girl narrates her ordeal
The First Lady Grace Mugabe is alleged to have beaten up an unnamed girl living with her sons in South Africa according to leaked information from sources.First Lady Grace Mugabe did not atten...Published: 14 Aug 2017 at 09:04hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
MK's Modise in awe of Zipra's izigebengu
This is the second part of an article by Retired Brigadier-General Abel Mazinyane about the combat life of the late former Zipra senior commander Eddie Sigoge Mlotshwa who passed on in Bulawayo last m...Published: 30 Jul 2017 at 08:08hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Closure of night club a big blow to sex workers
The prominent Saratoga night club has reportedly closed due to insolvency.The club which was being run by the Zimbabwean musician Taurai Bryn Muteki aka "Sekuru Tau"in Harare Highfield Machipi...Published: 28 Apr 2017 at 18:56hrs | 21 | by Simbarashe Sithole
'Bedroom Coup': Madame Mugabe an 'acceptable' successor?
Before Jabulani Sibanda screamed, "bedroom coup!", Cde Paul Siwela had already predicted and warned Matabeles to prepare for the looming and inevitable Grace Mugabe take over which at the time, was be...Published: 01 Mar 2017 at 14:18hrs | 1 | by Israel Dube
ZAPU rejects Mphoko insults
Sometimes it is difficult to understand whether Zanu-PF leaders live here on earth or they choose to ignore everything and just make sure that their body guards protect them while they send armed ones...Published: 02 Aug 2016 at 07:56hrs | 1 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Mphoko goes berserk, removes shirt and assaults cop
Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko allegedly removed his shirt and thoroughly beat up a police officer at the police station.Mphoko caused a stir recently when he personally released arrested Z...Published: 24 Jul 2016 at 11:18hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
Attempt on Nkomo's life at his Pelandaba Home
The Sunday News 3/7/2016 published a story from a book written by a “Rhodesian soldier” under the title 'Attempt on Nkomo's Life LEST WE FORGET'. Typical of the majority of the semi-li...Published: 07 Jul 2016 at 16:01hrs | 11 | by Mkhululi Zulu
Prophet Makandiwa's romantic side revealed
While many have seen United Family International Church's leader, prophet Emmanuel Makandiwa, behind the pulpit with an army of body guards surrounding him, dishing out the word of God with boldne...Published: 12 Jun 2016 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu PF MP lobby for legislators executive treatment
Mpopoma Pelandaba MP for Zanu PF Joseph Tshuma has lobbied for the parliamentarians to be treated at par with the executives in government in which he said they must be given nice cars such as Mercede...Published: 07 Mar 2016 at 06:01hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Absolute vanity besets the politics in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe has become a land of apologists who do not mean what they say except aiming at swindling the masses again through a seemingly change of heart language. Unless Africa is inventing a new term a...Published: 10 Jun 2015 at 07:03hrs | | by Andrew M Manyevere
Prophet Mboro's body guards thoroughly bash policeman during church service
Prophet Paseka Mboro may be a peaceful man of God, but Prophet Mboro's employees, keen to perform their master's wishes, didn't have peace on their minds.Mzwakhe Kubeka (30) from Heidelberg,...Published: 09 Jun 2015 at 21:17hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
SA minister killed in car crash
SOUTH AFRICA' Minister of Public Service and Administration Collins Chabane and two body guards were killed instantly when a truck did a U-turn in front of their car on the N1 in Polokwane, ANC spokes...Published: 15 Mar 2015 at 09:48hrs | | by Sapa
Lesotho Prime Minister's body guards shot
Two bodyguards tasked with protecting Lesotho's Prime Minister Tom Thabane were shot and wounded on Sunday and a bystander killed in the crossfire, five months after a failed putsch in the tiny Africa...Published: 02 Feb 2015 at 14:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
This and that with Mal'phosa - And seven more came tumbling after
The Granami just drowned seven more non-believers. It is like a road-traffic carnage during the festive season. And there is a fear that more, less equal comrades are definitely going to follow. T...Published: 26 Dec 2014 at 11:07hrs | | by Clerk Ndlovu
Ex-guard tortured at Obert Mpofu's house now disabled
A SECURITY guard, who was employed by Transport and Infrastructure Development minister Obert Mpofu and was assaulted by the minister's aides last year in July for attending a Zapu rally in Victor...Published: 10 Nov 2014 at 15:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe must go'
Mugabe must leave office if Zimbabwe is ever going to move forward, says respected economic and political analyst, Vince Musewe.Musewe who was addressing a one day conference under the theme "...Published: 27 Oct 2014 at 14:34hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF minister chased away by villagers
Provincial affairs minister Kudakwashe Bhasikiti had to take to his heels after angry flood victims currently staying at Chingwizi holding camp this week chased him away. They threw stones at his ...Published: 24 Apr 2014 at 15:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mbada Diamonds the Mega Hoax of our time
Characterized by a clean-cut image, splash spending and flamboyant donations, every person dream of being part of the Mbada Diamonds brand. Its Chairman with more body guards and a convoy that can ma...Published: 06 Mar 2014 at 11:30hrs | 4 | by Ticha Taengerwei
Crunch time: David Coltart vs Thabitha Khumalo in Bulawayo East
As a native of Matabeleland North province and Tsholotsho district in particular, I love following the politics of Matabeleland region and Bulawayo. I see our own people showing us their abilities and...Published: 12 Jul 2013 at 06:44hrs | | by Phithizela Ngcobo
Prophet TB Joshua's body guards face arrest
Four Ghana journalists belonging to Accra-based media organisations were on May 7, 2013, detained for several hours by macho men believed to be bodyguards of Prophet T.B Joshua, Founder and Overseer o...Published: 10 May 2013 at 12:22hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Prophet Angel buys Mercedes Benz C200 with 'miracle money'
CONTROVERSIAL prophet Uebert Angel who grabbed headlines for creating miracle money has bought a Mercedes Benz C200 Kompressor for his spiritual son, Mudiwa Mutandwa, hmetro has reported.The G...Published: 08 Jan 2013 at 14:03hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Can anything good come out of Nigeria! Yes TB Joshua
Recently, Africa Leadership Forum published an article on Nigeria, looking for the good in our corrupt nation. It states that: "Nigeria’s image over the years h...Published: 25 Aug 2012 at 12:10hrs | 2 | by Nosa Osazuwa
Prophet Makandiwa abandons car search, flees journalist
Popular self proclaimed Zimbabwe prophet, Emmanuel Makandiwa on Tuesday caused a stir at Zimoco showroom in Harare as he fled from journalist using a backdoor after being spotted and trailed as he ...Published: 16 May 2012 at 09:56hrs | | by Alois Sibanda
Loyal body guards thwarted Zuma assassination plot
A PLOT to assassinate President Jacob Zuma when he was deputy president is "now water under the bridge", his spokesperson said on Monday."The president raised the matter in the context of hono...Published: 18 Oct 2011 at 13:57hrs | | by -
Matopos Hills, the other Heroes' Acre
THE month of September is very significant for Zimbabweans in general and for the Ndebele people in particular, not only because it is the month in which the annual Inxwala Reed dance is supposed t...Published: 29 Apr 2011 at 05:26hrs | 4 | by Colls Ndlovu
WikiLeaks: Mugabe snubbed Museveni phone call
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe refuses to take calls from “most” African leaders because “they are not his age-mates”, according to a leaked...Published: 08 Dec 2010 at 20:02hrs | | by Wikileaks
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