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The ugly face of Zanu-PF, CCC intolerance
POLITICAL consciousness is nourished by a healthy discussion of competing ideas. Ultimately, political tolerance, be it among fierce opponents or fellow comrades, promotes a culture of political plura...Published: 25 Mar 2022 at 18:03hrs | 1 | by Brian Chitemba
Is Emmerson Mnangagwa a genuine reformist?
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa recently resumed duty after his annual break from January to early February. One of the notable things he has done is to introduce performance contracts for minister...Published: 11 Feb 2022 at 16:32hrs | | by Brian Chitemba
Geoff Nyarota revisits Willowgate scandal
I WAS at the time two months short of 38 years of age and a little-known editor of The Chronicle, the Bulawayo-based daily newspaper.In a building in our neighbourhood in central Bulawayo was ...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 14:49hrs | 5 | by Geoff Nyarota
Jonathan Moyo lawsuit crumbles
Former Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo's $9 million defamation lawsuit against Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) and its journalists crumble...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 20:08hrs | | by Staff reporter
Kaukonde files $100k lawsuit against Zimpapers
Former Zanu PF Mashonaland East provincial chairperson, Ray Joseph Kaukonde, has filed a $100 000 lawsuit against Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers), after one of the stable's titles, The Sunday Mail, pu...Published: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:55hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers geared to fight Jonathan Moyo
The Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers) group, its editors and reporters have filed opposing papers challenging Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo's $9 million defamation lawsuit.Moyo's c...Published: 21 Feb 2017 at 06:26hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimpapers to defend Jonathan Moyo's $9 million lawsuit
Zimbabwe Newspapers (1980) Limited claims that it will not be silenced and will defend a $9 million defamation lawsuit filed against the media house at the High Court by Higher and Tertiary Educat...Published: 15 Feb 2017 at 06:02hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo sues Zimpapers journalists
The Minister of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development, Professor Jonathan Moyo has slapped four editors and three reporters from various publications falling under the ...Published: 24 Nov 2016 at 19:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo demands $4 million from Zim papers
Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo has filed a $4 million lawsuit against Zimbabwe Newspapers (Zimpapers), accusing the Sunday Mail and Sunday News of defaming him in an article about an alle...Published: 26 Oct 2016 at 07:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sunday Mail trio's application for discharge dismissed
Sunday Mail editor Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo's application for discharge was dismissed yesterday.They were placed to their defence and magis...Published: 08 Jul 2016 at 06:45hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Chihuri wants cyanide poaching cop named
Commissioner-General of Police Dr Augustine Chihuri yesterday sent chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba, who is testifying in a case against The Sunday Mail editor ...Published: 07 May 2016 at 20:13hrs | | by Fungai Lupande
Charamba, Mushowe undoes Jonathan Moyo's work
After a brief ceasefire ushered by former Media, Information and Broadcasting Services minister Jonathan Moyo following his return to the ministry in 2013, the Zanu-PF strategist's successor Chris Mus...Published: 10 Jan 2016 at 06:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZLHR bemoans escalation of journalists' harassment by police
The Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights on Thursday lamented the continued harassment and arrest of journalists by the police following the arrest of a freelance journalist Andrison Manyere for violatin...Published: 14 Nov 2015 at 08:27hrs | 1 | by Stephen Jakes
MDC condemns the intimidation of journalists
The MDC has condemned the continued assault on the media in an endeavour to suppress the freedom of the press by the state apparatus.MDC spokesperson Kurauone Chiwayi in a statement said the r...Published: 06 Nov 2015 at 06:35hrs | | by Stephen Jakes
Bail for Sunday Mail editor granted
A Zimbabwean court has granted bail to three journalists accused of slander after they allegedly implicated an unnamed top police officer and other officials in the fatal cyanide poisonings of mor...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 20:04hrs | | by AP
Zimbabwe government 'intimidating' media
Human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticised the arrest of three journalists in Zimbabwe, calling it a "shocking attempt to intimidate the press".Amnesty's comments on ...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 09:47hrs | | by Al Jazeera
Herald editor arrested
Herald Assistant News Editor Takunda Maodza was last night nabbed by detectives for allegedly demanding a bribe from a cash rich Levy family in Harare. The arrest was effected while Maodz...Published: 04 Nov 2015 at 05:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Police slammed for journalists arrest
The arrest of two Sunday Mail reporters and an editor has been widely condemned as a gross violation of basic constitutional rights.The Zimbabwe Union of Journalists (ZUJ) and other legal thin...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 19:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Police Demands for Journalists to Reveal Sources Unconstitutional
Demands by the Police that The Sunday Mail journalists arrested on November 2 should reveal their sources is a blatant violation of the Constitution, Zimbabwe Union of Journalists, ZUJ, Secretary Gene...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 14:19hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
Sunday Mail peddled 'falsehoods' as journalist condemn police actions
THE Zimbabwe National Editors Forum (Zinef), Acting Chairperson Njabulo Ncube has condemned in the strongest terms the arbitrary arrest of Sunday Mail editor Mabasa Sasa, investigating editor Brian Ch...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 11:42hrs | 1 | by Thobekile Zhou
Sunday Mail editor, reporters arrested after expose
In a rare development, Sunday Mail editor Mabasa Sasa, investigations editor Brian Chitemba and reporter Tinashe Farawo were on Monday arrested over reports that a syndicate comprising police of...Published: 03 Nov 2015 at 05:13hrs | 1 | by Staff Reporter
'Ray Kaukonde faked O-level certificate'
Addressing thousands of students at her Mazowe Children's Home on November 17, First Lady Amai Grace Mugabe said ousted Zanu-PF Mashonaland East chair and factional kingpin Ray Joseph Kaukonde had for...Published: 30 Nov 2014 at 13:06hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Save Zimbabweans from bogus prophets
I had to make the attached screen shot in case the Sunday Mail Editor, or the chairman of Zimbabwe Newspapers, or the Minister of Information, who is ultimately responsible for state publications, wo...Published: 09 Nov 2014 at 16:04hrs | | by Makusha Mugabe
'Tsvangirai ready to engage with Mugabe'
SINCE former premier Morgan Tsvangirai (MT)'s crushing yet controversial defeat by President Robert Mugabe, a lot has been said about the MDC-T leader and his party, but not much has been heard from ...Published: 20 Sep 2013 at 04:03hrs | | by Staff reporter
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