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CIA plot to kill Venezuela's Maduro foiled
Diosdado Cabello claims the arrested suspects, including a US serviceman, were planning to conduct acts of terrorismVenezuela's security service has thwarted a CIA-backed plot to assassinate P...Published: 15 Sep 2024 at 20:34hrs | 867 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF congratulates Venezuela's Maduro
ZANU-PF has sent a congratulatory message to the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) following President Nicolas Maduro's re-election in the general elections held last Sunday. President Maduro...Published: 04 Aug 2024 at 13:56hrs | 65 | by Staff reporter
WATCH: Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF comments on Trump attempted assassination
Zanu-PF Information and Publicity Department Director Farai Marapira commenting on the attempted assassination of former United States president Donald Trump two days ago, saying there must not be any...Published: 16 Jul 2024 at 07:31hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe linked teen earns first medal with Liverpool
Trey Nyoni celebrated his inaugural silverware victory with Liverpool as a youthful Reds squad secured a 1-0 triumph over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.Although...Published: 26 Feb 2024 at 08:23hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Opposition Politics in Zimbabwe, 1999 - 2024: An Obituary
Advocate Nelson Chamisa's capitulation last week at the behest of the fifth column led by Sengezo Tshabangu was the final nail in opposition politics in Zimbabwe. Armed with state institutions and exp...Published: 03 Feb 2024 at 09:09hrs | 5 | by Innocent Mpoki
Putin, Abbas congratulate Mnangagwa
RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin and President Mahmoud Abbas of the State of Palestine, have congratulated President Mnangagwa for winning last week's presidential election.President Mnangagwa...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:40hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe companies edgy ahead of next week's elections
Zimbabwean companies – among them the local unit of South Africa-listed Nampak – are holding their breath as business uncertainty pervades the southern African country ahead of elections next week...Published: 19 Aug 2023 at 16:29hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to get hydrogen power plant in 2024
French independent power producer HDF Energy plans to build Zimbabwe's first green hydrogen energy plant in 2024 under an agreement with power utility ZETDC.The project, Middle Sabi Renewstabl...Published: 29 Mar 2023 at 20:43hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Munetsi vows to take Zim crisis to global stage
WARRIORS midfielder Marshal Munetsi has vowed to take the country's current football crisis, caused by government interference, to the world stage following his appointment into the FIFPRO's Global Pl...Published: 14 Jan 2023 at 16:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Bleak future for Zimbabwean families depending on breadwinners in South Africa
Families depending on remittances from relatives working in South Africa fear they will lose their primary income when the Zimbabwe Exemption Permit expires.A financial services company warns ...Published: 30 Sep 2022 at 21:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Bishop
A chain is as strong as its weakest link
The Bishop's heart always bleeds each time he thinks about Ethiopia, the land of brave men and women who valiantly frustrated Italy's imperial designs in the 20th century, making it difficult for colo...Published: 05 Dec 2021 at 06:08hrs | 8 | by Bishop Lazarus
Hwende puts Gokwe on the map
ON his maiden appearance in the Extreme Fighting Championship, Gokwe-born pugilist Nicolas Hwende (25) registered his first professional win with a one-punch knock out over South African Themba Mkhize...Published: 16 Aug 2021 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zuma roars loudly from the cells
The system of imprisoning former leaders in the world was the prerogative of the French from the time of Napoleon to Sarkozi. France has become accustomed to putting former leaders on trial, but the w...Published: 13 Jul 2021 at 16:57hrs | 8 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Zimbabwe opposition politics needs radical paradigm shift
A RADICAL paradigm shift is necessary to extricate opposition politics of this country from the doldrums of extinction and annihilation as the status quo is fraught with "owngoals" that gift the rulin...Published: 19 May 2021 at 06:45hrs | | by Canisio Mudzimu
Let's focus on bail pending trial
BAIL law is an important aspect in the criminal justice system and must be understood by everyone so that justice may not only be done but also seen to be done.Many people have raised concerns...Published: 13 Feb 2021 at 10:26hrs | 9 | by Abednicho Dube
'South Africa is going to get a third wave of coronavirus, even a fourth'
South Africa is struggling to contain a second wave of Covid-19 infections, fuelled by a virulent new local variant of the virus, "Covid fatigue" and a seriesof "super-spreader" events.On ...Published: 14 Jan 2021 at 11:43hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean journalist wins the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award
APO Group yesterday announced Zimbabwean journalist Debra Matabvu (@dmmatabvu) as the winner of the 2020 APO Group African Women in Media Award.The award recognizes, celebrates, and empowers A...Published: 04 Dec 2020 at 06:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Prince Dube out for two months
WARRIORS and Tanzanian side Azam FC striker Prince Dube expects to be sidelined for up to two months ahead of surgery in South Africa having suffered a hand injury.Dube fractured his left hand...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mugabe tactics replicated by Trump'
JOURNALISTS in the United States yesterday accused their President Donald Trump of emulating Zimbabwe's late former leader Robert Mugabe in refusing to concede electoral defeat.The US went to ...Published: 13 Nov 2020 at 05:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Civil servants get 40% cost of living cushion
The latest 40 percent cost-of-living salary adjustment by the Government will be paid into the bank accounts of civil servants starting today, while negotiations continue with unions representing civi...Published: 02 Oct 2020 at 07:20hrs | | by Staff reporter
Bale halted as Pepe signs up for Gunners
French ligue 1 side Lille OSC have caught the eyes of Arsenal as a result of their soon to be former sensational striker Nicolas Pepe.The Ivorian winger's last season impressive form of 23 goa...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1 | by Daniel Itai
Rural MDC activists appeal to Chamisa
Grassroots MDC supporters in rural Gokwe and Mberengwa districts are calling upon party president Nelson Chamisa and his national leadership to pressure government to stop their persecution.In...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Dabengwa burial snub cannot erase his legacy
Twitter: @MuckrakerZimTHE presidium was last week conspicuously absent at the burial of Zimbabwe's liberation war stalwart, the late Zipra intelligence supremo Dumiso Dabengwa, at his Ntabazin...Published: 07 Jun 2019 at 07:26hrs | 1 | by MUCKRAKER
Temba Mliswa takes Trump head on
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has accused United States of America of being a bully that want to effect an illegal coup in the troubled country of Venezuela. Venezuela has been grip...Published: 01 May 2019 at 14:00hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Failure to deal with currency crisis proving costly for dictators
For autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be key to survival.It's the same problem that ravaged long-standin...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | | by Bloomberg
Currency chaos toppled Sudan's al-Bashir
FOR autocratic leaders seeking lessons from the toppling of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, avoiding a currency crisis may be the key to survival.It's the same problem that did for long-sta...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:19hrs | | by Bloomberg
MDC final push Part 2 loading…, but it's a failure
Having suffered a humiliating electoral drubbing at the hands of President Emmerson Mnangagwa last year, the MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has been crying day in day out using his infamous "I want my Jig...Published: 03 Apr 2019 at 11:48hrs | | by Elijah Chihota
Loose lips can really sink ships
As Jesus liked his teachings in parables, the Bishop will continue to use intelligible riddles and anecdotes to help you understand the workings of the world, at least as how I understand them....Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:31hrs | | by Bishop Lazi
Mushekwi faces China exit
Zimbabwe international forward Nyasha Mushekwi insists he is not worried about speculation surrounding his football future following reports that he could be on his way out of Chinese Super League sid...Published: 24 Feb 2019 at 22:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
Journalism needs overhaul
Zimbabwean journalist Haru Mutasa recently drew fire from some local journalists and social media couch potatoes - many of whom masquerade as experts on each and every issue - when she pointed out the...Published: 22 Feb 2019 at 09:06hrs | 9 | by Conway Tutani
US cannot be our national dialogue referee
The continued United States (US) big brother mentality on Zimbabwean affairs cannot go unchallenged, as it undermines the country's sovereignty and independence. This time the Washington administratio...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 10:33hrs | | by Christine Lethokuhle Mabhena
Southern Africa's problem of political elite impunity
Former South African deputy foreign affairs minister Aziz Pahad's support for the Maduro regime in Venezuela throws into sharp relief the acceptance by political elites in Southern Africa of die-hard ...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:25hrs | 1 | by Tendai Biti and Mills
Morocco beats South Africa, to unveil Africa's first ever high speed train line
French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI are inaugurating Morocco's first high-speed rail line, the first ever such line in Africa.The $2 billion project was launched in...Published: 16 Nov 2018 at 06:17hrs | | by Associated Press
Woman hits hubby's second wife with a brick
A 26- YEAR- OLD unemployed Guruve woman appeared before a Guruve magistrate on Friday for assaulting her husband's second wife with a brick on the head in a jealousy affair.Shupikai Jack...Published: 28 Oct 2018 at 14:09hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
The Commission of Inquiry
In the late 90s when I became one of ZimRights' top officials - Matebeleland region chairperson and national council member, Felix Mafa then field officer, Nicolas Ndebele founder of ZimRi...Published: 27 Oct 2018 at 14:32hrs | | by Clement Moyo
MDC Alliance Kariba District Chairperson Mr George Masendu elected Kariba Mayor
Finally Kariba Municipality has a set of new councillors, 8 from the MDC Alliance and one from ZANUPF who has claimed such ward from the former deputy Mayor in ward 6. The fresh set brought about a lo...Published: 17 Sep 2018 at 07:07hrs | | by John T Chirinda
US rights groups jet in for elections
TWO United States-based rights groups, the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), have dispatched a joint delegation to assess Zimbabwe' readiness to con...Published: 07 Jun 2018 at 07:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Man stabs wife after mistaking her for lion
A 38-year-old mentally disturbed man from Kwekwe has been spared a jail term for stabbing his wife to death with a kitchen knife after he mistook her for a lion, the court heard.Godfrey Siband...Published: 01 Jun 2018 at 14:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Maduro expels US envoy
President Nicolas Maduro ordered the expulsion of the top US diplomat in Venezuela following a new round of sanctions imposed by Washington over his re-election.Maduro announced the move in a ...Published: 24 May 2018 at 06:53hrs | | by Staff reporter
Nicolas Sarkozy arrested in Gaddafi poll funding inquiry
Nicolas Sarkozy, the former French president, has been arrested over allegations that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, the late Libyan despot, illegally funded his 2007 election campaign.Mr Sarkozy wa...Published: 20 Mar 2018 at 15:44hrs | | by thetimes
This is the wealth Robert Mugabe accumulated while Zim crumbled
We break down how much 'the poorest president in the world' is actually worth.Here is a look at some of the assets Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe owns....Published: 19 Nov 2017 at 16:30hrs | 11 | by Staff Reporter
How to spot a coup!
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has been detained by the country's military, who have seized control of the national broadcaster, ZBC.Soldiers and army vehicles are on the streets of the ca...Published: 16 Nov 2017 at 08:00hrs | | by BBC
Can Mugabe afford to go for broke and expel Mnangagwa?
In Lenin's Russia towards his end days, five potential successors emerged out of the ensuing power struggle. Trotsky. Zinoviev, Bukharin, Kamenev and Stalin. Stalin was not Lenin's favourite. In fact,...Published: 06 Oct 2017 at 07:40hrs | | by Lloyd Msipa
Trump denies Mugabe lunch
United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday snubbed President Robert Mugabe as he treated other African leaders to a working lunch on the sidelines of the 72nd United Nations General Assembly in...Published: 23 Sep 2017 at 18:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
Will the opposition coalition upset Zanu PF?
ZANU PF has been in power for the past thirty seven years. It has been winning the elections with very little challenge. It was only in 2008 that it lost by non losing margin. Its foundation was shake...Published: 03 Sep 2017 at 14:46hrs | | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Mugabe on Donald Trump's radar
PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe is among an "exclusive club of the world's dictators", who remain on United States President Donald Trump's radar, it has emerged.US national security adviser Herbert...Published: 02 Aug 2017 at 07:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
More problems for Jonathan Moyo - report
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission has opened tax evasion investigations into Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology Development Minister Professor Jonathan Moyo and his deputy, Dr...Published: 02 Jul 2017 at 10:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
We are re-using the 2013 election rigging template to win again in 2018 elections
The following is a hypothetical synopsis of ZANU PF rigging mission for the 2018 elections written in the first person. 'You are well aware that any election is a threat to the rule of our ZAN...Published: 23 Jun 2017 at 22:46hrs | | by Themba Mthethwa
'Jobs gaffe, expose Munangagwa's true character'
Nicolás Maduro Moros is a Venezuelan politician who has been the President of Venezuela since assuming office in 2013. Previously he served under President Hugo Chávez as Minister of Foreign Affairs...Published: 31 May 2017 at 14:30hrs | | by Zanda Shumba
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