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Pearls cast before a swine: does not know what to do with them
Power was trust upon him: Chamisa was literally given power by former President Tsvangirai on his death bed. He was terminally ill; it was a matter of days and hours; Tsvangirai died leaving Chamisa b...Published: 29 Jun 2025 at 12:31hrs | 397 | by Nomazulu Thata
Prison officer rapes teen lover at Chikurubi
A PRISON officer is being accused of allegedly raping a teenager at Chikurubi Prison Camp on Monday.Proud Bhanya is alleged to have lured his lover, 19,from Glenwood to his room at the camp wh...Published: 29 May 2025 at 10:25hrs | 605 | by Staff reporter
Police re-arrest Chikurubi prison escapee after nearly 3 years
A man who escaped from Chikurubi Prison Farm almost three years ago has been re-arrested, police confirmed Friday, ending a long-running manhunt for a suspect linked to multiple crimes.The Zim...Published: 05 May 2025 at 13:43hrs | 373 | by Staff reporter
Innocent Mpoki, Zimbabweans do not deserve academic insults
Whoever read your today's article on Bulawayo24 is wondering on what planet you live on. I realized you live in USA: The hardships Zimbabwean are going through in that hellhole in Zimbabwe, you have n...Published: 15 Jan 2025 at 21:23hrs | 998 | by Nomazulu Thata
Professor Stephen Rupange, Zimbabweans do not deserve insults. Stop it!
The least that the so-called learned people should do is to insult Zimbabweans for politics that has failed. The professor to tell us that Zimbabweans are cowards and selfish. This is below the pale: ...Published: 21 Aug 2024 at 16:39hrs | 1111 | by Nomazulu Thata
Sikhala says his enemies planning to assassinate him
Outspoken opposition figure Job Sikhala has revealed fears of assassination plots orchestrated by his adversaries.Sikhala voiced these concerns during the unveiling of his new political endeav...Published: 09 Feb 2024 at 07:02hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala says Tsvangirai cried on his shoulders in a dream
Recently released former legislator Job Sikhala shared that he had a significant dream during his time at Chikurubi Prison, where late opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai appeared, shedding tears and ...Published: 06 Feb 2024 at 04:45hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's 'friends' have been secretly conniving and working with his tormentors
In what appears to be an indirect criticism of individuals within the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), including President Nelson Chamisa, Job Sikhala, the incarcerated former Member of Parliament...Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa says Zimbabwe is a big prison
In a recent social media exchange, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa drew a disheartening comparison between Zimbabwe and a vast prison, stating, "Zimbabwe is just such a big p...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 16:06hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Zambia trained 'CCC insurgents'?
During a recent gathering aimed at promoting post-election peace, Linda Masarira, the leader of the opposition Labour, Economists, and African Democrats (LEAD) party, sparked controversy by accusing a...Published: 28 Sep 2023 at 07:50hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala got US$40,000 Parly money against Chamisa's advise?
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) activists have risen to the defence of the party and its leader, Nelson Chamisa, in the row over the welfare of jailed legislator Job Sikhala.Sik...Published: 13 Apr 2023 at 17:35hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
US$26,000 loot disappears as mob corners, kill armed robbery suspect
Two suspects who thought they had hit the jackpot when they shot and robbed an illegal forex dealer of US$26,000 cash in Beitbridge were cornered and bashed by a mob leading to the death of one of the...Published: 19 Feb 2023 at 18:00hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans danced when Mugabe fell, now life is worse than ever
For Jasmine Toffa, the hardest moment of her life was not being beaten black and blue by regime thugs. It came when the Zimbabwean MP appeared in parliament after surgery, broken hands in plaster, and...Published: 30 Jan 2023 at 07:15hrs | 13 | by Christina Lamb for The Sunday Times (UK)
'My Comrades want to poison me' Job Sikhala says
Imprisoned CCC lawmaker Job Sikhala has sensationally claimed that persons close to him have been bringing poisoned food to prison in a plot to kill him. Sikhala alleged the plot in a sensatio...Published: 02 Jan 2023 at 13:22hrs | 1 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mliswa fights in Sikhala's corner
Outspoken Norton legislator Temba Mliswa has continued to fight in incarcerated Zengeza West legislator Job Sikhala's corner.Mliswa said th...Published: 24 Dec 2022 at 09:20hrs | | by Simbarashe Sithole
Mnangagwa's govt splashes US$60m on police
GOVERNMENT has set aside US$60 million and several billions in local currency for police operations for next year.This comes ahead of elections next year, which are likely to be held in July o...Published: 21 Dec 2022 at 20:11hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi prisoner escapes, police on the lookout
ZIMBABWE Republic Police (ZRP) are on the hunt for a 24 year old inmate who escaped Chikurubi Maximum Wednesday.Danaishe Chinyama was serving a one-year sentence for a charge of malicious dama...Published: 11 Dec 2022 at 08:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's 12 children struggling to survive
Opposition MP Job Sikhala refused to go to court this week for the ruling on his 10th bail application in protest against what he knew would be the outcome.His lawyer, Freddy Masarirevu, told ...Published: 04 Dec 2022 at 08:09hrs | 23 | by Staff reporter
The enablers of Shona hegemony and enemies of Mthwakazi's peoples' emancipation from the MLF President
Greetings to all!, The compilation of this article identifies the enablers of Shona hegemony among others as the so-called "ZPRA Legacy Group". This group is comprised of charlatans who are in...Published: 21 Nov 2022 at 09:37hrs | 25 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Chamisa's CCC says NO to Zimbabwe's Commonwealth return bid
"For Zimbabwe to rejoin the community of nations, it is very important for us to stop abusing citizens. You know that there are political prisoners who have been in pretrial detention for more than 14...Published: 15 Nov 2022 at 04:55hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Another ploy of rewriting history by the Zanu-PF regime
Greetings to all! FROM THEMTHWAKAZI LIBERATION FRONT PRESIDENTDR CHURCHILL MP...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 15:13hrs | 12 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Mwonzora meets jailed Sikhala at Chikurubi Prison
MDC Alliance president, Douglas Mwonzora, on Saturday visited incarcerated Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) interim deputy chairperson, Job Sikhala at Chikurubi Maximum Prison amid claims the St. ...Published: 16 Oct 2022 at 19:23hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Arrest of Sikhala's wife raises security concerns for his family'
INCARCERATED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) Chairperson Job Sikhala's lawyer has raised concerns over the arrest of the lawmaker's wife, saying her life could be in danger.Freddy Masarire...Published: 21 Sep 2022 at 06:07hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala's wife released following brief detention
JAILED CCC legislator Job Sikhala's wife Ellen has been released following her detention by police, Tuesday.She was arrested earlier for an alleged traffic offense while on her way to visit he...Published: 20 Sep 2022 at 18:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Bulawayo seeks heroine status for Dupute
BULAWAYO Province has requested a national heroine status for Nellie Dupute who was laid to rest on Saturday at Lady Stanley Cemetery.A former death row inmate at Chikurubi Prison after she wa...Published: 19 Sep 2022 at 05:57hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Oscar Pambuka, Psychology Maziwisa head back to Chikurubi Prison after bail pending appeal thrown out
FORMER Zanu-PF legislator, Psychology Maziwisa and ex-ZBC broadcaster, Oscar Pambuka, could be heading back to jail after their appeal against conviction and sentence in the Zimbabwe Power Compa...Published: 16 Sep 2022 at 19:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC should negotiate Sikhala release says Madhuku
CONSTITUTIONAL law lecturer and opposition politician Professor Lovemore Madhuku torched a storm Tuesday after suggesting that political negotiations were now the only realistic route for securing the...Published: 06 Sep 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
Job Sikhala falls sick
INCARCERATED Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) legislator, Job Sikhala has reportedly fallen sick while detained at Chikurubi Maximum Prison.The MP's lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa was reportedly ...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 15:18hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 2023 strategy
Zimbabwe's general election is several months away but many opposition figures say they are already battling intense government repression similar to the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, the former ...Published: 04 Sep 2022 at 07:58hrs | 4 | by Staff reporter
Sikhala living like a rat at Chikurubi Prison
INCARCERATED Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) lawmaker, Job Sikhala says inmates in the country's correctional institutions were living under inhumane conditions cramped like rats.He challe...Published: 01 Sep 2022 at 20:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Road rehab moves to high-density suburbs
The emergency road repairs and rehabilitation being undertaken by the Government are now moving into the suburban roads in high-density suburbs, which have been neglected for years by inept and corrup...Published: 17 Jan 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni stay put in the UK: We have had enough suspicious killings in Zimbabwe
Kuwe Nkosi Ndiweni, It is not a secret that I am not your favourite subject. I have critiqued you at every angle. However, I hate to see your life on the line. Going back to Zimbabwe means dea...Published: 20 Dec 2021 at 22:20hrs | 13 | by Nomazulu Thata
Zimbabwe women's group in today's reaction to Merry Mubayiwa is long overdue
We welcome the intervention of the Zimbabwe women's group to put pressure to the Vice President, General Constantine Chiwenga. We celebrate their move to put questions to VP why he is treating Merry l...Published: 29 Nov 2021 at 11:18hrs | 22 | by Nomazulu Thata
Prison escapee jailed for 4 years
An alleged serial robber and rapist on remand for attacking almost 20 women recently escaped from Harare Remand Prison, allegedly with the help of two prison officers, but was caught, was yesterday ja...Published: 15 Oct 2021 at 06:18hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Makomborero is our national Hero: We demand his release immediately! These Thugs must Free Mako now!
We demand I repeat once more, we demand the release of Makomborero Haruzivishe now at best yesterday. We cannot be silent when our children languish in Zanu notorious prisons for no apparent reasons e...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 14:30hrs | 14 | by Nomazulu Thata
Jane Ngwenya the first black woman nationalist to join active politics in Rhodesia
Comrade Jane Ngwenya was the first woman who dared the men spaces, a domain of male occupation: politics. When my mother came to Zambia running away from the obvious incarceration at Chikurubi prison ...Published: 08 Aug 2021 at 13:44hrs | 1 | by Nomazulu Thata
MDC's Madzokere abandoned by wife
FREED MDC activist Tungamirai Madzokere carried a broken figure as he narrated how he only got to know his wife had abandoned their matrimonial home eight months ago.Dejected and seemingly out...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Luke Malaba faces 6 months at Chikurubi Prison
Human rights lawyer Musa Kika filed an urgent High Court application on Tuesday seeking the arrest and jailing of Luke Malaba for contempt of court after showing up for work in defiance of a judgment ...Published: 26 May 2021 at 06:50hrs | 12 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe snubs supporters, sneaks out of prison
ON a very Wednesday cold evening, dozens of MDC Alliance members were left frustrated after receiving a phone call that their bailed-out compatriots, Joanna Mamombe and Cecilia Chimbiri had sneaked ou...Published: 06 May 2021 at 08:31hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Prison break at Chikurubi, Mamombe escapes prison?
In the past week there has been a serious talk about how Johanna Mamombe who is in a remand prison was treated. The issue was bordering on the video clip ...Published: 25 Apr 2021 at 06:06hrs | 2 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
I'm not going anywhere, I am sick - Appealed Joanna Mamombe
The incarcerated Harare West Member of Parliament and MDC Alliance National Executive member of the Youth Assembly Joanna Mamombe has fallen ill at Chikurubi Prison.She complained of a tummy a...Published: 23 Apr 2021 at 17:22hrs | 1 | by Fanuel Chinowaita
Prisoners to attend funerals, weddings
PRISONERS may be temporarily released to attend funerals, weddings and other important family functions provided they apply and get permission from the Minister of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Aff...Published: 17 Mar 2021 at 06:31hrs | 9 | by Staff reporter
Mamombe, Chimbiri evacuated from Chikurubi prison cell after snake intrusion
A snake intrusion forced the evacuation of MDC Alliance activists Joana Mamombe and Cecelia Chimbiri from a Chikurubi Maximum Prison cell, it has emerged.The mystery serpent was spotted dangli...Published: 15 Mar 2021 at 20:42hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Death celebration exposes MDC-Alliance's shallowness
The third week of this month was perhaps Zimbabwe's darkest as the nation lost four national heroes, who included three Government ministers and 70 Zimbabweans dying in one day due to the Covid-19 pan...Published: 01 Feb 2021 at 05:33hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Chamisa's spin-nurse relives prison nightmare
MDC Alliance spokesperson Fadzai Mahere was arrested recently and charged for allegedly communicating falsehoods in a matter involving a baby who was initially reported dead following a baton stick st...Published: 19 Jan 2021 at 15:51hrs | | by Staff Reporter
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
TelOne to plant 100 000 trees
TELONE is targeting to plant 100 000 trees by the end of next year, the telecommunication company's MD Chipo Mutasa has said.Mutasa said this yesterday at Marondera Prison during a handover ce...Published: 06 Dec 2020 at 08:11hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Prison ordered to provide inmates with water
The High Court has ordered Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS) to supply 60 litres of water daily to every prisoner and also supply inmates with the water containers to arrest the spread ...Published: 02 Dec 2020 at 06:19hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chikurubi Prison boss admits to overcrowding
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) has admitted that there is overcrowding at Chikurubi Maximum Prison after lawyers yesterday visited the prison following an order by High Court ju...Published: 25 Nov 2020 at 04:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Female Judge fighting a merciless Zanu PF regime: worse than that of Ian Douglas Smith!
Justice Erica Ndewere is alone, fighting the evil regime of Mnangagwa's Zanu, worse than that of Smith's UDI. There is not a single women's organisation fighting on her side to give her emotional assi...Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 23:24hrs | 5 | by Nomazulu Thata
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