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Bulawayo City 90 minutes away from PSL quick return
BULAWAYO City are now 90 minutes away from making a quick return into the Premier Soccer League after grinding a result against a determined Mosi Rovers in a Zifa Southern Region Division One match pl...Published: 10 Nov 2019 at 08:31hrs | 364 | by Staff reporter
Sithembiso Nyoni lampooned for lack of seriousness
Minister Sithembiso Nyoni torched a storm from fellow MPs when her ministry reported that it had failed to employ ward development coordinators in Matebeleland North because there are no people qualif...Published: 04 Nov 2019 at 11:39hrs | 2740 | by newzimbabwe
Chinotimba in court
Zanu-PF Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba has been dragged to the High Court by a Chipinge farmer who is seeking to bar him from selling his property that was wrongfully identified f...Published: 01 Nov 2019 at 06:55hrs | 5871 | by Staff reporter
Naming and shaming corrupt Bigwigs is not enough: They ought to rot in jail - Nomboka
Responding to a question posed by this reporter during a live interview on ‘what should have been done by seating parliamentarians which they were apparently not doing to put an immediate stop to ra...Published: 20 Oct 2019 at 23:24hrs | 423 | by Agencies
Man in robbery spree as Masowe congregants pray
A 34-year-old man from Victoria Falls allegedly tiptoed into a Johanne Masowe shrine at night and stole cellphones and bags while congregants were in a prayer session, a court heard. Artwell M...Published: 18 Oct 2019 at 15:03hrs | 470 | by Staff reporter
Man steals from church, blames dead man
A Victoria Falls man who broke into a church, stole an assortment of household goods and tried to blame the offence on someone who died before it was committed, has been sentenced to four years ...Published: 10 Oct 2019 at 08:08hrs | 1242 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls expo flops
THE 2019 Victoria Falls Agricultural Show failed to live up to expectations as children dominated the attendance with exhibitors falling far short of the target. Although show organiser, Mr Te...Published: 01 Oct 2019 at 06:36hrs | 162 | by Staff reporter
Taxmen, police, and army take bribes from smugglers
The Victoria Falls, on the mighty Zambezi River between Zimbabwe and Zambia, is one of the world's seven wonders and arguably the largest waterfall by width and depth.It is alternatively known...Published: 29 Sep 2019 at 12:34hrs | 548 | by Staff reporter
President Mohadi to open Victoria Falls Agric Show
ACTING President, Kembo Mohadi, is set to officiate at the 2019 Victoria Falls Agricultural Show, which begins here on Thursday. Organisers of the exhibition target to go international by 2021...Published: 24 Sep 2019 at 07:59hrs | 184 | by Staff reporter
Four big wigs who said no to Heroes Acre for Mugabe embarrassed
The death of comrade Robert Gabriel Mugabe has left us with a lot of lessons. The first and important lesson is that of maturity. Political maturity. Among the peoples of the world some are ca...Published: 12 Sep 2019 at 05:58hrs | 16813 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa's supporters demand military training, guns
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa should consider recruiting youth for military training if he is entertaining any thought to taking power in Zimbabwe, the party's supporters in Matabeleland North have said....Published: 11 Sep 2019 at 06:10hrs | 1855 | by newzimbabwe
Who Owns England?
Who Owns England? The question sounds oblique, when one considers the country's documented long history of "civilisation". One would think that, by now, this question should have long been settled. Ye...Published: 01 Sep 2019 at 14:33hrs | 140 | by Ranga Mataire
No quick solutions to electricity, fuel shortages: Coltart
In our previous edition we carried a Q&A with former Education minister David Coltart where he spoke about the culture of political violence in Zimbabwe and how it has also influenced the MDC....Published: 25 Aug 2019 at 18:50hrs | 331 | by Staff reporter
Sex in kombi full of passengers
A 22-YEAR-OLD man from Victoria Falls has been arrested for engaging in sex with a minor girl in a moving commuter omnibus full of passengers.The Form Four girl, now 16, is seven months pregna...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 00:02hrs | 2549 | by Staff reporter
Why elections cannot help liberate uMthwakazi- MIOR
It is not mind boggling that Elections cannot liberate UMthwakazi. What is mind boggling is that at this day and time, there are some people in UMthwakazi in particular who still believe that partakin...Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 461 | by Mthwakazi Institute of Research
Civil servants chide 'inconsiderate' Mthuli Ncube
CIVIL servants have chided Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for saying he will pay them full bonuses in November at a time impoverished government workers desperately need a salary review to be able to s...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:55hrs | 3775 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's govt has abandoned war veterans, says Chinotimba
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has abandoned veterans of the country's liberation struggle and needs to copy from other countries that have social safety nets to carters for those that ...Published: 08 Aug 2019 at 07:52hrs | 4115 | by newzimbabwe
Biti tears into Mthuli Ncube's 'lipstick and mascara'
HARARE East MP Tendai Biti yesterday tore into Finance minister Mthuli Ncube's 2019 supplementary budget, describing it as a big fraud and misrepresentation of the true state of the economy.He...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 17:03hrs | 7517 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa son, Job Sikhala in US$15 million CBZ loan default scam
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's son and former First Lady Grace Mugabe's names have featured prominently in a list of 26 high profile individuals who received millions of US dollars in CBZ loans which ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:39hrs | 10678 | by newzimbabwe
Mudenda punishes MDC MPs
Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda yesterday ordered the forfeiture of MDC-Alliance legislators' allowances as punishment for boycotting a sitting in which Finance and Economic D...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 07:47hrs | 2066 | by Staff reporter
Parliament of Zimbabwe exposed
The constitution of the Republic of Zimbabwe provides for a robust and effective legislative arm of government, which provides oversight to the executive. Recent events have exposed Parliament as weak...Published: 22 Jul 2019 at 11:12hrs | 6675 | by Nicholas Ncube
Chinotimba wins macadamia nuts debt fight
A High Court judge has given Buhera South legislator, Joseph Chinotimba the green-light to attach a property belonging to Chinese owned firm, Sunny Zimbabwe International in order to recover US$65 755...Published: 17 Jul 2019 at 08:44hrs | 2462 | by newzimbabwe
Matanga tells cops to be diligent
ZIMBABWE Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga has urged police officers who are attending the rebranding exercise to be diligent, engaging and understanding in executing their duties because the...Published: 27 Jun 2019 at 06:58hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZRP starts equipping police to deal with rioters
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has started equipping police to deal with rioters in fulfilment of recommendations made by a Commission of Inquiry led by former South Africa President Kgalema Motla...Published: 26 Jun 2019 at 07:18hrs | 1558 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF demands apology from Chamisa's MDC
Zanu-PF legislators yesterday demanded that MDC-Alliance apologises to Speaker of the National Assembly, Advocate Jacob Mudenda, for their rowdy behaviour at the funeral of Glen View South MP, Mrs Vim...Published: 19 Jun 2019 at 07:37hrs | 1994 | by Staff reporter
Victoria Falls rejects local currency
The resort town of Victoria Falls has almost completely dollarised due to the volatility of the local currency, but the development has adversely affected residents, it has emerged.Landlords, ...Published: 16 Jun 2019 at 20:21hrs | 2559 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa questions Wadyajena's Lamborghini
NORTON MP Temba Mliswa (Independent) yesterday raised a matter of privilege with Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Mudenda, over the recent importation of a US$250 000 Lamborghini vehicle by Gok...Published: 13 Jun 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1708 | by Staff reporter
Honorable Joseph Chinotimba is a hands on MP
Solely looking for academic persons and technocrats to fill key positions in government and parastatals has not helped our cause. Some of the alumni are armchair 'bosses' not leaders who get d...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 19:42hrs | 3996 | by Thomas Murisa
Zanu-PF and the football connection
The Zimbabwe senior national team will represent the nation at Africa,s greatest soccer showpiece in Egypt in 2019, which is no mean achievement for the team .The team made it despite numerous challen...Published: 24 May 2019 at 08:03hrs | 896 | by AT Kadada
Jacob Mudenda blocks fuel situation debate
SPEAKER of the National Assembly Jacob Mudenda yesterday shot down a request by MPs to discuss the fuel situation in the country as a matter of urgency, saying legislators will get a chance to grill E...Published: 22 May 2019 at 16:11hrs | 2540 | by Staff reporter
Cheating man kills wife, shares bed with corpse
A CHEATING Victoria Falls man allegedly fatally punched and kicked his wife before sharing the bed with her lifeless body at night not knowing she was long dead.Japhet Mapfumo (41) of House Nu...Published: 26 Apr 2019 at 11:28hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa given a 7-day deadline
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused by a Zanu-PF-aligned union of ignoring the plight of workers "to please his neo-capitalist friends", in another sign of fissures in the ruling party....Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 07:17hrs | 5358 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa faces revolt
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has been accused by a Zanu-PF-aligned un- ion of ignoring the plight of workers "to please his neo-capitalist friends", in an- other sign of fissures in the ruling party....Published: 07 Apr 2019 at 09:05hrs | 11049 | by Staff reporter
Pricing madness hits Victoria Falls
NZALA Milimo was born in Victoria Falls in 1974 and did her primary and secondary education at public schools in the resort town's ghetto townships.But unlike the thousands of well-heeled fore...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:09hrs | 4216 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe male MPs fuel gender violations
WHILE a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, the journey to women's emancipation seems so close yet so far!The day to day scenarios are characterised by women being victims of all...Published: 08 Mar 2019 at 16:58hrs | 993 | by Staff reporter
Damnatio memoriae and Robert Gabriel Mugabe National Youth Day?
In the recent past few years, it had become a norm in February to see pomp and extravagance in Zimbabwe's state and independent media with preparations towards and celebrations on the birthday of "com...Published: 21 Feb 2019 at 21:18hrs | 528 | by Brian Maregedze
WATCH: Chinotimba perfoms ritual at a Dubai river
Buhera South member of parliament Joseph Chinotimba was recently in Dubai for an investment Summit.When he came back he attended parliament clad in a full middle east outfit that took social m...Published: 18 Feb 2019 at 08:13hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
WATCH: Chinotimba slams 'Killer' Dexter Nduna and Mliswa
Buhera South Member of Parliament Joseph Chinotimba has slammed fellow MPs Temba Mliswa and Dexter Nduna for their behavior in parliament last week.Chinotimba said the behavior in not consiste...Published: 16 Feb 2019 at 11:24hrs | 8483 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Ziyambi downplays Nduna murder confessions
JUSTICE minister Ziyambi Ziyambi yesterday tried to downplay Chegutu West MP Dexter Nduna's confession that he was a killer by telling the Senate that the word in Shona had several meanings.Zi...Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:44hrs | 2903 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba disgusted by Mliswa, Nduna 'idiotic' behaviour
ZANU-PF MP for Buhera South, Joseph Chinotimba says he was ashamed of the riotous behaviour of fellow legislators Dexter Nduna and Temba Mliswa who came close to trading blows beginning of this week....Published: 15 Feb 2019 at 08:40hrs | 2092 | by newzimbabwe
PHOTO: Sheik Chinotimba sets social media ablaze
Sheik Chinotimba sets social media ablaze...Published: 14 Feb 2019 at 15:51hrs | 3997 | by Staff reporter
Chinotimba disowns Twitter account
Buhera South legislator Joseph Chinotimba has disowned several social media accounts, including on Twitter and Facebook, under his name that are being used to post offensive messages. Chinotim...Published: 09 Feb 2019 at 07:01hrs | 1298 | by Staff reporter
Maths teacher 'rapes' nurse
A MATHEMATICS teacher at Mkhosana Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School in Victoria Falls has been arrested for allegedly raping his friend, a nurse, twice in a car. The nurse who cannot be n...Published: 12 Jan 2019 at 17:17hrs | | by Staf reporter
Zimbabwe MPs 'eating' on behalf of hungry constituents
As the electorate and citizens we have an obligation to question the way we are governed and/or represented. Yes, it is every citizen's right to seek representation either in the Executive or the Legi...Published: 09 Jan 2019 at 11:23hrs | 169 | by Elliot Ziwira
Of mute MPs and their mute brigade
Parliament offers its members many platforms to speak on diverse issues.A member can rise on the floor to table a petition, a private members' Bill, raise a matter of national importance, ask ...Published: 06 Jan 2019 at 17:55hrs | 684 | by Blessings Mashaya
Mugabe's ex-minister, wife lose property
Former Lands minister Douglas Mombeshora and his wife Millicent are set to lose household property worth thousands of dollars after failing to pay back an undisclosed amount of money to a local bank....Published: 02 Jan 2019 at 14:28hrs | 4991 | by Staff reporter
MPs say 'Yes' to Mthuli Ncube's 2% tax
The 2019 National Budget sailed through the National Assembly on Thursday with legislators adopting the two percent intermediated tax which was one of the contentious issues in the Finance Bill. Parli...Published: 25 Dec 2018 at 08:00hrs | 2364 | by Staff Reporter
Zanu PF blocks MDC bid to scrap 2% tax
A BID by the main opposition MDC Alliance legislators to have the 2% transaction tax cut to 0,5% hit a snag in the National Assembly when Zanu PF legislators used their majority to vote for its implem...Published: 24 Dec 2018 at 19:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Linda Masarira defends Chinotimba
MDC-T National spokesperson Linda Masarira has defended ZANU PF MP Joseph Chinotimba who is being accused of sexism and tribalism after referring to MDC National Chairperson Tabitha Khumalo as a prost...Published: 10 Dec 2018 at 13:03hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Which devolution Mthuli Ncube?
On the back of another, rather surprising, albeit welcome political somersault that has seen President Emmerson Mnangagwa embrace devolution, a hitherto Zanu-PF taboo, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube an...Published: 09 Dec 2018 at 07:09hrs | 1817 | by Zifiso Masiye
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