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Thabitha Khumalo and crew gets $200 bail each
MDC chairperson Thabitha Khumalo, Senator Helen Zivira and six other party activists have been granted RTGS$200 bail. They have been remanded to September 3.The MDC officials appeared ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 1084 | by Staff reporter
'I'm Christian, we're all fallen people' said Coltart - feeble excuse for 20 years of betrayal, Judas repented
"The one central tenet of the Christian faith is that we are all fallen people," said David Coltart, MDC treasurer general."We have our weaknesses, but it also helped me understand some of my ...Published: 14 hrs ago | 813 | by Nomusa Garikai
Mnangagwa's govt under siege over killings
TWO survivors of the August 1, 2018 military shootings, which claimed six lives in the aftermath of last year's highly controversial general election, have dragged government to court, seeking close t...Published: 18 hrs ago | 1304 | by Staff reporter
Wrong to blame Zimbabwe crisis on war veterans
I have always been a fan of Zimbabwe Independent. It has an excellent record of providing the nation with sound and truthful analyses of the economic situation in Zimbabwe.The last edition of ...Published: 18 hrs ago | 185 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa stole elections' jibe, MDC chair, 7 others in court
MDC chairperson Thabitha Khumalo, Senator Helen Zivira and six other party activists are set to appear in court today facing charges of accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa of stealing the July 30, 2...Published: 22 hrs ago | 959 | by Staff reporter
'Park rigged elections and focus on new GNU' - no, Zanu-PF must step down and rigged elections is the gist
"I think both leaders have to park that issue (whether last year's elections were free, fair and credible and therefore Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party are legitimate). In other words, Emmerson Mnanga...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 22:49hrs | 2670 | by Wilbert Mukori
High Court dismisses application to stop MDC march
The Bulawayo High Court has dismissed a chamber application brought in by a business consortium from Bulawayo seeking an order barring the MDC demonstration set for Monday.According to Justice...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 15:29hrs | 6624 | by Staff reporter
Police set to block MDC Alliance Bulawayo demos
Indications are that the police will issue a prohibition order against the MDC Alliance anti President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstrations in Bulawayo on Monday after some organisations approached the H...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 12:02hrs | 1869 | by Staff Reporter
Abductions, torture, dragnet arrests amid vicious crackdown against dissent
Blessing Kunotonga is one of scores of opposition supporters left nursing serious injuries after state security agents launched a crackdown against the MDC ahead of the banned August 16 protests....Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:48hrs | 187 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa demo: a bad govt and bad news
When President Emmerson Mnangagwa wrested power from Robert Mugabe with the help of soldiers in late 2017, he promised his government would give us the economy, economy, economy, and less of badass po...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:41hrs | 232 | by Tawanda Majoni
US role in MDC demonstrations unmasked
DETAILS of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:37hrs | 355 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe and the crisis of one-sided democracy narrative
THE co-existence of political dissent is healthy for any political set-up. However, it is risky to reduce the density of political dissent to the narrowest of extremes of allowing certain political ac...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:36hrs | 88 | by Richard R Mahomva
Sikhala accuses Chamisa of cowardice
Details of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:23hrs | 608 | by Staff reporter
FIFA sucked into Zimbabwe football power struggles
FIRED Zimbabwe Football Association (Zifa) board member responsible for competitions, Chamunorwa Chiwanza has taken his fight against the Felton Kamambo led soccer mother body to Zuric, Switzerland, t...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 09:22hrs | 72 | by Staff reporter
USA role in MDC demonstrations exposed
DETAILS of how the United States of America Ambassador to Zimbabwe Brian Nichols actively encouraged senior MDC officials to press on with Friday's demonstrations by assuring them that Washington "wou...Published: 18 Aug 2019 at 08:47hrs | 1398 | by Staff Reporter
CIOs block release of Chief Ndiweni court judgment
Members of dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation are reported to have issued an instruction barring the release of a judgment relating to Nhlambabaloyi Chief who was sentenced to 18 months in pris...Published: 17 Aug 2019 at 16:53hrs | 6857 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Police assault journalists covering protests
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) anti-riot officers assaulted Talkmore Fani Mapfumo a local journalist with online publication Zim Morning Post today, 16 August 2019, in Harare for filming the police of...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 16:44hrs | 2054 | by MISA
Britain and EU speak on Harare demonstration
The European Union and the British government have expressed dismay over the images from Harare showing a number of protestors being beaten by the police. EU posted on Twitter saying, "Very wo...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 12:30hrs | 13698 | by Mandla Ndlovu
120 illegal foreigners arrested in Hilllbrow on Wednesday
At least 120 illegal immigrants were nabbed at the notorious Hillbrow suburb on Wednesday night during a joint SAPS and JMPD operation targeting condemned buildings. In a statement on Friday J...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 09:36hrs | 4515 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa fears Sudan-style protests will rock Zimbabwe
Government's deep-seated fears of massive Sundanese-style protests over the deteriorating political and economic emergency have been exposed after it moved yesterday to block mass demonstrations calle...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:30hrs | 1897 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa okays MDC demo against own government
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has given the MDC the green light to stage a protest against his own government's poor handling of the national economy which, according to the main opposition party, has ...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 08:12hrs | 662 | by newzimbabwe
Red flag raised over abductions, torture
HUMAN rights and other civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on Sadc, African Union and the international community to rein in the Zimbabwean government as tensions rise over alleged abductio...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:29hrs | 89 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe in lockdown ahead of demo
TENSION and fear gripped Harare and other parts of the country yesterday amid a huge deployment of heavily armed soldiers and police ahead of a planned demonstration today by the opposition MDC to pro...Published: 16 Aug 2019 at 07:28hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
America issues statement on Zimbabwe
The United States of America Embassy in Harare has condemned the brutal crackdown on opposition members by suspected members of the Central Intelligence Organisation. The Embassy posted a stat...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 22:16hrs | 11756 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mnangagwa in desperate call
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has made a last ditch effort to persuade the opposition MDC Alliance not to go ahead with their planned anti government demonstrations on 16 August.In an early Twi...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 08:01hrs | 7425 | by Staff Reporter
Kidnappings raise tension in Zimbabwe
Suspected security agents abducted and tortured an MDC youth leader and a pre-democracy activist in pre-dawn raids yesterday- further raising tensions ahead of tomorrow's mass protests against Preside...Published: 15 Aug 2019 at 07:49hrs | 1335 | by Staff reporter
We have more heroes in 40 years than UK in 400 years - but not one stopped Zim going to the dogs, why
"President Emmerson Mnangagwa is the biggest thief," said Thomas Mapfumo in a facebook video circulating in the social media.Thomas Mapfumo, is a very talented Zimbabwean musician who has cons...Published: 13 Aug 2019 at 20:38hrs | 1887 | by Wilbert Mukori
Zanu-PF approves conference venue
Zanu-PF on Thursday approved the newly-proposed annual conference venue, Murape Secondary School in Dema, Seke, with preparations for the gathering now in full swing.The new venue was chosen a...Published: 12 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 465 | by Staff reporter
Xenophobic arrests and raids in the so called 'multi-pronged Approach'
The Constitution of South Africa enshrines the right to Human dignity, equality of treatment before the law and in the enjoyment of all rights, the freedom and security of the person which includes no...Published: 11 Aug 2019 at 17:14hrs | 1263 | by V Sibanda
Mnangagwa ally warns of bloodshed
A key ally of President Emmerson Mnangagwa has warned citizens against heeding a call by the opposition MDC to take to the streets next Friday indicating it is likely to lead to loss of lives....Published: 10 Aug 2019 at 11:49hrs | 7676 | by newzimbabwe
MDC Alliance 'risking lives' with protests
Zimbabwe deputy information minister Energy Mutodi has warned that MDC Alliance members are "risking their lives" with their planned anti President Emmerson Mnangagwa demonstration on 16 August. ...Published: 09 Aug 2019 at 18:08hrs | 2879 | by Staff Reporter
Gweru vendors given 7-day ultimatum
GWERU City Council has given vendors operating at Kudzanayi long distance bus terminus a seven-day ultimatum to vacate their stalls which are not in the local authority's database, a development that ...Published: 07 Aug 2019 at 09:26hrs | 673 | by Staff reporter
Biti hints on massive demos
MDC Alliance has given indications that it will soon embark on mass demonstrations against the failure by President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his government to attend to the tumbling Zimbabwean economy t...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 17:30hrs | 6702 | by Staff Reporter
Police hunt co-wife killer
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a 33 year-old Masvingo woman who allegedly fatally struck her husband's second wife with a cooking stick following a dispute over household chores. The suspe...Published: 05 Aug 2019 at 07:31hrs | 777 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa chasing wrong priorities, says US Senate
President Emmerson Mnangagwa is misdirecting his energy lobbying western governments and blaming Zimbabwe's economic crisis on United sanctions, said Senator Jim Risch, the chairman of the United Stat...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 16:45hrs | 3162 | by ZimLive
EFF condemns beating of police by foreigners in South Africa
The Zimbabwe Economic Freedom Fighters says it is appalled by the violence that was unleashed on police officers by some foreigners in Johannesburg on Thursday. In a statement issued on Friday...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 15:51hrs | 4447 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chamisa ally escape 'abduction'
MDC top officials, among them secretary for elections Jacob Mafume and youth leader Obey Sithole, were reportedly attacked by unknown assailants suspected to be State operatives on Wednesday evening i...Published: 02 Aug 2019 at 08:07hrs | 3260 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, pupils forced to Mnangagwa event
GWERU teachers and pupils from Grades 4 to Form 6 were yesterday compelled to attend the official opening of the Zimbabwe Youth and Paralympic Games at Mkoba Stadium, where President Emmerson Mnangagw...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 21:45hrs | 774 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa speaks on youth leader abduction attempts
MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa has condemned reported attempts by unknown men with AK 47s and un marked vehicles to abduct his party's youth leader Obey Sithole on Wednesday. The att...Published: 01 Aug 2019 at 11:53hrs | 6279 | by Staff Reporter
Chamisa exposes Tabitha Khumalo's hypocrisy
MDC Alliance chairperson Ms Tabitha Khumalo's recent utterances that the troubles faced by her party in Bulawayo are rooted in tribalism are a reckless and divisive spin that should be condemned by al...Published: 30 Jul 2019 at 07:36hrs | 4232 | by Editorial - Chronicle
Online casino on the rise in Africa
Casinos were previously associated with Las Vegas, Nevada in the US but the trending is quickly spreading to various other parts in the world. African countries has not been left behind in the elite g...Published: 29 Jul 2019 at 14:03hrs | 358 | by Staff Writer
Red flag over Zimbabwe army role
TWO American institutions that observed last year's harmonised elections say they are worried about the military's involvement in putting down protests and its involvement in government operations....Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 18:26hrs | 1904 | by Staff reporter
The Second-Republic reform axis and counter-revolutionary fad
The transitional challenges we are facing are part of the mandatory experience which we need if we are to build a lasting foundation to the new future our country deserves. The current instabi...Published: 28 Jul 2019 at 10:00hrs | 855 | by Richard R. Mahomva
Mnangagwa's govt blocks abuses probe team
AT a time President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration says it is on a drive to re-engage the international community, it has emerged that the government is blocking an International Labour Organisat...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 17:11hrs | 3560 | by Staff reporter
World must be patient with Zimbabwe on reforms - SB Moyo
SINCE taking over power from long-time leader Robert Mugabe in a military coup in 2017, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has sought to end Zimbabwe's pariah status through an international re-engagement p...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 09:26hrs | 1318 | by Staff report
Chamisa's MDC itches for confrontation
THE Nelson Chamisa-led MDC has initiated a series of rallies which will culminate into what insiders said would be a massive demonstration against President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government for alleged...Published: 26 Jul 2019 at 08:23hrs | 653 | by Staff reporter
REVEALED: More Bulawayo councillors sucked in parking tender scam
A storm has been brewing in the second largest city of Zimbabwe Bulawayo as residents express their anger over an unsolicited bid by Harare based city parking to take over parking space in Bulawayo. ...Published: 23 Jul 2019 at 14:27hrs | 2612 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zanu-PF vote-buying scandal raises alarm
A leading election monitoring group has condemned Zanu-PF's alleged attempts to use medical drugs to influence the outcome of the Lupane East constituency by-election, saying the move violates the pri...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:25hrs | 864 | by Staff reporter
Nust bursar suspended
THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has suspended its bursar Mr Fortune Nkomo, over allegations of financial misappropriation.Mr Nkomo was reportedly suspended last Friday...Published: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:08hrs | 1702 | by Staff reportet
Government programmes poorly supervised, says Zanu PF official
GOVERNMENT programmes and policies, including the much-hyped command agriculture, suffered a huge setback due to lack of supervision, monitoring and evaluation by Cabinet ministers and office bearers,...Published: 20 Jul 2019 at 08:31hrs | 513 | by Staff Reporter
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