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MDC position on the proposed constitutional amendments
The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) is deeply concerned with the various constitutional amendments that were recently proposed by the Zanu PF regime.Indeed, despite all the grave concerns...Published: 2 hrs ago | 229 | by Kucaca Phulu
There is a special place in hell for women!!!!
This is a special quote from the former Secretary of State Madeline Albright. There is a special place in hell for women who don't help other women." This quote comes to my mind because the ZACC boss ...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1328 | by Nomazulu Thata
Grace Mugabe challenges truck grab case
FORMER President, Robert Mugabe's widow, Grace has challenged the case in which she and her late husband are being accused of confiscating a truck belonging to Sun Marine Shipping (Private) Limited af...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2807 | by newzimbabwe
Bev in surprise wedding
SEXY pole dancer cum musician, Beverly Sibanda caught the nation by surprise Thursday when she appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court to wed one Chambuka Mufudzi.Finer details on the couple'...Published: 19 hrs ago | 3628 | by newzimbabwe
Mzembi to break Zimbabwe political stalemate?
Our political dynamics require a game changer to break the perennial stalemate between the two main protagonists of our failed politics, Zanu PF and MDC A . At the core of this gridlock is the vanity ...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 12:19hrs | 4617 | by Tawanda Ruzanhi
Marry Chiwenga has shown the way, can Zimbabweans emulate her?
Vice-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's wife, Marry, is a nasty piece of work, who does not deserve much sympathy in her ongoing legal problems.When she first took over the running of the Miss Z...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:38hrs | 12408 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Mthuli Ncube to introduce $50 notes
GOVERNMENT will soon introduce $50 notes to address the currency crisis in the short term as the Zimbabwe dollar (ZWL) continues to devalue, Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has said.In June 2019...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 2627 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa repossesses Kasukuwere's farm
FORMER Local Government minister and Zanu PF political commissar, Saviour Kasukuwere's Mazowe Farm has been repossessed by government with the exiled politician accusing President Emmerson Mnangagwa o...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 854 | by Staff reporter
State seeks Marry’s alternative address, surrender of passport
PROSECUTOR-GENERAL (PG) Kumbirai Hodzi's office has approached the High Court with a bail variation application seeking to compel Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry to provide...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:25hrs | 390 | by Staff reporter
Councillors, management clash over 2020 budget
GWERU council management and councillors have clashed over the $1,8 billion 2020 budget — a 3 900% hike from 2019's $46 million — sent for approval to Local Government minister July Moyo without c...Published: 23 Jan 2020 at 06:24hrs | 103 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa Executive plots coup against Parliament
WHILE the citizens are glued to the ongoing circus in Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga's messy divorce, President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his Cabinet have decided to sneak in a sinister constitution...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 07:42hrs | 5644 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Chamisa tells supporters not to be afraid of guns
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa on Tuesday warned his supporters to prepare for more demonstrations to force political and economic change in a country lurching from one crisis to another.Chamisa ad...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:37hrs | 962 | by AFP
Chamisa vows street protests on the way
Zimbabwe's main opposition leader said Tuesday he will roll out anti-government street protests this year, declaring that the collapsing economy will improve only if political issues, including a long...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:35hrs | 458 | by AP
Sundowns can still snatch Musona
South African football giants Mamelodi Sundowns may have a better opportunity of capturing the signature of ex-Kaizer Chiefs talisman Knowledge Musona in the next transfer window market. The B...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:35hrs | 3801 | by Staff reporter
Reprieve for ex-Zinara boss
Harare regional magistrate Mr Hosea Mujaya has temporarily suspended the restitution of 1 800 litres of fuel to the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) by its former finance director, Simon...Published: 22 Jan 2020 at 06:29hrs | 649 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga itching for a showdown with Marry Mubaiwa
ACTING President Constantino Chiwenga is itching for a showdown with estranged wife, Marry Mubaiwa, in court today and has rejected an out-of-court settlement following a nasty fallout with the former...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:55hrs | 5545 | by Staff rpeorter
Mubaiwa must surrender all 3 valid Zimbabwean passports
THE State wants Marry Mubaiwa, the estranged wife of Acting President Constantino Chiwenga, to surrender into court custody as part of her bail conditions all three valid Zimbabwean passports reported...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:46hrs | 508 | by Staff rpeorter
Chiwenga, Marry out-of-court bid crumbles
A bid for an out-of-court settlement between Vice President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Marry has collapsed after the parties could not reach an agreement on how to settle their messy...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 18:39hrs | 500 | by newzimbabwe
Machete gangs at Jumbo Mine are MDC project - ZANU PF
ZANU PF Mashonaland Central provincial member Tracy Mudimu has sensationally claimed that the machete gangs wrecking havoc at Jumbo mine are a MDC project meant to cause civil unrest and coup presiden...Published: 21 Jan 2020 at 11:11hrs | 3220 | by Paul Ndou
Former legislator accused govt of being inactive in dealing with economic crisis
Former Bulilima West legislator Norman Mpofu has accused government of being inactive in dealing with economic crisis which has impoverished the majority of citizens.The country is currently r...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 14:12hrs | 2247 | by Stephen Jakes
Shock as Prophet turns water into wine
Controversial Zambian International Prophet DD Isaac is reported to have caused a stir at his Holy Ghost Embassy church on Sunday when he allegedly turned water into wine. According to e...Published: 20 Jan 2020 at 10:33hrs | 7843 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Air Zimbabwe to get delivery of Boeing 777 tomorrow
Air Zimbabwe will take delivery of one of the Boeing 777-200 aircraft acquired from Malaysia on Monday, almost four years after the deal was negotiated.Transport minister Joel Biggie Matiza is...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 14:13hrs | 8124 | by Staff reporter
Marry throws Chiwenga under the bus
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry has thrown another salvo at her husband, claiming the retired military commander is a dangerous character who uses the army to deal with pe...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:17hrs | 11842 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's complex situation requires political will
People continue to die from curable disease in Zimbabwe as the health sector remains paralysed while the country is going through what has been described by the United Nations as a man-made drought. S...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 13:10hrs | 168 | by Tapiwa Ziviri
Mnangagwa accused of targeting opponents
Exiled former minister and leader of the People's Party Walter Mzembi has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of declaring opposition voices as enemies o...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 08:20hrs | 3163 | by Staff Reporter
Kasukuwere speaks out
The self-exiled former Zanu-PF political commissar Savior Kasukuwere has for the first time opened up to the media since the November 2017 military takeover when he, together with other Generation 40 ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:44hrs | 10848 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga, wife act to end feud
VICE President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife Marry are close to striking an out-of-court settlement that will allow the former model access to her children, cars and matrimonial home, th...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:28hrs | 831 | by Staff rpeorter
Couple in $500,000 money-laundering scam
A BULAWAYO couple has appeared in court charged with theft and money-laundering involving $500 000. They allegedly committed the offence through their EcoCash agent line which they hired out to a busi...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:26hrs | 407 | by Staff reporter
Mphoko's daughter slams Mnangagwa's govt for lack of respect
FORMER Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko's daughter, Siduduzile, has rapped the government for allegedly disrespecting and failing to honour her father despite his contribution to Zimbabwe before and ...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:25hrs | 626 | by Staff reporter
Witchcraft, power in Zimbabwe politics
CHIPINGE is some small district in the south east of Zimbabwe, on the edge of the Mozambican border, well known not for its scenic environment, cooler temperatures or the tropical rainforests of Mt Se...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 286 | by Paidamoyo Muzulu
Zimbabwe governance system beyond fixing
Of late, I have been quite irritated by my smartphone's maddeningly frequent demands for me to upgrade its system at times, as little as only two days after my last upgrade. What I, however, found ver...Published: 19 Jan 2020 at 05:24hrs | 174 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa faces serious challenges
A bleak outlook characterised by growing expectations to end Zimbabwe's political impasse, a weakening currency, power and foreign currency shortages stare in the face of President Emmerson Mnangagwa'...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 08:58hrs | 11928 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga seeks to take wife fight out of court
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has blinked first in his divorce battle with estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa, after it was revealed on Friday that he is seeking an out-of-court settlement in a case b...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:47hrs | 8858 | by Staff reporter
Job scam resurfaces in Bulawayo streets
Less than five minutes after meeting a smooth-talking stranger at the corner of George Silundika Street and 9th Avenue in Bulawayo, a dazed Nomalanga Masina feels like she has just woken up from a bad...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:42hrs | 892 | by Staff reporter
Jonathan Moyo squeals over farm
SELF-EXILED former Cabinet minister and Zanu-PF politburo member, Jonathan Moyo, has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government of systematically grabbing his property and others owned by G40 a...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:34hrs | 644 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga eats humble pie
AFTER a captivating month where Vice-President Constantino Chiwenga and his estranged wife, Marry, threw brickbats at each other in riveting court applications in their ongoing divorce proceedings, th...Published: 18 Jan 2020 at 05:30hrs | 14538 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa restructures Zimbabwe spy agency
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is continuing with his restructuring of the national spy agency — which started when he assumed office after the widely-supported military coup of November 2017 which to...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:38hrs | 5562 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa comes out of leave to make key CIO appointments
President Emmerson Mnangagwa made two key senior appointments in the Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) on Wednesday, despite being on leave.The appointment of Gatsha Mazithulela, the for...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:36hrs | 1896 | by Staff reporter
Russian-made fighter jets for Zimbabwe's military
ZIMBABWE is on the verge of replacing its antiquated military helicopters with Russian-made fighter jets, among other armaments, in a deal that has seen Harare mortgaging part of its vast mineral weal...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 1361 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa launches fresh onslaught on G40 faction
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration has launched a fresh onslaught on its perceived political rivals, mostly former Zanu-PF bigwigs belonging to the ruling party's vanquished Generation 40 (...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2223 | by Staff reporter
China snubs Mnangagwa bailout request
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's desperate attempts to secure a financial rescue package from China were once again flatly rebuffed after Chinese Foreign minister Wang Yi emphasised during his visit thi...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:28hrs | 2779 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe governance system beyond repair
OF late, I have been quite irritated by my smartphone's maddeningly frequent demands for me to upgrade its system—at times, as little as only two days after my last upgrade. What I, however, found v...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 334 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mnangagwa, maShurugwi and the coming anarchy
SOON after arriving in Zimbabwe, in September of last year, I had to visit a friend in Bindura, whom I needed to extend — as part of my enduring gratitude for his assistance during a research projec...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:26hrs | 1736 | by Simukai Tinhu
Jonathan Moyo loses Mazowe farm
FORMER Cabinet Minister, Jonathan Moyo is breathing fire after Lands Minister, Perrance Shiri grabbed his Mazowe farm in Mashonaland Central under unclear circumstances.In High Court papers, M...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 2367 | by newzimbabwe
'Chiwenga acutely paranoid and under influence of drugs'
Acting President Constantino Chiwenga goes through most days high on prescription drugs and suffers acute paranoia, his estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa has told the High Court as both sides trade dirt in...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:18hrs | 1807 | by ZimLive
Chiwenga's wife spills the beans
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife, Marry, has revealed that the retired army general harbours an ambition to take over the presidency.Marry said the collapse of the couple's...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:13hrs | 2816 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa needs to reach out
The year 2010 was a good one. The economy was on the up, the general mood in the country was bright, the politics were uncertain because of the power struggles in the Government of National Unity, but...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:10hrs | 275 | by Nqaba Matshazi
Misheck Sibanda in court for delaying to pay Mphoko's benefits
CHIEF Secretary in the Office of the President, Misheck Sibanda has applied for the courts to pardon him after he failed to defend an application filed by former Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko seek...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 06:02hrs | 176 | by newzimbabwe
Marry Chiwenga demands US$47 000 maintenance
MARRY, the estranged wife of Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, has filed papers at the High Court demanding US$47 000 per month for maintenance as she also revealed the VP was taking unprescribed d...Published: 17 Jan 2020 at 05:54hrs | 986 | by newzimbabwe
Youthful author pens book on 2017 coup
A Bulawayo man has written a political book titled 'Succession in Politics and The Battle for State Power in Zimbabwe' quoting incidents that unfolded during the 2017 military led coup.Ashley ...Published: 16 Jan 2020 at 12:06hrs | 1531 | by Stephen Jakes
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