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Demystifying Robert Mugabe's Pan-African bubble
When the dust settles, it's time to write. I have just watched Ian Bedowes' engagement of Robert Mugabe's legacy, which got me thinking. I was reminded of my very robust, 'no walls barred' WhatsApp re...Published: 10 hrs ago | 820 | by Dr Brilliant Sigabade Mhlanga
Prince Dube brace powers Zimbabwe to victory over Lesotho
Prince Dube's brace helped the Warriors cruise to a 3-1 victory over Lesotho in the first leg of the final round encounter of the 2020 CHAN Qualifiers in Harare on Sunday.The 22-year-old score...Published: 10 hrs ago | 1871 | by Staff rpeorter
Storm over Mambo dynasty
A group of chiefs from Matebeleland has accused Local Government minister,July Moyo of double standard after he allowed the installation of the Lozwi king, a year after blocking the revival of the Nde...Published: 10 hrs ago | 2288 | by Staff reporter
How Zapu truth will always prosper Zimbabwe
Nothing is more Zimbabwean than Zapu in Zimbabwe. For anyone to pronounce the very word "Zimbabwe", one needs to remember that they are talking about a Zapu invented word. For anyone to talk abo...Published: 12 hrs ago | 1002 | by Ryton Dzimiri
'Bhora Mugedhi Versus Bhora Musango' : The interface between football discourse and Zimbabwean politics
Football is the most popular sport in Zimbabwe and across the globe. It has been asserted elsewhere that the game is not limited to scoring goals on the pitch but that this also occurs in politics and...Published: 12 hrs ago | 667 | by Lyton Ncube Siya
African Religion and Governance in a changing world. Where thou goest native Africa!
It is my humble intention to speak to this paper in response to my learned brother Kenyan Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba's presentation to The All-Africa Religious Liberty 3rd Congress in...Published: 12 hrs ago | 187 | by Reginald Nyathi
Magombeyi: Abduction mystery deepens
The mystery surrounding Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting president Dr Peter Magombeyi deepened yesterday following revelations that doctors are investigating the possibility that h...Published: 17 hrs ago | 7676 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa swoops on ally, nephew as Zimdollar plummets
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was briefed that companies linked to one of his advisors and a relative were fuelling the parallel market trade in foreign currency before the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RB...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3924 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's cost of living skyrockets
An average Zimbabwean family now spends at least $1 617 on food and non-food items a month, a 15,18% increase from the July, the national statistics agency has revealed.According to the Zimbab...Published: 17 hrs ago | 2128 | by Staff reporte
Mtukudzi's secrets revealed
The late jazz icon Oliver Mtukudzi had planned to make this year more special for his fans by holding a national tour and setting up a museum at Pakare Paye Arts Centre, Standard Style can exclusively...Published: 17 hrs ago | 3977 | by Staff reporter
Fresh scandal brews at NSSA
A fresh scandal is brewing at the National Social Security Authority (NSSA) after revelations that another former minister meddled in the compulsory pensions body's affairs resulting in heavy financia...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1851 | by Staff reporter
Remembering Dr Mzee: Soul of the nation
CDE SIMON Muzenda, who had his last breath on September 20, 2003 at Parirenyatwa Hospital, was declared a national hero and buried at the National Heroes Acre in Harare. On Friday, the nation commemor...Published: 17 hrs ago | 208 | by Staff reporter
Rampant price increases must end, says Mnangagwa
I ADDRESS you this evening on three issues which have been exercising the mind of the Government. These are: (1) the ongoing industrial action by our medical staff; (2) the below-par water supply situ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 567 | by Emmerson Mnangagwa
Who will pay for Bosso's expatriate coach, asks Tshinga Dube
HIGHLANDERS' long time benefactor Tshinga Dube has said he is sceptical of the club's ability to pay an expatriate coach.Dube, who was heavily involved in the hiring of Dutchman Erol Akbay in ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 507 | by Staff reporter
Warriors face Lesotho in Chan qualifier
AFTER sobering up from what would have been the most embarrassing moment in his otherwise illustrious coaching career, interim Warriors coach Joey Antipas, now wants things done better.The two...Published: 17 hrs ago | 151 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's life crystallises anti-hegemony fight
It is with sadness that this inordinate meeting is being convened at a time the continent and the rest of the world are mourning Robert Gabriel Mugabe's elevation to glory.His untimely departu...Published: 17 hrs ago | 127 | by Dr Obert Mpofu
Mugabe family solely in charge of funeral
The family of founding leader and national hero, Robert Mugabe, is now solely in charge of his interment, including the construction of a mausoleum at the National Heroes Acre, where the remains will ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 921 | by Staff reporter
'Prove abduction or go to jail'
HOME Affairs and Cultural Heritage Minister Ambassador Cain Mathema, has said Government will not hesitate to introduce new laws to regulate social media and warned individuals making false abduction ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1957 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe to ratify trade pact with Brexit threatened UK
Zimbabwe will soon ratify a bilateral trade agreement with the United Kingdom (UK) to secure favourable trade terms ahead of Britain's expected exit from the European Union (EU).As the UK is p...Published: 17 hrs ago | 276 | by Staff reporter
Whodunnit? And Why?
Two of the country's dumbest and dummest criminals — Alexio Chibwana and Obvious Tembo — will not only be in the slammer for the next two years, but they will definitely be immortalised in the Hal...Published: 17 hrs ago | 253 | by Bishop Lazi
Mnangagwa urges farmers to plant early
Farmers should work hard during the 2019/2020 summer cropping season to restore the country's food-secure status, President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said.Addressing the nation on Friday night, P...Published: 17 hrs ago | 121 | by Staff reporter
The truth about the 'abductions'
In a predictable fashion typical of a scripted docudrama, Zimbabwe woke up to the news of medical practitioner, Dr Peter Magombeyi, having disappeared last Sunday morning. Dr Magombeyi is said to have...Published: 17 hrs ago | 320 | by Staff reporter
Sadc stands with Zimbabwe at UN
Sadc leaders are expected to use the global platform provided by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States, to take a united stand against continued sanctions on Zimbabwe, ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 196 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa arrives in New York for global indaba
President Mnangagwa arrived here yesterday for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, where topical issues that include climate change, renewable energy and environmental sustainabil...Published: 17 hrs ago | 122 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF in landslide Zaka East election victory
Zanu-PF has retained the Zaka East parliamentary seat after its candidate Clemence Chiduwa polled 7 119 votes to romp to a landslide victory in a by election held on Saturday.Chiduwa's victory...Published: 17 hrs ago | 506 | by Staff reporter
Remembering Robert Mugabe; A personal encounter
Robert Mugabe came and left. Him and I met at Changara's house in Warren Park, Harare, downhill and only a stone's throw away from the National Heroes Acre.He had come to pay belated c...Published: 18 hrs ago | 807 | by Josiah Mucharowana
What good is 95% literacy without common sense to stop Mugabe madness
"The record is mixed, at best. No doubt he (Mugabe) gave black Zimbabweans dignity, pride and opportunity. In the early days of independence, we built a new school every day, every district got a hosp...Published: 18 hrs ago | 339 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Black market forex rates tumble
Government will not hesitate to descent on companies that fuel parallel market activities that have triggered massive price increases and erode people's disposable incomes.Industry and Commerc...Published: 19 hrs ago | 8504 | by Staff Reporter
Cause of Mugabe's death revealed
National hero and Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe died of advanced prostate cancer, the state controlled newspaper Sunday Mail reported.The revelation follows widespread conjec...Published: 19 hrs ago | 5573 | by Staff Reporter
'Majaivana is not my real father!'
"SO here is the bigger shocker, and this painful, I have lived with the wrong clan for 40 years. My father's real name is Abel Khanyi."These were the words of a crestfallen Derick Sipho Majaiv...Published: 19 hrs ago | 4524 | by Staff Reporter
Mugabe's remains will not be flown to Singapore for safekeeping
The family of the late national hero, former President Robert Mugabe, on Thursday dismissed as speculation claims circulating on social media that his remains will be flown to Singapore for safekeepin...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:53hrs | 5426 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa takes anti-sanctions lobby to UN
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday night left for the United Nations General Assembly in New York where he is expected to plead for the removal of Western-imposed sanctions.Zimb...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:45hrs | 1639 | by Xinhua
Doctors vow to continue with industrial action
PUBLIC hospital doctors have vowed to continue with their industrial action despite the return of their abducted colleague, Peter Magombeyi, who went missing last Saturday before being dumped in Nyabi...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:35hrs | 2612 | by Staff reporter
Zacc probes vote-buying claims
THE Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) has spread its tentacles to include a probe into vote-buying allegations raised by the opposition MDC in the just-ended parliamentary by-elections....Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:34hrs | 1357 | by Staff reporter
'Mthuli Ncube a complete failure'
KAMBUZUMA legislator Willias Madzimure (MDC Alliance) on Thursday described Finance minister Mthuli Ncube as a complete failure, claiming Members of Parliament have managed to "put him where he belong...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 17:31hrs | 2842 | by Staff reporter
Trevor Ncube speaks on criminals around Mnangagwa
Member of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's Presidential Advisory Council Trevor Ncube has suggested that the criminals around President Mnangagwa are the ones who were involved in the increase black mar...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 10:26hrs | 11764 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Mugabe in low-key village send-off
IT was billed to be his historical final homecoming trip, complete with ecstatic crowds lining up the highway, which he travelled on so frequently during his long life.Yet, whether as a result...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:33hrs | 6843 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe exchange rate Armageddon near
THE Monetary Policy Statement (MPS) released last Friday supplied data which when analysed show that unless drastic measures are taken, our local currency will take a heavy battering in the coming wee...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:32hrs | 3689 | by Brett Chulu
Mthuli Ncube should learn a lesson
EVEN though High Court judge Justice Happius Zhou's ruling this week that the 2% intermediated transaction tax imposed by Finance minister Mthuli Ncube under a statutory instrument (SI) last year was ...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:31hrs | 3637 | by Editorial - The Independent
Mugabe's legacy now source of competing narratives, polemics
FOLLOWING the death of former president Robert Mugabe in Singapore, competing and contradicting narratives around his divisive legacy have emerged, reflective of the enigmatic and complex personality ...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:31hrs | 559 | by Staff reporter
Graveyard fight over undergarment in coffin
BURIAL of a 21-year-old Sakubva man was delayed for more than five hours as relatives quarrelled and exchanged blows over his wife's undergarment that had been placed in his coffin last Thursday at Yo...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:23hrs | 5292 | by Staff reporter
Man poisons father to inherit Mazda 323
A 23-year-old Zimunya man who killed his father after making him drink water laced with poison during a cleansing ceremony along Mpudzi River committed the gruesome crime. His motive - he wanted to in...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1189 | by Staff reporter
Man, small house clash over lovers
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned!A BITTER man is at loggerheads with his small house after catching her with a new lover following her discovery that he is lawfully married to another wo...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:20hrs | 1223 | by Staff reporter
Clerk of court assaults cop
A CLERK of court stationed at the Mutasa Magistrates Courts has been convicted of assaulting a police officer who had been referred to him for assistance.Admire Tangwena (34) of House Number 9...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:18hrs | 471 | by Staff reporter
ZEC backtracks on decision to charge accreditation in US$
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has backtracked on its decision to charge journalists, civil society and election observers who want to cover elections and by-elections in US dollars after Tel...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:16hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Anglican congregants exchange blows in service
An ugly fist fight broke out during service inside St Agnes Anglican Church in Mutare on Sunday, pitting Masvingo Provincial Development Co-ordinator Mr Fungai Mbetsa, on one side and Mr Tinoten...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:16hrs | 873 | by Staff reporter
Sorry Dr Magombeyi, your story does not add up
While we do not want to rush ahead of police investigations on the alleged abduction of Zimbabwe Hospital Doctors' Association (ZHDA) acting leader Dr Peter Magombeyi, we cannot resist the clear obser...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 08:00hrs | 2516 | by Editorial - The Herald
Zanu-PF is the 3rd force, says MDC
THE political rift between Zanu-PF and the main opposition MDC continues to widen amid counter allegations centred on the series of abductions, torture and assaults on human rights activists and trade...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:59hrs | 405 | by Staff reporter
'High Court judge' arrested over US$100 000 fraud
A BOGUS High Court judge yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing three counts of fraud after she sold a non-existent house for US$100 000 to an unsuspecting homeseeker.Petner...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:58hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa jets off to New York
President Mnangagwa left for New York last night for the 74th Ordinary Session of United Nations General Assembly where the country's focus would be on discussions around climate change. In hi...Published: 21 Sep 2019 at 07:58hrs | 413 | by Staff reporter
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