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Zimbabwe rubbishes Biti's claim that it harboured Rwandan genocide fugitive
FOREIGN Affairs Deputy Minister, David Musabayana, has dismissed claims by Citizens Coalition for Change vice president, Tendai Biti that the government knowingly harboured Rwanda's most wanted genoci...Published: 2 hrs ago | 199 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Catholic Bishop
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa joined the Munyanyi family and the Catholic family in the country in mourning the passing on of prominent Bishop Emeritus Martin Munyanyi.Bishop Munyanyi died last Sunday a...Published: 3 hrs ago | 79 | by Staff reporter
Man dies after drug overdose
A 21-year old man from Tshabalala in Bulawayo died after a suspected overdose of crystal meth, one of the drugs that have wreaked havoc among youths, bringing to fore how the drug menace has continued...Published: 3 hrs ago | 83 | by Staff reporter
Chief designate succumbs to bee-attack
MWENEZI-Following the death of Chief Mpapa born Julius Mpapa who recently died after he was stung by a swarm of bees, the Mpapa family (last Thursday) on May 12, convened and appointed Edison Mpapa wh...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1773 | by Staff reporter
Rwanda, Zimbabwe relations in spotlight
PARLIAMENT has summoned Foreign Affairs minister Frederick Shava to explain why Zimbabwe brought in, harboured and buried one of the world's most wanted genocidaires, Protais Mpiranya, the last of the...Published: 17 hrs ago | 441 | by Staff reporter
Man found dead after beer drink
Sikhathini community in Plumtree has been left shocked following the death of a 24-year-old man whose body was found near his home last week on Friday.Nkosiphile Ngwenya was sent by his mother...Published: 17 hrs ago | 164 | by Staff reporter
Prophet comes to 'locked' man's rescue
A man from Beitbridge who has never enjoyed sex since the death of his wife seven years ago is happy that his shrunk manhood has started working again after he consulted a local prophet for help....Published: 17 hrs ago | 284 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa legitimacy challenger granted bail after more than week in custody
Zanu-PF activist Sybeth Musengezi who challenged president Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy in court was granted Z$30,000 bail on Friday after more than a week in custody.Musengezi was arrested...Published: 17 hrs ago | 43 | by Staff reporter
Hwange gets passport office
Government is committed to ensure citizens access national documents with ease hence the decentralisation of services so that there are as close as possible to citizens.Officially commissionin...Published: 18 hrs ago | 174 | by Staff Reporter
Boardroom coup to topple Matabele leader backfires on Chamisa
When it comes to tribalism in Zimbabwe, CCC aka MDC and ZANU-PF lead. To put it in other words, ZANU-PF is the first anti- Matabele Shona project and first home for Shona supremacists in Zimbabwe and ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 558 | by Israel Dube
Chamisa assures Junta their looting rights are safe - expect zero changes from 'Change Champion in Chief'
Ignorance is a curse worse than death! The dead are not tormented by anything whereas the ignorant are forever blundering from pillar to post; excited, it does not take much to get this lot excited, o...Published: 20 May 2022 at 10:20hrs | 2869 | by Nomusa Garikai
Man found dead near transformer
POLICE in Dema, Mashonaland east province, are investigating a case of a man found dead near an electricity transformer that had been tampered with in Seke communal lands.The body of Phillip M...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:31hrs | 1155 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF commissar dies
ZANU-PF Bulawayo provincial commissar Ruth Shelton (pictured) who died on Wednesday at Mpilo Central Hospital has been described as a grounded politician who was an inspiration to many.Shelton...Published: 20 May 2022 at 06:29hrs | 1296 | by Staff reporter
Soldiers have guns, teachers and nurses have empty threats, so government will always favor the military!
It is common knowledge that rights and freedoms are seldom given or awarded - but, always need to be demanded and taken.That is why it is virtually unheard of to come across a country that was...Published: 19 May 2022 at 15:59hrs | 1768 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Biti takes Mnangagwa to task
HARARE east legislator, Tendai Biti, has blasted President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration for knowingly harbouring Rwanda's most wanted genocide fugitive, Protais Mpiranya.It recently eme...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:43hrs | 3296 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF activist jailed 12 years
NOTORIOUS Zanu-PF member and businessman, Mike Mhangura, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for raping a Chinhoyi woman last December.He will, however, spend an effective nine years i...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:42hrs | 2647 | by Staff reporter
Another Rwandan fugitive confirmed dead
The International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) yesterday confirmed the death of Phénéas Munyarugarama, one of the remaining fugitives indicted by ...Published: 19 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 515 | by Staff reporter
Police probe as family fumes over body with lip missing at Nyaradzo
Police have been called to investigate after a family collecting a body for burial at Nyaradzo Funeral Services in Harare discovered it had been mutilated.The body of Patricia Mhizha, of Zvish...Published: 18 May 2022 at 18:46hrs | 531 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa told to appoint 2nd VP
AN opposition MP yesterday said that President Emmerson Mnangagwa should appoint a second Vice-President to fill in the void left by former Vice-President Kembo Mohadi who resigned last year after a s...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:24hrs | 8886 | by Staff reporter
Surely, there is no honour among thieves
NO honour among thieves is a universal truth, a biblical saying that has found resonance globally to denote the actions of robbers who usually double-cross each other, never mind the perils involved i...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | 543 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Zimbabwe a pariah state that can't even be trusted by fellow African countries!
Can African countries genuinely trust the rogue Zimbabwe regime?In fact, should African nations be so foolhardy and naive as to place their trust in a proven pariah state as Zimbabwe?W...Published: 17 May 2022 at 16:41hrs | 1041 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
So tragic that Zimbabwe regime respects animals more than its own citizens!
This morning I watched, in profound amazement, a news report on the Zimbabwe government's impassioned pleading with the EU (European Union) to support the country's cause at this year's CITES Conferen...Published: 17 May 2022 at 11:01hrs | 1554 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Shortages show the poverty of ideas in govt
THE shortage of most locally-manufactured basic commodities due to the shocking decision by President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government to impose a blanket ban on bank lending to everyone, including the...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:37hrs | 776 | by Staff reporter
'Flu bug not linked to coronavirus'
AS Zimbabwe is entering the Southern Hemisphere's colder winter months there is an increase in cases of flu but health authorities yesterday said the bug is not linked to the coronavirus.Howev...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 253 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe on high alert as Covid-19 fifth wave sweeps SA
The rise in the number of new Covid-19 cases recorded in the last week is not an indication that Zimbabwe has entered a fifth wave of infection but is largely just the breakers from the increase in ca...Published: 17 May 2022 at 06:32hrs | 263 | by Staff reporter
Stanbic chips in for life-saving bridge construction
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe was part of a stellar team of stakeholders led by Rotary Club of Harare City, who chipped in with assistance in cash or kind during the construction of the Shavanhowe foot bridge...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:57hrs | 1133 | by Agencies
Without incorporating the boy child we can kiss goodbye to ending misogyny and women's abuse!
I still clearly remember sometime around 2007, when I excitedly approached such women's rights organizations as Women's Action Group (WAG), and Musasa Project, as well as the public broadcaster (ZBC),...Published: 16 May 2022 at 11:48hrs | 501 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
NGO report exposes Zanu-PF violence
THE Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP) has exposed Zanu-PF for perpetrating the majority of human rights abuses across the country in the month of April.The report titled The Wall talks of the exist...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:23hrs | 276 | by Staff reporter
Mayweather Jnr coming to Zimbabwe?
The Second Republic's re-engagement and engagement policy is now bearing fruit, with reports that one of the richest former American boxers Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is expected to visit the country for...Published: 16 May 2022 at 06:21hrs | 614 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenger's case raises eyebrows
The court challenge over President Emmerson Mnangagwa's legitimacy took an ominous turn following last week's arrest of the Zanu-PF activist, who instituted the high profile case.Sybeth Museng...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:15hrs | 3457 | by Staff reporter
There is no my vote is my secret, 'Death leaves no track record, voters do!' boasted Mnangagwa
"SaBuku pamberi, (Zanu PF) district chairman shure navanhu, councillor aripovo. Kwava kunovota." (Village headman will be in front, (Zanu PF) district chairman behind with the people and the local cou...Published: 14 May 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1790 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
Banks: If gold rusts, what will iron do?
Native Commissioner Oates, I presume!LORD Jonathan Oates' ambition is becoming a latter-day colonial Native Commissioner.Too late chum, both by age and history! Still both don't deter ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:22hrs | 887 | by @Jamwanda2 on Saturday
12 Mugodhi church members on the run
POLICE in Wedza, Mashonaland East province, have launched a manhunt for 12 Mugodhi Apostolic Faith Church members over the violence that erupted at the church's headquarters during Easter.The ...Published: 14 May 2022 at 06:16hrs | 1534 | by Staff reporter
Man thrashes wife to death
A man from Tsholotsho has been arrested after he thrashed his wife with a Mopani stick, kicked her and stomped her throat resulting in her dying after he busted her sleeping on her alleged lover's bed...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:20hrs | 1306 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's empire is collapsing like a castle built on sand
What you need to know:‘Gucci Grace' will, however, still live comfortably for the rest of her life even if the businesses that her husband left her collapse, as post-coup law ensures that sh...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:14hrs | 3004 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF's Matutu elbowed out of mine
FORMER Zanu-PF youth leader Lewis Matutu has been elbowed out of the late business tycoon John Bredenkamp's gold-rich Thetford Estate in Mazowe, the Zimbabwe Independent has established.This c...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | 191 | by Staff reporter
Rwanda genocide fugitive found buried at Mbudzi
THE more than two-decade-long hunt for one of the world's most wanted Rwandan genocide fugitives Protais Mpiranya has come to end after his grave was found at Granville Cemetery in Harare....Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:09hrs | 484 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns death of Sheikh Khalifa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned the death of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.In a Twitter post, President Mnangagwa described Sheikh Khalifa as a friend to Zi...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:03hrs | 160 | by Staff reporter
'Drop in voter numbers disturbing'
THE number of registered voters as of April 30 has dropped by 10 448 compared to the 2018 figures, a trend analysts said was disturbing.According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec), Zi...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:34hrs | 766 | by Staff reporter
Parly summons Kazembe over spikes
PARLIAMENT has summoned Home affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe to explain why the police were using metal spikes to deflate "errant drivers" car tyres.Parliament raised the issue after police t...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:33hrs | 1541 | by Staff reporter
Car accident victims struggle for compensation
MS Sibangeni Moyo (53) from Bulawayo's Tshabalala suburb says whenever she closes her eyes, the vision of an accident which killed her sister and left her wheelchair-bound comes back.She was i...Published: 12 May 2022 at 06:28hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
South Africa ranked the most dangerous country - report
SA roads have been ranked the most dangerous to drive in out of 52 countries, according to a survey conducted by Zutobi, an online driver's education company. The survey considered factors inc...Published: 11 May 2022 at 18:21hrs | 2008 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's 'paranoid' measures roundly condemned
VARIOUS stakeholders and experts roundly condemned economic stabilisation measures introduced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa to "stop economic hitmen" from sabotaging his under-fire administration....Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:16hrs | 1657 | by Staff reporter
Dollar o'clock: Should Zimbabwe axe its faltering currency again?
IN early 2019, Zimbabwe's central bank announced plans to bring back the Zimbabwe dollar as legal tender after a decade of using the US dollar and seven other international currencies because raging h...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:11hrs | 406 | by Staff reporter
Schools sport remains on hold
GOVERNMENT has said sporting activities in schools remain on hold in the coming few weeks due to a possible surge in Covid-19 cases associated with winter. In her post-Cabinet briefing yesterd...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:10hrs | 142 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga consoles Siyachitema family
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga has consoled the Siyachitema family following the death of Anglican Bishop Jonathan Siyachitema on Friday last week.Bishop Siyachitema (90) has since been a...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 193 | by Staff reporter
e-passport centre opens in Chitungwiza, will it come to Gwanda?
The decentralisation of the electronic passports (e-passports) continued yesterday, with a bio-enrolment centre being launched in Chitungwiza.The opening of the centre follows the launch of th...Published: 11 May 2022 at 09:09hrs | 282 | by Staff reporter
Man City 'reach agreement' to sign £51m Haaland
Manchester City have reached an agreement to sign Norway striker Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.Haaland, 21, will join in July after City activated a 60m euro (£51.2m) release clause i...Published: 10 May 2022 at 17:55hrs | 1233 | by Staff reporter
Teenager dies during Nyau dance ritual
A 16-YEAR-OLD Beatrice teenager died after he was allegedly buried alive in a shallow grave during a Nyau dance ritual in Beatrice.Tafadzwa Mudahondo's body was retrieved from the shallow grav...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:46hrs | 814 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans ignore national shutdown calls
ZIMBABWEANS across the country yesterday ignored calls for a national shutdown as they conducted their normal business peacefully.Social media regime change proponents under the banner Pachedu...Published: 10 May 2022 at 07:44hrs | 151 | by Staff reporter
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