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Mnangagwa plans to stop using army in demos
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has revealed government's plan to buy riot hardware and water cannons for police officers in a bid to stop relying on the military in containing violent demonstrations....Published: 3 hrs ago | 2311 | by Staff reporter
Students recount sleeping with corpses #CycloneIdai
A SOMBRE atmosphere engulfed Paradise Park in Marondera yesterday during the burial of one of the students from St Charles Lwanga High School, Munashe Jena, who succumbed to Cyclone Idai-induced injur...Published: 9 hrs ago | 4330 | by Staff reporter
'Chamisa visit to #CycloneIdai hit areas a publicity stunt'
HOME Affairs deputy minister and top Zanu-PF official, Mike Madiro says the Monday visit by MDC leader Nelson Chamisa to Cyclone hit areas in Manicaland was an unwelcome attempt by the firebrand oppos...Published: 11 hrs ago | 3790 | by newzimbabwe
Mnangagwa resurrects Beitbridge District club
THE Beitbridge District Club, once a social assembly point for white commercial farmers prior to independence, and the entire Beitbridge community after independence, relived its past glory last week....Published: 11 hrs ago | 914 | by Staff reporter
Man (21) kills brother (15) over food
Police in Murewa have launched a manhunt for a 21-year-old man who allegedly killed his younger brother after a misunderstanding over food.The suspect, Kudzanai Mandeya, of Mapfumo village und...Published: 11 hrs ago | 672 | by Staff reporter
'Joshua Nkomo made Mugabe the leader of ZANU in 1975'
Former President Robert Mugabe was catapulted to the leadership of ZANU in 1975 after the death of ZANU Chairman Herbert Chitepo by former ZAPU leader Dr Joshua Nkomo.This is revealed in Joshu...Published: 12 hrs ago | 3611 | by Mandla Ndlovu
9 cheat death after kombi crash
NINE people including the driver escaped death when a kombi broke a ball joint and overturned along Luveve Road in Bulawayo. Eight people who were in the kombi as well as a pupil who was...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2832 | by Staff reporter
Man fatally stabs wife's daughter
A 21-YEAR-OLD young woman from Mberengwa was allegedly fatally stabbed by her stepfather with a kitchen knife for intervening in a fight between him and her mother. Acting Midlands provincial ...Published: 19 hrs ago | 2442 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa attacks Mwonzora ally
MDC leader Nelson Chamisa railed at party secretary-general Douglas Mwonzora's ally in Masvingo last weekend, blaming him for the opposition party's poor showing in the region during last year's harmo...Published: 24 hrs ago | 4759 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe comes to terms with grim scale of damage
ZIMBABWEANS are slowly coming to full terms with the horrific scale of devastation that Cyclone Idai wreaked in the country — amid confirmation late yesterday that torrential rains and landfalls had...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:17hrs | 522 | by Staff reporter
Man on the run after fatally stabbing friend on head multiple times
A MAN from Matabeleland South Province is on the run after allegedly stabbing his friend with an okapi knife several times on the head leading to his death. Matabeleland South provincial polic...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 18:12hrs | 420 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah comes through for Chimanimani victims
Musician Jah Prayzah has mobilized blankets, foodstuffs and other goodies for the victims of Cyclone Idai in Chimanimani.The Award-winning singer said he is overwhelmed by the support Zimbabwe...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 15:12hrs | 3175 | by Mandla Ndlovu
ED and Chamisa must not use the cyclone as a tool for political mileage
Traumatic events, including natural disasters, are distressing. Strong reactions immediately after the event are very common. Fear, sadness, guilt and anger are all common emotions felt by children, t...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 14:03hrs | 1969 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Revisiting the ZUPCO urban transportation model
The re-introduction of ZUPCO buses to ply urban routes in the aftermath of January fuel protests was a welcome move for most urban commuters. This is largely because commuter omnibus operators had tak...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 13:58hrs | 2871 | by Victor Bhoroma
Tour Chimanimani with a clean intention
In times of bereavement, people of different political and social persuasions, even those who do not see eye to eye bury their hatchets and converge to comfort the bereaved.The devastating Cyc...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:29hrs | 2844 | by John Sigauke
Cyclone Idai a disaster to the region
Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike Mozambique since Jokwe in 2008 and the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide in 2019. The tenth named storm and re...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 12:24hrs | 359 | by Enos Denhere
Zimbabwe military receives rare praise
The Zimbabwe military has received rare praise from a shadowy Investigative group Pachedu of its rescue mission in the Cyclone Ida hit Manicaland province.The current official death toll is at 98....Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:58hrs | 5238 | by Ndou Paul
Zimbabwe's disaster response is a disaster
There are few things that reveal the priorities of a government better than a national disaster. In Zimbabwe, Cyclone Idai, which had left at least 65 people dead and more than 100 missing in its wake...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:41hrs | 2457 | by newZWire
Relief reaches Zimbabwe's cyclone survivors as death toll rises
Rescue efforts in eastern Zimbabwe picked up the pace on Tuesday in distressed areas from Cyclone Idai's trail of destruction with nearly 100 people dead and hundreds missing.Poor weather cond...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 1718 | by Al Jazeera
Zanu-PF mocks doctors...as Cyclone Idai kills 98
In a thinly veiled attack on the Zimbabwe Doctors for Human Rights (ZDHR), Zanu-PF has called on doctors to come out and help the victims of Cyclone Idai as they did to the victims of Shutdown Zimbabw...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 07:52hrs | 7110 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Soldiers block Chamisa from visiting cyclone hit areas
OPPOSITION leader Nelson Chamisa caused a fresh stir Monday, this time in cyclone hit Manicaland after an attempt to visit Chimanimani and Chipinge districts the epicenter of the tragedy.Cyclo...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:50hrs | 9368 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe faces fuel shortages as Cyclone Idai destroys Beira
FEARS abound of possible crippling fuel and wheat shortages in Zimbabwe after cyclone Idai destroyed some "90 percent" of the Mozambican Port city of Beira.Beira is a key route for delivery of...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:36hrs | 1457 | by Staff reporter
Mudzuri exposes Chamisa
THE weekend interview MDC deputy president Engineer Elias Mudzuri had with the private media has all but exposed the party's leader Mr Nelson Chamisa as an illegitimate, power hungry person whose poli...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:31hrs | 5008 | by Nduduzo Tshuma,
Rescue mission reaches parts of cyclone-ravaged Chimanimani
THE Cyclone Idai rescue mission has finally reached some parts of Chimanimani where some of the marooned people were rescued, while 1 000 refugees from Tongogara Refugee Camp in Chipinge South were ev...Published: 19 Mar 2019 at 06:25hrs | 279 | by Staff reporter
Death toll in Zimbabwe rises to 98
The number of casualties who have died due to cyclone Idai has risen to 98. The Ministry of Information Publicity and Broadcasting services broke down the affected persons as follows:T...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 17:50hrs | 4122 | by Mandla Ndlovu
'Zimbabwe embassies must issue IDs, passports'
A parliamentary panel has proposed that Zimbabwe's 39 embassies across the globe be empowered to issue national documentation such as IDs and passports to migrants to decongest the Registrar General's...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:50hrs | 2173 | by Staff reporter
US 2018 Human rights report on Zimbabwe biased
Last week the United States Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour released its 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. An examination of the report shows a fair vi...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 13:12hrs | 784 | by Nobleman Runyanga
Zimbabwe cyclone Idai death toll climbs to 89
At least 89 people have died in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai tore across the eastern and southern parts of the country, a government official said on Monday, creating a humanitarian crisis in a nation ...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 11:13hrs | 5742 | by Reuters
Mudzuri recalls how Chamisa grabbed power following Tsvangirai's death
In an interview with The Standard MDC vice-president Elias Mudzuri recalls how control of the party was "unconstitutionally" transferred to current President Nelson Chamisa following the late Morgan T...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:46hrs | 4344 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa rekindles his fight with Masvingo mayor
MDC president Nelson Chamisa has rekindled his fight with Masvingo mayor Collin Maboke, ordering him to resign within a week to save his council seat or face expulsion for defying party directives....Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 10:35hrs | 1923 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa in pole position as MDC Alliance congress beckons
The MDC Alliance will elect new leaders at congress in May - a process which will make or break the country's biggest opposition party. While the nomination process has not yet started, party leader N...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 09:45hrs | 1672 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans struggle with storm floods
The death toll from cyclone Idai continues to rise as southern African countries struggle to deal with the devastating aftermath of the torrential downpours.The powerful storm has killed at le...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:08hrs | 3681 | by Al Jazeera
Zimbabwe boarding school hit by deadly cyclone landslide, s pupils dead
Two boarding school pupils are among 31 people to have been killed in eastern Zimbabwe by Cyclone Idai.They were asleep in their dormitory when rocks swept down a mountain and knocked over a w...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:02hrs | 2578 | by BBC
Chipinge MP's wife survived by climbing a tree
Chipinge South MP Enock Porusingazi said his wife only survived by climbing a tree.There are fears that the death toll is much higher as some of the worst affected areas had become inaccessibl...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:01hrs | 2912 | by Staff reporter
Bus swept away in Chimanimani
Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that a TripTrans bus was swept away in Chimanimani.There are fears that the death toll is much higher as some of the worst affe...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 08:00hrs | 3688 | by Staff reporter
Situation in Zimbabwe hospitals a damning indictment on government
A signature characteristic of former President Robert Mugabe (pictured)'s administration was silence in the face of crippling crises. Zimbabweans, at the height of Mugabe's rule, had become resigned t...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:48hrs | 159 | by Learnmore Zuze
Chamisa turns to rebels, as fight for MDC leadership hits the home stretch
OPPOSITION MDC leader Nelson Chamisa has effectively dumped his party long-standing Masvingo provincial chairman James Gumbi and thrown his weight behind a faction of returning rebels led by lawyer To...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:47hrs | 5087 | by newzimbabwe
Man kills friend over cigarettes
POLICE in Bulawayo are looking for a man who allegedly stabbed another from Pumula East suburb to death following a row over cigarettes at a party in December. Ezra Ncube (34) from Pumula East...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:45hrs | 287 | by Staff reporter
We cannot blame Nelson Chamisa without blaming all of us
We are under sanctions from the United States, the European Union and other Western outposts like Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and the ruin of the sanctions is without doubt. Our industr...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:40hrs | 2221 | by Reason Wafawarova
82 dead as cyclone toll doubles in Zimbabwe, more feared dead
TROPICAL cyclone Idai continued to wreak havoc in eastern Zimbabwe, with authorities announcing more than 82 bodies had been recovered as of late Sunday.Chimanimani and Chipinge districts sout...Published: 18 Mar 2019 at 06:39hrs | 5000 | by newzimbabwe
Zimbabwe cyclone death toll rises to 40
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Idai is now at 40 after more bodies were recovered in Chimanimani and Chipinge, Manicaland province.A high powered government delegation today visited Chim...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:15hrs | 3956 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe, former lieutenants shift blame: Who really was behind Gukurahundi genocide?
WHEN former president Robert Mugabe was swept away through a popular coup, the world celebrated the departure of an "evil dictator". Many hoped for a fresh start but that dream remains elusive...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:13hrs | 9701 | by Fungi Kwaramba
Wonders never cease
AFTER watching the-PFeesident's sidekick Victor Matemadanda's soporific homily on one online television, one gets an abiding feeling that indeed Zimbabwe is a God-forsaken country. Things are ...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 18:10hrs | 2291 | by Hon Criss
Mnangagwa flies home into a storm
President Emmerson Mnangagwa was forced to abandon his trip to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday after coming under pressure at home over the government's apparent lack of preparedness t...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 15:06hrs | 9424 | by ZimLive
Mudzuri takes aim at Chamisa
MDC vice-president Elias Mudzuri has given the clearest indication yet that he will challenge the main opposition party's leader Nelson Chamisa at the party's congress in May.Mudzuri (EM) (pic...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 14:44hrs | 4768 | by Staff reporter
Cyclone Idai kills 31, several displaced
At least 31 people have died in Manicaland's Chimanimani district as homes and bridges were swept away by a tropical storm that began on Friday.There are fears that the death toll is much high...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:49hrs | 529 | by Staff reporter
Man clobbers wife, sister with hammer, spears them to death
BULAWAYO High Court judge, Justice Maxwell Takuva has described an Inyathi man who struck his wife and sister with a hammer before finishing them off using a metal spear following a rumour of infideli...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:38hrs | 492 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa should have cancelled the Abu Dhabi trip
Because of the shutdown in United States of America, President Trump was forced to cancel some international meetings held outside the USA. USA is also a latest victim of a cyclone, President Trump wa...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 21:05hrs | 3843 | by Don Chigumba
Vaka CEO Message on the 10th Anniversary
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a step. I cannot believe its 10 years since the Vaka Building Materials and Hardware story begun. It all started when I was sitting in the class doing my MBA ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 20:29hrs | 909 | by Blessed Tazura
Let the elders catch fish for themselves
A bank for women, a bank for youths, a bank for..........etc, when will there be a bank for pensioners? Maybe its because of the general notion that pensioners are destined to expire but, who ...Published: 16 Mar 2019 at 20:25hrs | 208 | by Tondo Murisa
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