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Revolution is the great teacher
Those living in luxury from the exploitation and suffering of others have traditionally always been opposed to emancipation struggles; they continue to be opposed to such struggles by the people today...Published: 16 hrs ago | 121 | by Reason Wafawarova
Nedbank Zimbabwe caught with pants down, ordered to return $3m to client
NEDBANK Zimbabwe has been ordered to return close to $3 million it had unlawfully taken from its client, Mega Market (Private) Ltd, after making some foreign currency payment to the client's suppliers...Published: 17 hrs ago | 1423 | by Staff reporter
Valerio Sibanda's war time exploits
LET me congratulate General Philip Valerio Sibanda for his new post as the Zimbabwe Defence Forces (ZDF) commander.I met Comrade Ananias Gwenzi (General PV Sibanda), in Zambia in March 1974 at...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 09:01hrs | 11922 | by Dr Milton, Chemhuru
Opposition will not observe ballot paper printing: Mangwana
Zanu-PF legal affairs secretary and party representative in the political party dialogue, Paul Mangwana (PM), has justified the presence of ex-military generals in the ruling party politburo. ...Published: 21 Apr 2019 at 08:58hrs | 3165 | by Staff reporter
Tinashe Kachingwe stuns fans after declaring she is not Zimbabwean
Singer Tinashe has stunned fans after declaring she is not Zimbabwean.The 26-year-old R&B star was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to a Zimbabwean father and a Norwegian mother....Published: 20 Apr 2019 at 15:41hrs | 36427 | by ZimLive
Mnangagwa, Mugabe carefully planned Gukurahundi genocide
THE Gukurahundi genocide, in which an estimated 20 000 Zimbabwean citizens were killed by a crack parallel army unit, the Fifth Brigade, in the early 1980s, was carefully planned, well before dissiden...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:14hrs | 17747 | by Staff reporter
Police, courts corrupt, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has said the country's institutions such as police, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the judiciary are so corrupt so much that it is a herculean task to fight ...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 11:12hrs | 2061 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF factional fights spill into court
A ZANU-PF member has claimed in court that his arrest on charges of stealing party regalia and $100 from a colleague is a result of internal fights.This was revealed by Prosper Sithole (42), o...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:28hrs | 376 | by Staff reporter
Highlanders pummel Dembare Uhuru Cup
Dynaoms 0 - 2 HighlandersUNDERFIRE Dynamos coach Lloyd Chigowe was forced to defend his position after yet another defeat, this time against a free-flowing Highlanders side in the final of t...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 1302 | by Staff reporter
Judge blasts State over Chivayo appeal
The Supreme Court on Wednesday blasted the State over clumsy work in its appeal challenging the acquittal of businessman Wicknell Chivayo of the $5,6 million fraud charge involving Zimbabwe Power Comp...Published: 19 Apr 2019 at 07:15hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter
FULL TEXT: President Mnangagwa's full Independence speech
President Emmerson Mnangagwa today delivered his first Independent speech at the national Sports Stadium. In the speech Mnangagwa paid tribute to the victims of Cyclone Idai both from Zimbabwe...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 20:41hrs | 3325 | by Mandla Ndlovu
The new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bill is cruel like POSA
There have been reports in the State-owned press that the Government was planning to repeal the "toxic" Public Order and Security Act (POSA) and replace it with a new Maintenance of Peace and Order Bi...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 09:37hrs | 1558 | by Veritas
Prosecutors discredit evidence in Parirenyatwa trial
THE trial of former Health and child Care minister David Parirenyatwa continued yesterday with prosecutors attempting to discredit evidence given by the key witness.Parirenyatwa allegedly dire...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:18hrs | 248 | by Staff reporter
Chipinge white farmer's case takes new twist
A CHIPINGE white commercial farmer, who allegedly shot his employee after allegedly mistaking him for a stray dog has applied for inspection in loco after blaming the victim for the incident.J...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:14hrs | 1152 | by Staff reporter
Prison officer smokes out goats thief
A PRISON officer sold out a Chipinge woman who was allegedly preying on other villagers' goats after she sold him two suspected stolen goats.Eliza Sithole (47), of Mwandifira village, is now i...Published: 18 Apr 2019 at 07:10hrs | 600 | by Staff reporter
Mugabe's son-in-law seeks acquittal at High Court
FORMER president Robert Mugabe's son-in-law Simba Chikore has approached the High Court seeking acquittal on charges of unlawful detention.This comes after his bid for discharge at the close o...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:25hrs | 8227 | by Staff reporter
Zvinavashe's son boots out stepmom from plot
THE late liberation war hero and army commander General Vitalis Zvinavashe's son has been dragged to court for allegedly mistreating his father's 56-year-old widow.Richard Zivanashe, 50, is ac...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:23hrs | 1913 | by Staff reporter
Jah Prayzah dares UK fans
JAH Prayzah has left for the United Kingdom (UK) where he will stage three concerts, courtesy of Y2K Entertainment Promotions in conjunction with Impala Car Rentals.This comes after fans in th...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:22hrs | 3529 | by Staff reporter
'Gumbura has case to answer'
HARARE magistrate Francis Mapfumo yesterday dismissed an application for discharge filed by jailed RMG Independent End Time Message Church founder Robert Martin Gumbura, who together with his six alle...Published: 17 Apr 2019 at 07:12hrs | 630 | by Staff reporter
Hwende trial postponed
Chairman of the ICT Parliamentary Portfolio Committee Honorable Charlton Hwende will be back in court on the 7 May 2019 to answer charges of seeking to subvert a constitutionally elected government, t...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 17:50hrs | 293 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa militarises Zanu-PF party structures
THE ruling Zanu-PF party wants war veterans, seen as key allies of President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to hold key positions as part of its restructuring exercise in a move observers say is akin to militari...Published: 16 Apr 2019 at 06:56hrs | 2857 | by Staff reporter
Call to decentralise Passport Office
Beitbridge residents have called on Government to decentralise the issuance of passports to district level to ease the challenges that people are encountering when applying for the travel documents. ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:38hrs | 551 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa application for review dismissed
Former Health and Child Care Minister David Parirenyatwa's application for review was last week dismissed by a Harare magistrate. Parirenyatwa is facing criminal abuse of office charges after ...Published: 15 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 180 | by Staff reporter
How Grace's power grew in inverse proportion to Mugabe's declining health
Chapter 29Shortly before the Zanu-PF conference held at Victoria Falls in early December 2015, the Women's League proposed a resolution to reintroduce a...Published: 14 Apr 2019 at 10:09hrs | 1018 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa makes senior appointments
President Mnangagwa has, with immediate effect, appointed Mr Martin Rushwaya as Deputy Chief Secretary for Administration and Finance, while Ambassador Mark Grey Marongwe is the new Secretary for Defe...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 13:09hrs | 1167 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa promotes 2 ZDF officers
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has promoted two Brigadier-Generals to the rank of Major-General and one Air Commodore to Air Vice-Marshal.The promotions are in accordance with Section 15(1) (B) (Chapter ...Published: 13 Apr 2019 at 08:40hrs | 10531 | by Staff Reporter
Britain to impose new sanctions on Zimbabwe after Brexit
Britain is ready to impose sanctions on Zimbabwe when it leaves the European Union.In readiness for its exit from the EU, which now appears to have been pushed back until October, Britain has ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 17:16hrs | 9309 | by ZimLive
2017 military coup ghosts spooking Mnangagwa govt
THE wife of killed Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Peter Munetsi (pictured), who died in military detention during the November 2017 coup which ousted former president Robert Mugabe, Ross...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:55hrs | 3199 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's path to prosperity
ON April 3, I gave President Emmerson Mnangagwa a letter from my government conveying the heartfelt sympathy of the American people for the lives lost in Cyclone Idai. I also announced that the Americ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 13:51hrs | 1262 | by Brian Nichols
Mnangagwa's regime mum on Sudanese coup
BARELY 17 months after the cathartic fall of former president Robert Mugabe, another dictator has been pushed out of power in Sudan following months of popular protests that jolted the military into s...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:21hrs | 1753 | by Staff reporter
Killed CIO boss' wife demands US$600 000
THE wife of killed Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) boss Peter Munetsi (pictured), who died in military detention during the November 2017 coup which ousted former president Robert Mugabe, Ross...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 08:08hrs | 4723 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Army Generals read riot act to Mnangagwa, as he privately offers to resign as President
The game is all but over for President Emmerson Mnangagwa's young presidency, as hardline army generals are reportedly said to have read the riot act to him, over a sheaf of serious issues caused by h...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:54hrs | 24891 | by Itai Mushekwe/Nancy Mabaya/Malvin Motsi
Ex-Zipra cadre predicts civil unrest
WHITE former Zimbabwe Peoples' Revolutionary Army (Zipra) freedom fighter, Jeremy Brickhill has warned that Zimbabwe is heading for conflict and urged citizens to find each other and stop the blame ga...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 1043 | by Staff reporter
Parirenyatwa accuses presiding magistrate of twisting facts
Former Health minister David Parirenyatwa yesterday unsuccessfully filed an application to have his matter referred to the High Court for a review.Parirenyatwa was also seeking an order to res...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:43hrs | 77 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's dictatorial traits laid bare
MDC ALLIANCE leader Mr Nelson Chamisa on Monday laid bare his dictatorial traits as he read the riot act to the party's Bulawayo structures to the point of threatening to shut them out of the party's ...Published: 12 Apr 2019 at 06:39hrs | 3331 | by Nduduzo Tshuma
Gukurahundi genocide healing must include 'truth-telling'
The Movement for Democratic Change says bringing closure to victims of the Gukurahundi genocide must involve a "comprehensive programme of truth-telling."The Gukurahundi was a series of atroci...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 21:08hrs | 774 | by ZimLive
Guvamombe's bid to be tried at the High Court flops
A HWANGE magistrate handling the case of suspended chief magistrate Mishrod Guvamombe, who is accused of criminal abuse of office, yesterday threw out an application for his recusal, saying it was com...Published: 11 Apr 2019 at 07:24hrs | 703 | by Staff reporter
Rhodesian chemical-biological war crimes
As Zimbabwe celebrates its 39th year of Independence, as Africans we have either chosen to ignore or have been brainwashed to forget the terrible things white Rhodesians did to our own freedom fighter...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 1147 | by Sifelani Tsiko
Real democracy calls for Chamisa to be contested
There may come a time in life when emotions, personal feelings, hunches and perceptions have to square up with reality. The skirmish between these two (facts and feelings) is never easy to handle for ...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 728 | by Learnmore Zuze
Grace Mugabe PhD Professor's case deferred to tomorrow
A HARARE court yesterday deferred to tomorrow the ruling on an application for exception to the charges filed by the just-retired University of Zimbabwe vice-chancellor Levi Nyagura who is facing crim...Published: 10 Apr 2019 at 06:58hrs | 2016 | by Staff reporter
PHOTOS: Mutasa, Mutinhiri rejoin Zanu-PF
The ruling Zanu-PF party has readmitted into its ranks former members who had been expelled from the party or had rebelled against the party, Didymus Mutasa and Ambrose Mutinhiri respectively....Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 15:12hrs | 1696 | by Staff reporter
Botswana Defence Forces foiled coup attempt against Masisi?
The Commander of Botswana Defence Force Lt. General Placid Segokgo last week deployed military assets including armoured tanks and personnel in key strategic in anticipation of a coup against Presiden...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 08:51hrs | 22677 | by Staff reporter
Matemadanda testifies against 'Justice Cheda'
The trial of a suspected serial fraudster who allegedly masqueraded as former High Court judge Justice Mafios Cheda and swindled several Government officials of large sums of money continued yesterday...Published: 09 Apr 2019 at 07:21hrs | 461 | by Staff reporter
'A woman to become next Zimbabwe President'
A prominent Harare based clergyman Bishop CB Motondo of Grace Fellowship Ministries has repeated his prophecy which says Zimbabwe should brace itself for a female President. This prophecy was ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 08:45hrs | 10870 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How Mnangagwa won Zimbabwe's landmark elections
ON August 1, following the announcement of the parliamentary election results in Zimbabwe, which saw Emmerson Mnangagwa's Zanu-PF winning a clear majority, opposition MDC Alliance supporters held a de...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:45hrs | 3481 | by Al Jazeera
SA investor duped by Zimbabwean partner
SOUTH African investor, Imran Valley, recently lost assets worth $650 000 to his Zimbabwean business manager Azeem Hassim, who allegedly used fake documents to register a grocery retail and wholesale ...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:42hrs | 1013 | by Staff reporter
James Makamba fights judicial management at High Court
BUSINESS mogul Mr James Makamba has applied to the High Court seeking removal of his investment vehicle, Kestrel Corporation (Private) Limited, from provisional judicial management. The corpor...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:37hrs | 778 | by Staff reporter
Wankie coal burn Dembare
Dynamos 1 - 2 Hwange DYNAMOS goal-minder Simba Chinani was the Fall Guy at Rufaro yesterday as the Harare giants threw away their lead to lose a Castle Lager Premiership football match they though...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:34hrs | 607 | by Staff reporter
Blocking aid to flood-hit Iran 'displays US malevolence'
Iran's Defence Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami says the United States' attempts to block international humanitarian aid from entering flood-hit Iran lays bare America's malevolence. Add...Published: 08 Apr 2019 at 06:32hrs | 241 | by Press TV
Jailbreak attempt hits snag
An escape attempt by a prisoner serving jail time in Kwekwe for theft hit a snag after he was apprehended by alert members of the Zimbabwe Prison and Correctional Services (ZPCS). Brian Rungu ...Published: 06 Apr 2019 at 07:52hrs | 474 | by Staff reporter
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