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Man says he fears son more than a lion after he tries to kill him in fire
A man told a court on Tuesday that he fears his 26-year-old son more than a lion after escaping the latter's attempt to burn him and his wife alive.Themba Mathe, of Tsholotsho, pleaded guilty ...Published: 57 mins ago | 90 | by Staff reporter
Vendors defy govt directive
HARARE fruit vendors have defied a government directive to vacate the streets as a way of curbing the spread of cholera which has claimed more than 150 lives.Government last week ordered urban...Published: 1 hr ago | 58 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa still squandering massive goodwill
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's promises to break with the past and chart a new path for Zimbabwe after the ouster of long-time leader Robert Mugabe are ringing hollow as the southern African nation fu...Published: 21 hrs ago | 1062 | by Staff reporter
Sengezo Tshabangu and his handlers have lost the plot big time
ZIMBABWE'S political history has been littered with opposition malcontents for a very long time, which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in the country....Published: 26 Nov 2023 at 08:31hrs | 1378 | by Leonard Koni
Chamisa surrounded himself with advisers who are no wiser than himself
CCC under the influence of Chamisa refused to have a constitution for CCC under the pretext that this was "strategic ambiguity " to side football Zanu-PF. This actually turned out to be a cowardly act...Published: 25 Nov 2023 at 09:12hrs | 692 | by Dr Masimba Mavaza
Chamisa's party pins hope on talks with Mnangagwa
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has resolved to step up efforts towards engaging President Emmerson Mnangagwa saying dialogue is essential in resolving the country's crisis following the dispu...Published: 24 Nov 2023 at 05:42hrs | 721 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will never be ruled by traitors who called for Westerners to punish their people through sanctions
THE problem we have in Zimbabwe is we have a new generation of people who think they are educated and thus they don't acknowledge that Zimbabwe is a sacred country, nyika ine varidzi (a country with a...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:04hrs | 389 | by Rutendo Matinyarare
Drama after mistress calls man
IN a fit of anger, a man who was involved in a heated argument with his wife after his girlfriend phoned while they were having quality time, ran berserk and smashed a TV set and water glasses on the ...Published: 17 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1070 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's decision to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on
POLITICAL analysts say the decision by the Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) led by Nelson Chamisa to participate in the 9 December by-elections is spot-on as it sends a message of defiance and wil...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 06:03hrs | 3564 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean minister, police boss dragged to Court
HOME Affairs minister Kazembe Kazembe and Police Commissioner-General Godwin Matanga have been dragged to the High Court by Harare residents whose houses were razed down on Monday by anti-riot police....Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 726 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt bans CBD vendors over cholera
Government has banned vendors from operating in the central business districts (CBDs) of major cities in response to the cholera outbreak.Information minister Jenfan Muswere told journalists d...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:05hrs | 765 | by Staff reporter
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema closes democratic space
Zambia's opposition parties yesterday made distress calls on the diminishing state of democracy and restrictions on civil liberties and political rights by President Hakainde Hichilema's administratio...Published: 16 Nov 2023 at 05:02hrs | 1137 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's 'prophets of Baal'!
This may help them understand how some in the Christian community have opted not only to dine with the devil but also sell their souls to him - whilst at the same time pretending to be serving God....Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 19:10hrs | 525 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Police brutality victim's family demands 'supernatural' justice
THE Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has been accused of covering up its officers' attack on a handcuffed suspect, who later died in holding cells at Banket Police Station, last month.The now de...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 05:07hrs | 1169 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa battling to seize initiative from CCC 'rebels'
Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) leader Nelson Chamisa is battling to seize the initiative from disgruntled officials from his party who are allegedly using the recalls of elected opposition repres...Published: 14 Nov 2023 at 04:26hrs | 1809 | by Staff reporter
Zesa plans to connect 3 million rural households
ZESA plans to connect at least three million rural households in Zimbabwe over the next four years via solar-energy home kits as well as grid connections where possible to support the major catch-up i...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 05:45hrs | 240 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa, Biti fallout downplayed
OPPOSITION Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) has watered down rumours of fissures in the party following the recalls of Members of Parliament and councillors.Tshabangu, the party's self-appo...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:47hrs | 4114 | by Staff reporter
Man storms police station, destroys record book
A 40-year-old resident from Nqokola village in Mbembesi, Matabeleland North province, entered a local police station and vandalized a criminal record book housed in the charge office. The incident occ...Published: 10 Nov 2023 at 06:29hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
'Senior CCC guys aiding Sengezo Tshabangu'
The spokesman of the Citizens Coalition for Change Nelson Chamisa, Gift Ostallos Siziba has indicated that there are senior guys in CCC that are aiding Sengezo Tshabangu.Prominent journalist, ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 21:23hrs | 2321 | by Staff reporter
CCC splits, Double candidates fielded for by-elections
THE Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC) party could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crisis that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nominati...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 456 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa party splits
CCC could be headed for a split judging by the continued confusion and leadership crises that saw the party fielding double candidates at yesterday's Nomination Court where rival factions tussled for ...Published: 09 Nov 2023 at 05:54hrs | 748 | by Staff reporter
An opposition within an opposition
The Zimbabwean political history has been littered with opposition malcontents within itself for a very long time which has caused the weakening and splitting of the main opposition political party in...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 14:27hrs | 1235 | by Leonard Koni
Wildlife cave paintings - Namibia's strongest argument for International Hunting
In Namibia's centuries-old wildlife cave paintings messages lies the Southern African country's strongest argument for international hunting."We co-existed with wildlife and hunted it for meat...Published: 08 Nov 2023 at 09:29hrs | 418 | by Emmanuel Koro
Mutarisi confronts Java, Mudiwa Hood
Local businessman Tinashe Mutarisi has issued a stern warning to self-proclaimed prophet Passion Java, who is linked to the ruling Zanu-PF party, over what Mutarisi perceives as "attention-seeking beh...Published: 01 Nov 2023 at 05:55hrs | 275 | by Staff reporter
Zimra can't account for ZW$1 billion
THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has failed to account for millions of dollars in tax and deposits paid by clients, amid indications of massive fraud facilitated by weak accounting systems, rais...Published: 31 Oct 2023 at 16:27hrs | 317 | by Staff reporter
Fire destroys University of Zimbabwe campus block
On Friday morning, a destructive fire erupted at the University of Zimbabwe's main campus, consuming a building that housed the physics department. Social media photos depicted the structure engulfed ...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:39hrs | 493 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe education system fast deteriorating
GERMAN Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission in Zimbabwe Michael Ott has said the quality of Zimbabwe's education system is fast deteriorating."I have been here for a year in the country, unfo...Published: 28 Oct 2023 at 15:14hrs | 254 | by Staff reporter
Oppression is justifiable when it's by our own race.
We fought for our independence from the British colonialists, who exploited our land, our resources, and our people for their own benefit. We dreamed of a free and prosperous Zimbabwe, where we could ...Published: 25 Oct 2023 at 20:34hrs | 111 | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Zimbabwe police brutality exposed
Three members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) special constabulary details are facing severe criticism for allegedly beating a suspect to death inside the holding cells at Banket Police Station....Published: 24 Oct 2023 at 06:09hrs | 1201 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa urged to accept Sengezo Tshabangu's deal
Renowned senior journalist of Alpha Media Holdings, Blessed Mhlanga, has issued a compelling call to CCC Leader and Presidential Candidate Nelson Chamisa, encouraging him to embrace the proposal set f...Published: 23 Oct 2023 at 14:29hrs | 4005 | by Mandla Ndlovu
How to fix Zimbabwe's broken politics
Resolving this stalemate is key to moving the nation forward constructively. What can be done to change this? What stands in the way? What are the opportunities?Broken politicsZimbabwe's p...Published: 22 Oct 2023 at 22:08hrs | 456 | by Siphosami Malunga
Hail storm wreak havoc in Mazowe
Residents at Hunderson Research Mazowe had some of their asbestos destroyed by hail this evening......Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 21:50hrs | 611 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa letdown by lack of organised structures in CCC
THE opposition Citizens' Coalition for Change (CCC) decision to proceed without a constitution and with no congress to elect substantive leaders is the reason why it has been trapped in a predicament ...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 19:42hrs | 526 | by Staff reporter
Chamisa learning that politics is not child's play
POLITICS is no child's play. The opposition CCC are learning that now, the hard way, and they rightfully should. There are always consequences for every action. Miscalculations can be extremely costly...Published: 16 Oct 2023 at 08:59hrs | 1159 | by Dr Obert Moses Mpofu
Ngidlaliswe amatope mina?
Reading Edward GibbonWhere is God bakithi?Edward Gibbon is no writer for easy readers. Yet he is so important to Britain's governing myth. No wonder why every British-born Prime Minist...Published: 14 Oct 2023 at 07:21hrs | 275 | by @Jamwanda2
'Mnangagwa's govt must protect Gukurahundi plaques'
Ibhetshu LikaZulu, a pressure group based in Matebeleland, has called on the government to deploy security personnel to protect memorial plaques that the organization erected on several Gukurahundi ma...Published: 13 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 157 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF denies sponsoring CCC recalls from parliament, councils
Zanu-PF has dismissed claims by CCC leader Nelson Chamisa that the ruling party was sponsoring recalls on opposition legislators and councillors in attempts to both fan division and destroy his party....Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 08:26hrs | 1001 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe circus continues
ZIMBABWE'S last Parliament was reduced to one huge farce as the august House was turned into a circus by Douglas Mwonzora who single-handedly destroyed the country's once most vibrant opposition party...Published: 12 Oct 2023 at 06:36hrs | 414 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe will cause political instability in Southern Africa
Without modicum of doubt, failure to run the economy and political affairs of the Zimbabwe government due to over four decades of unfettered large scale looting, corruption, economic mismanagement, Ma...Published: 11 Oct 2023 at 22:12hrs | 866 | by Israel Dube
Binga villagers cry foul
VILLAGERS in Chinego area in Chief Pashu area, Binga have appealed to the government to urgently rehabilitate a road that links to Kariangwe which was damaged by rains last rainy season.Govern...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 20:02hrs | 489 | by Peter Matuka
Zimbabwe's main opposition implodes, handing Zanu-PF full control
Just over a month after disputed general elections in Zimbabwe, the main opposition party, Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC), appears to be imploding as a renegade outfit starts recalling parliament...Published: 10 Oct 2023 at 18:30hrs | 2445 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwean living in Israel says situation scary as defense forces, Hamas skirmishes intensify
A Zimbabwean resident in Tel Aviv described the tense situation in Israel as the country faces ongoing skirmishes with Hamas militants. The conflict has resulted in over 1,000 casualties, with 700 Isr...Published: 09 Oct 2023 at 06:13hrs | 1002 | by Staff reporter
How ZPRA, ZANLA were allocated camps in Entumbane
WE round-up our interview with former freedom fighter Lieutenant-Colonel (Rtd) Alson Masilinge Muleya. Lt-Col (Rtd) Muleya who trained as a regular officer cadet at the Zambian Military Academy in Koh...Published: 08 Oct 2023 at 07:51hrs | 448 | by Staff reporter
Telling my Access Finance story
FOLLOWING a recent public announcement by Access Finance Group, a local remittance and financial services company, that its chief executive Singathini Raymond Chigogwana is retiring and would be repla...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 15:07hrs | 391 | by Senziwani Sikhosana
CCC MP Prince Dubeko Sibanda unleashes supporters on Sengenzo Tshabangu
In a shocking turn of events, Binga North Member of Parliament (MP) Prince Dubeko Sibanda, representing the Citizen Coalition for Change (CCC), has reacted to the recall by the party's 'Interim Secret...Published: 05 Oct 2023 at 13:49hrs | 2539 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Chiwenga family donates US$13 000
VICE President Dr Constantino Chiwenga's family has donated towards the reconstruction of a gazebo and drilled a borehole at SOS Children's Village in Bulawayo at a cost of nearly US$13 000 as it aims...Published: 04 Oct 2023 at 23:22hrs | 1709 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa after my farm,' says Kasukuwere
SELF-EXILED former Zanu-PF national political commissar Saviour Kasukuwere claims President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is out to grab his ConCorpia Farm in Mazowe, Mashonaland Central provinc...Published: 02 Oct 2023 at 06:33hrs | 1455 | by Staff reporter
The Nguni/Sotho People who occupied parts of modern-day Zimbabwe before Mzilikazi
There is a general misconception that King Mzilikazi and is Ndebele people were the first Nguni group to traverse and settle in what is now modern-day Zimbabwe. However, this is not accurate.T...Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:37hrs | 609 | by Thomas Sibanda
Kasukuwere's citrus farm destroyed by fire
A fire has ravaged an unspecified area of citrus crops on Concorpia Farm in Mazowe, which is owned by Saviour Kasukuwere, a former Cabinet minister who has been in self-imposed exile. Kasukuwere had e...Published: 26 Sep 2023 at 17:34hrs | 1478 | by Staff reporter
Judge recuses himself from opposition activists' public violence appeal
Judge Christopher Banda-Dube of the Bulawayo High Court has withdrawn from presiding over a court application involving former deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube and his associates. They were seeking to challe...Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 21:52hrs | 732 | by Staff reporter
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