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Thabitha Khumalo attacked at her home
MDC Alliance National Chairperson, Thabitha Khumalo, was, Saturday morning, attacked by two armed men who brazenly broke into Saurcestown home in Bulawayo, severely beat her knees, head using a ...Published: 9 hrs ago | 3599 | by Staff reporter
Both ZANU PF and MDC have betrayed and failed people of Zimbabwe, and it's time for citizens to reclaim their power
There is no better definition of 'fail', as the one provided by my trusted dictionary, which says, "Not to achieve a particular stated goal" - and as such, there is no other more appropriate way to de...Published: 13 hrs ago | 733 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Mliswa praises Mohadi for quitting over sex scandal
INDEPENDENT Norton legislator Temba Mliswa says vice-president Kembo Mohadi's decision to resign from office over a sex scandal sets a good precedent for Zimbabwean and other African leaders, who ofte...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1398 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa's associates under fire from the public over Chilonga land seizure
OUTRAGE is growing over government's plan to displace over 12 500 villagers in the Chilonga area of Chiredzi to accommodate President Emmerson Mnangagwa's cronies at Dendairy.Darren Coetzee, D...Published: 15 hrs ago | 437 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi: Tale of a brave man knocked down by ruinous sex
LIKE many of his contemporaries, Kembo Dugishi Campbell Mohadi - who hails from Mtetengwe area 40 kilometres west of Beitbridge border town along the Bulawayo highway - belongs to a generation which w...Published: 15 hrs ago | 1261 | by Staff reporter
Chiwenga is abusing state power, says estranged wife
VICE-PRESIDENT Constantino Chiwenga's three minor children are now in the care of maids after he shut his estranged wife Marry out of their lives, The NewsHawks reported.Marry revealed in an i...Published: 15 hrs ago | 365 | by Staff reporter
Health worker strokes, dies after receiving Chinese vaccine
A Gutu health worker at Mutema Health Care Centre has reportedly died in Harare days after being vaccinated with the Chinese Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine.TellZim News claims that it established ...Published: 16 hrs ago | 1418 | by Staff reporter
Aston Villa block Nakamba
WARRIORS midfielder Marvelous Nakamba has been blocked by his English Premier League club Aston Villa from travelling to Zimbabwe for the back-to-back Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifiers against ...Published: 17 hrs ago | 591 | by Staff reporter
What Zimbabweans must know about Retail Forex Trading
The forex market is the largest financial market in the world surpassing even the global stock markets. The BIS triennial survey of 2019 states that the global forex market generates nearly 6.6 trilli...Published: 18 hrs ago | 256 | by Staff writer
4 prison officers killed in accident
FOUR prison officers based at Mutare Remand Prison died on the spot after the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a haulage truck at Selbourne, along Mutare-Nyanga Road this afternoon....Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 18:04hrs | 2493 | by Staff reporter
Mabamba collapses, dies
Fredrick Mabamba, who was in remand prison in Harare following his arrest over alleged illegal land deals has reportedly collapsed and died today.One of his close aides who preferred anonymity...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:51hrs | 3025 | by Staff reporter
13 die in 2 separate accidents
Thirteen people died in two separate road accidents which occurred in Manicaland and Mashonaland Provinces today.Seven people died on the 67 km peg along Mutare-Nyanga Road when a fuel tanker ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:50hrs | 1113 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa issues bleak warning to MDC
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa yesterday told the Zanu-PF politburo to expect more big shot defections from the opposition, in an ominous warning that could spell even more pain for the brawling MDC....Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:47hrs | 2895 | by Staff reporter
CBZ hunts down Command Agric looters
Zimbabwe's largest financial services group, CBZ Holdings, has roped in the police to hunt down alleged looters of the command agriculture inputs, Business Times has established.Business Times...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:42hrs | 1025 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa has not made the necessary political and economic reforms, says Biden
ONLY genuine national dialogue that includes the opposition and other key stakeholders in the country can energise Zimbabwe's faltering re-engagement efforts with Western powers, political analysts sa...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:41hrs | 939 | by Staff reporter
Eskom debts spell trouble for Zesa
SOUTH Africa power utility, Eskom, will require government funding of approximately R1 billion per week - the equivalent of R6 million every hour of the day - to remain both financially and operationa...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 17:39hrs | 389 | by Staff reporter
Speeding car runs over, kills six pedestrians
Six pedestrians died on the spot this afternoon after a speeding white BMW ran them over at 135 kilometer peg along Harare-Mukumbura highway.According to police sources, the accident occurred ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 15:46hrs | 1874 | by Simbarashe Sithole
Marry describes Chiwenga as a 'beast'
Vice President Constantino Chiwenga's estranged wife Marry Mubaiwa says she has been denied access to their three young children for 17 months.Venting out on Twitter, the 39-year-old former mo...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 13:35hrs | 2806 | by Staff reporter
Zera hikes fuel price
THE Zimbabwe Energy Regulatory Authority (Zera) has increased the pump price of fuel by a margin of less than five percent in both local and foreign currency with effect from today.The latest ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 13:32hrs | 1532 | by Staff reporter
Mbira queen ventures into poetry
Finest mbira queen and jazz musician Ruvimbo Hope Masike, professionally known as Hope Masike dedicated much of her time during the Covid-19-induced lockdown exploring different ventures.The v...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 11:33hrs | 181 | by Shelton Muchena
We must implement the democratic reforms to restore individual freedoms and rights including right to meaningful vote
"What electoral reforms?" asked Francov. "I have seen and read many articles on the need for Zimbabwe to reform/change its electoral laws. But I am yet to know or understand exactly what/which...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 09:50hrs | 475 | by Patrick Guramatunhu
How can a brutalized Zimbabwean nation be expected to stand with their abusive regime in international re-engangement?
At times I believe the main reason Zimbabweans are still standing today, in spite of the political, economic, physical, and emotional brutalization they have endured at the cold-hearted and blood-drip...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 08:31hrs | 472 | by Tendai Ruben Mbofana
Stuart Comberbach new Zimbabwe ambassador to UN in Geneva
Veteran diplomat Stuart Comberbach has been named as Zimbabwe's new permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.Comberbach, 68, got his marching orders from President...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:15hrs | 1630 | by Staff reporter
Obert Mpofu is seen as a front-runner for VP post, but.....
Zanu-PF stalwarts from Matabeleland region are angling to take up the Vice-Presidency left vacant after the disgraceful fall of Kembo Mohadi, who was entangled in an embarrassing sex scandal.P...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:05hrs | 5255 | by Staff reporter
US$600m water project crumbling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa is on the verge of cancelling a US$600 million agreement, in which government had mortgaged 18 gold claims to a Malaysian company, ZimMal, which for 17 years failed to imp...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:03hrs | 1210 | by Staff reporter
What's in a hero?
The woman at the veggie stall on the corner listlessly scrolls through her phone. The boredom has sat in as she waits for those brief moments of excitement when a punter comes along.Cars navig...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:01hrs | 543 | by Mufaro Makubika
IMF team heads for Zimbabwe
AN International Monetary Fund (IMF) team is expected in Zimbabwe within the next three months to revive the Staff Monitored Programme (SMP), Finance and Economic Development minister Mthuli Ncube has...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 07:00hrs | 923 | by Staff reporter
Challenged world is alert and from challenge comes change
As we celebrate the 2021 International Women's Day (IWD) under the theme #ChooseToChallenge, and focus on inclusion and diversity, we reflect on the representation of women in the banking industry....Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:38hrs | 67 | by Sibongile Moyo
Jailed MDC activists appeal to Malaba over delayed ruling
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has been asked to look into a year-long delay on pronouncement of judgment on an appeal by incarcerated MDC activists Tungamira Madzokere and Last Maengahama.The two ...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:29hrs | 247 | by Staff reporter
Zesa disconnects Kariba council offices
KARIBA Town Council headquarters has been without power for over two months after being switched off by the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission and Distribution Company (ZETDC), a subsidiary of Zesa Hol...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:28hrs | 136 | by Staff reporter
Power cut closes Bulawayo businesses
BUSINESSES in Bulawayo are counting losses following a five-day blackout in parts of the city centre due to an electrical fault at a Zesa substation in Belmont industrial area. The fault has a...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:20hrs | 259 | by Staff reporter
Michael Banana buried in UK
MICHAEL Banana, son to Zimbabwe's first President Canaan Banana, was buried in the United Kingdom last month after efforts to repatriate the body failed under unclear reasons. He was buried on...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:19hrs | 989 | by Staff reporter
Mashingaidze leads new war vets board
Defence and War Veterans Affairs Minister Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri has appointed the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle Board led by Major-General Gibson Mashingaidze (Retired). Other board m...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 272 | by Staff reporter
Journalism, a new form of activism!
A polarised political environment breeds microcosms across all other subsectors of the community.As the old truism would put it, "a fis...Published: 05 Mar 2021 at 00:56hrs | 434 | by Shelton Muchena
Zimbabwe based artiste to release album in SA
Upcoming Zimbabwean gospel artiste Phyllis Nyasha Motsi Mapingure is set to release her first album on the 6th of March in South Africa....Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 21:53hrs | 567 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
What electoral reforms?
Dear editor, I have seen and read many articles on the need for Zimbabwe to reform/change its electoral laws. But I am yet to know or understand exactly what/which laws need to be changed and ...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 14:09hrs | 1036 | by Francov
Chivayo sister, wife in social media row
CONTROVERSIAL businessman, Wicknell Chivayo's family is imploding with his wife, Sonja Madzikanda accusing her late mother-in-law of bewitching the couple's ‘autistic' infant son.This was re...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:37hrs | 4264 | by Staff reporter
Brace for 3rd wave, says experts
MEDICAL experts yesterday warned that the country might be hit by a third wave of COVID-19 following Monday's relaxation of lockdown restrictions with winter approaching, and at a time new variants of...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:33hrs | 3251 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi resignation accepted, says Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa yesterday paid tribute to former Vice President Kembo Mohadi, who resigned from Government but remains Vice President of the revolutionary party Zanu-PF, saying the resignation was...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 503 | by Staff reporter
Mliswa wants law protecting public officials from social media attacks
NORTON legislator Temba Mliswa has called on both government and parliament to introduce a law that would protect public officials from unfair attacks via social media.He was speaking in parli...Published: 04 Mar 2021 at 06:17hrs | 344 | by Staff reporter
Teacher’s body found hanging from tree
THE body of a teacher in Silobela was found hanging from a tree in a suspected murder case. Mtandazo Moyo (52), of Simana Village under Chief Malisa, a teacher at Simana Primary School was fou...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 20:31hrs | 4074 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa feeling heat over VP choice
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa faces a difficult choice as he looks for suitable candidates to replace his former deputy, Kembo Mohadi, who resigned under pressure on Monday.This comes as it has...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | 5385 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe embassy in SA restores services
The Zimbabwe Embassy in South Africa has reviewed operations at the Johannesburg consulate ad restored services in line with the new lockdown regulations announced by authorities in that country recen...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 13:03hrs | 970 | by Staff reporter
Man assaults cheating wife, burns bedroom, kills self
A man from Madziwa district in Mashonaland Central, Max Chauke died after consuming a poisonous substance after accusing his wife of cheating.Mashonaland Central Police Acting spokesperson Ass...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 10:15hrs | 5188 | by Lloyd Rabaya/Simbarashe Sithole
Chamisa's MDC woos Sadc on dialogue
AS THE push for Zimbabwe's much-needed national dialogue continues to gather steam, the opposition said yesterday that it was important for Sadc and the African Union to help midwife the mooted talks....Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 07:08hrs | 2473 | by Staff reporter
Why I dumbed Chamisa
LAST week, two senior MDC officials, former Midlands senator Lillian Timveous and former Kwekwe Central MP Blessing Chebundo, jumped ship and joined President Emmerson Mnangagwa's ruling Zanu-PF party...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 07:07hrs | 5587 | by Staff reporter
Soul Jah Love sparks debate in Parliament
IT'S two weeks after his demise and subsequent burial, but Zimdancehall chanter and liberation hero Soul Jah Love born Soul Muzavazi Musaka continues to make waves from the grave.Today, Member...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:18hrs | 3128 | by Staff reporter
Mohadi successor, phone tapping, 2 VPs dominate talk in Matebeleland
THE resignation of Vice President Kembo Mohadi has triggered frenzied talk in Matebeleland with political activists and parties expressing different views about who and how the former VP could best be...Published: 03 Mar 2021 at 06:15hrs | 5182 | by Staff reporter
Bunny Wailer, last surviving founder member of the Wailers, dies
Jamaican legendary reggae singer Bunny Wailer died today at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston today in the morning.He died at 73.His manager Maxine Stowe confirmed his death,...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 17:59hrs | 1486 | by Tarisai Mudahondo
Some of the biggest and most shocking scandals in boxing history
There will be one dispute or another about nearly everything in the film business. This makes it even more exciting and entertaining and draws even greater fans. Therefore, to achieve relevance and ma...Published: 02 Mar 2021 at 16:56hrs | 627 | by Staff Writer
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