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'ANC in KZN is destroyed'
National chairperson of the ANC Gwede Mantashe has spoken out about the state of the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal, saying the party is destroyed and needs to be rebuilt from scratch.He however dispell...Published: 09 Sep 2024 at 16:44hrs | 1488 | by Staff reporter
Police mounting strategic checkpoints to deal with crime
The Zimbabwe Republic Police has adopted a deliberate policy to set up strategic checkpoints on the roads to curb crime and not the multiplicity of the past that inconvenienced the public, a senior of...Published: 16 Apr 2024 at 07:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Why a farmer is riding from Zimbabwe to Windhoek on a horse
When Ben Freeth headed west on horseback from the derelict Mount Carmel farm near Chegutu in Zimbabwe on 28 November, he had to lay low. For about 800km, Freeth avoided roads and stuck to the bush, fo...Published: 12 Mar 2024 at 20:05hrs | 6 | by GroundUp
'Zanu-PF will not give away their electoral victory'
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa and Zanu-PF will not give away their unassailable electoral victory in the just ended harmonised elections as Zimbabwe's Constitution does not provide for a re-run of elections at ...Published: 31 Aug 2023 at 06:42hrs | | by Staff reporter
Disband Zinara, demands Zapu candidate
ZAPU candidate for Lupane East, Mthenjwa Gumbo, has demanded that the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) be disbanded due to its failure to rehabilitate national roads, especially in the M...Published: 21 Aug 2023 at 06:35hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Mohadi embrace Mbavha4ED?
THE top hierarchy of ruling party Zanu-PF embraced 'mbavha' under the guise of an affiliate leaving its stalwart, Sydney Sekeramayi in the cold barely a week after taking a bold stance against thieves...Published: 14 Aug 2023 at 06:36hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Fifa set to lift Zifa ban, to appoint normalisation committee
WORLD football governing body Fifa is today expected to lift Zimbabwe's suspension imposed in February last year to pave way for the Warriors' inclusion in the 2026 World Cup African Zone qualifying d...Published: 11 Jul 2023 at 07:41hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimdollar in spectacular crash
THE Zimbabwe dollar crashed by a whopping 60% against the United States dollar in May alone, underlining a raging economic crisis that has wiped salaries and sent prices soaring.Zimbabwe's eco...Published: 02 Jun 2023 at 06:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Release the voters roll
The harmonised elections are likely going to be held between 31st of July and 31 August 2023. That means we are only left with about three months to go to the polls.The most worrisome thing is...Published: 16 Apr 2023 at 18:50hrs | | by Leonard Koni
'Disband current Zec secretariat'
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) secretariat should be disbanded and new civilian staff employed before the 2023 elections to ensure the credibility of the electoral management body, independen...Published: 17 Dec 2022 at 12:11hrs | | by Staff reporter
Another ploy of rewriting history by the Zanu-PF regime
Greetings to all! FROM THEMTHWAKAZI LIBERATION FRONT PRESIDENTDR CHURCHILL MP...Published: 30 Oct 2022 at 15:13hrs | 3 | by Dr Churchill Mpiyesizwe Guduza
Mnangagwa's son in-law cornered
A STINGING report by Parliament's portfolio committee on youth, sport, arts and recreation on Zimbabwe's ban from international football has left the Sports and Recreation Commission (SRC) isolated as...Published: 03 Oct 2022 at 19:53hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Teachers, other civil servants face off
THE standoff between the civil service umbrella union and teachers representatives has escalated amid reports that government workers called off their planned demonstration last Friday fearing disrupt...Published: 02 Jun 2022 at 06:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Foreign banks troop to Zimbabwe forex auction
UNITED States-based multinational investment outfit JP Morgan was among global lenders that repatriated a combined US$30 million through the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)'s forex auction system by th...Published: 13 May 2022 at 19:10hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Warriors Afcon chances slim'
FORMER South Africa national team coach Gordon Igesund has ruled out Zimbabwe's chances of qualifying for next year's Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) finals in Ivory Coast after finding themselves in a ...Published: 21 Apr 2022 at 11:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
ZBC CEO bans employees from using WhatsApp groups
WORKERS at the loss-making state broadcaster, ZBC, are up in arms against Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Adelaide Chikunguru over many grievances, which include salary increment and Covid-19 allowance ...Published: 10 Apr 2022 at 08:19hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa will regret the day he appointed Mangudya, Mthuli Ncube,' says Biti
Former Zimbabwe Finance Minister Tendai Biti has said the move by the Reserve Bank to introduce a ZW$100 note is ill advised and a waste of time.Biti said the fact that the note can not buy an...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 19:47hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa challenged to disband terror groups in Kwekwe
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been challenged to disband terror groups in Kwekwe, stop giving impunity to perpetrators of politically motivated violence and halt the needless bloodshed, particularl...Published: 09 Apr 2022 at 11:16hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chamisa in NGOs war
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's threats to kick out non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is reckless and likely to plunge Zimbabwe into further decay and humanitarian crisis, Citizens' Coalition for C...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
By-elections fail credibility test
THE by-elections set for tomorrow have revealed that President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration is stuck in the past by continuing to abuse state institutions and independent commissions to manipul...Published: 27 Mar 2022 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
'ZEC must disband before 2023'
THE newly formed Midlands political outfit, Zimbabwe Socio Economic Democrats (ZSED) party has called for the disbandment of the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) before the crunch 2023 elections in...Published: 04 Feb 2022 at 05:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Chamisa's MDC in crunch meeting over party name
THE Nelson Chamisa led MDC Alliance will Monday hold a "crucial" meeting to deliberate on a possible new name for the party ahead of the March 26 by-elections and the 2023 plebiscite after their nemes...Published: 09 Jan 2022 at 06:05hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mwonzora's MDC-T rushes Chamisa into rebranding
The MDC-T party led by Douglas Mwonzora on Thursday declared that it would contest the March by-elections as the MDC Alliance - a sure move to rush MDC Alliance leader Nelson Chamisa into a major rebr...Published: 07 Jan 2022 at 19:42hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Zec bemoans paltry budgetary allocation
GOVERNMENT has failed to adequately fund the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) to conduct electoral activities, including pending March 2022 by-elections.The was revealed by Zec deputy elect...Published: 03 Dec 2021 at 05:33hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa says polls a waste of resources
Zanu-PF acting national commissar Patrick Chinamasa yesterday said holding by-elections barely a year to the 2023 harmonised polls was a waste of time and resources.This came after President E...Published: 12 Nov 2021 at 05:37hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
Ex-ZEC commissioner tipped for Insiza seat
FORMER Zimbabwe Electoral Commissioner (ZEC) Qhubani Moyo reportedly plans another try at the ballot box, targeting the same Insiza constituency he twice lost to Zanu-PF when he was a member of the op...Published: 03 Oct 2021 at 08:17hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zec biases exposed?
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) has excluded the opposition MDC Alliance from its provisional consultations in provinces meant to discuss electoral developments at the behest of "powers that b...Published: 30 Sep 2021 at 07:24hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF bigwigs question Mnangagwa's legitimacy
ZIMBABWEAN President Emmerson Mnangagwa, struggling to consolidate and maintain power at the volatile helm amid renewed internal Zanu-PF infighting and disintegration of the coalition which drove his ...Published: 24 Sep 2021 at 18:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Chinamasa bans Zanu-PF DCC co-options
FACED with crippling in-fighting in the aftermath of divisive district coordinating committees (DCCs) elections held last December, Zanu-PF has, with immediate effect, banned co-options into the organ...Published: 15 Aug 2021 at 09:07hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fights break out in MDC Veterans Association
CRACKS have emerged in the MDC Veterans Association (MDC VA), a welfare body formed by founding members of the opposition party, culminating in the suspension of the body's secretary-general over char...Published: 30 Jul 2021 at 07:50hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa has changed face of Zimbabwean politics'
Former MDC Kwekwe legislator Mr Blessing Chebundo (BC) is among many opposition members who have jumped ship to join the ruling party this year. Below he shares his experiences with our Political Edit...Published: 08 Jun 2021 at 06:33hrs | | by Staff reporter
Harare mayor's appeal an admission of failure
THE appeal by acting mayor Stewart Mutizwa has been received with mixed reactions by residents of Harare, who feel that it lacks sincerity and practical application.The City of Harare has to i...Published: 06 Jun 2021 at 10:03hrs | 7 | by Harare Residents Trust
Zanu-PF official defies Chiwenga
Zanu-PF Chiredzi district coordinating committee chairperson Siyaki Munhungei last Monday ordered the acting district development coordinator, Gift Machukele, to ignore a recent instruction by Vice-Pr...Published: 26 May 2021 at 16:21hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zacc investigates Chadzamira over land
FOLLOWING a story carried by The NewsHawks in January exposing the corrupt distribution of sugarcane plots by senior government officials in Chiredzi, the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (Zacc) ha...Published: 06 Mar 2021 at 08:06hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF completes DCCs vetting process
ZANU-PF said it has completed the nomination process of candidates that would contest in the party's district co-ordinating committees (DCC) elections with the list of successful candidates now awaiti...Published: 16 Nov 2020 at 05:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa, Chiwenga divided over Zanu-PF DCCs
SHARP divisions have emerged in the Zanu-PF presidium, pitting President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his deputy, Constantino Chiwenga, over the remaining District Coordinating Committees (DCC) elections....Published: 24 Oct 2020 at 07:52hrs | | by Staff reporter
Ex-police commissioner spills the beans on corrupt top cops
A LEAKED police internal correspondence has exposed how top police fat cats are frustrating criminal investigations by allegedly shielding criminal cartels in return for money and gold.The let...Published: 27 Sep 2020 at 07:48hrs | | by Staff reporter
Biti's dealings under ZACC investigation, says Gutu
MDC-T Vice President, Obert Gutu, has come out guns blazing alleging that millions of public funds disappeared in the now collapsed Interfin Bank under the watch of loudmouth, Tendai Biti who was the ...Published: 25 Jul 2019 at 19:44hrs | | by Sizalobuhle Khumalo
Biti now speak dialogue and not protests
MDC deputy president Tendai Biti has warned the country is facing imminent implosion due to President Emmerson Mnangagwa's administration's failure to deal with the deteriorating economic situation....Published: 24 Jul 2019 at 14:13hrs | | by Staff reporter
MDC demands diaspora vote, biometric voting
The MDC will not go into any future presidential election presided over by the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission, officials said on Thursday.The party is calling for the disbandment of the electio...Published: 12 Jul 2019 at 08:55hrs | | by ZimLive
Dabengwa's story is one of dream betrayal
The passing of Dumiso Dabengwa comes as a reminder to all of us that our dreams of a peaceful and prosperous Zimbabwe were betrayed from the beginning.The fact that we were all conned by the g...Published: 09 Jun 2019 at 09:45hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Air Zimbabwe legacy debts spook investors
GOVERNMENT'S delay in moving on the Air Zimbabwe's US$381 million debt assumption plan continues to weaken the airline's chances of courting new partners, an official has said.Grant Thornton, ...Published: 24 May 2019 at 07:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
Tendai Biti MDC election eligibility still uncertain
MDC "prodigal sons and daughters" who include former secretary generals Welshman Ncube and Tendai Biti will have to wait until the main opposition's May congress to know whether they are still eligibl...Published: 17 Mar 2019 at 08:39hrs | 5 | by newzimbabwe
Mliswa to expose Kembo Mohadi
Norton Member of Parliament Temba Mliswa has threatened to expose Vice President Kembo Mohadi over corruption scandals. He fiurther called for the firing of the Vice Presiddnt highlighting that the co...Published: 01 Feb 2019 at 06:50hrs | | by Mandla Ndlovu
Zimbabwe scoffs at SA ConCourt ruling
PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa's government is unfazed by a damning judgment delivered by the South African Constitutional Court early this week that could signal the resuscitation of the Sadc Tribunal,...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:44hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe security sector reform back on the agenda
HUMAN rights groups have reignited debate around security sector reforms and want it concluded in the wake of the August 1 post-election violence and subsequent use of force by the army that left at l...Published: 15 Dec 2018 at 09:39hrs | | by Staff reporter
Fidelis Fengu opens up
Disability activist and businessman Fidelis Fengu has for the first time opened up about his disability explaining how it all started. Fengu has in the past been linked to several Zanu PF...Published: 03 Dec 2018 at 07:23hrs | 27 | by Mandla Ndlovu
Businessman begs cheating wife back home
THE higher a monkey climbs, the more its behind is exposed, the elders say!In recent years, their company registered phenomenal growth, and naturally that turned the lenses on the young busine...Published: 23 Nov 2018 at 05:09hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
ZimPF officially joins MDC
Following the decision by our Presidium to fold our party and join MDC, today we handed back the offices that were graciously donated to our party for use as our Headquarters. I am aware there are man...Published: 18 Nov 2018 at 10:46hrs | 1 | by ZimPF
Marange diamond comes under the spotlight in Brussels
Human rights abuses in Marange and plans by the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC) to rope in artisanal miners risk putting the country on the agenda of the Kimberley Process Certification S...Published: 10 Nov 2018 at 11:15hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
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