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Zuma arms deal persecution is weird, says Thuli Madonsela
Former public protector Prof Thuli Madonsela has dropped a bombshell that former president Jacob Zuma's prosecution regarding the controversial arms deal is a mystery. Her remarks came during ...Published: 05 Nov 2024 at 09:30hrs | 1181 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe Exemption Permit extension a temporary relief but ....
EMILY Machingauta (44), a Zimbabwe Exemption Permit (Zep) holder, has welcomed the decision by the government of South Africa to grant a two-year extension to Zimbabwean permit holders.The wai...Published: 15 Apr 2024 at 06:06hrs | 12 | by Sally Nyakanyanga
Nyarota's latest book takes aim at opposition
Journalist Geoffrey Nyarota has released his latest book, 'The Journalist as an Outcast: Perils of Investigative Reporting in Zimbabwe.'Alpha Media Holdings chairman, Trevor Ncube was the gues...Published: 25 Feb 2024 at 09:25hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zambia is on the verge of being a one-party state
Zambia's former ruling parties have typically fared poorly after losing power. The United National Independence Party (UNIP) ruled for 27 years but gradually collapsed following its defeat in 1991. Th...Published: 12 Dec 2023 at 21:11hrs | 12 | by Sishuwa Sishuwa
Chamisa's 18 MPs bite the dust
National Assembly speaker Jacob Mudenda has upheld his controversial expulsion of 18 CCC legislators who were Tuesday permanently ejected from the legislative house moments after court halted further ...Published: 15 Nov 2023 at 18:22hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa protects judge facing a series of corruption scandals
SOMETIME in February The NewsHawks reported that the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had recommended that President Emmerson Mnangagwa must set up tribunals to investigate High Court Justices Webste...Published: 13 Nov 2023 at 21:25hrs | 10 | by Staff reporter
'Mnangagwa violates law'
PROMINENT lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of failling to "uphold, defend, obey and respect the constitution" after he failed to appoint a tribunal to look into the suit...Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 21:22hrs | 5 | by Staff reporter
Swaziland born lawyer piles pressure on Justice Chinamhora
SWAZILAND -born human rights lawyer Beatrice Mtetwa has called on President Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to rein in High Court judge Justice Webster Chinamhora....Published: 06 Nov 2023 at 05:00hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
LEAKED: CCC 'legal case' for foreign run fresh election
NB: Finally, the cat is out of the bag. Below is the CCC 'legal case' against Zimbabwe's sovereignty, which calls for foreigners to organise and conduct fresh elections in Zimbabwe.The entire ...Published: 05 Sep 2023 at 23:01hrs | | by Jonathan Moyo
ZEC to release ballot information today
THE Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (Zec) says it will release all the information relating to the printing and distribution of ballot papers by end of day today.This follows pressure from the m...Published: 18 Aug 2023 at 06:57hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Nigeria's Bola Tinubu warned against attacking Niger
Usman Yusuf, a vocal Nigerian professor of Haematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, has warned President Bola Tinubu not to get entangled in a messy proxy geopolitical war between Nato an...Published: 17 Aug 2023 at 08:47hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
CJ Malaba says JSC staff must strive for quality service
CHIEF Justice Luke Malaba has implored Judicial Service Commission (JSC) officials and staff to be committed to their duties to help improve service delivery.Malaba, who is JSC chairperson, wa...Published: 15 Aug 2023 at 06:33hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa mourns Ezekiel Guti
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has mourned the death of the founder of Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) Forward in Faith Ministries Archbishop Professor Ezekiel Guti.He described the late evange...Published: 07 Jul 2023 at 07:38hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter
Kasukuwere: Popular delusions or realpolitik?
THE nomination court has sat and registered aspiring candidates for the upcoming polls. The process was marred with drama generally, but it was the presumptive presidential candidates that provided th...Published: 04 Jul 2023 at 19:43hrs | 1 | by Ntando Dumani
Zanu-PF poised for clean sweep in Matebeleland North, says Richard Moyo
ZANU-PF chairman for Matebeleland North Richard Moyo has said the ruling party has done enough homework to win all seats in the upcoming harmonised elections set for August 23.Already, the rev...Published: 15 Jun 2023 at 06:47hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe price manipulators to be locked up
EVIL machinations from the country's detractors to reverse successes registered by the Second Republic through asymmetrical warfare in the form of currency manipulation and price distortions will come...Published: 14 Jun 2023 at 06:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF gets elections head start
AHEAD of harmonised elections on August 23, Zanu-PF is already off the blocks and commands a comfortable head start against its disorganised rivals who are yet to come up with candidates even after th...Published: 13 Jun 2023 at 06:38hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe govt rapped over failure to respect the Constitution
LEGAL experts say Zimbabwe is one of the countries with a good Constitution, but suffering from constitutional disorder because of an authoritarian leadership which has no respect for the governance c...Published: 22 May 2023 at 06:37hrs | | by Staff reporter
The illusion of Fairness: How the Zimbabwean justice system fails minorities
The Zimbabwean justice system is meant to be a pillar of fairness and impartiality. It is supposed to dispense justice to all Zimbabweans irrespective of their race, gender, ethnicity or social status...Published: 15 May 2023 at 11:16hrs | | by Kumbirai Thierry Nhamo
Refrigerator features to look out for in 2023
Buying a refrigerator might seem like an easy task, but in reality, it needs a lot of planning and consideration. It is a significant expense and you do not want to end up with an ...Published: 12 May 2023 at 14:56hrs | 2 | by Staff Reporter
CCC linked lawyer seeks joinder into Mwonzora poll challenge
Harare lawyer Jeremiah Bamu has filed a court application seeking to be joined as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in the case in which MDC leader, Douglas Mwonzora is seeking postponement of this ...Published: 04 May 2023 at 19:59hrs | | by Staff reporter
Lupane University Vice Chancellor off the hook on sexual harassment case
LUPANE State University (LSU) Vice Chancellor Pardon Kuipa has escaped censure over allegations of sexually harassing a female staffer, it was established.A female staff member in 2021 accused...Published: 02 Apr 2023 at 11:05hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter
Forthcoming Zimbabwean elections not a Chamisa alone spectacle
Opposition leader Nelson Chamisa cannot wrestle power from Zanu PF single -handedly without all progressive Zimbabweans putting hands on deck....Published: 16 Dec 2022 at 16:03hrs | | by Josiah Mucharowana in Pretoria
Zanu-PF sets congress dates
IN line with tradition and compliance with its constitution Zanu-PF will hold its 7th Congress from 26th to the 29th October.This is contained in a circular released by the party's Secretary f...Published: 22 Aug 2022 at 07:02hrs | | by Staff reporter
'Wadyajena is a liability to Zanu-PF", say villagers
It never rains, but pours for embattled Gokwe-Nembudziya legislator, Justice Wadyajena, whose constituents now accuse him of not only turning his back on the electorate, but of being a liability to th...Published: 19 Aug 2022 at 06:49hrs | | by Staff reporter
NGOs' anti-Zimbabwe stance hits new low
Western-sponsored non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have once again contrived a bad statement alleging cooked up human rights abuses in Zimbabwe, all to cast the country in bad light, ahead of the...Published: 17 Aug 2022 at 06:36hrs | | by Staff reporter
NoViolet Bulawayo makes prestigious Booker Prize shortlist
ZIMBABWEAN writer NoViolet Bulawayo is among the 13 authors shortlisted for the prestigious 2022 Booker Prize for fiction.Bulawayo, was nominated for her second novel ‘Glory' which has been ...Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:43hrs | | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe's failure centres around you, Your Excellency
DEAR President Emmerson Mnangagwa,Your Excellency, a sage stated that a carpenter whose only tool is a hammer is an unproductive craftsman. He cannot produce a basic stool, given that his only...Published: 06 Jul 2022 at 18:06hrs | 8 | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Your Excellency Mnangagwa, the buck stops with you
DEAR President,Your Excellency, the cost of living has been skyrocketing for quite some time now. Salaries are subjected to progressive erosion. As I see it, long before teachers in public ser...Published: 29 Jun 2022 at 07:47hrs | | by Cyprian Muketiwa Ndawana
Chamisa welcomes Alex Magaisa's body
The body of prominent lawyer and constitutional expert Alex Magaisa arrived in Harare yesterday to a sombre atmosphere ahead of his burial.Magaisa, a former adviser to late former prime minist...Published: 26 Jun 2022 at 10:47hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Surely, there is no honour among thieves
NO honour among thieves is a universal truth, a biblical saying that has found resonance globally to denote the actions of robbers who usually double-cross each other, never mind the perils involved i...Published: 18 May 2022 at 06:19hrs | | by Fungi Kwaramba
Zimbabwe deputy minister in GMB theft scandal
DEPUTY Agriculture minister Douglas Karoro is embroiled in a scandal involving the alleged theft of a huge consignment of fertiliser from Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depot at Mushumbi in Mbire....Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:14hrs | 3 | by Staff reporter
A fool and his money are soon parted!
The cash taps have well and truly been turned on.It seems hardworking Zimbabweans in faraway lands have been doing their bit to support family and friends back home, including bankrolling pote...Published: 15 May 2022 at 06:10hrs | | by Bishop
Vaccination blitz: Zimbabwe reaches 10m dose mark
ZIMBABWE has now administered 10 million jabs of Covid-19 vaccines with more than half the targeted population aged 12 and over now having had their first dose, a pair of major milestones in the natio...Published: 25 Apr 2022 at 08:50hrs | | by Staff reporter
What's to celebrate; that independence replaced white oppressors with black ones?
On 18 April 2022 Zimbabweans should have been celebrating the country's 42 years of independence. For the overwhelming majority, there was really no cause to celebrate, and many did not bother. The pe...Published: 19 Apr 2022 at 22:37hrs | | by Patrick Guramatunhu
ZEC warns civic, political parties
CIVIL society organisations and political parties must not give incentives for people to register as voters since that might entice those already on the voters roll to register multiple times resultin...Published: 14 Apr 2022 at 06:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Mnangagwa calls for peaceful by-elections
PRESIDENT Mnangagwa has called for peace during ongoing campaigns for March 26 by-elections, saying Zimbabweans had a long history of harmony and unity.He was speaking in Chiweshe during the i...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:04hrs | | by Staff reporter
Pomp and fanfare as Chief Negomo is installed
THOUSANDS of people yesterday attended the installation of Mr Paradzai Kutyauripo as the 13th substantive Chief Negomo of Mazowe District, Mashonaland Central Province at a glittering ceremony attende...Published: 13 Mar 2022 at 08:00hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter
Unpacking Nyika Inovakwa Nevene Vayo Philosophy
During our War of Liberation, we had a huge rear base in Mozambique called Mudzingadzi.As with many of our rear bases, Mudzingadzi suffered repeated Rhodesian air raids.One such raid c...Published: 06 Mar 2022 at 08:18hrs | | by E.D. Mnangagwa
Credible reforms are the only way forward
THE political and economic reform agenda has dominated Zimbabwe's political discourse for over two decades, but consensus remains distant because the ruling Zanu-PF party has rebuffed attempts at ever...Published: 02 Mar 2022 at 05:40hrs | 6 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabwe a country with no coins, US$1 is more useful than US$100
ADRIANA Siwela, a 25-year-old college student in Harare, thought she could dash into a shop for a quick purchase of a US$2 packet of biscuits. But the cashiers sent her away. Her US$20 bill is conside...Published: 23 Feb 2022 at 05:49hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Zanu-PF to hold massive rally in Harare
It's all systems go as Zanu-PF readies for a massive rally in Harare to be headlined by President Mnangagwa this weekend as he launches the ruling party's campaign for the March 26 by-elections....Published: 09 Feb 2022 at 05:22hrs | | by Staff reporter
CCC project exposes Chamisa's poor political pedigree
For the past week the adherence of the MDC faction led by Nelson Chamisa, some interested distant watchers and anti-Government elements have been head over heels in excitement.This follows Cha...Published: 03 Feb 2022 at 05:35hrs | 1 | by Nobleman Runyanga
A political accident waiting to happen
Communities are glued and bound together by more than blood.They share a common past, history, heritage, values, norms and aspirations.The commonality bred by sharing similar languages...Published: 23 Jan 2022 at 07:58hrs | 6 | by Bishop Laz
What is Mwonzora up to?
It has been clear for a while now that opposition MDC-T leader Douglas Mwonzora is an opportunistic power-hungry politician, more concerned with his place at the top table to the exclusion of everythi...Published: 12 Jan 2022 at 04:32hrs | | by Staff reporter
New prison garb for convicted inmates
THE Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services (ZPCS) Tuesday introduced new prison garbs for serving inmates dumping the traditional white uniforms for males and green for females.The previou...Published: 11 Jan 2022 at 18:34hrs | | by Staff reporter
Public warned against street drugs
Zimbabwe Professional Nurses Union (ZPNU) has warned the public against buying pharmaceutical products from unregistered institutions and dealers as they will be risking their lives .The stree...Published: 25 Dec 2021 at 09:21hrs | 8 | by Staff reporter
Marry Chiwenga and Sipho Malunga bring bad omens to Zanu-PF!
There are some behaviours, which the wisest among the Bantu call bad omens. These are signs, real or imagined, of ill fortune or catastrophe in the future.When we were children, and my f...Published: 19 Dec 2021 at 18:58hrs | 9 | by Ken Mufuka
Urban home-seekers invade rural area land
The rising cost of land in urban centres such as Harare has pushed desperate home seekers to invade adjacent rural areas, which are now experiencing increasing pressure on demand for social services....Published: 13 Dec 2021 at 07:00hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
Zimbabweans in SA still collect ARVs locally
ZIMBABWEANS living in South Africa continue to collect antiretrovirals (ARVs) locally as many are undocumented and cannot access the health care facilities easily in the neighbouring country, a situat...Published: 12 Dec 2021 at 20:09hrs | 7 | by Staff reporter
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